The Transformative Era of Clovis I
The Transformative Era of Clovis I

Author: StoryBuddiesPlay

Publisher: StoryBuddiesPlay

Published: 2024-09-01

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13:

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In this riveting historical fiction, journey through the transformative era of Clovis I, the first king of the Franks. Witness the rise of a warrior who united the fractious Frankish tribes and established Paris as his capital. As Clovis navigates treacherous political landscapes and fierce battles, he must also grapple with the demands of faith and legacy. From the bloody fields of Tolbiac to the hallowed halls of Reims, Clovis’s quest to secure his kingdom and leave a lasting impact unfolds in a tale of power, faith, and endurance. This epic adventure reveals how a warrior king’s vision shaped the future of a realm and the Church’s role in guiding it. Clovis I, Frankish King, historical fiction, unification of Franks, Paris capital, Christian king, Tolbiac battle, Reims abbey, historical adventure, medieval France

The Transformation of Plato's Republic
The Transformation of Plato's Republic

Author: Kenneth Dorter

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9780739111888

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My name is Dennis McKenna. I am a Physician Assistant and have been practicing as such for over 40 years. This book - Where Do Doctors Hide Their Wings - is a recap of my training and my first years in the field of medicine. The book consists of 27 chapters. Some may make you laugh while others make you cry. As incredulous and unbelievable as some of the chapters may seem - the stories and experiences are all true. These are real people - real events - and real stories of the care they received- along with a couple stories of my life as I progressed through this journey. The people, the patients, and my teachers and superiors have had an immeasurable influence on who I have become and how I practice as a PA. My mentors (doctors with wings) have taught me to love their craft and to continually hunger for ever-expanding depths of knowledge. It was at their sides that I grew to love my patients as persons. They taught me how to distinguish the person from the malady, honoring the best in each of them so that they may, in turn, contribute to others. Medicine is an art of restoring health, dignity, and value to all humanity. The laying on of hands to assess one's ills has a function of discovery and diagnostic value, but it is also an imparting of energy from the practitioner to the patient. I'm hoping this book will start a conversation between doctors and patients and once again we will all recognize each other as humans.

Bishops and the Politics of Patronage in Merovingian Gaul
Bishops and the Politics of Patronage in Merovingian Gaul

Author: Gregory I. Halfond

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2019-09-15

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1501739328

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Following the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire, local Christian leaders were confronted with the problem of how to conceptualize and administer their regional churches. As Gregory Halfond shows, the bishops of post-Roman Gaul oversaw a transformation in the relationship between church and state. He shows that by constituting themselves as a corporate body, the Gallic episcopate was able to wield significant political influence on local, regional, and kingdom-wide scales. Gallo-Frankish bishops were conscious of their corporate membership in an exclusive order, the rights and responsibilities of which were consistently being redefined and subsequently expressed through liturgy, dress, physical space, preaching, and association with cults of sanctity. But as Halfond demonstrates, individual bishops, motivated by the promise of royal patronage to provide various forms of service to the court, often struggled, sometimes unsuccessfully, to balance their competing loyalties. However, even the resulting conflicts between individual bishops did not, he shows, fundamentally undermine the Gallo-Frankish episcopate's corporate identity or integrity. Ultimately, Halfond provides a far more subtle and sophisticated understanding of church-state relations across the early medieval period.

Time, Process and Structured Transformation in Archaeology
Time, Process and Structured Transformation in Archaeology

Author: James McGlade

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-16

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 1134525028

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In a discipline which essentially studies how modern man came to be, it is remarkable that there are hardly any conceptual tools to describe change. This is due to the history of the western intellectual and scientific tradition, which for a long time favoured mechanics over dynamics, and the study of stability over that of change. Change was primarily deemed due to external events (in archaeology mainly climatic or 'environmental'). Revolutionary innovations in the natural and life sciences, often (erroneously) referred to as 'chaos theory', suggest that there are ways to overcome this problem. A wide range of processes can be described in terms of dynamic systems, and modern computing methods enable us to investigate many of their properties. This volume presents a cogent argument for the use of such approaches, and a discussion of a number of its aspects by a range of scientists from the humanities, social and natural sciences, and archaeology.

An Historical Assessment of Leadership in Turbulent Times
An Historical Assessment of Leadership in Turbulent Times

Author: Nathan W. Harter

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2022-12-22

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1000812278

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This unique book provides lessons on how to affect good leadership in turbulent times by taking a historical lens and examining the life and impact of Clovis I, King of the Franks. Through the exploration of how this individual managed the unstable times where so many others had failed, the book provides an original take on leadership, focusing on the ways we can learn from and be inspired by his history. This book offers an insightful and detailed case study of Clovis I, as it explores his struggles and triumphs in the face of turbulent times. The book presents implications for students of leadership today and examines why the story of Clovis I reveals the salience of leadership during times of uncertainty and change. Ultimately, the author foresees the rise of myriad leaders trying to manage the upheaval in the twenty-first century, with the likelihood that somebody like Clovis I will emerge, pursuing ambition and re-ordering civilization on a colossal scale, leaving a legacy that will endure for a further thousand years. This book will be of interest to leadership and history scholars and advanced students in Leadership studies.

The Transformation of the Roman World
The Transformation of the Roman World

Author: Lynn White

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2021-05-28

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0520362942

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1966.

The City in Time and Space
The City in Time and Space

Author: Aidan Southall

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780521784320

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This ambitious book treats urbanisation and urbanism all over the world, and from the earliest times to the present. Aidan Southall, a pioneer in the study of African cities, discusses the urban centres of ancient Sumeria, Greece and Rome, as well as medieval European cities, Chinese, Japanese, Islamic and Indic cities, colonial cities, and the great metropolises of the twentieth century. Drawing on this historical and comparative perspective, he offers a fresh analysis of world urbanisation in the contemporary period of globalisation. The study emphasises the enduring paradox of the city, which juxtaposes splendid cultural productions with the poverty and deprivation of the majority.