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In the era between the world wars, wealthy sportsmen and sportswomen created more than seventy large estates in the coastal region of South Carolina. By retaining select features from earlier periods and adding new buildings and landscapes, wealthy sporting enthusiasts created a new type of plantation. In the process, they changed the meaning of the word 'plantation', with profound implications for historical memory of slavery and contemporary...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

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This book provides a critical account of British social policy since 1945 from the perspective of the child. Using the UN convention on the Rights of the Child as a yardstick, it examines a wide range of policy areas including health, education, housing, social security, child care and protection. It concludes with suggestions for making policy more child-centred. It will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and to anyone who is con...

This book provides a critical account of British social policy since 1945 from the perspective of the child. Using the UN convention on the Rights of the Child as a yardstick, it examines a wide range of policy areas including health, education, housing, social security, child care and protection. It concludes with suggestions for making policy more child-centred. It will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and to anyone who is con...

Excerpt from A History of the Canadian Knights of Columbus, Catholic Army Huts Great as is the Organization to which we have the honor to belong, were this story of the Catholic Army Huts merely a chapter in the growth and development of that Organization, we could not claim for it a universal appeal, but the War activities of the Canadian Knights demand and deserve a larger canvas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of ...

Excerpt from Récréations GrammaticalesI C'est en considérant l'importance de. Ce mérite du style que b'ulï'on prenait du sien tant de soin, qu'il passait quelquefois une matinée entière à composer une phrase. Le style est l'homme, disait ce célèbre écrivain, et quand on vante quelqu'un devant mor, je demande toujours à voir ses papiers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ww...

In his original essay on the shaking palsy (1817) James Parkinson remarked that the "senses and intellect were uninjured". Thus, it was only in later years that the complexity ofparkinsonism and in particular Parkinson's disease with dementia was recognised. Cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease is common and is estimated to affect more than forty per cent of patients with disease onset after age 65. Recent studies suggest that pathology...

This special issue is devoted to the topic of globalization, one of the most emotionally charged terms in international business today. While globalization is not really a new phenomenon, advances in transportation and communications technology as well as decreasing trade barriers have increased the pace and magnitude of cross border interactions, bringing them to the forefront of discussion for scholars.

Sharing the most joyous times of the year begins with Finding the right Words for the Holidays Here you'll find: Warmhearted and humorous greetings for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa cards More than six dozen ways to say "Happy New Year!" Famous holiday quotations Tips for making card-writing a pleasure rather than a chore Suggestions for creating the perfect year-end family newsletter Practical hints for simplifying card-sending A special s...

Showing someone you care begins with Finding the Right Words Here you'll find: - More than three dozen ways to say "Happy Birthday" - Welcoming words for new family members...even pets - Thoughtful condolences for personalizing sympathy cards - Congratulatory wishes for weddings and anniversaries - Helpful hints to simplify card-sending - A monthly calendar for birthdays and anniversaries ...and more, in this book of indispensable phras...

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Per vari secoli nel Medio Evo cristiano la presenza degli Arabi e le loro conquiste nell'area mediterranea non produssero fratture, né gli Arabi furono percepiti come barbari. Eppure Arabi ed Europei non riuscirono a fondere una consapevole intesa: soprattutto da parte cristiana, animata da un istinto politico di rivalsa, fu eretta una barriera di ostilità, prima religiosa e poi razziale, che doveva sfociare nella Crociata. La Crociata fallì, ...

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This volume links field theory methods and concepts from particle physics with those in critical phenomena and statistical mechanics, the development starting from the latter point of view. Rigor and lengthy proofs are trimmed by using the phenomenological framework of graphs, power counting, etc., and field theoretic methods with emphasis on renormalization group techniques. Non-perturbative methods and numerical simulations are introduced in...

This volume links field theory methods and concepts from particle physics with those in critical phenomena and statistical mechanics, the development starting from the latter point of view. Rigor and lengthy proofs are trimmed by using the phenomenological framework of graphs, power counting, etc., and field theoretic methods with emphasis on renormalization group techniques. Non-perturbative methods and numerical simulations are introduced in...

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Excerpt from The Girl in Checks: Or, the Mystery of the Mountain CabinI frequently dreamed of orchards hanging with great red apples, of mountains a great deal higher than the steep hills down by the ravine, and of many things, indeed, which my.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Bo...

Excerpt from The Godly Sayings of the Ancient Fathers: Upon the Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ The Author of the following work, a divine of considerable reputation, flourished during the earlier half of the sixteenth century. Up to the year 1563, he produced several works against the errors of the Romanists, and also against the Anabaptists. Two of these works were written at Hackney, - the present republication, and another ...