The Ties That Bind

Author : Katherine Pettipas
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887550317

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Severing the Ties that Bind by Katherine Pettipas Pdf

Religious ceremonies were an inseparable part of Aboriginal traditional life, reinforcing social, economic, and political values. However, missionaries and government officials with ethnocentric attitudes of cultural superiority decreed that Native dances and ceremonies were immoral or un-Christian and an impediment to the integration of the Native population into Canadian society. Beginning in 1885, the Department of Indian Affairs implemented a series of amendments to the Canadian Indian Act, designed to eliminate traditional forms of religious expression and customs, such as the Sun Dance, the Midewiwin, the Sweat Lodge, and giveaway ceremonies.However, the amendments were only partially effective. Aboriginal resistance to the laws took many forms; community leaders challenged the legitimacy of the terms and the manner in which the regulations were implemented, and they altered their ceremonies, the times and locations, the practices, in an attempt both to avoid detection and to placate the agents who enforced the law.Katherine Pettipas views the amendments as part of official support for the destruction of indigenous cultural systems. She presents a critical analysis of the administrative policies and considers the effects of government suppression of traditional religious activities on the whole spectrum of Aboriginal life, focussing on the experiences of the Plains Cree from the mid-1880s to 1951, when the regulations pertaining to religious practices were removed from the Act. She shows how the destructive effects of the legislation are still felt in Aboriginal communities today, and offers insight into current issues of Aboriginal spirituality, including access to and use of religious objects held in museum repositories, protection of sacred lands and sites, and the right to indigenous religious practices in prison.

Author : Sarah Schulman
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781595585349

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Ties That Bind by Sarah Schulman Pdf

Although acceptance of difference is on the rise in America, it’s the rare gay or lesbian person who has not been demeaned because of his or her sexual orientation, and this experience usually starts at home, among family members. Whether they are excluded from family love and approval, expected to accept second-class status for life, ignored by mainstream arts and entertainment, or abandoned when intervention would make all the difference, gay people are routinely subjected to forms of psychological and physical abuse unknown to many straight Americans. “Familial homophobia,” as prizewinning writer and professor Sarah Schulman calls it, is a phenomenon that until now has not had a name but that is very much a part of life for the LGBT community. In the same way that Susan Brownmiller’s Against Our Will transformed our understanding of rape by moving the stigma from the victim to the perpetrator, Schulman’s Ties That Bind calls on us to recognize familial homophobia. She invites us to understand it not as a personal problem but a widespread cultural crisis. She challenges us to take up our responsibilities to intervene without violating families, community, and the state. With devastating examples, Schulman clarifies how abusive treatment of homosexuals at home enables abusive treatment of homosexuals in other relationships as well as in society at large. Ambitious, original, and deeply important, Schulman’s book draws on her own experiences, her research, and her activism to probe this complex issue—still very much with us at the start of the twenty-first century—and to articulate a vision for a more accepting world.

Author : Rob J. Hayes
Publisher : Rob J. Hayes
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Heresy Within by Rob J. Hayes Pdf

For generations the Inquisition has stood between humanity and the forces of darkness. It has failed. Thanquil Darkheart is a witch hunter for the Inquisition, on a holy crusade to rid the world of heresy. He’s also something else... expendable. When the God Emperor gives Thanquil an impossible task, he knows he has no choice but to venture deep into the Wilds to hunt down a fallen Inquisitor. Even the best swordswoman is one bad day away from a corpse. It’s a lesson Blademaster Jezzet Vel’urn isn’t keen to learn. Chased into the Wilds by a vengeful warlord, Jezzet makes it to the free city of Chade. But instead of sanctuary all she finds are more enemies from her past. The Black Thorn is a cheat, a thief, a murderer and worse. He’s best known for the killing of several Inquisitors and every town in the Wilds has a WANTED poster with his name on it. Thorn knows it’s often best to lie low and let the dust settle, but some jobs pay too well to pass up. As their fates converge, Jezzet, Thanquil, and the Black Thorn will need to forge an uneasy alliance in order to face the truth the Inquisition has been hiding from them all. A dark epic fantasy full of zealous witch hunters, roving warlords, dark magic, and demons. Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks.

Author : Phyllis Krystal
Publisher : Sai Towers Publishing
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Mind and body
ISBN : 9788178990590

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Cutting the Ties that Bind by Phyllis Krystal Pdf

This book shows how the Arthurian legend may be structured into a workable mystery system comprised of three primary grades of attainment. The book concludes with an exploration of the Greater Mysteries.

Author : Eden Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798986020310

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The Ties That Bind Us by Eden Rose Pdf

Author : Francesca Polletta
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226734347

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Inventing the Ties That Bind by Francesca Polletta Pdf

At a time of deep political divisions, leaders have called on ordinary Americans to talk to one another: to share their stories, listen empathetically, and focus on what they have in common, not what makes them different. In Inventing the Ties that Bind, Francesca Polletta questions this popular solution for healing our rifts. Talking the way that friends do is not the same as equality, she points out. And initiatives that bring strangers together for friendly dialogue may provide fleeting experiences of intimacy, but do not supply the enduring ties that solidarity requires. But Polletta also studies how Americans cooperate outside such initiatives, in social movements, churches, unions, government, and in their everyday lives. She shows that they often act on behalf of people they see as neighbors, not friends, as allies, not intimates, and people with whom they have an imagined relationship, not a real one. To repair our fractured civic landscape, she argues, we should draw on the rich language of solidarity that Americans already have.

Author : Rob J. Hayes
Publisher : Rob J. Hayes
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Colour of Vengeance by Rob J. Hayes Pdf

Thorn wants vengeance on all those who have wronged him - It's a long list. Beaten, battered and damned near broken; with a bounty on his head so large he’s tempted to turn himself in, the Black Thorn finds himself on trial for the crime of being him. Despite the impending probability of death he has but one thought on his mind; taking revenge against the Arbiter who took his eye. In order to carry out his vengeance Thorn must first escape Sarth and recruit a new crew, each one with their own designs on revenge. A dark epic fantasy full of zealous witch hunters, roving warlords, dark magic, and demons. Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks.

Author : Kent Haruf
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307560643

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The Tie That Binds by Kent Haruf Pdf

From the bestselling author of Eventide, The Tie That Binds is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit. Colorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door. She is charged with murder. The clues: a sack of chicken feed slit with a knife, a milky-eyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon. The motives: the brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself. Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe. As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of pre-dawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family--and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom.

Author : Lensey Namioka
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780307434067

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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka Pdf

Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition. As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.

Author : Rob J. Hayes
Publisher : Rob J. Hayes
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Price of Faith by Rob J. Hayes Pdf

Not everyone has a destiny. Separated and miserable, Thanquil Darkheart and Jezzet Vel’urn both have their reasons for wanting to leave the Dragon Empire. Jezzet flees from the wrathful fury of an Empress scorned while accompanied by the ever insidious Drake Morrass and Thanquil sets out to find and judge his one heretical loose end.

Author : Marie Bostwick
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758279828

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Ties That Bind by Marie Bostwick Pdf

“A truly wonderful tale of spirit, faith and true friendship” in the quilting series from the New York Times bestselling author of Threading the Needle (Fresh Fiction). Christmas is fast approaching, and New Bern, Connecticut, is about to receive the gift of a new pastor, hired sight unseen to fill in while Reverend Tucker is on sabbatical. Meanwhile, Margot Matthews’ friend, Abigail, is trying to match-make even though Margot has all but given up on romance. She loves her job at the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop and the life and friendships she’s made in New Bern; she just never thought she’d still be single on her fortieth birthday. It’s a shock to the entire town when Phillip A. Clarkson turns out to be Philippa. Truth be told, not everyone is happy about having a female pastor. Yet despite a rocky start, Philippa begins to settle in—finding ways to ease the townspeople’s burdens, joining the quilting circle, and forging a fast friendship with Margot. When tragedy threatens to tear Margot’s family apart, that bond—and the help of her quilting sisterhood—will prove a saving grace. And as she untangles her feelings for another new arrival in town, Margot begins to realize that it is the surprising detours woven into life’s fabric that provide its richest hues and deepest meaning . . . Praise for the Cobbled Court Quilts series “A big-hearted novel filled with wit and wisdom.” —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author “Bostwick’s warmly nourishing, emotionally compelling novel is quiet yet powerful.” —Chicago Tribune “Heartwarming . . . an unbreakable thread of friendship and faith.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Ryosuke Takahashi
Publisher : University of London Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1905670915

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The Ties That Bind: the Economic Relationships of Twelve Tebtunis Families by Ryosuke Takahashi Pdf

An intimate insight into the lives of twelve families in the Ancient Egyptian village of Tebtunis. Tebtunis, an ancient village formerly located in lower Egypt, is one of the most enduring subjects of study from the civilization's Roman era. This fascinating volume details a dozen newly-discovered family papers that have survived from the second century AD. Belonging to families of various different classes, this unique documentation provides a rare opportunity to explore how local elites under Roman rule exploited their wealth in the countryside and interacted with its rural inhabitants. Ties That Bind is the first book to investigate these family papers holistically, focusing on the economic activities in which the families engaged: land leases, loans in cash and kind, and the employment of managers and laborers on landed estates. This study also addresses strategy and decision-making among both elite families and villagers, the complexity of interfamilial relationships, and the implications of this social networking. This micro-historical study elucidates the diversity of socio-economic life in a village where no single family dominated.

Author : Tiya Miles
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0520241320

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Ties That Bind by Tiya Miles Pdf

In Ties that bind, Tiya Miles explores the interplay of race, power, and intimacy in the nation's early days, providing a full picture of the myriad complexities, ironies, and tensions among African Americans, Native Americans, and whites in the first half of the nineteenth century.--book jacket.

Author : Jayne Ann Krentz
Publisher : Severn House Pub Limited
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0727884166

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The Ties That Bind by Jayne Ann Krentz Pdf

Introducing herself to her mysterious new neighbor Garth Sheridan, Shannon Raine is stunned by the powerful attraction between them, and as they embark on a torrid affair, the secrets of Garth's past threaten to tear them apart.

Author : Erin Kelly
Publisher : Charnwood
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-03
Category : Crime writing
ISBN : 1444827421

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The Ties That Bind by Erin Kelly Pdf

Luke Considine is a true-crime writer in search of a story, until the perfect subject lands in his lap: reformed gangster Joss Grand, who once ruled Brighton's underworld with his sadistic sidekick Jacky Nye. Then in 1968, Jacky was found strangled and thrown into the sea. Though Grand's alibi seems cast-iron, Luke is sure there's more to the story than meets the eye, and he convinces the criminal-turned-philanthropist to be interviewed for a book about his life. Soon Luke is being drawn deeper into the mystery of Jacky Nye's murder. Was Grand there that night? Is he really as reformed a character as he claims? And who was the girl in the red coat seen fleeing the murder scene? In stirring up secrets from the past, Luke may have placed himself in terrible danger...