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The Life of Jesus Critically Examined

by David Friedrich Strauss ...

Wherever a religion, resting upon written records, prolongs and extends the sphere of its dominion, accompanying its votaries through the varied and progressive stages of mental cultivation, a discrepancy between the representations of those ancient records, referred to as sacred, and the notions of more advanced periods of mental development, will inevitably sooner or later arise. In the first ... Read more

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Wherever a religion, resting upon written records, prolongs and extends the sphere of its dominion, accompanying its votaries through the varied and progressive stages of mental cultivation, a discrepancy between the representations of those ancient records, referred to as sacred, and the notions of more advanced periods of mental development, will inevitably sooner or later arise. In the first
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City of Nets

A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's

by Otto Friedrich ...

"With its tough humor, profound cynicism, and unerring nose for corruption and hypocrisy, City of Nets offers a distinctly Brechtian vision of Hollywood." — The Village VoiceIn 1939, fifty million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature films a year. One decade and five thousand movies later, the studios ... Read more

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"With its tough humor, profound cynicism, and unerring nose for corruption and hypocrisy, City of Nets offers a distinctly Brechtian vision of Hollywood." — The Village VoiceIn 1939, fifty million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature films a year. One decade and five thousand movies later, the studios
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The Communist Manifesto

by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda ever written. It is a summary of the whole Marxist vision of history and is the foundation document of the Marxist movement. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were aged 29 and 27 respectively when The Communist Manifesto was published on the eve of the 1848 revolutions. The authors had been close collaborators since ... Read more

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The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda ever written. It is a summary of the whole Marxist vision of history and is the foundation document of the Marxist movement. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were aged 29 and 27 respectively when The Communist Manifesto was published on the eve of the 1848 revolutions. The authors had been close collaborators since
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The Technology of Discovery

Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators and Thermoelectric Technologies for Space Exploration

Edited by David Friedrich Woerner ...

Series series JPL Space Science and Technology Series
The Technology of DiscoveryIncisive discussions of a critical mission-enabling technology for deep space missionsIn The Technology of Discovery: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators and Thermoelectric Technologies for Space Exploration, distinguished JPL engineer and manager David Woerner delivers an insightful discussion of how radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) are used in the ... Read more

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The Technology of DiscoveryIncisive discussions of a critical mission-enabling technology for deep space missionsIn The Technology of Discovery: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators and Thermoelectric Technologies for Space Exploration, distinguished JPL engineer and manager David Woerner delivers an insightful discussion of how radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) are used in the
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Fourth RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication

Digital Concrete 2024

Edited by Dirk Lowke, Niklas Freund, David Böhler, Friedrich Herding ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete), held in Munich, Germany, on September 4-6, 2024. Focusing on additive and automated manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of cementitious construction materials, such as 3D concrete printing, powder bed printing, and shotcrete 3D ... Read more

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This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete), held in Munich, Germany, on September 4-6, 2024. Focusing on additive and automated manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of cementitious construction materials, such as 3D concrete printing, powder bed printing, and shotcrete 3D
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The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined

by David Friedrich Strauss ...

Translated by George Eliot ...

Extremely controversial work in its day which resulted in major backlash for its author. In the book, Strauss theorizes that early Christians invented Jesus' miracles as a way to portray him as the Messiah the Old Testament spoke of. Translated by the famous novelist and skeptic George Eliot. ... Read more

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Extremely controversial work in its day which resulted in major backlash for its author. In the book, Strauss theorizes that early Christians invented Jesus' miracles as a way to portray him as the Messiah the Old Testament spoke of. Translated by the famous novelist and skeptic George Eliot.
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Crimes of Globalization

by Dawn Rothe, David Friedrichs ...

Series series New Directions in Critical Criminology
This book addresses immensely consequential crimes in the world today that, to date, have been almost wholly neglected by students of crime and criminal justice: crimes of globalization. This term refers to the hugely harmful consequences of the policies and practices of international financial institutions – principally in the global South. A case is made for characterizing these policies and ... Read more

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This book addresses immensely consequential crimes in the world today that, to date, have been almost wholly neglected by students of crime and criminal justice: crimes of globalization. This term refers to the hugely harmful consequences of the policies and practices of international financial institutions – principally in the global South. A case is made for characterizing these policies and
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Edwin H. Sutherland

by Aleksandra Jordanoska, Isabel Schoultz, David Friedrichs ...

Series series Routledge Key Thinkers in Criminology
Edwin H. Sutherland is widely identified as the single most important and influential criminologist of the twentieth century. He is especially well-known for his path-breaking criminology textbook (first published in 1924), his promotion of a sociological (and scientific) approach to the understanding of crime and its control, his theory of differential association, and his work over his final ten ... Read more

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Edwin H. Sutherland is widely identified as the single most important and influential criminologist of the twentieth century. He is especially well-known for his path-breaking criminology textbook (first published in 1924), his promotion of a sociological (and scientific) approach to the understanding of crime and its control, his theory of differential association, and his work over his final ten
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Young Adult Offenders

Lost in Transition?

Edited by Friedrich Lösel, Anthony Bottoms, David P. Farrington ...

Series series Cambridge Criminal Justice Series
This latest volume in the Cambridge Criminal Justice Series focuses upon young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system. The subject is very topical because there is increasing evidence that a rigid distinction between ‘youth’ and ‘adulthood’ is not appropriate in modern societies. For example, important developmental tasks such as finishing one’s education, finding regular work ... Read more

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This latest volume in the Cambridge Criminal Justice Series focuses upon young adults and their treatment in the criminal justice system. The subject is very topical because there is increasing evidence that a rigid distinction between ‘youth’ and ‘adulthood’ is not appropriate in modern societies. For example, important developmental tasks such as finishing one’s education, finding regular work
... Read more
Violence, Conflict, and World Order

Critical Conversations on State Sanctioned Justice

by Mahin Ashki, Tom Barker, Robert Bohm, Joan Callahan, Jeff Ferrell, David Friedrichs, Carole Garrison, Mark Hamm, Victor Kappeler, Peter Kraska, Raymond Michalowski, Karen Miller, Gary Potter, Thomas Reed, Randall Shelden, Gregg Barak, Walter S. DeKeseredy ...

This is an ethnographic collection of 12 edited talks and conversations from a conference on violence, conflict, and the world order held at Eastern Kentucky University. The conference was organized by Carole Garrison, Chair of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at EKU, who arranged for video recording and transcription of the talks and conversations. The collection is divided into two parts: ... Read more

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This is an ethnographic collection of 12 edited talks and conversations from a conference on violence, conflict, and the world order held at Eastern Kentucky University. The conference was organized by Carole Garrison, Chair of Criminal Justice and Police Studies at EKU, who arranged for video recording and transcription of the talks and conversations. The collection is divided into two parts:
... Read more
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The Life Of Jesus Critically Examined (Unabridged)

by DAVID FRIEDRICH STRAUSS ...

Narrated by Enrique Roberts ...

Unabridged

57 hours 44 min

Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in the field. The first edition of Strauss' book was published in Germany in 1835, when he was only 27 years old. He focused his attention on battling two theological fronts which were current at the time - the biblical Literalists who believed the miracles in the ... Read more

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Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in the field. The first edition of Strauss' book was published in Germany in 1835, when he was only 27 years old. He focused his attention on battling two theological fronts which were current at the time - the biblical Literalists who believed the miracles in the
... Read more
The Life of Jesus Critically Examined (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Landmark Study of Gospel Myth, Historical Jesus Criticism, and New Testament Interpretation

by David Friedrich Strauss, Maeve Westcroft ...

Translated by George Eliot ...

David Friedrich Strauss's The Life of Jesus Critically Examined is a landmark of nineteenth-century biblical criticism, subjecting the Gospel narratives to historical, philosophical, and literary scrutiny. Rejecting both supernaturalist harmonization and rationalist explanation, Strauss interprets many episodes as "myths": expressions of the early Christian community's messianic hopes shaped by ... Read more

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David Friedrich Strauss's The Life of Jesus Critically Examined is a landmark of nineteenth-century biblical criticism, subjecting the Gospel narratives to historical, philosophical, and literary scrutiny. Rejecting both supernaturalist harmonization and rationalist explanation, Strauss interprets many episodes as "myths": expressions of the early Christian community's messianic hopes shaped by
... Read more

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