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Eagle Transforming

The Art of Robert Davidson

By: Robert Davidson,Ulli Steltzer

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Eagle Transforming

The Art of Robert Davidson

By: Robert Davidson,Ulli Steltzer

Ulli Steltzer, a distinguished photographer, takes the reader into the carving shed and studio to see Robert Davidson as he creates both monumental poles and intricately detailed powerful masks. More than 100 of her black-and-white photographs, reproduced in duotone, record both the evolution of Davidson and his art, from the early days up to the present, a span of 25 years. In the accompanying text and captions, Robert Davidson writes movingly about growing up Haida and his development as an artist, describes the creative and practical process of carving poles and masks, and discusses the place of art in Haida culture. An introduction by Aldona Jonaitis assesses Robert Davidson's place in the world of art. Robert Davidson has produced an internationally acclaimed body of art, in particular a number of large totem poles and masks in collections in Canada and the United States, including the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

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1550540998

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9781550540994

Donald Davidson's Triangulation Argument

A Philosophical Inquiry

By: Robert H. Myers,Claudine Verheggen

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Donald Davidson's Triangulation Argument

A Philosophical Inquiry

By: Robert H. Myers,Claudine Verheggen

According to many commentators, Davidson’s earlier work on philosophy of action and truth-theoretic semantics is the basis for his reputation, and his later forays into broader metaphysical and epistemological issues, and eventually into what became known as the triangulation argument, are much less successful. This book by two of his former students aims to change that perception. In Part One, Verheggen begins by providing an explanation and defense of the triangulation argument, then explores its implications for questions concerning semantic normativity and reductionism, the social character of language and thought, and skepticism about the external world. In Part Two, Myers considers what the argument can tell us about reasons for action, and whether it can overcome skeptical worries based on claims about the nature of motivation, the sources of normativity and the demands of morality. The book reveals Davidson’s later writings to be full of innovative and important ideas that deserve much more attention than they are currently receiving.

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242

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Routledge

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113464129X

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9781134641291

Carolina Cradle

Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762

By: Robert W. Ramsey

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Carolina Cradle

Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762

By: Robert W. Ramsey

This account of the settlement of one segment of the North Carolina frontier--the land between the Yadkin and Catawba rivers--examines the process by which the piedmont South was populated. Through its ingenious use of hundreds of sources and documents, R

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276

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UNC Press Books

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0807841897

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9780807841891

Robert Davidson

Eagle of the Dawn

By: Robert Davidson,Ian M. Thom,Aldona Jonaitis,Marianne Jones

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Eagle of the Dawn

By: Robert Davidson,Ian M. Thom,Aldona Jonaitis,Marianne Jones

Published to accompany an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, of the work of Robert Davidson, a Haida artist, from Alaska, of the Northwest Coast tradition, who creates sculpture in argillite, bronze and wood, paintings in both paper and deerskin drums, drawings and sketches, jewelry in silver and gold, and prints.

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180

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0295972602

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9780295972602

Jack May's War

Colonel Andrew Jackson May and the Civil War in Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee, and Southwestern Virginia

By: Robert Perry

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Jack May's War

Colonel Andrew Jackson May and the Civil War in Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee, and Southwestern Virginia

By: Robert Perry

Historians usually assume that the battles fought in Southwestern Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, and Eastern Tennessee played an insignificant role in the outcome of the Civil War. This book challenges that assumption. Focusing on the career of Colonel Andrew Jackson May, for whom the defense of the region was a personal crusade, it reveals that the victories which the Confederates won in this theater, allowing them to retain control of Preston’s Saltworks and the Virginia-Tennessee railroad, preserved the integrity of the Confederacy and thereby prolonged the war.

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The Overmountain Press

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1570720711

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9781570720710

Lasting Legacy to the Carolinas

The Duke Endowment, 1924-1994

By: Robert Franklin Durden

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Lasting Legacy to the Carolinas

The Duke Endowment, 1924-1994

By: Robert Franklin Durden

Like the majority of the founders of large philanthropic foundations in the United States, James B. Duke assumed that the Duke Endowment, which he established in 1924, would continue its charitable activity forever. Lasting Legacy to the Carolinas is an examination of the history of this foundation and the ways in which it has--and has not--followed Duke's original design. In this volume, Robert F. Durden explores how the propriety of linking together a tax-free foundation and an investor-owned, profit-seeking business like the Duke Power Company has significantly changed over the course of the century. Explaining the implications of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 for J. B. Duke's dream, Durden shows how the philanthropist's plan to have the Duke Endowment virtually own and ultimately control Duke Power (which, in turn, would supply most of the Endowment's income) dissolved after the death of daughter Doris Duke in 1993, when the trustees of the Endowment finally had the unanimous votes needed to sever that tie. Although the Endowment's philanthropic projects--higher education (including Duke University), hospitals and health care, orphan and child care in both North and South Carolina, and the rural Methodist church in North Carolina--continue to be served, this study explains the impact of a century of political and social change on one man's innovative charitable intentions. It is also a testimony to the many staff members and trustees who have invested their own time and creative energies into further benefiting these causes, despite decades of inevitable challenges to the Endowment. This third volume of Durden's trilogy relating to the Dukes of Durham will inform not only those interested in the continuing legacy of this remarkable family but also those involved with philanthropic boards, charitable endowments, medical care, child-care institutions, the rural church, and higher education.

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416

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Duke University Press

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0822321513

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9780822321514

"Sesame Street" and the Reform of Children's Television

By: Robert W. Morrow

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"Sesame Street" and the Reform of Children's Television

By: Robert W. Morrow

Robert Morrow explores the origins and inner workings of the Children's Television Workshop, how the Workshop designed and scripted Sesame Street and how the show became both a model for network television as well as a thorn in its side.

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262

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JHU Press

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0801882303

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9780801882302

Text as Pretext

Essays in Honour of Robert Davidson

By: Robert P. Carroll,Robert Davidson (M.A.)

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Essays in Honour of Robert Davidson

By: Robert P. Carroll,Robert Davidson (M.A.)

This collection of essays in honour of Professor Robert Davidson celebrates a number of notable achievements of this outstanding Scottish churchman and scholar. It is published for the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday, but it also marks his retirement from full-time university teaching and nods in the direction of his having been the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1990-91). The guiding principle governing this collection of essays is the notion of the Bible as the generator of other texts and cultural productions. The contributors are drawn from Davidson's wide range of colleagues and former students and focus on many different aspects of this generative force within the Bible itself and in materials related to it. Contributors include A.G. Auld, J.M.G. Barclay, E. Best, J.C.L. Gibson, W. Johnstone, H.A. McKay, J.K. Riches, and the editor, among others.

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313

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A&C Black

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1850752958

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9781850752950

Echoes of the Supernatural

The Graphic Art of Robert Davidson

By: Gary Wyatt

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Echoes of the Supernatural

The Graphic Art of Robert Davidson

By: Gary Wyatt

Over six decades of brilliant prints and paintings from the most prominent Northwest Coast artist of his generation. Since leaving Haida Gwaii to study art in Vancouver--where he carved argillite with Bill Reid in a department store and hand-sold prints on the UBC campus--Guud sans glans, Robert Davidson has moved between two worlds. As a host of Potlaches, carver of masks and totem poles, and performer and teacher of traditional Haida songs and dances, he has been one of the driving forces in the resurgence of Haida culture in the aftermath of colonization. As an artist working in serigraphs, acrylic, wood, silver, and aluminum to preserve and breathe new life into Haida formline, he has become among the most respected, celebrated, and thrilling artists in the country, if not the world. Echoes of the Supernatural is the first publication in over forty years to offer a comprehensive visual retrospective of his astonishing career. It includes new photography of over 150 prints, as well as images of over fifty paintings; numerous painted woven hats, painted and carved sculptures, jewellery, aluminum sculpture; and dozens of archival photos. His long-time gallerist Gary Wyatt, who worked closely with Davidson in shaping the book and received full access to his archives, details the artist's life and career, and offers insights on the work based on extensive new interviews. A foreword by Karen Duffek situates the contours of Davidson's practice within the broader Northwest Coast art world.

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1773271903

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9781773271903

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Eagle Transforming

Eagle Transforming

Donald Davidson's Triangulation Argument

Donald Davidson's Triangulation Argument

Carolina Cradle

Carolina Cradle

Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson

Jack May's War

Jack May's War

Lasting Legacy to the Carolinas

Lasting Legacy to the Carolinas

"Sesame Street" and the Reform of Children's Television

"Sesame Street" and the Reform of Children's Television

Text as Pretext

Text as Pretext

Echoes of the Supernatural

Echoes of the Supernatural

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