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Widely regarded as one of the significant prophets of modern architecture, Adolf Loos was a celebrity in his own day. This book argues that Loos' masterful "astylistic architecture" was an appreciation of tradition and utility and not, as most architectural historians have argued, a mere repudiation of the florid style of the Vienna Secession.

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Von Harnack was the most outstanding student of early Christianity in modern times, and one of the most persuasive exponents of Liberal Theology.

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Adomnan, ninth abbot of Iona, wrote his book, "On The Holy Places", in the closing years of the seventh century. This work shows how Adomnan's work can be used to study the nature of scriptural studies in the Latin world of the time, and perceptions of space, relics, pilgrimage, and Islam. It also exposes the theological world of the Carolingians.

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A detailed treatment of the myth of Adonis inthe Italian literary culture of the Renaissance and early Baroque, one of the most interesting cases of the creative use of ancient mythology inpost-Classical times.

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A detailed treatment of the myth of Adonis inthe Italian literary culture of the Renaissance and early Baroque, one of the most interesting cases of the creative use of ancient mythology inpost-Classical times.

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Adopting and Advocating for the Special Needs Child bridges the gap between the desire to help a waiting child and the reality of America's special needs adoption system.

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For over 30 years the authors have been studying transracial and intercountry adoptions. This text summarizes their findings and compares them with other studies. It also advocates and demonstrates the positive effects of transracial and intercountry adoptions.

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Regardless of your income, Adoption Assistance can show you how to adopt a IV-E eligible baby, child, or siblings with special needs at low or no cost. Learn how to navigate the state adoption bureaucracy and how to advocate for financial programs that make raising the children affordable.

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The personal and emotional stories related in this work realistically illustrate both the positive and negative aspects of adoption. The varied characters and events of each story address many of the unique situations presented by adoption.

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Illustrates how the political economy of private domestic adoption intersects with the political economy of racism to generate quite different demands for infants and children of different races and how the private adoption arena responds to these demands.

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This annotated bibliography covers the literature published since 1900 suitable for children and young adults dealing with adoption. The 503 titles are divided into fiction and non-fiction by reading level and include bibliographic information, pagination, and OCLC number.

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With contributions from researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and advocates in adoption policy and practice, this volume covers topics including: adoption advocacy; race and adoption; placement of older and disabled children; adoption disruption; and federal adoption subsidies.

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The authors conclude that the majority of families and their adopted children are well integrated into society and that the adoptees now, as adolescents, do not see themselves as any less black than their in-racially raised peers.

Chapters 1 and 2 examine the historical and legal background of transracial adoption.

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This compilation of the best thinking about adoption by both historical and current authorities reveals a vital, ever-changing practice affecting the lives of millions of people around the globe.

The ancient practice of adoption has changed significantly through history.

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Offers an account of the literary components of Adorno's thinking. This work is divided into three sections, dealing with the concept of literature, with poetry and poetics, and with modernity, drama and the novel respectively. It also provides a clear sense of the unique qualities of Adorno's philosophy of literature.

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Despite the upsurge of interest in Theodor Adorno's work, his literary writings are generally under-represented. However, literature is a central element in his aesthetic theory. Bringing together original essays from a an international group of contributors, this book offers a wide ranging account of the literary components of Adorno's thinking.

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This book explores contemporary continental philosophy and aesthetics. It addresses the problem of post-Kantian reason in relation to the pathologies of experience, alienation, the transformative and ethical import of aesthetic experience, the relation between philosophy and social critique, and language as disclosure rather than correspondence.

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This book explores contemporary continental philosophy and aesthetics. It addresses the problem of post-Kantian reason in relation to the pathologies of experience, alienation, the transformative and ethical import of aesthetic experience, the relation between philosophy and social critique, and language as disclosure rather than correspondence.