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Caribbean Passages

A Critical Perspective on New Fiction from the West Indies

By: Richard Francis Patteson

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Caribbean Passages

A Critical Perspective on New Fiction from the West Indies

By: Richard Francis Patteson

This text offers a critical perspective on fiction from the West Indies. The writers are from diverse backgrounds with differing artistic perspectives, but share a commitment to a repossession of Caribbean life and consciousness. The writers are Senior, Edgell, Phillips, Naipul, and Antoni.

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Lynne Rienner Publishers

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0894108514

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9780894108518

Amazing Grace

The Man Who was W.G.

By: Richard Tomlinson

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Amazing Grace

The Man Who was W.G.

By: Richard Tomlinson

On a sunny afternoon in May 1868, nineteen-year-old Gilbert Grace stood in a Wiltshire field, wondering why he was playing cricket against the Great Western Railway Club. A batting genius, 'W. G.' should have been starring at Lord's in the grand opening match of the season. But MCC did not want to elect this humble son of a provincial doctor. W. G's career was faltering before it had barely begun. Grace finally forced his way into MCC and over the next three decades, millions came to watch him - not just at Lord's, but across the British Empire and beyond. Only W. G. could boast a fan base that stretched from an American Civil War general and the Prince of Wales's mistress to the children who fingered his coat-tails as he walked down the street, just to say 'I touched him'. The public never knew the darker story behind W. G.'s triumphal progress. Accused of avarice, W. G. was married to the daughter of a bankrupt. Disparaged as a simpleton, his subversive mind recast how to play sport - thrillingly hard, pushing the rules, beating his opponents his own way. In Amazing Grace, Richard Tomlinson unearths a life lived so far ahead of his times that W. G. is still misunderstood today. For the first time, Tomlinson delves into long-buried archives in England and Australia to reveal the real W. G: a self-made, self-destructive genius, at odds with the world and himself.

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413

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Little, Brown Book Group

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1408705184

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9781408705186

The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry

A Case Study of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1832

By: Richard R. Beeman

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The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry

A Case Study of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1832

By: Richard R. Beeman

The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry is the story of an expanding frontier. Richard Beeman offers a lively and well-written account of the creation of bonds of community among the farmers who settled Lunenburg Country, far to the south and west of Virginia's center of political and economic activity. Beeman's view of the nature of community provides an important dynamic model of the transmission of culture from older, more settled regions of Virginia to the southern frontier. He describes how the southern frontier was influenced by those staples of American historical development: opportunity, mobility, democracy, and ethnic pluralism; and he shows how the county evolved socially, culturally, and economically to become distinctly southern.

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289

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081220087X

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9780812200874

A World Outside

The Fiction of Paul Bowles

By: Richard F. Patteson

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A World Outside

The Fiction of Paul Bowles

By: Richard F. Patteson

Expatriation, the sense of being "outside" or exposed, is a central theme in the life and work of Paul Bowles. Beginning with Bowles' account of a frightening childhood memory, A World Outside explores how the dichotomies of inside and outside, safety and danger, enclosure and exposure—fundamental dualities in Bowles' fiction—have their deepest origin in the fabric of Bowles' own life and also mark his kinship with other twentieth-century writers. Like V. S. Naipaul, Paul Bowles is one of those writers who have an uncanny grasp of what it is like never to feel "at home." In this much-needed study, Richard Patteson explores how this sense of "outsidedness" characterizes one's experience in a world in which many of the traditional shelters—social, familial, religious—seem to have lost their ability to protect. He discovers that storytelling is the vehicle by which both Bowles and his characters attempt to domesticate inchoate experience, bringing it into the familiar interior of human comprehension. The music world has for decades recognized Paul Bowles' stature as a composer, but his fiction is only recently receiving the close attention it has long deserved from students of American and contemporary literature. Bowles is an author who neither sought nor received the kind of publicity often lavished on his contemporaries but one whom an ever-growing audience regards as a commanding figure of twentieth-century American literature.

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168

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University of Texas Press

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029279035X

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9780292790353

The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory

By: Richard Gilbert

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The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory

By: Richard Gilbert

The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory: Containing a Complete Register of the Dignities and Benefices of the Church of England, with the names of their present possessors,patrons &c. and an alphabetical list of the dignitaries and benefits clergy.

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341

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Рипол Классик

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587575804X

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9785875758041

Nation Maker

Sir John A. Macdonald : His Life, Our Times. 1867 - 1891. Volume two

By: Richard J. Gwyn

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Nation Maker

Sir John A. Macdonald : His Life, Our Times. 1867 - 1891. Volume two

By: Richard J. Gwyn

The second volume of a two-volume biography of the life and political career of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

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690

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Random House Digital, Inc.

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0307356442

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9780307356444

No Foreign Food

The American Diet In Time And Place

By: Richard Pillsbury

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No Foreign Food

The American Diet In Time And Place

By: Richard Pillsbury

“Reading Richard Pillsbury’s remarkable No Foreign Food, like the grand opening of a new restaurant in one’s neighborhood, is an exciting and pleasurable event. He engagingly chronicles the amazing diversity of America’s food ways that are so central to our history and culture, but he also tells us why our eating habits are much more than mere gastronomic experiences.” Karl Raitz UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY “No Foreign Food is the only serious up-to-date treatment of American food habits that I know—a subject unaccountably neglected by most students of the American scene. In Pillsbury’s skillful hands, American food habits become more than just a set of cranky likes and dislikes, but instead a mirror to America’s larger culture. ... It is an indispensable book for any serious student of the American scene.” Pierce Lewis PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY No Foreign Food explores the evolution and transformation of the American diet from colonial times to the present. How and why did our bland colonial diet evolve into today’s restless melange of exotic foods? Why are Hoppin’ John, lutefisk, and scrapple, once so important, seldom eaten today? How has the restaurant shaped our daily menus? These and hundreds of other questions are addressed in this examination of the changing American diet.

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237

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Routledge

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0429978294

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9780429978296

History of British Folklore

By: Richard Mercer Dorson

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History of British Folklore

By: Richard Mercer Dorson

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Taylor & Francis

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0415204763

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9780415204767

Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

By: Richard Stone,James Devenney

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Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

By: Richard Stone,James Devenney

Written by leading authors in the field, this clear and highly accessible volume provides full coverage of the topics commonly found in the contract law syllabus, alongside up-to-date illustrative case examples and stimulating commentary. Composed of approximately one-quarter authors’ commentaries and three-quarters cases and materials, including academics' articles and extracts from books and Law Commission papers, this book takes account of a variety of theoretical perspectives, including economic, relational and empirical conceptions of the law. This book facilitates the development of personal study skills and encourages readers to engage with the leading academic commentaries in the area. Features to support your learning include: chapter introductions highlight the salient features under discussion and signpost topics to guide readers through this comprehensive text additional reading listed at the end of each chapter to assist further study and independent research clear and attractive text design that differentiates between the authors’ commentaries and the materials a companion website that provides skills materials and self-assessment tasks to help further your learning The range of material covered, straightforward style, and targeted updates to this third edition make Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law?a comprehensive and invaluable resource for all undergraduate students of contract law.

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1061

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Routledge

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1317815173

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9781317815174

The Modern Law of Contract

By: Richard Stone,James Devenney

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The Modern Law of Contract

By: Richard Stone,James Devenney

The Modern Law of Contract is a clear and logical textbook, written by an experienced author team with well over 50 years’ teaching and examining experience. Fully updated to address recent developments in Contract Law, it offers a carefully tailored overview of all key topics for LLB and GDL courses. The book also includes a number of learning features designed to enhance comprehension and aid exam preparation, allowing the reader to: ■■ understand and remember core topics: boxed chapter summaries offer a useful checklist for students, while illustrative diagrams help to clarify difficult concepts; ■■ identify important cases and assess their relevance: ‘Key case’ features highlight and contextualise the most significant cases; ■■ reflect on how contract law operates in context: highlighted ‘For thought’ features ask students to consider ‘what if’ scenarios, while ‘In focus’ features offer critical commentary on the law; ■■ consolidate learning and prepare for assessment: further reading lists and companion website directions at the end of each chapter direct you to additional interactive resources to test and reinforce your knowledge. Clearly written and easy to use, The Modern Law of Contract enables undergraduate students of contract law to fully engage with the topic and gain a profound understanding of this fundamental area.

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Routledge

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1000650510

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9781000650518

Book's by Richard Francis Patteson

Caribbean Passages

Caribbean Passages

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry

The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry

A World Outside

A World Outside

The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory

The Clerical Guide, Or Ecclesiastical Directory

Nation Maker

Nation Maker

No Foreign Food

No Foreign Food

History of British Folklore

History of British Folklore

Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law

The Modern Law of Contract

The Modern Law of Contract

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