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Awarded the Adele Mellen Prize for Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship This book offers a critical Latin text with English, facing-page translation of Epifanio de Moirans's "Servi Liberi" seu Naturalis Mancipiorum Libertatis Iusta Defensio". The events described in "Servi Liberi" occurred in Havana, Cuba toward the end of 1681 and the beginning of 1682. It was then that the author, de Moirans, a Frenchman from Burgundy, along with Francisco Jos?? de Jaca, a Spaniard from Aragon and fellow Capuchin, did what was most impossible and subversive at the time: he condemned the very institution of slavery. The only extant copy of "Servi Liberi" is in Seville s Archivo General de Indias, which, though formerly a stock exchange, became the official depository for Spanish colonial documents over two hundred years ago. "Servi Liberi" has survived because of the Archive; had it perished, we would have no knowledge of these events, no awareness of these campaigns, and no idea of how two Capuchins struggled with all the established political, economic, and religious interests of their time to change the widespread and destructive practice of slavery.
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- Dark Florida comedy - is there any other kind?
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Black Sunshine
S. V. Date
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ASIN: 0399149465
Release Date: 2002-10-10 |
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Readers have flocked to S. V. Date's darkly comic stories: novels that are "biting and irreverent" (Orlando Sentinel); "seasoned with unforgettable characters" (The Providence Journal); "written with authority and surprising elegance" (The Washington Post). "Smokeout is a hilarious political satire that reflects our blackest fears about the politicians we elect," said The New York Times Book Review-and if they think that's black . . .
Oil-rich, the son of a respected Florida governor, Percy Billings would seem a shoo-in to get the gubernatorial nod himself-except that for some godforsaken reason, people seem to like his older, dimmer, black-sheep brother Bub better. Well, never mind. When Bub tragically falls overboard into the dark waters of the Gulf Stream, and Florida Secretary of State Clarissa Highstreet declares Percy the new candidate, he is saddened, of course, but humbly ready to assume the mantle. There's only one problem: Bub may not actually be dead. And in the weeks following, he shows that he may not actually be so dim, either, as the wildest, wooliest-and most lethal-campaign in Florida history unfolds before the astonished eyes of a nation.
Packed with razor-sharp wit and a raft of delightfully subversive characters, Black Sunshine is satire of the highest order.
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Dark Florida comedy - is there any other kind?.......2006-07-30
Date's been compared to Carl Hiaasen, with outlandish plots ripped from the headlines and a seriously cynical view of his subject. With every novel, the comparisons become more apt - though unlike Hiaasen, Date is clearly drawing his characters from life. The who's-who guessing games aren't terribly difficult in this tale of gubernatorial politics and greedy corruption. The story is built around the rivalry between a not-so-bright but politically gifted man - "Bub" - and his hardworking brother Percy. Bub's well on his way to replacing his father as Florida's next governor when he blurts out that he's opposed to oil drilling. Bub mysteriously disappears (just like his erstwhile opponent) and Percy steps in. You won't believe what happens next....
I must correct the reviewer who claimed an "inexcusable error": Katherine Harris was, indeed, Florida's last ELECTED Secretary of State, elected in 1998 before voter-mandated Cabinet reforms took effect in 2002. Besides which, we all know Clarissa Hightower is a fictional character ... right? Hmmm? (And I agree with her about everything else.)
Oops, an inexcusable error in this book........2004-10-23
Loved this book. The thinly veiled Bush boys are an hilarious parody of political life in my great state of Florida. However, I am shocked that a Florida journalist would represent the secretary of state character (best character in the book) as running for an elected office. No way! Secretary of State in Florida is an appointment by our governor, ie. Katherine Harris was appointed by Jeb Bush (as is Glenda Hood now, heaven help us) to oversee Florida elections. Actually, this fact makes Florida politics almost as ridiculous as the book, doesn't it?
"Leftist" is an understatement.......2004-02-01
I want my money back! I should have read Amazon's description better, but since Speed Week was good I figured this book couldn't be too bad. I was wrong. I bought this and the one that rips on Disney. Date comes across as bitter, and I wish I didn't contribute to his success. It's as if James Carville himself wrote this book.
Katherine Harris a hero?.......2002-12-21
Oh please! Black Sunshine is the funniest, sharpest book to come down the pike since Christopher Buckley's last book. Only humorless right-wing wackos could possibly NOT love this book! Read it and see for yourself.
Katherine is a hero, NOT a villain!.......2002-11-17
Katherine Harris is a good, honest, God-fearing woman, who did exactly the right thing in the 2000 election, and this awful man should be deported for writing this book! It is bad enough to make fun of the Bush brothers like he does, but then to ridicule poor Katherine, too? It made me sick, to read it, just as it made me sick to read the liberal media's attempts to discredit the Bushes and Mrs. Harris over the last two years. I couldn't even finish it. Think about it: If not for Katherine Harris, Al Gore would be President today! Is that what anyone wants? Please do not buy this book and encourage this man. If you want to read a GOOD book, you should read Center of the Storm: Practicing Principled Leadership in Times of Crisis, by Katherine Harris.
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The Black Sunshine of Goody Pryne
Sarah Withrow
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Stevie Walters is the short, geeky kid with the tragic past – in his case, the death of his father caused by a drunk driver. His mother is an emotional mess, and Steve isn't much better. The kids at school avoid him. All except Goody Pryne – a big, loud-mouthed, and smart bully. Her troubled home life with a bitter mother is no better than Steve's, but at school she shines, full of bristling energy and, sometimes, anger. She takes some of her anger out on Steve, even punching him hard enough to send him to the hospital. But he's still drawn to her. When Goody and her best friend Josie’s relationship turns sour, Steve is torn between loyalties – should he look after himself, or stay true to Goody? Complicating matters is his attraction to Josie’s friend Tsula. The talent Sarah Withrow showed in her two previous novels is in full bloom here, in a compelling story of real kids facing familiar but always difficult questions of friendship and family.
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Sunshine, the black cat (Carousel readers)
Stanley L Swartz
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- Politics on a knife-edge!
- Familiar somehow...
- fantasy meets feudal japan
- Not bad, but a little headaching.
- Powerful and engaging - Repetitive for a good reason
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Servant of the Empire
Raymond E. Feist , and
Janny Wurts
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"A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--Publishers Weekly.
"Uncommonly satisfying."--Locus
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Politics on a knife-edge!.......2007-06-05
This is the second installment to the Empire series - a trilogy, of which Daughter Of The Empire was first. I highly recommend reading the first book, as it will make this second book easier to follow.
We follow the adventures of Mara, Ruling Lady of House Acoma, in the Tsurani Empire situated on the world of Kelewan. This fictional society was first introduced to us during the Riftwar Saga, written solely by Raymond E. Feist. It is a complex society which heavily relies on a code of honour and caste system, and has a distinctly Asian feel to it. Further, political action is invariably translated directly into loss or gain, life or death, for the parties involved. The goals aren't necessarily material, but in the garnering of honour, firstly for your House (or family), Clan or political party.
In the first book, Mara neutralized a powerful foe - House Anasati - by marrying one of their sons, whilst also defeating the Ruling Lord of the powerful House Minwanabi. After defeat, the Lord took his life to expiate the shame, and his son, Desio, assumed the mantle of Lord. This second book revolves around the plotting and scheming of Desio, and his brilliant (in all things military) cousin Taseo. Lady Mara also finds herself falling in love with a "barbarian" slave from the Kingdom Of The Isles - the nation which the Tsurani are invading by way of a magical gate called a Rift. To further complicate matters, the book also takes place around the time of the "barbarian" magician's outburst at the Imperial Games, which has shattering repercussions for the entire fabric of Tsurani society and political system. The book brings us right to the edge of a civil war, with Lady Mara striving to both defeat her enemy and helping to defuse of the volatile situation which threatens to plunge this mighty empire into bloody civil war.
Again, Feist and Wurts do an outstanding job. Feist created the world, and his strength lies in characterization, while Wurts excels at plot development, helping to lead the reader into dizzying webs of intrigue. Believe me, politics has never looked this good!
I highly recommend this book.
Familiar somehow..........2007-03-27
First up, I agree with everyone else who loves this book & series.
However, this book in particular echoes James Clavell's 'Shogun' to an amazing degree. Even many of the names are similar. I suppose it shouldn't be too surprising given how the world is set up, but it was a distraction while reading it, hence the 4.
fantasy meets feudal japan.......2005-09-17
I really enjoyed reading this book. The fantasy setting is based on feudal japanese society; highly stratified society, rigid social protocols, and mind-bending intrigue. The author does a great job in bringing the world to life. The story is also involving and the characters are well written. I loved all the intrigues and deceptions, the battles and descriptions of the world in general.
Not bad, but a little headaching........2005-05-11
I bought this book on impulse, after having been very impressed by the first.
The quality of writing is certainly fairly up to par, but the plot leaves something to be desired. The first two thirds were riveting... I enjoyed the characters, the emotions, the build up and tension (although until they mentioned the barrenness potion I was wondering why on earth hadn't Mara gotten pregnant sooner). The writing style in the first few chapters was a little stilted, though.
But the last third of the book was, although still intresting... it was certainly not written in any kind of the easy to understand politics-guide form. Granted, the book is mainly based around politics, but many of the moves were so complex they just made my head hurt... probably a Tsurani effect. I think I understand Kevin a little better now. -___-;;
And speaking of Kevin, the conclusion to his story is, I think, not wrapped up very well. The authors didn't mention what happened to him after he was tossed on back to Midkemia... a little interlogue at the back there would have done quite a bit of good, as his part, which was quite a main character throughout the entire book (not to mention a fairly likeable, although occasionally a bit Mary-Sueish-- he just seems a bit too smart and observant... not to mention lucky-- character), was ended just like that. Neither were his companions mentioned, a fact I'm rather disappointed in.
The Servant of the Empire title was also a little overrated... when Mara was given the title at the end I went "Wuh? Oh, yeah! They mentioned it earlier.. let's see... er...."
Mara was not as likeable a character in this book as in the first one... I genuinely preferred Kevin over her in terms of character.
However, in general, it was a good book, but I recommend not relying completely on your first time reading it - or spreading your reading times out. Read it in some kind of marathon and if you're a normal person with no head for politics, you'll get a headache, yes precious you will.
Powerful and engaging - Repetitive for a good reason.......2005-02-25
(This review is for the Empire Series: Daughter, Servant, & Mistress)
When I first read Daughter of the Empire, I had just finished reading Darkness at Sethanon. I was looking for something more of the Kingdom, and was really just settling for something the Tsurani Empire. I was hooked very quickly and this became one of my favorite series.
Some earlier critiques have suggested that the is excessive repetition of themes and plot in the book, even to the extent that it became boring. I agree with this to some extent, but believe they have missed an important point.
Throughout the books, the idea is that this is a culture steeped in tradition. It is stagnant and rotting with self-inflicted wounds. Mara sees her only route to survival and the only hope for the survival of her people in the evolution of their culture. In addition to the political machinations of those who seel to capitalize on her weakness, she also has to deal with the powerful who resist her revolutionary ideas.
The repetition is intentional, the reader truly sees the problems of the continuous political battling and feels the frustration that is necessary for their joy at the resolution. I would say the Janny and Raymond have truly tapped into the psychology of the READER.
Mara is one of the most well-developed characters I have ever seen in this genre. I can say that I began responding as though I loved her. I felt her pain, wept for her nobility and sacrifice, cheered her successes and mourned her losses. When the stories were over, I actually missed her.
Rarely in this genre are strong female characters allowed to be -female. Usually, strong woman are shown to be strong in the way that they can act like men. Mara is different. She is strong in her femininity and tough as nails as a woman. The fact that so many men (readers that is) fell in love with her, tells me Wurts and Feist put the story together very well.
I am usually a tough sell for emotional involvement in stories, but certainly got caught here. Anybody who loves fantasy and does not read this is missing something. Any Raymond Feist fan who misses this is missing something important. Oh, I know some of the other side tales (Voyager publications: Honoured Enemy, Jimmy the Hand, Murder in Lamut) were not up to Feist (though I still enjoyed them), but the Empire series is at par with Feist or perhaps even better than some of his stories.
Read it for the incredibly strong female character that always remains a woman and never becomes a man to be strong.
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The Perfect Servant reevaluates the place of eunuchs in Byzantium. Kathryn Ringrose uses the modern concept of gender as a social construct to identify eunuchs as a distinct gender and to illustrate how gender was defined in the Byzantine world. At the same time she explores the changing role of the eunuch in Byzantium from 600 to 1100.
Accepted for generations as a legitimate and functional part of Byzantine civilization, eunuchs were prominent in both the imperial court and the church. They were distinctive in physical appearance, dress, and manner and were considered uniquely suited for important roles in Byzantine life. Transcending conventional notions of male and female, eunuchs lived outside of normal patterns of procreation and inheritance and were assigned a unique capacity for mediating across social and spiritual boundaries. This allowed them to perform tasks from which prominent men and women were constrained, making them, in essence, perfect servants.
Written with precision and meticulously researched, The Perfect Servant will immediately take its place as a major study on Byzantium and the history of gender.
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Fragments of Empire: Capital, Slavery, and Indian Indentured Labor Migration in the British Caribbean (Critical Histories)
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Master and servant acts, the cornerstone of English employment law for more than four hundred years, gave largely unsupervised, inferior magistrates wide discretion over employment relations, including the power to whip, fine, and imprison men, women, and children for breach of private contracts with their employers. The English model was adopted, modified, and reinvented in more than a thousand colonial statutes and ordinances regulating the recruitment, retention, and discipline of workers in shops, mines, and factories; on farms, in forests, and on plantations; and at sea. This collection presents the first integrated comparative account of employment law, its enforcement, and its importance throughout the British Empire.
Sweeping in its geographic and temporal scope, this volume tests the relationship between enacted law and enforced law in varied settings, with different social and racial structures, different economies, and different constitutional relationships to Britain. Investigations of the enforcement of master and servant law in England, the British Caribbean, India, Africa, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, and colonial America shed new light on the nature of law and legal institutions, the role of inferior courts in compelling performance, and the definition of "free labor" within a multiracial empire.
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Indentured Labour in the British Empire, 1834-1920
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