wyszukanych pozycji: 5
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'Union Is Strength': W.L. Mackenzie, the Children of Peace and the Emergence of Joint Stock Democracy in Upper Canada
ISBN: 9780802099273 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Nineteenth-century Canada experienced two other revolutions apart from those of W.L. Mackenzie and Louis Riel: the transition to capitalism, and to responsible government. Union Is Strength argues that these major socio-political changes happened in Ontario without a revolutionary moment because of the intertwined relationship of reformers with capitalists. Examining a small, utopian socialist group named the Children of Peace, Albert Schrauwers traces the emergence of a vibrant democratic culture in the province from the decade before the Rebellions of 1837. Schrauwers shows... Nineteenth-century Canada experienced two other revolutions apart from those of W.L. Mackenzie and Louis Riel: the transition to capitalism, and to... |
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336,84 zł |
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Awaiting the Millennium: The Children of Peace and the Village of Hope, 1812-1889
ISBN: 9780802067937 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In a small town north of Toronto there stands a beautiful and unusual church, well known locally as the Sharon Temple. It is the last remaining evidence of a nineteenth-century Quaker sect, the Children of Peace, one of the few exmaples of a millennarian movement in Canada. Albert Schrauwers explores the history of this intriguing group, which rebuilt Solomon's Temple and prophesied the coming of a Jewish Messiah who would abolish British colonial rule. Schrauwers discusses the social, political, economic, and theological context in which the Children of Peace were established and,... In a small town north of Toronto there stands a beautiful and unusual church, well known locally as the Sharon Temple. It is the last remaining evi... |
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170,93 zł |
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Synthetische Biologie - Der Mensch ALS Schöpfer?
ISBN: 9783642345920 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2013 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Synthetische Biologie ist ein neuer Wissenschaftszweig, der grosse Hoffnungen auf Fortschritte in der Medizin, in der Landwirtschaft und in den Energie-, Ernahrungs- und Gesundheitswirtsschaftszweigen weckt. Zurzeit ist die Forschung so weit, dass man - wenn auch noch recht primitiv - neues Leben erschaffen kann. Obwohl molekulare Genetik kein Alltagsthema ist, wird sie hier so dargestellt, dass ein breites Publikum sie leicht verstehen kann. Es wird erzahlt, wie das Erbgut, die DNA, entschlusselt wurde und wie man sie heute synthetisch produzieren kann. Dabei werden die Risiken und... Synthetische Biologie ist ein neuer Wissenschaftszweig, der grosse Hoffnungen auf Fortschritte in der Medizin, in der Landwirtschaft und in den Ene... |
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101,09 zł |
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Colonial 'Reformation' in the Highlands of Central Sulawesi Indonesia,1892-1995
ISBN: 9780802083036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The To Pamona, the people of the highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, exhibit the effects of a complicated history of colonial contact. In this anthropological study, Albert Schrauwers examines the profound impact of a Dutch Protestant Mission on the religion and culture of the To Pamona. Schrauwers reveals how a unique discourse on religion in the Netherlands was exported to its colony, Indonesia. The missionaries fostered a religious nationalism that ultimately transformed the region's cultural and political identity over the course of the subsequent century. The role of the... The To Pamona, the people of the highlands of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, exhibit the effects of a complicated history of colonial contact. In thi... |
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175,96 zł |
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Merchant Kings: Corporate Governmentality in the Dutch Colonial Empire, 1815-1870
ISBN: 9781800730502 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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537,94 zł |