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Books on: viking society

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Art in Cinema: Documents toward a History of the Film Society

Book by Scott Macdonald, Robert A. Haller; Temple University Press, 2006

Subjects:

Art In Cinema Society--History, Art In Cinema Society--History--Sources, Stauffacher, Frank--1916---Correspondence

Collections: Entire Library

...sense of the life of Stauffachers film society. I have restricted the documentation...program includes five unannounced films: Viking Eggelings Symphonie Diagonale, Oskar...Documents Toward a History of the Film Society (Philadelphia: Temple University Press...
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Modern Art and Society: An Anthology of Social and Multicultural Readings

Book by Maurice Berger; Icon Editions, 1994

Subjects:

Art And Society--History--19th Century, Art And Society--History--20th Century, Art, Modern--19th Century, Art, Modern--20th Century, Discrimination, Minorities In Art, Multiculturalism

Collections: Entire Library

Modern Art and Society Berger ISBN: 0064302288 MODERN ART AND SOCIETY MODERN ART AND SOCIETY An Anthology of Social and Multicultural Readings Edited by MAURICE BERGER IconEditions An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers MODERN...
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Times of the Technoculture: From the Information Society to the Virtual Life

Book by Kevin Robins, Frank Webster; Routledge, 1999

Subjects:

Communication And Culture, Information Society, Information Technology--Social Aspects

Collections: Entire Library

Times of the Technoculture explores the social and cultural impact of new technologies, tracing the origins of the information society from the coming of the machine with the industrial revolution to the development of mass production techniques in the early twentieth century.The authors look at ...
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Times of the Technoculture explores the social and cultural impact of new technologies, tracing the origins of the information society from the coming of the machine with the industrial revolution to the development of mass production techniques in the early twentieth century.The authors look at how the military has controlled the development of the information society, and consider the centrality of education in government attempts to create a knowledge society. Engaging in contemporary debates surrounding the internet, Robins and Webster question whether it can really offer us a new world of virtual communities, and suggest more radical alternatives to the corporate agenda of contemporary technologies.
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Soviet Society and Culture: Essays in Honor of Vera S. Dunham

Book by Terry L. Thompson, Richard L. Sheldon; Westview Press, 1988

Subjects:

Dunham, Vera Sandomirsky--1912-, Literature And Society--Soviet Union, Russian Literature--20th Century--History And Criticism, Soviet Union--Politics And Government--1953-1985, Soviet Union--Social Conditions--1970-1991

Collections: Entire Library

Soviet Society and Culture About the Book and Editors...Examining the intricate fabric of Soviet society, the contributors provide insights into...focused on diverse aspects of Soviet society and culture, particularly on the noncoercive...
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The Health of Nations: Society and Law beyond the State

Book by Philip Allott; Cambridge University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Civil Society, Idealism, International Law, Sociological Jurisprudence

Collections: Entire Library

Globalization has become so familiar that it's the target even of street demonstrations from Seattle to Genoa. It challenges traditional social structures, as international systems (such as the European Union, the WTO or the global capital markets) become more powerful than states and governments ...
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Globalization has become so familiar that it's the target even of street demonstrations from Seattle to Genoa. It challenges traditional social structures, as international systems (such as the European Union, the WTO or the global capital markets) become more powerful than states and governments. This book recalls the traditional social structures to study and develop ways to meet the current urgent global challenges.
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Journal Articles on: viking society

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Ian Peirce. Swords of the Viking Age

Journal article by Nancy L. Wicker; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 77, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Swords of the Viking Age (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...sources reveal that swords were of supreme importance in Viking society. He describes his simplified sword hilt classification...never been published, though others will be familiar to Viking specialists. He traces the history of each sword, lists...
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Judith Jesch. Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse

Journal article by William Sayers; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 75, 2003

Subjects:

Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: the Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Verse (Book)

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Judith Jesch. Ships and Men in the Late Viking Age: The Vocabulary of Runic Inscriptions...perspectives both outward and inward evaluating Viking verse as a historical source and exploring...communication. Subsequent chapters are devoted to Viking activities and destinations, ships and...
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Pegn and Drengr in the Viking Age

Journal article by Lauren Goetting; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 78, 2006

Subjects:

Old Norse poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Old Norse sagas--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...74-83. Foote, Peter, and David M. Wilson. The Viking Achievement: The Society and Culture of Early Medieval Scandinavia. London...Viking Semantics." Viking Revaluations. London: Viking Society for Northern Research, 1993. 160-171. Jochens...
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Images of a Networked Society: E.M. Forster's "The Machine Stops."

Journal article by Marcia Bundy Seabury; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 34, 1997

Subjects:

Dystopias--Portrayals, depictions, etc., English literature, 1901- (Contemporary period)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Forster, E.M.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Machine Stops (Short story)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Addison-Wesley, 1977. Mumford, Lewis. The Story of Utopias. New York: Viking, 1962. Oliver, H. J. The Art of E. M. Forster. Australia...The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher. New York: Viking, 1974. 11-16. Thomson, George H. The Fiction of E. M. Forster...
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Festivals as Celebrations of Place in Modern Society: Two Examples from Norway

Journal article by Torunn Selberg; Folklore, Vol. 117, 2006

Subjects:

Civilization, Modern--Fairs and festivals, Civilization, Modern--Research, Folk festivals--Research, Folk festivals--Social aspects, Modern culture--Fairs and festivals, Modern culture--Research, Norway--Fairs and festivals

Collections: Entire Library

...power became widespread and a heathen Viking-king wanted to marry her, but she fled...character in the legend is the former Viking and mighty Norwegian king, Olav Tryggvason...a female counter-balance to the severe Vikings, who believed that right belonged to the...

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Magazine Articles on: viking society

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Is Civil Society Obsolete? Rvisiting Predictions of the Decline of Civil Society in 'Whose Keeper?'

Magazine article by Alan Wolfe; Brookings Review, Vol. 15, Fall 1997

Subjects:

Civil society--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

...the world we have as best we can. So long as that is the case, civil society will always be around us - and can always be improved. Alan Wolfe is...of California Press, 1989) and the forthcoming One Nation after All (Viking/Penguin).
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Viking Fury - Legends of the Ravaging Norsemen

Magazine article by Stephen Henkin; World and I, Vol. 15, January 2000

Subjects:

Vikings--History

Collections: Entire Library

...large, communal houses or farms in Norway and Iceland. Viking society consisted of three classes: slaves, freemen, and chieftains...unforgivable crime. And the fierce, often ruthless gods held Viking society firmly in place. Odin could traverse great distances...
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Oslo Odyssey

Magazine article by Sheila Rothenberg, Robert S. Rothenberg; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 123, March 1995

Subjects:

Oslo, Norway--Description and travel

Collections: Entire Library

...abides by that adage with a vengeance. Viking heritage When exploring the history of Norway, the Vikings are a logical place to start. These fierce...and inland raids. There is more to the Viking heritage than battle, though, best evidenced...
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Visions of Crystal in Northern Europe

Magazine article by Laurel F. Lehrer, Sheila Rothenberg, Robert S. Rothenberg; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 122, March 1994

Subjects:

British Airways PLC--Services, Concorde (Aircraft)--Services, Cruise lines--Personal narratives, Northern Europe--Description and travel

Collections: Entire Library

...weeks after I returned home, I received a postcard from Tom Cassidy, chairman, Long Island Chapter of the Steamship Historical Society, with ecstatic comments about Crystal Harmony on which he had cruised the Baltic Sea. "I think I must be in Heaven," he wrote...
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Towards the Knowledge Society

Magazine article by Charles Leadbeater; New Statesman, Vol. 128, July 12, 1999

Subjects:

Information management--Political aspects, Knowledge, Theory of--Usage, Knowledge-based systems--Usage, Living on Thin Air: The New Economy (Book)--Excerpts

Collections: Entire Library

...system. Knowledge is our most precious resource: we should organise society to maximise its creation and use. Our aim should not be a third way...Leadbeaters "Living on Thin Air: the new economy", published this month by Viking, pounds17.99

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Newspaper Articles on: viking society

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Books: Is It Politic to Vote? So Now Who Do We Vote for? by John Harris, Faber, Pounds 7.99; the Vote, by Paul Foot, Viking, Pounds 25; Maggie by John Sergeant, Macmillan, Pounds 20. Reviewed by Simon Evans

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), February 5, 2005

Subjects:

Sergeant, John, Thatcher, Margaret

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...by John Harris, Faber, Pounds 7.99; the Vote, by Paul Foot, Viking, Pounds 25; Maggie by John Sergeant, Macmillan, Pounds 20...socialism; voting does not change those who wield the real power in society, the bankers, heads of multi-national corporations, judges...
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Inqimund Led the Viking Settlement of Wirral; Origins Meet the Mersey Originals

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), June 13, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...country. Mrs Raee, of the history society Viking and Anglo-Saxons Living on the...clothing of the time. A female in Viking times wore a head scarf to suggest she was spoken for, while in todays society we still use a form of symbol in...
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Call Yourself a Viking! Sexual Equality, Christianity, Family Values and an Interest in Politics (with strictlyNO Raping and Pillaging)

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 8, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...believed in equality of the sexes. They lived in an ordered society, embraced family values, and their graves reveal that many...incredible discovery which will alter our perception of the Viking way of life for ever, said historian Rachel Newman, who worked...
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Mentor to Help Launch Viking

Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), April 16, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...who has picked up a Royal Television Society Award for his short film Wilfred, is not...Ragnarok, which details how the last Viking invasion of England passed through the...spectacular, realistic scenes from the Viking invasion. "Commissioning editors already...
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Books: A Particularly Ordinary Affair; Spiderweb. by Penelope Lively (Viking Pounds 15.99). Reviewed by Ros Dodd

Newspaper article by Ros Dodd; The Birmingham Post (England), November 21, 1998

Subjects:

Lively, Penelope

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Particularly Ordinary Affair; Spiderweb. by Penelope Lively (Viking Pounds 15.99). Reviewed by Ros Dodd. by Ros Dodd...even as she walks her dog, gives a talk to the local history society and swaps pleasantries with the local shopkeeper, Stellas past...

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