Tag: Old

December 21, 2024

The politics of old age Older people’s interest organisations and collective action in Ireland

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Free Download Martha Doyle, "The politics of old age: Older people’s interest organisations and collective action in Ireland"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0719090474 | EPUB | pages: 128 | 0.4 mb
The politics of old age in the twenty first century is contentious, encompassing ideological debates about the rights and welfare entitlements of individuals in later life. An important aspect is the manner in which older people and their representative groups are given the opportunity to articulate their interests in the policy-making process. Drawing upon key literature in political science, social gerontology and cultural sociology, The politics of old age explores the relationship between ageing, politics and representation. It reveals the complexity of older people’s representation and how the power the organisations exercise, their legitimacy and existence remain highly contingent on government policy design, political opportunity structures and the prevailing cultural and socioeconomic milieu.

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December 9, 2024

New Theologies of the Old Testament and History The Function of History in Modern Biblical Scholarship (33)

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Free Download Petr Slama, "New Theologies of the Old Testament and History: The Function of History in Modern Biblical Scholarship (33) "
English | ISBN: 3643908415 | 2017 | 300 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In this book, Old Testament theologies written in the last two centuries are scrutinized with special regard to their relation to history. History as a way of making sense and finding one’s orientation out of the past is discussed. A distinction between emic (taken from within a literary work) and etic (taken from outside of a literary work) perspectives is suggested as an important criterion for understanding any Old Testament theology. (Series: Contributions to the Understanding of the Bible / BeitrÃ?¤ge zum Verstehen der Bibel, Vol. 33) [Subject: Bible Studies, Religious Studies, Protestantism, Old Testament]

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December 9, 2024

Cannibal Old Me Spoken Sources in Melville’s Early Works

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Free Download Mary K Bercaw Edwards, "Cannibal Old Me: Spoken Sources in Melville’s Early Works"
English | ISBN: 0873389786 | 2009 | 252 pages | PDF | 4 MB
At the age of twenty-one, Herman Melville signed on the whaleship Acushnet as a common seaman and sailed from Massachusetts to the South Pacific. Upon reaching Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, he deserted and spent a month ashore on this reputed "cannibal island." He departed as crew of another whaleship but was put ashore in the heavily missionized Tahitian islands after participating in a bloodless mutiny. Eventually making his way to Hawaii, he joined the crew of the American frigate United States and finally reached Boston in October 1844 after four years at sea. By the time he sat down to write his first book, Melville had been recounting tales of these experiences orally for four years. The spoken elements of the overlapping discourses involving sailors, cannibals, and missionaries are essential to his first six books. Mary K. Bercaw Edwards investigates the interplay between spoken sources and written narratives. She closely examines how Melville altered original stories, and she questions his truthfulness about his experiences. Bercaw Edwards also explores the synergistic blend of the oral and written worlds of seafaring and the South Pacific and provides an analysis of Melville’s development as a writer. It is a study of the aesthetic, ethical, linguistic, and cultural implications of Melville’s borrowing. Cannibal Old Me is an excellent contribution to Melville scholarship, challenging long-held assumptions regarding his early works. Scholars as well as students will welcome it as an indispensable addition to the study of nineteenth-century literature and maritime history.

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November 30, 2024

Stories of Old Greece

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Free Download Emma M Firth, "Stories of Old Greece"
English | 2009 | pages: 104 | ISBN: 1599153157 | EPUB | 1,4 mb
Sixteen Greek myths, especially selected and carefully adapted for young listeners. Includes the stories of Arachne, Pandora, Clytie, Pandora, and a dozen other short myths. While the outlines of the stories come, for the most part, from the Roman poet Ovid, additional details are included to enhance their appeal to children. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

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