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Through a richly detailed account of the genesis, flowering, and
decline of the Puritan ideal of a church of the elect in England
and America, Professor Morgan offers an important reinterpretation
of a pivotal era in New England history.
Historians have generally supposed that the main outlines of the
Puritan church were determined in England and Holland and
transplanted to the new world. The author convincingly suggests,
instead, that the distinguishing characteristic of the New England
churches the ideal of a church composed exclusively of true and
tested saints developed fully only in the 1630's and 1640's, some
time after the first settlers arrived in New England. He also
examines the influence of the Separatist colony at Plymouth on the
later settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and follows the
difficulties created by a definition of the religious community so
selective that the New England churches nearly expired for lack of
saints to fill them."
A distinguished historian and political scientist provides a
forthright and objective account of American party politics in this
concise and invaluable guide. In vigorous and lively language he
examines the two major parties-"the peacemakers of the American
community"-describing their historic functions and the way they
have helped to achieve national unity. He discusses their make-up,
their achievements and failures, the images each has established of
itself and of the opposition party. The demographic forces
influencing the American voter and the complex question of how the
parties actually differ receive thought-provoking treatment. This
invigorating analysis of the hard facts of American political life
will live far beyond the election year of 1960.
This handbook teaches the basics of the modern poet's craft:
diction, imagery, metrics, verse forms, symbolism.
Combining personal experience with traditional storytelling,
Zitkála-Sá reflects on her life as a young woman raised on the
Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota and educated at a Quaker
school in Indiana. Whether remembering her mother, reflecting on
the importance of legends, or recalling her first time making
coffee, Zitkála-Sá, in American Indian Stories, uses her voice to
elevate her people.
This set of six volumes provides a systematic and standardized
description of 23,033 chemical components isolated from 6,734
medicinal plants, collected from 5,507 books/articles published in
Chinese and international journals. A chemical structure with
stereo-chemistry bonds is provided for each chemical component, in
addition to conventional information, such as Chinese and English
names, physical and chemical properties. It includes a name list of
medicinal plants from which the chemical component was isolated.
Furthermore, abundant pharmacological data for nearly 8,000
chemical components are presented, including experimental method,
experimental animal, cell type, quantitative data, as well as
control compound data. The seven indexes allow for complete
cross-indexing. Regardless whether one searches for the molecular
formula of a compound, the pharmacological activity of a compound,
or the English name of a plant, the information in the book can be
retrieved in multiple ways.
This set of six volumes provides a systematic and standardized
description of 23,033 chemical components isolated from 6,926
medicinal plants, collected from 5,535 books/articles published in
Chinese and international journals. A chemical structure with
stereo-chemistry bonds is provided for each chemical component, in
addition to conventional information, such as Chinese and English
names, physical and chemical properties. It includes a name list of
medicinal plants from which the chemical component was isolated.
Furthermore, abundant pharmacological data for nearly 8,000
chemical components are presented, including experimental method,
experimental animal, cell type, quantitative data, as well as
control compound data. The seven indexes allow for complete
cross-indexing. Regardless whether one searches for the molecular
formula of a compound, the pharmacological activity of a compound,
or the English name of a plant, the information in the book can be
retrieved in multiple ways.
First published in 1960, Richard Harrison Shryock's Medicine and
Society in America: 1660 1860 remains a sweeping and informative
introduction to the practice of medicine, the education of
physicians, the understanding of health and disease, and the
professionalization of medicine in the Colonial Era and the period
of the Early Republic. Shryock details such developments as the
founding of the first medical school in America (at the College of
Philadelphia in 1765); the introduction of inoculation against
smallpox in Boston in 1721; the creation of the Marine Hospital
Service in 1799, under which all merchant marines were required to
take out health insurance; and the state of medical knowledge on
the eve of the Civil War."
This revised edition, published in 1960, brings up to date a book
first published in 1954 a concisely organized, simply written
account of the society that produced the Bible. As the author
traces the fluctuating fortunes of the Hebrews and Israelites
between about 2000 and 300 B.C.E., the reader can see how Jewish
religious concepts developed in the context of actual historical
situations."
The origin and nature of the earliest universities are the subjects
of this famous and witty set of lectures by the man whom eminent
scholars have called "without exaggeration . . . the soul of the
renascence of medieval studies in the United States." Great as the
differences are between the earliest universities and those of
today, the fact remains, says Professor Haskins, the "the
university of the twentieth century is the lineal descendant of
medieval Paris and Bologna." In demonstrating this fact, he brings
to life the institutions, instruction, professors, and students of
the Middle Ages.
"In the following pages I have tried to explain, as simply and
concisely as possible, the historical significance of the feudal
system. . . . My purpose has not been to give a comprehensive
description of Europe in the feudal age, or even of feudal society.
I have taken for granted that the reader will be familiar with the
main political events of the Middle ages: the barbarian invasions,
the formation of the Carolingian Empire, the establishment of the
later monarchies, the Crusades, and the like. I have omitted all
but cursory mention of the manorial system and the revival of
commerce . . . . I have, in other words, restricted the discussion
to the few institutions that may be said to have constituted
feudalism proper, or to have been peculiarly associated with it."
from the PrefaceThis reprint of the first single-volume work in
English (originally published in 1942) to treat the principles of
feudalism gives a clear and concise account of the origin, growth,
and decay of the feudal system. Special attention is paid to the
principles of feudal tenure, chivalry, the military life of the
nobility, and the workings of feudal government, as illustrated by
actual cases."
An introduction to the understanding of everyday life in the early
Middle Ages. The social history of this period has been studied
intensively for years, but few brief, concrete, and comprehensive
accounts of daily life in medieval Europe have appeared. To fill
this gap Professor Painter has written an essay that could be read
by the college history student with benefit. It outlines the most
important technical developments, and infuses the life of this
period with understanding and sympathy.
Much has been written about Titanic, the British passenger liner
that sank on her maiden voyage after a collision with an iceberg in
1912; however, until now little mention has been made about the
intricate world of the ship’s complement, which comprised more
than the total of third-class passengers alone. Titanic researcher
Günter Bäbler examines in detail the working structure of the
crew, including the complex arrangement of the engineering
department and information on tips, salaries and hidden bonuses,
while each of the 899 crew members on board is mentioned. This
valuable study breathes life into the forgotten but significant
story of the ship and its relationship to its crew, of whom over 75
per cent died when Titanic sank.
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