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Masculinity Studies on Two Continents and in Two Eras: Thomas A. Hickey in Victorian Dublin and Progressive Era America, 1868-1925 [PDF]
, 2014 This project added to a much larger work, a definitive biography of Thomas Aloysius Hickey (1868-1925) in the genre of the “New Biography,” which means by necessity using more than collections of letters, diaries, and writings--work that is attentive to ...
Stanton, Alanna M.
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Negative Capability and Entrepreneurial Action
Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Entrepreneurs operate in environments marked by uncertainty. Existing theories of entrepreneurial action largely emphasize an entrepreneur's ability to make judgments and take decisive action despite ongoing uncertainty—competencies primarily supported by what we term positive capability (PC).
Jasper Brinkerink
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The opening of Plutarch's Life of Themistokles [PDF]
, 2008 Plutarch begins the biography by selecting incidents and an epigram that anticipate the basic themes of Themistocles' life--his greatness, sometimes ambiguous, and his benefactions to all of ...
Duff, Timothy Elliott
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Spencer Fullerton Baird. A Biography. Including selections from his correspondence with Audubon, Agassiz, Dana and others . By William Healey Dall, A.M., D.SC. J. B. Lippinicott Company. 1915. 8vo. 462 pages, 19 plates. [PDF]
, 1915 Hugh M. Smith
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Historical Research, 2016 Inaugural Lecture as Professor of History and Director of the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London.\ud \ud In this lecture, which will draw on examples from modern British and American History, and from his experience as the Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Professor Goldman will ...
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Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.Abstract The psychological impact of historical trauma can be passed on to future generations. The simultaneous presence of historical and individual trauma may increase psychological distress, especially in older adults. Older age potentially represents a phase of life with increased challenges, distress, life review, and reminiscence.
Laura Nohr +5 more
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Julien Green and the Art of Biographical Writing
Pitannâ Lìteraturoznavstva, 2014 Contemporary critics agree that biographical writing belongs as much to the domain of Literature as it does to History. Mauriac saw parallels between biographical writing and the novel form.
Michael O’Dwyer
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When Does Anxiety Increase Attempts to Spend Time and Money Efficiently?
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Consumers today are anxious. How does this anxiety influence how they spend their time and money? Five experiments demonstrate that when consumers feel anxious because they are making insufficient progress toward a goal, they attempt to use their resources more efficiently while making decisions unrelated to the goal.
Shruti Koley +2 more
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