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Here is the story of Ireland's Civil War in colour - a defining
moment in Irish history brought to life for the first time in
hand-coloured photographs. The events of 1922-1923 are revealed
using photographs painstakingly hand-coloured by John O'Byrne. His
attention to detail gives a vivid authenticity that brings the
events alive. Many of these photographs, carefully selected from
archives and private collections, have never been published before.
They carry informative captions by Michael B. Barry, based on
extensive historical research. This richly illustrated book gives a
fresh perspective to the conflict. If you want a better
understanding of the story of the Irish Civil War, this is the book
for you.
`This eagerly awaited book is an outstanding and right up-to-date
summary of every excavation and investigation undertaken in Ireland
into the earthworks, castles, ecclesiastical buildings and towns of
the period from the arrival of the Anglo-Normans to the
mid-sixteenth century...a most welcome synthesis and will be valued
by the layperson, student and professional archaeologist,
historical geographer and historian alike.' Archaeology Ireland
This study, based on a careful examination of hundreds of authoritative rabbinic writings, offers a very different picture of the textual reality of, and the rabbinic beliefs about the Torah. B. Barry Levy explores exactly how perfect or imperfect these rabbis thought the text to be. He demonstrates conclusively that many of the same rabbinic figures whose teachings inform other contemporary Orthodox doctrines were quite open about the fact that their Bible texts, even their Torah scrolls, were not completely accurate. Moreover, though many of the variations are of little exegetical significance, these rabbis often acknowledged that, textually speaking, the situation was beyond repair.
In the past twenty years, social injustice has increased enormously
in Britain and the United States, regardless of the party in power.
At the same time, the idea of social justice itself has been
subverted, as the mantras of personal responsibility and equal
opportunity have been employed as an excuse for doing nothing about
the enrichment of the few at the expense of the many and for making
ever harsher demands on the poor and vulnerable.
With grace and wit, Brian Barry exposes the shoddy logic and
distortion of reality that underpins this ideology. Once we
understand the role of the social structure in limiting options, we
have to recognize that really putting into practice ideas such as
equal opportunity and personal responsibility would require a
fundamental transformation of almost all existing institutions.
Barry argues that only if inequalities of wealth and income are
kept within a narrow range can equal prospects for education,
health and autonomy be realized. He proposes a number of policies
to achieve a more equal society and argues that they are
economically feasible. But are they politically possible?
The apparent stability of the status quo is delusory, he
responds: radical changes in our way of life are unavoidable.
Whether these changes are for better or for worse depends partly on
the availability of a coherent set of principles and a programme
flowing from them that is capable of mobilizing the growing
discontent with business as usual. That is, ultimately, why social
justice matters.
All religions are experiencing rapid changes due to a confluence of
social and economic global forces. The modern world threatens the
foundations of the world's religions and the cohesive assurances of
their societies. Factors such as the pervasive intrusion of
globalizing political and economic developments; polarized and
morally equivalent presentations seen in the media; the sense of
surety demanded in and promised by a culture dominated by science
are but some of the factors that have placed extreme pressure on
all religious traditions. This has stimulated unprecedented
responses by religious groups, ranging from fundamentalism to the
syncretistic search for meaning. The totality of pressures and
responses is pushing religious people into controversial forms. As
religion takes on new forms, balances between individual and
community are disrupted and reconfigured. Religions often lose the
capacity to recall their ultimate purpose or to lead their
adherents towards it. This is why we call this complex situation
"the crisis of the holy." This crisis is a confluence of threats,
challenges, and opportunities for all religions. The present volume
explores the contours of pressures, changes, and transformations,
and reflects on how all our religions are changing under the common
pressures of recent decades. By identifying commonalities across
religions as they respond to these pressures, it suggests how
religious traditions might cope with these changes and how they
might join forces in doing so.
`This eagerly awaited book is an outstanding and right up-to-date
summary of every excavation and investigation undertaken in Ireland
into the earthworks, castles, ecclesiastical buildings and towns of
the period from the arrival of the Anglo-Normans to the
mid-sixteenth century...a most welcome synthesis and will be valued
by the layperson, student and professional archaeologist,
historical geographer and historian alike.' Archaeology Ireland
Since 1994, a stream of national and provincial education laws and
policies has altered the landscape of South African schooling
dramatically - replacing the discriminatory and fragmented legal
framework under apartheid with a uniform system aimed at making the
constitutional right to education a reality for the people of South
Africa. Schools and the Law describes and explains the current
legal framework governing our schools. It addresses the key legal
and policy instruments affecting schools and covers the growing
body of case law on schools and education. The title includes the
text of the core laws and policy instruments governing school
education.
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Peggy (Hardcover)
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards, Etheldred B Barry
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R952
Discovery Miles 9 520
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1898 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1908 Edition.
1908. Annie Fellows Johnston was a celebrated author of children's
and juvenile fiction. She is best known for the Little Colonel
series, a semi- biographical opus of 13 novels dealing with the
aristocracy of old Kentucky, particularly the story of a young
girl, who came to be known as the little Colonel because of her
bully mannerisms. This is the ninth book in the Little Colonel
Stories. In this volume, which covers one year, Mary Ware takes up
the story and fills in some of the voids left in the previous book.
The is September, the same September that Betty went away to
Warwick Hall to teach and Louis began to prepare for her debut in
Louisville. Contents: Mary Enters Warwick; The King's Call;
Room-Mates; Aye, There's the Rub ; A Fad and a Christmas Fund;
Jack's Watch-fob; In Joyce's Studio; Christmas Day at Eugenia's;
The Bride-Cake Shilling Comes to Light; Her Seventeenth Birthday;
Trouble for Everybody; The Good-Bye Gate; The Jester's Sword; Back
at Lone-Rock; and Keeping Tryst. See other titles by this author
available from Kessinger Publishing.
1898. Annie Fellows Johnston was a celebrated author of children's
and juvenile fiction. She is best known for the Little Colonel
series, a semi- biographical opus of 13 novels dealing with the
aristocracy of old Kentucky, particularly the story of a young
girl, who came to be known as the little Colonel because of her
bully mannerisms. Contents: In the Pear-Tree; A New Fairy Tale;
Behind the Great Gate; A Letter and Meeting; A Thanksgiving
Barbecue; Joyce Plays Ghost; Old Number Thirty-One; Christmas Plans
and an Accident; A Great Discovery; and Christmas. See other titles
by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
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Rita (1900) (Paperback)
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards; Illustrated by Etheldred B Barry
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R765
Discovery Miles 7 650
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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Peggy (Paperback)
Laura E Richards; Illustrated by Etheldred B Barry
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R869
Discovery Miles 8 690
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
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