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A Slave's Place, A Master's World

Fashioning Dependency in Rural Brazil

By: Nancy Priscilla Naro

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A Slave's Place, A Master's World

Fashioning Dependency in Rural Brazil

By: Nancy Priscilla Naro

A Slave's Place, A Master's World, based on original field research, evaluates the transition from slave to free labour in rural Brazil, highlighting the ways in which slaves, free farmers, freedmen and planters shaped the labour markets of an agrarian economy. Documentation from two areas in the Rio de Janeiro hinterland provides the foundation for comparisons between slavery in Vassouras, a highland town where coffee was produced for the export market, and Rio Bonito, a lowland town where coffee and foodstuffs were marketed regionally. The book examines the settlement processes in both towns, the marginalization of indigenous tribes, the onset of slave labour, and the de facto and de jure claims to land, as planters, small producers and slaves forged the bases of rural society. A feature of the book is the detailed study of the link with the African past during the transition process, when African languages, customs and religion, and social and work-related networks were increasingly juxtaposed with 'master class' practices on the fazendas.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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147428745X

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From Fireplace to Cookstove

Technology and the Domestic Ideal in America

By: Priscilla J. Brewer

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From Fireplace to Cookstove

Technology and the Domestic Ideal in America

By: Priscilla J. Brewer

Priscilla J. Brewer examines the development and history of the first American appliance—the cast iron stove—that created a quiet, but culturally contested transformation of domestic life and sparked many important debates about the role of women, industrialization, the definition of social class, and the development of a consumer economy. Brewer explores the shift from fireplaces to stoves for cooking and heating in American homes, and sheds new light on the supposedly "separate spheres" of home and world of nineteenth- century America. She also considers the changing responses to technological development, the emergence of a consumption ethic, and the attempt to define and preserve distinct Anglo-American middle class culture. There are few works that treat this significant subject, and Brewer covers impressive new ground. Extensively documented—based on letters, diaries, probate inventories, census records, sales figures, advertisements, fiction, and advice literature-this book will be valuable to scholars of American history and women's studies.

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368

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Syracuse University Press

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0815606508

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9780815606505

The World of the Early Church

A Companion to the New Testament

By: Priscilla Patten,Rebecca Patten

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The World of the Early Church

A Companion to the New Testament

By: Priscilla Patten,Rebecca Patten

To many students of the New Testament the environment into which the Christian gospel was born is an unknown world. They read it only in the light of their own time and interpret it by their own experience. In reality, its several books were written for a culture that has long since passed out of existence and for modes of thought that are not remembered or understood by the modern world, except for professional scholars. That culture, however, bears a remarkable parallelism to our own in many ways; and while its terminology is very different, its basic philosophical principles still survive. This volume will clarify many obscure allusions and illuminate a number of difficult texts in the New Testament. It will provide a better knowledge of the Palestinian background of the life of Christ and the church of the first century, as well as aid in understanding the struggle of the church as it confronted the complex social and religious world around it. It should assist any reader as he/she attempts to interpret the nature and problems of the present church in light of its past problems. --from the preface

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277

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1556358601

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9781556358609

Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Social and historical sciences, philosophy and religion

By: Albert John Walford,Marilyn Mullay,Priscilla Schlicke,Library Association

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Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Social and historical sciences, philosophy and religion

By: Albert John Walford,Marilyn Mullay,Priscilla Schlicke,Library Association

A revised and updated guide to reference material. It contains selective and evaluative entries to guide the enquirer to the best source of reference in each subject area, be it journal article, CD-ROM, on-line database, bibliography, encyclopaedia, monograph or directory. It features full critical annotations and reviewers' comments and comprehensive author-title and subject indexes. The contents include: philosophy and psychology; religion; social sciences, sociology, statistics, politics, economics, labour and employment; land and property, business organizations, finance and banking, and economic surveys; economic policies and controls, trade and commerce, business and management, and law; public administration, social services and welfare, education, customs and traditions; geography; biography; and history.

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816

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London : Library Association Pub.

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185604369X

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9781856043694

Walford's Guide to Reference Material

By: Albert John Walford,Marilyn Mullay,Priscilla Schlicke

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Walford's Guide to Reference Material

By: Albert John Walford,Marilyn Mullay,Priscilla Schlicke

Volume 2 of this guide contains descriptions of 8300 plus critically evaluated & recommended reference resources available in all formats. Organized by Universal Dewey Classification, the topics covered are those usually found in the 100s--Philosophy & Psychology, 200s--Religion, 300s--Social Sciences, & the 900s--Geography, Biography & History. This volume particularly reflects the proliferation of travel & tourist guides, & reference works on Eastern Europe & Central Asia following the collapse of communism. Over the last few years an enormous expansion has also been noted of reference works in both religion & philosophy. Volume 1 covers Science & Technology. Volume 3 covers Generalia, Languages & Literature, & the Arts. Recommended in: Choice, Reference Reviews, American Reference Books Annual.

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London : Library Association

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1856040445

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9781856040440

Book's by Priscilla Benham

A Slave's Place, A Master's World

A Slave's Place, A Master's World

From Fireplace to Cookstove

From Fireplace to Cookstove

The World of the Early Church

The World of the Early Church

Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Social and historical sciences, philosophy and religion

Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Social and historical sciences, philosophy and religion

Walford's Guide to Reference Material

Walford's Guide to Reference Material

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