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Tractarian theology in verse and sermon
This chapter explores the role of poetry and sermons in propagating Tractarian theological ideas. The use of these two distinct genres was closely connected to the principle of reserve, a theory of knowledge holding that religious truth ought to be conveyed in accordance with the recipient’s ability to receive it....Boneham, John
biblical commentaries, sermons, Tracts for the Times, reserve, poetry, and preaching
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The contributions of family and local historians to British history online
Community history projects across Britain have collected and created images, indexes and transcriptions of historical documents ranging from newspaper articles and photographs, to wills and biographical records. Based on analysis of community- and institutionally-led participatory history sites, and interviews with family and local historians, this chapter discusses common models for...Ridge, Mia
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Digital sources in Europe for African history
There are copious resources for the study of African history on the internet. They include manuscripts and documentary archives, maps, museum collections, newspapers, printed books, picture collections, and sound and moving images. The websites of European institutions provide a good proportion of this content, reflecting the long, entangled, and troubled... -
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Gaywaves: transcending boundaries - the rise and demise of Britain's first gay radio program
At the beginning of 1982, an array of conflicting forces was working to shape the landscape of Europe’s metropolitan radio services, and to alternatively control, commodify or liberate its gay communities.1 This paper examines the drivers, which inspired Gaywaves, a nascent weekly gay community radio program broadcasting to an inner...Wilson, Paul ; Linfoot, Matthew
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Music and Print
This chapter surveys some of the major trends in music printing and publishing from the fifteenth century to the present day. From Ottaviano Petrucci's introduction of triple‐impression printing for polyphonic music in the sixteenth century to the global marketing of music in modern times, the history of music in print...Ridgewell, Rupert
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Mapping the Jewish Communities of the Byzantine Empire using GIS
The purpose of this paper is to outline the methodology used to map, for the first time, the Jewish communities of the Byzantine Empire. The project Mapping the Jewish Communities of the Byzantine Empire enables specialists, general scholars and indeed the public at large to browse web maps of the...Rees, Gethin ; de Lange, Nicholas ; Panayotov, Alexander
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The Arab Legion
The military is a key component of the state. It is also a crucial tool of imperial control. The Arab Legion, therefore, as the Jordanian national army financed by Britain and staffed by British and Arab officers, was a crucial feature of the formative Jordanian state. It was the bedrock...Jevon, Graham
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UK Non-Print Legal Deposit: From Regulations to Review
Legal deposit is the statutory requirement for any publisher to deposit a copy of their publications with designated libraries. It plays a critical role in ensuring preservation of the nation’s cultural heritage by allowing systematic collection of the published output. It is the record of human memory, creativity and discovery...Arnold-Stratford, Linda ; Ovenden, Richard