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The Works of William Congreve

Volume II

By: William Congreve

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This is the first complete edition of the works of William Congreve (1670-1729), one of Britain's most important literary figures. The texts of the plays, novel, poetry, opera, and letters are presented in original spelling. The editor, D.F. McKenzie, has added his own thorough notes at the end of each volume.

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876

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Oxford University Press

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0199297479

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9780199297474

The Alaska Highway in World War II

The U.S. Army of Occupation in Canada's Northwest

By: Kenneth S. Coates,William R Morrison

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The Alaska Highway in World War II

The U.S. Army of Occupation in Canada's Northwest

By: Kenneth S. Coates,William R Morrison

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a fear of invasion swept North America—particularly the West Coast. Immediate steps needed to be taken to defend the Far Northwest. With Canada’s approval, Washington drew up plans for an Alaska Highway to connect Edmonton, Alberta, with Fairbanks, Alaska, and a pipeline to connect oil fields in the Northwest Territories with the Pacific Coast. Between 1942 and 1946, about 40,000 American military and civilian personnel invaded the Canadian Northwest. Where there had been few or no roads, a highway more than 1,500 miles long was built in less than a year. Navigation facilities were improved, and pipelines were laid from Fairbanks to the Pacific. Airfields were upgraded and new ones built, and a telephone network was constructed. The Northwest was totally unprepared for this friendly invasion. The Alaska Highway ran through semi-wilderness where many inhabitants pursued a nomadic lifestyle, and towns and settlements were overwhelmed by the American “army of occupation.” This lively history of an American civil and military engineering milestone draws on interviews with veterans and local residents and research in Canadian and U.S. archives. The participants’ stories provide humor and insights on the building of this transformational highway.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806153784

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9780806153780

The Way of the World

New Edition

By: William Congreve

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The Way of the World

New Edition

By: William Congreve

Hero longing for heiress. Obstacles in the way. Marriage eventually secured. It sounds simple. But the lasting appeal of this, one of the most performed and discussed of all Restoration plays, lies in Congreve's sophisticated grasp of plot, back-story, characterization and language. Set in high-society London, his comic masterpiece features scenes of uproarious comedy, Machiavellian scheming and devastating wit. Its sparring between sexes is enchanting but shadowed by melancholy and the ethical uncertainty latent in the title. If this is the way of the world, are we supposed to cheer, despair, or shrug our shoulders? In this new edition of William Congreve's The Way of the World, David Roberts peels back the layers of the plot to tell the story of the play's stage and critical history from 1700 to the present day, bringing voices from universities and theatres into debate about this enigmatic landmark in English comedy. Supplemented by a plot summary and annotated bibliography, it is ideal for students of Congreve, comedy and early modern drama.

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216

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350106410

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9781350106413

The Great Musicians: Purcell

By: William Hayman Cummings

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The Great Musicians: Purcell

By: William Hayman Cummings

Reproduction of the original: The Great Musicians: Purcell by William Hayman Cummings

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3734043719

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9783734043710

Whitmore Tracts

By: William H. Whitmore

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Whitmore Tracts

By: William H. Whitmore

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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102

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3382830787

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9783382830786

A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737

By: William J. Burling

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A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737

By: William J. Burling

An extensive index includes play titles and subtitles, playwrights, and related scholars.

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258

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838634516

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9780838634516

Natural Fabrications

Science, Emergence and Consciousness

By: William Seager

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Natural Fabrications

Science, Emergence and Consciousness

By: William Seager

The spectacular success of the scientific enterprise over the last four hundred years has led to the promise of an all encompassing vision of the natural world. In this elegant picture, everything we observe is based upon just a few fundamental processes and entities. The almost infinite variety and complexity of the world is thus the product of emergence. But the concept of emergence is fraught with controversy and confusion. This book ponders the question of how emergence should be understood within the scientific picture, and whether a complete vision of the world can be attained that includes consciousness.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642295991

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9783642295997

The Emergent Self

By: William Hasker

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The Emergent Self

By: William Hasker

In The Emergent Self, William Hasker joins one of the most heated debates in analytic philosophy, that over the nature of mind. His provocative and clearly written book challenges physicalist views of human mental functioning and advances the concept of mind as an emergent individual.Hasker begins by mounting a compelling critique of the dominant paradigm in philosophy of mind, showing that contemporary forms of materialism are seriously deficient in confronting crucial aspects of experience. He further holds that popular attempts to explain the workings of mind in terms of mechanistic physics cannot succeed. He then criticizes the two versions of substance dualism most widely accepted today—Cartesian and Thomistic—and presents his own theory of emergent dualism. Unlike traditional substance dualisms, Hasker's theory recognizes the critical role of the brain and nervous system for mental processes. It also avoids the mechanistic reductionism characteristic of recent materialism.Hasker concludes by addressing the topic of survival following bodily death. After demonstrating the failure of materialist views to offer a plausible and coherent account of that possibility, he considers the implications of emergentism for notions of resurrection and the afterlife.

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Cornell University Press

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1501702874

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9781501702877

The Psychobiology of Mind

By: William R. Uttal

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The Psychobiology of Mind

By: William R. Uttal

Originally published in 1978, this book develops a conceptual synthesis of the field of physiological psychology, the science specifically concerned with the relationship between the brain and the mind. It was designed to elucidate the important questions under investigation, the basic intellectual and technical problems that were encountered, and the significance of the major empirical results of the time. Of equal or even greater importance is the author’s derivation of the general principles relating brain and mind that had emerged after decades of modern research into this important question. Included in the volume are historical and philosophical perspectives on the mind-brain problem as well as extensive discussions of instruments, methodology, empirical findings and theory. Here is a powerful heuristic tool that informs the reader about the concepts and ideas implicit in this science rather than simply exhaustively listing experimental results. The author does not ignore findings; he organizes them into three broad categories – localization; representation, and learning – then emphasizes the relationships among experiments. This is a book that synthesizes, integrates, and stresses concepts, principles and problems. The careful organization of the book makes it especially useful for students of brain and mind at all levels.

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810

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Psychology Press

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1317668987

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9781317668985

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The Works of William Congreve

The Works of William Congreve

The Alaska Highway in World War II

The Alaska Highway in World War II

The Way of the World

The Way of the World

The Great Musicians: Purcell

The Great Musicians: Purcell

Whitmore Tracts

Whitmore Tracts

A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737

A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737

Natural Fabrications

Natural Fabrications

The Emergent Self

The Emergent Self

The Psychobiology of Mind

The Psychobiology of Mind

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