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Radicalism and reverence: the political thought of Gerrard Winstanley
No full textOne of the most undeservedly neglected political theorists of the seventeenth century, Gerrard Winstanley is a fascinating figure who wrote broadly and creatively on issues that appear surprisingly modern to his present-day readers. His theoretical approach to the English revolution knit together such diverse concerns as Puritanism, the emerging market economy, and the dilemmas of radical politics. His strong commitment to both personal autonomy and collective action led him towards an alternative to the Puritanism, market institutions, and political violence that he analyzed.In his incisive new book, George Shulman examines the life and work of this important thinker. He traces Winstanley's movement from theorizing about God and the "rebirth" of the self to active leadership of the "diggers," a group of radical activists who occupied not yet enclosed common lands. As Winstanley both used and moved beyond his own Puritan heritage, he was able to confront the social and political realities of his time in a language that related them to psychological experience. His richly metaphoric language, and the vision of freedom it embodied, joined psychological, social, and political dimensions of life.By imaginatively reconstructing Winstanley's unified approach to the 1640s, this book seeks to illuminate what was at stake at that time and relate it to contemporary debates about the self, politics, and language. Shulman creates a conversation across time about questions that still animate thinkers today
Hamlet Winstanley Pictor et Aque forti Chalcographus Londini
No full textSitzendes Kniestück mit Palette und Pinsel in der Hand vor Staffelei, den Kopf dem Betrachter zugewandtSe Jpse pinx. [i.e. Hamlet Winstanley] ; [J?] Faber fecitUnten rechts nach der Signatur und der Datierung nummeriert "4"Nach einem Selbstporträt von Hamlet Winstanley gestochenBeim Stecher handelt es sich um John Faber II. (ca. 1684 - 1756), Sohn von John Faber, geboren in Amsterdam und nach England gezogen um 169
Gerrard Winstanley and Jacob Boehme
No full textGiven, firstly, justifiable claims made by the editors of the complete works of the Digger leader Gerrard Winstanley, that he was not just the ‘foremost radical of the English Revolution’ but also one of the ‘finest writers’ of a ‘glorious age of English non-fictional prose’, and secondly, the important suggestion that Winstanley was a forerunner of Quakerism, indeed that his writings shaped the formation of Quaker thought, Winstanley’s potential reading of the German Lutheran mystic Jacob Boehme deserves close attention. For more than a century scholars encompassing a range of backgrounds and ideological commitments have, with varying degrees of caution, drawn a number of rarely convincing and, unfortunately, usually ill-informed parallels between Boehme and Winstanley. As I will show, it seems certain that Winstanley did not consult any of Boehme’s works while writing his own. It also appears very probable that he never read Boehme. The disparities between them are far too great. Indeed, there is no analogue in the relevant texts by Boehme for a number of Winstanley’s doctrines and exhortations. Furthermore, Winstanley never quotes, paraphrases or alludes to Boehme. His prose style differs from the way in which Boehme’s translators rendered him into English. Nor does Winstanley adopt any of the neologisms introduced by these translators. Consequently I will suggest that since Winstanley most likely possessed only a handful of printed works or else a modest library, greater consideration needs to be given to how ideas were transmitted – not textually but orally, because it is probable that some of the seeds that germinated into Winstanley’s mature philosophy were sown in this manner
Skill shortages and the changing structure of labour markets in high technology industry : case studies of technological staff recruitment in Hampshire
No full textThis thesis examines the issue of labour market shortage for technological staff in high technology industry. In doing this it adopts a distinct methodology and model of the labour market.In methodology the thesis adopts a sociological analysis of recruitment at the level of the work organisation where companies experience shortage and devise and implement policies to counter and avoid it. Shortage is investigated through a study of recruitment practices at nine case study companies supplemented by questionnaire data from twelve companies and information from sixteen recruitment agencies and three trade unions.The labour market model deployed builds on the work of Loveridge and Mok (1979). The labour market is divided into a matrix of internal and external segments with reference to companies, and primary and secondary sectors relating to technological staff power based on their skills and scarcity. The main shortage sector is the primary internal, or company professional category.The thesis concludes that the shortage is of 'creative conformity' which comprises specific bundles of both technical and behavioural skills. It is differentially distributed and is not uniformly experienced by all high technology companies recruiting technological staff, nor are all technological staff in shortage.Shortage is reflected in a change in the balance of power between the employer and the recruit, and employers can utilise a range of policies and actions to counter this change, and regain control of the labour market. There are two main orientations towards shortage. Poacher companies utilise 'targetting' and 'poacher' recruitment channels such as agencies and hotel 'walk-ins'. Gamekeepers take a longer-term approach and recruit fresh graduates and devise their recruitment policies in the light of plans for the training, utilisation and retention of staff.C: PHYSICAL SCIENCESC1a: Science & Technology - General</p
Evaluation of the experiences of family members whose deceased relative donated tissues at the NHSBT dedicated donation facility in Speke, Liverpool
No full textThe seroepidemiology of Chlamydia Trachomatis in 13-15-year-olds in England
No full textUrogenital infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is the most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection in the developed world. No systematic investigation of the seroprevalence of C. trachomatis in the under 16s population in England has been conducted. This is despite evidence of chlamydial diagnoses and increasingly earlier sexual debut. As the National Chlamydia Screening Programme only recruits patients aged 15-24-years-old for chlamydial screening, seroprevalence data will provide insight into the need for screening younger patients. However, accurate measurement and therefore understanding the seroprevalence of urogenital C. trachomatis infections requires a rigorously optimised and validated ELISA. Previous ELISAs based on the C. trachomatis plasmid-encoded protein, PGP3, have been described but lack standardisation and critical controls or use a less commonly derived PGP3 as the capture antigen. The aim of this study was to develop a sensitive and specific indirect ELISA based on recombinant PGP3 derived from a urogenital strain of C. trachomatis, serovar E (pSW2), using a rigorous validation protocol. The next aim was then to apply this ELISA to detect anti-PGP3 antibodies in a significant number of patient sera collected from patients under 16-years-old from England to determine the seroprevalence of C. trachomatis in this population.To evaluate the ELISA, serum samples were collected from 166 male and female genitourinary medicine clinic patients diagnosed as positive or negative for urogenital C. trachomatis infection by nucleic acid amplification testing. Overall sensitivity and specificity compared to nucleic acid amplification testing was 68.18% and 98.0%, respectively. Sensitivities for female and male samples were 71.93% and 64.15%, respectively. Comparison of samples from these patients diagnosed positive for C. trachomatis by nucleic acid amplification testing and patients diagnosed negative by nucleic acid amplification testing revealed statistical significance (p = <0.0001). This ELISA was further validated by demonstrating that sera from mice urogenitally infected with C. trachomatis produce measureable responses to recombinant PGP3. In contrast to previous reports, it has also been shown that human antibody recognition of PGP3 is not solely dependent on its homotrimeric conformation.To determine the seroprevalence of C. trachomatis in the under 16s population in England, 2119 serum samples received from the Seroepidemiology Unit were assayed. Overall seroprevalence in 13-, 14- and 15-year-olds from all combined serum sources was 6.87%, 6.70% and 10.47%, respectively. The seroprevalence of antibodies to PGP3 in serum samples collected from male and female 13-, 14- and 15-year-olds not sourced from GUM clinics was 4.66%, 4.37% and 10.78%, respectively. The overall seroprevalence of antibodies in samples collected from 13-, 14- and 15-year-olds sourced from an unknown or unrecorded source was 7.10%, 6.26% and 6.75%, respectively. Finally, the seroprevalence of antibodies in samples collected from 13-, 14- and 15-year-olds sourced from GUM clinics was 18.52%, 18.18% and 24.32%, respectively.In conclusion, for the first time, the seroprevalence rate of anti-PGP3 antibodies within serum samples collected from 13-15-year-old children in England has been determined using a validated sensitive and specific ELISA based on recombinant PGP3 derived from C. trachomatis, serovar E (pSW2). The results from this study suggest that the seroprevalence rate of antibodies in 15-year-olds is similar to the seroprevalence rate in 17-18-year-olds reported in a previous study and therefore the standards of chlamydial screening currently applied to 16-24-year-olds should also be applied to 15-year-old
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Winstanley, il profeta della Rivoluzione inglese
No full textGerrard Winstanley, figura profetica, forse la più grande tra quelle che hanno animato la Rivoluzione inglese del Lungo Parlamento, la prima rivoluzione moderna. Punto centrale della sua proposta è la restituzione della terra al popolo, quindi l'abolizione d'ogni forma di proprietà privata. Il quadro istituzionale è quello di una repubblica compiutamente democratica regolata da una costituzione scritta, che prevede l'eguaglianza completa dei cittadini e il potere pubblico come servizio e non come dominio.
Il suo progetto politico, così anticipatore, così vicino ai problemi che ancora urgono il nostro tempo, costituisce uno stimolo e una forza per noi, per l'età incerta e confusa in cui viviamo
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