Masculinities in Old Norse Literature (Studies in Old Norse Literature) (Volume 4) by Gareth Lloyd Evans, Jessica Clare Hancock
2020 | ISBN: 1843845628 | English | 285 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Compared to other areas of medieval literature, the question of masculinity in Old Norse-Icelandic literature has been understudied. This is a neglect which this volume aims to rectify. The essays collected here introduce and analyse a spectrum of masculinities, from the sagas of Icelanders, contemporary sagas, kings' sagas, legendary sagas, chivalric sagas, bishops' sagas, and eddic and skaldic verse, producing a broad and multifaceted understanding of what it means to be masculine in Old Norse-Icelandic texts. A critical introduction places the essays in their scholarly context, providing the reader with a concise orientation in gender studies and the study of masculinities in Old Norse-Icelandic literature.

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Marx For Beginners : Philosophy, Economic Doctrine, Historical Materialism
By Rius
English | 1976 | ASIN : B004HOPC6C | 164 pages | EPUB | 77 MB

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Linguistic Mitigation in English and Spanish: How Speakers Attenuate Expressions (Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics) by Nydia Flores
2020 | ISBN: 1138584657 | English | 256 pages | PDF | 1 MB
This volume offers a comprehensive examination of mitigation in speech in English and Spanish, exploring how it is defined and theorized and the various linguistic features employed to soften or downgrade the impact of a particular message across a range of settings. Building on the body of work done on mitigation in English, the book begins by discussing how it has been conceptualized in the literature, drawing on politeness theory among other perspectives from pragmatics, and highlighting increasing research on these topics in native and bilingual Spanish speakers and learners of Spanish. The volume explores examples from a variety of discursive contexts, including institutions, courts, and classrooms, to unpack mitigation as it occurs in spontaneous speech through different lenses, looking both at the actual units of discourse but also taking a broader view by examining differences across dialects as well. The book also looks at the ways in which conclusions drawn from this research might be applied pedagogically in language learning classrooms. This volume will serve as a jumping-off point for broader discussion in the field of mitigation and will be of particular interest to graduate students and researchers in pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis, in addition to learners and pre-service teachers of Spanish.

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Learn Python in One Hour Video Course
by Alfredo DezaNoah Gift
English | 2020 | h264, yuv420p, 1280x720 | 44100 Hz, 2channels | 1h 7m | 227 MB

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Keys to the Beyond: Frithjof Schuon's Cross-Traditional Language of Transcendence (SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions) by Patrick Laude
2020 | ISBN: 1438478992 | English | 404 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Studies the original vocabulary of Frithjof Schuon, its relevance to comparative religion, and the status of metaphysical and theological terms in religion.

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Rick Rodgers, "Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafes of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1626548749, 1626548706 | 250 pages | EPUB | 6.64 MB
Take a tour of the legendary cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague where a rich tradition of masterful desserts and coffee lives on. For centuries, artists and philosophers have gathered around coffeehouse tables to complement their lively conversations with exquisite desserts. Modern cafés of this region remain loyal to this pastry tradition; though the décor has changed, it is still strudel-not lemongrass sorbet-that is served on the menu.

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Jimi Hendrix: The Man, the Magic, the Truth By Sharon Lawrence
2005 | 356 Pages | ISBN: 0060562994 | PDF | 3 MB
The genius we never understood. . . . The man we never knew. . . . The truth we never heard. . . . The music we never forgot. . . . A revealing portrait of a legend by a close and trusted friend.

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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2021: For Preparing Your 2020 Tax Return (J.K. Lasser), 2nd Edition by J.K. Lasser Institute
English | December 2nd, 2020 | ISBN: 1119742242 | 915 pages | True PDF | 39.58 MB
Prepare your 2020 taxes with ease!

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Fawaz A. Gerges, "ISIS: A History"
English | ISBN: 0691170002 | 2016 | 384 pages | AZW3 | 857 KB
An authoritative introduction to ISIS, from a leading authority on jihadism

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Is There a God of Human Rights? The Complex Relationship Between Human Rights and Religion, a South African... By Johannes A. Van Der Ven, Jaco S. Dreyer, Hendrik J. C. Pieterse
2005 | 663 Pages | ISBN: 9004142096 | PDF | 3 MB
This volume deals with historical, systematic and empirical questions with regard to the complex relationship between human rights and religion. It focuses on the place and function of human rights in democracies in modern society. Moreover it elaborates on the problems which are implied in the complex relationship between human rights and religion from the beginning. Lastly it investigates the positive, negative and ambivalent empirical effects of religious attitudes on human rights attitudes among some youth in South Africa. Readership : All those interested in human rights and religion, especially scholars and students in human rights law, law and religion, religious studies.

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