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Beginning in the 17th-century Scotland, when Covenanters met in open defiance of religious repression, open-air communions - the Sàcramaid - evolved to become the social and spiritual highlight of the year. Primarily a mixture of prayer and religious and kinship feasting, open-air communions were an expression of core communal values and basic kin and religious loyalties. Particularly between 1840 and 1890, but well into the 20th century as we...

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Barry Shears examines the history and traditions of Gaelic-speaking pipers whose emigration to Nova Scotia ensured that the role and music of Highland piping not only survived, but thrived for a long time. Dance to the Piper provides historical background and provides numerous biographical sketches of key figures in the Nova Scotia tradition and analyzes why this cultural reality endured in Nova Scotia. It also examines the social, economic an...

No contemporary work from a sole author of Gaelic poetry from the Nova Scotia perspective been published in this province - until now. Cultural identity, sense of place and expression are important elements in the work of any artist. This book of contemporary Nova Scotia Gaelic poetry spans the landscape of Gaelic Cape Breton, the eastern Nova Scotia mainland and indeed the broader collective consciousness of Nova Scotians within the confines ...

An exploration of the traditions and experiences in the lives of Highland Scottish women - in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and in the eastern counties of Nova Scotia where so many settled. Oral accounts obtained from descendants, enriched by written sources - precious archival collections and rare books - offer insight into the influences central to the cultural, religious, working, caring and devotional lives of Highland women: the d...

In the Cape Breton Fiddle, Glenn Graham, an accomplished Cape Breton fiddler, explores the rootes of the Cape BReton fiddling tradition, an art firmly rooted in Scottish Gaelic cultural forms, through an evolution that has made Cape BReton an icon of creativity recognized throughout the world.

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When a privilidged young girl uncovers a dark secret about the missing Acadian people, she realized there are much larger problems in the world than hers.

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2 Bände im Schmuckschuber.Band 1: Das Beste aus aller Welt zeigen (1898-1901)Band 2: Man steht da und staunt (1901-1905)Im Herbst 1898 gegründet, verlieh Cassirers Galerie dem Kunstleben Berlins binnen kurzem eine völlig neue Dimension. Schon die erste Ausstellung brachte Spitzenwerke von Edgar Degas, gefolgt von hochkarätigen Bildern Monets, Pissarros und Renoirs. Der zweite Jahrgang startete im Herbst 1899 mit der Präsentation von Manets 'Dé...

Young Tommy is dreaming of a new pair of block skates so that he can skate this winter, and he learns how to barter for them.

A sexy, saucy look at another side of love. "That was my moment. When I shut my eyes, I can remember the feeling of having everything I have ever wanted. I never once imagined I would know that feeling. I never once imagined I would recognize that feeling if I was lucky enough to have it. But I did - and I did. Eddy. Eddy. The love of my life is an arsehole. Cheers to me. Thank god for the sweet soulful sedation of beer." Eddy and Liz particip...

Vier Jahrzehnte war Barbara Klemm als Fotografin für die «Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung» unterwegs, deren legendäre Samstagsbeilage sie mit ihren Bildern prägte. Als Chronistin deutscher Zeitgeschichte ist sie ebenso berühmt wie als Reporterin, die alle Kontinente bereiste. Ihr besonderes Interesse gilt seit langem dem Ort der größten Alltäglichkeit - und der unerwartetsten Geschehnisse: der Straße.Die Straße wird von Barbara Klemm gezeigt a...

Gracie has a nice, comfortable life in the Public Gardens. Her days are full of swimming in lakes and fountains, napping in bushes, and gobbling up the delicious treats that the visitors to the park bring especially for her. One day Gracie's people stop bringing her food, and to fill up, she has to turn to duck food! Despite herself, she starts to enjoy it. Judith Meyrick is a freelance writer. She received an honorable mention for two awards...

The unique beauty and richness of Islam's sacred book calls out for it to be read and enjoyed by all. To be open to following the structural logic of the Qur'an, Western expectations about the use of narrative, description and dialogue should be set aside. Robert Campbell provides this introductory guide to help readers experience the Qur'an on its own terms. Following his guidance, in conjunction with reading an English language version of th...

What do Cape Breton and Colombia have in common? Coal, for one thing. Coal mining was the backbone of Cape Breton's industrial economy for more than one hundred years, but the last mine was closed in 2001 when the province's utility company took advantage of neoliberal globalization by importing coal-from Colombia. Colombia and Cape Breton represent the loss of well-paid, unionized industrial jobs as a result of neoliberal globalization-the ec...