“…For the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. …”

“…The second manuscript is a handwritten copy of Joachim Schröder’s Thesaurus linguæ Armenicæ, copied in 1775 by a local monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall, where it continues to be preserved…”

“…Exploring the work of such poets as Wordsworth, Shelley and Clare, the book discovers a rich vein of Romantic ecomaterialism and brings these canonical poets into dialogue with contemporary American and Australian poets and artists. Kate Rigby demonstrates the ways in which Romantic ecopoetics responds to postcolonial challenges and environmental peril to offer a collaborative artistic practice for an era of human-non-human cohabitation and kinship…”

“…In the first extended study into the politics of whiteness inherent within postfeminist cinema, Kendra Marston interrogates representations of melancholic white femininity in contemporary Hollywood cinema, arguing that the 'melancholic white woman' serves as a vehicle through which to explore the excesses of late capitalism and a crisis of faith in the American dream. This figure may be idealised or scapegoated within these films, yet strategic performances of gendered melancholia may produce benefits for white female directors and stars disadvantaged within a patriarchal industry. …”

“…The same story has been seen again and again across the North American professional sports world…”

“…By critically analyzing trends in fashion exhibition practice over the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, Julia Petrov defines and describes the varied representations of historical fashion within British and North American museum exhibitions…”

“…Prizes proliferate in every corner of American society, and excellence is trumpeted with ratings that range from "Academy Award winner!" …”

“…The chili pepper is a spice and medicinal remedy used since ancient times by the American peoples who were the first to undertake the domestication of 5 species belonging to the genus Capsicum (Solanaceae): Capsicum (Solanaceae): Capsicum annuum, C. baccatum, C. chinense, C. frutescens e C. pubescens. …”

“…Completed with a historiographical introduction and an appendix of unpublished letters, the volume traces Ezio's path as a Jewish intellectual in Fascist Italy, his role as a cultural mediator of Spanish contemporary literature to Italy, the trauma of the racial laws, and the challenges of the American exile. Expression of a women's exile literature, the pages reflect the authors experience as a mother writing for her children left in Italy and of an intellectual Italian Jewish woman dealing with the challenges of exile and memory…”

“…The structure and substance will prepare observers, analysts, and participants seeking to understand challenges before American and other statesmen. The work helps frame the morass in Syria, with all its foreign links; the contest for influence in Libya, where innumerable hands vie for dominance; the fighting in Yemen, where Houthi Shia organizations backed by Iranian sponsors battle Sunni tribes; and life along the borders of Russian expansionism, where Ukrainians plea for outside assistance, including weapons from Washington. …”

“…Scientific methods, he suggests, were originally devised as techniques for ameliorating the cognitive damage wrought by human sin. …”
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“…Although there has been a great deal of impassioned debate over the sad state of American education today, surprisingly little attention has been paid to how children actually learn to think. …”

“…"'What is historiography?' asked the American historian Carl Becker in 1938. Professional historians continue to argue over the meaning of the term. …”

“…Granter's engagement with the work of key American and European figures such as Marx, Marcuse, Gorz, Habermas and Negri, focuses his arguments for the abolition of labour as a response to the current socio-historical changes affecting our work ethic and consumer ideology. …”

“…Scientific methods, he suggests, were originally devised as techniques for ameliorating the cognitive damage wrought by human sin. …”
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“…This collection of essays by European and American scholars addresses the changing nature and appeal of crusading during the period which extended from the battle of Nicopolis in 1396 to the battle of Mohacs in 1526. …”
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“…And two case studies in every chapter-covering one North American and one global example and reinforced through online Guided Learning Explorations-get students examining the societal factors that help shape how communities deal with these disasters"--…”

“…El concepto de espíritu representa el instrumento hegeliano para pensar la intencionalidad, haciéndose cargo de las tramas de significados, valores, instituciones, etc. que ella implica. Además, aquel posee asimismo el atributo de la libertad, puesto que el acto de la conciencia provoca que se abra una distancia respecto a todo vínculo forzoso. …”

“…Objective: describe the evidence on the use of molecular tests in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in Latin American countries reported in the scientific literature. …”

“…Aunque parece poco interesado en el amor, Lewis acepta casarse con Joy Gresham, una escritora norteamericana que busca asegurar su ciudadana britÆnica. Su acuerdo se convierte en un romance y, cuando Joy descubre que tiene cÆncer, su lazo se hace aœn mÆs fuerte…”
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