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The Beat of the Economic Heart: Joseph Schumpeter and Arthur Spiethoff on Business Cycles
Get PDFThe paper discusses the relationship between Arthur Spiethoff and Joseph A. Schumpeter, the men and their works. Had it not been for Spiethoff Schumpeter would in all probability have forever been lost to scientific work. It was Spiethoff who brought the Austrian back to academia and research after a sequence of serious mishaps in politics and banking. Spiethoff's contribution to an analysis of business cycles is then summarized and important similarities and some differences between it and Schumpeter's are pointed out. The view of Spiethoff and Schumpeter that cycles are endogenous and cannot possibly be eliminated without at the same time eliminating the dynamism of the capitalist economy is then couterposed with views of some of their contemporaries and particularly modern mainstream macroeconomics that this is not so.Schumpeter; Spiethoff; business cycles; innovations; creative destruction
Arthur William Upfield: a biography
Get PDFThis dissertation is an exhaustive account of the life and work of Arthur William Upfield (1890-1964). It is presented as a critical biography and narrates the life of the writer, in his socio-cultural milieu, from birth. It also positions Upfield as a writer who dealt with issues of Aboriginality at a time when this was a singularly polemical subject. My work is informed by the theory of Zygmunt Bauman and others and is posited in the context of late-modern biography theory.
English-born, Upfield arrived in Australia in 1911 and took work in the bush, serving overseas with the Australian army at the outbreak of World War I and marrying an Australian army nurse in Egypt. Returning with his wife and son to Australia in 1921 he intermittently carried his swag until he was employed patrolling the Western Australian number 1 rabbit-proof fence for three years to 1931. By that time he had published four novels, including two crime novels featuring his fictional creation, the part-Aboriginal, part-European, Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte ('Bony'), arguably the first fully-developed character in Australian popular fiction.
Leaving the fence, Upfield settled with his family in Perth and wrote full-time until joining the Melbourne Herald in 1933. Retrenched, he resumed career writing to be further interrupted by a war-time intelligence posting in 1939. In 1943 the first Bony mysteries were published in America, where Upfield's critical success was maintained until his death. In 1945 he left his wife for Jessica Uren, to whom he remained devoted.
Upfield's in all twenty-nine Bony novels, many of which have been translated across eleven languages, afforded him notable success both at home and abroad, in good part due to his descriptive gifts and the uniqueness of his fictional character, the part-Aboriginal Bony
Arthur Melville and Presbyterian realism
No full textThis thesis explores the significance of 'Presbyterian Realism' in the context of Scottish painting in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, with particular reference to the early development of Arthur Melville.
Melville travelled in Egypt and Persia in 1881-'82, reflecting the contemporary taste for Eastern subjects at the Salon and Royal Academy exhibitions. However Melville's reactions to Islam contrasted directly
with his peers, whose choice and treatment of contentious themes reveal the mentality of the imperialist male bourgeoisie. Melville's redefinition of Orientalism can be attributed to the particular social, religious, moral and ethical codes he had absorbed during his formative years, a
conditioning which ensured that his patrons and the governing elite in Scotland were in sympathy with his approach. The unity of discourse between these indigenous codes and the aesthetic of Melville's protomodernism'
is also examined.
Melville emerged from the Scottish landscape and genre school towards 'proto-modernism', where his more radical stylistic and optical advances were reconciled against traditional themes. He was one of the first modern Scottish artists to live and work in Paris, and the reasons for the reluctant assimilation of the industrialised urban environment into his art are discussed in the context of his Scottish peers and contemporary French movements
Pedagogy as ideology: Using Gattegno to explore functions with graphing calculators and transactional writing
No full textBook chapter from Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum Reconstruction for Society in Transition (Cape Town: Maskew Miller Longman), 1993
Arthur Staal, notes on the Greek landscape
No full textIn 1944 amidst the Nazi occupation, a book on Greece circulated in theNetherlands, was quickly sold-out and circulated again in 1946 and 1951. Itstitle was Hellas. Een reis door Griekenland [Hellas. A journey through Greece]and its author was Arthur Staal (1907-1993), a young architect who foundhimself in the epicenter of the developments of Dutch modernism, and whoseachievements in the drawing board were paralleled with his ventures in farawaycountries of the Middle East and the Mediterranean. The country of Greece,and its landscape were of particular importance to him and the development ofhis architectural thinking.Teachers of Practice /
Our brothers across the ocean? : Unionist diplomacy, the Lansdown Foreign Office, and the Anglo-American 'special relationship', 1900-1905
Get PDFThis study is intended as a detailed exploration of British diplomacy with the United States in the first five years of the twentieth century, that is, the period during
which the Marquis of Lansdowne presided at the Foreign Office. Without doubt, this was a critical time in the readjustment (both in substance and style) of Anglo-American
diplomatic relations, initiating the amicable 'special relationship' which, broadly speaking, has endured to the present day. The efforts made by Lansdowne and the
Unionist Administration to 'clear the slate' of nagging Anglo-American disputes, and to encourage a closer diplomatic bond, helped to bring to an end decades of mutual
suspicion and antagonism, whilst representing a significant change of course for British foreign policy. In this light, the study here presented aims to provide a close analysis of
the Unionist Government's American diplomacy, their motives and diplomatic ambitions, in the appropriate imperial and strategic contexts.
An examination of this topic prompts the conclusion that, although Lansdowne fully appreciated the importance of Anglo-American friendship, he approached each dispute with a separate agenda, always gauging the strength of
American feeling before committing himself to a set policy. Lansdowne was perfectly prepared to concede non-vital interests to the United States in the Western Hemisphere
when serious tension arose, and this was particularly evident during the Isthmian canal and Alaskan boundary negotiations. With these two issues successfully concluded, the rapprochement was effectively ensured. Thus, Lansdowne's determination to uphold British interests (and those of her Western Hemispheric colonies), while occasionally placing a strain on Anglo-American relations, threatened no lasting danger. Above all, Britain relied upon vocal protestations of friendship, both for the United States and the Monroe Doctrine, to extinguish the risks of serious diplomatic tension and to cement a permanent friendship.
The major successes of Anglo-American relations, however, came to an abrupt end after the Alaskan verdict of late 1903, and a barren period followed. The
relationship had been set upon an entirely new course, but hopes for an Anglo- American partnership, sadly, remained hazy, naive, and frequently ill-conceived. In the Far East, where British and American interests broadly coincided, no joint policy emerged; instead, the two nations became separated over their responses to the Russo-Japanese conflict. Equally, the outstanding issues in North America proved incapable of settlement.
Although these final stages of Lansdowne's American diplomacy were marred by diplomatic inactivity and occasional friction, the Unionists' contribution to the Anglo-American 'special relationship' left an impressive and lasting legacy. By 1905, Britain and the United States, while not formally allied, had at least become mutually sympathetic. This was an essential factor in the readjustment of British global strategy, allowing Britain to abandon her defences in the Western Hemisphere and despatch her forces to more pressing areas of the globe
Arthur Green (1941- ) papers, undated, 1965, 1978-2003
No full textProfessor Arthur Green is a Reconstructionist rabbi, author, and teacher. He is the former president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) and currently is dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, articles, and manuscripts. Some student work and correspondence is included but is currently restricted.The bulk of this collection contains correspondence between Arthur Green and friends, publishers, students, and employers. It also contains articles and manuscripts written by Arthur Green as well as publishing agreements and book reviews. Class notes, materials, and work done by students are also included. All information pertaining to students is restricted for 75 years from the date of the latest materials in the collection.This collection is located at the American Jewish Historical Society located in Boston. For information on accessing collections at AJHS Boston please visit their website at: http://www.ajhsboston.org/index.htm.Published citations should take the following form: Identification of item, date (if known); Arthur Green (1941-) Papers; P-963; box number; folder number; American Jewish Historical Society, Boston, MA and New York, NY.Professor Arthur Green,Professor Arthur Green is an authority on Jewish spirituality and mysticism. He was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1968 and cofounded the Havurat Shalom movement in the same year. Green earned his doctorate at Brandeis University in 1975 and taught at the University of Pennsylvania for eleven years until he became the Dean of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC). A few years later, he became president of the RRC. His primary focus has been in study, work, and teaching students, and as a result, he resigned from the presidency and was appointed Philip D. Lown Professor of Jewish Thought at Brandeis University in 1993. He is currently Dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School and Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.Chronology: 1968 - Ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary. 1968 - Cofounds Havurat Shalom. 1974 - Becomes Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. 1975 - Earns Ph.D. from Brandeis University. 1978 - Receives Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. 1980 - Appointed Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. 1984 - Appointed Dean of Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. 1986 - Appointed President of Reconstuctionist Rabbinical College. 1993 - Appointed Lown Professor of Jewish Thought at Brandeis University. 2003 - Appointed Dean of the Hebrew College Rabbinical School.Finding Aid available in Reading Room and on Internet.far031
Arthur Lehmann Correspondence 1926-1947 Bulk: 1944-1947
No full textThis collection primarily consists of Arthur Lehmann's letters to his friend Fanny Geck in New York City. Most letters were written while he was a refugee in the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter (1944-1945) and then in Niagara Falls, NY (1946-1947). The letters concern their families (Lehmann's children were in Italy and Germany), political events, Lehmann's writing, and life in camp and, later, in Niagara Falls. Some letters have clippings, poems, or other writings attached to them. The collection also contains a small amount of other correspondence, as well as two short stories and a poem by Arthur Lehmann.The architect and author Abraham Arthur Lehmann (1877-1948) was born in Moenchen-Gladbach, Germany. He married Anna Franziska Machold (died 1932), and together they had three children, Ruth Karl (1910-1989), Lisa Stuckmann (1913-1993), and Richard Lehmann (1915-2011). For most of his career, Lehmann was an independent architect in Mannheim. He also wrote theater reviews for the Mannheim paper Volksstimme and other newspapers in south-western Germany. In August 1939, Lehmann happened to be visiting his son Richard, who had left Germany for Milan, Italy in 1938. When the war started, Lehmann decided to stay in Italy. From 1941 to 1944, both Richard and Arthur were interned at a camp in Ferramonti, Italy.After liberation, Arthur Lehmann was part of a group of 1,000 non-Italian refugees who were granted refuge at Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter near Oswego, NY. In 1946, he settled in Niagara Falls, NY, where he died on February 3, 1948.Fanny Geck was the daughter of Isidor Baer, cantor and teacher of the Jewish community of Offenburg, Germany and the widow after Oskar Geck, a socialist member of the German Reichstag and the editor of a socialist paper in Mannheim. Geck and Lehmann were already friends in Mannheim in the 1920s.Processeddigitize
Arthur Schnitzler Autographs Collection. 1880-1931, 1962
No full textThe collection consists entirely of autographs – letters, cards, postcards, notes, and one photograph – by Arthur Schnitzler to various friends and acquaintances, mainly in Austria and in Germany. The correspondence is private as well as professional (as an author) in nature.digitizedArthur Schnitzler (May 15, 1862 - October 21, 1931), the son of a Jewish physician, took a medical degree and practiced medicine for much of his life, interesting himself particularly in psychiatry. He made his name as a playwright and novelist, known for his psychological dramas that dissect turn-of-the-century Viennese bourgeois life.His first success was ‘Anatol’ (1893), a series of seven one-act plays depicting the casual amours of a wealthy young Viennese man. In his play ‘Liebelei’ (1896) and in his most successful novel, Leutnant Gustl (1901) he depicted the hollowness of the Austrian military code of honor. In the play ‘Professor Bernhardi’ (1912) and the novel ‘Der Weg ins Freie’ (1908) he analyzed the position of the Jews in Austria. His works include plays, novels, collections of stories, and several medical tracts.Source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 28 Dec. 2012.Arthur Schnitzler was born in Vienna in 1862. He studied medicine and became interested in psychology. From 1886-1893 he worked in several hospitals in Vienna. In 1893 he opened a private practice and became a prolific writer. He wrote several plays and novels. In 1921 he separated from his wife Olga and raised their two children by himself. His daughter Lili commited suicide in 1928, and Schnitzler died three years later from a stroke.Original box inventory (index cards) in fileFinding aid available online.digitize
Coble - Arthur B. Coble (1897)
No full textA.B.; A.M., 1899; Phi Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa. Ph.D., Johns Hopkins U., 1902. Born Nov. 3, 1878, Williamstown. Brother of C.R.C., class of 1897. Teacher, Lykens, 1897-98; student, Johns Hopkins U., 1898-1900; student asst., same, 1900-01; fellow, same, 1901-02; instructor in Math., same, 1904-06; assoc. in Math., same, 1906-09; assoc. prof. of Math., U. of Mo., 1902-03; Carnegie research asst., Johns Hopkins U., and Bonn, Germany, 1903-04; prof. of Math., U. of Ill., 1918-27 and 1928- . Member of the National Academy of Science. Editor of The American Mathematics Journal. Author: Topics in Algebraic Geometry; Algebraic Geometry and Theta Functions. Married Sept. 19, 1905, Abby Walker Adams Whitney, Lykens. Children: Mary Whitney Allen, b. June 14, 1906; James Arthur, b. Nov. 28, 1907; Roger Whitney, b. Jan. 24, 1913; Elinor Newell, b. Mar. 26, 1919. Address: 702 W. Washington Blvd., Urbana, Ill. Handwritten on back: ""Arthur B. Coble"
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