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For too long we’ve lacked a compact, inexpensive, authoritative,
and compulsively readable book that offers American readers a
clear, informative, and inspiring narrative account of their
country. Such a fresh retelling of the American story is especially
needed today, to shape and deepen young Americans’ sense of the
land they inhabit, help them to understand its roots and share in
its memories, all the while equipping them for the privileges and
responsibilities of citizenship in American society The existing
texts simply fail to tell that story with energy and conviction.
Too often they reflect a fragmented outlook that fails to convey to
American readers the grand trajectory of their own history. This
state of affairs cannot continue for long without producing serious
consequences. A great nation needs and deserves a great and
coherent narrative, as an expression of its own self-understanding
and its aspirations; and it needs to be able to convey that
narrative to its young effectively. Of course, it goes without
saying that such a narrative cannot be a fairy tale of the past. It
will not be convincing if it is not truthful. But as Land of Hope
brilliantly shows, there is no contradiction between a truthful
account of the American past and an inspiring one. Readers of Land
of Hope will find both in its pages.
VOLUME TWO: THE MAKING OF MODERN AMERICA From 1877 to 2020 The
Founders of the American nation would have had trouble recognizing
the America that emerged after the Civil War. By century’s end we
had rapidly evolved into the world’s greatest industrial power.
It was a nation of large new cities populated by immigrants from
all over the world. And it was a nation that was taking an
increasingly active role on the world stage, even to the point of
acquiring an empire of its own. Many Americans began to wonder
whether this modern nation had outgrown its original Constitution.
That document had been written back in the eighteenth century,
after all, and one of its main goals was limiting the size and
scope of government. But did that goal make sense in the dynamic
new America of the twentieth century? That became a central
question. The Progressive movement and its successors believed it
was time to replace the Constitution with laws permitting a larger
and more powerful government. Others firmly rejected such changes
and insisted on the permanent validity of the Constitution’s
ideal of limited government. In addition, with the two great world
wars of the twentieth century, and the Cold War that came after
them, America found itself thrust into a position of overwhelming
world leadership—something else that the Founders never imagined
or wanted. Such leadership required the development of a large and
permanent military establishment whose very existence ran up
against the nation’s founding traditions. With the end of the
Cold War, America faced a decision. Should it shed the world
responsibilities it had taken on during the twentieth century? Or
should it treat those responsibilities as a permanent obligation?
That debate, which has deep roots in American history, continues to
this day.
We have a glut of text and trade books on American history. But
what we don't have is a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and
compulsively readable book that will offer to American readers a
clear, informative, and inspiring narrative account of their own
country. Such an account can shape and deepen their sense of the
land they inhabit and, by making them understand that land's roots,
and share in its memories, will equip them for the privileges and
responsibilities of citizenship in American society. It will
provide them with an enduring sense of membership in one of the
greatest enterprises in human history: the exciting, perilous, and
consequential story of their own country. The existing texts simply
fail to tell that story with energy and conviction. They are more
likely to reflect the skeptical or partial outlook of specialized
professional academic historians, an outlook that leads to a
fragmented and fractured view of modern American society and fails
to convey to American readers the greater arc of their own history.
Or they disproportionately reflect the outlook of radical critics
of American society, whose one-sided accounts lack the balance of a
larger perspective and have had an enormous, and largely negative,
effect upon the teaching of American history in American high
schools and colleges. This state of affairs cannot continue for
long without producing serious consequences. A great nation needs
and deserves a great and coherent narrative, as an expression of
its own self-understanding; and it needs to be able to convey that
narrative to its young effectively. It perhaps goes without saying
that such a narrative cannot be a fairy tale or a whitewash of the
past; it will not be convincing if it is not truthful. But there is
no necessary contradiction between an honest account of the
American past and an inspiring one. This account seeks to provide
both.
Contemporary American society, with its emphasis on mobility and
economic progress, all too often loses sight of the importance of a
sense of "place" and community. Appreciating place is essential for
building the strong local communities that cultivate civic
engagement, public leadership, and many of the other goods that
contribute to a flourishing human life.
Do we, in losing our places, lose the crucial basis for healthy and
resilient individual identity, and for the cultivation of public
virtues? For one can't be a citizen without being a citizen of some
place in particular; one isn't a citizen of a motel. And if these
dangers are real and present ones, are there ways that intelligent
public policy can begin to address them constructively, by means of
reasonable and democratic innovations that are likely to attract
wide public support?
"Why Place Matters" takes these concerns seriously, and its
contributors seek to discover how, given the American people as
they are, and American economic and social life as it now
exists--and not as those things can be imagined to be in some
utopian scheme--we can find means of fostering a richer and more
sustaining way of life. The book is an anthology of essays
exploring the contemporary problems of place and placelessness in
American society.
The book includes contributions from distinguished scholars and
writers such as poet Dana Gioia (former chairman of the National
Endowment for the Arts), geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, urbanist Witold
Rybczynski, architect Philip Bess, essayists Christine Rosen and
Ari Schulman, philosopher Roger Scruton, transportation planner
Gary Toth, and historians Russell Jacoby and Joseph Amato.
This monograph is based upon the proceedings of the Summer
Institute, Physics of the Magnetosphere, held on the Boston College
campus, lune 19-28, 1967. The pro gram consisted of invited
speakers selected by the Editors. An attempt was made to provide
comprehensive treatment of all topics of primary relevance to
magneto spheric physics, but, of course, some areas received
greater coverage than others. The first portion of the conference
consisted of tutoriallectures, four each, by five distinguished
scientists, and these are presented in Part I of the monograph. The
artides appearing in Part I were prepared by the Editors from tapes
of the actual lectures. Preliminary manuscripts were prepared and
each tutoriallecturer was given the opportunity to make changes or
improvements that were incorporated into the final manuscript. H.
R. Radoski prepared the lectures of Professor Helliwell; 1. F.
McClay prepared the lectures of Professor Dessler and the first two
of Professor Dungey; and the remaining lectures of Professors
Dungey, Parker, and Van Allen were prepared by me. An effort was
made for the most part to write each manuscript in the style of the
lectures, but the incongruities of spoken English and the number of
scribes in the kitchen undoubtedly limited our success. Everyone
knows that English is written far better than it is spoken,
although for some reason the spoken word is more dear."
K.R. McClay Department of Geology, Royal Holloway and Bedford New
College, University of London, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 OEX.
Since the first Thrust and Nappe Tectonics Conference in London in
1979 (McClay & Price 1981), and the Toulouse Meeting on
Thrusting and Deformation in 1984 (Platt et al. 1986) there have
been considerable advances in the study of thrust systems
incorporating new field observations, conceptual models, mechanical
models, analogue and numerical simulations, together with
geophysical studies of thrust belts. Thrust Tectonics 1990 was an
International Conference convened by the editor and held at Royal
Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, Egham
Surrey, from April 4th until April 7th 1990. There were one hundred
and seventy participants from all continents except South America.
The conference was generously sponsored by Brasoil U.K. Limited, BP
Exploration, Chevron U.K. Limited, Clyde Petroleum, Enterprise Oil,
Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited, and Shell U.K.
Exploration and Production. One hundred and five contributions were
presented at the meeting, - seventy six oral presentations
(together with poster displays) and an additional twenty nine
posters without oral presentation (McClay 1990, conference abstract
volume).
When we published Land of Hope in May of 2019, we had an immediate
response from teachers and students that (1) they loved the book,
and (2) they would need ancillary materials to aid them in the use
of the book for classroom instruction. We jumped right on that, and
produced a Teacher's Guide, which appeared in spring of 2020, and
we're now following up with a Student Workbook, which is completely
coordinated with the Teacher's Guide, featuring study questions
(which can also be used for testing by teachers), objective
exercises (matching, identification, temporal ordering),
primary-source documents and accompanying study questions, a
section of map exercises which include in-text outline maps for
student use, as well as back-of-the-book resources such as
reference tables for the British monarchy, the American presidency,
and a list of suggestive questions that are suitable for extended
essays or term papers. It is the perfect resource for both
classroom teaching, home education, and hybrid versions of both.
The Mapping of Geological Structures Ken McClay Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London, UK Detailed mapping and analysis of the structural features of rocks enable the 3D geometry of their structures to be reconstructed. The resulting evidence of the stresses and movement patterns which rocks have undergone indicates the processes by which they were formed, and allows evaluation of past deformations of the earth’s crust. Written to show how one actually describes, measures and records rock structures such as folds and faults with the emphasis on accuracy, detail and on-going interpretation throughout, this handbook gives students and enthusiasts the practical information and guidance which allows their fieldwork to become vastly more rewarding. "…the author is to be congratulated on producing such an excellent text. The whole range of mapping techniques that an undergraduate student will require are described and the book will still be immense help to post-graduates setting out on their research work. The book represents extremely good value and is thoroughly recommended." C.R.L. Friend, Mineralogical Magazine
VOLUME ONE: SHAPING A NEW NATION From 1492 to 1877 The American
story begins before there was an America at all, except in the
imagination of peoples around the world, living in poverty and
yearning for freedom. From its beginnings America has been a land
of hope, a magnet for people looking for a new beginning, a new
life for themselves and their families. Out of their efforts a new
nation gradually came into being. It was a nation formed by men and
women who believed that freedom meant being able to rule
themselves, rather than being ruled over by distant kings and
princes. Such a nation would be a great experiment, a large
republic unlike any other in history. Through a brave war of
independence, and wise acts of statecraft, its leaders created a
system of government that could protect the ideals of freedom and
self-rule that they cherished. It was a brilliant system. But it
was far from perfect, especially in its permitting the continued
existence of slavery. It could not prevent a bloody and wounding
civil war, a terrible contest pitting brother against brother and
testing the great experiment to the breaking point-testing, but not
breaking. The nation came out of the Civil War and postwar
Reconstruction battered, but with a future full of possibility
lying ahead.
Russell Kirk begins this classic, orginally published as The
Intelligent Women's Guide to Conservativism, by defining a
conservative as "a person who believes there is something in our
life worth saving." From there Kirk embarks on a brilliant and
witty explanation of conservative political philosophy that remains
one of the best books written about conservativism to this day.
Communitarianism is currently the subject of much interest and
scrutiny by both liberals and conservatives. In Community and
Tradition, eight distinguished scholars articulate the clearest
statement to date of the conservative vision of community. In
contrast to the progressive model of community, which emphasizes
secular civil theologies, government, participatory democracy, and
utilitarian moralities, the contributors to this volume identify
and locate the roots of friendship and common purpose in tradition,
intermediate associations, local autonomy, and religious belief.
Not only do the contributors renew and refine the conservative
understanding of community, but they also express their belief that
the liberal version of community needs to be challenged. This
volume is essential reading for all political theorists who study
the balance between rights and responsibilities within the context
of the community.
The publishing house of John Murray was founded in Fleet Street in
1768 and remained a family firm over seven generations. Published
to coincide with this 'remarkable achievement' and in the
anniversary year, Dear Mr Murray is a collection of some of the
best letters from the hundreds of thousands held in the John Murray
Archive. They reveal not only the story of some of the most
interesting and influential books in history but also the
remarkable friendships - as well as occasional animosities -
between author and publisher, as well as readers, editors, printers
and illustrators. Despite the incredible number of letters that
were retained by the Murray family, some failed to arrive, others
were delayed and some barely survived, but longevity added to the
reputation and fame of John Murray and a correspondent in Canada
who addressed his letter merely to 'John Murray, The World-wide
famous Book & Publishing House, London, England' as early as
1932 could be confident that his letter would arrive. Intended to
entertain and inspire, and spanning more than two hundred years,
Dear Mr Murray is full of literary history and curiosities: from
Charles Darwin's response to the negative reviews of On the Origin
of Species to Adrian Conan Doyle challenging Harold Nicolson to a
duel for insulting his father in the press; from David
Livingstone's displeasure at the proposed drawing of a lion to
represent his near-death encounter in Missionary Travels to William
Makepeace Thackeray apologising for his drunken behaviour; from
Byron berating John Murray for being fooled by his girlfriend's
forgery of his signature to the poet James Hogg so desperate for
money that he claims he won't be able to afford a Christmas goose;
and from Jane Austen expressing concern about printing delays to
Patrick Leigh Fermor beseeching Jock Murray not to visit him until
he'd completed A Time of Gifts. Complemented by illustrations and
reproductions of letters and envelopes, this is the perfect gift
for book lovers everywhere.
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The Abolitionist Imagination (Hardcover)
Andrew Delbanco; Foreword by Daniel Carpenter; Contributions by John Stauffer, Manisha Sinha, Wilfred M McClay
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R915
Discovery Miles 9 150
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The abolitionists of the mid-nineteenth century have long been
painted in extremes--vilified as reckless zealots who provoked the
catastrophic bloodletting of the Civil War, or praised as daring
and courageous reformers who hastened the end of slavery. But
Andrew Delbanco sees abolitionists in a different light, as the
embodiment of a driving force in American history: the recurrent
impulse of an adamant minority to rid the world of outrageous evil.
Delbanco imparts to the reader a sense of what it meant to be a
thoughtful citizen in nineteenth-century America, appalled by
slavery yet aware of the fragility of the republic and the high
cost of radical action. In this light, we can better understand why
the fiery vision of the "abolitionist imagination" alarmed such
contemporary witnesses as Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne
even as they sympathized with the cause. The story of the
abolitionists thus becomes both a stirring tale of moral fervor and
a cautionary tale of ideological certitude. And it raises the
question of when the demand for purifying action is cogent and
honorable, and when it is fanatic and irresponsible. Delbanco's
work is placed in conversation with responses from literary
scholars and historians. These provocative essays bring the past
into urgent dialogue with the present, dissecting the power and
legacies of a determined movement to bring America's reality into
conformity with American ideals.
Contemporary American society, with its emphasis on mobility and
economic progress, all too often loses sight of the importance of a
sense of place; and community. Appreciating place is essential for
building the strong local communities that cultivate civic
engagement, public leadership, and many of the other goods that
contribute to a flourishing human life. Do we, in losing our
places, lose the crucial basis for healthy and resilient individual
identity, and for the cultivation of public virtues? For one can't
be a citizen without being a citizen of some place in particular;
one isn't a citizen of a motel. And if these dangers are real and
present ones, are there ways that intelligent public policy can
begin to address them constructively, by means of reasonable and
democratic innovations that are likely to attract wide public
support? Why Place Matters takes these concerns seriously, and its
contributors seek to discover how, given the American people as
they are, and American economic and social life as it now exists;
and not as those things can be imagined to be in some utopian
scheme; we can find means of fostering a richer and more sustaining
way of life. The book is an anthology of essays exploring the
contemporary problems of place and placelessness in American
society. The book includes contributions from distinguished
scholars and writers such as poet Dana Gioia (former chairman of
the National Endowment for the Arts), geographer Yi-Fu Tuan,
urbanist Witold Rybczynski, architect Philip Bess, essayists
Christine Rosen and Ari Schulman, philosopher Roger Scruton,
transportation planner Gary Toth, and historians Russell Jacoby and
Joseph Amato.
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Magissa (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 810
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