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BESTSELLER Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the
Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of
the Age of Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the
Atlantic. He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist,
and abolitionist. As a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to
join the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero, he
helped launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years
locked in dungeon prisons. After his release, Lafayette sparred
with Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King
Louis XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty.
Finally, as a revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the
overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830. From
enthusiastic youth to world-weary old age, from the pinnacle of
glory to the depths of despair, Lafayette never stopped fighting
for the rights of all mankind. His remarkable life is the story of
where we come from, and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held
dear.
Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de
Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of the Age of
Revolution, he fought courageously on both sides of the Atlantic.
He was a soldier, statesman, idealist, philanthropist, and
abolitionist. As a teenager, Lafayette ran away from France to join
the American Revolution. Returning home a national hero, he helped
launch the French Revolution, eventually spending five years locked
in dungeon prisons. After his release, Lafayette sparred with
Napoleon, joined an underground conspiracy to overthrow King Louis
XVIII, and became an international symbol of liberty. Finally, as a
revered elder statesman, he was instrumental in the overthrow of
the Bourbon Dynasty in the Revolution of 1830. From enthusiastic
youth to world-weary old age, from the pinnacle of glory to the
depths of despair, Lafayette never stopped fighting for the rights
of all mankind. His remarkable life is the story of where we come
from, and an inspiration to defend the ideals he held dear.
Mike Duncan argues that the Farrer Hypothesis is the best working
solution to the Synoptic Problem in New Testament studies by way of
rhetorical theory, as he sees the Synoptic Problem as less about
source and textual criticism and more as a writing problem that
concerns how and why they were composed The book's six chapters
feature case studies of different aspects of gospel rhetoric, such
as how the different post-resurrection accounts interact with each
other and how the apostles are portrayed from gospel to gospel.
These chapters form a collective argument-that the synoptic gospels
are competing rhetorical narratives about Jesus, with the authors
of Luke and Matthew reacting to previous gospels with the goal of
superseding the previously composed versions of Jesus's life.
However, Duncan acknowledges that the Farrer Hypothesis has special
difficulties and cannot be pushed beyond an educated guess, that
the Synoptic Problem remains an unsolvable problem due to a lack of
evidence and lost original context, and that it is only a
philosophical acceptance of the inaccessibility of a solution that
paradoxically allows a frank and unsentimental view of the
alternatives.
The creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome
and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political
machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of
the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was one of the most
remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. Beginning
as a small city-state in central Italy, Rome gradually expanded
into a wider world filled with petty tyrants, barbarian chieftains,
and despotic kings. Through the centuries, Rome's model of
cooperative and participatory government remained remarkably
durable and unmatched in the history of the ancient world. In 146
BC, Rome finally emerged as the strongest power in the
Mediterranean. But the very success of the Republic proved to be
its undoing. The republican system was unable to cope with the vast
empire Rome now ruled: rising economic inequality disrupted
traditional ways of life, endemic social and ethnic prejudice led
to clashes over citizenship and voting rights, and rampant
corruption and ruthless ambition sparked violent political clashes
that cracked the once indestructible foundations of the Republic.
Chronicling the years 146-78 BC, The Storm Before the Storm dives
headlong into the first generation to face this treacherous new
political environment. Abandoning the ancient principles of their
forbearers, men like Marius, Sulla, and the Gracchi brothers set
dangerous new precedents that would start the Republic on the road
to destruction and provide a stark warning about what can happen to
a civilization that has lost its way.
The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in
the history of civilization. Beginning as a small city-state in
central Italy, Rome gradually expanded into a wider world filled
with petty tyrants, barbarian chieftains, and despotic kings.
Through the centuries, Rome's model of cooperative and
participatory government remained remarkably durable and unmatched
in the history of the ancient world. In 146 BC, Rome finally
emerged as the strongest power in the Mediterranean. But the very
success of the Republic proved to be its undoing. The republican
system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled:
rising economic inequality disrupted traditional ways of life,
endemic social and ethnic prejudice led to clashes over citizenship
and voting rights, and rampant corruption and ruthless ambition
sparked violent political clashes that cracked the once
indestructible foundations of the Republic. Chronicling the years
146-78 BC, The Storm Before the Storm dives headlong into the first
generation to face this treacherous new political environment.
Abandoning the ancient principles of their forbearers, men like
Marius, Sulla, and the Gracchi brothers set dangerous new
precedents that would start the Republic on the road to destruction
and provide a stark warning about what can happen to a civilization
that has lost its way.
PERSPECTIVES ON WRITING: Series Editor, Susan H. McLeod Foreword by
PAUL BUTLER In THE CENTRALITY OF STYLE, editors Mike Duncan and
Star Medzerian Vanguri argue that style is a central concern of
composition studies even as they demonstrate that some of the most
compelling work in the area has emerged from the margins of the
field. Calling attention to this paradox in his foreword to the
collection, Paul Butler observes, "Many of the chapters work within
the liminal space in which style serves as both a centralizing and
decentralizing force in rhetoric and composition. Clearly, the
authors and editors have made an invaluable contribution in their
collection by exposing the paradoxical nature of a canon that
continues to play a vital role in our disciplinary history."
CONTRIBUTORS include Nora Bacon, Jonathan Buehl, Paul Butler,
Rosanne Carlo, Mike Duncan, Erik Ellis, William FitzGerald, Crystal
Fodrey, Moe Folk, Russell Greer, Chris Holcomb, M. Jimmie
Killingsworth, William C. Kurlinkus, Zak Lancaster, Tom Pace, Luke
Redington, Keith Rhodes, Denise Stodola, and Star Medzerian
Vanguri. MIKE DUNCAN is an assistant professor of English at the
University of Houston-Downtown, where he teaches undergraduate and
graduate courses in professional writing and rhetoric. He has
published articles on style and related issues in journals
including College English, JAC, and Rhetoric Society Quarterly, as
well as in edited collections. STAR MEDZERIAN VANGURI is an
assistant professor in the Division of Humanities at Nova
Southeastern University. She teaches first-year composition and
courses in writing and rhetoric at the undergraduate and graduate
levels. Her research interests include style, discourse analysis,
authorship, and classroom writing assessment. Her article, "Style
and the Pedagogy of Response," in the journal Rhetoric Review,
explores the intersections of these interests.
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