Inventing Virginia

Author : Michael G. Moran
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0820486949

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Inventing Virginia by Michael G. Moran Pdf

In 1584 Walter Raleigh received a patent from Queen Elizabeth to settle an English colony on Roanoke Island, on the Outer Banks of present-day North Carolina, soon to be named Virginia. Within the next few years, he sent a reconnaissance voyage and two actual colonies (both of which failed) to explore and settle the region. To support his colonization efforts, Raleigh assembled a group of communication experts who wrote reports and produced ethnographic drawings of the people and maps of the region to interest potential investors and colonists in the project. Inventing Virginia is the first book to thoroughly explore the communication strategies that Raleigh's circle developed and applied in Virginia. This book will make important contributions to several fields, including technical and commercial communication, early American literature, Renaissance literature (especially prose studies), and rhetorical theory and practice.

Author : Jill E. Pearlman
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0813926025

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Inventing American Modernism by Jill E. Pearlman Pdf

"In this book Jill Pearlman argues that Gropius did not effect changes alone and, further, that the Harvard Graduate School of Design was not merely an offshoot of the Bauhaus. - She offers a crucial missing piece to the story - and to the history of modern architecture - by focusing on Joseph Hudnut, the school's dean and founder."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Paul K. Longmore
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813918723

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The Invention of George Washington by Paul K. Longmore Pdf

This is a paper edition reprint of study originally published in 1988 by the U. of California Press. The title refers to the historical process by which Washington was made into a heroic myth by the American people, and also to discussion of Washington's own active role in the process--evidence of his strong talent, often overlooked, as a political actor. The author is a historian affiliated with San Francisco State University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Melis Hafez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108427845

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Inventing Laziness by Melis Hafez Pdf

A lively and original study tracing the development of 'laziness' as a way to understanding emerging civic culture in the Ottoman Empire.

Author : Scott R. MacKenzie
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813933429

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Be It Ever So Humble by Scott R. MacKenzie Pdf

Before the rise of private homes as we now understand them, the realm of personal, private, and local relations in England was the parish, which was also the sphere of poverty management. Between the 1740s and the 1790s, legislators, political economists, reformers, and novelists transferred the parish system’s functions to another institution that promised self-sufficient prosperity: the laborer’s cottage. Expanding its scope beyond the parameters of literary history and previous studies of domesticity, Be It Ever So Humble posits that the modern middle-class home was conceived during the eighteenth century in England, and that its first inhabitants were the poor. Over the course of the eighteenth century, many participants in discussions about poverty management came to believe that private family dwellings could turn England's indigent, unemployed, and discontent into a self-sufficient, productive, and patriotic labor force. Writers and thinkers involved in these debates produced copious descriptions of what a private home was and how it related to the collective national home. In this body of texts, Scott MacKenzie pursues the origins of the modern middle-class home through an extensive set of discourses—including philosophy, law, religion, economics, and aesthetics—all of which brush up against and often spill over into literary representations. Through close readings, the author substantiates his claim that the private home was first invented for the poor and that only later did the middle class appropriate it to themselves. Thus, the late eighteenth century proves to be a watershed moment in home's conceptual life, one that produced a remarkably rich and complex set of cultural ideas and images. A 2014 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

Author : Kelley Fanto Deetz
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813174747

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Bound to the Fire by Kelley Fanto Deetz Pdf

For decades, smiling images of "Aunt Jemima" and other historical and fictional black cooks could be found on various food products and in advertising. Although these images were sanitized and romanticized in American popular culture, they represented the untold stories of enslaved men and women who had a significant impact on the nation's culinary and hospitality traditions, even as they were forced to prepare food for their oppressors. Kelley Fanto Deetz draws upon archaeological evidence, cookbooks, plantation records, and folklore to present a nuanced study of the lives of enslaved plantation cooks from colonial times through emancipation and beyond. She reveals how these men and women were literally "bound to the fire" as they lived and worked in the sweltering and often fetid conditions of plantation house kitchens. These highly skilled cooks drew upon knowledge and ingredients brought with them from their African homelands to create complex, labor-intensive dishes. However, their white owners overwhelmingly received the credit for their creations. Deetz restores these forgotten figures to their rightful place in American and Southern history by uncovering their rich and intricate stories and celebrating their living legacy with the recipes that they created and passed down to future generations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Education
ISBN : HARVARD:32044102878725

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The Virginia School Journal by Anonim Pdf

Includes "Official department" conducted by Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Author : Antoine Lilti
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781509508754

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The Invention of Celebrity by Antoine Lilti Pdf

Frequently perceived as a characteristic of modern culture, the phenomenon of celebrity has much older roots. In this book Antoine Lilti shows that the mechanisms of celebrity were developed in Europe during the Enlightenment, well before films, yellow journalism, and television, and then flourished during the Romantic period on both sides of the Atlantic. Figures from across the arts like Voltaire, Garrick, and Liszt were all veritable celebrities in their time, arousing curiosity and passionate loyalty from their “fans.” The rise of the press, new advertising techniques, and the marketing of leisure brought a profound transformation in the visibility of celebrities: private lives were now very much on public show. Nor was politics spared this cultural upheaval: Marie-Antoinette, George Washington, and Napoleon all experienced a political world transformed by the new demands of celebrity. And when the people suddenly appeared on the revolutionary scene, it was no longer enough to be legitimate; it was crucial to be popular too. Lilti retraces the profound social upheaval precipitated by the rise of celebrity and explores the ambivalence felt toward this new phenomenon. Both sought after and denounced, celebrity evolved as the modern form of personal prestige, assuming the role that glory played in the aristocratic world in a new age of democracy and evolving forms of media. While uncovering the birth of celebrity in the eighteenth century, Lilti's perceptive history at the same time shines light on the continuing importance of this phenomenon in today’s world.

Author : Dorothy Roberts
Publisher : New Press/ORIM
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781595586919

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Fatal Invention by Dorothy Roberts Pdf

An incisive, groundbreaking book that examines how a biological concept of race is a myth that promotes inequality in a supposedly “post-racial” era. Though the Human Genome Project proved that human beings are not naturally divided by race, the emerging fields of personalized medicine, reproductive technologies, genetic genealogy, and DNA databanks are attempting to resuscitate race as a biological category written in our genes. This groundbreaking book by legal scholar and social critic Dorothy Roberts examines how the myth of race as a biological concept—revived by purportedly cutting-edge science, race-specific drugs, genetic testing, and DNA databases—continues to undermine a just society and promote inequality in a supposedly “post-racial” era. Named one of the ten best black nonfiction books 2011 by AFRO.com, Fatal Invention offers a timely and “provocative analysis” (Nature) of race, science, and politics that “is consistently lucid . . . alarming but not alarmist, controversial but evidential, impassioned but rational” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). “Everyone concerned about social justice in America should read this powerful book.” —Anthony D. Romero, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union “A terribly important book on how the ‘fatal invention’ has terrifying effects in the post-genomic, ‘post-racial’ era.” —Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor of sociology, Duke University, and author of Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States “Fatal Invention is a triumph! Race has always been an ill-defined amalgam of medical and cultural bias, thinly overlaid with the trappings of contemporary scientific thought. And no one has peeled back the layers of assumption and deception as lucidly as Dorothy Roberts.” —Harriet A. Washington, author of and Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself

Author : Richard C. Levy
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015032523451

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Inventing & Patenting Sourcebook by Richard C. Levy Pdf

This combination how-to guide and directory takes the reader step-by-step from the point of inspiration to the point of purchase. Written by Richard C. Levy, an inventor and lecturer who has licensed over 70 products in the US and worldwide, this sourcebook offers proven information that can help users take their ideas to the marketplace successfully. The introductory essay offers proven advice on how to patent and trademark a product and how to select a company to approach for licensing. Included are more than 35 usable forms, sample agreements and declarations needed to file for patents and copyrights.

Author : Virginia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : UVA:X004399953

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Code of Virginia, 1950 by Virginia Pdf

Author : Charlotte Montague
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780785835004

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Women of Invention by Charlotte Montague Pdf

Hypatia was a Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who invented the hydrometer in about 400 AD. Described as a charismatic teacher, she was seen as an evil symbol of the pagan science of learning and she was eventually murdered by Christian zealots. For many women in years gone by, the invention process was fraught with danger and difficulty. Not only did they face the hardship and obstacles of inventing, they also had to contend with the sexism and gender discrimination of a male world that believed women had nothing to contribute. Scientific women came to the fore with momentous innovations which were impossible for men to ignore. During World War Two, Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr became a pioneer in wireless communications, developing a “Secret Communications System.” More recently, 20-year-old Ann Makosinski has invented the ingenious Hollow Flashlight which converts radiant body heat into electricity. Meanwhile other women continued inventing in the domestic sphere with Miracle Mops, long-lasting lipsticks, and magic knickers. In every walk of twenty-first century life women have been challenging themselves (and men) to shape the way we live. Some of the incredible innovators featured include Myra Juliet Farrell, Sally Fox, Rosalind Franklin, Helen Murray, Anna Pavlova, Mária Telkes, Giuliana Tesoro, Halldis Aalvik Thune, Ann Tsukamoto, Margaret A. Wilcox, Ada Lovelace, and many more. The 150 remarkable women in this book show all too clearly that not only can invention no longer be described as a male dominated domain but that a woman’s inspiration and ingenuity will probably be driving the life-changing ideas of tomorrow’s world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : DMM:057001323236

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English Patents of Inventions, Specifications by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Ogilvie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : BML:37001103888108

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The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language by John Ogilvie Pdf

Author : John Millhouse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015045820449

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New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary by John Millhouse Pdf