Cowper's Poetry

Cowper's Poetry
Author: Vincent Newey
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1982
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

This is the first book in recent times to be devoted solely to the themes, qualities, and relevance of Cowper's poetic writing.

Bonds of War

Bonds of War
Author: David K. Thomson
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2022-02-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469666626

How does one package and sell confidence in the stability of a nation riven by civil strife? This was the question that loomed before the Philadelphia financial house of Jay Cooke & Company,&8239;entrusted&8239;by the US government with an unprecedented sale of bonds to finance the Union war effort in the early days of the American Civil War.&8239;How the government and its agents marketed these bonds revealed a version of the war the public was willing to buy and buy into, based not just in the full faith and credit of the United States but also in the success of its armies and its long-term vision for open markets. From Maine to California, and in foreign halls of power and economic influence,&8239;thousands of agents were deployed to&8239;sell&8239;a clear message: Union victory was unleashing the American economy itself. This fascinating work of&8239;financial and political history&8239;during&8239;the Civil War&8239;era&8239;shows&8239;how the marketing and sale of bonds crossed the Atlantic to Europe and beyond, helping ensure foreign countries' vested interest in the Union's success. Indeed, David K. Thomson demonstrates how Europe, and ultimately all corners of the globe, grew deeply interdependent on American finance during, and in the immediate aftermath of, the American Civil War.&8239;

Decade of Change

Decade of Change
Author: Sylvia A. Harrop
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Universities and colleges
ISBN: 0853232490

Challenge and Conformity

Challenge and Conformity
Author: Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2021-03-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1800858728

Orthodox Jewish women are increasingly seeking new ways to express themselves religiously, and important changes have occurred in consequence in their self-definition and the part they play in the religious life of their communities. Drawing on surveys and interviews across different Orthodox groups in London, as well as on the author’s own experience of active participation over many years, this is a thoroughly researched study that analyses its findings in the context of related developments in Israel and the USA. Sympathetic attention is given to women’s creativity and sophistication as they struggle to develop new modes of expression that will let their voices be heard; at the same time, the inevitable points of conflict with the male-dominated religious establishment are examined and explained. There is a focus, too, on the impact of innovations in ritual: these include not only the creation of women-only spaces and women’s participation in public practices traditionally reserved for men, but also new personal practices often acquired on study visits to Israel which are replacing traditions learned from family members. This is a much-needed study of how new norms of lived religion have emerged in London, influenced by both the rise of feminism and the backlash against it, and also by women’s new understanding of their religious roles.

The University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool
Author: Ramsay Muir
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2015-07-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781331226185

Excerpt from The University of Liverpool: Its Present State The chapters which follow were originally contributed to the Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury; they are now re-printed by the authority and at the expense of the Council of the University. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Small Hands

Small Hands
Author: Mona Arshi
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2015-04-09
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 178694961X

Winner of the 2015 Forward Prize for Best First Collection Mona Arshi’s debut collection, 'Small Hands', introduces a brilliant and compelling new voice. At the centre of the book is the slow detonation of grief after her brother’s death but her work focuses on the whole variety of human experience: pleasure, hardship, tradition, energised by language which is in turn both tender and risky. Often startling as well as lyrical, Arshi’s poems resist fixity; there is a gentle poignancy at work here which haunt many of the poems. This is humane poetry. Arshi’s is a daring, moving and original voice.