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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463460403321

Titolo

Florida studies [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Florida College English Association / / edited by Claudia Slate, Steve Glassman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, c2007

ISBN

1-4438-1081-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SlateClaudia

GlassmanSteve

Disciplina

975.9

Soggetti

Authors, American - Florida

American literature - 19th century - History and criticism

American literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Florida In literature Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"2006 Annual Meeting of the Florida College English Association (FCEA) in Lakeland, Florida."--P. [x].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; PEDAGOGY; THE VILLAIN NO MORE; RE-ENTRY CRISIS; LIVING THE LIFE OF THE DIRTY; OLD FLORIDA; ATALA; IMAGINED PLACES AND PEOPLE IN ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA AND JOHN FLEMING; OF STONES AND STUDENTS; CRACKER CULTURE IN THE FLORIDA NOVELS OF MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS; ELEMENTS OF SOUTHWESTERN HUMOR IN THE YEARLING; CRACKER MYTHOS; STRANGE BEDFELLOWS; VISIONS OF HEROES; DECOLONIZING THE NATIVE CONCH IN ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT; CONTEMPORARY FLORIDA; JUDGING MR. WATSON; LIBRARIAN HEROES IN LITERATURE AND REAL LIFE

IN SEARCH OF HER MOTHER'S GARDEN"THE PLANET SURVIVES . . . THROUGH HEROISM"; DAVIDSON AND GOLIATH; NATURAL FLORIDA; A PASSION FOR PARADISE; TWO BILLS, TWO CENTURIES; HURRICANE MADNESS; CREATIVE SHOWCASE; BEHIND OUR MEMORIES, OUR LARGER FAMILIES WAIT; THE FATHER; GOING SWIMMING; LOVERS CONVERSE; THE MOON SPEAKS; FLIGHT; IN THE BEGINNING



Sommario/riassunto

Florida was the first region of the United States to be discovered, explored, and, after a fashion, settled by Euroamericans. Its population in the early 21st century is approaching 17 million. Within years the number of people living in the state will surpass those living in New York, and the Sunshine State will become the most populous area east of the Mississippi. The first book in English about Florida was written by Jean Ribault. A French adventurer, Ribault established a colony of Hugue...

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780959403321

Autore

Frame Tom

Titolo

Losing my religion [[electronic resource] ] : unbelief in Australia / / Tom Frame

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, : UNSW Press, c2009

ISBN

1-74224-038-0

1-74223-196-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

211.6

Soggetti

Faith

Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Exploring believing, behaving and belonging; 2 Why unbelief?; Part One Context; 3 A colony of heaven?; 4 Christian nation or secular state?; 5 The most godless place under heaven?; Part Two Causes; 6 Philosophy and unbelief; 7 Science and unbelief; 8 Theology and unbelief; 9 Australian unbelief; Part Three Consequences; 10 Anti-theism and unbelief; 11 The Australian case against God; 12 God's demise and the end of tolerance; 13 The secular state and social harmony; Part Four Conclusions; 14 Some answers and an apologia; Notes; Blank Page

Sommario/riassunto

In this challenging and provocative book, Tom Frame, one of Australia's best-known writers on religion and society, examines diminishing theological belief and declining denominational affiliation. He argues



that Australia has never been a very religious nation but that few Australians have deliberately rejected belief - most simply can't see why they need to be bothered with religion at all. He contends that vehement campaigning against theistic belief is the product of growing disdain for religious fundamentalism and a vigorous commitment to personal autonomy. Losing My Religion contends tha

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782190103321

Autore

Bauer Otto <1881-1938.>

Titolo

The question of nationalities and social democracy [[electronic resource] /] / Otto Bauer ; Ephraim J. Nimni, volume editor ; translated by Joseph O'Donnell ; foreword by Heinz Fischer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2000

ISBN

0-8166-8985-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NimniEphraim

Disciplina

320.54/01

Soggetti

Nationalism

Socialism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-487) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Translator's Note; Introduction for the English-Reading Audience; Acknowledgments; THE QUESTION OF NATIONALITIES AND SOCIAL DEMOCRACY; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; 1. The Nation; 2. The Nation-State; 3. The Multinational State; 4. National Autonomy; 5. The Developmental Tendencies of the National Struggles in Austria; 6. The Transformation of the Principle of Nationality; 7. The Program and Tactics of Austrian Social Democracy; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ephraim J. Nimni, editorUntil now, The Question of Nationalities and Social Democracy was the only remaining work of classical Marxism not fully translated into English. First published in German in 1907, this seminal text has been cited in countless di