This book presents the results of a comprehensive archaeological study of early medieval Essex (c.AD 400-1066). This region provides an important case study for examining coastal societies of ...north-western Europe. Drawing on a wealth of new data, the author demonstrates the profound influence of maritime contacts on changing expressions of cultural affiliation. It is argued that this Continental orientation reflects Essex's long-term engagement with the emergent, dynamic North Sea network. The wide chronological focus and inclusive dataset enables long-term socio-economic continuity and transformation to be revealed. These include major new insights into the construction of group identity in Essex between the 5th and 11th centuries and the identification of several previously unknown sites of exchange. The book also presents the first full archaeological study of Essex under 'Viking' rule.
The ordinary people of Essex Clarke, John
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Clarke covers a remarkable number of topics, including geographic factors in the choice of agricultural land, land acquisition and clearance, energy expended in clearing and planting the land, and ...selection of specific crops and their extent and yields in particular combinations of soils. He also investigates the geographic parameters for wheat production – which drove the local economy – and the cultural origins of farmers as it relates to their use of intensive and extensive agriculture. Brimming with detail and expert analysis, The Ordinary People of Essex is an illuminating study of settler life and the conditions that make it possible to found a community. It complements the author’s award–winning Land, Power, and Economics.
PURPOSELongitudinal radioulnar dissociation (LRD) is an injury often missed upon initial presentation. A recent study examined a radiographic screening test in cadavers that showed increased ...interosseous distance when the interosseous ligament (IOL) was divided. For this test to be clinically useful, it is necessary for uninjured forearms to have similar interosseous spaces. The purpose of this study was to determine the typical differences between right and left interosseous spaces of healthy individuals.METHODSAnterior-posterior x-rays of bilateral forearms in maximum supination of 28 surgical residents with no history of injury were obtained. These images were uploaded into a picture archiving and communication system and then digitized. The length of the radius was measured (Xr). The maximum interosseous distance (Dmax) between the radius and ulna as well as the interosseous distance at a location 0.3 Xr from the distal radioulnar joint was measured. The right and left arm distances were compared. Also, an outlier analysis was used to evaluate forearm rotational asymmetry between right and left arms.RESULTSThe outlier analysis revealed two sets of forearm x-rays were rotationally different compared to the rest of the group due to asymmetric arm positioning; these data were excluded from the analysis. The average difference in Dmax was 1.7 mm (standard deviation SD 1.5) between right and left arms, and this was found at a position of 0.28 Xr on average. The difference in interosseous distance measured at a fixed location 0.3 Xr was 1.6 mm (SD 1.5). No significant difference was found between the paired right and left arms for Dmax or at 0.3 Xr.CONCLUSIONSThere does not appear to be any significant difference between the maximum interosseous distance of right and left arms in healthy individuals. Therefore, analyzing bilateral forearm x-rays may be a simple LRD screening test.CLINICAL RELEVANCEUnderstanding the degree of normal variation in the forearm bone spacing might inform evaluation of abnormal forearm bone alignment resulting from LRD.
Essex-class aircraft carriers played an essential role in the victory of the United States over Japan in the Second World War, and Leo Marriott's photographic history is a fascinating introduction to ...them. Without these remarkable ships, the island-hopping campaign of American forces across the Pacific towards Japan would not have been possible. They also took part in the Korean and Vietnam wars that followed. During the Second World War they were at the centre of the powerful task groups that could put up hundreds of aircraft to support forces on the ground. They were also prime targets for Japanese air attacks, in particular the kamikaze suicide missions. A total of twenty-four were eventually commissioned including several after the end of the war. The selection of rare photographs and the expert text cover the evolution of US aircraft carrier design prior to the Second World War and look at the factors which shaped the design and construction of the Essex class. Included are dramatic action shots of the new breed of naval aircraft that were launched from their flight decks, including Hellcat and Corsair fighters that took on the Japanese and the carrier-borne jets that flew over Korea and Vietnam.
The immensely rich archives emerging from the parochial administration of the English poor law before 1834 include letters to the overseers of the poor that came from the poor themselves. As personal ...testimonies of people claiming relief, which are often written in a stunningly 'private' tone, pauper letters allow deep insights into the living conditions, experiences and attitudes of the labouring poor in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Some 750 of these pauper letters, all those presently known to survive in the county of Essex, are contained in this volume. The historical apparatus draws on material from other sources (overseers' correspondence, overseers' accounts and vestry minutes), to put the letters in context. The documents reveal the strong belief of the poor in their right to relief, and their surprisingly powerful position in negotiating their case with the overseers. The Introduction demonstrates the immense importance of this largely neglected source - both for the social historian and for the comparative study of literacy.
The East Countryis a work of creative nonfiction in which the acclaimed nature writer Jules Pretty integrates memoir, natural history, cultural critique, and spiritual reflection into a single ...compelling narrative. Pretty frames his book around Aldo Leopold and his classicA Sand County Almanac, bringing Leopold's ethic-that some could live without nature but most should not-into the twenty-first century. InThe East Country, Pretty follows the seasons through seventy-four tales set in a variety of landscapes from valley to salty shore. Pretty convinces us that we should all develop long attachments to the local, observing that the land can change us for the better.
The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, built on the ruins of a Roman fort, dates from the mid-seventh century and is one of the oldest largely intact churches in England. It stands in splendid isolation ...on the shoreline at the mouth of the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, where the land meets and interpenetrates with the sea and the sky. This book brings together contributors from across the arts, humanities and social sciences to uncover the pre-modern contexts and modern resonances of this medieval building and its landscape setting. The impetus for this collection was the recently published designs for a new nuclear power station at Bradwell on Sea, which, if built, would have a significant impact on the chapel and its landscape setting. St Peter-on-the-Wall highlights the multiple ways in which the chapel and landscape are historically and archaeologically significant, while also drawing attention to the modern importance of Bradwell as a place of Christian worship, of sanctuary and of cultural production. In analysing the significance of the chapel and surrounding landscape over more than a thousand years, this collection additionally contributes to wider debates about the relationship between space and place, and particularly the interfaces between both medieval and modern cultures and also heritage and the natural environment.
This article explores the Jewish perception of antisemitism in Windsor-Essex by surveying forty-nine Jews living in the area. Those surveyed were asked about their level of concern with the state of ...antisemitism, possible causes, and how Windsor-Essex compares to other Canadian regions. The researcher found that respondents are moderately concerned with the state of antisemitism. They also identified several dissimilar causes for antisemitism. A majority believe there are similar levels of antisemitism found across Canada. The researcher hypothesizes that demographic factors will impact the respondents’ perception of antisemitism. After a comparative analysis, the researcher finds that there is no such discernable relationship. The researcher believes that future studies need to incorporate factors that go beyond the basic ones to better understand how antisemitism is perceived by Jewish Canadian communities.
