Rudolph M. Bell

Patrons and Partisans: A Study of Politics in Two Southern Italian Communi

In this book Caroline White presents a challenge to the orthodox approach to southern Italian politics. From her study of two neighbouring villages in the Abruzzi region, she argues that patron-clientism - a form of political relations by means of which resources are distributed in exchange for political support, and which has been seen as typical in southern Italy - is not universal, and that the particularities of local history may give rise to alternative forms that are open and democratic, and oppose the domination of political elites. By immersing herself in the two communities Dr White has developed a deep understanding of the inter-relations between economic life, kinship ties, friendship networks, clubs, and religious beliefs in each: her explanation of the striking political differences between the villages in terms of the historical development of the social relations of production is rigorous and convincing.

English Advice Manuals Online at Rutgers: A Partnership in a New Course Using Digital Books and Web Technology.

The authors’ experiences in launching a new course at Rutgers University are described. The new honors course resulted from a collaboration between the History Department and Rutgers University Libraries (RUL), in which academic instruction, a unique source of digital books, and Web/Internet technology were brought together to provide a new learning experience for undergraduates. Students used the Early English Books Online (EEBO) collection at RUL and were challenged to learn as much as possible in a single semester about some facet of early English advice manuals. The course objectives, technology platform, and student experiences are discussed.

A Review of “Pythagoras and Renaissance Europe: Finding Heaven”

revealed the fundamental weakness of the Irish economy. De Valera provided strong leadership, but his policies were frequently polarizing, and Ireland experienced its own culture wars during the 1930s. The emergence of a quasifascist organization, the Blueshirts, merely served to emphasize the deep divisions in Ireland over political, economic, religious, cultural, and social issues. The advent of new leaders in the 1960s coincided with the emergence of a new openness in Ireland to European and American values and lifestyles. Nevertheless, lack of economic opportunities fueled continuing emigration and the further decline of the Irish rural economy. The onset of the Troubles in Northern Ireland at the end of the 1960s unleashed seismic forces that transformed completely the contours of Northern Ireland’s problems and politics. However, the birth of the Celtic Tiger in the 1990s—a period of unprecedented economic growth for Ireland—created a favorable climate for peace negotiations. At long last, in 1998, the Good Friday Accords represented a new opportunity for peace—though hardly an end to divisions. Larger forces of secularization both north and south of the border have also helped to create an atmosphere favorable to dialogue. History doubtless holds the clues for understanding Ireland’s present, and the authors are surely right to say that “whatever the future may hold for the ‘Irish experience,’ it will be anything but impassive and uneventful” (261). Hachey and McCaffrey have written an excellent introduction to modern Irish history, which, for sheer accessibility and explanatory power, can hardly be bettered.

Past Fasts: Medieval Saints with the Will to Starve@@@Holy Anorexia@@@Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women

Foreword Note on the Text Authors Note The Boston Poems Cups 1-12 The Park The Faerie Queene The Moth Poem Image-Nations -4 Les Chimeres Charms Great Companion: Pindar Image-Nations 5-14 and Uncollected Poems Streams I Syntax Pell Mell Great Companion: Robert Duncan Streams II Exody Notes Great Companion: Dante Alighiere Wanders So Oh! Afterword Index of Titles and First Lines

The French-Canadian Heritage in New England.

A comprehensive historical, sociological, and cultural introduction to the sizable Franco-American population in New England.