Heritage of Buddha : the story of Siddhartha Gautama /

Mode of access: Internet.

Journals and correspondence ...

Mode of access: Internet.

The remains of Henry Kirke White of Nottingham, late of St. John's College, Cambridge : with an account of his life /

Mode of access: Internet.

History of Bill Yopp.

Introduction signed and dated: R. de T. Lawrence, March 1st, 1920.

Silvia Dubois, (now 116 yers old.) : A biografy of the slav who whipt her mistres and gand her fredom. /

Frontispiece is portrait of "Silvia Dubois, born March 5th, 1768," engraved by Crosscup & West.

IGREJAS ORGÂNICAS - MOBILIDADE E RECONFIGURAÇÃO RELIGIOSA: O CASO DO CAMINHO DA GRAÇA

Este texto é a apresentação do resultado de uma pesquisa empreendida sobre o recrudescimento de um movimento que convencionamos denominar de Igreja Orgânica (IO). Para este estudo, diante de centenas de grupos encontrados durante o período da pesquisa, escolhemos a análise do Caminho da Graça (CdG), comunidade iniciada em meados de 2004, e que atualmente conta com cerca de 70 grupos no Brasil e no exterior. O grupo foi iniciado pelo (ex) reverendo Caio Fábio de Araújo Filho, ou simplesmente Caio Fábio, sustentados por uma mensagem de contracultura evangélica ou um retorno da Igreja cristã tal como era no Novo Testamento. Embora o CdG categoricamente não se auto declare uma IO, pudemos enquadrá-lo nesta tipologia observando as práticas e discurso das principais lideranças. Vemos na consolidação do Neopentecostalismo, especialmente nos anos de 1990, o início das suspeitas e decepções em massa com o universo evangélico, sobretudo advindas deste segmento do cristianismo; sendo assim estas comunidades alternativas vêm acolher dissidentes decepcionados e feridos por estas expressões religiosas. Fez-se necessário, portanto, compreender a morfologia das igrejas no período do cristianismo original, uma vez que um dos pontos de contestação destes grupos é o retorno às experiências comunitárias dos primeiros cristãos, tais quais narradas no Novo Testamento; evidenciar a biografia das principais lideranças do movimento e; enfatizar os conflitos e as motivações intracampo e extracampo existentes para compreender o êxodo e circulação dos fiéis em direção a uma experiência de fé mais pormenorizada e pós moderna; houve também necessidade de uma observação participativa, de inspiração etnográfica, para a condução de abordagens teóricas.

A dictionary of globalization

Globalization has become one of the most important topics within politics and economics. This new title explains some of the related terminology, summarizes the surrounding theories and examines the international organizations involved. With the proliferation of communications and the rise of the multi-national corporation, the concept of globalization is vitally important to the modern political environment. The structure of the modern economy, based on information production and diffusion, has made national boundaries largely irrelevant. A Dictionary of Globalization explains theories, philosophies and ideologies, and includes short biographies of leading activists, theorists and thinkers such as Noam Chomsky, Karl Marx and José Bové. Concepts, issues and terms key to the understanding of globalization also have clear and concise definitions, including democracy, civil society, non-governmental organizations and ethnicity. Cross-referenced for ease of use, this title aims to be of great benefit to anyone studying politics or sociology. It will prove essential to public and academic libraries, as well as to businesses, government departments, embassies and journalists.

A dictionary of globalization

Globalization has become one of the most important topics within politics and economics. This new title explains some of the related terminology, summarizes the surrounding theories and examines the international organizations involved. With the proliferation of communications and the rise of the multi-national corporation, the concept of globalization is vitally important to the modern political environment. The structure of the modern economy, based on information production and diffusion, has made national boundaries largely irrelevant. A Dictionary of Globalization explains theories, philosophies and ideologies, and includes short biographies of leading activists, theorists and thinkers such as Noam Chomsky, Karl Marx and José Bové. Concepts, issues and terms key to the understanding of globalization also have clear and concise definitions, including democracy, civil society, non-governmental organizations and ethnicity. Cross-referenced for ease of use, this title aims to be of great benefit to anyone studying politics or sociology. It will prove essential to public and academic libraries, as well as to businesses, government departments, embassies and journalists.

The moderate voice of John Sherman and the Republican agenda 1855-1898

Republican John Sherman, United States Congressman, Senator, Treasury Secretary, and Secretary of State had a political career of major importance from 1855 to 1898, yet there have been only casual references by historians and only two biographies of him, with the most recent published in 1902. From a strong Whig Party background, he was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1854; switching to the Republicans that same year. Then elevated to the Senate in 1861, he served in that body throughout the Civil War and Reconstruction when he was the most important voice of party unity and moderation. In 1877, the new President Rutherford Hayes appointed Sherman Secretary of the Treasury. He returned to the Senate after the Hayes administration where he sat for the following 15 years. In this particularly notable period, he not only led the upper house, but he engineered more bills in Congress which bore his name than any other member of either house. These included the critically important Sherman Silver Purchase Act, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and Sherman Inter-State Commerce Act. In 1897 he left the Senate finally when William McKinley appointed him Secretary of State. ^ Through this long, distinguished career, Sherman was involved in all the important legislation that brought the country through the Civil War and Reconstruction and into the post-war world of the Gilded Age of rapid industrialization, and urban growth, Politically, he never strayed far from the nationalistic and economic principles of the Whig Party, and brought both these values to bear in the Republican Party that dominated American political life from 1860 to 1900. Similarly, party loyalty and loyalty to the President always characterized his service. He was indeed, an exemplar of political and statesmanship. ^ While research for this dissertation included review of both journal and monographic literature, its basis lies more critically in primary research in unpublished archival material in repositories from Maine to Ohio, in particular the Library of Congress. ^

Les migrations féminines du milieu rural vers le milieu urbain au Burkina Faso : faits, causes et implications

Thèse numérisée par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Mael-e(s)t-France

Travail créatif / Creative Work

Décoloniser Kateri Tekakwitha

Forum mondial théologie et libération, Montréal, 8 août 2016

They’re There, Now What?: The Identities, Behaviors, and Perceptions of Black Judges

Prior to the Civil Rights Movement, fewer than 50 Black judges had been elected or appointed to the judiciary. As of August 2015, there are over 1,000 Black state and federal judges. As the number of black judges has increased, one question arises: have American courts been altered purely by this substantial increase? One expectation—and, at times, a prediction—behind the increased descriptive representation of Black judges is that their mere presence would alter the judiciary. It was supposed that these judges would substantively represent Black interests in the decisions they made. In other words, it was suspected, and predicted, that Blacks in the judiciary would enhance equality and justice by being aware of, responsive to, and advocating for African Americans. This theory about the likely role of Black judges derives from theoretical work on political representation and racial group consciousness, and empirical studies of Black elite behavior in other political institutions.

Despite such predictions, there is no corresponding scholarly consensus regarding whether Black judges possess a racial group consciousness and have racially distinctive judicial behavior. Therefore, the theory undergirding the demand for increased diversification, as a means to transform the judiciary, remains unsubstantiated. This is precisely where this project, “They’re There, Now What?: The Identities, Behavior, and Perceptions of Black Judges,” seeks to intervene in and explore, if not settle, the matter of whether black judges possess a racial group consciousness and exhibit racially-distinctive judicial behavior. It addresses a set of interrelated questions relevant to understanding whether we can view Black judges as representatives in ways that are similar to how we view other Black political officials. I examine these questions using a multi-method approach. For my analyses, I draw on diverse materials: the published biographies of every Black judge appointed to the federal bench, a survey experiment with a nationally-representative adult sample, and semi-structured interviews with 30 Black judges.

This research, which engages with scholarship on representation, group consciousness, judicial behavior, and candidate perceptions, offers new insights into the lives, perceptions, and behavior of Black judges, as well as the manifestations of Black substantive representation in the judiciary. My dissertation argues that, despite the general reluctance to use the term “representation” when referring to judges, we can consider Black judges as representatives. Black judges behave as substantive representatives by (1) sharing and understanding the experience, history, and perspectives of Black Americans, (2) challenging language, persons, policies, and laws they feel negatively affect, or violate the rights and liberties of, African Americans, (3) respecting African American litigants, and (4) ensuring the rights of African Americans are protected and the needs of black Americans are being met.

Only through research that considers the perspectives, identities, perceptions, and behavior of Black judges will we arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the importance of racial diversity in the courts. As this project finds, a link between descriptive representation and substantive representation can, and frequently does exist within the judicial context. Such a link is significant given that Blacks’ liberty and justice through the American legal system continues to be subject to those who exercise judicial power. This dissertation has implications for the discourse surrounding the need for increased descriptive and substantive representation of Blacks in the judiciary, and the factors that affect representation in the justice system.

Les migrations féminines du milieu rural vers le milieu urbain au Burkina Faso : faits, causes et implications

Thèse numérisée par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

Mael-e(s)t-France

Travail créatif / Creative Work