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The english civil war and after, 1642-1658
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Migrant daughter
Taking us from the open spaces of rural New Mexico and the fields of California's Great Central Valley to the intellectual milieu of student life in Berkeley during the 1950s, this memoir, based on an oral history by Mario T. García, is the powerful and moving testimonio of a young Mexican Americ...
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John colet
John Colet by John B. Gleason offers the first comprehensive scholarly biography of the early Tudor theologian, reformer, and founder of St. Paul’s School. Long overshadowed by Erasmus and Thomas More, Colet emerges here as a central figure in the intellectual and religious life of late fifteenth...
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The velvet glove
The Velvet Glove: Paternalism and Conflict in Gender, Class, and Race Relations by Mary R. Jackman reframes the study of inequality by shifting attention from open hostility to the quieter, more insidious mechanisms of persuasion. Drawing on Aesop’s fable of the wind and the sun, Jackman argues t...
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The accidental history of the u.s. immigration courts
How the immigration courts became part of the nation’s law enforcement agency—and how to reshape them. During the Trump administration, the immigration courts were decried as more politicized enforcement weapon than impartial tribunal. Yet few people are aware of a fundamental flaw in the system ...
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State and intellectual in imperial japan
State and Intellectual in Imperial Japan: The Public Man in Crisis by Andrew E. Barshay examines the dilemmas of Japanese intellectual life under the pressures of modern state formation and wartime mobilization. Through paired studies of Nanbara Shigeru, a professor of Western political thought a...
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The sermons of john donne, volume vii
The Sermons of John Donne, edited by Evelyn M. Simpson and George R. Potter, Volume VII, presents Donne at the very height of his preaching powers, a period when his imagination, theological insight, and rhetorical mastery converge with unusual force. Preached in 1626 and 1627, these sermons emer...
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Money in sixteenth-century florence
Money in Sixteenth-Century Florence offers a comprehensive analysis of Florence's monetary and financial landscape during a pivotal period shaped by the influx of New World silver, political interference, and economic upheaval. This meticulously researched work delves into the intricate relations...
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For the lord of the animals-poems from the telugu
For the Lord of the Animals: Poems from the Telugu offers an insightful translation of The Kalahastisvara Satakamu by the 16th-century poet Dhurjati, a prominent figure in the devotional poetry tradition of Andhra Pradesh. Set in the sacred temple town of Kalahasti, dedicated to the god Shiva, th...
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The imaginative world of alexander pope
The Imaginative World of Alexander Pope examines the complex and multilayered world created by one of the most significant poets of the 18th century. The book focuses on how Alexander Pope, while rooted in the ideals of the Augustan age, bridges the transition to modern poetic sensibilities. Cent...
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The mwindo epic from the banyanga
A dynamic translation of the timeless African epic.The feats of the hero Mwindo are glorified in this epic work, sung and narrated in a Bantu language and acted out by a member of the Nyanga tribe in the remote forest regions of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beautifully struct...
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Reconstructing public philosophy
Reconstructing Public Philosophy is William Sullivan’s ambitious effort to recover a richer language of citizenship for American democracy at a moment of cultural exhaustion. Moving between philosophical analysis and cultural criticism, Sullivan examines how leading voices in liberal theory—from ...
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Violent differences
2023 Honorable Mention for Outstanding Book Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems Despite rising attention to sexual assault and sexual violence, queer men have been largely excluded from the discussion. Violent Differences is the first book of its kind to focus specifically on ...
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War virtually
A critical look at how the US military is weaponizing technology and data for new kinds of warfare—and why we must resist.War Virtually is the story of how scientists, programmers, and engineers are racing to develop data-driven technologies for fighting virtual wars, both at home and abroad. In ...
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Chief of staff
This book, Chief of Staff: Twenty-Five Years of Managing the Presidency, provides a unique exploration of the inner workings of the White House, offering both anecdotes and professional insights into the role of senior aides who have shaped the presidency over the past quarter-century. From Eisen...
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Rethinking statehood in palestine
A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. The quest for an inclusive and independent state has been at the center of the Palestinian national struggle for a very long time. This book critically explores the meaning of Palestinian statehood and the ch...
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