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UNINA9910462040503321 |
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Thompson Augustine |
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Francis of Assisi [[electronic resource] ] : a new biography / / Augustine Thompson |
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Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2012 |
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0-8014-6473-0 |
0-8014-6426-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Christian saints - Italy - Assisi |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- [ Contents ] -- [ Introduction ] -- [ Part I ] The Life -- [ Part II ] Sources and Debates -- [ Bibliography ] -- [ Index ] |
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Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ. During his lifetime and after his death, followers collected, for their own purposes, numerous stories, anecdotes, and reports about Francis. As a result, the man himself and his own concerns became lost in legend.In this authoritative and engaging new biography, Augustine Thompson, O.P., sifts through the surviving evidence for the life of Francis using modern historical methods. The result is a complex yet sympathetic portrait of the man and the saint. Francis emerges from this account as very much a typical thirteenth-century Italian layman, but one who, when faced with unexpected crises in his personal life, made decisions so radical that they challenge his own society-and ours. Unlike the saint of legend, this Francis never had a unique divine inspiration to provide him with rules for following the teachings of Jesus. Rather, he spent his life reacting to unexpected challenges, before which he often found himself unprepared and uncertain. The Francis who emerges here is |
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both more complex and more conflicted than that of older biographies. His famed devotion to poverty is found to be more nuanced than expected, perhaps not even his principal spiritual concern. Thompson revisits events small and large in Francis's life, including his troubled relations with his father, his contacts with Clare of Assisi, his encounter with the Muslim sultan, and his receiving the Stigmata, to uncover the man behind the legends and popular images.A tour de force of historical research and biographical writing, Francis of Assisi: A New Biography is divided into two complementary parts-a stand alone biographical narrative and a close, annotated examination of the historical sources about Francis. Taken together, the narrative and the survey of the sources provide a much-needed fresh perspective on this iconic figure. "As I have worked on this biography," Thompson writes, "my respect for Francis and his vision has increased, and I hope that this book will speak to modern people, believers and unbelievers alike, and that the Francis I have come to know will have something to say to them today." |
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UNINA9910790868303321 |
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Autore |
Jomo K. S (Jomo Kwame Sundaram) |
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Malaysia@50 : economic development, distribution, disparities / / Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Wee Chong hui, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia |
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New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2014] |
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�2014 |
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1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) : illustrations |
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Malaysia Economic policy |
Malaysia Social policy |
Malaysia Economic conditions 20th century |
Malaysia Social conditions 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Glossary; Preface; 1. Development Stages; The Alliance Era (1957-1969); The First Decade of the New Economic Policy (1970-1980); Mahathir's Three Regimes; Mahathir Regime 1: New Roles for the State (1981-1985); 'Look East' Policy; Heavy Industrialization; Services; Mahathir's Labour Policies; Mahathir Regime 2: Inducing Private Investments (1986-1997); Transition from the NEP; 'Malaysia Incorporated': State-Business Corporatism; Privatization; Mahathir Regime 3: Crisis Management (1997-2003); After 1997; After Mahathir; Policy Lessons; Notes |
2. DistributionIncome Distribution; Population and Labour; Employment Status; Education and Employment; Wealth Ownership Disparities; Gender Disparities; Regional Disparities; Notes; 3. Public Finance; Taxation; Direct Taxes; Taxes on Business; Personal Income Taxes; Indirect Taxes; Export Duties; Import Duties; Excise Duties; Sales Taxes; Service Taxes; Government Expenditure; Health Services; Education; Privatization; Notes; 4. Federalism; Formation of Malaysia; Federal and State Government Jurisdictions; Federal-State Financial Relations; Disputes over Petroleum Resources |
Federal Transfers to the StatesLoan Financing for Development; Public Accounts; Government Finance by State; External Trade; Malaysian Common Market; Trade Items; Notes; 5. Lessons?; Development Stages; Distributional Struggles; Public Finances; Malaysian Federalism; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index |
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Malaysia has grown and changed a great deal since it was formed on 16 September 1963. It was then seen as an unlikely nation hastily put together as a federation of British controlled territories in the region. Brunei's refusal to join at the eleventh hour and Singapore's secession before its second birthday only seemed to confirm such doubts. Yet, it has not only survived, but even thrived, often cited as a developing country worthy of emulation. Ruled by the same ruling coalition since the mid-1950s, it has been tempting to emphasize continuities, and there certainly have been many. Looking |
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