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  • The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems

    Enriched edition. A Journey Through Poetry and Self-Discovery

    by James Beattie, Maxwell Clark ...
    James Beattie's "The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems" presents a lyrical exploration of the evolution of the poet's mind and artistry, intricately interwoven with themes of nature, personal reflection, and the quest for knowledge. Employing a rich Romantic style characterized by its emotive language and vivid imagery, Beattie bridges the gap between the Enlightenment's ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Poetical Works of James Beattie

    by James Beattie ...
    The Complete Poetical Works of James BeattieJames Beattie was a Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher.After his father's decease, which happened when he was only seven years old, his mother,[Pg viii] by means of the emoluments derived from the shop and the farm, was enabled to bring up her family in comfort. In the management of her affairs she was assisted by her eldest son, David, a youth of ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Poetry of James Beattie

    by James Beattie ...
    James Beattie was born on October 25th, 1735 at Laurencekirk in the Mearns in Scotland. In 1749 James began his studies at Marischal College, Aberdeen. In 1753, he was awarded an MA degree. He then spent several years as a schoolteacher and briefly contemplated becoming a minister. At only 25, he was, in 1760, appointed Professor of moral philosophy at Aberdeen University. Later that year he ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Heart Failure

    From Advanced Disease to Bereavement

    by Miriam Johnson, Karen Hogg, James Beattie ...
    Series series Oxford Specialist Handbooks in End of Life Care
    Excellent end of life care for people with heart failure is challenging but possible. Failure to address this aspect of care has serious consequences for patients, their families, clinicians and the use of health resources. Heart Failure: From Advanced Disease to Bereavement illustrates the complexity and importance of end of life care for patients with advanced heart failure. This book is a ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • China in Australasia

    Cultural Diplomacy and Chinese Arts since the Cold War

    Edited by James Beattie, Richard Bullen, Maria Galikowski ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    Drawing on expertise in art history, exhibition studies and cultural studies as well as politics and international relations, China in Australasia presents significant new perspectives on the role of art in the cultural diplomacy of the People’s Republic of China.The book tells the forgotten story of the loan, exchange, and gifting of Chinese art, museum exhibitions—and the use of Chinese arts ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • Gardens at the Frontier

    New Methodological Perspectives on Garden History and Designed Landscapes

    Edited by James Beattie ...
    Gardens at the Frontier addresses broad issues of interest to architectural historians, environmental historians, garden writers, geographers, and other scholars. It uses different disciplinary perspectives to explore garden history’s thematic, geographical, and methodological frontiers through a focus on gardens as sites of cultural contact. The contributors address the extent to which gardens ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Eco-Cultural Networks and the British Empire

    New Views on Environmental History

    Edited by Dr James Beattie, Dr Edward Melillo, Dr Emily O'Gorman ...
    19th-century British imperial expansion dramatically shaped today's globalised world. Imperialism encouraged mass migrations of people, shifting flora, fauna and commodities around the world and led to a series of radical environmental changes never before experienced in history. Eco-Cultural Networks and the British Empire explores how these networks shaped ecosystems, cultures and societies ... Read more

    $55.79 CAD

  • Environment, Modernization and Development in East Asia

    Perspectives from Environmental History

    Edited by Ts'ui-jung Liu, James Beattie ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Environment, Modernization and Development in East Asia critically examines modernization's long-term environmental history. It suggests new frameworks for understanding as inter-related processes environmental, social, and economic change across China and Japan. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

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    A Very Short Introduction

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    Series series Very Short Introductions
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  • The Chinese in Toronto from 1878

    From Outside to Inside the Circle

    by Arlene Chan ...
    The modest beginnings of the Chinese in Toronto and the development of Chinatown is largely due to the completion of the CPR in 1885. No longer requiring the services of the Chinese labourers, a hostile British Columbia sent them eastward in search of employment and a more welcoming place.In 1894 Toronto's Chinese population numbered fifty. Today, no less than seven Chinatowns serve what has ... Read more

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  • Dark Emu

    Aboriginal Australia and the birth of agriculture

    by Bruce Pascoe ...
    History has portrayed Australia’s First Peoples, the Aboriginals, as hunter-gatherers who lived on an empty, uncultivated land. History is wrong.In this seminal book, Bruce Pascoe uncovers evidence that long before the arrival of white men, Aboriginal people across the continent were building dams and wells; planting, irrigating, and harvesting seeds, and then preserving the surplus and storing it ... Read more

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  • The Chinese Community in Toronto

    Then and Now

    by Arlene Chan ...
    Sam Ching, a laundryman, is the first Chinese resident recorded in Toronto's city directory of 1878. A few years later, in 1881, there were 10 Chinese and no sign of a Chinatown. Today, with no less than seven Chinatowns and half a million people, Chinese Canadians have become the second-largest visible minority in the Greater Toronto Area.Stories, photographs, newspaper reports, maps, and charts ... Read more

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