Contested Will

Author : James Shapiro
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780571258697

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Contested Will by James Shapiro Pdf

For two hundred years after William Shakespeare's death, no one thought to argue that somebody else had written his plays. Since then dozens of rival candidates - including The Earl of Oxford, Sir Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe - have been proposed as their true author. Contested Will unravels the mystery of when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote the plays (among them such leading writers and artists as Sigmund Freud, Henry James, Mark Twain, Helen Keller, Orson Welles, and Sir Derek Jacobi) Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro's fascinating search for the source of this controversy retraces a path strewn with fabricated documents, calls for trials, false claimants, concealed identity, bald-faced deception and a failure to grasp what could not be imagined. If Contested Will does not end the authorship question once and for all, it will nonetheless irrevocably change the nature of the debate by confronting what's really contested: are the plays and poems of Shakespeare autobiographical, and if so, do they hold the key to the question of who wrote them? '[Shapiro] writes erudite, undumbed-down history that . . . reads as fluidly as a good novel.' David Mitchell, the Guardian.

Author : James Shapiro
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416541639

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Contested Will by James Shapiro Pdf

Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro explains when and why so many people began to question whether Shakespeare wrote his plays.

Author : Sherman Alexie
Publisher : Random House
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448188567

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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Pdf

An all-new edition of the tragicomic smash hit which stormed the New York Times bestseller charts, now featuring an introduction from Markus Zusak. In his first book for young adults, Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist who leaves his school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white high school. This heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written tale, featuring poignant drawings that reflect the character's art, is based on the author's own experiences. It chronicles contemporary adolescence as seen through the eyes of one Native American boy. 'Excellent in every way' Neil Gaiman Illustrated in a contemporary cartoon style by Ellen Forney.

Author : Donna J. Guy,Thomas E. Sheridan
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0816518602

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Contested Ground by Donna J. Guy,Thomas E. Sheridan Pdf

The Spanish empire in the Americas spanned two continents and a vast diversity of peoples and landscapes. Yet intriguing parallels characterized conquest, colonization, and indigenous resistance along its northern and southern frontiers, from the role played by Jesuit missions in the subjugation of native peoples to the emergence of livestock industries, with their attendant cowboys and gauchos and threats of Indian raids. In this book, nine historians, three anthropologists, and one sociologist compare and contrast these fringes of New Spain between 1500 and 1880, showing that in each region the frontier represented contested ground where different cultures and polities clashed in ways heretofore little understood. The contributors reveal similarities in Indian-white relations, military policy, economic development, and social structure; and they show differences in instances such as the emergence of a major urban center in the south and the activities of rival powers. The authors also show how ecological and historical differences between the northern and southern frontiers produced intellectual differences as well. In North America, the frontier came to be viewed as a land of opportunity and a crucible of democracy; in the south, it was considered a spawning ground of barbarism and despotism. By exploring issues of ethnicity and gender as well as the different facets of indigenous resistance, both violent and nonviolent, these essays point up both the vitality and the volatility of the frontier as a place where power was constantly being contested and negotiated.

Author : David W. Bartlett
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783752587838

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Cases of Contested Elections in Congress, from 1834 to 1865, Inclusive by David W. Bartlett Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1865.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646794974

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Global Trends 2040 by National Intelligence Council Pdf

"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Elections No. 3
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009895173

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Contested-election Case of Wickersham V. Sulzer, Hearings ... 66-1, on the Contested-election Case of James Wickersham V. Charles A. Sulzer on H. Res. 105, From July 11, 1919 to July 22, 1919 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Elections No. 3 Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1812
Category : Contested elections
ISBN : OXFORD:591107538

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A collection of electioneering squibs, songs, &c. &c. published during the contested elections at Pontefract, in the year 1812 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kjetil Tronvoll,Tobias Hagmann
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004218437

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Contested Power in Ethiopia by Kjetil Tronvoll,Tobias Hagmann Pdf

Drawing on nine case studies, this book offers a comparative ethnography of the contested powers that shape democratization in Ethiopia. Focusing on the competitive 2005 elections, the authors analyze how customary leaders, political parties and state officials confronted each other during election time.

Author : Douglas Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0195445902

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Contested Federalism by Douglas Brown Pdf

The most comprehensive and critical look at Canadian federalismThis restructured and thoroughly updated exploration of Canadian federalism explores the tensions and conflicts within Canada's governance system and the adaptations required for federalism to work. Focusing on three areas - basic federal and intergovernmental structure; the constitutional andinstitutional framework of the federation; and federal governance - this text is an engaging and balanced treatment of federalism in Canada.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081788055

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Contested Election Case of William Connell Vs. George Howell, from the Tenth Congressional District of the State of Pennsylvania by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nick Bingham,Andrew Blowers,Chris Belshaw
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003-07-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0470850000

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Contested Environments by Nick Bingham,Andrew Blowers,Chris Belshaw Pdf

Why are food scares become so common? Whose voices count in decisions affecting the landscapes where we live? Will we soon be wars over water? What makes people protest outside international trade meetings? These are just a few of the questions that are explored in Contested Environments. By bringing together perspectives from science, social science, technology, and humanities, the book addresses in a uniquely interdisciplinary way why environmental issues are so often controversial. Other features include the detailed examination of a wide range of topics from specific disputes such as those around GM crops, national parks, energy policy, water supply, and international trade to broader debates like environmental justice, economic valuation of environments, and the media the promotion of integrative thinking through the book-wide use of the concepts of value, power, and action the inclusion of frequent activities to encourage readers to develop both their appreciation of particular issues and generic skills the rich illustration of the text with examples from around the world. The book is part of a series entitled Environment: Change, Contest and Response. The series forms a significant part of an interdisciplinary Open University course on environmental matters. The other books in the series are: Understanding Environmental Issues; Changing Environments; Environmental Responses.

Author : Nathan Young,Ralph Matthews
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780774859530

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The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada by Nathan Young,Ralph Matthews Pdf

The farming of aquatic organisms is one of the most promising but controversial new industries in Canada. The industry has the potential to solve food supply problems, but critics believe it poses unacceptable threats to human health, local communities, and the environment. This book is not about the methods and techniques of aquaculture, but it is an exploration of the controversy itself. The authors present the controversy as a multi-layered conflict about knowledge, rights, and development. Comprehensive and balanced, this book addresses one of the most contentious public policy and environmental issues facing the world today.

Author : Ronald Deibert,John Palfrey,Rafal Rohozinski,Jonathan Zittrain
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262298049

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Access Contested by Ronald Deibert,John Palfrey,Rafal Rohozinski,Jonathan Zittrain Pdf

Experts examine censorship, surveillance, and resistance across Asia, from China and India to Malaysia and the Philippines. A daily battle for rights and freedoms in cyberspace is being waged in Asia. At the epicenter of this contest is China—home to the world's largest Internet population and what is perhaps the world's most advanced Internet censorship and surveillance regime in cyberspace. Resistance to China's Internet controls comes from both grassroots activists and corporate giants such as Google. Meanwhile, similar struggles play out across the rest of the region, from India and Singapore to Thailand and Burma, although each national dynamic is unique. Access Contested, the third volume from the OpenNet Initiative (a collaborative partnership of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and the SecDev Group in Ottawa), examines the interplay of national security, social and ethnic identity, and resistance in Asian cyberspace, offering in-depth accounts of national struggles against Internet controls as well as updated country reports by ONI researchers. The contributors examine such topics as Internet censorship in Thailand, the Malaysian blogosphere, surveillance and censorship around gender and sexuality in Malaysia, Internet governance in China, corporate social responsibility and freedom of expression in South Korea and India, cyber attacks on independent Burmese media, and distributed-denial-of-service attacks and other digital control measures across Asia.

Author : Benedict Kingsbury,David M. Malone,Paul Mertenskötter,Richard B. Stewart,Thomas Streinz,Atsushi Sunami
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192559081

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Megaregulation Contested by Benedict Kingsbury,David M. Malone,Paul Mertenskötter,Richard B. Stewart,Thomas Streinz,Atsushi Sunami Pdf

The Japan-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPPA) of 2018 is the most far-reaching 'megaregional' economic agreement in force, with several major countries beyond its eleven negotiating countries also interested. Still bearing the stamp of the original US involvement before the Trump-era reversal, TPP is the first instance of 'megaregulation': a demanding combination of inter-state economic ordering and national regulatory governance on a highly ambitious substantive and trans-regional scale. Its text and ambition have influenced other negotiations ranging from the Japan-EU Agreement (JEEPA) and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to the projected Pan-Asian Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). This book provides an extensive analysis of TPP as a megaregulatory project for channelling and managing new pressures of globalization, and of core critical arguments made against economic megaregulation from standpoints of development, inequality, labour rights, environmental interests, corporate capture, and elite governance. Specialized chapters cover supply chains, digital economy, trade facilitation, intellectual property, currency levels, competition and state-owned enterprises, government procurement, investment, prescriptions for national regulation, and the TPP institutions. Country studies include detailed analyses of TPP-related politics and approaches in Japan, Mexico, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and Thailand. Contributors include leading practitioners and scholars in law, economics, and political science. At a time when the WTO and other global-scale institutions are struggling with economic nationalism and geopolitics, and bilateral and regional agreements are pressed by public disagreement and incompatibility with digital and capital and value chain flows, the megaregional ambition of TPP is increasingly important as a precedent requiring the close scrutiny this book presents.