The Lives of the Constitution : Ten Exceptional Minds That Shaped America’s Supreme Law
Joseph Tartakovsky;Joseph Tartakovsky
In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and...
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The Lives of the Constitution : Ten Exceptional Minds That Shaped America’s Supreme Law
2018
In a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the eyes of ten extraordinary individuals—some renowned, like Alexander Hamilton and Woodrow Wilson, and some forgotten, like James Wilson and Ida B. Wells-Barnett. Tartakovsky brings to life their struggles over our supreme law from its origins in revolutionary America to the era of Obama and Trump. Sweeping from settings as diverse as Gold Rush California to the halls of Congress, and crowded with a vivid Dickensian cast, Tartakovsky shows how America's unique constitutional culture grapples with questions like democracy, racial and sexual equality, free speech, economic liberty, and the role of government. Joining the ranks of other great American storytellers, Tartakovsky chronicles how Daniel Webster sought to avert the Civil War; how Alexis de Tocqueville misunderstood America; how Robert Jackson balanced liberty and order in the battle against Nazism and Communism; and how Antonin Scalia died warning Americans about the ever-growing reach of the Supreme Court. From the 1787 Philadelphia Convention to the clash over gay marriage, this is a grand tour through two centuries of constitutional history as never told before, and an education in the principles that sustain America in the most astonishing experiment in government ever undertaken.
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Constitutional history--United States - Constitutional law--United StatesContent provider:
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History of Construction Cultures Volume 1 : Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH 2021), July 12-16, 2021, Lisbon, Portugal
João Mascarenhas-Mateus;Ana Paula Pires;João Mascarenhas-Mateus;Ana Paula P...
History of Construction Cultures Volume 1 contains papers presented at the 7ICCH – Sev...
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History of Construction Cultures Volume 1 : Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Construction History (7ICCH 2021), July 12-16, 2021, Lisbon, Portugal
2021; Vol. 00001
History of Construction Cultures Volume 1 contains papers presented at the 7ICCH – Seventh International Congress on Construction History, held at the Lisbon School of Architecture, Portugal, from 12 to 16 July, 2021. The conference has been organized by the Lisbon School of Architecture (FAUL), NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Portuguese Society for Construction History Studies and the University of the Azores. The contributions cover the wide interdisciplinary spectrum of Construction History and consist on the most recent advances in theory and practical case studies analysis, following themes such as: - epistemological issues; - building actors; - building materials; - building machines, tools and equipment; - construction processes; - building services and techniques ; -structural theory and analysis ; - political, social and economic aspects; - knowledge transfer and cultural translation of construction cultures. Furthermore, papers presented at thematic sessions aim at covering important problematics, historical periods and different regions of the globe, opening new directions for Construction History research. We are what we build and how we build; thus, the study of Construction History is now more than ever at the centre of current debates as to the shape of a sustainable future for humankind. Therefore, History of Construction Cultures is a critical and indispensable work to expand our understanding of the ways in which everyday building activities have been perceived and experienced in different cultures, from ancient times to our century and all over the world.
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Construction industry--History--Congresses - Building--History--CongressesContent provider:
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Encyclopedia of Bullying (7 Volume Set)
Silje C. Vestergaard;Silje C. Vestergaard
This 7-volume set is a compilation of important research on bullying. Some of the topi...
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Encyclopedia of Bullying (7 Volume Set)
2020
This 7-volume set is a compilation of important research on bullying. Some of the topics addressed include: cyberbullying, a form of bullying carried out using electronic communication; violent behavior; homophobia and its role in bullying; bullying prevention programs; predictors of school bullying; coping strategies and efforts to counter bullying behavior.
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Religious Individualisation : Historical Dimensions and Comparative Perspectives
Martin Fuchs;Antje Linkenbach;Martin Mulsow;Bernd-Christian Otto;Rahul Bjør...
This volume brings together key findings of the long-term research project ‘Religious ...
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Religious Individualisation : Historical Dimensions and Comparative Perspectives
2019
This volume brings together key findings of the long-term research project ‘Religious Individualisation in Historical Perspective'(Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt University). Combining a wide range of disciplinary approaches, methods and theories, the volume assembles over 50 contributions that explore and compare processes of religious individualisation in different religious environments and historical periods, in particular in Asia, the Mediterranean, and Europe from antiquity to the recent past. Contrary to standard theories of modernisation, which tend to regard religious individualisation as a specifically modern or early modern as well as an essentially Western or Christian phenomenon, the chapters reveal processes of religious individualisation in a large variety of non-Western and pre-modern scenarios. Furthermore, the volume challenges prevalent views that regard religions primarily as collective phenomena and provides nuanced perspectives on the appropriation of religious agency, the pluralisation of religious options, dynamics of de-traditionalisation and privatisation, the development of elaborated notions of the self, the facilitation of religious deviance, and on the notion of dividuality.
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Self--Religious aspects--History - Individualism--Religious aspects--HistoryContent provider:
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Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 2 : Dimensions of the Midwestern Literary Imagination
Philip A. Greasley;Philip A. Greasley
The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the ...
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Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 2 : Dimensions of the Midwestern Literary Imagination
2016; Vol. Volume two
The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.
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American literature--Middle West--Dictionaries - Authors, American--Homes and haunts--Middle West--Dictionaries - American literature--Middle West--Bio-bibliography--DictionariesContent provider:
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Historical Dictionary of Gothic Literature
William Hughes;William Hughes
Literary fashions come and go, but some hang around longer than others, like Gothic li...
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Historical Dictionary of Gothic Literature
2013
Literary fashions come and go, but some hang around longer than others, like Gothic literature which has existed ever since The Castle of Otranto in 1764. During this long while, it has spread from England, to the rest of Great Britain, and across to the continent, and off to America and Australia, filling in the gaps more recently. Most of it is in English, but hardly all, and it has adopted all styles, from romanticism, to modernism, to postmodernism and even adjusted to feminist and queer literature, and science fiction. We have all, read some Gothic tales or if not read then seen them in the cinema, since they adapt well to film treatment, and it would be hard to find anyone who has not heard of ghosts and vampires, let alone Count Dracula and Frankenstein. On the other hand, some of us are inveterate Gothic fans, reading one book or story after the other.The Historical Dictionary of Gothic Literature follows this long and winding path, first in an extensive chronology and then a useful introduction which explains the nature of Gothic and shows how it has evolved. Obviously, the dictionary section has entries on major writers, and some of the best-known works, but also on geographical variants like Irish, Scottish or Russian Gothic and Female Gothic, Queer Gothic and Science Fiction. This is provided in over 200 often substantial and always intriguing entries. More can be found in a detailed bibliography, including general works but also more specialized ones on different styles and genres, and also specific authors. This book should certainly interest the fans but also more serious researchers.
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Gothic revival (Literature)--Dictionaries - Gothic fiction (Literary genre)--DictionariesContent provider:
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Dictionary of American History
Kutler, Stanley I.;Kutler, Stanley I.
Part of an integrated online collection of primary documents, secondary reference sour...
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Dictionary of American History
2003
Part of an integrated online collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day.
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Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
Lorraine Code;Lorraine Code
The path-breaking Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories is an accessible, multidisciplinar...
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Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
2000
The path-breaking Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories is an accessible, multidisciplinary insight into the complex field of feminist thought. The Encyclopedia contains over 500 authoritative entries commissioned from an international team of contributors and includes clear, concise and provocative explanations of key themes and ideas. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading; over 50 biographical entries provide readers with a sense of how the theories they encounter have developed out of the lives and situations of their authors.
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Feminist theory--EncyclopediasContent provider:
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The Reader's Companion to American History
Foner, Eric;Garraty, John Arthur;Society of American Historians;Foner, Eric...
African-American Art
Patton, Sharon F.;Patton, Sharon F.
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African-American Art
1998
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The Columbia History of the American Novel
Elliott, Emory;Davidson, Cathy N.;Elliott, Emory;Davidson, Cathy N.
The Columbia History of the American Novel
1991
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American fiction--History and criticismContent provider:
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Columbia Literary History of the United States
Elliott, Emory;Banta, Martha;Baker, Houston A.;Elliott, Emory;Banta, Martha...
For the first time in four decades, there exists an authoritative and up-to-date surve...
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Columbia Literary History of the United States
1988
For the first time in four decades, there exists an authoritative and up-to-date survey of the literature of the United States, from prehistoric cave narratives to the radical movements of the sixties and the experimentation of the eighties. This comprehensive volume - one of the century's most important books in American studies - extensively treats Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson, Hemingway, and other long-cherished writers, while also giving considerable attention to recently discovered writers such as Kate Chopin and to literary movements and forms of writing not studied amply in the past. Informed by the most current critical and theoretical ideas, it sets forth a generation's interpretation of the rise of American civilization and culture. The Columbia Literary History of the United States contains essays by today's foremost scholars and critics, overseen by a board of distinguished editors headed by Emory Elliott of Princeton University. These contributors reexamine in contemporary terms traditional subjects such as the importance of Puritanism, Romanticism, and frontier humor in American life and writing, but they also fully explore themes and materials that have only begun to receive deserved attention in the last two decades. Among these are the role of women as writers, readers, and literary subjects and the impact of writers from minority groups, both inside and outside the literary establishment.
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American literature--History and criticismContent provider:
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List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland published in 2016.
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Economic History Review; Nov2017, Vol. 70 Issue 4, p1375-1438, 64p
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Hale, Matthew;Raymond, Graham;Wright, Catherine
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Economic History Review; Nov2017, Vol. 70 Issue 4, p1375-1438, 64p
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List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland published in 2016.
Economic History Review; Nov2017, Vol. 70 Issue 4, p1375-1438, 64p
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ECONOMIC conditions in Great Britain - SOCIAL history - ECONOMIC history - BIBLIOGRAPHY - HISTORYContent provider:
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Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers.
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Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations; 2008, p195-315, 121p
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Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations; 2008, p1-153, 153p
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Autorinnen und Autoren A–Z.
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Metzler Lexikon Englischsprachiger Autorinnen und Autoren; 2006, p1-647, 647p
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Kreutzer, Eberhard;Nünning, Ansgar
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Metzler Lexikon Englischsprachiger Autorinnen und Autoren; 2006, p1-647, 647p
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTHROPOLOGY.
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Encyclopedia of Anthropology; 2005, following p1-2373, 3128p, 368 Color Photographs, 85 Black and White Photographs, 25 Diagrams, 22 Charts, 16 Graphs, 12 Maps
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Birx, H. James
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Encyclopedia of Anthropology; 2005, following p1-2373, 3128p, 368 Color Photographs, 85 Black and White Photographs, 25 Diagrams, 22 Charts, 16 Graphs, 12 Maps
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Rockin' Records 2015 Edition.
A subject index for the journal is presented.
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Rockin' Records 2015 Edition.
Rockin' Records; 2015, p19-1255, 1237p
A subject index for the journal is presented.
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ABOVE the Law (Performer) - SYMPHONY - SINGLES (Sound recordings)Content provider:
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Contemporary Architects.
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Contemporary Architects (9781349041862); 1980, p1-922, 922p
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Emanuel, Muriel
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Buyers-Sellers Reference Book 8c Price Guide.
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Buyers-Sellers Reference Book 8c Price Guide.
Rockin' Records; 2014, p1-1222, 1222p
The article lists the pricing guide for music recordings which include recordings from rock band A-Bones, pop music group ABBA, and musical group Acorn Sisters.
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A-BONES (Performer) - ABBA (Performer) - ACORN Sisters (Performer)Content provider:
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Untitled.
A list of musicians and their singles and long plays (LP) is presented which includes ...
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Rockin' Records; 2013, p19-1183, 1157p
A list of musicians and their singles and long plays (LP) is presented which includes ABBA, Jimmy Barbee and The Chant.
