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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This study identifies and analyzes a compelling theory and practice
of persuasion that integrates the complexity of human desire. It
demonstrates how the philosophical component in Pascal's
description of the will makes a seamless integration into a vehicle
of persuasion and poetics, providing a privileged viewpoint for
understanding the author's complete works, arguing that the notion
of will is of fundamental importance in Pascal's anthropology as
well as in his rhetoric. This avenue of interpretation is both
fruitful and difficult, because the word "volonte" means very
different things in Pascal and in modern French. Beginning by
contextualizing the notion of 'volonte' and explaining its expanded
use in the seventeenth-century lexicon, the author then endeavors
to show that Pascal borrows an essentially Augustinian paradigm of
desire to create a depiction of the will divided against itself,
surreptitiously yearning for what its bearer does not want.
This book explores the origins and significance of the French
concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their
food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology
that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Through
close readings and an examination of little-known texts from
diverse disciplines, Thomas Parker traces terroir's evolution,
providing insight into how gastronomic mores were linked to
aesthetics in language, horticulture, and painting and how the
French used the power of place to define the natural world, explain
comportment, and frame France as a nation.
Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of
Technology A unique comparative history of the evolution of modern
electric power systems, Networks of Power not only provides an
accurate representation of large-scale technological change but
also demonstrates that technology itself cannot be understood or
directed unless placed in a cultural context. For Thomas Highes,
both the invention of the simplest devices (like the lightbuld
itself) and the execution of the grandest schemes (such as
harnessing the water power of the Bavarian Alps) fit into an
overaching model of technological devleopment. His narrative is an
absorbing account of the creative genius, scientific achievements,
engineering capabilities, managerial skills, and entrepreneurial
risks behind one of the most commonplace amenities of the modern
age.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1853 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1909 Edition.
Title: Remarks on the climate, produce and natural advantages of
Nova Scotia: in a letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of
Macclesfield.Author: Macclesfield, Thomas Parker, 3rd Earl
ofPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph
Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana,
1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and
other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to
the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of
discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the
U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans,
slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana
offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00729600CollectionID:
CTRG10191563-BPublicationDate: 17840101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Published in 1784--NUC pre-1956 imprints.Collation:
28 p.: folded map; cm
This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.
Full Title: "An Official Report of The Trials of Sundry Negroes,
Charged With An Attempt to Raise An Insurrection in The State of
South-Carolina"Description: "The Making of the Modern Law: Trials,
1600-1926" collection provides descriptions of the major trials
from over 300 years, with official trial documents, unofficially
published accounts of the trials, briefs and arguments and more.
Readers can delve into sensational trials as well as those
precedent-setting trials associated with key constitutional and
historical issues and discover, including the Amistad Slavery case,
the Dred Scott case and Scopes "monkey" trial."Trials" provides
unfiltered narrative into the lives of the trial participants as
well as everyday people, providing an unparalleled source for the
historical study of sex, gender, class, marriage and
divorce.++++The below data was compiled from various identification
fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is
provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition
identification: ++++MonographNew York City BarCharleston: Printed
by James R. Schenck, 23, Broad-Street. 1822
Title: History of Farmington, Maine: from its first settlement to
the year 1846.Author: Thomas ParkerPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02531100CollectionID:
CTRG98-B1517PublicationDate: 18750101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: "With sketches of the history of other towns in
Franklin County"--Cover. Includes index.Collation: 120 p
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