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Islam, What You Need to Know in the Twenty-First Century

A Primer for Peace

By: Ronald Lee Cobb

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Islam, What You Need to Know in the Twenty-First Century

A Primer for Peace

By: Ronald Lee Cobb

At its core, Islam is a religion of peace. Its very name implies Salaam, Shalom, and Peace. In its first 100 years Islam controlled Spain, all of North Africa, Arabia, and much of the Middle East. Most of its development was peaceful and centered on a "Most Merciful Creator of All Things" emphasis. Europe would have become Islamic if Charles Martel of France in the West and the City of Vienna in the East, had not halted the spread of Islam. Extremists in the Twenty-First Century have too often wrapped themselves in the flag of Islam while they have repeatedly violated many of the teachings of the Qur'an and of the Hadith. You will find that the stories in this book rarely appear in the headlines of Western news media. These stories and their knowledge will help you find peace. Armed with these facts and this inner peace and knowledge, may you help bring more peace to our planet. The vast majority of the followers of Islam want to live in peace and prosperity. Prosperity can only come through understanding and through peace. May the peace of the Loving Creator be with you always on your spiritual journey through life.

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The Streets of Jerusalem

Who, What, why

By: Ronald L. Eisenberg

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The Streets of Jerusalem

Who, What, why

By: Ronald L. Eisenberg

An up-to-date guide to the winding, wonderful, whimsical streets of the greatest city on earth, Jerusalem. Whether you are visiting Jerusalem, live in this Golden City, or just want to learn the history of the crossroads of the world, you'll find this volume indispensable.

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Devora Publishing

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1932687548

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The Chameleon Chronicles

Illuminated by Luba Mittelman

By: Ronald E. Grant

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The Chameleon Chronicles

Illuminated by Luba Mittelman

By: Ronald E. Grant

This book is the story of a 17 year old coming of age in the Middle Ages (late 12th century). Raised in Glastonbury Abbey after his parents left him there at age 3, he has been trained as a calligrapher and an illuminator. This is his story as he ventures out into the known world in search of the Holy Grail.

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War of the Millennium

Peace to Peril - Book 1

By: Ronald Williams

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War of the Millennium

Peace to Peril - Book 1

By: Ronald Williams

In the heart of a clandestine location, a haunting Presidential banquet sets the stage for an epic war saga. From the aerial might of a B-52 bomber formation to the political intrigues of a Kremlin Christmas dinner, global tensions simmer beneath the surface. In the midst of this brewing storm, an unexpected protagonist emerges: a mother of three, catapulted from obscurity straight to the Oval Office. Her ascent runs parallel to the formation of a dark alliance, with ambitions that threaten to plunge the world into chaos. Oblivious to the looming danger, the globe teeters on the brink of catastrophe. A seemingly minor incident fans the flames of conflict, leading to a pivotal decision with the power to reshape the fate of nations. Dive into a tale where political intrigue and personal destinies intertwine, racing against the ticking clock of destiny.

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Gemstone of Paradise

The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival

By: S. J. G. Ronald Murphy

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Gemstone of Paradise

The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival

By: S. J. G. Ronald Murphy

The story of the Holy Grail has gripped the imaginations of millions since it first appeared in medieval romances, among them Wolfram von Eschenbach's Middle High German Parzival (c. 1210). Strangely, the Grail is identified in Parzival not as a cup or dish, but as a stone. This oddity is usually interpreted merely as further evidence of the difficulty of discerning the true sources of the Grail legend. G. Ronald Murphy seeks to illuminate this mystery and to enable a far better appreciation of Wolfram's insight into the nature of the Grail and its relationship to the Crusades. Wolfram's "sacred stone" was in fact a consecrated altar, precious by virtue of the sacrament but also, Murphy argues, by virtue of the material from which it was made: a precious green stone associated with the rivers of Paradise. Parzival, Murphy believes, was intended as an argument against continued efforts by Latin Christians to recover the Sepulchre by force. In Wolfram's story, warring Christians and Muslims are brought together in peace by the power of the Grail - a stone Murphy believes still exists. An entirely original reading of Wolfram's famous text, this engrossing and accessible book appeals not only to scholars and students of medieval literature but to anyone who is drawn to the lasting mystery of the Holy Grail.

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Oxford University Press

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Campoamor, Spain, and the World

By: Ronald Hilton

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Campoamor, Spain, and the World

By: Ronald Hilton

Like the fame of Pardo-Bazán, the reputation of Campoamor has suffered a rapid decline. The renown of the poet was flimsier and more ephermal than that of Spain's most notable woman writer. It contained more enthusiasm and less respect. Most of his prose works and many of his dramas died young, whereas Dõna Emilia's infinitely more copious production was uniformly living and vigorous . The integral value of Pardo-Bazán's work is beyond measure greater than that of Campoamor. Whereas the novelist deserves a splendid rehabilitation, the modicum of praise still accorded to the poet perhaps exceeds his merits. Apart from a few flashes of genius—to be found in his prose works—Campoamor is intelligently ordinary. This characteristic incidentally makes him most valuable for this study. Campoamor offers a triple advantage as a lens through which to inspect the Spain of his day. Although he is now considered as a poet, his prose work, buried in oblivion—this is the first study to give it real attention—completes the authors' picture of him as a man who incorporated, in an admittedly ephermal way, all the spiritual and intellectual currents of his epoch: above all, the old religious traditionalism and the conflicting new scientific positivism. That Campoamor represented the feelings and the thoughts of the Spain of his time is proved by the enthusiastic applause with which his fellow-countrymen greeted his works. Finally, without being impeccably well-informed, Campoamor was deeply interested in the history and affairs of the world at large, and constantly strove to allot to Spain its correct place in his Weltanschauung.

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University of Toronto Press

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1487590059

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A Companion to the Medieval Theatre

By: Ronald W. Vince

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A Companion to the Medieval Theatre

By: Ronald W. Vince

Vince has provided a useful and, for the most part, usable reference work. His introduction should be required reading for anyone approaching medieval theater. Choice Scholars increasingly see medieval theatre as a complex and vital performance medium related more closely to political, religious, and social life than to literature as we know it. Reflecting the current interest in performance, A Companion to the Medieval Theatre presents 250 alphabetically arranged entries offering a panoramic view of European and British theatrical productions between the years 900 and 1550. The volume features 30 essays contributed by an international group of specialists and includes many shorter entries as well as systematic cross-referencing, a chronology, a bibliography, and a full complement of indexes. Major entries focus on the theatres of the principal linguistic areas (the British Isles, France, Germany, Iberia, Italy, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, and Eastern Europe), and on dramatic forms and genres such as liturgical drama, Passion and saint plays, morality plays, folk drama, and Humanist drama. Other articles examine costume, acting, pageantry, and music, and explore the theatrical dimension of courtly entertainment, the dance, and the tournament. Short entries supply information on over one hundred playwrights, directors, actors and antiquarians whose contributions to the theatre have been documented. This informative guide brings new depth to our appreciation of the richness and color of medieval public entertainments and the symbolism and pageantry that were a part of daily life in the Middle Ages. Designed to appeal to general reader, this volume is also an attractive choice for libraries serving students and scholars of theatre history, English and European literatures, medieval history, cultural history, drama, and performance.

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1440808058

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Napoleon’s Mamelukes

By: Ronald Pawly

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Napoleon’s Mamelukes

By: Ronald Pawly

The most exotic of all the troops of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were undoubtedly the Mamelukes – the bodyguard of Oriental cavalry which followed him home after the Egyptian expedition of 1798–1801, and remained with his Mounted Chasseurs regiment throughout the First Empire. For the first time in English, this book tells the Mamelukes' story, from Austerlitz to Waterloo. Quoting from the original nominal rolls and battle casualty returns, the author brings individual members of this extraordinary unit to life. His text is illustrated with rare early engravings and paintings, and the full-colour plates show the development of the unit's romantic Turkish uniforms.

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The Puritan Culture of America's Military

U.S. Army War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Ronald Lorenzo

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The Puritan Culture of America's Military

U.S. Army War Crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

By: Ronald Lorenzo

This book explores Puritanism and its continuing influence on U.S. and military law in the Global War on Terror, exploring connections between Puritanism and notions of responsibility in relation to military crimes, superstitious practices within the military, and urges for revenge. Engaging with the work of figures such as Durkheim, Fauconnet and Weber, it draws on primary data gathered through participation and observation at the U.S. Army courts-martial following events at Abu Ghraib, Operation Iron Triangle, the Baghdad canal killings and a war crimes case in Afghanistan, to show how Puritan cultural habits color and shape both American military actions and the ways in which these actions are perceived by the American public. A theoretically sophisticated examination of the cultural tendencies that shape military conduct and justice in the context of a contemporary global conflict, The Puritan Culture of America’s Military will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in social theory and sociology, cultural studies, politics and international relations and military studies.

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The Economics of the Frontier

Conquest and Settlement

By: Ronald Findlay,Mats Lundahl

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The Economics of the Frontier

Conquest and Settlement

By: Ronald Findlay,Mats Lundahl

This book deals with the economics of establishing a frontier by conquest or by peaceful settlement, the costs involved, and the optimum extension of the territory. The opening chapters discuss the most relevant literature about frontiers – conceptual, theoretical and empirical – and introduce the fundamental theoretical model for extending frontiers which is drawn on throughout the book. The authors use this theoretical apparatus by applying it to a number of historical cases. These include the division of the European territory between the Byzantine Empire, Islam and Western Europe, the creation and expansion of the Mongol Empire, the impact of the Black Death, the European discovery of the New World, the staples trade from 1870–1914, and the rise and fall of banditry in Brazil. The Economics of the Frontier brings together a collection of essays which explore how economically optimal frontiers were founded from sixth-century Europe through to twentieth-century Brazil.

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1137602376

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The Future of Democracy

By: Ronald M. Glassman

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The Future of Democracy

By: Ronald M. Glassman

This book focuses on the processes that help stabilize democracy. It provides a socio-historical analysis of the future prospects of democracy. The link between advanced capitalism and democracy is emphasized, focusing on contract law and the separation of the economy from the state. The book also emphasizes the positive effects of the scientific world view on legal- rational authority. Aristotle’s theory of the majority middle class and its stabilizing effect on democracy is highlighted. This book describes the face to face democracies of the past in order to give us a better perspective on the high tech democracies of the future, making it appealing to students and academics in the political and social sciences.

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3030161110

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Concepts of Athletic Training

By: Ronald P. Pfeiffer,Brent C. Mangus,Cynthia Trowbridge

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Concepts of Athletic Training

By: Ronald P. Pfeiffer,Brent C. Mangus,Cynthia Trowbridge

Heavily revised and updated with the latest data from the field, the Seventh Edition of Concepts of Athletic Training focuses on the care and management of sport and activity related injuries while presenting key concepts in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner that will assist future professionals in making the correct decisions when confronted with an activity-related injury or illness in their scope of practice. New to the Seventh Edition: - An extensively revised and rewritten Chapter 3, The Law of Sports Injury, includes new material on the ethics of sports-injury care and the role of the athletic trainer in risk assessment and liability - Chapter 4, Sports-Injury Prevention, provides new material on training benefits of anaerobic fitness - Chapter 7, Emergency Plan and Initial Injury Evaluation, includes an expanded section on the assessment of the injured athlete's physical exam that urges coaches to collect as much information about the injury, as well as the health history of the athlete. - Chapter 13, Injuries to the Thorax and Abdomen, contains new sections on muscle strains and cardiac defects Key Features include: - New and revised What if? scenarios encourage students to work on critical decsion-making skills, alone or in a group setting with role-playing activities - Time Out boxes provide additional information related to the text, such as NATA Athletic Helmet Removal Guidelines, how to recognize the signs of concusiion, and first aid for epilepsy - Athletic Trainers Speak Out boxes feature a different athletic trainer in every chapter who discusses an element of athlete care and injury prevention - Anatomy Reviews introduce body parts to students unfamiliar with human anatomy and acts as a refresher for those students with some anatomy background

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1284022153

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Saving Sophie

A Novel

By: Ronald H. Balson

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Saving Sophie

A Novel

By: Ronald H. Balson

From Ronald H. Balson, author of Once We Were Brothers, Saving Sophie is the powerful story of the lengths a father will go through to protect his daughter and an action-packed thriller that will take you on an unforgettable journey of murder and deception, testing the bonds of family and love. Jack Sommers was just an ordinary accountant from Chicago. That is, until his wife passed away, his young daughter was kidnapped, and he became the main suspect in an $88 million dollar embezzlement case. Now, Jack is on the run, hoping to avoid the feds long enough to rescue his daughter, Sophie, from her maternal grandfather, a suspected terrorist in Palestine. With the help of the investigative team who first appeared in Once We Were Brothers, Liam and Catherine, and a new CIA operative, a secret mission is launched to not only rescue Sophie, but also to thwart a major terrorist attack in Hebron. But will being caught in the crossfires of the Palestine-Israeli conflict keep their team from accomplishing the task at hand, or can they overcome the odds and save countless lives, including their own?

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1466872861

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Apocalypse in Rome

Cola di Rienzo and the Politics of the New Age

By: Ronald G. Musto

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Apocalypse in Rome

Cola di Rienzo and the Politics of the New Age

By: Ronald G. Musto

On May 20, 1347, Cola di Rienzo overthrew without violence the turbulent rule of Rome’s barons and the absentee popes. A young visionary and the best political speaker of his time, Cola promised Rome a return to its former greatness. Ronald G. Musto’s vivid biography of this charismatic leader—whose exploits have enlivened the work of poets, composers, and dramatists, as well as historians—peels away centuries of interpretation to reveal the realities of fourteenth-century Italy and to offer a comprehensive account of Cola’s rise and fall. A man of modest origins, Cola gained a reputation as a talented professional with an unparalleled knowledge of Rome’s classical remains. After earning the respect and friendship of Petrarch and the sponsorship of Pope Clement VI, Cola won the affections and loyalties of all classes of Romans. His buono stato established the reputation of Rome as the heralded New Jerusalem of the Apocalypse and quickly made the city a potent diplomatic and religious center that challenged the authority—and power—of both pope and emperor. At the height of Cola’s rule, a conspiracy of pope and barons forced him to flee the city and live for years as a fugitive until he was betrayed and taken to Avignon to stand trial as a heretic. Musto relates the dramatic story of Cola’s subsequent exoneration and return to central Italy as an agent of the new pope. But only weeks after he reestablished his government, he was slain by the Romans atop the Capitoline hill. In his exploration, Musto examines every known document pertaining to Cola’s life, including papal, private, and diplomatic correspondence rarely used by earlier historians. With his intimate knowledge of historical Rome—its streets and ruins, its churches and palaces, from the busy Tiber riverfront to the lost splendor of the Capitoline—he brings a cinematic flair to this fascinating historical narrative.

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0520928725

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Egyptomania

A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy

By: Ronald H. Fritze

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Egyptomania

A History of Fascination, Obsession and Fantasy

By: Ronald H. Fritze

Egyptomania takes us on a historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination, a land of strange gods, mysterious magic, secret knowledge, monumental pyramids, enigmatic sphinxes, and immense wealth. Egypt has always exerted a powerful attraction on the Western mind, and an array of figures have been drawn to the idea of Egypt. Even the practical-minded Napoleon dreamed of Egyptian glory and helped open the antique land to explorers. Ronald H. Fritze goes beyond art and architecture to reveal Egyptomania’s impact on religion, philosophy, historical study, literature, travel, science, and popular culture. All those who remain captivated by the ongoing phenomenon of Egyptomania will revel in the mysteries uncovered in this book.

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Reaktion Books

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1780236859

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The Romantic Tradition in Germany

An Anthology with Critical Essays and Commentaries

By: Ronald Taylor

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The Romantic Tradition in Germany

An Anthology with Critical Essays and Commentaries

By: Ronald Taylor

Originally published in 1970, this book surveys the central philosophical and aesthetic doctrines which characterize German Romanticism. A selection of literary, philosophical and political essays by some of the most important German Romantic thinkers illustrates the principal themes: these range from philosophical idealism and aesthetic subjectivism to folklore and emergent German nationalism, from exotica and medievalism to irrationality and the metaphysics of music. Introductory essays explain the significance of the particular aspects of the Romantic tradition which are revealed in each passage, and commentaries not only elucidate allusions and references which are not immediately identifiable, but draw attention to wider issues, either in the work of that author or in the context of 19th Century German culture as a whole.

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1000768708

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Power and Plenty

Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium

By: Ronald Findlay,Kevin H. O'Rourke

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Power and Plenty

Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium

By: Ronald Findlay,Kevin H. O'Rourke

International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists and general readers that traces the history of the international economy from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Power and Plenty fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course of the last millennium. Ronald Findlay and Kevin O'Rourke examine the successive waves of globalization and "deglobalization" that have occurred during the past thousand years, looking closely at the technological and political causes behind these long-term trends. They show how the expansion and contraction of the world economy has been directly tied to the two-way interplay of trade and geopolitics, and how war and peace have been critical determinants of international trade over the very long run. The story they tell is sweeping in scope, one that links the emergence of the Western economies with economic and political developments throughout Eurasia centuries ago. Drawing extensively upon empirical evidence and informing their systematic analysis with insights from contemporary economic theory, Findlay and O'Rourke demonstrate the close interrelationships of trade and warfare, the mutual interdependence of the world's different regions, and the crucial role these factors have played in explaining modern economic growth. Power and Plenty is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the origins of today's international economy, the forces that continue to shape it, and the economic and political challenges confronting policymakers in the twenty-first century.

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Princeton University Press

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1400831881

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The Genesis of Ezra Pound's CANTOS

By: Ronald L. Bush

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The Genesis of Ezra Pound's CANTOS

By: Ronald L. Bush

Ronald Hush traces the organic development of the poem and demonstrates that what seems to be eccentricity in the Cantos frequently corresponds to the common practice of Pound's contemporaries. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400853397

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From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self

Palestinian Culture in the Making of Israeli National Identity

By: Yonatan Mendel,Ronald Ranta

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From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self

Palestinian Culture in the Making of Israeli National Identity

By: Yonatan Mendel,Ronald Ranta

This book examines the role played by Arab-Palestinian culture and people in the construction and reproduction of Israeli national identity and culture, showing that it is impossible to understand modern Israeli national identity and culture without taking into account its crucial encounter and dialectical relationship with the Arab-Palestinian indigenous 'Other'. Based on extensive and original primary sources, including archival research, memoirs, advertisements, cookbooks and a variety of cultural products – from songs to dance steps – From the Arab Other to the Israeli Self sheds light on an important cultural and ideational diffusion that has occurred between the Zionist settlers – and later the Jewish-Israeli population – and the indigenous Arab-Palestinian people in Historical Palestine. By examining Israeli food culture, national symbols, the Modern Hebrew language spoken in Israel, and culture, the authors trace the journey of Israeli national identity and culture, in which Arab-Palestinian culture has been imitated, adapted and celebrated, but strikingly also rejected, forgotten and denied. Innovative in approach and richly illustrated with empirical material, this book will appeal to sociologists, anthropologists, historians and scholars of cultural and Middle Eastern studies with interests in the development and adaptation of culture, national thought and identity.

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1317131703

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Islam's Black Slaves

The Other Black Diaspora

By: Ronald Segal

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Islam's Black Slaves

The Other Black Diaspora

By: Ronald Segal

Traces the history of the Islamic slave trade from its inception in the seventh century through its history in China, India, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Libya, and Spain.

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0374527970

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9780374527976

Confessions of a Medical Student

By: Ronald Ruskin

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Confessions of a Medical Student

By: Ronald Ruskin

Confessions of a Medical Student charts 20-year-old Ben Adler's tragic-comic journey from home to med-school and the world beyond. Callow and impressionable, Ben leaves his over-anxious Russian-Jewish parents in their Toronto drugstore, and Angie, his girlfriend whom he plans to marry against his parents' wishes. In anatomy, Ben dissects his cadaver, 'Clive', with lab-mates. As the first blush of med-school fades, Ben learns of his father's life-threatening illness. Cash-poor, Ben enlists in the Navy to earn room and board, joins Lenny's Underground Railroad for draft-dodgers, jeopardizing studies and provoking his ill father's scorn. The novel chronicles the tumultuous years 1966-1971 through the eyes of a naive, sentimental student striving to move beyond family, self, and place. Ben careens from mistake to mistake over four years, yet at the novel's end he emerges with self-knowledge and a touch of worldly pain and wisdom.

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Aeon Books

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1912573520

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In Search of a True World View

The challenges that will continue to shape mankind

By: Ronald Fagerfjäll

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In Search of a True World View

The challenges that will continue to shape mankind

By: Ronald Fagerfjäll

Will utopian teachings and totalitarian regimes shape the future of humanity? Ronald Fagerfjäll, nestor among Sweden’s financial journalists, does not believe that at all. Religions only reflect a bygone era when men guarded herds of cattle and young women became barter for creating bonds between clans. And totalitarian regimes were formerly the general norm because something better had yet to be invented. An infallible leader quickly stifles the ability of his subjects to solve problems. The obsolete is cleared out as economic, technological, and cultural evolution continues relentlessly, driven by millions of change projects and billions of free citizens. In knowledge economies, neither feverish fantasies nor feudal structures fit in. We cannot know our future with any certainty, but still, we create it ourselves by solving one concrete problem after another. What does an evidence-based history of humanity look like? Our biological development was first and foremost a result of a fierce struggle for survival higher up in the food chain, first as scavengers and then as hunters. It required ever better ability to cooperate as well as constant development of weapons and tools. The fact that some 40 ice ages and countless volcanic winters passed during millions of years pushed the early people close to extinction and accelerated cultural development. From this eye of the needle came Homo Sapiens, a species which could meet the threat from nature with innovations, stories, and cultures. Fagerfjäll has been working on his history book for four decades, but it is only now, when researchers have been able to take a closer look at both the life itself and the history of the planet, that the tale has been completed. For anyone who doubts humanity’s ability to deal with today’s problems, this is a vaccination against pessimism.

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Unlock the Bible

Keys to Exploring the Culture and Times

By: Ronald F. Youngblood,F. F. Bruce,R. K. Harrison

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Keys to Exploring the Culture and Times

By: Ronald F. Youngblood,F. F. Bruce,R. K. Harrison

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Thomas Nelson Inc

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1418547263

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PLANETOID AMBER AND THE SPACE VILLAGE

By: Ronald Dean Durbin

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PLANETOID AMBER AND THE SPACE VILLAGE

By: Ronald Dean Durbin

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Out of the Valley

Another Year at Wormingford

By: Ronald Blythe

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Out of the Valley

Another Year at Wormingford

By: Ronald Blythe

Canterbury Press is proud to have acquired these backlist Ronald Blythe titles, consisting of illustrated collections of the authors regular weekly column on the back page of the Church Times where, with a poets eye, he observes the comings and goings of the rural world he sees from his ancient farmhouse in the South of England. Each volume was critically acclaimed on publication.

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Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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1853118540

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Wine Science

Principles and Applications

By: Ronald S. Jackson

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Wine Science

Principles and Applications

By: Ronald S. Jackson

Wine Science: Principles and Applications, Fifth Edition, delivers in-depth information and expertise in a single, science-focused volume, including all the complexities and nuances of creating a quality wine product. From variety, to the chemistry that transforms grape to fruit to wine, the book presents sections on the most important information regarding wine laws, authentication, the latest technology used in wine production, and expert-insights into the sensory appreciation of wine and its implications in health. This book is ideal for anyone seeking to understand the science that produces quality wines of every type. - Presents thorough explanations of viticulture and winemaking principles from grape to taste bud - Addresses historical developments in wine production, notably sparkling wines - Provides techniques in grapevine breeding, notably CRISPR - Compares production methods in a framework that provides insights into the advantages and disadvantages of each

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Academic Press

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0128165375

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Carlo Crivelli

By: R. W. Lightbown,Ronald Lightbown

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Carlo Crivelli

By: R. W. Lightbown,Ronald Lightbown

Venetian artist Carlo Crivelli (c. 1430–1495) is a painter whose individuality of style and mastery of powerful line have fascinated many, but whose life and art have remained enigmatic. This absorbing book, drawing on extensive research in Venice and the Marches, the region of central Italy that Crivelli dominated artistically from 1468 until his death, examines his paintings in depth and traces the fundamental influences of the Vivarini, of Squarcione and Mantegna, and later of Flemish art. Ronald Lightbown, eminent historian of Italian Renaissance art, interweaves stylistic and iconographical analysis of Crivelli’s work with historical and cultural background. The author uncovers the reasons that led patrons to choose the saints that figured in Crivelli’s altarpieces, discusses the initiations of new cults and the devising of an iconography for them, and demonstrates Crivelli’s independence from clerical dictation in the symbolism of his still-life pictures.

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Yale University Press

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0300102860

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9780300102864

The Jewish World in Stamps

4000 Years of Jewish Civilization in Postal Stamps

By: Ronald L. Eisenberg

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The Jewish World in Stamps

4000 Years of Jewish Civilization in Postal Stamps

By: Ronald L. Eisenberg

In hundreds of full-colour stamps from many lands, this book depicts a small people who continue to leave their imprint on every area of human activity, from faith and morality to sports and motion pictures. Areas covered include Jewish customs and traditions, major contributions in all areas of culture and science, sports, entertainment, and much more. The stamps are arranged artistically and are catalogued, making the book a visual joy for all readers and a sourcebook for collectors.

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Schreiber Publishing

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1887563768

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Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Edition

By: Ronald J. Comer

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Abnormal Psychology, Fifth Edition

By: Ronald J. Comer

Extensive updating throughout and a dramatically enhanced media and supplements package, including all new video case studies, makes this new edition of Abnormal Psychology the most effective yet.

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Macmillan

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0716757923

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Abnormal Psychology

By: Ronald J. Comer

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Abnormal Psychology

By: Ronald J. Comer

Taking a look at the field of abnormal psychology, including major theoretical models of abnormality, research directions, clinical experiences, therapies and controversies, this book covers personality disorders, the psychodynamic perspective, neuroscience, the 'empirically-based treatment' movement, and more.

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Macmillan

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142921631X

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Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology

By: Ronald J. Comer

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Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology

By: Ronald J. Comer

This is a concise textbook on abnormal psychology that integrates various theoretical models, sociocultural factors, research, clinical experiences, and therapies. The author encourages critical thinking about the science and study of mental disorders and also reveals the humanity behind them.

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0716786257

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Second Thoughts about the Second Coming

Understanding the End Times, Our Future, and Christian Hope

By: Ronald J. Allen,Robert D. Cornwall

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Second Thoughts about the Second Coming

Understanding the End Times, Our Future, and Christian Hope

By: Ronald J. Allen,Robert D. Cornwall

Various ideas float around about the subject of last things, leading many Christians to conclude that they don’t know what to think about the subject. Yet at the core of the Christian doctrine of last things lies two simple and complementary hopes: that God ever and always offers hope for our individual futures and for the future of the whole world. In this helpful book, Allen and Cornwall explain how we don’t have to subscribe to sensationalist theories or sketchy interpretations to believe in Christian hope. They walk the reader through the central biblical teachings on last things and then show the ways the church has interpreted those teachings throughout the centuries. In a respectful way, the authors demonstrate that end-time beliefs centered on the Rapture came into existence only recently, and they then offer several more life-affirming, contemporary interpretations as alternatives. The book includes a study guide and web-based appendixes designed to help pastors develop both topical and lectionary-based sermon series on Christian hope.

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Presbyterian Publishing Corp

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1646983068

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9781646983063

Retribution at Dawn

By: Ronald C. Beach/Lee W. Pitts

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Retribution at Dawn

By: Ronald C. Beach/Lee W. Pitts

Next to jealousy, hatred is one of the hardest emotions to control, and the members of the Broken Dreams Detective Agency feel the wrath of an enemy who escaped their clutches previously and seeks only vengeance no matter the cost. A foreigner on American soil, the antagonist defies his own master in extracting revenge against the men and women of the agency that foiled his attempt to extricate precious metals from the soil of a land that was not his own. If he had stuck to the religious agenda of the leader who had entrusted him with a plausible plan, the man may have succeeded in the original scheme, but he did not know who he was dealing with and took his inappropriate actions a step too far. Once again Reggie Nutsbagh and Toby Preston rise to the challenge and what follows is a classic tale of what greed and hatred can accomplish, nothing but death and destruction. Grab the edge of your seat for the roller coaster ride to top all adventures.

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Xlibris Corporation

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149318816X

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9781493188161

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