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This activity pack presents students with background information on medieval medicine and a variety of questions, exercises and games to test their knowledge and understanding of the information. The interactive approach aims to make the subject fun and interesting to learn about. ... Read more

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This is an activity pack on "The black Death". ... Read more

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A quantitative analysis of the situation of Ireland's children during the famine era (1841-1861), this study utilizes census data to construct a series of indices to measure the quality of life for children in each of Ireland's 32 counties. While relatively little is known about the particular effects of the famine on childhood, census records from 1841, 1851, and 1861 do exist. Jordan analyzes anthropometric data on military recruits and also examines emigration figures, school enrollment, and church records to build a picture of quality of life for Ireland's children in the 19th century. ... Read more

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This book examines the reasons behind the shift in the occupations deemed acceptable for young women in Britain during the nineteenth century. ... Read more

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Unbiased look at Seventh-day Adventism
This is a good, sometimes compelling look at the fastest growing church. (Mormons often bill their "Mormon Church" as the fastest growing church, but their attitude is lways me-me-me and their missionaries aren't sent out to do good works such as opening clinics, plus their religion attrits very quickly.) I was happy to read about the beginnings of Seventh-day Adventism as an off-shoot of the Millerite movement in some depth, because encyclopedias never do a good job covering the Millerites. Overall my friends who are Seventh-day Adventists are pretty decent, but sometimes quirky. These attributes are fairly represented in this history. I was amazed at the number of schools, colleges, universities, clinics, and hospitals that are run by the SDA. As the author attests, SDA'ers have not lost the Millerite zeal for scaring the pants off potential converts with doomsday interpretations of prophecy. I was recently invited to a weekend seminar held by SDA's in a local banquet hall. The promotional pamphlet came complete with fierce beasty things and thermo-nuclear detonations - pretty sobering stuff. The cost was $25 a the door to defray the cost of lunch served both days by the hotel caterer. Unfortunately, I don't handle money money on the Sabbath, and I don't expect people to be paid to serve me on the Sabbath. As Anne Devereaux Jordan notes, the Adventism comes first, the Seventh-day part came much later. ... Read more

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Corruption is a preoccupation of governments and societies across place and time, from the 18th-19th Century British, Chinese, and Iberian empires to 20th Century Nazi Germany, Russia, the United States, and India. This study offers three different perspectives on corruption. The first chapters highlight corrupt practices, taking as a point of departure a technocratic definition of corruption. The second part of the book views corruption through the lens of discourses of corruption, revealing that accusations of corruption have been employed as tools, often in the context of contestations of power. The essays in the third part of the book treat corruption as a process, taking into account its causes and effects and their impact on society, economics, and politics.Contributors: JEREMY ADELMAN, VIRGINIE COULLOUDON, WILLIAM DOYLE, DIEGO GAMBETTA, NORMAN J. W. GODA, ROBERT GREGG, MICHAEL JOHNSTON, WILLIAM CHESTER JORDAN, EMMANUEL KREIKE, VINOD PAVARALA, DILIP SIMEON, PIERRE-ETIENNE WILL, DAVID WITWER, PHILIP WOODFINEWilliam Chester Jordan is professor of history at Princeton University; Emmanuel Kreike is assistant professor of African history and director of the African Studies Program at Princeton University. ... Read more

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Surveys slavery in colonial America and plantation life
The 'Drama of African-American History' series, edited by James Haskins, presents five fine new 70-page books are top picks for advanced elementary readers studying Afro-American history. They deserve ongoing mention and recommendation as solid 'foundation pieces' even years after their initial publication. THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA covers the move from slavery to free labor, THE SLAVE TRADE AND MIDDLE PASSAGE surveys the process by which slavery came to be a popular trade item in the new world, AFRICA: A LOOK BACK provides an excellent basis of African history upon which to base the next volumes covering African-American transitions, SLAVERY AND RESISTANCE surveys slavery in colonial America and plantation life, and THE CIVIL WAR charts events of the war tied to the breaking of slavery and the evolution of civil rights in America. All are powerful, recommended picks.
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Charts events of the war tied to the breaking of slavery and the evolution of civil rights in America
The 'Drama of African-American History' series, edited by James Haskins, presents five fine new 70-page books are top picks for advanced elementary readers studying Afro-American history. They deserve ongoing mention and recommendation as solid 'foundation pieces' even years after their initial publication. THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA covers the move from slavery to free labor, THE SLAVE TRADE AND MIDDLE PASSAGE surveys the process by which slavery came to be a popular trade item in the new world, AFRICA: A LOOK BACK provides an excellent basis of African history upon which to base the next volumes covering African-American transitions, SLAVERY AND RESISTANCE surveys slavery in colonial America and plantation life, and THE CIVIL WAR charts events of the war tied to the breaking of slavery and the evolution of civil rights in America. All are powerful, recommended picks.
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Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, kola, and betelnut, from prehistory to the present day, this new edition has been extensively updated, with an updated bibliography and two new chapters on cannabis and khat. Consuming Habits is the perfect companion for all those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages.

Psychoactive substances have been central to the formation of civilizations, the definition of cultural identities, and the growth of the world economy. The labelling of these substances as 'legal' or 'illegal' has diverted attention away from understanding their important cultural and historical role. This collection explores the rich analytical category of psychoactive substances from challenging historical and anthropological perspectives.

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When the novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis was first published in 1955, it became an instant hit and national bestseller. More than forty years later, it was brought back in print in a trade paperback edition and has, again, proven to be a commercial success. ABC is currently planning to air a two-hour special Auntie Mame movie starring Cher, and "Mame" is headed back to Broadway for the 2004 season. Now, industry insider Richard Tyler Jordan - who works as a senior publicist for Disney - provides an engaging and amusing historical look at the makings of this legendary and fictional character, and the impact it had on numerous lives and careers, including such celebrities as Rosalind Russell, Angela Lansbury, and Lucille Ball. But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame! colourfully chronicles the novel's journey from book to stage to play to film to Broadway musical and then film version of the musical. Filled with gossip and descriptions that bring every character life, But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame! vividly brings to life the character that combines the most interesting features of Tallulah Bankhead, the Duchess of Windsor, Cinderella, and a touch of Princess Diana tossed in for good measure. ... Read more

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Fabulous Madcap Auntie Mame on Stage and Screen
This book tells in nice detail about the trials and tribulations of bringing a wonderous madcap from page to stage and screen. The stories of how Rosalind Russell wanted it to be updated from the twenties (missing the wonderful chunk of how Mame manages after the great depression?) and how the musical almost missed having the ultimate Mame, Angela Lansbury, and how Lucille Ball wanted Bette Davis as Vera Charles and fired Madeline Kahn as Agnes Gooch--are all fascinating tidbits!

The book is a fun read--it is easy going all the way. It makes one wonder about what a great film it would have been with Angela Lansbury in the musical, as she should have been. Rosalind Russell was great in Auntie Mame, the movie and the play. However, Eve Arden did a spectacular job on stage, as did Greer Garson. And Lucille Ball did a disservice to the great dame. She did nothing for her waning career and nothing for the film.

The author mentions Ann Sothern as a possibility for the musical on Broadway, but no mention is made of Miss Sothern when she played it on stage in other venues or of Susan Hayward who played her so well in Las Vegas.

All in all this was an appealing story about a fabulous book that became a fabulous play that became a fabulous movie that became a fabulous stage musical that ended up a fabulous letdown as a movie musical.

As Dishy as Mame Herself
This is a good read for anyone interested in musical theater or even theater in general.A nice combination of literary history and backstage (and off-screen) gossip, the book recounts the various variations on the Mame story.It covers novel, stage play, film, musical, film musical, and several versions that were proposed but never produced.If you want to know exactly why the film adaptation of the musical Mame is such a disaster, this book explains it all in painful detail.

But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame
This is a well written and interesting book that gives the reader an "insider's" view of the history of all of the varied productions, stage and screen, of both Auntie Mame and Mame.It's interesting to see the personalities and egos of the playwrights, the actors, producers, directors and choreographers interplay with the characteristics of the character herself.Auntie Mame always wins.She embraces those who are in tune with her and easily dispatches those who are not.Mame remains invincible.

The Best People at their Worst
I enjoyed this compendium of backstage lore, but other reviewers are correct in saying that Jordan provides little context for the phenomenon of AUNTIE MAME.But who cares about that really when you have all these wonderful stories of difficult people and the tantrums they throw to get their own way?

Sumner Locke Elliott, the playwright and novelist originally hired to adapt Patrick Dennis' 1955 novel to the stage, gives a chiseled portrait of the late Rosalind Russell, depicting her as a sort of sacred monster who made sure everything went her way.Russell was never a great star but she knew how to adapt her act for changing times, and turned from comedy to drama to musical to farce to suspense to religion, whatever paid the rent.Her efforts at drama were pretty feeble, she was no Nazimova that's for sure, but in the annals of high comedy she will always have a shining place due to the sheer intensity of her performances in HIS GIRL FRIDAY, THE WOMEN, and of course AUNTIE MAME.

Jordan shows us how Hollywood got it wrong, casting Lucy as Mame when the cognoscenti wanted Lansbury in the musical version of Dennis' play.After reading this book I felt sorry for Lucy for the first time in my life, for reading the savage reviews attacking her physical appearance is actually painful, as though all the critics in the world had turned into John Simon for this one occasion.Lucy was 61, is that really 15 or 20 years too old to play Auntie Mame?Why?Not that Lucy was any good, I'm not standing up for her, but no one deserves the venom she got for playing in that one movie, shooting herself in both feet for her arrogance and pride and vanity.

Jerry Herman wrote the foreword to this book, but could he really have read it?He comes off like a spoiled princess, scuttling plans for a TV remake of MAME with Bette Midler for no good reason, then lacing into a great screenwriter for daring to pen an adaptation of MAME with the temerity to cut two horrible Herman numbers (Saint Bridgette and That's How Young I Feel) which are, apparently, sacrosanct.Jerry Herman always seems so good natured and sweet, but now after reading this book I know he's a Teri-Hatcher style diva.

Terrific Book
I don't know what edition of this wonderful book some of the reviewers had read, but in the current one I just purchased from Amazon, there are none of the grammer errors or typos mentioned in other reviews.

For anone who loves Auntie Mame in any of her creations, play, musical or R. Russel film, this is a must have book. (I won't mention the disaster film with Lucille Ball although it is also covered in the book).

I was lucky enough to have seen Miss Russell on stage and Angela Lansbury twice on stage. They were so different yet so right as this wonderful lady. That is the clue to Mame, she is not a funny woman, she is an excentric LADY. Her humor comes from being elegant, beautiful and excentric. (The only real failure I saw was Bea Lilli in London.)

This book is filled with terrific backstage stories, confirming some already told and stating new ones. It is a book impossible to put down once you pick it up.

For a really fun and enjoyabloe read, a Mame fan could not do better. ... Read more

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Brilliant
This is not a travel guide or a book for light reading; it is a wonderfullyin-depth historical view of Naples, Italy, from its inception as a Greek colony to modern times. There is no other book like it. The author has done a masterful job of bringing insight and understanding to a potentially dense topic, mixing humor and wit with explanations of each of the many dynasties and powers that controlled Naples and made it a royal center comparable to Paris and London. If one is interested in knowing more about the history of Southern Italy, this book makes an excellent companion to a book by Tommaso Astarita: Between Salt Water And Holy Water: A History Of Southern Italy

A fascinating and enjoyable book
This is a beautifully written biography of Naples.I found myself drawn into this book and could hardly put it down.Not only is it an enjoyable read, this book is well-suited for a wide audience -- from armchair travelers to academics.Despite its rich and fascinating story, Naples has long been overlooked as a subject in the English-speaking world. Having read numerous histories of Florence, Rome and Venice, I was excited to finally find a history of Naples. Kudos to Dr. Lancaster for so wonderfully bringing the story of Naples to life!

Turgid Writing
While the subject is fascinating, the writing puts me to sleep.Phrases like "self taught enthusiast" make me want to stop reading, and the prose just doesn't flow.Finishing this book, if I do, will be a chore.I'd rather have my twenty bucks back; save yours.If I get to like this book better as I read, I'll revise my review.

A wonderful little book...
Dr. Lancaster has written a wonderful overview of the complex history of Naples. This book is particularly useful for anyone traveling to that incredible city as I did for the first time last year. It is neither a heavy historical work nor a too-light travel guide. Instead the book gives the reader both a historical background and an understanding of how Naples got to be the way it is today. Dr. Lancaster takes the reader from the days of the ancient Romans to the present time and keeps her narrative consistently interesting with quotes, asides and witty observations. She makes history vibrant and makes clear to the reader that the spell of Naples has fallen upon her as well. Again, I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Italy's history. Reading it, one begins to understand both the splenor of Naples and its many problems and sorrows. I particularly recommend the book to anyone planning a trip there -- your experience will be greatly enriched by reading In the Shadow of Vesuvius. ... Read more

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This study is the result of decades of analysis of the skeletal material from the Early Bronze Age I tombs at the site of B%b edh-Dhr%', Jordan. ... Read more

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Revered by Americans across the political spectrum, Barbara Jordan was "the most outspoken moral voice of the American political system," in the words of former President Bill Clinton, who awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Throughout her career as a Texas senator, U.S. congresswoman, and distinguished professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Barbara Jordan lived by a simple creed: "Ethical behavior means being honest, telling the truth, and doing what you said you were going to do." Her strong stand for ethics in government, civil liberties, and democratic values still provides a standard around which the nation can unite in the twenty-first century. This volume brings together several major political speeches that articulate Barbara Jordan's most deeply held values. They include:"Erosion of Civil Liberties," a commencement address delivered at Howard University on May 12, 1974, in which Jordan warned that "tyranny in America is possible""The Constitutional Basis for Impeachment," Jordan's ringing defense of the U.S. Constitution before the House Judiciary Committee investigating the Watergate break-inKeynote addresses to the Democratic National Conventions of 1976 and 1992, in which Jordan set forth her vision of the Democratic Party as an advocate for the common good and a catalyst of changeTestimony in the U.S. Congress on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork and on immigration reformMeditations on faith and politics from two National Prayer BreakfastsAcceptance speech for the 1995 Sylvanus Thayer Award presented by the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy, in which Jordan challenged the military to uphold the values of "duty, honor, country"Accompanying the speeches, some of which readers can also watch on an enclosed DVD, are context-setting introductions by volume editor Max Sherman. The book concludes with the eloquent eulogy that Bill Moyers delivered at Barbara Jordan's memorial service in 1996, in which he summed up Jordan's remarkable life and career by saying, "Just when we despaired of finding a hero, she showed up, to give the sign of democracy. . . . This is no small thing. This, my friends, this is grace. And for it we are thankful." ... Read more

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barbara speaks
This book has some of Barbara Jordans best speeches. her speeches were deliverd over 30 years but they can speak volumes about the problems we face today.

Barbara Jordan Book
This was a gift for a young lady at my church. I thought I was ordering the DVD. My mistake

a hero was among us
Oh, how i wish she was still here.This book is so inspirational.And so important in today's world.I miss her.

Listen to "the voice of God"!
Not only is this a collection of inspiring and significant speeches given by Barbara Jordan, one of America's most amazing public figures, but it's also a DVD that lets you watch and listen to this commanding woman whose voice was called by political colleagues, "the voice of God."A treasure.

Political Excellence
Barbara Jordan had a very eye opening way of telling the truth. Her spirituality in politics is needed today. Where is it? Someone needs to bring this type of investigative and "telling it like it is" to the political arena today. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more