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Competing models of socially constructed economic man : differentiating Defoe's Crusoe from the Robinson of neoclassical economics
No full textDaniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe has seldom been read as an explicitly political text. When it has, it appears that the central character was designed to warn the early eighteenth-century reader against political challenges to the existing economic order. Insofar as Defoe’s Crusoe stands for "economic man", he is a reflection of historically-produced assumptions about the need for social conformity, not the embodiment of any genuinely essential economic characteristics. This insight is used to compare Defoe’s conception of economic man with that of the neoclassical Robinson Crusoe economy. On the most important of the ostensibly generic principles espoused by neoclassical theorists, their "Robinson" has no parallels with Defoe’s Crusoe. Despite the shared name, two quite distinct social constructions serve two equally distinct pedagogical purposes. Defoe’s Crusoe extols the virtues of passive middle-class sobriety for effective social organisation; the neoclassical Robinson champions the establishment of markets for the sake of productive efficiency
Heritage Society (Houston)
No full textTranscript of Letter from R. A. Robinson to Fred A. Rice informing him that, even though the cotton was received, it was received too late to pay off the tithe (debt?) owed from cotton in 1863. He states that the cotton received will be kept instead of sent back to Fred
Pauline R. and Joseph L. Robinson Oral History Interview
No full textOral history interview of Pauline R. and Joseph L. Robinson by Richard Nielsen of the Millard High School History Club about life in rural Utah
Ernest Thompson Seton: an unforgettable personality, by Edgar M. Robinson
No full textThis piece, titled “Ernest Thomas Seton: an unforgettable personality”, gives a first hand interpretation of who Ernest Thompson Seton (it is believed that whoever put the cover on this document spelled his name wrong) was through the eyes of Edgar Robinson. Robinson explains what a strong relationship the two of them had and what a strong mentor Seton was to Robinson. Ernest Thompson Seton was an author and illustrator of more than 50 works, and was largely responsible for the American Indian influence in the Boy Scouts of America that offered young people knowledge of an outdoor life based on Native American Indian customs, legends and beliefs. Seton was Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of America from 1910 to 1915. Edgar M. Robinson was a 1901 graduate from the YMCA Training School, now Springfield college, where he later returned to serve on the faculty as the Honorary Director of Boys Work Courses and the Adviser in Methods and Principles in Work with Boys from 1927-1937.For biographical information on Edgar M. Robinson, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/554
For more information on Ernest Thompson Seton, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/553On the bottom of page number 1 there is a rip, which prevents part of the bottom two lines from being read. On that back of page number one appear the numbers "46757" written in pencil
Robinson, R R, VX30792
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/413944Surname: ROBINSON. Given Name(s) or Initials: R R. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX30792. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 8960.232782
Item: [2016.0049.46205] "Robinson, R R, VX30792
Robinson Crusoe
No full textDaniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was an English merchant, author, and political pamphleteer best known for the classic adventure novel Robinson Crusoe.Cover Page -- Title Page -- Contents -- Chapter I-Start in Life -- Chapter II-Slavery and Escape -- Chapter III-Wrecked on a Desert Island -- Chapter IV-First Weeks on the Island -- Chapter V-Builds a House-The Journal -- Chapter VI-Ill and Conscience-Stricken -- Chapter VII-Agricultural Experience -- Chapter VIII-Surveys his Position -- Chapter IX-A Boat -- Chapter X-Tames Goats -- Chapter XI-Finds Print of Man's Foot on the Sand -- Chapter XII-A Cave Retreat -- Chapter XIII-Wreck of a Spanish Ship -- Chapter XIV-A Dream Realised -- Chapter XV-Friday's Education -- Chapter XVI-Rescue of Prisoners from Cannibals -- Chapter XVII-Visit of Mutineers -- Chapter XVIII-The Ship Recovered -- Chapter XIX-Return to England -- Chapter XX-Fight between Friday and a Bear -- Copyright PageDaniel Defoe (c. 1660-1731) was an English merchant, author, and political pamphleteer best known for the classic adventure novel Robinson Crusoe.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Anzac [cartographic material] : date of landing, April 25 1915 (Sunday) : date of evacuation, Dec. 19-20, 1915 (Sun. & Mon. morning) /
No full textTopographic map of the Anzac Cove region extending from Sair Bair Ridge in the northeast across to Ocean Beach in the west then down to Poppy Valley. This map is heavily annotated with information dating as late as Sept. 1915 and basically shows the location of Australian and New Zealand Forces by the position of their front-line trenches at this time. Relief shown by contours, gradient tints and spot heights.; Dedication at foot of sheet: Gerald R. Campbell, April 12, 1916 for whom this map is published by H.E.C. Robinson ...; "Any profits derived from the sale of this map will be handed to one or more of the War Funds"; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-gmod74
Heritage Society (Houston)
No full textLetter from R. A. Robinson to Fred A. Rice informing him that, even though the cotton was received, it was received too late to pay off the tithe (debt?) owed from cotton in 1863. He states that the cotton received will be kept instead of sent back to Fred
Case No. 1 correspondence: Robinson to Hamaker, December 30, 1898
No full textCorrespondence regarding the timber sale known as Case No. 1, the first formal timber sale in the nation administered by the federal government. This letter was written to H. G. Hamaker by R. O. Robinson, to accompany a sketch map drawn by Robinson. Original held at the National Archives
Houston, Santa Anna, and Cos
No full textAn imaginative portrayal (with overt propaganda value) of an event in the Texas war of independence --the surrender of Mexican commander Santa Anna and his brother-in-law General Martin Perfecto de Cos, to American leader Samuel Houston after the Battle of San Jacinto in late April 1836. Santa Anna (center) bows and offers his sword to Houston, saying, "I consent to remain your prisoner, most excellent sir!! Me no Alamo!!" His subordinate follows suit. Houston, clad in buckskins and holding a musket, says, "You are two bloody villains, and to treat you as you deserve, I ought to have you shot as an example! Remember the Alamo and Fannin!" The print reflects the intensity of anti-Mexican feeling in the United States after Santa Anna's massacre of American defenders at the Alamo mission in February 1836 and the slaughter at Goliad, Texas, a month later of American colonel James Fannin and his surrendered troops.After Edward Williams Clay. Published by Henry R. Robinson, New York.This print is the second of two prints which Weitenkampf lists as "Genl. Houston, Santa Anna & Cos" and "Houston, Santa Anna & Cos," both published by H. R. Robinson. The Library's impression is trimmed, however, and lacks the publisher's imprint. The first version was drawn by Edward W. Clay.Title appears as it is written on the item.Weitenkampf, p. 43.Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress)Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1836-24
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