“…This study examines women religious in the American community in the first half of the nineteenth century. The primary aim of this research was to determine who the women were who entered eight religious communities, and whether there was any clear relationship between who they were and their choice of community. …”

“…Richard Rorty (1931-2007) was among the most influential intellectuals of the latter half of the twentieth century, a thinker whose pragmatist philosophy ranged effortlessly across literature, politics, history, and poetry. …”

“…An intellectual dialogue of the highest plane achieved in America, the correspondence between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson spanned half a century and embraced government, philosophy, religion, quotidiana, and family griefs and joys. …”
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“…In his comprehensive treatment of the history of the expression “sister churches” over half a century of Catholic-Orthodox relations, Dr. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…By way of an introduction -- Philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century -- 1. Revisiting the revolt of the masses -- And just who is the new man? …”

“…He continues to fascinate as a man who made history, and created the first Communist state, a model that would later be imitated by nearly half the countries in the world. Drawing on new research, including the diaries, memoirs, and personal letters of both Lenin and his friends, Victor Sebestyen's biography--the first in English in nearly two decades--is not only a political examination of one of the most important historical figures of the twentieth century, but a portrait of Lenin the man. …”

“…But why then has Africa failed to realise its potential in half a century of independence? This book shows that African poverty is not because the world has denied the continent the market and financial means to compete: far from it. …”

“…This book, based on a wealth of previously unpublished archival material, provides the most detailed account ever written of the first half of his reign. Following on from the author's highly acclaimed Young Wilhelm (1998), the volume demonstrates the monarch's dynastic arrogance and the wounding abuse he showered on his own people as, step by step, he built up his personal power. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Lineage. A Bazinian half-century / Thomas Elsaesser -- Cinema across fault lines: Bazin and the French school of geography / Ludovic Cortade -- Evolution and event in Qu'est-ce que le cinéma? …”

“…In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota's worldwide reputation for quality and reliability. …”

“…While at Cardinal Stritch University, Smith designed and taught the course, "Math for Young Children." Half the semester was spent in an actual clinical setting where her students gained authentic experience by teaching in a local city school. …”

“…The 1970s were the end result of half a century of Westernization in Iran. When the Shah was overthrown and the Ayatollah rose to power in 1979, Aria's idyllic life skidded to a halt. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intimidations of empire : predicaments of the tactile and unseen / Ann Laura Stoler -- Tense and tender ties : the politics of comparison in North American history and (post) Colonial studies / Ann Laura Stoler -- Samoa's half-castes and some frontiers of comparison / Damon Salesa -- States of hygiene : race "improvement" and biomedical citizenship in Australia and the Colonial Philippines / Warwick Anderson -- Adjudicating intimacies on U.S. frontiers / Nayan Shah -- Proper caresses and prudent distance : a how-to manual from Colonial Louisiana / Shannon Lee Dawdy -- "His kingdom for a kiss" : Indians and intimacy in the narrative of John Marrant / Tiya Miles -- The intimacies of four continents / Lisa Lowe -- Body work in the Antebellum United States / Kathleen Brown -- Fractions and fictions in the United States census of 1890 / Martha Hodes -- The fair ensemble : Kate Chopin in St. …”

“…The book gives an account of developments in various fields of science and education in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the beginning of contributions made by Indian individuals, continuing into the twentieth century. …”

“…Since the second half of the twentieth century, trauma, ethics, and hermeneutics have flourished as conceptual and critical tools for literary, cultural, and philosophical analysis. …”

“…It synthesizes an astonishing range of scholarship, covering hundreds of topics and containing more than a million and a half words--and was still unfinished at the time of Aquinas's death. …”

“…He tells a story of faltering momentum and squandered opportunities that explains how the West's sources of strength were lost to rising consumerism, unbalanced trade, and half-hearted diplomatic engagement. All the while, other powers, like China and Russia, grew stronger. …”

“…Nearly half of the children who lived in the cities of the late Italian Renaissance were under fifteen years of age. …”
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“…This excavation thus marked the beginning of a modern Chinese archaeology endowed with great potential to reveal much of China's ancient history.. Half a century later, Chinese archaeology had made many unprecedented discoveries which surprised the world, leading Glyn Daniel to believe that "a new awareness of the importance of China will be a key development in archaeology in the decades ahead (Daniel 1981: 211). …”