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Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation 1489-1556: And The English Reformation, 1489-1556 (classic Reprint) (Routledge Revivals)
by A. F. PollardPublished in 1965: It has been maintained by an eminent scholar recently dead that the chief content of modern history is the emancipation of conscience from the control of authority. From that point of view the student of Tudor times will not be exclusive in his choice of heroes. He will find room in his calendar of saints for More as well as for Cranmer. Both had grave imperfections, and both took their share in enforcing the claims of authority over those of conscience. Nor perhaps is it true to say that they died in order that we might be free; but they died for conscience' sake, and unless they and others had died conscience would still be in chains. That was Cranmer's service in the cause of humanity his Church owes him no less, for in the Book of Common Prayer he gave it the most effective of all its possessions.
Life Like Dolls: The Collector Doll Phenomenon and the Lives of the Women Who Love Them
by A. F. RobertsonSince the 1980s there has been a growing billion dollar business producing porcelain collectible dolls. Avertised in Sunday newspapers and mailbox fliers, even Marie Osmond, an avid collector herself, is now promoting her own line of dolls on the Home Shopping Network and sales are soaring. With average price tags of $100 -- and $500 or more for a handcrafted or limited edition doll -- these dolls strike a chord in the hearts of middle-aged and older women, their core buyers, some of whom create "nurseries" devoted to collections that number in the hundreds.Each doll has its own name, identity and "adoption certificate," like Shawna, "who has just learned to stack blocks all by herself," and Bobby, whose "brown, handset eyes shine with mischief and little-boy plans." Exploring the nexus of emotions, consumption and commodification they represent, A. F. Robertson tracks the rise of the porcelain collectible market; interviews the women themselves; and visits their clubs, fairs and homes to understand what makes the dolls so irresistible.Lifelike but freakish; novelties that profess to be antiques; pricey kitsch: These dolls are the product of powerful emotions and big business. Life Like Dolls pursues why middle-class, educated women obsessively collect these dolls and what this phenomenon says about our culture.
The Big Catch: A Practical Introduction To Development
by A. F. RobertsonThis interactive, role-playing case book is an enormously rich and stimulating way of challenging students to think about the problems of development and how development experts go about trying to alleviate them. One of the most innovative and eloquent anthropologists of development, A. F. Robertson has drawn from his extensive field experience to construct a hypothetical scenario of the sort typically encountered by those who are making development decisions.
Skandar e o Cavaleiro Fantasma (Serie Skandar 2)
by A. F. SteadmanSkandar realizou o seu sonho: treinar como um cavaleiro de unicórnios. Mas, quando ele e os seus amigos entram no 2.º ano do Ninho da Águia, surgem novas ameaças. Unicórnios selvagens — supostamente imortais — estão a ser mortos de alguma forma, enquanto uma antiga profecia alerta para um perigo iminente e terríveis catástrofes elementais começam a devastar a Ilha. Entretanto, a irmã de Skandar, Kenna, deseja juntar-se a ele, e Skandar está determinado a ajudá-la, aconteça o que acontecer. À medida que a tempestade se aproxima, conseguirá Skandar descobrir uma forma de impedir que a Ilha acabe destruída... antes que seja tarde demais?
Skandar y el ladrón del unicornio
by A. F. SteadmanLos unicornios no pertenecen al mundo de los cuentos de hadas, sino al de las pesadillas... Skandar Smith siempre ha querido cabalgar sobre un unicornio. Tener la suerte de ser uno de los pocos elegidos para criar uno y convertirse en su jinete. Establecer un vínculo irrompible con él y competir juntos para alcanzar la gloria. Ser un héroe. Pero justo cuando su sueño parece estar a punto de hacerse realidad, los acontecimientos toman un giro muy peligroso. Un misterioso jinete llamado El Tejedor roba el unicornio más poderoso de la isla y, mientras la amenaza se acerca, Skandar descubrirá un secreto que podría hacer estallar su vida en mil pedazos. Prepárate para conocer a héroes inesperados, descubrir la magia de los elementos, librar feroces batallas en el cielo, participar en carreras trepidantes y, por supuesto, para enfrentarte a unos unicornios sedientos de sangre. La crítica ha dicho:«Para mí, es el libro del año. No estaba tan ilusionada con una serie desde que salió Harry Potter. Estoy segura de que, en cuanto lo lean, los lectores pedirán a gritos la siguiente entrega. No volverán a ver a los unicornios de la misma forma, ¡ni querrán!»Dominique Valente, autora de la serie Starfell «Skandar y el ladrón del unicornio es un debut espectacular. Steadman logra retratar a la perfección un mundo tan inmersivo que creerás que los unicornios existen de verdad y que el tuyo te espera en el Criadero. Su descripción de los vínculos entre jinete y unicornio se encuentra entre los Pokémon y los daemons de Pullman; una conexión preciosa que muestra el poder de la amistad, marcada por personajes brillantemente definidos de principio a fin. Con la ambientación en un mundo fantástico, la magia de los elementos y la trama cautivadora y misteriosa, Skandar tiene todos los ingredientes para un despegue perfecto.»Florentyna Martin «Los unicornios nunca han sido tan feroces, temibles ¡y emocionantes! Una lectura fantástica y absorbente.»Laura Ellen Anderson, creadora de las series Amelia Fang y Arcoíris Grey «Un libro magnífico, me lo leí a toda prisa: a ratos me emocionaba, otros me maravillaba, me sorprendía... Es todo lo que había imaginado, ¡y más! Sin duda este libro volará alto.»Hannah Gold, autora de El último oso «La narración cinematográfica de Skandar te atrapa desde la primera página, crea una experiencia lectora envolvente e inolvidable que es imposible de dejar y que nadie debería perderse.»Aisling Fowler, autor de Fireborn «A. F. Steadman ha creado un mundo espectacular que resulta tan fresco como familiar, poblado por personajes que se quedarán junto al lector incluso después de pasar la última página.»Tolá Okogwu, autor de Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun «Una voz novedosa y joven que rebosa imaginación y emoción. ¡Estos unicornios sedientos de sangre te llevarán en una aventura que no olvidarás jamás!»Benjamin Dean «Este libro es una aventura de fantasía con dimensiones épicas, escrito por una autora superestrella. Me encantó TODO: desde la magia de los elementos y las casas en los árboles hasta el nuevo concepto de «unicornio» que presenta, tan lejos del tópico. Skandar y el ladrón del unicornio marca el principio de la nueva serie favorita de muchos lectores.»Aisha Bushby «Una historia totalmente conseguida, me sobresaltaba con cada capítulo... Tiene todos los elementos que me encantan en un buen libro.»Mel Taylor-Bessent, autor de The Christmas Carrolls
German Students' War Letters
by Jay Winter A. F. Wedd Philipp WitkopOriginally appearing at the same time as the pacifist novel All Quiet on the Western Front, this powerful collection provides a glimpse into the hearts and minds of an enemy that had been thoroughly demonized by the Allied press. Composed by German students who had left their university studies in order to participate in World War I, these letters reveal the struggles and hardships that all soldiers face.The stark brutality and surrealism of war are revealed as young men from Germany describe their bitter combat and occasional camaraderie with soldiers from many nations, including France, Great Britain, and Russia. Like its companion volume, War Letters of Fallen Englishmen, these letters were carefully selected for their depth of perception, the intensity of their descriptions, and their messages to future generations. "Should these letters help towards the establishment of justice and better understanding between nations," the editor reflects in his introduction, "their deaths will not have been in vain." This edition contains a new foreword by the distinguished World War I historian Jay Winter.
The Evidence for Voluntary Action: Being Memoranda by Organisations and Individuals and other Material Relevant to Voluntary Action (The Works of William H. Beveridge)
by A. F. WellsThis supplementary volume to Beveridge’s important work Voluntary Action sets out some of the important material on which the Report is based, and amplifies it by giving views and statements of fact submitted by many experts in the fields covered by his Inquiry.
Indust Injuries Insur Ils 152 (International Library of Sociology)
by A. F. YoungFirst published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Soc Servcs Brit Indus Ils 192 (International Library of Sociology)
by A. F. YoungFirst Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Leningrad in the Days of the Blockade
by R. D. Charques A. FadeyevThe 900 day siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) on the Baltic was perhaps one of the most iconic clashes of Nazi versus Soviet clashes to take place during the Second World War. Two and a half million Russians were trapped and encircled by Germand and Finnish forces, but despite freezing cold, scant supplies and little if any food, the city held out. In this book, noted Soviet author Alexander Alexandrovitch Fadeyev gives an eyewitness account of the horrific conditions of the city in the iron jaws of the Wehrmacht.
The Nineteen
by R. D. Charques A. FadeyevRazgrom (literally: devastation, debacle), here translated under the title of The Nineteen, was Russian author Alexander Fadeyev’s third novel. It has been widely acclaimed in Russia as one of the best novels of that decade and a significant artistic embodiment of revolutionary faith in a new Russia. A story of youthful guerrilla fighters it still stands as a fine work of modern Russian literature.
Daylighting in Architecture: A European Reference Book
by Nick V. Baker A. Fanchiotti K. SteemersTypically one third of the energy used in many buildings may be consumed by electric lighting. Good daylighting design can reduce electricity consumption for lighting and improve standards of visual comfort, health and amenity for the occupants.As the only comprehensive text on the subject written in the last decade, the book will be welcomed by all architects and building services engineers interested in good daylighting design. The book is based on the work of 25 experts from all parts of Europe who have collected, evaluated and developed the material under the auspices of the European Commission's Solar Energy and Energy Conservation R&D Programmes.
Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering Problems using MATLAB® (Emerging Materials and Technologies)
by M.S.H. Al-Furjan M. Rabani Bidgoli Reza Kolahchi A. Farrokhian M.R. BayatiApplication of Numerical Methods in Engineering Problems Using MATLAB® presents an analysis of structures using numerical methods and mathematical modeling. This structural analysis also includes beam, plate, and pipe elements, and examines deflection and frequency or buckling loads. The various engineering theories of beams/plates/shells are comprehensively presented, and the relationships between stress and strain, and the governing equations of the structure are extracted. To solve governing equations with numerical methods, there are two general types, including methods based on derivatives or integrals. Derivative-based methods have the advantage of flexibility in modeling boundary conditions, low analysis time, and a very high degree of accuracy. Therefore, the book explains numerical methods based on derivatives, especially the differential quadrature method. Features: Examines the application of numerical methods to obtain the deflection, frequency, and buckling loads. Discusses the application of numerical methods for solving motion equations. Includes numerous practical and applicable examples throughout.
Highways to Success or Byways to Waste
by John Nash A. Federico Barra Claudia Berg Rubaba Ali Jason Russ DamaniaRoads are the arteries through which the economy pulses. They connect sellers to markets, workers to jobs, students to education, and the sick to hospitals. Yet much of the developing world, Africa in particular, lacks adequate transportation infrastructure. Accordingly investments in transportation remain a cornerstone of the development agenda. Sub-Saharan Africa spends roughly $6.8 billion per year on paving roads, and the World Bank invests more on roads than on education, health, and social services combined. Despite the development focus on transportation, methodologies for evaluating which road projects to fund are often dis-jointed and unreliable. This report hopes to improve upon the current approaches by establishing a new methodology for prioritization which can be applied to a diverse set of scenarios, regions, and projects. This book demonstrates how modern econometrics and geospatial techniques can be combined to analyze the latest available geo-referenced datasets at the smallest possible scale to answer some of the most important questions in development. Uniquely this report attempts to shed light on some of the most profound puzzles in determining the impacts of roads and where to locate these. Does road infrastructure unleash a virtuous growth cycle? Is it advisable to improve roads in conflict prone zones? What is the effect of improving market access on farming practices? And what are the impacts of roads on forests and biodiversity? It is envisioned that the approach used in this book can be a reference guide to researchers from across the spectrum of international development, who are seeking new tools and insights into the many issues (technical and non-technical) of this important field.
The Life of Buddha
by Paul C. Blum A. Ferdinand HeroldTHE LIFE OF BUDDHA Based on prolonged study of Indian legends, poems,history) and literature, The Life of Buddha not only adds to the actual knowledge of the facts surrounding the life of the Lord Buddha, but it also renders intelligible much that has hitherto mystified the Western student of the Orient. With great clarity, the author brings out the modes of life the sense of values, the technique of meditation, and the daily life of the Lord Buddha. This book should have appeal to a great variety of readers; packed with stimulating information, it is of interest to the student of Eastern religion and mysticism and the lover of Asiatic art, as well as to those concerned with philosophy, with the psychology of religion, and also to the general reader who hopes to gain an insight into the Orient. This vivid account of Buddha's life shows clearly how the values and manners set down by this man swept through India, Burma, Indo-China, and Ceylon, across China and Korea, and into Japan; and howthe daily life of a man who lived over two thousand five hundred years ago has become an inspiration, not only to millions of Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese,but also to increasing numbers of Westerners as well.
The Life of Buddha
by Paul C. Blum A. Ferdinand HeroldTHE LIFE OF BUDDHA Based on prolonged study of Indian legends, poems,history) and literature, The Life of Buddha not only adds to the actual knowledge of the facts surrounding the life of the Lord Buddha, but it also renders intelligible much that has hitherto mystified the Western student of the Orient. With great clarity, the author brings out the modes of life the sense of values, the technique of meditation, and the daily life of the Lord Buddha. This book should have appeal to a great variety of readers; packed with stimulating information, it is of interest to the student of Eastern religion and mysticism and the lover of Asiatic art, as well as to those concerned with philosophy, with the psychology of religion, and also to the general reader who hopes to gain an insight into the Orient. This vivid account of Buddha's life shows clearly how the values and manners set down by this man swept through India, Burma, Indo-China, and Ceylon, across China and Korea, and into Japan; and howthe daily life of a man who lived over two thousand five hundred years ago has become an inspiration, not only to millions of Chinese, Koreans, and Japanese,but also to increasing numbers of Westerners as well.
Trans Studies: The Challenge to Hetero/Homo Normativities
by Sarah Tobias Genny Beemyn Susan R. Rankin Jian Chen Marcia Ochoa Alexandra Rodriguez de Ruiz Valens Keja Nora Butler Burke Lucas Crawford Yolanda Martinez-San Miguel Aren Z. Aizura Sel J. Hwahng Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel A. Finn Enke Pauline Park Jody L. Herman Toby Beauchamp Mickael Chacha EnriquezFrom Caitlyn Jenner to Laverne Cox, transgender people have rapidly gained public visibility, contesting many basic assumptions about what gender and embodiment mean. The vibrant discipline of Trans Studies explores such challenges in depth, building on the insights of queer and feminist theory to raise provocative questions about the relationships among gender, sexuality, and accepted social norms. Trans Studies is an interdisciplinary essay collection, bringing together leading experts in this burgeoning field and offering insights about how transgender activism and scholarship might transform scholarship and public policy. Taking an intersectional approach, this theoretically sophisticated book deeply grounded in real-world concerns bridges the gaps between activism and academia by offering examples of cutting-edge activism, research, and pedagogy.
Places of Possibility: Property, Nature and Community Land Ownership (Antipode Book Series)
by A. Fiona MackenzieThrough original research conducted in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, Places of Possibility shows how community land ownership can open up the political, social, environmental, and economic terrain to more socially just and sustainable possibilities than private ownership. Reveals how community land ownership is more just and sustainable than private ownership Features original theoretical insights into ideas of property and nature that disrupt the process of neoliberalisation Based on original research conducted by the author in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Back in School: How Student Parents Are Transforming College and Family (The American Campus)
by A. Fiona PearsonFifty years ago, students who were parents were a rarity in college classrooms, but by the beginning of the twenty-first century, over a quarter of all undergraduate students were parents. In Back in School, A. Fiona Pearson explores how these student parents navigate cultural norms and institutional resources, forging pathways as they journey to become better parents and successful students. Back in School examines how policy makers, professors, college administrators, counselors, and social workers provide or deny access to child care, tutoring, financial aid, or other campus- or community-based resources. Pearson further explores how social norms and governmental and organizational policies influence access to these resources and student parents’ experiences on campus and at home.
Amphibians and Reptiles of Land Between the Lakes
by David H. Snyder A. Floyd Scott Edmund J. Zimmerer David F. FrymireKnown for its natural beauty, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is the largest inland peninsula in the United States. Consisting of 170,000 acres of forested and protected public land between Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River) and Lake Barkley
Argumentation: Analysis and Evaluation (Routledge Communication Series #8)
by Frans H. van Eemeren A. Francisca HenkemansThis book concentrates on argumentation as it emerges in ordinary discourse, whether the discourse is institutionalized or strictly informal. Crucial concepts from the theory of argumentation are systematically discussed and explained with the help of examples from real-life discourse and texts. The basic principles are explained that are instrumental in the analysis and evaluation of argumentative discourse. Methodical instruments are offered for identifying differences of opinion, analyzing and evaluating argumentation and presenting arguments in oral and written discourse. Attention is also paid to the way in which arguers attempt to be not just reasonable, but effective as well, by maneuvering strategically. In addition, the book provides a great variety of exercises and assignments to improve the student’s skill in presenting argumentation. The authors begin their treatment of argumentation theory at the same juncture where argumentation also starts in practice: The difference of opinion that occasions the evolvement of the argumentation. Each chapter begins with a short summary of the essentials and ends with a number of exercises that students can use to master the material. Argumentation is the first introductory textbook of this kind. It is intended as a general introduction for students who are interested in a proper conduct of argumentative discourse. Suggestions for further reading are made for each topic and several extra assignments are added to the exercises. Special features: • A concise and complete treatment of both the theoretical backgrounds and the practice of argumentation analysis and evaluation. • Crucial concepts from pragmatics (speech act theory, Grice’s cooperative principle) presented in a non-technical way; introducing the theory of verbal communication. • The first textbook treatment of strategic maneuvering as a way of balancing being reasonable with being effective • Exercises and assignments based on real-life texts from a variety of contexts.
Argumentation: Analysis, Evaluation, Presentation
by Frans H. van Eemeren A. Francisca Henkemans Rob GrootendorstThis book concentrates on argumentation as it emerges in ordinary discourse, whether the discourse is institutionalized or strictly informal. Crucial concepts from the theory of argumentation are systematically discussed and explained with the help of examples from real-life discourse and texts. The basic principles are explained that are instrumental in the analysis and evaluation of argumentative discourse. Methodical instruments are offered for identifying differences of opinion, analyzing and evaluating argumentation and presenting arguments in oral and written discourse. In addition, the book provides a great variety of exercises and assignments to improve the students' skill in presenting argumentation. The authors begin their treatment of argumentation theory at the same juncture where argumentation also starts in practice: The difference of opinion that occasions the evolvement of the argumentation. Each chapter begins with a short summary of the essentials and ends with a number of exercises that students can use to master the material. Argumentation is the first introductory textbook of this kind. It is intended as a general introduction for students who are interested in a proper conduct of argumentative discourse. Suggestions for further reading are made for each topic and several extra assignments are added to the exercises. Special features: * A concise and complete treatment of both the theoretical backgrounds and the practice of argumentation analysis and evaluation. * Crucial concepts from pragmatics (speech act theory, Grice's cooperative principle) presented in a non-technical way; introducing the theory of verbal communication. * Unique coverage of both oral and written presentation of arguments. * Exercises and assignments based on real-life texts from a variety of contexts.
Handbook of Argumentation Theory
by Frans H. van Eemeren Bart Garssen Erik C. W. Krabbe A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans Bart Verheij Jean H. M. WagemansThe Handbook Argumentation Theory provides an up to date survey of the various theoretical contributions to the development of argumentation theory for all scholars interested in argumentation, informal logic and rhetoric. It describes the historical roots of modern argumentation theory that are still an important theoretical background to contemporary approaches. Because of the complexity, diversity and rate of developments in argumentation theory, there is a real need for an overview of the state of the art, the main approaches that can be distinguished and the distinctive features of these approaches. The Handbook covers classical and modern backgrounds to the study of argumentation, the New Rhetoric developed by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca, the Toulmin model, formal approaches, informal logic, communication and rhetoric, pragmatic approaches, linguistic approaches and pragma-dialectics. The Handbook is co-authored by Frans H. van Eemeren, Bart Garssen, Erik C. W. Krabbe, A. Francisca Snoeck Henkemans, Bart Verheij and Jean Wagemans, who are a coherent and prominent writing team whose expertise covers the whole field. The authors are assisted by an international Editorial Board consisting of outstanding argumentation scholars whose fields of interest are represented in the volume. "
Geographic Objects with Indeterminate Boundaries
by Peter A. Burrough A. FrankCurrent geographical information systems GIS deal almost exclusively with well-defined, static geographical objects ranging from physical landscapes to towns and transport systems. Such objects, exactly located in space, can easily be handled by modern GIS, yet form only a small proportion of all the possible geographical objects.; This book challenges the assumption that the world is compsed of exactly defined and bounded geographic objects such as land parcels, rivers and countries. ignoring the essential complexity of the world, current GIS do not adequately address problems as diverse as the resolution of crime between national boundaries, or the interpretation of views of people from different cultures. This work, bringing together a range of specialists from fields such as linguistics, computer science, land surveying, cartography and soil science, examines current research into the challenges of dealing with geographical phenomena that cannot easily be forced into one of the two current standard data models.
Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics XI: Selected Contributions of the Eleventh International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics #107)
by H. Levent Akin Nancy M. Amato Volkan Isler A. Frank StappenThis carefully edited volume is the outcome of the eleventh edition of the Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), which is the premier venue showcasing cutting edge research in algorithmic robotics. The eleventh WAFR, which was held August 3-5, 2014 at Boaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey continued this tradition. This volume contains extended versions of the 42 papers presented at WAFR. These contributions highlight the cutting edge research in classical robotics problems (e. g. manipulation, motion, path, multi-robot and kinodynamic planning), geometric and topological computation in robotics as well novel applications such as informative path planning, active sensing and surgical planning. This book - rich by topics and authoritative contributors - is a unique reference on the current developments and new directions in the field of algorithmic foundations.