Our Fathers Have Told Us
Our Fathers Have Told Us

Author: John Ruskin

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-12

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781297790614

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The Pope's Body
The Pope's Body

Author: Agostino Paravicini-Bagliani

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2000-07

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780226034379

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In contrast to the role traditionally fulfilled by secular rulers, the pope has been perceived as an individual person existing in a body subject to decay and death, yet at the same time a corporeal representation of Christ and the Church, eternity and salvation. Using an array of evidence from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries, Agostino Paravicini- Bagliani addresses this paradox. He studies the rituals, metaphors, and images of the pope's body as they developed over time and shows how they resulted in the expectation that the pope's body be simultaneously physical and metaphorical. Also included is a particular emphasis on the thirteenth century when, during the pontificate of Boniface VIII (1294-1303), the papal court became the focus of medicine and the natural sciences as physicians devised ways to protect the pope's health and prolong his life. Masterfully translated from the Italian, this engaging history of the pope's body provides a new perspective for readers to understand the papacy, both historically and in our own time.

Trudeau and the End of a Canadian Dream
Trudeau and the End of a Canadian Dream

Author: Guy Laforest

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9780773513006

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In this book, the author argues that Trudeau betrayed the trust of Quebecers during the 1980 referendum on sovereignity-association and contends that the whole patriation exercise, completed without their consent, is not legitimate in Quebec.

The Interesting History of Income Tax
The Interesting History of Income Tax

Author: William J. Federer

Publisher: Amerisearch, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780975345504

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The Interesting History of Income Tax William J. Federer "The only things certain are death and taxes" - Benjamin Franklin Yet few know America's interesting history of Income Tax, such as: *1787 - U.S. Constitution prohibited a "direct" Federal tax *1862 - "Revenue Tax" on incomes went into effect to finance the Union during the Civil War *1895 - Supreme Court made Income Tax unconstitutional *Woodrow Wilson thought tariffs on imports caused wars, so he worked to replace them with an Income Tax. *1913 - Income Tax was only a 1% tax on the top 1% richest people in America. *1943 - Paycheck Withholding began as an emergency effort to get funds to finance WWII. John F. Kennedy - "Lower rates of taxation will stimulate economic activity and so raise the levels of personal and corporate income as to yield within a few years an increased flow of revenues to the Federal Government." (Annual Budget Message, Jan. 17, 1963) Thomas Jefferson - "It is an encouragement to proceed as we have begun in substituting economy for taxation" (2nd Annual Message, 1802) (176 pages, includes pictures)

New American Teenagers
New American Teenagers

Author: Barbara Jane Brickman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2014-03-27

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1628922788

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The author challenges the neglect of the 1970s in studies on teen film and youth culture by locating a number of subversive and critical narratives.