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Download or read book The Canny Scot written by Peter Ludlow and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A paradoxical prelate to many, Archbishop James Morrison was the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, from 1912 to 1950. Traditional, frugal, and aloof, he was also the ecclesiastical leader of a progressive program of Catholic social action that became known as the "Antigonish Movement." Elevated to bishop after a successful clerical career in Prince Edward Island, Morrison guided Catholics in eastern Nova Scotia through difficult periods of economic decline, out-migration, and war. He was unprepared for the challenges of twentieth-century Canadian society, and initially struggled to cope with a dwindling Maritime economy, labour unrest, and rural depopulation. Determined to maintain the stature of his diocese, Morrison cautiously supported the clergy reformers who wanted a program of adult education and economic reform. Peter Ludlow unravels the mystery of this figure to show that although Morrison was one of the last powerful and austere Canadian Roman Catholic prelates, he was also one of the first to recognize that the Church could offer its adherents more than spiritual guidance. A revisionist account of the foundation and application of the Antigonish Movement, The Canny Scot illustrates the important role of the Catholic Church in Nova Scotia.
Download or read book A Very Canny Scot written by Joanna Hill and published by Young Writers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Argosy written by Mrs. Henry Wood and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magazine of tales, travels, essays, and poems.
Book Synopsis The Mirth of Nations by : Christie Davies
Download or read book The Mirth of Nations written by Christie Davies and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mirth of Nations is a social and historical study of jokes told in the principal English-speaking countries. It is based on use of archives and other primary sources, including old and rare joke books. Davies makes detailed comparisons between the humor of specific pairs of nations and ethnic and regional groups. In this way, he achieves an appreciation of the unique characteristics of the humor of each nation or group.A tightly argued book, The Mirth of Nations uses the comparative method to undermine existing theories of humor, which are rooted in notions of hostility, conflict, and superiority, and derive ultimately from Hobbes and Freud. Instead Davies argues that humor merely plays with aggression and with rule-breaking, and that the form this play takes is determined by social structures and intellectual traditions. It is not related to actual conflicts between groups. In particular, Davies convincingly argues that Jewish humor and jokes are neither uniquely nor overwhelmingly self-mocking as many writers since Freud have suggested. Rather Jewish jokes, like Scottish humor and jokes are the product of a strong cultural tradition of analytical thinking and intelligent self-awareness.The volume shows that the forty-year popularity of the Polish joke cycle in America was not a product of any special negative feeling towards Poles. Jokes are not serious and are not a form of determined aggression against others or against one's own group. The Mirth of Nations is readable as well as revisionist. It is written with great clarity and puts forward difficult and complex arguments without jargon in an accessible manner. Its rich use of examples of all kinds of humor entertains the reader, who will enjoy a great variety of jokes while being enlightened by the author's careful explanations of why particular sets of jokes exist and are immensely popular. The book will appeal to general readers as well as those in cultural stu
Download or read book Auld Enemies written by David Ross and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost a thousand years, Scotland and England have been neighbour nations. For more than half that time, they were foreign countries, often at war. Four hundred years ago, they began to share a monarchy; three hundred years ago, they joined in a United Kingdom. A new concept of 'Britishness' arose, but for most purposes Scots remained Scots and English remained English, and the old sense of rivalry remained. In olden times, a war of words and propaganda accompanied the fighting. As the countries got to know each other better and the fighting died down, the verbal exchanges continued, and became sharper, more wide-ranging, and funnier. This book provides a unique record of the long contest of verbal warfare across the Border, from its beginnings right up to the present day. Auld Enemies will be a useful handbook that can be enjoyed whichever side you're on.
Book Synopsis Scottish Notes and Queries by : John Bulloch
Download or read book Scottish Notes and Queries written by John Bulloch and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hugh MacDiarmid's Poetry and Politics of Place by : Scott Lyall
Download or read book Hugh MacDiarmid's Poetry and Politics of Place written by Scott Lyall and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By examining at length for the first time those places in Scotland that inspired MacDiarmid to produce his best poetry, Scott Lyall shows how the poet's politics evolved from his interaction with the nation, exploring how MacDiarmid discovered a hidden tradition of radical Scottish Republicanism through which he sought to imagine a new Scottish future. Adapting postcolonial theory, this book allows readers a fuller understanding not only of MacDiarmid's poetry and politics, but also of international modernism, and the social history of Scottish modernism.
Book Synopsis Poems of the Scottish Minor Poets by : George Douglas
Download or read book Poems of the Scottish Minor Poets written by George Douglas and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Schwierigkeiten Des Englischen by : Gustav Krüger
Download or read book Schwierigkeiten Des Englischen written by Gustav Krüger and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Scotland and the Scots by : Peter Ross
Download or read book Scotland and the Scots written by Peter Ross and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Scotland of the Scots by : G. R. Blake
Download or read book Scotland of the Scots written by G. R. Blake and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Scottish Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new series of the Scottish antiquary established 1886.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Companion to Scottish History by : Michael Lynch
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Scottish History written by Michael Lynch and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searchable online reference covers more than 20 centuries of history, and interpret history broadly, covering areas such as archaeology, climate, culture, languages, immigration, migration, and emigration. Multi-authored entries analyze key themes such as national identity, women and society, living standards, and religious belief across the centuries in an authoritative yet approachable way. The A-Z entries are complemented by maps, genealogies, a glossary, a chronology, and an extensive guide to further reading.--From title screen.
Download or read book The Scottish Bankers Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Scotland's Mark on America by : George Fraser Black
Download or read book Scotland's Mark on America written by George Fraser Black and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1921 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Synonymik und wortgebrauch der englischen sprache by : Gustav Krüger
Download or read book Synonymik und wortgebrauch der englischen sprache written by Gustav Krüger and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
