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Identifying with Nationality

Europeans, Ottomans, and Egyptians in Alexandria

By: Will Hanley

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Identifying with Nationality

Europeans, Ottomans, and Egyptians in Alexandria

By: Will Hanley

Nationality is the most important legal mechanism sorting and classifying the world's population today. An individual's place of birth or naturalization determines where he or she can and cannot be and what he or she can and cannot do. Although this system may appear universal, even natural, Will Hanley shows that it arose just a century ago. In Identifying with Nationality, he uses the Mediterranean city of Alexandria to develop a genealogy of the nation and the formation of the modern national subject. Alexandria in 1880 was an immigrant boomtown ruled by dozens of overlapping regimes. On its streets and in its police stations and courtrooms, people were identified by name, occupation, place of origin, sect, physical description, and other attributes. Yet by 1914, before nationalist calls for independence and decolonization had become widespread, nationality had become the defining category of identification, and nationality laws came to govern Alexandria's population. Identifying with Nationality traces the advent of modern citizenship to multinational, transimperial settings such as turn-of-the-century colonial Alexandria, where ordinary people abandoned old identifiers and grasped nationality as the best means to access the protections promised by expanding states. The result was a system that continues to define and divide people through status, mobility, and residency.

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Columbia University Press

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0231542526

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9780231542524

From Slaves to Prisoners of War

The Ottoman Empire, Russia, and International Law

By: Will Smiley

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From Slaves to Prisoners of War

The Ottoman Empire, Russia, and International Law

By: Will Smiley

The Ottoman-Russian wars of the eighteenth century reshaped the map of Eurasia and the Middle East, but they also birthed a novel concept - the prisoner of war. For centuries, hundreds of thousands of captives, civilians and soldiers alike, crossed the legal and social boundaries of these empires, destined for either ransom or enslavement. But in the eighteenth century, the Ottoman state and its Russian rival, through conflict and diplomacy, worked out a new system of regional international law. Ransom was abolished; soldiers became prisoners of war; and some slaves gained new paths to release, while others were left entirely unprotected. These rules delineated sovereignty, redefined individuals' relationships to states, and prioritized political identity over economic value. In the process, the Ottomans marked out a parallel, non-Western path toward elements of modern international law. Yet this was not a story of European imposition or imitation-the Ottomans acted for their own reasons, maintaining their commitment to Islamic law. For a time even European empires played by these rules, until they were subsumed into the codified global law of war in the late nineteenth century. This story offers new perspectives on the histories of the Ottoman and Russian Empires, of slavery, and of international law.

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Oxford University Press

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0191088188

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9780191088186

Welcome to Our World

Crossing Continents: a Father and Son Take the Road from Melbourne to London

By: David Gairns,Will Gairns

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Welcome to Our World

Crossing Continents: a Father and Son Take the Road from Melbourne to London

By: David Gairns,Will Gairns

Yet I knew even then that this whole Melbourne to London thing was over the top. It was quite outrageous. Utterly preposterous. But I was a gonertotally, hopelessly bitten. Having an adventure is easy. Step 1drive down ones street. Step 2keep driving. Step 3stop at London! Welcome to Our World is about a comfortably settled David Gairns and his teenage son Will on one extraordinary drive from Melbourne, Australia to London, England through Asia in 2010. The spark that started it, their hopes, their dreams, their doubts and stresses are all here. It tells of Wills girlfriend Lauren who just kept on popping up and of father and son bonding or not bonding at all, as so happens. It is about a real journey and a life journey, of acting the fool and finding a life. Of the highs and the lows and of the joy of being alive, of so many generous strangers who helped along the way. They hope you enjoy the drive, the experience, the journey and the adventures they encountered everywhere.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1524520411

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9781524520410

Life as it Is, Or, Matters and Things in General

Containing Amongst Other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee

By: John Will M. Breazeale

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Life as it Is, Or, Matters and Things in General

Containing Amongst Other Things, Historical Sketches of the Exploration and First Settlement of the State of Tennessee

By: John Will M. Breazeale

Originally published in 1842, John Will M. Breazeale's Life as It Is is an insightful--and at times chilling--collection of essays on a variety of subjects relating to life in early East Tennessee. Though little is known about the author, a frontier lawyer and editor of the Tennessee Journal from 1837 to 1838, scholars of the nineteenth-century South, Tennessee historians, and even true crime buffs will find his observations of considerable interest. The first chapters present a history of Tennessee from its first European exploration through the state's admission to the Union. Later chapters highlight the state's unique geographic features, followed by a gruesome account of the murderous rampage of Micajah and Wiley Harp, who terrorized settlers along the line separating eastern Kentucky and Tennessee at the turn of the nineteenth century. Breazeale next offers his thoughts on the practice of political "electioneering," recounting a fictional canvass in a typical congressional district. Life as It Is concludes with several chapters noting various features of Breazeale's Tennessee, including Native American "antiquities," the founding of the state government, and an early religious revival. Breazeale's account both complements and corrects Judge John Haywood's better-known Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, revealing the richly varied attitudes of early Tennessee pioneers toward their history, society, politics, and natural environments. J. W. M. Breazeale was a lawyer and editor of the Tennessee Journal from 1837 to 1838. Jonathan M. Atkins, professor of history at Berry College in Mt. Berry, Georgia, is the author of numerous articles and the book Parties, Politics, and the Sectional Conflict in Tennessee, 1832-1861.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572334770

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9781572334779

Mountains Come Out of the Sky

The Illustrated History of Prog Rock

By: Will Romano

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Mountains Come Out of the Sky

The Illustrated History of Prog Rock

By: Will Romano

From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the Mothers of Invention, and those progressive forebearers, the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles), through the towering guitar solos, monumental synthesizer banks, and mind-boggling special effects of the Golden Age of Prog (Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, UK), through the radio-friendly “pop era” (Asia, the Phil Collins-led Genesis, and a reformed Yes), and right up to the present state of the art (Marillion, Spock's Beard, and Mars Volta), this is a wickedly incisive tour of rock music at its most spectacular. This is indeed the book prog rock fans have been waiting for, the only one of its kind, as fantastic as the subjects it covers.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1617133760

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9781617133763

From Nothing To 90

Failures, Successes, Betrayal and Overcoming Doubt

By: Will Klein

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From Nothing To 90

Failures, Successes, Betrayal and Overcoming Doubt

By: Will Klein

In From Nothing to 90, Will Klein chronicles his life from hardscrabble beginnings as an adopted child in a Saskatchewan family struggling through the “Dirty Thirties” to early success as a newsboy and onto great business achievement despite numerous setbacks throughout his life. In colourful, humorous, observant prose, Will takes readers from Depression-era Saskatchewan through his rise in business in the early days of television to his leadership in a storied public service organization that takes him around the world and into a whirlwind of political machinations that threatens to destroy him. At its heart, From Nothing to 90 is an inspiring story about Saskatchewan: its history, hardships, and opportunities. But it’s also a book about individual initiative, seizing opportunity, and never giving up even after government betrayal and setbacks that might appear insurmountable.

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FriesenPress

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103917406X

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9781039174061

Liberalism, Community, and Culture

By: Will Kymlicka

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Liberalism, Community, and Culture

By: Will Kymlicka

Examines the nature and value of community and culture from a liberal viewpoint, and links the theories under discussion to more familiar liberal views on individual rights and state neutrality.

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292

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Oxford University Press

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0198278713

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9780198278719

Intentional Catholic Family

Creating Your Growth Plan for a Purpose-Filled Year

By: Julianne M. Will

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Intentional Catholic Family

Creating Your Growth Plan for a Purpose-Filled Year

By: Julianne M. Will

Catholic families today are busy. And not just busy, but B.U.S.Y.! There's so much to be done. School, sports, shows, recitals, doctor appointments, grocery shopping, bills, jobs, Sunday Mass. All the things! Time to ponder and plan? Are you kidding?! Intentional Catholic Family is the resource your family has been searching for to help you get more intentional about your faith and reorient your family's life around what matters most. Beginning with a mission, vision, and goals, and providing a year's worth of Catholic education and practical inspiration, this book provides families of all shapes, sizes, and kinds with the relevant resources and the roadmap to go do it - to live out your faith according to the unique gifts God has given your family! Weekly exercises, easily completed around the dinner table on a Sunday evening, keep families on track and provide inspiration all year long. Not only does this book help families foster their Catholic identity, it assists parents and children in shaping a unique family identity. Intentional Catholic Family is #goals. This book is designed to meet families where they are and to support them in building the awareness, habits, and experiences that, over time, can change lives. This approach should engage every family member and offers the best kind of belonging - to be a loved and valued part of a family with a clear identity and necessary role in the world.

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Our Sunday Visitor

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1681927276

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9781681927275

Mid-Century Modern Tiles

A History and Collector's Guide

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

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Mid-Century Modern Tiles

A History and Collector's Guide

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

Few ceramic tiles are more popular with collectors than those modernist products of mid-twentieth century potteries. This book is the perfect introduction to them.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445665670

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9781445665672

Evolution and Behavior

By: Lance Workman,Will Reader

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Evolution and Behavior

By: Lance Workman,Will Reader

The relationship between how we evolved and how we behave is a controversial and fascinating field of study. From how we choose a mate to how we socialize with other people, the evolutionary process has an enduring legacy on the way we view the world. Evolution and Behavior provides students with a thorough and accessible introduction to this growing discipline. Placing evolutionary psychology in context with the core areas of psychology – developmental, cognitive and social – the book explores some of the most fundamental questions we can ask about ourselves. Taking students through the principles of natural selection, it provides a nuanced understanding of key topics such as: cognitive development and the role of intelligence, memory, emotions and perception, mental health and abnormal psychology, sexual reproduction and family relationships, the development of culture. Addressing a number of controversial debates in the field, each chapter also includes concept boxes, the definition of key terms, chapter summaries and further reading. This is the ideal introductory textbook for anyone interested in evolutionary psychology. It will provide not only an essential overview of this emerging field, but also deepen readers’ appreciation of the core tenets of psychology as a whole.

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Routledge

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1317536819

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9781317536819

Them And Us

Changing Britain - Why We Need a Fair Society

By: Will Hutton

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Them And Us

Changing Britain - Why We Need a Fair Society

By: Will Hutton

The suddenness and depth of the recession has raised questions about the workability of capitalism not seen since the 1930s. One of the constraints on recovery is the growing belief that if the old model did not work there is no new one on offer. This book sets out to provide one, arguing that reconstructing a bust financial system is not just a technical question. It cannot be done without a wholescale revision of the wider system and values on which it is based. And fairness must be placed at the heart of the new capitalism if our society is to recover its values. Will Hutton's new book musters brilliant, convincing arguments which will lend favour on both right and left. It is set to be a book which captures the mood of the moment in the same way that THE STATE WE'RE IN did.

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Abacus

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0748115021

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9780748115020

A Complaint Free World

How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted

By: Will Bowen

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A Complaint Free World

How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted

By: Will Bowen

Full of practical ideas and inspiring stories from people who have already transformed their lives through the Complaint Free program, you'll learn not only how to stop complaining but also how to become more positive and live the life you’ve always dreamed about. More than ten million people in 106 countries have used the simple principles found in this book to eradicate the toxicity of complaining from their lives. And, as a result, they have experienced better health, happier relationships, greater career success and a significant increase in happiness. A Complaint Free World will explain what constitutes a complaint, why we complain, what benefits we think we receive from complaining, how complaining is destructive to our lives, and how we can get others around us to stop complaining. Find out how forming the simple habit of not complaining can transform your health, relationships, career and life. Consciously striving to reformat your mental hard drive is not easy, but you can start now by using the steps Bowen presents here. If you stay with it, you'll find that not only will you stop complaining, but others around you will cease to do so as well and in a short period of time, you'll have a more positive life. “A Complaint Free World is an engaging, enjoyable, easy-to-read reminder that the only permanent, constructive changes you can make in the world are the changes that you make in yourself.” –Gary Zukav, author of The Seat of the Soul and Soul to Soul

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306

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Harmony

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0770436390

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9780770436391

Clarice Cliff

By: Will Farmer

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Clarice Cliff

By: Will Farmer

There are few pieces of pottery more recognisable than those designed by Clarice Cliff. For many the epitome of Art Deco, characterised by bold colour and lines, geometric shapes, and stylised representations of the countryside, Clarice Cliff's 'bizarre' pottery is collected all over the world. Using a wealth of colour illustrations, Will Farmer traces the story of Clarice Cliff and the pottery that she created. Employed in The Potteries from the age of thirteen, Clarice was talented and resourceful, and in 1927 she was given her own studio at the Newport Pottery where, for the next twelve years, she produced a range of sought-after designs that have become icons of the age.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0747809569

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9780747809562

Portmeirion

By: Will Farmer,Rob Higgins

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Portmeirion

By: Will Farmer,Rob Higgins

From gift shop designs for the holiday village in north Wales, Portmeirion pottery evolved to a global business, thanks in large part to the design flair of Susan Williams-Ellis. She captured the spirit of the kitchens and dining rooms of the 1960s and '70s with bold new shapes and designs that could be both modern and traditional. 'Botanic Garden', introduced in 1972, used old flower prints with contemporary shapes and high quality manufacture, and has remained in production for 40 years. In the 21st century the company has moved vigorously forwards with a new generation of designers and a marketplace in over 50 countries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1782001123

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9781782001126

Modern British Nature Writing, 1789–2020

By: Will Abberley,Christina Alt,David Higgins,Graham Huggan,Pippa Marland

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Modern British Nature Writing, 1789–2020

By: Will Abberley,Christina Alt,David Higgins,Graham Huggan,Pippa Marland

This first full-length study of modern British nature writing is timely and invaluable for literary scholarship in the environmental crisis.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107191327

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9781107191327

Ruskin Pottery

A History and Collector's Guide

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

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Ruskin Pottery

A History and Collector's Guide

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

This is the first book devoted to Ruskin Pottery, one of the most important potteries of the Arts and Crafts movement.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445675714

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9781445675718

A Declaration of Interdependence

Why America Should Join the World

By: Will Hutton

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A Declaration of Interdependence

Why America Should Join the World

By: Will Hutton

You're sure to be provoked and enlightened by this bold view from the other side of the Atlantic."--Robert B. Reich

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393325601

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9780393325607

Arts and Crafts Tiles: Morris to Voysey

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

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Arts and Crafts Tiles: Morris to Voysey

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

This is the first book devoted to the tiles of the British Arts and Crafts, including tiles designed by some of the greatest names associated with the movement.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445672154

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9781445672151

Arts and Crafts Tiles: William de Morgan

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

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Arts and Crafts Tiles: William de Morgan

By: Rob Higgins,Will Farmer

William de Morgan is one of the greatest names of the Arts & Crafts movement of the late nineteenth century. This is the perfect introduction to his iconic tiles.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445672111

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9781445672113

Between Worlds

The Rhetorical Universe of Paradise Lost

By: Will Pallister

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Between Worlds

The Rhetorical Universe of Paradise Lost

By: Will Pallister

William Pallister analyses the rhetorical methods that Milton uses throughout the poem and examines the effects of the three distinct rhetorical registers observed in each of the poem's major settings.

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