If you've read "An Old Fashioned Girl" you will see a lot of "Polly" in the working girls portrayed in this novel. Readers are bound to enjoy this "new" Alcott novel!
In this story of a woman's search for a meaningful life, Alcott moves outside the family setting of her best known works.
Alcott's concerns about social justice, women's work, domesticity, and community lie at the heart of this provocative novel.
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LEIBNIZ Maria Rosa Antognazza LIBERALISM Michael Freeden LIGHT Ian Walmsley LINGUISTICS Peter Matthews LITERARY THEORY Jonathan Culler LOCKE John Dunn LOGIC Graham Priest MACHIAVELLI Quentin Skinner MAGIC Owen Davies MAGNA CARTA ...
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In this brief primer on the biblical theology and ethics of work, Witherington carefully unpacks the concept of work, considering its relationship to rest, play, worship, the normal cycle of human life, and the coming Kingdom of God.
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This discussion guide by Stephen W. Smith, Craig M. Glass, Fil Anderson and Robert A. Fryling, inspired by essays in The Transformation of a Man's Heart, puts men's work--how men occupy their time--into the context of their relationship ...
22 In Paul Marshall, Callings: Spirituality, Work and Duty in Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century England (unpublished manuscript, 1993), p. 24. 23 In Marshall, Callings, p. 25. 24 In Holl, 'The History of the Word Vocation', p. 142.
2 M. Gurven and H. Kaplan, “Longevity among Hunter-Gatherers: A Cross-Cultural Examination,” Population and Development Review 33 (2), 2007, 321–65. 3 Andrea Piccioli, Valentina Gazzaniga, and Paola Catalano, Bones: Orthopaedic ...
"This book is a tour de force." --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman Work defines who we are.
Are we just to work hard, avoid immorality, and witness to coworkers? Questions about work should go even deeper. Does all work really matter? Does it matter equally? Is being "true to your craft" the same thing as being faithful at work?
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present 'A fascinating exploration that challenges our basic...
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Work: A Story of Experience’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott’.
This book provides a critical overview of the myriad literatures on “work,” viewed not only as a product of the marketplace but also as a social and political construct.
A thought-provoking compilation of interviews, anecdotes, humor, and essays offers a close-up look at the world of work, what we find fulfilling or frustrating about our careers, and how we balance the need to make a living with our ...
This textbook explores the dynamics of work, personal lives and social policy by examining welfare work and voluntary work, old age, work and welfare and the politics of welfare to work policies.
This semi-autobiographical tale recounts Alcott's initiation into the world of work and what that meant as a woman in nineteenth-century America.