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In the vein of Jane Jacobs’s The Death and Life of Great American Cities and Edward Glaeser’s Triumph of the City, Jonathan F. P. Rose—a visionary in urban development and renewal—champions the role of cities in addressing the environmental, economic, and social challenges of the twenty-first century.Cities are birthplaces of civilization, centers of culture, trade, and progress, cauldrons of opportunity—and by 2080 will be home to 80 percent ...

A collection of essays on the life and influence of Swedish scientist-turned-seer Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772).

Drawn from the archives of "Foreign Affairs, " this collection traces, in real time, the great intellectual debates that defined the 20th century and are molding the 21st. Also featuring new essays, this intellectual narrative explains how and why modern politics look the way they do and what the future holds.

Rose analyzes the rhetoric and symbols of government advertising, using Canada as a case study. Investigating three significant advertising campaigns over the last twenty years, Rose demonstrates the persuasiveness of advertising and its importance to the communications arsenal of governments.

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Essays on the Nazi campaign against the written word.

This book sets up a game or simulation intended to help students understand the role of negotiation in intergovernmental relations.

An original look at Churchill's tandem careers of statesman and author, revealing the profound influence of literature and theatre on Churchill's political life.

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Pudsey, ein frecher Londoner Straßenhund, ist mit seinem Leben als Streuner eigentlich sehr glücklich und daran gewöhnt, sich um sich selbst zu kümmern. Das ändert sich schlagartig, als er zufällig den Geschwistern Molly, George und Tommy begegnet und ihnen aus der Patsche hilft. Als die Familie kurz darauf ins beschauliche Dorf Chuffington zieht, ist Pudsey als neues Familienmitglied mit dabei - sehr zum Ärgernis des neuen Vermieters Mr. Thor...

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Jonathan Rose is associate professor of political studies at Queen's University. Hugh Mellon (1956-2014) was associate professor of political science at the University of Western Ontario.

A complete guide to healthy feet, an all-inclusive resource for everyone suffering from foot and ankle disorders, and the medical personnel who care for them.

Swedenborg's Garden of Theology" provides an ideal introduction for anyone seeking a starting point to delve into the religious philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772).

Now in its second edition, this landmark book provides an intellectual history of the British working classes from the preindustrial era to the twentieth century. Drawing on workers' memoirs, social surveys, library registers, and more, Jonathan Rose discovers which books people read, how they educated themselves, and what they knew. A new preface uncovers the author's journey into labor history, and its rewarding link to intellectual history.

Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany systematically destroyed an estimated 100 million books throughout occupied Europe, an act that was inextricably bound up with the murder of 6 million Jews. This book examines this bleak chapter in the history of printing, reading, censorship, and libraries. It also includes an annotated bibliography.

The essays in this volume testify to the far-reaching effects of Emanuel Swedenborg's works in Western culture. This book serves as a self-contained resource on Swedenborg's life and thought and as a gateway into further exploration of the labyrinthine garden of Swedenborg's works. It includes: a biography, lively overviews of the content and history of Swedenborg's writings on spiritual topics, and, essays tracing Swedenborg's impact in vario...