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A spectacularly illustrated survey of the architectural style that
defined the American college campus. The Collegiate Gothic style,
which flourished between the Gilded Age and the Jazz Age, was
intended to lend an air of dignified history to America’s
relatively youthful seats of higher learning. In fact, this mash-up
of Oxbridge quaintness with piles of new money gave rise — at
schools like Princeton and Vassar, Yale and Chicago — to
unprecedented architectural fantasies that reshaped the image of
the college campus. Today the ivy-covered monuments of Collegiate
Gothic still exercise a powerful hold on the public imagination —
as evidenced, for example, by their prominent place in the Dark
Academia aesthetic that has swept social media. In Academia,
the noted architectural historian William Morgan traces the entire
arc of Collegiate Gothic, from its first emergence at campuses like
Kenyon and Bowdoin to its apotheosis in James Gamble Rogers’s
intricately detailed confections at Yale. Ever alert to the
complicated cultural and social implications of this style, Morgan
devotes special sections to its manifestations at prep schools and
in the American South, and to contemporary revivals by architects
like Robert A. M. Stern. Illustrated throughout with
well-chosen colour photographs, Academia offers the ultimate campus
tour of our faux-medieval cathedrals of learning.
Texas is known worldwide as a rich resource for the intricate
Cretaceous-age echinoids widely sought by professional and amateur
paleontologists. With much of the scientific literature on Texas
Cretaceous echinoids decades old, here is an updated and detailed
guide for identifying this rich fossil fauna. After a brief
description of the climatic events that led to the formation of
these marine deposits, readers are introduced to the terminology
needed to understand the morphology and biology of echinoids. More
than 350 high-quality color photographs and detailed descriptions
provide a visual guide to identifying, usually to the species
level, most of the Cretaceous echinoids found in Texas. The
information will be of interest to nature lovers, new and advanced
collectors, and students of invertebrate paleontology looking for
in-depth, updated insights into the morphology, classification, and
identification of these striking fossils.
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Sport is a landmark
publication in sport studies. It goes further than any book has
before in tracing the contours of the discipline of the philosophy
of sport and in surveying the core themes, approaches and theories
that form its disciplinary fabric. The book explores the ways in
which an understanding of philosophy can inform our understanding
of important prevailing issues in sport. Edited by two of the most
significant figures in the development of the philosophy of sport,
Mike McNamee and Bill Morgan, and with contributions from many of
the world's leading sport philosophers, this is an invaluable
companion reference volume for any course in the social scientific
study of sport, and an essential addition to the bookshelf of any
serious scholar of the philosophy and/or ethics of sport.
When we accept that advertisers and sponsors dictate athletic
schedules, that success in sport is measured by revenue, that
athletes' loyalties lie with their commercial agents instead of
teams and that game rules exist to be tested and broken in the
pursuit of a win, what does our regard for sport say about the
moral and political well-being of our society? Why Sports Morally
Matter is a deeply critical examination of pressing ethical issues
in sports - and in society as a whole. Exploring the broad
historical context of modern America, William J. Morgan argues that
the current state of sports is a powerful indictment of our
wealth-driven society and hyper-individualistic way of life. Taking
on critics from all sides of the political debate, Morgan makes the
case that, despite the negating effect of free market values, sport
still possesses important features that encourage social, moral and
political values crucial to the flourishing of a democratic polity.
It is this potential to transform society and the individual that
makes sport a key battleground in the struggle for the moral soul
of twenty-first century America.
From the ski slopes of Utah to the frigid tundra of northwestern
Russia, Snowbound celebrates contemporary design in cold climates
with a focus on sustainability. Tailor-made for architects,
designers, snowbirds, and aspiring second-home owners, this tour of
twenty dwellings is equal parts escapist photo essay and practical
sourcebook, with immersive photography, architectural plans, and
location, climate, and building-systems data. Architectural
historian William Morgan documents winter dwellings and trekker
cabins from high-profile firms like MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple and
rising stars like Scott & Scott. Readers are transported to
beautiful, pristine, and, in some cases, remote locations in the
snowier regions of the world.
When we accept that advertisers and sponsors dictate athletic
schedules, that success in sport is measured by revenue, that
athletes' loyalties lie with their commercial agents instead of
teams and that game rules exist to be tested and broken in the
pursuit of a win, what does our regard for sport say about the
moral and political well-being of our society? Why Sports Morally
Matter is a deeply critical examination of pressing ethical issues
in sports - and in society as a whole. Exploring the broad
historical context of modern America, William J. Morgan argues that
the current state of sports is a powerful indictment of our
wealth-driven society and hyper-individualistic way of life. Taking
on critics from all sides of the political debate, Morgan makes the
case that, despite the negating effect of free market values, sport
still possesses important features that encourage social, moral and
political values crucial to the flourishing of a democratic polity.
It is this potential to transform society and the individual that
makes sport a key battleground in the struggle for the moral soul
of twenty-first century America.
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Sport is a landmark
publication in sport studies. It goes further than any book has
before in tracing the contours of the discipline of the philosophy
of sport and in surveying the core themes, approaches and theories
that form its disciplinary fabric. The book explores the ways in
which an understanding of philosophy can inform our understanding
of important prevailing issues in sport, such as doping and
violence, and examines the interface between the philosophy of
sport and other disciplines in sports research and practice,
including management, coaching, politics and education. Edited by
two of the most significant figures in the development of the
philosophy of sport, Mike McNamee and Bill Morgan, and with
contributions from many of the world's leading sport philosophers,
this is an invaluable companion reference volume for any course in
the social scientific study of sport, and an essential addition to
the bookshelf of any serious scholar of the philosophy or ethics of
sport.
Documentary focusing on the Williams Formula One team and its
founder Sir Frank Williams.
In response to a recent surge of interest in Native American
history, culture and lore, Hippocrene brings you a concise and
straightforward dictionary of the Navajo tongue. The dictionary is
designed to aid Navajos learning English as well as English
speakers interested in acquiring knowledge of Navajo.
The information in this book is so incredibly detailed that you
could practically hold your own Lodge meeting and conduct all of
the ancient ceremonies! Whether you are doing research prior to
being initiated as a 1st degree Mason, or you are just curious
about this ancient brotherhood, everything you need to know is in
this 223 page Book. * How was the Ark of the Covenant discovered? *
What items were found inside of it? Who is buried facing the Ark
underneath Solomon's Temple? page 99) * What is the true purpose of
the great pyramids of Egypt? (page 145) * Where was the cross of
Jesus Christ discovered? How was it proven to be authentic? (page
129) * What was discovered in a secret vault underneath the Sanctum
Sanctorum in Solomon's Temple? (page 166)
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