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UNISA996394526303316 |
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Gething Richard <1585?-1652?> |
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Calligraphotechnica, or, The art of faire writing [[electronic resource] /] / sett forth and newly enlarged by Ri. Gethinge . |
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London, : To bee soulde by William Humble ..., Anno domini 1652 |
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Monografia |
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Publication date has been re-engraved on t.p. |
Reproduction of original in Bodleian Library. |
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UNISA996209835503316 |
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De Ste. Croix G. E. M (Geoffrey Ernest Maurice) |
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Christian persecution, martyrdom, and orthodoxy [[electronic resource] /] / G.E.M. De Ste. Croix ; edited by Michael Whitby and Joseph Streeter |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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1-280-84405-1 |
9786610844050 |
0-19-153519-2 |
1-4356-2345-2 |
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1 online resource (407 p.) |
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WhitbyMichael |
StreeterJoseph |
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Persecution |
Martyrdom - Christianity |
Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Aspects of the 'Great' persecution -- The Fourth Edict in the West and the date of the Council of Elvira -- Why were the early Christians persecuted? -- Voluntary martyrdom in the early church -- Heresy, schism, and persecution in the later Roman Empire -- The Council of Chalcedon / with additions by Michael Whitby -- Early Christian attitudes to property and slavery. |
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This volume brings together seven seminal papers by the great radical historian Geoffrey de Ste. Croix, who died in 2000, on early Christian topics, with an especial focus on persecution and martyrdom. Christian martyrdom is a topic which conjures up ready images of inhumane persecutors confronted by Christian heroes who perish for the instant but win the long-term battle for reputation. In five of these essays Ste. Croix scrutinizes the evidence to reveal the significant role ofChristian themselves, first as volunteer martyrs and later, after the triumph of Christianity in the early fourth ce |
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UNINA9910779323303321 |
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Miller Cathleen |
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Champion of choice [[electronic resource] ] : the life and legacy of women's advocate Nafis Sadik / / Cathleen Miller |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, [2013] |
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0-8032-4888-1 |
0-8032-4683-8 |
1-283-94908-3 |
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1 online resource (535 p.) |
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Women social reformers - Pakistan |
Women physicians - Pakistan |
Family planning - Developing countries |
Reproductive rights - Developing countries |
Women's health services - Developing countries |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Introduction ""; ""1 Birth""; ""2 Welcoming the Girls""; ""3 Azhar""; ""4 Karachi""; ""5 The Wedding""; ""6 Doctor's Orders""; ""7 Mothers""; ""8 Family Planning""; ""9 The un""; ""10 The Director""; ""11 The Vatican""; ""12 Cairo""; ""13 Beijing""; ""14 Back Home""; ""15 On The Ground""; ""16 Onward""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes and Sources""; ""Index"" |
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Not many women can claim to have changed history, but Nafis Sadik set that goal in her youth, and change the world she did. Champion of Choice tells the remarkable story of how Sadik, born into a prominent Indian family in 1929, came to be the world's foremost advocate for women's health and reproductive rights, the first female director of a United Nations agency, and "one of the most powerful women in the world" (London Times). An obstetrician, wife, mother, and devout Muslim, Sadik has been a courageous and tireless advocate for women, insisting on discussing the difficult issues that impact |
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