This book provides a fascinating account of the architecture and historical development of the Quaker meeting house from the foundation of the movement to the twenty-first century. The Quaker meeting ...house is a distinctive building type used as a place of worship by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Starting with buildings of the late-seventeenth century, the book maps how the changing beliefs and practices of Quakers over the last 350 years have affected the architecture of the meeting house. The buildings considered are illustrated, predominantly in colour, and are from England, Scotland and Wales, with some consideration of colonial American examples. The book commences with an introduction which provides an accessible account of the early history of Quakerism and it concludes with a consideration of whether there is a Quaker architectural style and of what it might consist.
Today’s Best Friends Are Tomorrow’s Enemies Coscas, Raphaël; Jayet, Jérémie
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery,
March 2024, 2024-Mar, 2024-03-00, 20240301, Volume:
67, Issue:
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In this original, bottom-up account of the evolution of contemporary Russia, Alena Ledeneva seeks to reveal how informal power operates. Concentrating on Vladimir Putin's system of governance - ...referred to as sistema - she identifies four key types of networks: his inner circle, useful friends, core contacts and more diffuse ties and connections. These networks serve sistema but also serve themselves. Reliance on networks enables leaders to mobilise and to control, yet they also lock politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen into informal deals, mediated interests and personalised loyalty. This is the 'modernisation trap of informality': one cannot use the potential of informal networks without triggering their negative long-term consequences for institutional development. Ledeneva's perspective on informal power is based on in-depth interviews with sistema insiders and enhanced by evidence of its workings brought to light in court cases, enabling her to draw broad conclusions about the prospects for Russia's political institutions.
Here is a new approach to the historical study of literature. A leading historian of the English civil wars looks at the writings of the two great poets of the time. John Milton and Andrew Marvell, ...and relates them as never before to the dramatic developments which brought about the execution of King Charles and the rise of Oliver Cromwell.
In the memory of our following colleagues, and friends Rattan, Satish; Cao, Weibiao; Katz, Philip O. ...
Neurogastroenterology and motility,
June 2022, 2022-Jun, 2022-06-00, 20220601, Volume:
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Carey investigates in detail the origins of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends. The book shows how the Quakers turned against slavery in the first half of the eighteenth ...century and became the first organisation to take a stand against the slave trade. Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends, including journals and letters, it reveals the society's gradual transition from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition. The book shows that while progression toward this stance was ongoing, it was slow and uneven and that it was vigorous internal debate and discussion that ultimately led to a call for abolition.
This study examined whether the contact emerging adults have with same‐gender and other‐gender friends, and other‐gender romantic partners is associated with their sexist and gender‐inequality ...beliefs, and whether these associations are moderated by their gender or gender contentedness (feeling content with one's gender). Dutch emerging adults (N = 381, 18–25 years old, 51% female) completed an online survey. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that more other‐gender contact was associated with less gender‐inequality beliefs and with less hostile sexism in people who felt less content with their gender, but with more hostile sexism in people who feel highly content with their gender. More same‐gender contact was associated with more benevolent sexism and gender‐inequality beliefs, as well as with men's hostile sexism. Contact with romantic partners was not associated with gender‐prejudice beliefs. Thus, same‐gender contact and other‐gender contact with friends each are associated with gender prejudice, depending on gender and gender contentedness.
