10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCENARINESS»
Discover the use of
mercenariness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mercenariness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Human Dogs - The Pyramid Social Structure of Power and ...
The World human population and the various nations occupy different locations
within the International Pyramid Social Structure of Power and Mercenariness.
However, particular nations do not occupy certain building blocks of the
mentioned ...
2
The Homilist; or, The pulpit for the people, conducted by D. ...
He saw mercenariness on the bench, inspiring the judge, mercenariness on the
altar, inspiring the priests, mercenariness in the pulpit, inspiring the preachers.
Money was the motive power of all. With all this mercenariness, still they "leaned
...
(2) He charges them with base mercenariness. " The heads thereof judge for
reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for
money." He saw mercenariness t>n the bench, inspiring the judge ;
mercenariness ...
William John Deane, J. Edgar Henry, 1893
4
Literature and Liberation: Selected Essays
And Bella's mercenariness, though almost fatal, is in an important sense unlike
the mercenariness of Podsnappery, based on shares and exploitation; hers is a
working-class mercenariness, not much different in essence from that of ...
Arnold Kettle, Graham Martin, W. R. Owens, 1988
5
Dickens and the Twentieth Century (RLE Dickens): Routledge ...
the joke is, of course, that her snobbery has no real social basis: she is a
tragedyqueen out of a tenthrate repertory company. And Bella's mercenariness,
though almost fatal, is in an important sense unlike the mercenariness of
Podsnappery, ...
John & Gabriel Gross & Pearson, 2013
6
Turgenev and Russian Culture: Essays to Honour Richard Peace
It is the tendency of the intelligentsia to invest itself with an aura of what might
most accurately be called 'unmercenariness' ('ɛɟɫɤɨɪɵɫɬɢɟ').3 I mean by
this term the antithesis of 'mercenariness' ('ɤɨɪɵɫɬɶ'), if we take
mercenariness to ...
Joe Andrew, Derek Offord, Robert Reid, 2008
7
Reading East Asian Writing: The Limits of Literary Theory
According to the categorization at the beginning of the story, what distinguishes
the two kinds of collectors is mercenariness, which is normally not considered a
virtue. Unlike Yang, Zhuang is not interested in the money he can make from the
...
Michel Hockx, Ivo Smits, 2014
8
Entanglements, Or Transmedial Thinking about Capture
According to the categorization at the beginning of the story, what distinguishes
the two kinds of collectors is mercenariness, which is normally not considered a
virtue. Unlike Yang, Zhuang is not interested in the money he can make from the
...
9
Moral Art of Dickens: Second Edition
The central moral crisis in Our Mutual Friend, the conversion of Bella from
mercenariness to love, shows Dickens's precise awareness of this kind of moral
therapy. For Bofiin and his wife deliberately act out the homeopathic cure, staging
her ...
He attends church to get something for himself, and this is the quintessence of
mercenariness. The working man who refuses to attend church and scoffs at
religion because, as he says, nothing is done for him and his kind, may bring a
just ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCENARINESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mercenariness is used in the context of the following news items.
The Importance of Being Earnest review – David Suchet's Lady …
He hints at Lady Bracknell's methodical mercenariness by producing a notebook, in which to itemise Mr Worthing's assets with glittering ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Police Chief Concerned About Namibians Fighting for Isis
He warned that it was forbidden for Namibians to join foreign wars, as it may constitute mercenariness. The Namibian Sun previously reported ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Teja Singh In Flanders Fields
The Great War was an imperial war, and the Indian efforts retain a whiff of mercenariness. Secondly, the Western Front—where Indians had had a brief show—is ... «Outlook, Dec 14»
'How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to …
Smith is rightly redeemed from those wishing to claim he somehow justified mercenariness. If Thatcher had put his more important work in her ... «Financial Times, Nov 14»
Vulture TV Awards: Once Upon a Time Creators Pick Silicon Valley …
We love Kumail for the integrity he brings and the mercenariness of his character. As for Welch, from the first moment he came onscreen, it was ... «Vulture, Jun 14»
Mark Schafer/HBO Adam Driver, Lena Dunham in 'Girls'
It's a flat-out awful thing to do, and Hannah was called on her lack of empathy and mercenariness -- "If I do give you another name, will you get ... «Indie Wire, Feb 14»
Why Won't King Kanu Simply Abdicate?
... mercenariness (Rooney in his Man United contract negotiations) or sheer greed (Ashley Cole and his horror at a £55,000-a-week wage). «Football365.com, Apr 12»
Steve James: never mind the Ashes, Wales v England in the Six …
For while sport might be a major carrier of national identity, it is also a carrier of opportunism and, at times, downright mercenariness. Increased ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 11»
Film Review: The Western Front
... the incompetence of the US civilian authority in Baghdad, the mercenariness of the humanitarian and reconstruction industry, the inflexibility ... «Huffington Post, May 10»
Op-Ed: Private Armies and Private Military Companies (PMCs)
Professional soldiers, suddenly unemployed in a hostile civilian environment, resorted to mercenariness. A few became rogue freelancers. «DigitalJournal.com, Nov 08»
