Author: Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and VauxPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 879
Book Description
Lord Brougham's Acts and Bills from 1811 to the Present Time, Now First Collected and Arranged, with an Analytical Review Sheweing Their Reults Upon the Amendment of the Law
Author: Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and VauxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 879
Book Description
Lord Brougham's Acts and Bills
Author: Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and VauxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
Lord Brougham's Law Reforms Comprising the Acts and Bills Introduced Or Carried by Him Trough the Legislature Since 1811 with an Analytical Review of Them
Author: John E.. Eardley-WilmotThe History of Gambling in England
Author: John AshtonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Difference between Gaming and Gambling-Universality and Antiquity of Gambling-Isis and Osiris-Games and Dice of the Egyptians-China and India-The Jews-Among the Greeks and Romans-Among Mahometans-Early Dicing-Dicing in England in the 13th and 14th Centuries-In the 17th Century-Celebrated Gamblers-Bourchier-Swiss Anecdote-Dicing in the 18th Century. Gaming is derived from the Saxon word Gamen, meaning joy, pleasure, sports, or gaming-and is so interpreted by Bailey, in his Dictionary of 1736; whilst Johnson gives Gamble-to play extravagantly for money, and this distinction is to be borne in mind in the perusal of this book; although the older term was in use until the invention of the later-as we see in Cotton's Compleat Gamester (1674), in which he gives the following excellent definition of the word: -"Gaming is an enchanting witchery, gotten between Idleness and Avarice: an itching disease, that makes some scratch the head, whilst others, as if they were bitten by a Tarantula, are laughing themselves to death; or, lastly, it is a paralytical distemper, which, seizing the arm, the man cannot chuse but shake his elbow.
A History of Caricature and Grotesque in Literature and Art
Author: Thomas WrightPublisher:
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Category : Caricature
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Gaelic Scotland in the Colonial Imagination
Author: Silke StrohPublisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 0810134047
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
Can Scotland be considered an English colony? Is its experience and literature comparable to that of overseas postcolonial countries? Or are such comparisons no more than patriotic victimology to mask Scottish complicity in the British Empire and justify nationalism? These questions have been heatedly debated in recent years, especially in the run-up to the 2014 referendum on independence, and remain topical amid continuing campaigns for more autonomy and calls for a post-Brexit “indyref2.” Gaelic Scotland in the Colonial Imagination offers a general introduction to the emerging field of postcolonial Scottish studies, assessing both its potential and limitations in order to promote further interdisciplinary dialogue. Accessible to readers from various backgrounds, the book combines overviews of theoretical, social, and cultural contexts with detailed case studies of literary and nonliterary texts. The main focus is on internal divisions between the anglophone Lowlands and traditionally Gaelic Highlands, which also play a crucial role in Scottish–English relations. Silke Stroh shows how the image of Scotland’s Gaelic margins changed under the influence of two simultaneous developments: the emergence of the modern nation-state and the rise of overseas colonialism.
In the Presence of the Past
Author: R.T. BienvenuPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401137641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The broad canvas covered by the articles in the present volume celebrates the diversity and richness of the writings of Frank Manuel during a scholarly career that spans over five decades. The subjects of the articles - ranging from science to utopia, from theology to political thought - mirror many of the themes Manuel has written about with erudition, flair and uncommon perception. It is only fitting that in paying tribute to such a defiant intellect each author brings to his treatment a distinct perspective and texture, the result of his own original forays into the history of ideas. Yet underlying all the essays is the conviction that the study of the intersection of individuals and ideas still yields a rich harvest. Presented to Frank on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, In the Presence o/the Past honors a teacher, a friend and, above all, a scholar. R. T. Bienvenu and M. Feingold (eds). ln the presence of the past. vii. MARTIN PERETZ Frank Manuel: An Appreciation It was finally because of Frank Edward Manuel that I decided (however belatedly) to forgo a proper academic career. Since I had not left so much as a leafscar on the tree of the scholarly culture this is not a fact which anyone else would have reason to notice. It is also not, I am happy to add, something for which Manuel will be especially remembered.
Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands
Author: James PartonPublisher:
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Category : Caricature
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archeological Society
Author: Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological SocietyPublisher:
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Category : Cumberland (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
List of members included in each volume except v. 1.
An Analytical Index to the Ballad-entries (1557-1709) in the Registers of the Company of Stationers of London
Author: Hyder Edward RollinsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description