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Before Blackwood's: Scottish Journalism in the Age of ...

Before Blackwood's: Scottish Journalism in the Age of ...

Alex Benchimol

List of Contributors ix Introduction – Alex Benchimol, Rhona Brown and David Shuttleton 1 1 Newspapers, the Early Modern Public Sphere and the 1704–5 Worcester Affair – Karin Bowie 9 2 Advertising and the Edinburgh Evening Courant ...
Intellectual Politics and Cultural Conflict in the Romantic ...

Intellectual Politics and Cultural Conflict in the Romantic ...

Alex Benchimol

Scottish Whigs, English Radicals and the Making of the British Public Sphere Alex Benchimol. First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX144RN 711 Third ...
Before Blackwood's: Scottish Journalism in the Age of ...

Before Blackwood's: Scottish Journalism in the Age of ...

Alex Benchimol

This collection of essays is the result of a major conference focusing specifically on the role of Scotland’s print culture in shaping the literature and politics of the long eighteenth century.
Intellectual Politics and Cultural Conflict in the Romantic ...

Intellectual Politics and Cultural Conflict in the Romantic ...

Alex Benchimol

21. 1 5 There were some key stylistic and cultural differences between the postwar Spencean underground and Spence's own immediate political circle. Malcolm Chase has argued that 'the tone and temper of the Spenceans was very different ...
Conversable Worlds: Literature, Contention, and Community ...

Conversable Worlds: Literature, Contention, and Community ...

Jon Mee

Alex Benchimol relates the antagonism between the Moderates and the Popular Party to Geoff Eley's critique of Habermas's account of the emergence of the public sphere: 'At the very moment of its institutional consolidation, the Scottish ...
The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism

The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Romanticism

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CHAPTER SEVEN Periodicals and Public Culture Alex Benchimol Recent projections of Scottish Romanticism provide a compelling illustration of the expanded temporal and geographic boundaries that increasingly characterise Romantic ...
Translocal Modernisms: International Perspectives

Translocal Modernisms: International Perspectives

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Alex Benchimol / Willy Maley (eds) Spheres of Influence Intellectual and Cultural Publics from Shakespeare to Habermas Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2007. 333 pp. ISBN 978-3-03910-539-7 pb. sFr. 96.
Spheres of Influence: Intellectual and Cultural Publics from ...

Spheres of Influence: Intellectual and Cultural Publics from ...

Alex Benchimol

This book explores the ways in which intellectual and cultural publics from the early modern period to the postmodern present have actively constructed their cultural identities within the social processes of modernity.
William Cobbett, Romanticism and the Enlightenment: Contexts ...

William Cobbett, Romanticism and the Enlightenment: Contexts ...

James Grande

... on the Cross Roads: William Hazlitt and William Cobbett – Ruth Livesey 77 6 Scotland under the Scotch System: Narratives of Resistance from Cobbett's Tour in Scotland–Alex Benchimol 93 7 'The Feast of the Gridiron is at Hand': Chartism,  ...
Alex As Well

Alex As Well

Alyssa Brugman

But the other Alex-the boy Alex-has a lot to say about that. Heartbreaking and droll in equal measures, Alex As Well is a brilliantly told story of exploring gender and sexuality, navigating friendships, and finding a place to belong.
I, Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 16)

I, Alex Cross: (Alex Cross 16)

James Patterson

A Cross family member is murdered, and the case catapults Alex into a world where power masks unfathomable evil.
ALEX FERGUSON My Autobiography

ALEX FERGUSON My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United.
Alex Bag:

Alex Bag:

Alex Bag

Since the mid 1990s, the American artist Alex Bag has been one of the most interesting protagonists of video performance, and she is regarded as a vital reference point by an entire generation of younger artists such as Cory Arcangel and ...
Janine and Alex, Alex and Janine

Janine and Alex, Alex and Janine

Michael Levin

Due to their similar appearances, Alex switches places with supermodel Janine and gets to experience the party scene and what it feels like to be a glamorous, high-profile celebrity in the public eye, while Janine tries to become a normal ...
Alex Ferguson - Mon autobiographie

Alex Ferguson - Mon autobiographie

Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson a créé les conditions de ce succès en donnant une âme aux « Red Devils » et en leur permettant de se maintenir au plus haut niveau. Tout le monde admire sa longévité et ses résultats.
Badiou Reframed: Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts

Badiou Reframed: Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts

Alex Ling

Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts Alex Ling. Published in 2017 by I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd London • New York www.ibtauris.com Copyright © 2017 Alex Ling The right of Alex Ling to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by  ...
Alex Katz portraits

Alex Katz portraits

Alex Katz

Alex Katz (b.1927) is one of the most prominent artists of his generation.
GOLDEN DREAMS OF BORNEO

GOLDEN DREAMS OF BORNEO

Alex Ling

Alex Ling. Golden Dreams of Borneo Alex ling Copyright © 2013 by Alex Ling. Library of Congress Control.
Managing My Life: My Autobiography: My Autobiography

Managing My Life: My Autobiography: My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson

This book is about the beginning of Sir Alex's football career, until the year 2000. 1999 was an outstanding year for Alex Ferguson - not only did he lead Manchester United, the most glamorous club in the world, to a unique and outstanding ...
Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

R. Harlan Smith

All Alex wants is for his life to go smoothly like any ordinary guy, but he's a daydreamer.
Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography

Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography is revealing, endlessly entertaining, and above all, inspirational.
Alex Ferguson: A Light in the North

Alex Ferguson: A Light in the North

Alex Ferguson

In A Light in the North, Alex Ferguson tells for the first time the story the fans have been waiting for.
Who Loves Alex Best?

Who Loves Alex Best?

Trudy J. Morgan-Cole

Once she arrives at Prairie Vista Academy for the summer, fifteen-year-old Alex begins questioning her values, friends, and commitment to God.
The Secret Soldier

The Secret Soldier

Alex Berenson

A John Wells thriller and the first Headline title from NYT #1 bestseller Alex Berenson.
Twelve Days

Twelve Days

Alex Berenson

New York Times-bestselling author Alex Berenson is back with another gripping tale.
Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Alex Katz

Paintings and collages by the modern American artist are presented together with articles on the unique qualities of his works
Alex's Birthday Surprises

Alex's Birthday Surprises

Glenda Colleen Gambill

When 7 year old Alex asks for a pet, he must prove to his parents that he can take care of a pet responsibly.
Kombucha, Kefir, and Beyond: A Fun and Flavorful Guide to ...

Kombucha, Kefir, and Beyond: A Fun and Flavorful Guide to ...

Alex Lewin

A Fun and Flavorful Guide to Fermenting Your Own Probiotic Beverages at Home Alex Lewin, Raquel Guajardo ... born in my kitchen as we drank pulque and tepache. Alex Lewin I GREW UP in the Northeast of the kombucha, kefir, and beyond.
Alex Wade's Guide to affordable houses

Alex Wade's Guide to affordable houses

Alex Wade

Offers designs for inexpensive homes which take advantage of solar technology and new building techniques
The sacred mirrors: the visionary art of Alex Grey

The sacred mirrors: the visionary art of Alex Grey

Alex Grey

Surreal paintings combine the detail of anatomical illustrations with the spiritual images of Buddhism

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