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Spiritual writings and religious instruction [PDF]
, 2008 As soon as a would-be writer picked up the pen in this period, he (or just occasionally she) had to make a far-reaching decision: whether to write in English, Anglo-Norman or Latin. The answer would emerge from the intersection of the text's genre and of
Barratt, Alexandra
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Concealed coexistence: Reproductive choice and coercion in Timor‐Leste
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Choice is a central concept in reproductive rights. However, a discourse of choice in reproductive health can also mask precisely the act it aims to protect against: coercion. Whilst choice has been explored extensively in studies of reproductive rights and justice, understandings of coercion are fragmented and under‐theorized.
Laura Burke
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How generics obscure the logic of conditionals
Mind &Language, EarlyView.This paper discusses counter‐examples to modus ponens and modus tollens involving modals and quantificational adverbs, and presents new counter‐examples with generic conditionals. We argue that the counter‐examples are spurious, and are explained by the domain‐restricting effects of if‐clauses.
Daniel Lassiter +3 more
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Avoiding Accountability: How Charter Operators Evade Ohio's Automatic Closure Law [PDF]
, 2013 Ohio's charter-closure law is touted as one of the toughest in the nation because it requires the automatic closure of charter schools that consistently fail to meet academic standards.
Jennifer DePaoli, Piet van Lier
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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effectiveness of private actors in contributing to crime prevention. We leverage well‐publicised increases in security measures, including additional security guards and tagging of goods, by Tesco, a large UK supermarket chain.
Nils Braakmann, Wednesday Croft
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A small intruder. A Medieval marble winged lion from Ravello [PDF]
, 2018 An image of a 12th century marble winged lion was provocatively included among the slides accompanying a lecture by the author at a recent conference at the American Academy in Rome to illustrate Umberto Scerrato’s work on Islamic archaeology and art ...
Fontana, Maria Vittoria
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime +2 more
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What Does Intarsia Say? Materiality and Spirituality in the Urbino Studiolo☆
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Upon entering the Urbino studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro, the visitor is struck by a material‐charged environment. Surprisingly, only a few scholars have addressed one prominent aspect of the decorative scheme, namely, the feature of intarsia as a medium. Even so, it remains on the sidelines of the discussion.
Matan Aviel
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, 2011 I think On automatic pilot In a commuter plane. Flying at night is the most peaceful thing. These lights are our own Tivoli, A cathedral of sky. Going so deep While floating as if through glass As it forms, is to apprehend How significant smallness can ...
Mead, Stephen
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Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
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