Author: Kerry Segrave
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489073
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The poverty that drives people to begging has been a pressing social issue in the United States since the beginning. This historical work explores begging1and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the media and private charity organizations dealt with them. Efforts to suppress mendicancy are explored, including legislation, police crackdowns, and public vouchers for meals and shelter. Of particular interest is the way in which media portrayals have guided public perception of mendicants. Despite the massive social upheavals the last two centuries have brought, all efforts to suppress begging have failed. Many of the complaints and arguments made against beggars and begging in 1850 and 1900 and 1940 were also made into the 21st century because, in the end, the public continued to give alms.
Begging in America, 1850-1940
Author: Kerry Segrave
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489073
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The poverty that drives people to begging has been a pressing social issue in the United States since the beginning. This historical work explores begging1and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the media and private charity organizations dealt with them. Efforts to suppress mendicancy are explored, including legislation, police crackdowns, and public vouchers for meals and shelter. Of particular interest is the way in which media portrayals have guided public perception of mendicants. Despite the massive social upheavals the last two centuries have brought, all efforts to suppress begging have failed. Many of the complaints and arguments made against beggars and begging in 1850 and 1900 and 1940 were also made into the 21st century because, in the end, the public continued to give alms.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489073
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
The poverty that drives people to begging has been a pressing social issue in the United States since the beginning. This historical work explores begging1and beggars in the period 1850 to 1940, with emphasis on how the police, the courts, the media and private charity organizations dealt with them. Efforts to suppress mendicancy are explored, including legislation, police crackdowns, and public vouchers for meals and shelter. Of particular interest is the way in which media portrayals have guided public perception of mendicants. Despite the massive social upheavals the last two centuries have brought, all efforts to suppress begging have failed. Many of the complaints and arguments made against beggars and begging in 1850 and 1900 and 1940 were also made into the 21st century because, in the end, the public continued to give alms.
The Mahabharata, Volume 1
Author:
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022621754X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic struggle between five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, and their one hundred contentious cousins for rule of the land. This is the first volume in what will ultimately become a multi volume edition encompassing all eighteen books.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022621754X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic struggle between five heroic brothers, the Pandavas, and their one hundred contentious cousins for rule of the land. This is the first volume in what will ultimately become a multi volume edition encompassing all eighteen books.
Vintage Crochet Hats and Accessories
Author: Kathryn Fulton
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811714470
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Join in the comeback of the vintage look by making your own hats, handbags, and more in classic styles. These 23 patterns include accessories for women, men, and children, all with a vintage-chic look. • 23 patterns for hats, purses and tote bags, shawls, and more • All the patterns have been fully tested and edited to appeal to a contemporary audience; terminology and yarn information have been updated • Styles for all tastes and ages • Patterns range from easy to experienced
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 0811714470
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Join in the comeback of the vintage look by making your own hats, handbags, and more in classic styles. These 23 patterns include accessories for women, men, and children, all with a vintage-chic look. • 23 patterns for hats, purses and tote bags, shawls, and more • All the patterns have been fully tested and edited to appeal to a contemporary audience; terminology and yarn information have been updated • Styles for all tastes and ages • Patterns range from easy to experienced
The Samnyasa Upanisads
Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195361377
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation--the central institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions--and the function and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite of renunciation. The Samnyasa Upanisads will be an unparalleled source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and Indian eticism, mysticism, and holiness.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195361377
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The first readable and accurate translation of twenty of the most authoritative Hindu documents pertaining to ascetic ideals and the ascetic way of life, this text opens to students a major source for the study of the Hindu ascetical institutions and of the historical changes they underwent during a period of a thousand years or more. Beginning with an analysis of the historical context that gave rise to Indian ascetical institutions and ideologies, Patrick Olivelle moves on to elucidate the meaning of renunciation--the central institution of holiness in most Hindu traditions--and the function and significance of the various elements that constitute the rite of renunciation. The Samnyasa Upanisads will be an unparalleled source of information and insight for students of Hinduism and Indian eticism, mysticism, and holiness.
What the Buddha Never Taught
Author: Tim Ward
Publisher: Changemakers Books
ISBN: 1782792023
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
There is still a place in the jungles of Thailand, where you can leave it all behind... A cult classic and bestseller in the 1990s, What the Buddha Never Taught is a humorous “behind the robes” account of life inside one of the strictest jungle monasteries in Southeast Asia. In Pahnanachat, the monks keep the 227 rules laid down by the Buddha, including refraining from all killing. But how does a foreign monk cope with cobra in the outhouse, or the temptation of a Mars Bar in his begging bowl? Find out, in this newly reincarnated 20th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author and a new foreword by Wade Davis. ,
Publisher: Changemakers Books
ISBN: 1782792023
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
There is still a place in the jungles of Thailand, where you can leave it all behind... A cult classic and bestseller in the 1990s, What the Buddha Never Taught is a humorous “behind the robes” account of life inside one of the strictest jungle monasteries in Southeast Asia. In Pahnanachat, the monks keep the 227 rules laid down by the Buddha, including refraining from all killing. But how does a foreign monk cope with cobra in the outhouse, or the temptation of a Mars Bar in his begging bowl? Find out, in this newly reincarnated 20th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author and a new foreword by Wade Davis. ,
Down and Out Today
Author: Matthew Small
Publisher: Legend Press
ISBN: 1785079972
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
'Enlightening and startling... The world needs more writers like Matthew Small.' Charlie Carroll'Brings into sharp relief the realities of poverty... inspiring and uplifting.' Tracy Shildrick 'A fascinating insight into what it feels like to live on the streets of the UK and India today.' Joanna Mack Poverty stretches across all of humanity and by travelling East, Small encounters the raw faces of poverty in India’s slums; he works in a leprosy community, and joins the Sisters of Mercy on the smoggy and exhilarating streets in Calcutta. He then returns to the UK, to Bath, to see what the passing of three months means to those who are scarred by one of the most unglamorous of all humanities’ ills, being poor. Small engages with different community members who are living with poverty, to answer these long standing questions: What’s keeping them down? What’s pushing them out? And how can we move forward?
Publisher: Legend Press
ISBN: 1785079972
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
'Enlightening and startling... The world needs more writers like Matthew Small.' Charlie Carroll'Brings into sharp relief the realities of poverty... inspiring and uplifting.' Tracy Shildrick 'A fascinating insight into what it feels like to live on the streets of the UK and India today.' Joanna Mack Poverty stretches across all of humanity and by travelling East, Small encounters the raw faces of poverty in India’s slums; he works in a leprosy community, and joins the Sisters of Mercy on the smoggy and exhilarating streets in Calcutta. He then returns to the UK, to Bath, to see what the passing of three months means to those who are scarred by one of the most unglamorous of all humanities’ ills, being poor. Small engages with different community members who are living with poverty, to answer these long standing questions: What’s keeping them down? What’s pushing them out? And how can we move forward?
Religion and the Environment
Author: R. Tanner
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230286348
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book is an analysis of the whole frontier between religion and the environment. It deals in turn with their interactions and the effects of each on the other in the major world religions. It considers the religious impact on human uses of time, space, materials, transport, and foods, and the environmental effects of religious influence on major topics such as population pressures, morbidity, mortality, marital arrangements, contraception, the treatment of animals, and environmental management.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230286348
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
This book is an analysis of the whole frontier between religion and the environment. It deals in turn with their interactions and the effects of each on the other in the major world religions. It considers the religious impact on human uses of time, space, materials, transport, and foods, and the environmental effects of religious influence on major topics such as population pressures, morbidity, mortality, marital arrangements, contraception, the treatment of animals, and environmental management.
The Shrewsbury Edition of the Works of Samuel Butler: The Odyssey, rendered into English prose
Author: Samuel Butler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Epic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Svensk-Engelsk ordbok
Author: Oscar Edmund Wenström
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
The Life And Teachings Of Sai Baba Of Shirdi
Author: Antonio Rigopoulos
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791412671
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
A vast and diversified religious movement originating from Sai Baba of Shirdi, is often referred to as "the Sai Baba movement." Through the chronological presentation of Sai Baba's life, light is shed on the various ways in which the important guru figures in this movement came to be linked to the saint of Shirdi.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791412671
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
A vast and diversified religious movement originating from Sai Baba of Shirdi, is often referred to as "the Sai Baba movement." Through the chronological presentation of Sai Baba's life, light is shed on the various ways in which the important guru figures in this movement came to be linked to the saint of Shirdi.