Double Character

Double Character
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9781400823840
ISBN-13 : 1400823846
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Double Character by : Ariela J. Gross

In a groundbreaking study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery, Ariela Gross investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. Buyers sued sellers for breach of warranty when they considered slaves to be physically or morally defective; owners sued supervisors who whipped or neglected slaves under their care. Double Character seeks to explain how communities dealt with an important dilemma raised by these trials: how could slaves who acted as moral agents be treated as commodities? Because these cases made the character of slaves a central legal question, slaves' moral agency intruded into the courtroom, often challenging the character of slaveholders who saw themselves as honorable masters. Gross looks at the stories about white and black character that witnesses and litigants put forth in court. She not only reveals the role of law in constructing "race" but also offers a portrait of the culture of slavery, one that addresses historical debates about law, honor, and commerce in the American South. Gross maintains that witnesses and litigants drew on narratives available in the culture at large to explain the nature and origins of slaves' character, such as why slaves became runaways. But the legal process also shaped their expressions of racial ideology by favoring certain explanations over others. Double Character brings to life the law as a dramatic ritual in people's daily lives, looking at trials from the perspective of litigants, lawyers, doctors, and the slaves themselves. The author's approach combines the methods of cultural anthropology, quantitative social history, and critical race theory.

Double Character

Double Character
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Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9780820328607
ISBN-13 : 082032860X
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Double Character by : Ariela J. Gross

This groundbreaking study of the law and culture of slavery in the antebellum Deep South takes readers into local courtrooms where people settled their civil disputes over property. Buyers sued sellers for breach of warranty when they considered slaves to be physically or morally defective; owners sued supervisors who whipped or neglected slaves under their care. How, asks Ariela J. Gross, did communities reconcile the dilemmas such trials raised concerning the character of slaves and masters? Although slaves could not testify in court, their character was unavoidably at issue--and so their moral agency intruded into the courtroom. In addition, says Gross, "wherever the argument that black character depended on management by a white man appeared, that white man's good character depended on the demonstration that bad black character had other sources." This led, for example, to physicians testifying that pathologies, not any shortcomings of their master, drove slaves to became runaways. Gross teases out other threads of complexity woven into these trials: the ways that legal disputes were also affairs of honor between white men; how witnesses and litigants based their views of slaves' character on narratives available in the culture at large; and how law reflected and shaped racial ideology. Combining methods of cultural anthropology, quantitative social history, and critical race theory, Double Character brings to life the law as a dramatic ritual in people's daily lives, and advances critical historical debates about law, honor, and commerce in the American South.

Creating a Character

Creating a Character
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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 1557831610
ISBN-13 : 9781557831613
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Creating a Character by : Moni Yakim

Actor and mime artist Moni Yakim reveals his time-tested techniques and step-by-step exercises for physically evoking a character. Beginning with a chapter on looking inward, Yakim gives exercises on discovering aspects of one's own character. Then he teaches the actor how to identify with qualities outside the self. Finally, he shows how to apply these techniques to 12 classical theatrical roles.

The Two-character Play

The Two-character Play
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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Total Pages : 86
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ISBN-10 : 0811207293
ISBN-13 : 9780811207294
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Two-character Play by : Tennessee Williams

A classic play by Tennessee Williams in a definitive, author-approved edition.

Making Character First

Making Character First
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0983088810
ISBN-13 : 9780983088813
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Making Character First by : Tom Hill

Making Character First is the turn-around story of Kimray, Inc, a premier manufacturer of oil and gas equipment and controls with over $200 million in annual sales. It is also Tom Hill's personal story of the founding and development of Character First, including a step-by-step guide for transforming the culture of any organization to one of character. Making Character First details Kimray's transformation to a culture of character and how making character first can improve all organizations by providing a solid foundation for an effective ethics program. It is written in an enjoyable, conversational style that is an easy read yet provides a clear roadmap for individual character development for families and business.

The Comeback

The Comeback
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780593099520
ISBN-13 : 0593099524
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Comeback by : Ella Berman

A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK! • An empowering, behind-the-scenes novel of a young Hollywood actress and the dark secret she’s ready to confront. One of Summer 2020’s Most Anticipated Novels Marie Claire, Entertainment Weekly, Oprah magazine, Bustle, E! Online, Popsugar, Goodreads, Today Show online, New York Post, Betches, Better Homes & Gardens, HelloGiggles, Bad on Paper podcast, The Stripe, Shondaland, HuffPost, CNN.com, Mashable “Beautifully written and compulsively readable…At its core, this book is about redemption, grace, and pain.” —Jenna Bush Hager “A novel so full-blooded, so humane, that the pages feel almost warm to the touch. A clarifying, purifying chronicle of a promising young woman gone astray and the story of her comeback. Grace Turner can do it. You can do it, too.” —A.J. Finn Grace Turner was one movie away from Hollywood’s A-List. So no one understood why, at the height of her career and on the eve of her first Golden Globe nomination, she disappeared. Now, one year later, Grace is back in Los Angeles and ready to reclaim her life on her own terms. When Grace is asked to present a lifetime achievement award to director Able Yorke—the man who controlled her every move for eight years—she knows there’s only one way she’ll be free of the secret that’s already taken so much from her. The Comeback is a moving and provocative story of justice—a true page-turner about a young woman finding the strength and power of her voice.

The Culmination of Capital

The Culmination of Capital
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 293
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ISBN-10 : 9780230597099
ISBN-13 : 0230597092
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis The Culmination of Capital by : M. Campbell

In this collection, four philosophers and four economists consider the Third Volume of Marx's Capital. The essays take up each of the major themes of Volume III - competition, for formation and development of the general rate of profit, the credit system and finance capital, rent, the Trinity formula and the concept of class - and consider them in the light of the two previous volumes. The authors share a focus on the concept of social form in Marx's work and on the method of his argument. The collection is intended both for specialists in Marxian theory and for students of the history of economic thought and of methodology.

The Elements of Character

The Elements of Character
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 114
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ISBN-10 : 9783732643875
ISBN-13 : 3732643875
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Elements of Character by : Mary G. Chandler

Reproduction of the original: The Elements of Character by Mary G. Chandler

A Common-Sense Method of Double-Entry Bookkeeping on First Principles

A Common-Sense Method of Double-Entry Bookkeeping on First Principles
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 143
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ISBN-10 : 9781000165876
ISBN-13 : 1000165876
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis A Common-Sense Method of Double-Entry Bookkeeping on First Principles by : S. Dyer

This 1897 book, first reissued in 1984, is a key historical document from the early years of accounting, and carefully explains the various points of double entry bookkeeping. Originally intended as a new method of instruction for students of accounting, it now serves to stand as a vital piece of the puzzle of the development of the accounting profession itself.

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Publisher : Arihant Publications India limited
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ISBN-10 : 9789325798748
ISBN-13 : 9325798743
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

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