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Rüdiger Kinsky (Ed.), Diorthoseis. Beiträge Zur Geschichte Des Hellenismus Und Zum Nachleben Alexanders Des Grossen. Bza, 183 (Book Review), Walter Stevenson Jan 2005

Rüdiger Kinsky (Ed.), Diorthoseis. Beiträge Zur Geschichte Des Hellenismus Und Zum Nachleben Alexanders Des Grossen. Bza, 183 (Book Review), Walter Stevenson

Classical Studies Faculty Publications

This volume presents five elaborations on lectures given at a seminar for Gerhard Wirth's 75th birthday (December, 2001). Kinsky explains in his terse introduction that the papers are dedicated to revising standard views of Alexander's reception and the history of Hellenism. In this spirit, the title "Diorthoseis" refers to a continuous process of reconstructing ancient history and periodically revising these reconstructions by reassessing all evidence. The breadth of this description fits the essays, but whatever is lost in focus is made up for in clearly formulated issues and engaging syntheses.


Review Of Stitches On Time: Colonial Textures And Postcolonial Tangles, By Saurabh Dube (2003), Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar Oct 2004

Review Of Stitches On Time: Colonial Textures And Postcolonial Tangles, By Saurabh Dube (2003), Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

No abstract provided.


Flesh And Machines: How Robots Will Change Us And Our Posthuman Future: Consequences Of The Biotechnology Revolution (Book Reviews), Charles C. Adams Mar 2004

Flesh And Machines: How Robots Will Change Us And Our Posthuman Future: Consequences Of The Biotechnology Revolution (Book Reviews), Charles C. Adams

Pro Rege

Reviewed Titles: Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us, by Rodney A. Brooks (New York: Pantheon Books, 2002). 260 pages. ISBN 0-375-42079-7, and Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution, by Francis Fukuyama (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002). 256 pages. ISBN 0-374-23643-7.


Worldview: The History Of A Concept (Book Review), Tim Mcconnel Mar 2004

Worldview: The History Of A Concept (Book Review), Tim Mcconnel

Pro Rege

Reviewed Title: Worldview: The History of a Concept, by David K. Naugle. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002. xxii + 384 pp.


The Church Of The Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work Of The First Four Ecumenical Councils Peter L'Huillier, Carl W. Griffin Jul 2000

The Church Of The Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work Of The First Four Ecumenical Councils Peter L'Huillier, Carl W. Griffin

BYU Studies

Peter L'Huillier. The Church of the Ancient Councils: The Disciplinary Work of the First Four Ecumenical Councils. Crestwood, N.Y.: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1996. xii; 340 pp. Index. Paperback, $19.95.


Three Reviews Of Mormon America: The Power And The Promise, Brian Q. Cannon, Alf Pratte, Marie Cornwall Apr 2000

Three Reviews Of Mormon America: The Power And The Promise, Brian Q. Cannon, Alf Pratte, Marie Cornwall

BYU Studies

Richard N. Ostling and Joan K. Ostling. Mormon America: The Power and the Promise. New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. xxvi; 454 pp. Map, illustrations, notes, appendices, index. $26.00.


Review Essay: Dinzelbacher, Peter, And James Lester Hogg, Eds. Kulturgeschichte Der Christlichen Orden In Einzeldarstellungen, Albrecht Classen Jan 1997

Review Essay: Dinzelbacher, Peter, And James Lester Hogg, Eds. Kulturgeschichte Der Christlichen Orden In Einzeldarstellungen, Albrecht Classen

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Dinzelbacher, Peter, and James Lester Hogg, eds. Kulturgeschichte der christlichen Orden in Einzeldarstellungen, ed. Kröners Taschenausgabe, 450. Kröner, Stuttgart, 1997. xii + 419 pp., 6 illustrations. DM 42.


[Review Of] Philip S. Foner And Daniel Rosenberg , Eds. Racism, Dissent, And Asian Americans From 1850 To The Present: A Documentary History, Russell Endo Jan 1995

[Review Of] Philip S. Foner And Daniel Rosenberg , Eds. Racism, Dissent, And Asian Americans From 1850 To The Present: A Documentary History, Russell Endo

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Numerous historical studies discuss racism against Asian Americans as well as their resistance to racist policies, practices, and thought. While this scholarship correctly stresses the predominance of racism, it contains passing references to non-Asian individuals and organizations who supported better treatment and the rights of Asians. Foner and Rosenberg argue that these small numbers of supporters were dissenters from prevailing anti-Asian racism and that they deserve greater attention because they represent the existence of more than one perspective of Asian Americans.


[Review Of] Toni Morrison. Jazz, Cortland P. Auser Jan 1992

[Review Of] Toni Morrison. Jazz, Cortland P. Auser

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Francis Davis, writing about jazz in the Atlantic Monthly (August 1988, p.71), defined it as "a protean music with a sense of manifest destiny." I personally feel this definition may be well used to accurately describe Morrison's latest fiction. Stylistically and structurally it is a masterpiece, for mood and mode match. The stories about its main characters are told in the book's sections, and yet the sections are interwoven because of the interrelationships of these characters. In each such section time past and present are also interwoven in a "seamless" way. The lyricism of many of the passages spoken by …


[Review Of] Patricia Morton. Disfigured Images: The Historical Assault On Afro-American Women, Torrance Stephens Jan 1992

[Review Of] Patricia Morton. Disfigured Images: The Historical Assault On Afro-American Women, Torrance Stephens

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Historical studies with regard to the history of African descendents have recently evinced new efforts to dig deeper into the understanding of African peoples. These concerns are focused generally toward presenting an ethnographic interpretation of the African American community from the viewpoint of men. However, few have been produced that have advanced similar ethnographic perspectives regarding African American women from a female perspective.


Review Essay: A. J. Pollard, The Wars Of The Roses, K. G. Madison Jan 1990

Review Essay: A. J. Pollard, The Wars Of The Roses, K. G. Madison

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A. J. Pollard, The Wars of the Roses, St. Martin's Press, 1988.


Review Essay: Henry Ansgar Kelly, Tragedy And Comedy From Dante To Pseudo-Dante, Madison U. Sowell Jan 1990

Review Essay: Henry Ansgar Kelly, Tragedy And Comedy From Dante To Pseudo-Dante, Madison U. Sowell

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Henry Ansgar Kelly, Tragedy and Comedy from Dante to Pseudo-Dante, University of California Press, 1989.


Review Essay: Narasingha P. Sil, William, Lord Herbert Of Pembroke (C. 1507-1570), Politique And Patriot, F. Jeffrey Platt Jan 1989

Review Essay: Narasingha P. Sil, William, Lord Herbert Of Pembroke (C. 1507-1570), Politique And Patriot, F. Jeffrey Platt

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Narasingha P. Sil, William, Lord Herbert of Pembroke (c. 1507-1570), Politique and Patriot, Edwin Mellen Press, 1988.


[Review Of] Donald B. Smith. Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) And The Missisauga Indians, Kristin Herzog Jan 1989

[Review Of] Donald B. Smith. Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) And The Missisauga Indians, Kristin Herzog

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

This excellent historical study will make a contribution in various fields: American Indian missions, Canadian history and Indian policy, history of Methodism, theory of acculturation, and -- in terms of Peter Jones's wife -- women's studies.


The Hofmann Maze: A Book Review Essay With A Chronology And Bibliography Of The Hofmann Case, David J. Whittaker Jan 1989

The Hofmann Maze: A Book Review Essay With A Chronology And Bibliography Of The Hofmann Case, David J. Whittaker

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Review Essay: Leonard Tennenhouse, Power On Display: The Politics Of Shakespeare's Genres, Peggy Muñoz Simonds Jan 1989

Review Essay: Leonard Tennenhouse, Power On Display: The Politics Of Shakespeare's Genres, Peggy Muñoz Simonds

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Leonaard Tennenhouse, Power on Display: The Politics of Shakespeare's Genres, Methuen, 1986.


Review Essay: Alison Adams, Armel H. Diverres, Karen Stern, And Kenneth Varty, Eds., The Changing Face Of Arthurian Romance: Essays In Arthurian Prose Romances In Memory Of Cedric E. Pickford, Alexandra Hennessey Olsen Jan 1988

Review Essay: Alison Adams, Armel H. Diverres, Karen Stern, And Kenneth Varty, Eds., The Changing Face Of Arthurian Romance: Essays In Arthurian Prose Romances In Memory Of Cedric E. Pickford, Alexandra Hennessey Olsen

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Alison Adams, Armel H. Diverres, Karen Stern, and Kenneth Varty, eds., The Changing Face of Arthurian Romance: Essays in Arthurian Prose Romances in Memory of Cedric E. Pickford, Vol. 16: Arthurian Studies, Boydell and Brewer, 1986.


Review Essay: Murray Roston, Renaissance Perspectives In Literature And The Visual Arts, Eugene R. Cunnar Jan 1988

Review Essay: Murray Roston, Renaissance Perspectives In Literature And The Visual Arts, Eugene R. Cunnar

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Murray Roston, Renaissance Perspectives in Literature and the Visual Arts, Princeton University Press, 1987.


Review Essay: Jane P. Davidson, The Witch In Northern European Art, 1470-1750, John Moffitt Jan 1988

Review Essay: Jane P. Davidson, The Witch In Northern European Art, 1470-1750, John Moffitt

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Jane P. Davidson, The Witch in Northern European Art, 1470-1750, Luca Verlag Freren, 1987.


[Review Of] Dennis J. Starr. The Italians Of New Jersey: A Historical Introduction And Bibliography, Lucia C. Birnbaum Jan 1987

[Review Of] Dennis J. Starr. The Italians Of New Jersey: A Historical Introduction And Bibliography, Lucia C. Birnbaum

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

This volume does not aim to be a definitive history of the Italians of New Jersey, but it is an excellent model of regionally grounded scholarship, offering not only the story of one state, but an excellent synthesis of the scholarship on the Italian role in that "greatest migration of peoples in history" to the new world at the end of the nineteenth century. "From 1891 to 1915 more Italians entered the United States than did immigrants from any other country."


[Review Of] Paul J. Strand And Woodrow Jones, Jr. Indochinese Refugees In America: Problems Of Adaptation And Assimilation, Russell Endo Jan 1987

[Review Of] Paul J. Strand And Woodrow Jones, Jr. Indochinese Refugees In America: Problems Of Adaptation And Assimilation, Russell Endo

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Since the fall of Saigon in 1975, over three-quarters of a million Indochinese refugees have come to the United States. Numerous studies have been conducted on their adjustment to American society and on resettlement policies and programs. This book covers these very topics and is organized into three sections. The first part provides some background on the cultures and political histories of the major Indochinese groups and on federal and state policies and programs. The second investigates problems experienced by the Indochinese, particularly with regard to their health, education, language abilities, and employment and is based on a 1981 needs …


[Review Of] Rodolfo O. De La Garza, Frank D. Bean, Charles M. Bonjean, Ricardo Romo, And Rodolfo Alvarez, Eds. The Mexican American Experience: An Interdisciplinary Anthology, Cary D. Wintz Jan 1987

[Review Of] Rodolfo O. De La Garza, Frank D. Bean, Charles M. Bonjean, Ricardo Romo, And Rodolfo Alvarez, Eds. The Mexican American Experience: An Interdisciplinary Anthology, Cary D. Wintz

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Mexican-Americans comprise the second largest minority group in the United States and one of the most rapidly growing elements in the population. Their history in the American southwest goes back almost four hundred years, they have interacted with Anglo·Americans in that region since the early nineteenth century, and have been the most numerous immigrant group coming to the United States since the middle of the twentieth century. Despite this clear evidence of their significance and their impact on this country, scholars in the social sciences have often neglected this ethnic group in their research and writing. This volume makes an …


A Biography Of Ezra Thompson Clark Annie Clark Tanner, Thomas G. Alexander Apr 1976

A Biography Of Ezra Thompson Clark Annie Clark Tanner, Thomas G. Alexander

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Constitutional Change: Amendment Politics And Supreme Court Litigation Since 1900, By Clement E. Vose, Edward A. Purcell Jr. Jan 1973

Book Review: Constitutional Change: Amendment Politics And Supreme Court Litigation Since 1900, By Clement E. Vose, Edward A. Purcell Jr.

Other Publications

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Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein Feb 1972

Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur


Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein Jan 1972

Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur


Book Review. - Literatur, John S. Damm Jul 1971

Book Review. - Literatur, John S. Damm

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur


Book Review. - Literatur, Arthur Carl Piepkorn Jun 1970

Book Review. - Literatur, Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur


The Lion Of The Lord: A Biography Of Brigham Young Stanley P. Hirshson, Leonard J. Arrington Apr 1970

The Lion Of The Lord: A Biography Of Brigham Young Stanley P. Hirshson, Leonard J. Arrington

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.


Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein Apr 1970

Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur