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Zoia's Gold

A Novel

By: Philip Sington

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A tale based on the life of the Romanov court artist, Madame Zoia, finds down-on-his-luck art dealer Marcus Elliot overseeing the sale of the enigmatic late artist's works and uncovering facts about her dramatic private life.

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Simon and Schuster

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0743291107

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9780743291101

The Cold War at Home

The Red Scare in Pennsylvania, 1945-1960

By: Philip Jenkins

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The Cold War at Home

The Red Scare in Pennsylvania, 1945-1960

By: Philip Jenkins

One of the most significant industrial states in the country, with a powerful radical tradition, Pennsylvania was, by the early 1950s, the scene of some of the fiercest anti-Communist activism in the United States. Philip Jenkins examines the political and social impact of the Cold War across the state, tracing the Red Scare's reverberations in party politics, the labor movement, ethnic organizations, schools and universities, and religious organizations. Among Jenkins's most provocative findings is the revelation that, although their absolute numbers were not large, Communists were very well positioned in crucial Pennsylvania regions and constituencies, particularly in labor unions, the educational system, and major ethnic organizations. Instead of focusing on Pennsylvania's right-wing politicians (the sort represented nationally by Senator Joseph McCarthy), Jenkins emphasizes the anti-Communist activities of liberal politicians, labor leaders, and ethnic community figures who were terrified of Communist encroachments on their respective power bases. He also stresses the deep roots of the state's militant anti-Communism, which can be traced back at least into the 1930s.

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288

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UNC Press Books

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1469619652

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9781469619651

The Creeds of Christendom

History of the Creeds - Volume I, Part I

By: Philip Schaff

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The Creeds of Christendom

History of the Creeds - Volume I, Part I

By: Philip Schaff

Philip Schaff's The Creeds of Christendom is a massive set, originally published in three volumes and here reproduced across five volumes, cataloging and explaining the many different creeds from the myriad Christian denominations. The differences in belief between Calvinists, Lutherans, and Presbyterians, for example, can often be subtle, so a thorough examination of the particulars as well as an explanation for how those different beliefs result in a different worldview is necessary. Volume One: Part I covers: . creeds in general . the Ecumenical creeds . the creeds of the Greek Church . the creeds of the Roman Church . the creeds of the Evangelical Churches . the creeds of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches . the creeds of the Evangelical Reformed Churches. This volume contains the table of contents for all of Volume One. Swiss theologian PHILIP SCHAFF (1819-1893) was educated in Germany and eventually came to the United States to teach at the German Reformed Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He wrote a number of books and hymnals for children, including History of the Christian Church and The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches.

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493

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1602068895

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9781602068896

Proprietary Capitalism

The Textile Manufacture at Philadelphia, 1800-1885

By: Philip Scranton

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Proprietary Capitalism

The Textile Manufacture at Philadelphia, 1800-1885

By: Philip Scranton

A careful reconstruction of the rise of textile capitalism in the Quaker City.

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452

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Cambridge University Press

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0521521351

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9780521521352

Figured Tapestry

Production, Markets and Power in Philadelphia Textiles, 1855-1941

By: Philip Scranton

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Figured Tapestry

Production, Markets and Power in Philadelphia Textiles, 1855-1941

By: Philip Scranton

Figured Tapestry is a study of industrial maturity and decline, focused on the Philadelphia textile trades from the era of the Knights of Labor through World War II. Unlike the bulk fabric enterprises of New England and the South, Quaker City textile firms were 'flexible specialists,' combining skilled labor, versatile technologies, and quick responsiveness to demand shifts to create a vast array of seasonal goods. Scranton assesses the significance and limits of industrial versatility, owner-operated businesses, craft labor and its organizations, and the agglomeration of specialist mills in urban districts. An interdisciplinary blend of business, labor, urban, and economic history, industrial geography, and the history of technology, Figured Tapestry illuminates the hidden world of batch production, the 'other side' of American industrialization, and highlights both the benefits and the hazards of flexibility, a matter of moment to those who seek to reorient current manufacturing away from the rigidities of mass production.

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540

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Cambridge University Press

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052152136X

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9780521521369

The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage

By: Philip Roberts

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The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage

By: Philip Roberts

An account of the leading forum of the modern stage; includes Foreword by former Director of the Royal Court, Max Stafford-Clark.

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315

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Cambridge University Press

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0521474388

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9780521474382

The Railway Clearing House

In the British Economy 1842-1922

By: Philip S. Bagwell

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The Railway Clearing House

In the British Economy 1842-1922

By: Philip S. Bagwell

Originally published in 1968, and using official records, this book charts the history of the Railway Clearing House and shows the vital role it played in the development of British railways and the growth of the economy. The Clearing House established a common classification of goods; standardized signalling systems and telegraphic codes among the 120 railway companies which operated in Britain before the First World War. It was the nerve centre of the railway for nearly a century and at one time more than 2,500 clerks were employed in its huge offices near Euston Station in London.

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331

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Taylor & Francis

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1000818071

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9781000818079

Psychology

Theory and Application

By: Philip Banyard,Nicky Hayes

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Psychology

Theory and Application

By: Philip Banyard,Nicky Hayes

In this book we have aimed to give you, the reader, an introduction to some of the basic theoretical concepts in psychology and to show how they have been applied in a range of professional areas. Psychology is a subject that most of us are interested in, and in this text we have tried to show what a versatile discipline psychology is and what an exciting subject it can be to study. The book is designed to show the connections between the various areas of applied psychology. For the most part, applied psychologists tend to produce specialist texts which are relevant to their own area of work. But much of the research in work psychology, for example, is rele vant to the applied areas of sport or health or education, and research into sport psychology has messages for health psychology too. What we is to draw out the relationships between the have tried to do in this text various areas and show how the same basic concepts may manifest themselves in different applied fields.

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573

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Springer

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1489930078

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9781489930071

The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney

Music and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century England

By: Philip Olleson

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The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney

Music and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century England

By: Philip Olleson

Susan Burney (1755-1800) was the third daughter of the music historian Charles Burney and the younger sister of the novelist Frances (Fanny) Burney. She grew up in London, where she was able to observe at close quarters the musical life of the capital and to meet the many musicians, men of letters, and artists who visited the family home. After her marriage in 1782 to Molesworth Phillips, a Royal Marines officer who served with Captain Cook on his last voyage, she lived in Surrey and later in rural Ireland. Burney was a knowledgeable enthusiast for music, and particularly for opera, with discriminating tastes and the ability to capture vividly musical life and the personalities involved in it. Her extensive journals and letters, a selection from which is presented here, provide a striking portrait of social, domestic and cultural life in London, the Home Counties and in Ireland in the late eighteenth century. They are of the greatest importance and interest to music and theatre historians, and also contain much that will be of significance and interest for Burney scholars, social historians of England and Ireland, women's historians and historians of the family.

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357

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Routledge

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1317026659

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9781317026655

Endless Novelty

Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865-1925

By: Philip Scranton

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Endless Novelty

Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865-1925

By: Philip Scranton

Flexibility, specialization, and niche marketing are buzzwords in the business literature these days, yet few realize that it was these elements that helped the United States first emerge as a global manufacturing leader between the Civil War and World War I. The huge mass production-based businesses--steel, oil, and autos--have long been given sole credit for this emergence. In Endless Novelty, Philip Scranton boldly recasts the history of this vital episode in the development of American business, known as the nation's second industrial revolution, by considering the crucial impact of trades featuring specialty, not standardized, production. Scranton takes us on a grand tour through American specialty firms and districts, where, for example, we meet printers and jewelry makers in New York and Providence, furniture builders in Grand Rapids, and tool specialists in Cincinnati. Throughout he highlights the benevolent as well as the strained relationships between workers and proprietors, the lively interactions among entrepreneurs and city leaders, and the personal achievements of industrial engineers like Frederic W. Taylor. Scranton shows that in sectors producing goods such as furniture, jewelry, machine tools, and electrical equipment, firms made goods to order or in batches, and industrial districts and networks flourished, creating millions of jobs. These enterprises relied on flexibility, skilled labor, close interactions with clients, suppliers, and rivals, and opportunistic pricing to generate profit streams. They built interfirm alliances to manage markets and fashioned specialized institutions--trade schools, industrial banks, labor bureaus, and sales consortia. In creating regional synergies and economies of scope and diversity, the approaches of these industrial firms represent the inverse of mass production. Challenging views of company organization that have come to dominate the business world in the United States, Endless Novelty will appeal to historians, business leaders, and to anyone curious about the structure of American industry.

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Princeton University Press

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0691186928

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9780691186924

Book's by Philip Sington

Zoia's Gold

Zoia's Gold

The Cold War at Home

The Cold War at Home

The Creeds of Christendom

The Creeds of Christendom

Proprietary Capitalism

Proprietary Capitalism

Figured Tapestry

Figured Tapestry

The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage

The Royal Court Theatre and the Modern Stage

The Railway Clearing House

The Railway Clearing House

Psychology

Psychology

The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney

The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney

Endless Novelty

Endless Novelty

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