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Another aspect of placeism is the strong sense of "home" infusing Mr Kauffman's book (and indeed, John Grisham's).
Psychology/Psychotherapy Maxine 2007
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Another aspect of placeism is the strong sense of "home" infusing Mr Kauffman's book (and indeed, John Grisham's).
Communication Maxine 2007
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In an early form of placeism (of which this blog approves), the idea was that the local people would run it.
Culture Maxine 2009
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The results of a study published in the May 31st issue of The Economist also shed a new light on “placeism” with regard to women.
June « 2008 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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My wife and I were discussing this when she made the observation that all three “isms” are really just different forms of “placeism.”
June « 2008 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2008
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Downstairs alone, I switched on my computer for the first time today, and there is this wonderful, generous posting from Frank (Wilson), linking to my placeism post -- not just generous but "getting it" in his usual economical, on-the-nail style; writing of the "connectiveness" and sense of community he has encountered by the unconventional means of blogging.
Friends Maxine 2008
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The results of a study published in the May 31st issue of The Economist also shed a new light on “placeism” with regard to women.
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My wife and I were discussing this when she made the observation that all three “isms” are really just different forms of “placeism.”
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Her perspective is that of web design of social software, but she makes some very insightful comments about customers, particularly young ones, and by extension, placeism.
Communication Maxine 2007
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The review is pretty good, I thought, explaining the difference between this conviction-placeism and the "provincialism" of other Southern writers like Faulkner and Capote.
Communication Maxine 2007
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