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In The Unwalled City
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Author : Robert Cording
language : en
Publisher: Slant Books
Release Date : 2022-09-01
In The Unwalled City written by Robert Cording and has been published by Slant Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-01 with Poetry categories.
In the Unwalled City takes its title from Epicurus, who wrote: “Against other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death, we human beings all live in an unwalled city.” This affecting book—which weaves prose memoir with poetry—explores that feeling of being open to attack—in this case the pain of grief after Robert Cording’s thirty-one-year-old son Daniel died. To borrow a phrase from C.S. Lewis, here is “a grief observed,” encompassing not only the big questions but also the impact of grief on daily life. For a poet like Cording, one form that grief takes is that of speaking to his son. In “Afterlife,” Cording has a vision of his son replying: “let the emptiness remain empty . . . Stop writing down / everything you think I’m telling you. / This is your afterlife, not mine.” At the heart of In the Unwalled City is a series of questions: How does loss change a person? How does one chart a new life that both acknowledges a son’s death and still finds a way back to delight? How does one now live fully in the unwalled city?
The Unwalled City
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Author : Xu Xi
language : en
Publisher: Typhoon Media Ltd
Release Date : 2010-12-02
The Unwalled City written by Xu Xi and has been published by Typhoon Media Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-02 with Literary Collections categories.
Xu Xi, one of Hong Kong's preeminent novelists, examines the lives of four of the city's residents amid the tension and uncertainties leading up to the 1997 handover to China.
Unwalled City The
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Author : Norton E. Long
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972-06-18
Unwalled City The written by Norton E. Long and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972-06-18 with Social Science categories.
America Becomes Urban
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Author : Eric H. Monkkonen
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2024-07-26
America Becomes Urban written by Eric H. Monkkonen and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-26 with History categories.
America's cities: celebrated by poets, courted by politicians, castigated by social reformers. In their numbers and complexity they challenge comprehension. Why is urban America the way it is? Eric Monkkonen offers a fresh approach to the myths and the history of US urban development, giving us an unexpected and welcome sense of our urban origins. His historically anchored vision of our cities places topics of finance, housing, social mobility, transportation, crime, planning, and growth into a perspective which explains the present in terms of the past and ofers a point from which to plan for the future. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988 with a paperback in 1990.
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Author : Norton E. Long
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972-06-18
Unwalled City The written by Norton E. Long and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972-06-18 with Cities and towns categories.
The Commentators Al Hanissim Purim
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Author : Isaac Sender
language : en
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
Release Date : 2000
The Commentators Al Hanissim Purim written by Isaac Sender and has been published by Feldheim Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Hanukkah categories.
The Rise And Fall Of Classical Greece
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Author : Josiah Ober
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2015-05-04
The Rise And Fall Of Classical Greece written by Josiah Ober and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-04 with History categories.
A major new history of classical Greece—how it rose, how it fell, and what we can learn from it Lord Byron described Greece as great, fallen, and immortal, a characterization more apt than he knew. Through most of its long history, Greece was poor. But in the classical era, Greece was densely populated and highly urbanized. Many surprisingly healthy Greeks lived in remarkably big houses and worked for high wages at specialized occupations. Middle-class spending drove sustained economic growth and classical wealth produced a stunning cultural efflorescence lasting hundreds of years. Why did Greece reach such heights in the classical period—and why only then? And how, after "the Greek miracle" had endured for centuries, did the Macedonians defeat the Greeks, seemingly bringing an end to their glory? Drawing on a massive body of newly available data and employing novel approaches to evidence, Josiah Ober offers a major new history of classical Greece and an unprecedented account of its rise and fall. Ober argues that Greece's rise was no miracle but rather the result of political breakthroughs and economic development. The extraordinary emergence of citizen-centered city-states transformed Greece into a society that defeated the mighty Persian Empire. Yet Philip and Alexander of Macedon were able to beat the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, a victory made possible by the Macedonians' appropriation of Greek innovations. After Alexander's death, battle-hardened warlords fought ruthlessly over the remnants of his empire. But Greek cities remained populous and wealthy, their economy and culture surviving to be passed on to the Romans—and to us. A compelling narrative filled with uncanny modern parallels, this is a book for anyone interested in how great civilizations are born and die. This book is based on evidence available on a new interactive website. To learn more, please visit: http://polis.stanford.edu/.
Handbook Of Research On Urban Politics And Policy In The United States
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Author : Ronald K. Vogel
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1997-01-21
Handbook Of Research On Urban Politics And Policy In The United States written by Ronald K. Vogel and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-21 with Political Science categories.
A comprehensive reference work which provides a way to access research on urban politics and policy in the United States. Experts in the field guide readers through major controversies, while evaluating and assessing the subfields of urban politics and policy. Each chapter follows the same basic organization with topics such as methodological and theoretical issues, current states of the field, and directions for future research. For students, this work provides a starting place to guide them to the most important works in a particular subfield and a context to place their work in a larger body of knowledge. For scholars, it serves as a reference work for immediately familiarity with subfields of the discipline, including classic studies and major research questions. For urban policymakers or analysts, the handbook provides a wealth of information and allows quick identification of existing academic knowledge and research relevant to the problem at hand.
Cultural Conflict In Hong Kong
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Author : Jason S. Polley
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-03-28
Cultural Conflict In Hong Kong written by Jason S. Polley and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-28 with Social Science categories.
This book examines how in navigating Hong Kong’s colonial history alongside its ever-present Chinese identity, the city has come to manifest a conflicting socio-cultural plurality. Drawing together scholars, critics, commentators, and creators on the vanguard of the emerging field of Hong Kong Studies, the essay volume presents a gyroscopic perspective that discerns what is made in from what is made into Hong Kong while weaving a patchwork of the territory’s contested local imaginary. This collection celebrates as it critiques the current state of Hong Kong society on the 20th anniversary of its handover to China. The gyroscopic outlook of the volume makes it a true area studies book-length treatment of Hong Kong, and a key and interdisciplinary read for students and scholars wishing to explore the territory’s complexities.
The Lives Of Ordinary People In Ancient Israel
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Author : William G. Dever
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2012-04-20
The Lives Of Ordinary People In Ancient Israel written by William G. Dever and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-20 with History categories.
"In this book William Dever addresses the question that must guide every good historian of ancient Israel: What was life really like in those days? Writing as an expert archaeologist who is also a secular humanist, Dever relies on archaeological data, over and above the Hebrew Bible, for primary source material. He focuses on the lives of ordinary people in the eighth century B.C.E. - not kings, priests, or prophets - people who left behind rich troves of archaeological information but who are practically invisible in "typical" histories of ancient Israel."--Résumé de l'éditeur.