Author: Michael O’Neill
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317303822
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This significant collection of essays examines the cultural, literary, philosophical and historical representation of beauty in British, Irish and American literature. Contributors use the works of Charles Dickens, T S Eliot, W H Auden and Stephen Spender among others to explore the role of beauty and its wider implications in art and society.
The Persistence of Beauty
Author: Michael O’Neill
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317303822
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This significant collection of essays examines the cultural, literary, philosophical and historical representation of beauty in British, Irish and American literature. Contributors use the works of Charles Dickens, T S Eliot, W H Auden and Stephen Spender among others to explore the role of beauty and its wider implications in art and society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317303822
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This significant collection of essays examines the cultural, literary, philosophical and historical representation of beauty in British, Irish and American literature. Contributors use the works of Charles Dickens, T S Eliot, W H Auden and Stephen Spender among others to explore the role of beauty and its wider implications in art and society.
The Persistence of the Old Regime
Author: Arno Mayer
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1789600537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
In this classic work which analyzes the context in which thirty years of war and revolution wracked the European continent, the great historian Arno Mayer emphasizes the backwardness of the European economies and their political subjugation by aristocratic elites and their allies. Mayer turns upside down the vision of societies marked by modernization and forward-thrusting bourgeois and popular social classes, thereby transforming our understanding of the traumatic crises of the early twentieth century.
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1789600537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
In this classic work which analyzes the context in which thirty years of war and revolution wracked the European continent, the great historian Arno Mayer emphasizes the backwardness of the European economies and their political subjugation by aristocratic elites and their allies. Mayer turns upside down the vision of societies marked by modernization and forward-thrusting bourgeois and popular social classes, thereby transforming our understanding of the traumatic crises of the early twentieth century.
Forever Kind of Woman
Author: Susan Payne
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509232435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Rural Texas in 1886 was as far from the academic life of Chicago's University and its training hospital as a woman could get. Tess McLeish, who had been invited by Dr. Waverly to join his practice and his life as his wife, now finds herself waiting in Forever, Texas while he decides between her and another. Sheriff Carter, a sworn bachelor who never contemplated needing a woman, finds himself wanting Tess in his life. But will her indecisive fiancé decide to stick to his original agreement and take Tess as his wife, or will an unexpected threat in the shadows bring everything to a tragic end?
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509232435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Rural Texas in 1886 was as far from the academic life of Chicago's University and its training hospital as a woman could get. Tess McLeish, who had been invited by Dr. Waverly to join his practice and his life as his wife, now finds herself waiting in Forever, Texas while he decides between her and another. Sheriff Carter, a sworn bachelor who never contemplated needing a woman, finds himself wanting Tess in his life. But will her indecisive fiancé decide to stick to his original agreement and take Tess as his wife, or will an unexpected threat in the shadows bring everything to a tragic end?
Rescued by a Highlander
Author: Susan Payne
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509233121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Tall, beautiful and slender, she dressed like a boy and fought like a warrior and won Laird Macgregor's interest in a single moment. Jillian was fighting to protect her father and save her heritage – could she trust a Highlander to help her?
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509233121
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Tall, beautiful and slender, she dressed like a boy and fought like a warrior and won Laird Macgregor's interest in a single moment. Jillian was fighting to protect her father and save her heritage – could she trust a Highlander to help her?
Persistent Object Systems
Author: Malcolm Atkinson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1447121228
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
The Sixth International Workshop on Persistent Object Systems was held at Les Mazets des Roches near Tarascon, Provence in southern France from the fifth to the ninth of September 1994. The attractive context and autumn warmth greeted the 53 participants from 12 countries spread over five continents. Persistent object systems continue to grow in importance. Almost all significant uses of computers to support human endeavours depend on long-lived and large-scale systems. As expectations and ambitions rise so the sophistication of the systems we attempt to build also rises. The quality and integrity of the systems and their feasibility for supporting large groups of co-operating people depends on their technical founda tion. Persistent object systems are being developed which provide a more robust and yet simpler foundation for these persistent applications. The workshop followed the tradition of the previous workshops in the series, focusing on the design, implementation and use of persistent object systems in particular and persistent systems in general. There were clear signs that this line of research is maturing, as engineering issues were discussed with the aid of evidence from operational systems. The work presented covered the complete range of database facilities: transactions, concurrency, distribution, integrity and schema modifica tion. There were examples of very large scale use, one involving tens of terabytes of data. Language issues, particularly the provision of reflection, continued to be important.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1447121228
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
The Sixth International Workshop on Persistent Object Systems was held at Les Mazets des Roches near Tarascon, Provence in southern France from the fifth to the ninth of September 1994. The attractive context and autumn warmth greeted the 53 participants from 12 countries spread over five continents. Persistent object systems continue to grow in importance. Almost all significant uses of computers to support human endeavours depend on long-lived and large-scale systems. As expectations and ambitions rise so the sophistication of the systems we attempt to build also rises. The quality and integrity of the systems and their feasibility for supporting large groups of co-operating people depends on their technical founda tion. Persistent object systems are being developed which provide a more robust and yet simpler foundation for these persistent applications. The workshop followed the tradition of the previous workshops in the series, focusing on the design, implementation and use of persistent object systems in particular and persistent systems in general. There were clear signs that this line of research is maturing, as engineering issues were discussed with the aid of evidence from operational systems. The work presented covered the complete range of database facilities: transactions, concurrency, distribution, integrity and schema modifica tion. There were examples of very large scale use, one involving tens of terabytes of data. Language issues, particularly the provision of reflection, continued to be important.
The Woman of His Dreams
Author: Susan Payne
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509234853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Returning home from another trip abroad, Collin Crawford, met the enchanting governess of his two precocious nieces. He felt drawn to her immediately and thought she had as well. Now he must right a terrible wrong - and do so without damaging their fragile relationship.
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509234853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Returning home from another trip abroad, Collin Crawford, met the enchanting governess of his two precocious nieces. He felt drawn to her immediately and thought she had as well. Now he must right a terrible wrong - and do so without damaging their fragile relationship.
The Texas Ranger and the Professor
Author: Susan Payne
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509232966
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Retiring Texas Ranger Benjamin Edwards has one last assignment before taking his final exam to become an attorney. Female Professor Jessie Reeves is primed to prove she can make it in a man's profession. When their lives cross paths, they are never the same.
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN: 1509232966
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Retiring Texas Ranger Benjamin Edwards has one last assignment before taking his final exam to become an attorney. Female Professor Jessie Reeves is primed to prove she can make it in a man's profession. When their lives cross paths, they are never the same.
The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism
Author: Robert F. Haggard
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313095841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism examines the question of where to locate the ideological break between classical liberalism and the underlying principles of the modern Welfare State. While most historians of 19th century Britain argue that such a shift occurred prior to 1900, Haggard challenges the contention that classical liberalism had been so undermined by this point that the modern Welfare State was largely inevitable. He considers the public discussion of progress, poverty, charity, socialism, and social reform, and he concludes that the vast majority of the Victorian middle and upper classes remained wedded to the tenets of classical liberalism up to the close of the century. In contrast to traditional characterizations, Haggard argues that progress, individualism, and character continued to resonate within Victorian society throughout the late Victorian period. Private philanthropy grew increasingly active as a remedy to urban poverty. The London Socialist movement, the New Unionism, the Independent Labour Party, and the New Liberalism, each proponents of socialistic reforms, found themselves marginalized politically. The key to the social debates of the day was the concept of the deserving versus the undeserving poor. Although the deserving might expect some private or public aid, the undeserving were to be punished for their lack of character. Until this notion was overturned, the Welfare State would remain outside the realm of practical politics.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313095841
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
The Persistence of Victorian Liberalism examines the question of where to locate the ideological break between classical liberalism and the underlying principles of the modern Welfare State. While most historians of 19th century Britain argue that such a shift occurred prior to 1900, Haggard challenges the contention that classical liberalism had been so undermined by this point that the modern Welfare State was largely inevitable. He considers the public discussion of progress, poverty, charity, socialism, and social reform, and he concludes that the vast majority of the Victorian middle and upper classes remained wedded to the tenets of classical liberalism up to the close of the century. In contrast to traditional characterizations, Haggard argues that progress, individualism, and character continued to resonate within Victorian society throughout the late Victorian period. Private philanthropy grew increasingly active as a remedy to urban poverty. The London Socialist movement, the New Unionism, the Independent Labour Party, and the New Liberalism, each proponents of socialistic reforms, found themselves marginalized politically. The key to the social debates of the day was the concept of the deserving versus the undeserving poor. Although the deserving might expect some private or public aid, the undeserving were to be punished for their lack of character. Until this notion was overturned, the Welfare State would remain outside the realm of practical politics.
On Target? the International Experience with Achieving Inflation Targets
Author: Mr.Scott Roger
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451861826
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
This paper examines the international experience with full-fledged inflation targeting monetary regimes. Stylized facts are brought together from a review of the institutional elements of inflation targeting frameworks, a comparison of actual and targeted inflation outcomes, and case studies of large inflation target misses. Inflation targets are missed about 40 percent of the time and often by substantial amounts and for prolonged periods, yet no country has dropped inflation targeting. The resilience of the inflation targeting regime is attributable to the flexibility of the framework, its high standards of transparency and accountability, and the lack of realistic alternatives.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
ISBN: 1451861826
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
This paper examines the international experience with full-fledged inflation targeting monetary regimes. Stylized facts are brought together from a review of the institutional elements of inflation targeting frameworks, a comparison of actual and targeted inflation outcomes, and case studies of large inflation target misses. Inflation targets are missed about 40 percent of the time and often by substantial amounts and for prolonged periods, yet no country has dropped inflation targeting. The resilience of the inflation targeting regime is attributable to the flexibility of the framework, its high standards of transparency and accountability, and the lack of realistic alternatives.
Sidney Chambers and The Persistence of Love
Author: James Runcie
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1632867966
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
The sixth installment in the Grantchester Mysteries series, now a major PBS television series as well. The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved Granchester Mystery series, which has been adapted for Masterpiece's Grantchester starring James Norton, sees full-time priest, part-time detective Sidney Chambers plunged back into sleuthing when he discovers a body in a bluebell wood. It is May 1971 and the Cambridgeshire countryside is bursting into summer. Attending to his paternal duties, Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is walking in the woods with his daughter Anna and their aging Labrador, Byron, when they stumble upon a body. Beside the dead man lies a basket of wild flowers, all poisonous. And so it is that Sidney is thrust into another murder investigation, entering a world of hippies, folk singers, and psychedelic plants, where love triangles and permissive behavior seem to hide something darker. Despite the tranquil appearance of the Diocese of Ely, there is much to keep Sidney and his old friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, as busy as ever. An historic religious text vanishes from a Cambridge college; Sidney's former flame, Amanda Richmond, gets a whiff of art-world corruption; and his nephew disappears in the long, hot summer of 1976. Meanwhile, Sidney comes face to face with the divine mysteries of life and love while wrestling with earthly problems--from parish scandals and an alarmingly progressive new secretary to his own domestic misdemeanors, the challenges of parenthood and a great loss.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1632867966
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
The sixth installment in the Grantchester Mysteries series, now a major PBS television series as well. The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved Granchester Mystery series, which has been adapted for Masterpiece's Grantchester starring James Norton, sees full-time priest, part-time detective Sidney Chambers plunged back into sleuthing when he discovers a body in a bluebell wood. It is May 1971 and the Cambridgeshire countryside is bursting into summer. Attending to his paternal duties, Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is walking in the woods with his daughter Anna and their aging Labrador, Byron, when they stumble upon a body. Beside the dead man lies a basket of wild flowers, all poisonous. And so it is that Sidney is thrust into another murder investigation, entering a world of hippies, folk singers, and psychedelic plants, where love triangles and permissive behavior seem to hide something darker. Despite the tranquil appearance of the Diocese of Ely, there is much to keep Sidney and his old friend, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating, as busy as ever. An historic religious text vanishes from a Cambridge college; Sidney's former flame, Amanda Richmond, gets a whiff of art-world corruption; and his nephew disappears in the long, hot summer of 1976. Meanwhile, Sidney comes face to face with the divine mysteries of life and love while wrestling with earthly problems--from parish scandals and an alarmingly progressive new secretary to his own domestic misdemeanors, the challenges of parenthood and a great loss.