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The Gothic threshold of Sabine Baring-Gould : a study of the Gothic fiction of a Victorian squarson
No full textThis thesis is a study of the Gothic fiction of Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-
1924), with particular attention given to Baring-Gould’s roles as squire and parson. I
have chosen to analyze two of Baring-Gould’s Gothic works, the novel Mehalah
(1880) and the novella Margery of Quether (1884), both which allow a particularly
profitable examination of the influence of Baring-Gould’s roles on his fiction.
In studying these texts I apply my theory of Gothic fiction as a particularly
modern genre built upon a "Gothic threshold," a meeting point of extreme opposites
which ambivalently contrasts and merges the categories of the modern and the
medieval.
In the first chapter I describe how Baring-Gould’s unique Hegelian-influenced
Tractarian philosophy influenced his creation of the dialectical setting of Mehalah. I
argue that because of this influence Mehalah should be recognized as a significant
contribution to the literature of the Oxford Movement.
In the second chapter I argue that Mehalah’s historical setting in the time of
the French Revolution and the influence of Wuthering Heights reinforce Mehalah’s
use of the “Gothic threshold” structure and contribute to its theme of ambivalent
progress.
In the third chapter I discuss the influence of Baring-Gould’s sermon-writing
on Mehalah and consider connections between Baring-Gould’s role as parson and the
novel’s botched marriage theme.
In the final chapter I discuss Margery of Quether as an innovation in the
Gothic and vampire tradition as perhaps the only Gothic work that directly dramatizes
the Land Law debate and presents that debate as a "Gothic" contest. I argue that
Margery channels Baring-Gould’s tensions as a landowner.
In the conclusion I argue that Mehalah and Margery display Baring-Gould’s
technique of constructing miniature Gothic battles that relate to larger confrontations,
and that the ultimate terror presented in these works is the conclusion of the battle
between ancient and modern forces
Jacksonian Monetary Policy, Specie Flows, and the Panic of 1837
No full textThe Panic of 1837 stands among the most severe banking crises in U.S. history, marking the start of a business downturn from which the nation would not recover for six years. Given the serious consequences of the panic for the rapidly evolving commercial and industrial sectors, it is thus not surprising that a number of hypotheses have emerged to disentangle the true' causes from a host of aggravating domestic and international shocks. To this day, however, the event remains not fully understood. In this paper, I organize previously unexploited information from the U.S. government documents and contemporary newspapers to take a fresh look at the panic. These sources point to a new explanation which places neither the official distribution of the federal surplus to the states in the Spring of 1837 nor an international shock at the heart of the crisis, although the latter may have served as a catalyst in the final weeks. Rather, a series of hitherto unremarked interbank transfers of government balances ordered in the year leading up to the crisis combined with a policy-induced increase in the demand for coin in the Western states to drain the largest New York City banks of their specie reserves and render the panic inevitable.
Baring Brothers e o café: a montagem das bases financeiras da Segunda Escravidão no Império do Brasil (1831-1850)
No full textO presente artigo situa-se na discussão e na formulação da Segunda Escravidão, conceito com o qual parte da historiografia refere-se à escravidão oitocentista nas Américas. Seu principal intuito é oferecer caminhos para a interpretação dos mecanismos financeiros internacionais vinculados à produção das mercadorias produzidas mediante o trabalho compulsório no continente americano durante o século XIX. Para tanto, os recortes espaciais e temporais foram: o território brasileiro — mais especificamente a praça carioca — e o período correspondente aos anos de 1830 a 1850. A análise tentou entender a atuação do banco britânico Baring Brothers & C. no comércio de café, que deu-se mediante o seu envolvimento com importantes firmas comerciais do período, como a Birckhead & C. e a Maxwell, Wright & C. Os resultados obtidos parecem apontar que, na ausência do capital bancário da família Baring, as firmas em questão talvez não poderiam ter levado a cabo negócios tão exitosos. Tamanha é, então, a importância das redes financeiras constituintes do sistema escravista brasileiro no Oitocentos, merecedoras de estudos mais amplos pela historiografia
The power of peripheral governments : coping with the 1891 financial crisis in Portugal
No full textIn 1891 a financial crisis led Portugal to abandon the gold standard and to partially default by cutting interest payments on domestic and foreign debt. As a consequence, the country was banned from borrowing in international financial markets, until an agreement with foreign bondholders was reached in 1902. That financial crisis was the result of large current account and government deficits. Yet the abandonment of the gold standard and default were not imposed by financial difficulties only. This paper shows that such options were taken because of the growing domestic consensus regarding the need for a change in monetary policies. The concern about the domestic economy was more important to the Portuguese governments than the fear of a negative reaction of foreign bondholders. Insufficient information about the sustainability of government debt and lack of cooperation between borrowers left the Portuguese governments with space to manoeuvre according to their domestic political interest
A crise Baring e a crise do Encilhamento nos quadros da economia-mundo capitalista
No full textO final do século XIX foi marcado, para Brasil e Argentina, por crescimento e instabilidade na economia. Neste período, ocorreram duas importantes crises econômicas, que ficaram conhecidas como crise Baring (na Argentina) e crise do Encilhamento (no Brasil). Este artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar as conexões existentes entre essas duas crises e a conjuntura da economia-mundo capitalista das últimas décadas do século XIX, enfatizando o problema da dívida externa e da política econômica, e re-organizando algumas contribuições da historiografia econômica por meio da metodologia da “encompassing comparison” e da teoria dos ciclos mundiais de endividamento. O artigo mostra que ambas as crises estiveram condicionadas pela dinâmica da economia-mundo capitalista, especialmente pelos fluxos mundiais de capital, não sendo resultados exclusivos de políticas econômicas nacionais.Abstract The end of the 19th century was characterized by economic growth and instability in Brazil and Argentina. In this period, two important economic crises took place – the Baring Crisis (in Argentina) and the Encilhamento Crisis (in Brazil). The aim of this paper is to present the connections between these two crises and the dynamics of the capitalist world-economy of the end of the 19th century, focusing on the problems of external debt and economic policy and re-organizing some contributions of economic historiography through the methodology of “encompassing comparison” and of the world debt cycles’ theory. The paper concludes that both crises were influenced by the dynamics of the capitalist world-economy, especially by the international flows of capital, and that they were not exclusive results of national economic policies. Key words: Baring Crisis. Encilhamento. Argentine economy. Brazilian econom
El Banco Provincial de Córdoba y la Crisis de Baring. Argentina, 1890/91
No full textThe article proposes to answer the following question: did the Cordoba Provincial Bank some responsibility for the devastating run on its deposits in June of 1890, which culminated with the closing of its doors in September of that same year; or was the macroeconomic situation in which was the country - the crisis of Baring- the primary responsibility of the luck that ran the Bank in 1890? Research results point to the latter as the main cause.El artículo propone responder el siguiente interrogante: ¿tuvo el Banco Provincial de Córdoba alguna responsabilidad de la devastadora corrida sobre sus depósitos de junio de 1890, que culminó con el cierre de sus puertas en septiembre de ese mismo año; ¿o fue la situación macroeconómica en la que se encontraba el país –la crisis de Baring- la principal responsable de la suerte que corrió el Banco en 1890? Los resultados de la investigación señalan a ésta última como causa principal
Los intereses de los banqueros británicos en España: la Banca Baring y su pugna con los Rothschild por el control del mercurio de Almadén
No full textEn este articulo se estudian las circunstancias en que la Banca Baring de Londres se intereso por las finanzas españolas a mediados del siglo XIX, asi como la pugna que manntuvo con los Rothschild, los tradicionales banqueros del Gobierno, por el control del mercurio de Almanend. No faltaron a los Baring las simpatías de algunos ministro de Hacienda como Mon o Bravo Murillo que procuraros, infructuosamente, romper el vinculas de dependencia estableció con Rothschild desde 1834. Elaborado utilizando documentación procedente de los archivo de ambas bancas en Londres, proporciona información sobre el mundo financiero madrileño de mediados de siglo, en especial sobre algunas entidades todavía poco conocidas como el Banco de Ultramar o el Banco de Fomento, asi como sobre diversos banqueros pariculares ente otross los O’Shea agentes de Baring en Madrid.[EN] This article studies the circumstances under which Baring Bank, in London,
became involved in Spanish finance in the middle ojthe nineteenth century, and the
struggle between there bankers and the Rothschild, traditional banker of the
government. over the mercury oj Almadén. Barings did not lack the support oj some
members oj the government, including Bravo Murillo, who attempted in vain to
break the link1 of dependency established with the Rothschild’ since 1834. Using
documents ,&m both banks in London, the article presents information about the financal world of Madrid in the mid-ninetieth century, especially io little known as the Banco de Ultramai and Fomento, as well as
on various individ11al6ankeri Like O'Shea, agent of Barigi in MadridPeer reviewe
A crise Baring e a crise do Encilhamento nos quadros da economia-mundo capitalista The Baring crisis and the Encilhamento crisis in the context of the capitalist world-economy
No full textO final do século XIX foi marcado, para Brasil e Argentina, por crescimento e instabilidade na economia. Neste período, ocorreram duas importantes crises econômicas, que ficaram conhecidas como crise Baring (na Argentina) e crise do Encilhamento (no Brasil). Este artigo tem o objetivo de apresentar as conexões existentes entre essas duas crises e a conjuntura da economia-mundo capitalista das últimas décadas do século XIX, enfatizando o problema da dívida externa e da política econômica, e re-organizando algumas contribuições da historiografia econômica por meio da metodologia da "encompassing comparison" e da teoria dos ciclos mundiais de endividamento. O artigo mostra que ambas as crises estiveram condicionadas pela dinâmica da economia-mundo capitalista, especialmente pelos fluxos mundiais de capital, não sendo resultados exclusivos de políticas econômicas nacionais.The end of the 19th century was characterized by economic growth and instability in Brazil and Argentina. In this period, two important economic crises took place - the Baring Crisis (in Argentina) and the Encilhamento Crisis (in Brazil). The aim of this paper is to present the connections between these two crises and the dynamics of the capitalist world-economy of the end of the 19th century, focusing on the problems of external debt and economic policy and re-organizing some contributions of economic historiography through the methodology of "encompassing comparison" and of the world debt cycles' theory. The paper concludes that both crises were influenced by the dynamics of the capitalist world-economy, especially by the international flows of capital, and that they were not exclusive results of national economic policies
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No full textPartindo de uma visão dos aspectos históricos de acústica, música, e gravação de áudio, o autor faz uma breve comparação entre os diversos tipos de estúdios, explica o processo contemporâneo de gravação e contextualiza o mercado de música gravada no Brasil. A partir daí, a pesquisa se concentra nos estúdios de gravação de áudio. Sua relação com a cidade, e a legislação específica, são os primeiros assuntos abordados. Nível de ruído, tempo de reverberação, absorção, reflexão e difusão sonora são os assuntos tratados em seguida. Parâmetros de projeto e filosofias de desenho são discutidos. Sete exemplos de bons estúdios de gravação de áudio (quatro no Brasil e três no exterior) são também apresentados. Em um estudo de caso, por intermédio da apropriação de grandezas acústicas tais como nível de ruído de fundo, EDT (Early Decay Time) e RT30, foram analisadas as soluções de projeto dos ambientes de um estúdio profissional, verificando sua compatibilidade com as necessidades acústicas e com a tecnologia contemporânea de gravação, visando a determinação de parâmetros para a elaboração de projetos técnicos específicos.Starting from a historical view of acoustics, music and audio recording, the author makes a brief comparison between several types of studios, explains the contemporary recording process, and introduces current aspects of Brazilian recorded music marketplace. From this point, the research is focused on professional recording studios. Its relationship with the urban environment, specific rules and laws are the first topics presented. Noise level, reverberation time, absorption, reflection and diffusion of sound are discussed. Design philosophies, subjective and objective parameters are also discussed. Seven examples of good professional recording studios are presented. In a case-study, by means of noise levels, EDT (Early Decay Time) and RT30 measurements, two studios and control rooms were presented and compared. From these results, the project solutions were analysed to check how each recording environment is compatible with its acoustical needs and with contemporary recording technology. The main goal was to establish guidelines and objective acoustical parameters to be used in the design of new recording studios
Lessons (Not Yet) Learned
No full text· Despite a significant influx of charitable dollars over the last 10 to 20 years, solutions to complex social problems remain elusive, while philanthropy has been facing growing pressure to account for its tax-free dollars; to demonstrate, replicate, and scale success; and to be transparent about failed social investments.
· When foundations and their nonprofit partners ignore a failure and move on, whether it is to protect their own reputation or the reputations of valued partners or simply because of the pressure to keep going, it is too easy to toss out the baby with the bathwater – to toss aside a good idea and start over. This is a sign of failing to learn.
· Learning from failure requires the difficult task of changing deeply rooted habits of thinking, decision-making, and interacting. This is especially true in the social sector, where there are many competing and equally important priorities – from providing needed community services and building organizational capacity to achieving systemic change.
· What does it take to actually learn those lessons and improve future performance? Reflecting on failures and publishing “lessons learned” reports are good first steps, but do not guarantee that those lessons will translate into improved results.
· In this article, the authors explore in detail what it looks like for a lesson to be truly learned, and offer concrete recommendations about steps to take to make sure that an important lesson, once identified, actually turns into a lesson learned
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