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41. Interpreting Davidson (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes) | |
Paperback: 315
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(2001-08-01)
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42. The long street;: Poems by Donald Davidson | |
Hardcover: 92
Pages
(1961)
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43. American Composition and Rhetoric by donald davidson | |
Hardcover:
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(1968)
Asin: B000OKV2LM Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
44. The Tennessee by Donald Davidson | |
Hardcover:
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(1948)
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45. THE ATTACK ON LEVIATHAN: REGIONALISM AND NATIONALISM IN THE UNITED STATES by DONALD DAVIDSON | |
Hardcover:
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(1962)
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Still many important lessons The book got off to a slow start for me. Davidson's presentation of the theory and history of American regionalism, in a section titled "The Nation We Are," is important, but much of it summarizes, or reacts to, the work of historians and sociologists now even more obscure than the Agrarians themselves (Frederick Jackson Turner being a notable exception). While Davidson makes important points about the endogenous or organic nature of regions, regional characteristics, and regional loyalties -- in distinction to the imposed, artificial, and largely arbitrary nature of political divisions like counties or states -- his focus on the social science of the 1930s is not a terrifically compelling read today. Once we get past that first section, though, things are much more rewarding. This is particularly true of the second section, titled "Immovable Bodies and Irresistible Forces," which focuses on defining the characteristics of various American regions and the people who live there. I especially enjoyed "Still Rebels, Still Yankees," which contrasts Brother Jonathan of Yankeetown, Vermont, with Cousin Roderick of Rebelville, Georgia. "The Two Old Wests," an exploration of how frontier, geographic, and cultural influences blended, with very different results, in the Old Southwest (Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and later Texas) and Old Northwest (Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and other parts of the modern Midwest), was fascinating. And "The Great Plains," a précis of Walter Prescott Webb's important book of the same title with Davidson's own expanded commentary, extends the analysis to the foothills of the Rockies. As a Seattle resident, I would have liked to have seen Davidson carry his discussion all the way to the Pacific coast. I can't complain about what he did do, though. Entertaining and valuable as all this is, the most useful section for modern students of politics and regionalism might be the chapter titled "Expedients vs. Principles -- Cross-Purposes in the South." Davidson here makes a number of important, and still timely, points, including illustrating how attacks on the "backward" South are frequently Trojan horses for the imposition of another, usually Northeastern, political or social agenda. The author also argues, contra those who say the Constitution and federalist system are outdated because "the Founders couldn't foresee" the nature of modern society, that indeed, Jefferson and his contemporaries did foresee the coming of large-scale industrialism and the destructive effects it would have on agrarian society. Reading Davidson today, one can't help but wonder whether things are much worse, or perhaps a little better, than during his day. One the one hand, monopoly industrialism has in many ways yielded to "the new economy" driven by high technology. On the other hand, American culture seems more monolithic than ever, thanks to mass media and popular culture that are far more pervasive and homogenizing than in the '30s. Are there any discernable differences between the twenty-first century great-grandchildren of Brother Jonathan and Cousin Roderick? It's a question worth investigating, and Davidson's insights are as valuable and provocative today as they were nearly 70 years ago. ... Read more |
46. The Spyglass:Views and Reviews 1924-1930 by Donald Davidson | |
Hardcover: 262
Pages
(1963-01-01)
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47. The Evaluation of Land Resources (Topics in Applied Geography) by Donald A. Davidson | |
Paperback: 198
Pages
(1992-09)
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48. Still Rebels, Still Yankees: And Other Essays (Library of Southern Civilization) by Donald Davidson | |
Paperback: 308
Pages
(1972-12-01)
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49. The William Wyles Collection: Set Author-title Catalog; Subject Catalog. by Donald C. Davidson | |
Hardcover: 5
Pages
(1970-06-30)
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50. Twenty Lessons in Reading and Writing Prose. by Donald. Davidson | |
Hardcover:
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(1955)
Asin: B000L2V9C0 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
51. Southern Writers in the Modern World (Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures) by Donald Davidson | |
Hardcover: 88
Pages
(1982-07-31)
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52. Handlung und Ereignis. by Donald Davidson | |
Paperback: 421
Pages
(1990-08-01)
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53. Geoarchaeology by Myra Lesley Shackley, Donald A. Davidson | |
Hardcover: 512
Pages
(1976-08-26)
Isbn: 0715609254 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
54. Wahrheit und Interpretation. by Donald Davidson | |
Paperback: 408
Pages
(1990-08-01)
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55. Nuclear weapons and the American churches: Ethical positions on modern warfare by Donald L Davidson | |
Hardcover: 204
Pages
(1983)
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56. Der Mythos des Subjektiven by Donald Davidson | |
Paperback: 117
Pages
(1993-02-28)
Isbn: 3150088453 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
57. Caught short by Donald, and Outlar, Jesse Davidson | |
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(1973-01-01)
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58. Science for Physical Geographers by Donald A. Davidson | |
Paperback: 200
Pages
(1978-10-01)
Isbn: 071316123X Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
59. Principles and Applications of Soil Geography | |
Paperback: 312
Pages
(1982-03)
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60. Mothers in the Bible by Donald Davidson | |
Hardcover: 158
Pages
(1958)
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