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Spanish American Saints and the Rhetoric of Identity, 1600-1810

By: Ronald J. Morgan

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Spanish American Saints and the Rhetoric of Identity, 1600-1810

By: Ronald J. Morgan

Spanish American civilization developed over several generations as Iberian-born settlers and their "New World" descendants adapted Old World institutions, beliefs, and literary forms to diverse American social contexts. Like their European forebears, criollos—descendants of Spanish immigrants who called the New World home—preserved the memory of persons of extraordinary Roman Catholic piety in a centuries-old literary form known as the saint's Life. These criollo religious biographies reflect not only traditional Roman Catholic values but also such New World concerns as immigration, racial mixing, and English piracy. Ronald Morgan examines the collective function of the saint's Life from 1600 to the end of the colonial period, arguing that this literary form served not only to prove the protagonist’s sanctity and move the faithful to veneration but also to reinforce sentiments of group pride and solidarity. When criollos praised americano saints, he explains, they also called attention to their own virtues and achievements. Morgan analyzes the printed hagiographies of five New World holy persons: Blessed Sebastián de Aparicio (Mexico), St. Rosa de Lima (Peru), St. Mariana de Jesús (Ecuador), Catarina de San Juan (Mexico), and St. Felipe de Jesús (Mexico). Through close readings of these texts, he explores the significance of holy persons as cultural and political symbols. By highlighting this convergence of religious and sociopolitical discourse, Morgan sheds important light on the growth of Spanish American self-consciousness and criollo identity formation. By focusing on the biographical process itself, Morgan demonstrates the importance of reading each hagiographic text for its idiosyncrasies rather than its conventional features. His work offers new insight into the Latin American cult of saints, inviting scholars to look beyond the isolated lives of individuals to the cultural and social milieus in which their sanctity originated and their public reputations took shape.

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University of Arizona Press

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The Pragmatics of Discourse Anaphora in English

Evidence from Conversational Repair

By: Ronald Geluykens

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The Pragmatics of Discourse Anaphora in English

Evidence from Conversational Repair

By: Ronald Geluykens

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.

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Walter de Gruyter

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Biogeochemistry of Wetlands

Science and Applications

By: K. Ramesh Reddy,Ronald D. DeLaune

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Biogeochemistry of Wetlands

Science and Applications

By: K. Ramesh Reddy,Ronald D. DeLaune

Wetland ecosystems maintain a fragile balance of soil, water, plant, and atmospheric components in order to regulate water flow, flooding, and water quality. Marginally covered in traditional texts on biogeochemistry or on wetland soils, Biogeochemistry of Wetlands is the first to focus entirely on the biological, geological, physical, and chemical

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CRC Press

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0203491459

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The Rambo Family Tree, Volume 1

Some Descendants of Gunnar Rambo, Oldest Son of Peter Gunnarson Rambo

By: Ronald S. Beatty

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The Rambo Family Tree, Volume 1

Some Descendants of Gunnar Rambo, Oldest Son of Peter Gunnarson Rambo

By: Ronald S. Beatty

Peter Gunnarson Rambo, son of Gunnar Petersson, was born in about 1612 in Hisingen, Sweden. He came to America in 1640 and settled in Christiana, New Sweden (now Delaware). He married Brita Mattsdotter 7 April 1647. They had eight children. He died in 1698. HIs daughter, Gertrude Rambo, was born 19 October 1650. She married Anders Bengtsson. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio.

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Sports and Freedom

The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics

By: Ronald A. Smith

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Sports and Freedom

The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics

By: Ronald A. Smith

Perhaps more than any other two colleges, Harvard and Yale gave form to American intercollegiate athletics--a form that was inspired by the Oxford-Cambridge rivalry overseas, and that was imitated by colleges and universities throughout the United States. Focusing on the influence of these prestigious eastern institutions, this fascinating study traces the origins and development of intercollegiate athletics in America from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Smith begins with an historical overview of intercollegiate athletics and details the evolution of individual sports--crew, baseball, track and field, and especially football. Then, skillfully setting various sports events in their broader social and cultural contexts, Smith goes on to discuss many important issues that are still relevant today: student-faculty competition for institutional athletic control; the impact of the professional coach on big-time athletics; the false concept of amateurism in college athletics; and controversies over eligibility rules. He also reveals how the debates over brutality and ethics created the need for a central organizing body, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which still runs college sports today. Sprinkled throughout with spicy sports anecdotes, from the Thanksgiving Day Princeton-Yale football game that drew record crowds in the 1890s to a meeting with President Theodore Roosevelt on football violence, this lively, in-depth investigation will appeal to serious sports buffs as well as to anyone interested in American social and cultural history.

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Oxford University Press

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0195362187

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Removal of the Property Qualification for Voting in the United States

Strategy and Suffrage

By: Justin Moeller,Ronald F. King

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Removal of the Property Qualification for Voting in the United States

Strategy and Suffrage

By: Justin Moeller,Ronald F. King

In Colonial America, democracy was centered in provincial assemblies and based on the collection of neighbors whose freehold ownership made them permanent stakeholders in the community. The removal of the property qualification for voting in the United States occurred over three-quarters of a century and was among the more important events in the history of democratization, functioning to shift voting from a corporate privilege toward a human right. Moving beyond the standard histories of property standard histories of property qualification removal, Justin Moeller and Ronald F. King adopt the theories and methods of social science to discover underlying patterns and regularities, attempting a more systematic understanding of subject. While no historical event has a single cause, party consolidation and party competition provided a necessary mechanism, making background factors politically relevant. No change in franchise rules could occur without the explicit consent of incumbent politicians, always sensitive to the anticipated impact. Moeller and King argue that political parties acted strategically, accepting or rejecting removal of the property qualification as a means of advancing their electoral position. The authors identify four different variants of the strategic calculation variable, significantly helping to explain both the temporal differences across states and the pattern of contestation with each state individually.

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Routledge

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1351751123

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American Indian Policy in the Jacksonian Era

By: Ronald N. Satz

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American Indian Policy in the Jacksonian Era

By: Ronald N. Satz

The Jacksonian period has long been recognized as a watershed era in American Indian policy. Ronald N. Satz’s American Indian Policy in the Jacksonian Era uses the perspectives of both ethnohistory and public administration to analyze the formulation, execution, and results of government policies of the 1830s and 1840s. In doing so, he examines the differences between the rhetoric and the realities of those policies and furnishes a much-needed corrective to many simplistic stereo-types about Jacksonian Indian policy.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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Interpreting Racial Politics in the United States

By: Ronald Schmidt, Sr.

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Interpreting Racial Politics in the United States

By: Ronald Schmidt, Sr.

Few subjects of social scientific inquiry need interpretive analysis more than the topic of racial politics, yet most US political science employs a narrowly behavioralist orientation. This book argues that it is time for political scientists studying race to more fully engage the issues that generate its political significance. Drawing on the work of interpretive political scholars and methods, Ron Schmidt, Sr. addresses core questions regarding racial politics in the US to demonstrate the value of using interpretive methods to better understand the meaning and significance of political actions, structures and conflicts involving racial identities—not instead of behavioral research but as a necessary addition. Interpreting Racial Politics in the United States will greatly enhance the evolving conversations concerning race and inequality within the US. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of politics and sociology, but also to those interested in deepening their understanding of racial politics.

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1315469634

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Pay for Play

A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform

By: Ronald A. Smith

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Pay for Play

A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform

By: Ronald A. Smith

In an era when college football coaches frequently command higher salaries than university presidents, many call for reform to restore the balance between amateur athletics and the educational mission of schools. This book traces attempts at college athletics reform from 1855 through the early twenty-first century while analyzing the different roles played by students, faculty, conferences, university presidents, the NCAA, legislatures, and the Supreme Court. Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform also tackles critically important questions about eligibility, compensation, recruiting, sponsorship, and rules enforcement. Discussing reasons for reform--to combat corruption, to level the playing field, and to make sports more accessible to minorities and women--Ronald A. Smith candidly explains why attempts at change have often failed. Of interest to historians, athletic reformers, college administrators, NCAA officials, and sports journalists, this thoughtful book considers the difficulty in balancing the principles of amateurism with the need to draw income from sporting events.

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0252035879

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The Grill the Best Left Hand in Mount Misery

By: Ronald Lee Fleming

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The Grill the Best Left Hand in Mount Misery

By: Ronald Lee Fleming

The Grill, The Best Left Hand In Mount Misery, is a story about a boy who grows into manhood while growing up in the Levistor Towers Housing Projects in Mount Vernon, New York. This is not a rags to riches story, it is a story about a boy who use the game of basketball as an escape, a shield, and ultimately a vehicle, to a better life. You will witness the growth of a boy as he avoids drugs, gangs, and teenage sex, as he focuses in on his goal of a college scholarship. You will laugh, cry, and ultimately cheer, for the main character as he strives to be the best he can be. This book will motivate you to be better tomorrow than you are today, enjoy. Book Review by Monica Fleming wrote on your timeline. Hey Ron!!! The book its remarkable! Every time I have to put it down I cannot wait to pick back up again! Book: Blended A Family Story. November 27, 2010 at 2:28pm Book Review by Dona B. Shelton-Wiggins Hey Ron, I just finished a blended family. I finished Mount Misery on Tuesday. I loved the trip down memory lane, some of the names and things made me weep, but it was a good weep for they are memories that no one can touch. It was a very good book and I am glad you have become the successful man that you are. Now on to a blended family.. oohhh I wanted to choke the life out of Charles Jr. and his Momma. I loved that novel as well. I couldnt stand Wanda and her momma wanted to beat them as well. I loved Edgar & his family. I especially enjoyed how you paid homage to Papa Wongs as the Chinese restaurant. Keep up the good work. And may God continue to bless you...whew....love ya Book Review by Dana Doggett wrote on your timeline. Ron, Just finished reading your book Blended A Family Story. I enjoyed reading from page 1 to the last page. Very nice read. Youre an excellent AUTHOR and good story teller. Looking forward to your Autograph of my book in August when you come to Mount Vernon...Its nice I can tell people I know and grew up with the Author RONALD FLEMING! Looking forward to "The Grill" rewrite. May 18, 2011 at 6:53am Book Review by Dana Doggett Ron, I enjoyed the Grill! Nice story of your life all the way to the ending. Very well written. Brought back a lot of good memories of people from our childhood and teenage years. Was nice to see names of people that I forgot and that brought back good memories also. If I didnt grow up with you I would have still enjoyed your story. The author tells a wonderful story and I am proud to say I know him! A must read for all you FB friends and for anyone... Book Review by Alida Rogers wrote on your timeline. Hey Ron, me n Wayne got our books! Wayne is right now perusing the book n looking at some throwbacks saying Wow I remember that, September 13, 2011 at 2:34pm Book Review by Sherry Frazier Reading my home boy Ron Fleming book we grew up together in Mt. Vernon same bldg. 70 West the Best :-) A Positive person from Mount Vernon Love the book and he have a few pics of me when I was a child in the book oh how sweet, back then we were all so close like family. Great Book to read and have. September 16 His book is about growning up in Mount Vernon you might like a copy for yourself. September 16 at 1:05pm Book Review by Darlene Newkirk Alexander Hello Ron, I do not remember you but I am reading your book which I purchased on IBooks... I am reminiscing my child hood ventures on the# 2 train going to 14 th street on Saturday mornings... Thanks for the venture!!!! Book Review by Jackie Monroe McCray Got the book yesterday - on Pg 83. Will let you know when I finish BTW Pretty Boy was my husbands great uncle! Hey Ron - I, too, enjoyed reading The Grill! It brought back many memories of growing up in Mt. Vernon. Although I didnt live in the projects, I was always in that area a great deal because of friends and had the opportunity to experience the Social Room and

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1465338837

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Old Dominion, New Commonwealth

A History of Virginia, 1607-2007

By: Ronald L. Heinemann

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Old Dominion, New Commonwealth

A History of Virginia, 1607-2007

By: Ronald L. Heinemann

Tackles the four centuries of Virginia's history from Jamestown through the present, emphasizing the major themes that play throughout Virginia history--change and continuity, a conservative political order, race and slavery, economic development, and social divisions--and how they relate to national events; includes helpful bibliographical listings at the end of each chapter as well as a general listing of useful sources and Websites.

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0813926092

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Blended A Family Story

By: Ronald Lee Fleming

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Blended A Family Story

By: Ronald Lee Fleming

This story is about a father who becomes the primary caregiver for his son, after a divorce and remarriage. A lot of men go on to raise a new family after a divorce. Edgar won custody so he could include his son in his day to day life, this is his struggle, and this is their story. Book Review by Monica Fleming wrote on your timeline. Hey Ron!!! The book it’s remarkable! Every time I have to put it down I cannot wait to pick back up again! Book: Blended A Family Story. November 27, 2010 at 2:28pm Book Review by Dona B. Shelton-Wiggins Hey Ron, I just finished a blended family. I finished Mount Misery on Tuesday. I loved the trip down memory lane, some of the names and things made me weep, but it was a good weep for they are memories that no one can touch. It was a very good book and I am glad you have become the successful man that you are. Now on to a blended family.. oohhh I wanted to choke the life out of Charles Jr. and his Momma. I loved that novel as well. I couldn’t stand Wanda and her momma wanted to beat them as well. I loved Edgar & his family. I especially enjoyed how you paid homage to Papa Wongs as the Chinese restaurant. Keep up the good work. And may God continue to bless you...whew....love ya Book Review by Dana Doggett wrote on your timeline. Ron, Just finished reading your book ´ Blended A Family Story´. I enjoyed reading from page 1 to the last page. Very nice read. You´re an excellent AUTHOR and good story teller. Looking forward to your Autograph of my book in August when you come to Mount Vernon...It´s nice I can tell people I know and grew up with the Author RONALD FLEMING! Looking forward to "The Grill" rewrite. May 18, 2011 at 6:53am Book Review by Dana Doggett Ron, I enjoyed the Grill! Nice story of your life all the way to the ending. Very well written. Brought back a lot of good memories of people from our childhood and teenage years. Was nice to see names of people that I forgot and that brought back good memories also. If I didn´t grow up with you I would have still enjoyed your story. The author tells a wonderful story and I am proud to say I know him! A must read for all you FB friends and for anyone... Book Review by Alida Rogers wrote on your timeline. Hey Ron, me n Wayne got our books! Wayne is right now perusing the book n looking at some throwbacks saying Wow I remember that, September 13, 2011 at 2:34pm Book Review by Sherry Frazier Reading my home boy Ron Fleming book we grew up together in Mt. Vernon same bldg. 70 West the Best :-) A Positive person from Mount Vernon Love the book and he have a few pics of me when I was a child in the book oh how sweet, back then we were all so close like family. Great Book to read and have. September 16 His book is about growning up in Mount Vernon you might like a copy for yourself. September 16 at 1:05pm Book Review by Darlene Newkirk Alexander Hello Ron, I do not remember you but I am reading your book which I purchased on IBooks... I am reminiscing my child hood ventures on the# 2 train going to 14 th street on Saturday mornings... Thanks for the venture!!!! Book Review by Jackie Monroe McCray Got the book yesterday - on Pg 83. Will let you know when I finish BTW Pretty Boy was my husband´s great uncle! Hey Ron - I, too, enjoyed reading The Grill! It brought back many memories of growing up in Mt. Vernon. Although I didn´t live in the projects, I was always in that area a great deal because of friends and had the opportunity to experience the Social Room and just hanging out there. Fond memories of Wilson Woods Pool, Tarzan Hill, 241st Street, the various trucks that brought food, ice cream, etc. - thoroughly enjoyed reading it! Book Review by Mark Johnson Sr. Rec´d book Monday 2/3 done. Love Ron´s style of writing, although Ron is a few years older than me I know and hung out with many of the people in the bo

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Lying Up a Nation

Race and Black Music

By: Ronald M. Radano

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Lying Up a Nation

Race and Black Music

By: Ronald M. Radano

What is black music? For some it is a unique expression of the African-American experience, its soulful vocals and stirring rhythms forged in the fires of black resistance in response to centuries of oppression. But as Ronald Radano argues in this bracing work, the whole idea of black music has a much longer and more complicated history-one that speaks as much of musical and racial integration as it does of separation.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226701972

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African American Faces of the Civil War

An Album

By: Ronald S. Coddington

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African American Faces of the Civil War

An Album

By: Ronald S. Coddington

Discover the men of color who fought for their freedom during the Civil War through profiles illustrated with original wartime photographs. A renowned collector of Civil War photographs and a prodigious researcher, Ronald S. Coddington combines compelling archival images with biographical stories that reveal the human side of the war. This third volume in his series on Civil War soldiers contains previously unpublished photographs of African American Civil War participants?many of whom fought to secure their freedom. During the Civil War, 200,000African American men enlisted in the Union army or navy. Some of them were free men and some escaped from slavery; others were released by sympathetic owners to serve the war effort. African American Faces of the Civil War tells the story of the Civil War through the images of men of color who served in roles that ranged from servants and laborers to enlisted men and junior officers. Coddington discovers these portraits?cartes de visite, ambrotypes, and tintypes?in museums, archives, and private collections. He has pieced together each individual’s life and fate based upon personal documents, military records, and pension files. These stories tell of ordinary men who became fighters, of the prejudice they faced, and of the challenges they endured. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America. “It does nothing to diminish the depth and precision of Coddington’s research to say that each compelling vignette prompts the reader to hurriedly flip to the next one.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Spanish American Saints and the Rhetoric of Identity, 1600-1810

By: Ronald J. Morgan

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University of Arizona Press

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Counterterrorism

By: Ronald Crelinsten

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Counterterrorism

By: Ronald Crelinsten

Terrorism has emerged as one of the most problematic issues facing national governments and the international community in the 21st century. But how is it possible to counter terrorism in a world in which governance is still dominated by the nation-state? Are we seeing new forms of terrorist activity in the wake of 9/11? Are pre-9/11 approaches still valid? How can we combat and control diverse threats of multiple origin? Who should be responsible for countering terrorism and in what circumstances? In this incisive new book, Ronald Crelinsten seeks to provide answers to these pressing questions, challenging readers to think beyond disciplinary and jurisdictional boundaries. He presents an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the difficulties and obstacles related to countering terrorism in democratic societies. The counterterrorism framework that he develops in this book reflects the complex world in which we live. The different approaches to counterterrorism provide the organizing theme of the book and help the reader to understand and to appreciate the full range of options available. The book: includes a host of contemporary examples and further readings; compares and contrasts pre- and post-9/11 approaches; critically evaluates the post-9/11 ‘war on terror'; moves beyond a purely state-centric focus to include non-state actors and institutions; combines hard and soft power approaches; considers prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. Counterterrorism will be an indispensible guide for students, researchers, practitioners and general readers wanting to broaden their knowledge of the possibilities and limitations of counterterrorism today.

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0745658490

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The Struggle for the Soul of Journalism

The Pulpit versus the Press, 1833-1923

By: Ronald R. Rodgers

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The Struggle for the Soul of Journalism

The Pulpit versus the Press, 1833-1923

By: Ronald R. Rodgers

In this study, Ronald R. Rodgers examines several narratives involving religion’s historical influence on the news ethic of journalism: its decades-long opposition to the Sunday newspaper as a vehicle of modernity that challenged the tradition of the Sabbath; the parallel attempt to create an advertising-driven Christian daily newspaper; and the ways in which religion—especially the powerful Social Gospel movement—pressured the press to become a moral agent. The digital disruption of the news media today has provoked a similar search for a news ethic that reflects a new era—for instance, in the debate about jettisoning the substrate of contemporary mainstream journalism, objectivity. But, Rodgers argues, before we begin to transform journalism’s present news ethic, we need to understand its foundation and formation in the past.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826274072

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Maudsley & Burn's Land Law

Cases & Materials

By: Edward Hector Burn,John Cartwright,Ronald Harling Maudsley

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Maudsley & Burn's Land Law

Cases & Materials

By: Edward Hector Burn,John Cartwright,Ronald Harling Maudsley

The 9th edition of Maudsley and Burn's Land Law Cases and Materials continues to provide an essential reference work for students and practitioners. It includes a wide range of extracts from cases, statutes, Law Commission reports and other literature, which highlight the key issues to understand the present law and its continuing development.

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0199226172

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A Fictive People

Antebellum Economic Development and the American Reading Public

By: Ronald J. Zboray

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A Fictive People

Antebellum Economic Development and the American Reading Public

By: Ronald J. Zboray

This book explores an important boundary between history and literature: the antebellum reading public for books written by Americans. Zboray describes how fiction took root in the United States and what literature contributed to the readers' sense of themselves. He traces the rise of fiction as a social history centered on the book trade and chronicles the large societal changes shaping, circumscribing, and sometimes defining the limits of the antebellum reading public. A Fictive People explodes two notions that are commonplace in cultural histories of the nineteenth century: first, that the spread of literature was a simple force for the democratization of taste, and, second, that there was a body of nineteenth-century literature that reflected a "nation of readers." Zboray shows that the output of the press was so diverse and the public so indiscriminate in what it would read that we must rethink these conclusions. The essential elements for the rise of publishing turn out not to be the usual suspects of rising literacy and increased schooling. Zboray turns our attention to the railroad as well as private letter writing to see the creation of a national taste for literature. He points out the ambiguous role of the nineteenth-century school in encouraging reading and convincingly demonstrates that we must look more deeply to see why the nation turned to literature. He uses such data as sales figures and library borrowing to reveal that women read as widely as men and that the regional breakdown of sales focused the power of print.

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0195344901

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