Olor Iscanus [[electronic resource] ] : A collection of some select poems, and translations following, viz. 1. Of the benefit wee may get by our enemies, 2. Of the diseases of the mind, and of the body. Both written in Greek, by that great philosopher Plutarch. 3. Of the diseases of the mind, and of the body, and which of them is most pernicious, written in Greek by Maximus Tyrius. 4. Of the praise [and] happiness of a country life; written in Span[ish] by Antonio de Guevara: Bishop of Carthagena. All Englished by H. Vaughan, Silurist

• Record Nr.: UNISA996391343103316
• Autore: Vaughan Henry <1622-1695.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : printed, and are to be sold by Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star in Cornhil, against the Royal Exchange, 1679
• Descrizione fisica: [12], 62 [i.e. 64], [1], 68-95, [1], 99-106, 109-123, [1], 127-158, [2] p
• Soggetti: English poetry - Early modern, 1500-1700; English essays - Early modern, 1500-1700
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: The dedication is signed "Vaughan", and is dated: Newton by Usk this 17. of Decemb. 1647.; Text is continuous despite pagination.; Part 1, "Olor Iscanus", is in verse.; With a final errata leaf.; "Of the benefit we may get by our enemies", "Of the diseases of the mind and the body.", "Of the diseases of the mind, &c.", and "The praise and happinesse of the country-life, &c." each have caption titles.; Reproduction of original in the National Library of Wales.
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0098

Rust belt resistance : how a small community took on big oil and won / / Perry Bush

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969115903321
• Autore: Bush Perry
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Kent, Ohio, : Kent State University Press, c2012
• ISBN: 1-61277-647-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.7/66550977142
• Soggetti: Corporate power - Ohio - Lima; Petroleum - Refining - Ohio - Lima; Lima (Ohio) Economic policy Decision making
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1: “Local Communities Are No Match for Industrial Corporationsâ€?""; ""Chapter 2: Oil Town""; ""Chapter 3: Rust Belt""; ""Chapter 4: Resistance""; ""Chapter 5: Scorched Earth""; ""Chapter 6: “It Was Like a Deathâ€?to the Townâ€?""; ""Chapter 7: “Whether Weâ€?re for BP or against BP, We All Sound Conspiratorialâ€?""; ""Chapter 8: Victory""; ""Epilogue: “Nobody Was Defending Us Except Ourselvesâ€?""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the 1970s, urban communities across the country have had to face the wrenching process of economic restructuring. As the media announce the latest plant closings and politicians slam each other for outsourcing jobs, events are too often framed with a kind of economic determinism that denies agency to individual communities. To what degree can industrial cities in such an era still imagine themselves as authors of their own economic fates? In Rust Belt Resistance, author Perry Bush explores this question by focusing on the small midwestern city of Lima, Ohio. When British Petroleum (BP) announced late in 1996 that it would close and demolish its refinery there--which at the time employed 500 people with a $31.5 million payroll--economic desperation loomed. Lima's story, however, deviated from the usual sad narrative of other Midwest plant closures and began to assume a drama ; of its own. Led by an unlikely cast of characters--an uncommonly stubborn set of civic leaders, a conservative local newspaper publisher, and the city's determined and progressive mayor--Lima refused to take its place quietly on the industrial scrap heap. Instead of collapsing in despair, the refinery's workers continued to function as a model of industrial efficiency and hard work, partly in a determined effort to build profitability and preserve their jobs and also because hard work was the essence and tradition of this blue-collar town. In a story replete with a number of dramatic twists and turns, Bush describes how this collection of individuals led a resistant multinational corporation to a financial deal it could not refuse, located an acceptable buyer for the refinery, and saved not only a sizable share of the city's financial foundation but also the community's identity and self-respect. Rust Belt Resistance is a valuable instructional lesson for business and community leaders, scholars, and anyone interested in the continuing viability of American industrial cities.