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The letter of the Apostle Paul to the Romans has played a vital
role in the Christian church through the centuries. It sets out the
doctrine of the Gospel in detail and with great clarity. This book
aims to guide the newcomer to Romans by adopting a pictorial
analysis, which will more readily fix the subject-matter in the
reader's memory. It will also help the reader who is more familiar
with it, but still finds its concepts difficult. It is the product
of decades of meditation upon the letter by the author of this
book. May it lead those who read it to exclaim, with the Apostle,
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways!"
The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses contains
one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian
deities. Now in its second edition, it provides:
- a new introduction
- updated entries and four new entries on deities
- names of the deities as Hieroglyphs
- a survey of gods and goddesses as they appear in classical
literature
- an expanded chronology and updated bibliography, together with
a list of relevant websites
- drawings of the gods and emblems of each district
- a map of ancient Egypt and a time chart
Presenting a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of
imagery in Egyptian mythology, students studying Ancient Egypt,
travelers, visitors to museums and all those interested in
mythology will find this an invaluable resource.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
The phrase "literature and environment" only achieved popularity in
recent decades, yet writers dating back to the explorers of the
1500s--and later such 19th-century Romanticists as Thoreau--have
long been addressing environmental issues through literary
expression. This volume introduces students and educators to the
field by tracing the evolution of environmental writing in the
United States. Chapters written by distinguished scholars offer new
perspectives on important environmental issues, guiding readers
through 11 carefully selected literary works. Each chapter provides
brief biographical information on the author, discussions of the
work's structural, thematic, and stylistic components, and insights
into the historical context that relates the work to relevant
environmental issues. Each chapter concludes with information on
works cited. The analyzed works cover a wide spectrum of literature
and span nearly 100 years. Included are early writings, such as
Mary Austin's 1903 The Land of Little Rain, and famous
groundbreaking works, such as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962)
and Gary Snyder's Turtle Island (1974). Also included are
frequently assigned works of special interest to students, such as
The Monkey Wrench Gang (1975), The Earthsea Trilogy (1977), and
Ceremony (1977). A list of selected further suggested readings
completes the volume. Students of literature, as well as educators
looking for new ways to present social issues, will find many ideas
and much inspiration in this volume.
The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses contains
one of the most comprehensive listings and descriptions of Egyptian
deities. Now in its second edition, it provides:
- a new introduction
- updated entries and four new entries on deities
- names of the deities as Hieroglyphs
- a survey of gods and goddesses as they appear in classical
literature
- an expanded chronology and updated bibliography, together with
a list of relevant websites
- drawings of the gods and emblems of each district
- a map of ancient Egypt and a time chart
Presenting a vivid picture of the complexity and richness of
imagery in Egyptian mythology, students studying Ancient Egypt,
travelers, visitors to museums and all those interested in
mythology will find this an invaluable resource.
Because of the potential ease with which transnational corporations
can relocate, many governments have avoided direct attempts to
intervene in their activities. Nonetheless, the major economies
have adopted a wide range of policies towards transnational
corporations. Some (Japan and France in particular) have been very
concerned by the impact of such firms. Others (most notably
Britain) have had a relatively relaxed attitude. This book offers
an account of policy towards transnationals over the last 30 years
or so. It features: detailed, up-to-date accounts of policy in
Japan, France, Germany, the United States and Britain; the role of
organizations other than governments, including trade unions,
business and opposition parties; summaries of which issues have
most concerned which countries overall characterizations of each
country's policy stance. The result should appeal to those
interested in industrial economics, international business, global
political economy, and international law.
Transnational corporations are now of immense significance for most
economies. However, by definition they are involved in
international production and this poses problems for national
governments. The threat of a major company leaving gives it
leverage over its host government. This means that even though
there is a broad consensus that in some respects the impact of a
transnational on an economy can be negative, there is a marked
reluctance on the part of governments to try to do anything about
it. Although they remain sensitive to the problems posed by
transnationals, the authors of "Making Transnationals Accountable"
do not accept that there is nothing that can be done to influence
the behaviour of transnationals. The authors advocate a policy of
monitoring their activities and use a comparative approach to show
that many governments know surprisingly little about the impact of
transnationals on their economies. They identify areas which
governments might like to know more about. In an attempt to show
what their approach might mean in practice, they draw upon the new
techniques developed in social accounting to prepare a detailed
social and economic account of "Glaxo".
Transnational corporations are now of immense significance for most
economies. However, by definition they are involved in
international production and this poses problems for national
governments. The threat of a major company leaving gives it
leverage over its host government. This means that even though
there is a broad consensus that in some respects the impact of a
transnational on an economy can be negative, there is a marked
reluctance on the part of governments to try to do anything about
it. Although they remain sensitive to the problems posed by
transnationals, the authors of "Making Transnationals Accountable"
do not accept that there is nothing that can be done to influence
the behaviour of transnationals. The authors advocate a policy of
monitoring their activities and use a comparative approach to show
that many governments know surprisingly little about the impact of
transnationals on their economies. They identify areas which
governments might like to know more about. In an attempt to show
what their approach might mean in practice, they draw upon the new
techniques developed in social accounting to prepare a detailed
social and economic account of "Glaxo".
From 1920 until his death in 1962, consciousness and its effect on
the natural world was Robinson Jeffers's obsession. Understanding
and explaining the biological basis of mind is one of the towering
challenges of modern science to this day, and Jeffers's poetic
experiment is an important contribution to American literary
history no other twentieth-century poet attempted such a thorough
engagement with a crucial scientific problem. Jeffers invented a
sacramental poetics that accommodates a modern scientific account
of consciousness, thereby integrating an essentially religious
sensibility with science in order to discover the sacramentality of
natural process and reveal a divine cosmos.
There is no other study of Jeffers or sacramental nature poetry
like this one. It proposes that Jeffers's sacramentalism emerged
out of his scientifically informed understanding of material
nature. Drawing on ecocriticism, religious studies, and
neuroscience, Inventing the Language to Tell It shows how Jeffers
produced the most compelling sacramental nature poetry of the
twentieth century.
The books in this series are analytical commentaries on the Greek
text of New Testament books. Each book first identifies the
high-level semantic components of the text and indicates the
relationships between them. These components are then further
analyzed to identify sub-components and their relationships. This
process is continued until the basic units of communication, called
propositions, are identified. These propositions are stated in
semantically unskewed English glosses. Theme statements for
paragraphs and larger units are derived from the analysis. A
discussion of the evidence supporting the analysis is also given.
Larry Eigner (1927-1996), born with cerebral palsy, was an active
and significant figure for the New American Poets of the 1950s and
1960s, particularly with the Black Mountain School. While his
writing has been overshadowed by his contemporaries, such as
Charles Olson and Robert Creeley, Eigner's work has had a
significant influence on generations of poets as he was at the
center of the development of a postmodern poetics. The essays in
this collection examine the breadth of Eigner's interests and
influence, considering issues pertaining to ecopoetics, race and
ethnicity, disability, technology, media, soundscapes,
phenomenology, and popular culture. This book promises to be a
foundational text for Eigner studies as well as an important
addition to critical work about twentieth-century poetry and
poetics. Momentous Inconclusions: The Life and Work of Larry Eigner
is a valuable contribution to scholars in the field and to
academics researching the intersection of disability studies and
poetics.
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