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Maritime Marion (MA) (Making of America)
Marionís relationship with the ocean has been the defining element in the small townís development since its settlement as Sippican in Americaís colonial era. Since 1678, generation after generation of Marion families have relied upon the opportunities a port and sea provide in both life and industry. The waters of Buzzards Bay run deep in this coastal community, and its influence leaves an indelible mark not only upon every cove, beach, and inlet, but upon the very spirit of each resident and visitor. ÝÝFor many, the sea is a temperamental and dangerous mistress, and Marionís affair with her is no different, for this town has experienced both great gain in wealth and horrific loss of life and property by her hands over the centuries. In Maritime Marion, Massachusetts, readers take a remarkable journey across four centuries of struggle and prosperity as a simple coastal hamlet evolves into a celebrated nautical center for shipbuilding, fishing, and racing. This unique volume, containing over 100 black-and-white illustrations, chronicles the many aspects of maritime life, from trade to recreation, including the once-prominent whaling industry, the various local saltworks, the traditions of Tabor Academy, the influence of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, and the prestige of the Beverly Yacht Club. However, one of the greatest pleasures and customs of any seacoast community is its storytelling, and Maritime Marion recounts several of the townís most interesting and puzzling tales, such as the mystery of the Mary Celesteís lost crew, the tragedies of numerous hurricanes, the fate of the British warship HMS Nimrod, and the experiences of the first lighthouse keepers on Bird Island. ÝÝ.
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Shakespeare's Reparative Comedies: A Psychoanalytic View of the Middle Ages
Joseph Westlund brings recent developments in psychoanalytic thought to his elegant and sensitive readings of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, All's Well That Ends Well, and Measure for Measure. Westlund departs from the usual preoccupation in psychoanalytic criticism with conflict and guilt to rely instead on Melanie Klein's theory of reparation, which emphasizes the impulse in life to resolve and transcend conflict. Through interpretations that are new and convincing, Westlund views the interactions of characters in the six comedies as attempts to work through anger and guilt to effect reparations for themselves and for us. .
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Social Capital in the Knowledge Economy: Theory and Empirics (Advances in Spatial Science)
This book analyzes the social capital of the growing knowledge economy The theoretical part discusses social capital as an economic concept, its relation to traditional capital theory and its role as a spatial externality. A theory of the social capital of the enterprise is developed and social capital's importance for entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development is analyzed. The empicical part compare some central aspects of social capital of three different socio-economic systems: the US, Japan and Sweden, regarding labor market relations, innovation systems and the civil societies. The social capitals of the knowledge intensive biotech industries of the three countries are studied and compared. Finally, a number of issues for further research are discussed. .
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Opponents spar on spending limit.(Government)(State Sen. Ben Westlund says Measure 48 would cut services; activist Don McIntire says it would keep growth ... from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on October 7, 2006. The length of the article is 642 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Opponents spar on spending limit.(Government)(State Sen. Ben Westlund says Measure 48 would cut services; activist Don McIntire says it would keep growth in check) Author: Gale Reference Team Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper) Date: October 7, 2006 Publisher: Thomson Gale Page: D1 Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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