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The Amarna letters Moran, William L Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, English-language ed., 1992

Issue: до 2011-08, Translation of: Tell el-Amarna tablets, Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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lgli/Sander L. Gilman - Jewish Self-Hatred (1986, Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press).pdf

Jewish self-hatred : anti-Semitism and the hidden language of the Jews Sander L. Gilman Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore; London, Unknown, 1986

An examination of Jewish self-hatred viewed as the adoption and internalization of antisemitic stereotypes. Focuses on the belief in the existence of a secret Jewish language and the accusation that Jews are incapable of truly mastering the language and discourse of the society in which they live, tracing the response of Jewish writers in Germany to this accusation from the early modern period up to the Holocaust. Discusses the treatment of Jewish language by post-Holocaust Jewish writers, mostly American, and suggests that this particular form of self-hatred may have disappeared. (From the Bibliography of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism)

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Moroccan dialogues : anthropology in question Dwyer, Kevin, 1941-;Muhammad, Faqir; Muhammad, Faqir Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1982

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lgli/Douglas Robinson - American Apocalypses: The Image of the End of the World in American Literature (1985, Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press).pdf

American apocalypses : the image of the end of the world in American literature Douglas Robinson; Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD ; London, © 1985

Critical assessment of the orthodox and economic policy based approaches to the geography of underdevelopment - discusses the historical context; reviews development theories relating to imperialism, capitalism, dependence, peripheral industrialization, etc.; considers spatial aspects of regional disparity, rural migration and urbanization. Bibliography, references

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lgli/Majid Khadduri, University Distinguished Research Professor Majid Khadduri - Arab Contemporaries (1973, Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press).pdf

Arab contemporaries : the role of personalities in politics Majid Khadduri, University Distinguished Research Professor Majid Khadduri Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1St Edition, First Edition, PS, 1973

Includes Bibliographical References.

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Thomas Jefferson's travels in Europe, 1784-1789: a synthesis of his travel accounts and correspondence as well as those of some of his contemporaries George Green Shackelford Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1995

During his time as minister to the court of Louis XVI, from 1784 to 1789, Thomas Jefferson became not only a friend of France but also the champion of European culture in the United States. Because the man who was to become America's third president learned so much from his five years abroad - about the fine arts of architecture and painting and about the practical arts of agriculture, bureaucracy, and commerce - his stay in Europe remains one of the most important of any American before or since. In the first book to describe and explore the significance of Jefferson's European journey, George Green Shackelford offers the reader an intimate and richly detailed account of what Jefferson saw and how he saw it. In the process, he assesses the influence on Jefferson of such figures as the architect Charles Louis Clerisseau and the artist Maria Cosway. Illustrated with more than sixty contemporary images of the places Jefferson visited and described, Jefferson's Travels in Europe shows how Jefferson's journeys in France, England, Italy, the Netherlands, and the German Rhineland shaped his intellectual and aesthetic development. Coaxing meaning out of Jefferson's account books and correspondence, and the parallel experiences of other travelers of the day, Shackelford has created a unique document, one that bears "a general resemblance to the book that Thomas Jefferson never wrote, his Notes on Europe."

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Legislative histories: Mitigation of Fines Bill (HR-38) through Resolution on Unclaimed Lands Charlene Bangs Bickford and Helen E. Veit, editors Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Documentary history of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791 -- v. 6, Baltimore, Maryland, 1986

22 volumes ; 24 cm The First Federal Congress Project (FFCP), a chartered University Research Center affiliated with the Department of History in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University, has a dual mission: collecting for, researching, editing and publishing the universally acclaimed and well reviewed Documentary History of the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791 (DHFFC), and serving as a research/education center on the most important and productive Congress in U.S. history. -- Publisher Vol. has spine title: Documentary history of the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791 Vol. edited by Charlene Bangs Bickford and Helen E. Veit Vol. edited by Kenneth R. Bowling, William Charles DiGiacomantonio, and Charlene Bangs Bickford Vol. edited by Kenneth R. Bowling and Helen E. Veit Vol. edited by Charlene Bangs Bickford, Kenneth R. Bowling, and Helen E. Veit Vol. edited by Charlene Bangs Bickford [and others] Sponsored by the National Historical Publications [and Records] Commission and the George Washington University Volume 22 contains illustrations Includes bibliographical references and index V. 1. Senate legislative journal. -- v. 2. Senate executive journal and related documents. -- v. 3. House of Representatives journal. -- v. 4-6. Legislative histories. -- v. 7. Petition histories : Revolutionary war-related crimes. -- v. 8. Petition histories and nonlegislative official documents. -- v. 9. The Diary of William Maclay and other notes on Senate debates. -- v. 10. Debates in the house of representatives: first session: April -- May 1789. -- v. 11. Debates in the house of representatives: first session : June -- Sept. 1789. -- v. 12. Debates in the House of Representatives: second session: January-March 1790. -- v. 13. Debates in the House of Representatives: second session: April-August 1790. -- v. 14. Debates in the House of Representatives: third session: December 1790-March 1791. -- v. 15. Correspondence: first session: March-May 1789. -- v. 16. Correspondence: first session: June-August 1789. -- v. 17. Correspondence: first session: September-November 1789 -- v. 18. Correspondence: second session: October 1789-14 March 1790 -- v. 19. Correspondence: second session: 15 March-June 1790 -- v. 20. Correspondence: second session: July-October 1790 -- v. 21. Correspondence: third session: November 1790-March 1791 -- v. 22. Correspondence: supplement: April 1791-1848

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The anatomy of historical knowledge Mandelbaum, Maurice, 1908-1987 Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977

Issue: до 2011-01, Includes bibliographical references and index

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"No standing armies!": The antiarmy ideology in seventeenth-century England [by] Lois G. Schwoerer Johns Hopkins University Press; The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1974

x, 210 p. : 23 cm Bibliography: p. 201-202

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Dear parents : a field guide for college preparation Jon McGee; Chris Farrell Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2018

Few moments in parenting are as fraught as preparing your kid for college. Let a trusted pro show you how its done. Written for parents and families of college-bound students, Jon McGees Dear Parents is an essential tool youll need to navigate the complex and often emotional challenge of getting your daughter or son prepared forand throughcollege. Organized chronologically, the book takes readers through the stages of childhood leading up to college, as well as the process of searching for and selecting a college. From the decisions you make during your childs early years to the process of setting up their dorm room, this book provides parents with insights, wisdom, and guidance about college, college preparation, and choosing a college. Letters written by college and educational professionals, all with children, frame and illuminate each chapter. Drawing on their personal and professional experience, these experts offer practical and sympathetic advice about preparing for college. The book concludes with insights about sending children off to college and the appropriate roles for parents as your children experience these important years. Undergirded by research but informed by on-the-ground insight, Dear Parents is designed to both engage and inform while demystifying the daunting and ever-changing process of entering college. "If youve picked up this book, my guess is you dont need convincing that there is a lifelong return from a college education. You want to understand the process better and youd like to help your teen smartly navigate their choices. You picked wisely if thats the case.... Jon McGee is a wonderful guide, shedding light on the mysterious process of applying to college while bringing much insight to the inevitable trade-offs."from the foreword by Chris Farrell, Marketplace

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lgli/Philippe Aries [Aries, Philippe] - Western Attitudes Toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present (2013, Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974.).epub

Western Attitudes toward Death: From the Middle Ages to the Present (The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History) Philippe Aries [Aries, Philippe] Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1974., Johns Hopkins symposia in comparative history 4th, Johns Hopkins paperback ed, 1979

This remarkable book--the fruit of almost two decades of study--traces in compelling fashion the changes in Western attitudes toward death and dying from the earliest Christian times to the present day. A truly landmark study, The Hour of Our Death reveals a pattern of gradually developing evolutionary stages in our perceptions of life in relation to death, each stage representing a virtual redefinition of human nature.Starting at the very foundations of Western culture, the eminent historian Phillipe Ariès shows how, from Graeco-Roman times through the first ten centuries of the Common Era, death was too common to be frightening; each life was quietly subordinated to the community, which paid its respects and then moved on. Ariès identifies the first major shift in attitude with the turn of the eleventh century when a sense of individuality began to rise and with it, profound consequences: death no longer meant merely the weakening of community, but...

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Land use controls can affect the quality of the environment, the provision of public services, the distribution of income and wealth, the development of natural resources, and the growth of the national economy. The Economics of Zoning Laws is the first book to apply the modern economic theory of property rights to all major aspects of zoning. Zoning laws are neither irrational constrints on otherwise efficient markets nor disinterested attempts to correct market failure. Rather, zoning must be viewed as a collective property right, vested in local governments and administered by politicians who rationally repsond to their constituents and to developers as markets for development rights arise. The Economics of Zoning Laws develops the economic theories of property rights and public choice and applies them to three zoning the siting of a large industrial plant, the exclusionary zoning of the suburbs, and the constitutional protection of propery owners from excessive regulation. Economic and legal theory, William Fischel contends, suggest that payment of damages under the taking clause of the Constitution may provide the most effective remedy for excessive zoning regulations.

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Eastward ho! George Chapman, Ben Jonson, John Marston; edited by R. W. Van Fossen Manchester [Eng.]: Manchester University Press ; Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, The Revels plays, Manchester [Eng.], Baltimore, England, 1979

Eastward Ho! is a citizen or city comedy about Touchstone, a London goldsmith, and his two apprentices, Quicksilver and Golding. The play is highly satirical about social customs in early modern London, and its anti-Scottish satire resulted in a notorious scandal in which King James was offended and the play's authors were imprisoned. Eastward Ho! also references, even parodies, popular plays performed by adult companies such as The Spanish Tragedy, Tamburlaine and Hamlet. The play's title alludes to Westward Ho! by Thomas Dekker and John Webster who also wrote Northward Ho! in response that year.

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Fish sticks, sports bras, and aluminum cans : the politics of everyday technologies Josephson, Paul R. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Illustrated, 2015

"Who would have guessed that the first sports bra was made out of two jockstraps sewn together or that it succeeded because of federal anti-discrimination laws? What do simple decisions about where to build a road or whether to buy into the carbon economy have to do with Hurricane Katrina or the Fukushima nuclear disaster? How did massive flood control projects on the Mississippi River and New Deal dams on the Columbia River lead to the ubiquity of high fructose corn syrup? And what explains the creation-and continued popularity-of the humble fish stick? In Fish Sticks, Sports Bras, and Aluminum Cans, historian Paul R. Josephson explores the surprising origins, political contexts, and social meanings of ordinary objects. Drawing on archival materials, technical journals, interviews, and field research, this engaging collection of essays reveals the forces that shape (and are shaped by) everyday objects. Ultimately, Josephson suggests that the most familiar and comfortable objects-sugar and aluminum, for example, which are inextricably tied together by their linked history of slavery and colonialism-may have the more astounding and troubling origins. Students of consumer studies and the history of technology, as well as scholars and general readers, will be captivated by Josephson's insights into the complex relationship between society and technology."--Page 4 de la couverture

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The American backwoods frontier : an ethnic and ecological interpretation Jordan, Terry G, Kaups, Matti E Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, Creating the North American landscape, Baltimore, Maryland, 1989

xiii, 340 p. : 26 cm. --, Includes index, Bibliography: p. 287-331

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Baltimore: A Not Too Serious History (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) by Letitia Stockett; with a new foreword by Harold A. Williams Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland paperback bookshelf, Maryland paperback bookshelf ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1997

A charming and anecdotal account of Baltimore historyas fresh today as it was when first published in 1928. A teacher of English and English History at the Friends School in Baltimore, Letitia Stockett was inspired to write her whimsical history of the city when a friend told her that nothing much had been done in the way of a history of Baltimore since J. Thomas Scharf's The Chronicles of Baltimore (1874). Rising to the challenge, she spent all of her spare time on the book, telling curious friends and family merely that she "had work to do." A Not Too Serious History was the result, a charming and anecdotal account of the city's history that is as fresh today as it was when first published in 1928. "Would you know Baltimore? Then put deliberately out of your mind the fact that the town makes more straw hats than any other city in the world. Aesthetically speaking, that is a fearsome thought. Forget, too, that Baltimore is the centre of the oyster packing industry. Worse, far worse than a straw hat is a packed oyster; Baltimoreans ought to know better. In truth they do; they export the tinned bivalve to the unsuspecting, unsophisticated Westerner. These two enterprises are worthy and profitable, but a knowledge of these facts will not help you understand this city any more truly than the study of those long lists of products once diligently conned in school gave you an inkling of Tunis, Singapore and Wilkes-Barre."from A Not too Serious History

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Heal your brain : how the new neuropsychiatry can help you go from better to well Hellerstein MD, David J. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011

Maybe you are one of the more than 45 million people in the United States who is currently struggling with depression. Maybe anxiety keeps you from truly enjoying your job, your relationships, your life. Maybe every change you have tried to make seems to have failed and you are beginning to feel as if change is simply not possible. Author David J. Hellerstein uses the term New Neuropsychiatry to refer to a dramatically different approach to help people who have depression and anxiety disorders. Unlike Old Psychiatry, which often focused on early life issues, the New Neuropsychiatry focuses on improving present-day life and on achieving long-term remission of symptoms. Heal Your Brain combines the advances of neuroscience and medicine with the art of the storyteller to show how the New Neuropsychiatry can alter the course of your life. Dr. Hellerstein, a psychiatrist at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, puts this new form of psychiatry to the test. Depression and anxiety disorders damage the brain, but as Dr. Hellerstein explains, the right treatment can change the patterns of brain activity, brain cell connections, and even the brain’s anatomy. To illustrate, he relates the stories of people as they travel through various phases of New Neuropsychiatry treatment, from evaluation to therapy to remission, and illustrates how this approach can help you progress through each phase as well. The book’s compelling narrative demonstrates that, in many cases, it is possible to achieve a stable recovery and return to—or even experience for the first time—a life free of crippling anxiety and depression. The Johns Hopkins University Press

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The New Chesapeake Kitchen Shields, John, David W. Harp, John Shields Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Illustrated, US, 2018

The latest cookbook by the "Culinary Ambassador of the Chesapeake" encourages us to cook in a way that is not only healthy for us but also for the Bay. Captain John Smith, upon entering the Chesapeake, wrote in his diaries that the fish were so plentiful we attempted to catch them with a frying pan. That method sums up classic Chesapeake cookingfresh and simple. In The New Chesapeake Kitchen , celebrated Maryland chef John Shields takes the best of what grows, swims, or grazes in the Bays watershed and prepares it simply, letting the pure flavors shine through. Honoring the farmers, watermen, butchers, cheese makers, and foragers who make the food movement around the Chesapeake Bay watershed possible, along with the environmental and food organizations working to restore the Bay, the land, and food security, Shields promotes a healthy locavore diet and a holistic view of community foodways. In this scrumptious book, enhanced with beautiful full-color images by former Baltimore Sun Magazine photographer David W. Harp, Shields urges readers to choose local, seasonal ingredients. Presenting what he dubs Bay- and body-friendly food, he advocates for a plant-forward and sustainable diet, one that considers how food consumption affects both your health and the environment. Shields presents creative and healthy options that nourish us while protecting the Bay, including one-pot recipes for meals like Fishing Creek Seafood Chili, Old Line Veggie Creole Oyster Stew, and Spring Pea Soup with Tarragon-Truffle Oil. To round it out, this holistic cookbook includes directions for canning, preserving, and fermenting. Shields offers many vegan- and vegetarian-friendly options, as well as innovative new takes on Chesapeake classics. Youll find recipes for dozens of delicious dishes, from Aunt Bessies Crab Pudding and Hutzlers Cheese Bread to I Cant Believe Its Not Crab Cakes, Blue Cat Seafood Hash, and an array of savory soups, braised meats, luscious desserts, and green breakfast smoothieseven recipes for a locavore cocktail party!

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Religion and politics in Europe and the United States : transnational historical approaches Depkat, Volker, Martschukat, Jürgen. Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; The Johns Hokins University Press, Religion - Political science (Woodrow Wilson Center Press, New York), New York, Baltimore, 2013

State Formation. Commitment And Competition : A Religion Enlightenment In Revolutionary America / Frank Kelleter -- The Lingering Death Of The Most Christian King : Pious Monarchs, Secular States, And Divided Societies In Europe, 1814-1851 / Michael Broers -- Punishment. Multiple Sanctions : Crime, Punishment, And Ideology In Early America / Daniel A. Cohen -- The Religious Discourse On Criminal Law In England, 1600-1800 : From A Theology Of Trial To A Theology Of Punishment / Andre Krischer -- Between Moral Certainty And Morally Certain : The Religious Debate Over The Death Penality In The United States / Anthony Santoro -- Science. Fraternal Twins : American Science And American Religion / James Gilbert -- Science, Religion, And The Modern State : A View From The History Of Science / Ronald E. Doel -- Science Versus Religion : The Process Of Secularization In The Gdr As A Specific Response To Teh Challenged Of Modernity / Monika Wohlrad-sahr And Thomas Schmidt-lux -- Identity And Politics. Jewish Identity In Late Nineteenth- And Early Twentieth-century Europe / Klaus Hodl -- Cultural And Political Images Of American Jews In The Mid-twentieth Century / Michell Mart -- Violence And World Affairs. Religious Violence In Nineteenth- And Twentieth-century American History? / Michael Hochgeschwender -- New Wars, Old Motives? On The Role Of Religion In International Relations / Gerlinde Groitl -- Heaven Is Under Our Feet : Contextualizing Faith, Religion, And Politics In The Post-9/11 Era / Volker Depkat And Jurgen Martschkutat. Edited By Volker Depkat And Jürgen Martschukat. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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The Political Determinants of Health Daniel E. Dawes; foreword by David R. Williams Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, United States, 2020

Reduced life expectancy, worsening health outcomes, health inequity, and declining health care options--these are now realities for most Americans. However, in a country of more than 325 million people, addressing everyone's issues is challenging. How can we effect beneficial change for everyone so we all can thrive? What is the great equalizer? In this book, Daniel E. Dawes argues that political determinants of health create the social drivers--including poor environmental conditions, inadequate transportation, unsafe neighborhoods, and lack of healthy food options--that affect all other dynamics of health. By understanding these determinants, their origins, and their impact on the equitable distribution of opportunities and resources, we will be better equipped to develop and implement actionable solutions to close the health gap. Dawes draws on his firsthand experience helping to shape major federal policies, including the Affordable Care Act, to describe the history of efforts to address the political determinants that have resulted in health inequities. Taking us further upstream to the underlying source of the causes of inequities, Dawes examines the political decisions that lead to our social conditions, makes the social determinants of health more accessible, and provides a playbook for how we can address them effectively. A thought-provoking and evocative account that considers both the policies we think of as health policy and those that we don't, The Political Determinants of Health provides a novel, multidisciplinary framework for addressing the systemic barriers preventing the United States from becoming the healthiest nation in the world.

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Why Do We Care about Literary Characters? Vermeule, Blakey Johns Hopkins University Press; The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2010

Blakey Vermeule wonders how readers become involved in the lives of fictional characters, people they know do not exist. Vermeule examines the ways in which readers’ experiences of literature are affected by the emotional attachments they form to fictional characters and how those experiences then influence their social relationships in real life. She focuses on a range of topics, from intimate articulations of sexual desire, gender identity, ambition, and rivalry to larger issues brought on by rapid historical and economic change. Vermeule discusses the phenomenon of emotional attachment to literary characters primarily in terms of 18th-century British fiction but also considers the postmodern work of Thomas Mann, J. M. Coetzee, Ian McEwan, and Chinua Achebe. From the perspective of cognitive science, Vermeule finds that caring about literary characters is not all that different from caring about other people, especially strangers. The tools used by literary authors to sharpen and focus reader interest tap into evolved neural mechanisms that trigger a caring response. This book contributes to the emerging field of evolutionary literary criticism. Vermeule draws upon recent research in cognitive science to understand the mental processes underlying human social interactions without sacrificing solid literary criticism. People interested in literary theory, in cognitive analyses of the arts, and in Darwinian approaches to human culture will find much to ponder in Why Do We Care about Literary Characters?

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The Jules Verne Steam Balloon (johns Hopkins: Poetry And Fiction) Davenport, Professor Guy The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins, poetry and fiction, Johns Hopkins Paperbacks ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993

Offers a synthesis of subjects and forms. Melding history, biography, botany, political theory, geology and other interests, Davenport creates fictions that are complex but also unified, mature, balanced and resolved. His other collections include "Tatlin!" and "DaVinci's Bicycle"

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The placebo : a reader Franklin G. Miller, Luana Colloca, Robert A. Crouch, Ted J. Kaptchuk Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, cop. 2013

The placebo effect is a fascinating but elusive phenomena. Although no standard definition of the placebo effect exists, it is generally understood as consisting of responses of individuals to the psychosocial context of medical treatments or clinical encounters, as distinct from specific physiological effects of medical interventions. The Placebo is the first book to compile a selection of classic and contemporary published articles on the topic. Systematic investigation of the placebo effect emerged in the 1950s in response to the development of randomized controlled clinical trials that used "inert" placebo interventions as a pivotal element of scientific evaluation of novel drugs. In recent years, scientific and scholarly investigation of the placebo effect has increased dramatically, reflecting a growing interest in the connection between mind and body with respect to health, the development of brain imaging techniques, dissatisfaction with the reductionist and technological orientation of biomedicine, and growing attention to the use of complementary and alternative medical treatments. The Placebo is organized into three sections: the nature and significance of the placebo effect, experimental studies of the placebo effect, and ethical issues of placebos in research and in clinical practice. This comprehensive sourcebook will be invaluable to investigators and scholars alike.

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Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast (American Land Classics) by John Randolph Spears; edited by Douglas Steeples The Johns Hopkins University Press, American land classics, Johns Hopkins Paperbacks ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 2001

In 1891, New York Sun Reporter And Travel Writer J. R. Spears Accepted An Invitation To Visit Death Valley To Write About The Region And Explore Its Borax Mines. Spears, The First Professional Journalist To Visit, Photograph, And Report On The Region, Provided The American Reading Public With An Engaging And Informed Account Of Death Valley And Its Surrounding Desert Country. Through Nineteenth Chapters, Spears Examines The Twenty-mule Teams Used In Borax Mining, Freighting In The Rugged Desert Landscape, And Various Desert Characters - Including Desert Tramps And A California Bear Hunter. Long Considered An Important Literary And Regional History Of Death Valley And A Primary Source Of Information, Illustrated Sketches Of Death Valley And Other Borax Deserts Of The Pacific Coast Will Appeal To Enthusiasts Of The Region And Of The American West.--book Jacket. Ch. I. The Story Of Death Valley -- Ch. Ii. Sand-storms And Sand-waves -- Ch. Iii. Once A Citizen Of Death Valley -- Ch. Iv. Tales Of The White Arabs -- Ch. V. Tramps Of The Desert -- Ch. Vi. Sportsmen In The Desert -- Ch. Vii. Freighting On The Desert -- Ch. Viii. A Novel Road -- Ch. Ix. Gathering Desert Fuel -- Ch. X. A Nevada Narrow Gauge -- Ch. Xi. Told Of A Desert Journey -- Ch. Xii. Abandoned Desert Mining Camps -- Ch. Xiii. A California Bear Hunter -- Ch. Xiv. The First American Borax -- Ch. Xv. Struck It Rich On The Marsh -- Ch. Xvi. Borax In The Marshes And Mines -- Ch. Xvii. A Chemical Romance -- Ch. Xviii. Sketches Of Borax In Other Countries -- Ch. Xix. Curious Facts About Borax. By John Randolph Spears ; Edited By Douglas Steeples. Originally Published: Chicago : Rand, Mcnally, 1892. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 239-244).

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Religion : the modern theories Seth Daniel Kunin Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003., Baltimore, 2003

The question of the nature of religion has interested scholars from a wide range of different disciplines during the course of the last two centuries.

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Current Trends In The Management Of Breast Cancer Professor R. Robinson Baker The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1977

Includes bibliographical references and indexes xiii, 159 pages : 24 cm

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Home front Baltimore : an album of stories from World War II Sandler, Gilbert Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011

In July 1942, American prisoners of war were performing Julius Caesar on a jury-rigged stage in Burma at about the same time that Tommy Dorsey and his famous orchestra played the Hippodrome Theatre on Eutaw Street. In June 1944, more than 3,000 U.S. Marines died capturing the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean while fans back in Baltimore were cheering the International League Orioles in their successful bid for a championship. These are just two of the startling juxtapositions that Gilbert Sandler writes about in his account of life on the home front in Baltimore during the Second World War. While poring through the wartime archives of local newspapers, Sandler was struck by the contrast between what was happening over there, in the war, and over here, back home in Baltimore. Some of these contrasts seem ironic; some provide sobering perspective. Together they make up an album of vivid and engaging stories, many told by people who lived through them. Home Front Baltimore struggles, along with the reader, to make sense of these two worlds, thousands of miles apart, and gives readers a deeper understanding of what the city was really like during the war. Rarely seen photographs from the Baltimore Sun , the News-American , and the Afro-American bring to life the rich, personal anecdotes of wartime Baltimoreans and transport readers back to an indelible era of Baltimore history.

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Doubling and Incest / Repetition and Revenge: A Speculative Reading of Faulkner Irwin, John T. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins paperback edition, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980

There is something that writers of introductions seldom say but the readers should never forget: an introduction, though it is read first, is written last.

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Teratogenic effects of drugs : a resource for clinicians (TERIS) Friedman MD PhD, Dr. J. M., Polifka PhD, Dr. Janine E. The Johns Hopkins University Press, second edition edition, July 15, 2000

Teratogenic exposures during embryonic or fetal life can produce permanent abnormalities of structure or function. Although the number of individuals affected is relatively small -- perhaps accounting for about one-tenth of all birth defects -- teratogenic exposures are nevertheless important because they are potentially preventable. In Teratogenic Effects of Drugs, J. M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., and Janine E. Polifka, Ph.D., present an updated version of their catalog for clinicians. With more than 1,100 agent summaries, this new edition expands the clinically oriented information now available on the potential teratogenic effects of drugs and other agents on the developing fetus or embryo. Unique to this catalog is a rating system by which an internationally recognized panel of teratologists assesses the risk associated with usual exposures to each agent. Also rated are the quality and quantity of data upon which the panel's assessment is based. Each entry includes a concise narrative summary that reviews the available information as well as a list of key references. Teratogenic Effects of Drugs is the hardcover version of a computerized database known as the Teratogen Information System (TERIS), the on-line version of which first appeared in 1987. This new edition will continue to serve as a reference for use by clinical and research geneticists, teratologists, obstetricians, and pediatricians. Praise for the first edition: "For all practitioners in clinical teratology, maternal/fetal medicine, obstetrics, medical genetics, and toxicology that take this clinical problem seriously, Teratogenic Effects of Drugs should be on their shelf." -- AmericanJournal of Human Genetics "The FDA would do well to contract TERIS to write the 'Drug in Pregnancy' portion of pharmaceutical company labels... Until the FDA takes such a sensible step, buy the book." -- Reproductive Toxicology "...is the hardcover version of a computerized database known as the Teratogen Information System. This new edition will continue to serve as a reference for use by clinical & research professionals."

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ia/participationina00cobb.pdf

Participation in American politics : the dynamics of agenda-building Roger W. Cobb, Charles D. Elder The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2nd ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1983

Examines the extent of public participation in political decision-making especially for the student of American politics

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Robert Herrick's "Hesperides" and the epigram book tradition Professor Ann Baynes Coiro Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1988

Ann Baynes Coiro. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 217-257.

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ia/stateincometaxat0000penn.pdf

State Income Taxation Penniman, Professor Clara The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980

xiii, 292 pages ; 24 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-286) and index 1. The income tax in the state setting -- Development of state income taxes -- National setting of state income taxes -- Administration as a continuing challenge -- Conclusion -- 2. Statutory policy and administrative provisions -- Major policy characteristics of individual income taxes -- Administrative tools in state statutes -- Conclusion -- 3. Patterns of administrative organization -- Consolidation versus multiple tax agencies -- Single tax administrator versus the tax board -- Integrated versus tax-by-tax structure -- Appellate organization -- Conclusion -- 4. Management resources -- Physical setting -- State income tax budgeting -- Income tax personnel -- Research and statistics -- Planning -- Conclusion -- 5. Processing and compliance -- Processing -- The nature of the compliance problem -- The taxpayer as the primary source of information -- Information returns -- Secondary information sources -- Conclusion -- 6. Collections: Current and delinquent -- Collection at the source -- Collecting assessments -- Conclusion -- 7. Office and field auditing: Individual income tax returns -- Audit organization -- Audit function -- Productivity of audit programs -- 8. Office and field auditing: Corporation income tax returns and fraud investigations -- Corporation-return filing -- Corporation auditing -- Productivity of audit programs -- Special investigations -- Conclusions on auditing -- 9. Intergovernmental relations in state income tax administration -- Federal-state administrative cooperation -- State conformity with federal laws -- Federal-state friction -- Interstate relations -- State-local cooperation -- Conclusion -- 10. The future -- Increased reliance on state income taxes -- Administrative effectiveness -- Administration and tax policy -- Recommendations -- Conclusion

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ia/livingwithrheuma00tamm.pdf

Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis (johns Hopkins Health Book) Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, James L. McGuire; foreword by Edward D. Harris, Jr.; illustrations by Teresa Vaitkus The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins pbk. ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1995

This text offers answers to the questions of everyday life with rheumatoid arthritis. The authors provide explanations of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and why medication, joint protection, physical activity and good nutrition are essential components of care.

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Local Attachments: The Making of an American Urban Neighborhood, 1850 to 1920 (Creating the North American Landscape) Von Hoffman, Professor Alexander The Johns Hopkins University Press, Creating the North American landscape, Johns Hopkins Paperbacks ed., 1996, Baltimore, 1996, ©1994

"Most men have local attachment so strong," wrote the author of a Massachusetts town history published in 1847, "that it invests some spot, endeared by association, with controlling interest." In the seventy years that followed this observation, the United States was transformed from a rural society of small communities into an urban nation where most people lived in cities. Surprisingly, writes Alexander von Hoffman, this transformation did not destroy "local attachments" and create an impersonal, atomized society. Instead, these attachments flourished in the fundamental unit of urban society, the city neighborhood. . In Local Attachments von Hoffman explores the emergence of the modern urban neighborhood in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by examining Boston's outer-city neighborhood, Jamaica Plain. Like other American urban neighborhoods of the era, Jamaica Plain experienced the arrival of many ethnic groups, a house-building boom for members of every social class, and the creation of commercial, industrial, and recreational areas within its boundaries. Despite this diversity, a vital neighborhood culture bound the residents of the neighborhood together. Businesses, churches, schools, clubs, charitable societies, and political organizations spun a web of social ties that fostered a powerful sense of allegiance to the local community. Yet in the end, political reformers and twentieth-century mores shattered the unity of the turn-of-the-century neighborhood and contributed to a decline in the quality of urban life. . Drawn from a wealth of primary sources and illustrated with more than fifty photographs and maps, Local Attachments offers a detailed look, from the inside out, of the evolution of urban America.

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ia/modeltcentennial0000case_i6p5.pdf

The model T : a centennial history Casey, Robert, 1946- author Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins paperback edition, Baltimore, 2016

Richly illustrated with archival photos from The Henry Ford, The Model T is the definitive history of an iconographic piece of American technology.

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Eclogues (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction) Davenport, Professor Guy The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins, poetry and fiction, Johns Hopkins paperbacks ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993

Hermes laid back his jackrabbit ears and looked around at me with his girlish eyes as much as to say that, yes, as long as my playing took us to the patch of nettles and thistles out by the Consular Road I could ride.

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ia/mediterraneanwor0000ocon.pdf

The Mediterranean world : from the fall of Rome to the rise of Napoleon O'Connell, Monique, 1974- author; Dursteler, Eric, author Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 2016

Located at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Mediterranean has connected societies for millennia, creating a shared space of intense economic, cultural, and political interaction. Greek temples in Sicily, Roman ruins in North Africa, and Ottoman fortifications in Greece serve as reminders that the Mediterranean has no fixed national boundaries or stable ethnic and religious identities. In "The Mediterranean World," Monique O'Connell and Eric R Dursteler examine the history of this contested region from the medieval to the early modern era, beginning with the fall of Rome around 500 CE and closing with Napoleon's attempted conquest of Egypt in 1798. Arguing convincingly that the Mediterranean should be studied as a singular unit, the authors explore the centuries when no lone power dominated the Mediterranean Sea and invaders brought their own unique languages and cultures to the region. Structured around four interlocking themes--mobility, state development, commerce, and frontiers--this beautifully illustrated book brings new dimensions to the concepts of Mediterranean nationality and identity.

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ia/treatingdisorder0000unse.pdf

Treating The Disorder, Treating The Family edited by Jim Orford Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1987

Introduction / Jim Orford -- Schizophrenia And The Family / Max Birchwood And Joanne Smith -- Families With Mentally Handicapped Children / Jan Pahl And Lyn Quine -- Chronic Physical Disorder In Adults / Keith A. Nichols -- Coping With Problem Drinking In The Family / Barbara S. Mccrady And William Hay -- Anorexia And The Family / Robert L. Palmer, Pamela Marshall, Rhoda Oppenheimer -- Senile Dementia And The Family / Mary L.m. Gilhooly -- Violence Towards Wives / R. Emerson Dobash And Russell P. Dobash -- Depression And The Family / Liz Kuipers -- Chronic Disease In Childhood / Christine Eiser -- Brain Damage And The Family / Nick Moffat -- Integration : A General Account Of Families Coping With Disorder / Jim Orford. Edited By Jim Orford. Includes Bibliographies And Index.

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ia/naturaldisasters0000unse_x5x3.pdf

Natural disasters and public health : Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma Virginia M. Brennan Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2009

The events of Hurricane Katrina have been seared into our collective consciousness, revealing a glaring discrepancy between the experiences of privileged whites and those of low-income blacks. The latter faced a scale of physical danger and mental trauma that the former largely escaped. While residents with resources evacuated in cars, poor residents were left to fend for themselveswithout food, water, medicine, shelter, or safety. Many poor African Americans died; many more lost loved ones and all of their material belongings. Natural Disasters and Public Health analyzes the public health effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on minorities in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast. The contributors assess the overall health policy and public health implications of these three natural disasters. While most of the current literature on disaster relief focuses on FEMA, race, urban planning, and the environment, Natural Disasters and Public Health takes a broader perspective, advocating the inclusion of comprehensive public health policy in future disaster relief programs. Unflinching photographsmany from the Astrodome in Houston after the evacuation of New Orleans and including the triage clinic set up there by the Baylor School of Medicineillustrate the poor conditions under which health care professionals and aid workers ministered to the sick and injured. Reports from the field by disaster relief professionals and research articles by scholars present lessons learned and offer tools and guidance for future planning. This volume is a valuable resource for public policymakers, health care agencies, providers who plan for large-scale emergencies, academics teaching disaster relief courses, and professionals working in this field.

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ia/landbankingeurop0000stro.pdf

Land Banking (Johns Hopkins Studies in Urban Affairs Series) Strong, Professor Ann The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins studies in urban affairs, Baltimore, Maryland, 1979

Through A Comparative Study Of Land Banking In Three European Countries, This Timely Book Explores The Potential For Land Banking In The United States. Its Author, A Respected Land-use Lawyer And Professor Of City And Regional Planning, Stresses, In Particular, How American Attitudes Toward Private Ownership Of Land Will Affect The Outcome Of Land Bank Programs. The Approaches To Land Banking Differ In Sweden, The Netherlands And France, The Three Nations Ann Strong Has Selected For Review.--jacket. The Choice Of Countries -- The Structure Of The Book -- Concept Of Land Ownership. The Western Heritage ; Land Ownership During The Colonial Period ; The Creation And Disposition Of The Public Domain ; The Pendulum Reverses -- Land Banks In The Stockholm Region. Swedish Objectives And Stockholm's Achievements ; The Early Years ; The Peaking Of Stockholm's Activity ; The Sixties Boom ; A Tale Of Three Downs ; Dispersion And Disaffection -- Land Banking In The Netherlands. Achievements, Problems, And Prospects ; The Origins Of Dutch Land Banking ; Current Conditions ; Central City Land Banks -- France: A Recent Convert To Land Banking. Land Banks In A Private Property System ; Land Banks And Land Use Controls ; Focus On The Marseilles Region -- The Potential For Land Banking In The United States. Lessons From Europe ; The Current Setting In The United States -- Critical Land Bank Issues. Ann L. Strong. Includes Bibliographies And Index.

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ia/computerslifesto0000swed_l9t6.pdf

Computers : the life story of a technology Swedin, Eric Gottfrid; Ferro, David L The Johns Hopkins University Press, Illustrated, US, 2007

xxi, 166 pages : 24 cm A great technological and scientific innovation of the last half of the twentieth century, the computer has revolutionized how we organize information, how we communicate with each other, and even the way we think about the human mind. Computers have eased the drudgery of such tasks as calculating sums and clerical work, making them both more bearable and more efficient, whatever the occasional frustration they carry with them. The computer has become a standard fixture in our culture, a necessity for many aspects of business, recreation, and everyday life. In this book, Eric G. Swedin and David L. Ferro offer an accessible short history of this dynamic technology, covering its central themes from ancient times to the present day. -- Amazon.com "First published in 2005 by Greenwood Press."--Title page verso Before computers -- The first electronic computers -- The second generation : from vacuum tubes to transistors -- The third generation : from integrated circuits to microprocessors -- Personal computers : bringing the computer into the home -- Connections : networking computers together -- Computers everywhere Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index

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ia/hereliesjimcrowc0000smit.pdf

Here lies Jim Crow : civil rights in Maryland Smith, C. Fraser, 1938- Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 2008

"Though he lived throughout much of the South -- and even worked his way into parts of the North for a time -- Jim Crow was conceived and buried in Maryland. From Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney's infamous decision in the Dred Scott case to Thurgood Marshall's eloquent and effective work on Brown v. Board of Education, the battle for black equality is very much the story of Free State women and men. Here, Baltimore Sun columnist C. Fraser Smith recounts that tale through the stories, words, and deeds of famous, infamous, and little-known Marylanders. He traces the roots of Jim Crow laws from Dred Scott to Plessy v. Ferguson and describes the parallel and opposite early efforts of those who struggled to establish freedom and basic rights for African Americans. Following the historical trail of evidence, Smith relates latter-day examples of Maryland residents who trod those same steps, from the thrice-failed attempt to deny black people the vote in the early twentieth century to nascent demonstrations for open access to lunch counters, movie theaters, stores, golf courses, and other public and private institutions -- struggles that occurred decades before the now-celebrated historical figures strode onto the national civil rights scene. Smith's lively account includes the grand themes and the state's major players in the movement -- Frederick Douglass, Harriett Tubman, Thurgood Marshall, and Lillie May Jackson, among others -- and also tells the story of the struggle via several of Maryland's important but relatively unknown men and women -- such as Gloria Richardson, John Prentiss Poe, William L. 'Little Willie' Adams, and Walter Sondheim -- who prepared Jim Crow's grave and waited for the nation to deliver the body."--Jacket.

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Cliff's nodes : editorials from The physics teacher Swartz, Clifford E. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 2006

cliff Swartz Is A Passionate Advocate For Better Physics Teaching, Based On A Curriculum That Is Quantitative And Includes Experiments With A Purpose. Here, In A Collection Of Editorials Written For The Physics Teacher Magazine-along With A Few New Ones-he Cajoles, Chides, Preaches, And Provides A Good Swift Kick In The Intellectual Pants For Those Who Are Working To Share Physics With The Next Generation.

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Leaning sycamores : natural worlds of the upper Potomac Jack Wennerstrom; illustrations by Sandy Glover The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1996

"The persistent theme... is water and trees," Jack Wennerstrom writes of the upper Potomac. "The recurring signposts of gnarled and woody glory are the sycamores, which lean along the banks like static titans... great flawed and broken windmills to be tilted at by madmen. I am one of those madmen." Jack Wennerstrom's passionate and abiding interest in the Potomac makes him the ideal guide to the river and its environs. In Leaning Sycamores, he invites us to explore the rugged beauty and rich human history of the Potomac's upper reaches. The flow and rush of the current, the leaning bankside trees, the rocks and flowers, the people, places, and wildlife -- all are lovingly observed and connected in his warmly personal account. In ten gracefully written chapters, Wennerstrom describes the river's geology and natural history, its long record of human habitation, and the ecology of its plants and animals. He relates memorable encounters with people who live and work along its banks, as well as time spent alone, fishing, rafting, and hiking. He writes of the magic of moving water and its powerful effect on mind and spirit.

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Familial polyposis coli : family studies, histopathology, differential diagnosis, and results of treatment Professor H. J. R. Bussey The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1975

xiii, 104 pages : 23 cm Based on the author's thesis, University of London, 1970 Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-102) and index

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ia/treatiseongods0000menc_n5o6.pdf

Treatise on the Gods (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) Henry Louis Mencken Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland paperback bookshelf, 2nd ed., corr. & rewritten., Baltimore, Maryland, 1997

*Treatise on the Gods* (1930) is H. L. Mencken's survey of the history and philosophy of religion, and was intended as an unofficial companion volume to his *Treatise on Right and Wrong* (1934). [...] Mencken considered it "my best book, and by far." [Wikipedia] "I am quite convinced that all religions, at bottom, are pretty much alike. On the surface they may seem to differ greatly, but what appears on the surface is not always religion. Go beneath it, and one finds invariably the same sense of helplessness before the cosmic mysteries, and the same pathetic attempt to resolve it by appealing to higher powers."--from Treatise on the Gods H. L. Mencken is perhaps best known for his scathing political satire. But politicians, as far as Mencken was concerned, had no monopoly on self-righteous chest-thumping, deceit, and thievery. He also found religion to be an adversary worthy of his attention and, in Treatise on the Gods, he offers some of his best shots, a choreographed cannonade. Mencken examines religion everywhere, from India to Peru, from the myths of Egypt to the traditional beliefs of America's Bible Belt. He compares Incas and Greeks, examines doctrines, dogmas, sacred texts, heresies, and ceremonies. He ranges far and wide, but returns at last to the subject that most provokes him: Christianity. He reviews the history of the Church and its founders. "It is Tertullian who is credited with the motto, Credo, quia absurdum est: I believe because it is incredible. Needless to say, he began life as a lawyer." Mencken is no less interested in the dissidents: "The Reformers were men of courage, but not many of them were intelligent." Against the old-time religion of fellow countrymen, Mencken posed as a figure of old-time skepticism, and he reaped the whirlwind. Controversial even before it was published in 1930, Treatise on the Gods remains what its author wished it to be: the plain, clear challenge of honest doubt. [Knopf's 2013 ebook presentation]

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ia/americanhighered0000unse_g5n0.pdf

American higher education in the twenty-first century : social, political, and economic challenges edited by Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, and Robert O. Berdahl Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 3rd ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 2011

Patterns Of Higher Education Development / Philip G. Altbach -- The Ten Generations Of American Higher Education / Roger L. Geiger -- Autonomy And Accountability: Who Controls Academe? / Frank A. Schmidtlein, Robert O. Berdahl -- Academic Freedom: Past, Present, And Future / Robert M. O'neil -- The Federal Government And Higher Education / Michael Mumper ... [and Others] -- The States And Higher Education / Aims C. Mcguinness Jr. -- The Legal Environment: The Implementation Of Legal Change On Campus / Michael A. Olivas / Benjamin Baez -- The Hidden Hand: External Constituencies And Their Impact / Fred F. Harcleroad, Judith S. Eaton -- Harsh Realities: The Professoriate In The Twenty-first Century / Philip G. Altbach -- College Students In Changing Contexts / Sara Goldrick-rab, Marjorie A.e. Cook -- Presidents Leading: The Dynamics And Complexities Of Campus Leadership / Peter D. Eckel, Adrianna Kezar -- Financing Higher Education: Who Should Pay? / D. Bruce Johnstone -- The Digital Technologies Of Learning And Research / John Willinsky, Gustavo Fischman, Amy Scott Metcalfe -- Graduate Education And Research: Interdependence And Strain / Patricia J. Gumport -- Curriculum In Higher Education: The Organizational Dynamics Of Academic Reform / Michael N. Bastedo -- Markets In Higher Education: Trends In Academic Capitalism / Sheila Slaughter, Gary Rhoades -- The Diversity Imperative: Moving To The Next Generation / Darryl G. Smith. Edited By Philip G. Altbach, Patricia J. Gumport, And Robert O. Berdahl. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.

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ia/vigilantmemoryem0000spar.pdf

Vigilant memory : Emmanuel Levinas, the Holocaust, and the unjust death R. Clifton Spargo Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, United States, 2006

"Beginning from a reevaluation of famously inconsolable mourners ranging from Niobe to Hamlet, R. Clifton Spargo discerns the tendency of all grief to depend at least temporarily upon the refusal of consolation. By disrupting the traditional social and psychological functions of grief, the resistant mourner transforms mourning into a profoundly ethical act. Spargo finds such examples of ethical mourning in opposition to socially acceptable expressions of grief throughout the English and American elegiac tradition. Drawing on the work of Paul Ricoeur, Bernard Williams, and Emmanuel Levinas, his book explores the ethical dimensions of anti-consolatory grief through astute readings of a wide range of texts - including Hamlet and works by Milton and Renaissance elegists; more recent poetry by Dickinson, Shelley, and Hardy; and American Holocaust elegies by Sylvia Plath and Randall Jarrell."--Jacket.

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ia/wildmammalsofnor0000sava.pdf

Wild Mammals of Northwest America Arthur Savage; Candace Sherk Savage The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1981

209 pages : 29 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-200) and index

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ia/hush0000stjo_l5b6.pdf

Hush (johns Hopkins: Poetry And Fiction) Professor David St John The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins, poetry and fiction, Johns Hopkins paperbacks ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1985

54 p. ; 21 cm

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