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God's Generals: Movements of the Spirit (Spiritual Biographies of Gordan Lindsay, Demos Shakarian, David Du Plessis, Myrtle Beall, LonIn this seventh book in the God's Generals series, Roberts Liardon chronicles unexpected, influential, and explosive movements of the Spirit that have shaped the church and the message of the gospel in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. After giving the context of these movements,...
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Gloucester CountyIt has been said that if Williamsburg is the physical re creation of Colonial Virginia, then Gloucester is its spirit. When the age of photography dawned, it captured glimpses of this character in pictures both merry and melancholy, of old homes and newcomers, of...
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Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia: Settler Colonialism from the MarginsA necessary examination of Wales and its Patagonian settlement Y Wladfa through a decolonial lens. Inspired by decolonial thinking, Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia challenges romantic images of Y Wladfa, the Welsh Patagonian settlement founded in 1865. Drawing on archival sources written in Spanish,...
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Global Heartland: Cultivating the American Century on the Midwestern FarmHighlighting the critical role of midwestern farmers in the creation of the American Century Though often left out of the story of the making of the American Century, the farmers of the Midwest were at its center, fueling the nation's growing power in the...
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Glass in Architecture from the Pre- To the Post-Industrial Era: Production, Use and Conservation(English/ French/ German)Glass is one of the most fascinating and versatile building materials in architectural history. The new insights into glass in architecture are the result of research at the intersection of glass production, construction technology and building culture. Coming from a variety of...
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Glas ALS Fernhandelsprodukt Im Fruhen Mittelalter - Koln Und Der Europaische NordenThe Six-Year Priority Programme (SPP) 1630 "Ports from the Roman Imperial Period to the Middle Ages", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), led to an interdisciplinary and networked cooperation between several project groups - Rhine, North Sea, Baltic Sea and inland ports -...
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Ghosts of a Family: Ireland's Most Infamous Unsolved Murder, the Outbreak of the Civil War and the Origins of the Modern TroublesAt 1.20 a.m. on 24 March 1922, five men, four dressed in British police uniforms, broke into the North Belfast house of Owen McMahon, a well-known Catholic publican. They fatally shot McMahon, four of his sons and Eddie McKinney, an employee of the family....
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Geschichte in Koln 69 (2022): Zeitschrift Fur Stadt- Und RegionalgeschichteDie aktuelle Ausgabe der Geschichte in Koln wartet mit einem Lebensbild des 1021 verstorbenen Kolner Erzbischofs Heribert auf, widmet sich der Frage, auf wen die mittelalterliche Kolner Stadtmauer zuruckgeht, beschaftigt sich mit der Mobilitat der stadtischen Fuhrungsschicht im Mittelalter, mit den in gleicher Epoche...
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Germania 99 (2021): Anzeiger Der Romisch-Germanischen Kommission Des Deutschen Archaologischen InstitutsEnglish summary: Published since 1917, the periodical provides fundamental scientific articles, preliminary reports on excavations, contributions to discussions and an extensive part featuring book reviews. German description: Seit 1917 erscheint die von der RGK herausgegebene Zeitschrift "Germania. Anzeiger der Romisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archaologischen...
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George Washington: The Life & Times of George Washington - Complete BiographyIn "George Washington," Woodrow Wilson offers a profound exploration of the life and legacy of America's first president. Written in a compelling narrative style, Wilson places Washington within the intricate web of 18th-century American politics, highlighting his pivotal role during the Revolutionary War and...
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General A.P. Hill: The Story of a Confederate WarriorA Confederate general who ranks with Lee, Jeb Stuart, and Stonewall Jackson but whose achievements have been unfairly neglected until now, finally receives his due in this invaluable biography by a noted historian of the Civil War. Drawing extensively on newly unearthed documents, this...
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Galileo and the Almagest, C.1589-1592: How Ptolemaic Astronomy Influenced Galileo's Early Writings on MotionThis book offers a groundbreaking exploration of Galileo Galilei's engagement with the Almagest, Claudius Ptolemy's second-century scientific work on the motions of stars and planetary paths. Contrary to the belief that Galileo had little interest in Ptolemaic astronomy, the author investigates whether Ptolemy influenced...
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire: The Roman Frontiers of DaciaThe frontiers of the Roman empire together form the largest monument of one of the world's greatest states. They stretch for some 7,500km through 20 countries which encircle the Mediterranean Sea. The remains of these frontiers have been studied by visitors and later by...
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire / Grenzen Des Romischen Reiches / Grenzen Van Het Romeinse Rijk: The Lower German Limes / de Nedergermaanse Limes / DerDie Grenzen des Romischen Reiches bilden zusammen das am grossflachigsten erhaltene Monument eines der grossartigsten Weltreiche. Sie erstrecken sich auf mehr als 7500 km uber 20 Lander rund um das Mittelmeer. Schon seit einigen Jahrhunderten werden die Uberreste dieser Grenzanlagen von Besuchern, und spater...
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From Concept to Monument: Time and Costs of Construction in the Ancient World: Papers in Honour of Janet DelaineFrom Concept to Monument: Time and Costs of Construction in the Ancient World celebrates Janet DeLaine's seminal work on Roman architecture and construction. One of the foremost scholars of the last decades, her pioneering research has offered important insights not only into individual structures...
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Frank Lloyd WrightA comprehensive monograph on Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the great masters of modern architectureThis comprehensive monograph on the renowned twentieth-century architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, explores both his major architectural designs and many of his minor projects in detail. Robert McCarter analyses Wright's work...
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Francis Picabia: Eternal BeginningDocumenting the great, late, neglected work of a modernist masterThe French avant-garde painter Francis Picabia (1879-1953) was one of the great innovators of 20th-century modernism, with a career defined by his restless, visionary approach. In 1945 he settled permanently in Paris and in his...
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Fort LawtonFort Lawton was established to provide protection for the navy yard built at Bremerton in 1891 as well the cities along Puget Sound and the commerce generated by them. The development of Fort Lawton was encouraged by civic leaders in Seattle for economic reasons...
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Foodways in the Twentieth-Century CityFoodways in the Twentieth-Century City explores a fundamental question through the lens of the modern metropolis: How did the experience of food and eating evolve throughout the twentieth century? In answering this query, this Element examines significant changes in the production, distribution, and consumption...
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Femme Et Folie Sous l'Ancien RegimeWomen's mental pathologies, long related to the body and sexuality, are said to be evidence of their intellectual and moral weakness. Mad in and of their bodies, women would be inclined to deviant behaviour. The question of gender is therefore central to the study...
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