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The Emblem in Early Modern Europe

Contributions to the Theory of the Emblem

By: Professor Peter M Daly

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The Emblem in Early Modern Europe

Contributions to the Theory of the Emblem

By: Professor Peter M Daly

The emblem was big business in early-modern Europe, used extensively not only in printed books and broadsheets, but also to decorate pottery, metalware, furniture, glass and windows and numerous other domestic, devotional and political objects. At its most basic level simply a combination of symbolic visual image and texts, an emblem is a hybrid composed of words and picture. However, as this book demonstrates, understanding the precise and often multiple meaning, intention and message emblems conveyed can prove a remarkably slippery process.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472430131

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9781472430137

Reading American Art

By: Professor and Department Head of Art & Art History Elizabeth Milroy

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Reading American Art

By: Professor and Department Head of Art & Art History Elizabeth Milroy

This anthology brings together twenty outstanding works of recent scholarship on the history of the visual arts in the United States from the colonial period to 1945. The selected essays--all written within the past two decades--reflect the interdisciplinary character of current art historiography in America and the variety of approaches that contribute to the dynamism in the field. The authors take up diverse subjects--from colonial portraits to nineteenth-century sculptures of women to photographic images of New York--and invite those with a general knowledge of the history of American art to think more deeply about art and culture. Employing many interpretive methodologies, including iconology, social history, structuralism, psychobiography, and feminist theory, the contributors to this volume combine close analysis of specific art objects or groups of objects with discussion of how these works of art operated within their cultural contexts. The authors consider the works of such artists as John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Jackson Pollock as they assess how paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and photographs have carried meaning within American society. And they investigate how the conceptualization, production, and presentation of works of art both inform and are informed by prevailing attitudes toward the role of the arts and the artist in American culture.

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492

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Yale University Press

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0300069987

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9780300069983

Civic Discipline

Geography in America, 1860-1890

By: Professor Karen M Morin

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Civic Discipline

Geography in America, 1860-1890

By: Professor Karen M Morin

The American Geographical Society was the pre-eminent geographical society in the nineteenth-century U.S. This book explores how geographical knowledge and practices took shape as a civic enterprise, under the leadership of Charles P. Daly, AGS president for 35 years (1864-1899). The ideals and programmatic interests of the AGS link to broad institutional, societal, and spatial contexts that drove interest in geography itself in the post-Civil War period, and also link to Charles Daly's personal role as New York civic leader, scholar, revered New York judge, and especially, popularizer of geography. Daly's leadership in a number of civic and social reform causes resonated closely with his work as geographer, such as his influence in tenement housing and street sanitation reform in New York City. Others of his projects served commercial interests, including in American railroad development and colonization of the African Congo. Daly was also New York's most influential access point to the Arctic in the latter nineteenth century. Through telling the story of the nineteenth-century AGS and Charles Daly, this book provides a critical appraisal of the role of particular actors, institutions, and practices involved in the development and promotion of geography in the mid-nineteenth century U.S. that is long overdue.

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272

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409490017

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9781409490012

Dictionary of African Biography

By: Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong,Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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Dictionary of African Biography

By: Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong,Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

From the Pharaohs to Fanon, Dictionary of African Biography provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of the men and women who shaped Africa's history. Unprecedented in scale, DAB covers the whole continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatsheput of Egypt (1490-1468 BC) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (243-183 BC), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (1909-1972), Miriam Makeba and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (1918 -).

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0195382072

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9780195382075

Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women’s Geographical Education

By: Professor Judith A Tyner

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Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women’s Geographical Education

By: Professor Judith A Tyner

The period from the late eighteenth century until about 1840 coincided with major changes in educational theories and practices, especially for girls, and this book uses needlework maps and globes to chart a broader discussion of women's geographic education. In this light, map samplers and embroidered globes represent a transition in women's education from 'accomplishments' in the eighteenth century to challenging geographic education and conventional map drawing in schools and academies of the second half of the nineteenth century.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409426351

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9781409426356

Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922

Theatres of War

By: Professor Sean Mcconville

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Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922

Theatres of War

By: Professor Sean Mcconville

This is the most wide-ranging study ever published of political violence and the punishment of Irish political offenders from 1848 to the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922. Those who chose violence to advance their Irish nationalist beliefs ranged from gentlemen revolutionaries to those who openly embraced terrorism or even full-scale guerilla war. Seán McConville provides a comprehensive survey of Irish revolutionary struggle, matching chapters on punishment of offenders with descriptions and analysis of their campaigns. Government's response to political violence was determined by a number of factors, including not only the nature of the offences but also interest and support from the United States and Australia, as well as current objectives of Irish policy.

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Routledge

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1134600984

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9781134600984

Race, Place, and Risk

Black Homicide in Urban America

By: Harold M. Rose,Paula Denice McClain,Professor of Political Science Professor of Public Policy Dean of the Graduate School Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Race Ethnicity and Gender Paula D McClain

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Race, Place, and Risk

Black Homicide in Urban America

Based on data from some of the larger black communities in the U.S., this book shows the impact of both individual and environmental influences on black homicide. While it primarily addresses black-on-black homicide, its purpose is to illustrate the effect of the environment on increasing the likelihood of victimization. Race, Place, and Risk demonstrates how changes in the urban economy during the past twenty-five years have played a major role in elevating the risk of victimization in large urban communities and in altering the structure of victimization as well.

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328

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SUNY Press

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0791403939

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9780791403938

The Black and Ethnic Minority Woman Manager

Cracking the Concrete Ceiling

By: Professor Marilyn J Davidson, Professor

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The Black and Ethnic Minority Woman Manager

Cracking the Concrete Ceiling

By: Professor Marilyn J Davidson, Professor

Based on the author s analysis of in-depth interviews and relevant research literature, this booki nvestigates and explores the experiences, problems and pressures faced by black and ethnic minority women managers in the United Kingdom. To date, research addressing the issues of black managers has been almost exclusively American, predominantly black African-Americans, and the overall amount of published research has been limited. Indeed, studies of black and ethnic minority professional women, especially in corporate settings, have been virtually excluded from the growing body of research on women in management. This book has been written to fill this gap.

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Sage

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1446223620

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9781446223628

Reintegrative Justice in Practice

The Informal Management of Crime in an Island Community

By: Ms Helen Miles,Professor Peter Raynor

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Reintegrative Justice in Practice

The Informal Management of Crime in an Island Community

By: Ms Helen Miles,Professor Peter Raynor

Recent years have seen the development of a growing international literature on restorative justice, community justice and reintegrative alternatives to formal criminal justice processes. This literature is stronger on theory and advocacy than on detailed evaluative studies. It often relies for its practical examples on the presumed historical practices of the indigenous peoples of colonised territories, or on attempts to revive or promote modified versions of these in a modern context, which has led to debates about how far modern communities can provide a viable setting for such initiatives. This book provides a unique study of the practice of traditional reintegrative community justice in a European society: the Parish Hall Enquiry (PHE) in the Channel Island of Jersey. This is an ancient institution, based on an informal hearing and discussion of a reported offence with the alleged offender and other interested parties, carried out by centeniers (honorary police officers elected to one of Jersey's twelve parishes). It is still in regular use as an integral part of a modern criminal justice system, and it usually aims to resolve offences without recourse to formal prosecution in court. Helen Miles and Peter Raynor's research, arising from direct observation, contributes to the literature on 'what works' in resolving conflicts and influencing offenders, and their detailed case studies of how problems are addressed gives a 'hands on' flavour of the process. The authors also document the aspects of community life in Jersey that facilitate or hinder the continuation of the PHEs, drawing out the implications of these findings for wider debates about the necessary and sufficient social conditions for reintegrative justice to succeed.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472421582

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9781472421586

Pathology of the Human Placenta

By: Kurt Benirschke MD,Professor Dr med Peter Kaufmann

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Pathology of the Human Placenta

By: Kurt Benirschke MD,Professor Dr med Peter Kaufmann

Pathology of the Human Placenta has become the gold standard in the field for pathologists and obstetrician-gynecologists. Completely up-to-date, this fifth edition continues to be the essential reference for professionals in the field and includes many revised features such as a more detailed index; 700 total illustrations (350 color illustrations); and updated tables.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475741995

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9781475741995

Ecological Literacy

Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World

By: David W. Orr,Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics Senior Advisor to the President David W Orr

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Ecological Literacy

Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World

By: David W. Orr,Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics Senior Advisor to the President David W Orr

The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earth's limits and how those limits will affect human evolution. Humanity has reached a crossroad where various ecological catastrophes meet what some call sustainable development. While a great deal of attention has been given to what governments, corporations, utilities, international agencies, and private citizens can do to help in the transition to sustainability, little thought has been given to what schools, colleges, and universities can do. Ecological Literacy asks how the discovery of finiteness affects the content and substance of education. Given the limits of the earth, what should people know and how should they learn it?

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SUNY Press

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0791408736

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9780791408735

The Irish Story : Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland

Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland

By: Oxford R. F. Foster Professor of Irish History and a Fellow Hertford College

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The Irish Story : Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland

Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland

By: Oxford R. F. Foster Professor of Irish History and a Fellow Hertford College

Roy Foster is one of the leaders of the iconoclastic generation of Irish historians. In this opinionated, entertaining book he examines how the Irish have written, understood, used, and misused their history over the past century. Foster argues that, over the centuries, Irish experience itself has been turned into story. He examines how and why the key moments of Ireland's past--the 1798 Rising, the Famine, the Celtic Revival, Easter 1916, the Troubles--have been worked into narratives, drawing on Ireland's powerful oral culture, on elements of myth, folklore, ghost stories and romance. The result of this constant reinterpretation is a shifting "Story of Ireland," complete with plot, drama, suspense, and revelation. Varied, surprising, and funny, the interlinked essays in The Irish Story examine the stories that people tell each other in Ireland and why. Foster provides an unsparing view of the way Irish history is manipulated for political ends and that Irish poverty and oppression is sentimentalized and packaged. He offers incisive readings of writers from Standish O'Grady to Trollope and Bowen; dissects the Irish government's commemoration of the 1798 uprising; and bitingly critiques the memoirs of Gerry Adams and Frank McCourt. Fittingly, as the acclaimed biographer of Yeats, Foster explores the poet's complex understanding of the Irish story--"the mystery play of devils and angels which we call our national history"--and warns of the dangers of turning Ireland into a historical theme park. The Irish Story will be hailed by some, attacked by others, but for all who care about Irish history and literature, it will be essential reading.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198036078

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9780198036074

China's Banking Law and the National Treatment of Foreign-Funded Banks

By: Professor Wei Wang

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China's Banking Law and the National Treatment of Foreign-Funded Banks

By: Professor Wei Wang

This book assesses new developments in and reform of China's banking law system following its accession of the WTO. It focuses on the relationship between GATS/WTO national treatment obligations and China's banking law. Tracing the history of national treatment in China, the book compares the treatment of foreign-funded banks with the treatment of Chinese-funded banks and examines the structure and shortcomings of the existing banking law framework in China. Offering suggestions as to how the framework could be restructured and analysing the economic and political bases of an integrated banking law framework, the book argues that reorganization would bring about greater consistency with GATS/WTO national treatment requirements. The book also explores the ambiguous definition of prudential carve-out, the subtle relationship between GATS national treatment and market access based on WTO cases, national treatment clauses in China’s bilateral investment treaties, and special treatment on banking in China’s free trade agreements. This volume is a valuable resource for academics and students as well as professionals and policy-makers working in the field of banking, WTO, Chinese law and foreign trade.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472412877

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9781472412874

The Politics of Everybody

Feminism, Queer Theory, and Marxism at the Intersection

By: Assistant Professor Holly Lewis

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The Politics of Everybody

Feminism, Queer Theory, and Marxism at the Intersection

By: Assistant Professor Holly Lewis

The Politics of Everybody examines the production and maintenance of the terms 'man', 'woman', and 'other' within the current political moment; the contradictions of these categories and the prospects of a Marxist approach to praxis for queer bodies. Few thinkers have attempted to reconcile queer and Marxist analysis. Those who have propose the key contested site to be that of desire/sexual expression. This emphasis on desire, Lewis argues, is symptomatic of the neoliberal project and has led to a continued fascination with the politics of identity. By arguing that Marxist analysis is in fact most beneficial to gender politics within the arena of body production, categorization and exclusion Lewis develops a theory of gender and the sexed body that is wedded to the realities of a capitalist political economy. Boldly calling for a new, materialist queer theory, Lewis defines a politics of liberation that is both intersectional, transnational, and grounded in lived experience.

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Zed Books Ltd.

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1783602902

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9781783602902

Irish History Matters

Politics, Identities and Commemoration

By: Professor Brian M. Walker

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Irish History Matters

Politics, Identities and Commemoration

By: Professor Brian M. Walker

While knowledge of history can explain our contemporary situation, an awareness of the myths and misuses of our history can bring a broader and more conciliatory approach to current political and social challenges. History or, more correctly, 'views of the past' or 'historical myths' have shaped politics in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. These views served in part to cause and sustain the 'Troubles'. Eventually, many historical perceptions were challenged, which helped to promote the peace process. New ideas of revised and shared history were important. These changes are explored here. The public expression of history in Ireland through commemoration of important historical events and persons is investigated in a number of chapters. The impact of historical developments on identity is studied not just in Ireland, north and south, but also among the Irish diaspora, especially in America. In Irish History Matters, Brian M. Walker uses three decades of research to explore the effects historical events have had on Irish politics and society, and why they still have an important influence today.

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The History Press

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0750991895

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9780750991896

Critical Companion to James Joyce

A Literary Reference to His Life and Work

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Vice-President of the James Joyce Society and Professor of Theology and English A Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie,Professor of English Michael Patrick Gillespie

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Critical Companion to James Joyce

A Literary Reference to His Life and Work

By: A. Nicholas Fargnoli,Vice-President of the James Joyce Society and Professor of Theology and English A Nicholas Fargnoli,Michael Patrick Gillespie,Professor of English Michael Patrick Gillespie

Examines the life and writings of James Joyce, including a biographical sketch, detailed synopses of his works, social and historical influences, and more.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438108486

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9781438108483

Book's by Professor Peter M Daly

The Emblem in Early Modern Europe

The Emblem in Early Modern Europe

Reading American Art

Reading American Art

Civic Discipline

Civic Discipline

Dictionary of African Biography

Dictionary of African Biography

Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women’s Geographical Education

Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women’s Geographical Education

Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922

Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922

Race, Place, and Risk

Race, Place, and Risk

The Black and Ethnic Minority Woman Manager

The Black and Ethnic Minority Woman Manager

Reintegrative Justice in Practice

Reintegrative Justice in Practice

Pathology of the Human Placenta

Pathology of the Human Placenta

Ecological Literacy

Ecological Literacy

The Irish Story : Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland

The Irish Story : Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland

China's Banking Law and the National Treatment of Foreign-Funded Banks

China's Banking Law and the National Treatment of Foreign-Funded Banks

The Politics of Everybody

The Politics of Everybody

Irish History Matters

Irish History Matters

Critical Companion to James Joyce

Critical Companion to James Joyce

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