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lgli/Walter Everett - Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology (1999, New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.).epub

Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology Everett, Walter New York : Oxford University Press, 1999., 1999.

Review"The Beatles As Musicians is a well-researched, serious-minded scholarly work that stands easily as the best volume of its genre. Students enrolled in music education programs at the university level will benefit tremendously from many of professor Everett's astute observations and advanced theories concerning the music of The Beatles. As a college-level textbook, this book rates an A+."--Goldmine"Stunning in its thoroughness....An ambitious and serious analytical undertaking, and the only contribution of its kind to date, this book deserves careful attention from all who would include all musics in the 20th-century canon."--Choice"This is an excellent book that will appeal to musicologists, theorists, and general readers with any interest in the Beatles....Everett has written the most important book on the Beatles to appear so far; it will become an indispensable part of any future work on the group and their music. He nicely and securely balances detailed music-analytical, historical, and biographical information while providing a compelling interpretation of the ways in which the group's music changed and developed."--John Covach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"Impressive....I've never seen anything like it before....This unique book offers a seamless narrative of the latter half of the Beatles' career as music makers. What is new in these pages is new not only to the literature on the Beatles but to writing about popular music more generally....Everett does many things more effectively than any previous writer on the Beatles....A great book."--Charles Hamm, Dartmouth College Product DescriptionGiven the phenomenal fame and commercial success that the Beatles knew for the entire course of their familiar career, their music per se has received surprisingly little detailed attention. Not all of their cultural influence can be traced to long hair and flashy clothing; the Beatles had numerous fresh ideas about melody, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, form, colors, and textures. Or consider how much new ground was broken by their lyrics alone--both the themes and imagery of the Beatles' poetry are key parts of what made (and still makes) this group so important, so popular, and so imitated. This book is a comprehensive chronological study of every aspect of the Fab Four's musical life--including full examinations of composition, performance practice, recording, and historical context--during their transcendent late period (1966-1970). Rich, authoritative interpretations are interwoven through a documentary study of many thousands of audio, print, and other sources.

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lgli/Edmund Wilson - Patriotic Gore: Studies in the Literature of The American Civil War (1962, New York : Oxford University Press).pdf

Patriotic Gore: Studies in the Literature of The American Civil War Edmund Wilson New York : Oxford University Press, Dec 31, 1962

In his introduction to Patriotic Gore, Edmund Wilson asks, 'Has there ever been another historical crisis of the magnitude of 1861-1865 in which so many people were so articulate?' Regarded by many critics as Wilson's greatest book, Patriotic Gore more than proves the point, brilliantly portraying the vast political, spiritual, and material crisis of the Civil War as reflected in the lives and writings of some thirty representative Americans.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotic_Gore Includes material on Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's cabin, the Battle hymn of the Republic, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Frederick L. Olmstead; Mary Chesnut, John S. Mosby, Robert E. Lee, Alexander H. Stephens, Sidney Lanier, Albion W. Tourgee, George W. Cable, Kate Chopin, Thomas Nelson Page, Ambrose Bierce, and Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, among others.Contents:Harriet Beecher Stowe --Calvin Stowe; Francis Grierson; The battle hymn of the republic; The union as religious mysticism --Abraham Lincoln --Northern soldiers: Ulysses S. Grant --Northern soldiers: William T. Sherman --Northerners in the South: Frederick L. Olmsted, John T. Trowbridge --Northerners in the South: Charlotte Forten and Colonel Higginson --Three Confederate ladies: Kate Stone, Sarah Morgan, Mary Chesnut --Southern soldiers: Richard Taylor, John S. Mosby, Robert E. Lee --Diversity of opinion in the South: William J. Grayson, George Fitzhugh, Hilton R. Helper --Alexander H. Stephens --The myth of the old South; Sidney Lanier; Poetry of the Civil War; Sut Lovingood --Novelists of the post-war South: Albion Tourge ́e, George W. Cable, Kate Chopin, Thomas Nelson --Ambrose Bierce on the Owl Creek Bridge --The chastening of American prose style; John W. De Forest --Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.

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nexusstc/The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order and Freedom/b01f91aab8b4287d997f27398561c1a9.pdf

The Quest for Community: A Study in the Ethics of Order and Freedom Robert A. Nisbet New York, Oxford University Press, New York, New York State, 1953

303 pages 22 cm Community And The Problem Of Order -- The Loss Of Community -- The Image Of Community -- The Problem Of Community -- The State And Community -- History As The Decline Of Community -- The State As Revolution -- Soveereignty And Association -- The Political Community -- The Total Community -- Community And The Problem Of Freedom -- The Problem Of Liberalism -- The Contexts Of Individuality -- The Contexts Of Democracy Bibliographical references included in Notes: pages 285-294

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lgli/An introduction to tort law -- Weir, Tony; Weir, Tony. Tort law -- 2006 -- Oxford ; New York- Oxford University Press -- 9780199290376 -- c7f0f9dad038674cd3ee64187af5ed2f -- Anna’s Archive.pdf

An Introduction to Tort Law (Clarendon Law Series) John Antony Weir Oxford Higher Education, Clarendon law series, 2nd ed., Oxford, England, 2006

The second edition of An Introduction to Tort Law offers a clear exposition to the rapidly developing law of tort in Britain. For those coming to the subject for the first time it provides a succinct and thoughtful overview; ideal as an introduction, it will also be of use and interest to those engaged in the course or completing it, for it pulls themes together, illustrates important distinctions and provokes reflection on what has already been learnt. Many of the areas subjected to analysis and discussion are highly topical, such as the invasion of the privacy of celebrities, and liability for medical mishaps and industrial diseases. On these and many other subjects of relevance in modern society, Weir's comments act as a springboard for further study and reflection, as well as presenting an authoritative overview, enlivened by a fascinating and critical commentary, of the present situation and how we reached it. The second edition naturally includes recent developments in tort law, the most significant of which is doubtless the incorporation into English law of the European Convention on Human Rights.This has not only affected the outcome in a number of cases, but also brought about changes in our vocabulary, interpretation of enactments, and treatment of precedent, which are rather less easily documented.

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Visual complex analysis Needham, Tristan Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

This radical first course on complex analysis brings a beautiful and powerful subject to life by consistently using geometry (not calculation) as the means of explanation. Aimed at undergraduate students in mathematics, physics, and engineering, the book's intuitive explanations, lack of advanced prerequisites, and consciously user-friendly prose style will help students to master the subject more readily than was previously possible. The key to this is the book's use of new geometric arguments in place of the standard calculational ones. These geometric arguments are communicated with the aid of hundreds of diagrams of a standard seldom encountered in mathematical works. A new approach to a classical topic, this work will be of interest to students in mathematics, physics, and engineering, as well as to professionals in these fields., Issue: 23, Edition: illustrated edition, Includes bibliographical references (p. [573]-578) and index

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Kantian consequentialism Cummiskey, David New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

The central problem for normative ethics is the conflict between a consequentialist view--that morality requires promoting the good of all--and a belief that the rights of the individual place significant constraints on what may be done to help others. Standard interpretations see Kant as rejecting all forms of consequentialism, and defending a theory which is fundamentally duty-based and agent-centered. Certain actions, like sacrificing the innocent, are categorically forbidden. In this original and controversial work, Cummiskey argues that there is no defensible basis for this view, that Kant's own arguments actually entail a consequentialist conclusion. But this new form of consequentialism which follows from Kant's theories has a distinctly Kantian tone. The capacity of rational action is prior to the value of happiness; thus providing justification for the view that rational nature is more important than mere pleasures and pains., Issue: 2011 12 30, Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index

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Atmospheric thermodynamics Bohren, Craig F., 1940-, Albrecht, Bruce A New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

This comprehensive text is based on the authors' course notes, refined and updated over 15 years of teaching. The core of the text focuses on water and its transformations. Four chapters lay the foundation, from energy conservation to the ideal gas law, specific heat capacities, adiabatic processes, and entropy. An extensive chapter treats phase transitions of water, and a lengthy discussion of the van der Waals equation sets the stage for phase diagrams. Free energy is applied to determining the effect of dissolved substances, total pressure, and size on vapor pressure. The chapter on moist air and clouds discusses wet-bulb and virtual temperatures, isentropic ascent of saturated air, thermodynamic diagrams, stability, and cloud formation. The final chapter covers energy, momentum, and mass transfer, topics not usually considered part of thermodynamics. Measurements are included and experiments and observations are suggested, all with the aim of breathing life into equations. The authors are careful to recognize and unafraid to criticize the treatments of thermodynamics that have been unchanged for more than a hundred years.Atmospheric Thermodynamics contains over 200 exercises, mostly applications of basic principles to concrete problems. Often inspired by inquisitive students and colleagues, the exercises cover everything from automobiles and airplanes to baseball, wind turbines, and ground hogs. The authors weave history into the text by drawing on original writings rather than using textbook anecdotes, and molecular interpretations are given wherever possible. Assumptions and approximations are carefully laid out, derivations are detailed, and equations are interpreted physically and applied. No previous knowledge of thermodynamics or kinetic theory is assumed, although students are expected to be well-grounded in calculus, differential equations, vector analysis, and classical mechanics., Issue: 2011 12 30, Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-394) and

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Kant's Transcendental Psychology [electronic resource] Kitcher, Patricia, EBSCOhost New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1993

For the last 100 years historians have denigrated the psychology of the Critique of Pure Reason. In opposition, Patricia Kitcher argues that we can only understand the deduction of the categories in terms of Kant's attempt to fathom the psychological prerequisites of thought, and that this investigation illuminates thinking itself. Kant tried to understand the \"task environment\" of knowledge and thought: Given the data we acquire and the scientific generalizations we make, what basic cognitive capacities are necessary to perform these feats? What do these capacities imply about the inevitable structure of our knowledge? Kitcher specifically considers Kant's claims about the unity of the thinking self; the spatial forms of human perceptions; the relations among mental states necessary for them to have content; the relations between perceptions and judgment; the malleability essential to empirical concepts; the structure of empirical concepts required for inductive inference; and the limits of philosophical insight into psychological processes., Annotation

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Kierkegaard Gardiner, Patrick L., 1922- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, Past masters, 1988

Scholars have largely misunderstood Soren Kierkegaard, remembering him chiefly in connection with the development of existentialist philosophy in this century. In a short and unhappy life, he wrote many books and articles on literary, satirical, religious and psychological themes, but the diversity and idiosyncratic style of his writing have contributed to a misunderstanding of his ideas. In this book--the only introduction to the full range of Kierkegaard's thought--Patrick Gardiner demonstrates how Kierkegaard developed his ideas and examines his thoughts in light of the doctrines on society developed by his contemporaries Marx and Feuerbach. Finally, he assesses the profound importance of Kierkegaard's ideas on the development of modern ways of thinking., Series: Past Masters, Issue: Update Jul 2009, Edition: Later Printing, Bibliography: p. 117-118, Includes index

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Acoustic systems in biology Fletcher, Neville H. (Neville Horner) New York : Oxford University Press, 1992

This book is a practical guide for researchers and advanced graduate students in biology and biophysics who need a quantitative understanding of acoustical systems such as hearing, sound production, and vibration detection in animals at the physiological level. It begins with an introduction to physical acoustics, covering the fundamental concepts and showing how they can be applied quantitatively to understand auditory and sound-producing systems in animals. Only after the relatively simple mechanical part of the system is explained does the author focus his attention on the underlying physiological processes. The book is written on three levels. For those wanting a brief survey of the field, each chapter begins with a nonmathematical synopsis which summarizes the content and refers to the figures, all of which are designed to be understood apart from the main text. At the next level, the reader can follow the main text, but need not give close attention to anything but the general concepts and techniques involved. At the third level, the reader should follow the mathematical arguments in detail and attempt the discussion of questions at the end of each chapter. The author has provided detailed solutions which serve to expand the discussions of particular cases., Issue: 2010, Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-323) and index

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Quantum and statistical field theory Le Bellac, Michel Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1991

As a fundamental branch of theoretical physics, quantum field theory has led, in the last 20 years, to spectacular progress in our understanding of phase transitions and elementary particles. This textbook emphasizes the underlying unity of the concepts and methods used in both domains, and presents in clear language topics such as the perturbative expansion, Feynman diagrams, renormalization, and the renormalization group. It contains detailed applications of critical phenomena to condensed matter physics, such as the calculation of critical exponents and a discussion of the XY model. Applications to particle physics include quantum electrodynamics and chromodynamics, electroweak interactions, and lattice gauge theories. The book is based on courses given over several years on statistical mechanics and field theory, and is written at graduate level. It attempts to guide the reader through a somewhat difficult and sometimes intricate subject in as clear a manner as possible, leading to a level of understanding where more advanced textbooks and research articles will be accessible. The only textbook covering the subject at this level, the work is thus an ideal guide for graduate and postgraduate students in physics, researchers in quantum and statistical field theory, and those from other fields of physics seeking an introduction to quantum field theory. A large number of problems are given to test the reader's grasp of the ideas., Issue: 24, Translation of: Des phenomenes crituques aux champs de jauge, Includes bibliographical references (p. [585]-588) and index

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Adversity, stress, and psychopathology Dohrenwend, Bruce Philip, 1927- New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

\"Adversity\" involves exposure to unpropitious or calamitous circumstances. It occurs in extreme situations such as prolonged combat or natural disasters, both of which affect whole groups or communities of people simultaneously. It is found as well in more individually targeted events such as child abuse, bereavement, rape, physical illness, marital separation or divorce, unemployment, and homelessness. Exposure to adversity is not randomly distributed in society. It varies, for example, with gender, ethnic or racial background, and socioeconomic status. And some types of adversity can be precipitated by an individual's own actions.In this volume, the leading investigators review research on the nature of adversity and its relationship to major types of psychopathology including schizophrenia, depression, alcoholism and other substance-use disorders, antisocial personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and nonspecific distress. These relationships are examined in terms of theoretical concepts of life stress that describe the characteristics of the ongoing situation in which adverse events occur and the factors of personality and coping ability that also affect psychiatric outcomes. The authors sift through firm and infirm findings and critically evaluate existing theory and research strategies and provide and integrative theoretical framework. No other book offers as comprehensive and authoritative a discussion of the role of psychosocial stress in causing mental disorders., Issue: до 2011-01, Edition: 1, Includes bibliographical references and index

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The Young Turks in opposition Hanioğlu, M. Şükrü New York : Oxford University Press, 1995

In 1908, the revolution of the Young Turks deposed the dictatorship of Sultan Abdulhamid II and established a constitutional regime that became the major ruling power in the Ottoman empire. But the seeds of this revolution went back much farther: to 1889, when the secret Young Turk organization the Committee of Union and Progress was formed. M. Sukru Hanioglu's landmark work is the story of the power struggles within the CUP and its impact on twentieth-century Turkish politics and culture. At once an in-depth history of an ideological movement and a study of the diplomatic relationships between the Ottoman Empire and the so-called great powers of Europe at the turn of the century, it analyzes the influence of European political thought on the CUP conspirators, and traces their influence on generations of Turkish intellectual and political life., Series: Studies in Middle Eastern History, Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-380) and index

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Atmospheric thermodynamics Bohren, Craig F., 1940-, Albrecht, Bruce A New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

Presents information on these most damaging of all natural disasters from the perspective of basic meterology and environmental science, including floodplains, aquifers, tsunamis, the cost of floods, and prevention Introduction : Conservation of energy -- Ideal gas law : Pressure and absolute temperature -- Specific heats and enthalpy : Adiabatic processes -- Entropy -- Water and its transformations -- Moist air and clouds -- Energy, momentum, and mass transfer, Issue: 10, Includes bibliographical references (p. 386-394) and index

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Visual complex analysis Needham, Tristan Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

This radical approach to complex analysis replaces the standard calculational arguments with new geometric ones. With several hundred diagrams, and far fewer prerequisites than usual, this is the first visually intuitive introduction to complex analysis. As a new approach to a classical topic, this work will be of interest to professionals in mathematics, physics, and engineering, as well as to students in these fields., Issue: 2010, Includes bibliographical references (p. [573]-578) and index

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Virtual realism [electronic resource] Heim, Michael, 1944-, ebrary, Inc New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

From the simple VR games found in upscale video arcades, to the ultimate \"immersion\"--the CAVE, a surround screen, surround sound system that projects 3 D computer graphics into a ten-foot high cube--virtual reality has introduced what is literally a new dimension of reality to daily life. But it is not without controversy. Indeed, some say that a collision is inevitable between those passionately involved in the computer industry and those increasingly alienated from (and often replaced by) its applications. Opinions range from the cyberpunk attitude of Wired magazine and Bill Gates's commercial optimism to the violent opposition of the Unabomber. Now, with Virtual Realism, readers have a thought-provoking guide to the \"cyberspace backlash\" debate and the implications of cyberspace for our culture. Michael Heim first offers a thoughtful discussion of what virtual reality is \"in the strong sense.\" He outlines its essential characteristics -including the \"Three I's\" of immersion, interactivity, and information intensity--and introduces readers to such virtual reality technologies as head mounted displays; SIMNET, a networked simulation of tanks rolling over a virtual terrain; and flight simulators in which a trainee can experience conditions approximating those of actual flight. He also leads us through a fascinating gallery of virtual art experiences, including Marcos Novak's Virtual Dervish, in which the viewer wears a head mounted display and is immersed among and interacts with drifting, shifting \"transhuman figures\" and other virtual entities. And he describes various side effects of immersion in virtual reality, including types of relativity sickness known as Alternate World Syndrome (AWS) and Alternate World Disorder (AWD). Perhaps most important, Heim suggests ways of living with technology and harmonizing computers with culture. For instance, he offers a philosophical reconciliation between the conflicting views of \"naive realists,\" who regard...

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Kierkegaard Gardiner, Patrick L., 1922- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, Past masters, 1988

Scholars have largely misunderstood Soren Kierkegaard, remembering him chiefly in connection with the development of existentialist philosophy in this century. In a short and unhappy life, he wrote many books and articles on literary, satirical, religious and psychological themes, but the diversity and idiosyncratic style of his writing have contributed to a misunderstanding of his ideas. In this book--the only introduction to the full range of Kierkegaard's thought--Patrick Gardiner demonstrates how Kierkegaard developed his ideas and examines his thoughts in light of the doctrines on society developed by his contemporaries Marx and Feuerbach. Finally, he assesses the profound importance of Kierkegaard's ideas on the development of modern ways of thinking., Issue: до 2011-01, Bibliography: p. 117-118, Includes index

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Arbitrage theory in continuous time Björk, Tomas Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

The second edition of this popular introduction to the classical underpinnings of the mathematics behind finance continues to combine sounds mathematical principles with economic applications. Concentrating on the probabilistics theory of continuous arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives, including stochastic optimal control theory and Merton's fund separation theory, the book is designed for graduate students and combines necessary mathematical background with a solid economic focus. It includes a solved example for every new technique presented, contains numerous exercises and suggests further reading in each chapter. In this substantially extended new edition, Bjork has added separate and complete chapters on measure theory, probability theory, Girsanov transformations, LIBOR and swap market models, and martingale representations, providing two full treatments of arbitrage pricing: the classical delta-hedging and the modern martingales. More advanced areas of study are clearly marked to help students and teachers use the book as it suits their needs., Series: Oxford Finance Series, Issue: 23, Edition: 2, Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-308) and index

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Any child can read better Wiener, Harvey S New York : Oxford University Press, 2nd ed., 1996

Reading, however fundamental the task may seem to everyday life, is a complex process that takes years to master. Yet, learning to read in the early stages is not an overwhelming problem for most children, especially when their classroom learning is coupled with a nurturing home environment in which reading is cherished, and pencil and paper are always available and fun to use. In fact, studies have shown that children score higher in reading if their parents support and encourage them at home. Unfortunately, though many parents want to involve themselves actively in their children's education, very few know just what to do. Now Dr. Harvey S. Wiener, author of the classic Any Child Can Write, provides an indispensable guide for parents who want to help their children enter the magic realm of words. In Any Child Can Read Better, Second Edition, Dr. Wiener offers practical advice on how to help children make their way through the maze of assignments and exercises related to classroom reading. In this essential book, parents learn how to be \"reading helpers\" without replacing or superseding the teacher--by supporting a child's reading habits and sharing the pleasures of fiction, poetry, and prose. Home learning parents also will find a wealth of information here. Through comfortable conversation and enjoyable exercises that tap children's native abilities, parents can help their child practice the critical thinking and reading skills that guarantee success in the classroom and beyond. For example, Dr. Wiener explains how exercises such as prereading warm-ups like creating word maps (a visual scheme that represents words and ideas as shapes and connects them) will allow youngsters to create a visual format and context before they begin reading. He shows how pictures from a birthday party can be used to create patterns of meaning by arranging them chronologically to allow the party's \"story\" to emerge, or how they might by arranged by order of importance--a picture...

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An atlas of Drosophila genes : sequences and molecular features Maroni, Gustavo New York : Oxford University Press, 1993

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

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Antisemitism in America [electronic resource] Dinnerstein, Leonard, ebrary, Inc New York : Oxford University Press, 1994

Is antisemitism on the rise in America? Did the \"hymietown\" comment by Jesse Jackson and the Crown Heights riot signal a resurgence of antisemitism among blacks? The surprising answer to both questions, according to Leonard Dinnerstein, is no--Jews have never been more at home in America. But what we are seeing today, he writes, are the well-publicized results of a long tradition of prejudice, suspicion, and hatred against Jews--the direct product of the Christian teachings underlying so much of America's national heritage. In Antisemitism in America, Leonard Dinnerstein provides a landmark work--the first comprehensive history of prejudice against Jews in the United States, from colonial times to the present. His richly documented book traces American antisemitism from its roots in the dawn of the Christian era and arrival of the first European settlers, to its peak during World War II and its present day permutations--with separate chapters on antisemititsm in the South and among African-Americans, showing that prejudice among both whites and blacks flowed from the same stream of Southern evangelical Christianity. He shows, for example, that non-Christians were excluded from voting (in Rhode Island until 1842, North Carolina until 1868, and in New Hampshire until 1877), and demonstrates how the Civil War brought a new wave of antisemitism as both sides assumed that Jews supported with the enemy. We see how the decades that followed marked the emergence of a full-fledged antisemitic society, as Christian Americans excluded Jews from their social circles, and how antisemetic fervor climbed higher after the turn of the century, accelerated by eugenicists, fear of Bolshevism, the publications of Henry Ford, and the Depression. Dinnerstein goes on to explain that just before our entry into World War II, antisemitism reached a climax, as Father Coughlin attacked Jews over the airwaves (with the support of much of the Catholic clergy) and Charles Lindbergh delivered...

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Any child can read better Wiener, Harvey S New York : Oxford University Press, 2nd ed., 1996

Reading, however fundamental the task may seem to everyday life, is a complex process that takes years to master. Yet, learning to read in the early stages is not an overwhelming problem for most children, especially when their classroom learning is coupled with a nurturing home environment in which reading is cherished, and pencil and paper are always available and fun to use. In fact, studies have shown that children score higher in reading if their parents support and encourage them at home. Unfortunately, though many parents want to involve themselves actively in their children's education, very few know just what to do. Now Dr. Harvey S. Wiener, author of the classic Any Child Can Write, provides an indispensable guide for parents who want to help their children enter the magic realm of words. In Any Child Can Read Better, Second Edition, Dr. Wiener offers practical advice on how to help children make their way through the maze of assignments and exercises related to classroom reading. In this essential book, parents learn how to be \"reading helpers\" without replacing or superseding the teacher--by supporting a child's reading habits and sharing the pleasures of fiction, poetry, and prose. Home learning parents also will find a wealth of information here. Through comfortable conversation and enjoyable exercises that tap children's native abilities, parents can help their child practice the critical thinking and reading skills that guarantee success in the classroom and beyond. For example, Dr. Wiener explains how exercises such as prereading warm-ups like creating word maps (a visual scheme that represents words and ideas as shapes and connects them) will allow youngsters to create a visual format and context before they begin reading. He shows how pictures from a birthday party can be used to create patterns of meaning by arranging them chronologically to allow the party's \"story\" to emerge, or how they might by arranged by order of importance--a picture...

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Arbitrage theory in continuous time Björk, Tomas Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

Combining sound mathematical principles with the necessary economic focus, Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time is specifically designed for graduate students, and includes solved examples for every new technique presented, numerous exercises, and recommended reading lists for each chapter., Series: Oxford Finance S., Issue: 2010, Edition: 2, Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-308) and index

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Active solar collectors and their applications Rabl, Ari New York : Oxford University Press, 1985

Provides a survey of solar geometry and meteorological data, the optics of various kinds of solar collectors, the mechanics of heat transfer, and private elements of system deign, optimization, and economic analysis. Also discussed are testing, methods and materials, and tracking and nontracking collectors, Issue: 2012-06, Includes bibliographies and indexes

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Arbitrage theory in continuous time Björk, Tomas Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

The second edition of this popular introduction to the classical underpinnings of the mathematics behind finance continues to combine sounds mathematical principles with economic applications. Concentrating on the probabilistics theory of continuous arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives, including stochastic optimal control theory and Merton's fund separation theory, the book is designed for graduate students and combines necessary mathematical background with a solid economic focus. It includes a solved example for every new technique presented, contains numerous exercises and suggests further reading in each chapter. In this substantially extended new edition, Bjork has added separate and complete chapters on measure theory, probability theory, Girsanov transformations, LIBOR and swap market models, and martingale representations, providing two full treatments of arbitrage pricing: the classical delta-hedging and the modern martingales. More advanced areas of study are clearly marked to help students and teachers use the book as it suits their needs., Series: Oxford Finance S., Edition: 2, Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-308) and index

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Albert Einstein and the frontiers of physics Bernstein, Jeremy, 1929- New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

Albert Einstein did not impress his first teachers. They found him a dreamy child without an especially promising future. But some time in his early years he developed what he called \"wonder\" about the world. Later in life, he remembered two instances from his childhood - his fascination at age five with a compass and his introduction to the lucidity and certainty of geometry - that may have been the first signs of what was to come. From these ordinary beginnings, Einstein became one of the greatest scientific thinkers of all time. This illuminating biography describes in understandable language the experiments and revolutionary theories that flowed from Einstein's imagination and intellect - from his theory of relativity, which changed our conception of the universe and our place in it, to his search for a unified field theory that would explain all of the forces in the universe.This is a book for those who want to know more: how Einstein lived and loved, how he was educated and earned a living, the science and politics of his time.... Readers...will be absorbed in this story of a remarkable man. - VOYA\"A lively and memorable reflection of the man behind the public figure. - Booklist\"A comprehensive, highly intelligent, patiently-constructed introduction to Einstein and his theories.... It is amply illustrated with informative diagrams and excellent quality black-and-white photos. - School Library Journal\", Series: Oxford Scientists, Issue: 53, Includes bibliographical references and index, Examines the personality as well as the thought process which led this physicist to his discoveries which have helped shape our understanding of the natural world

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The ancient Mesopotamian city Van de Mieroop, Marc Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

Urban history starts in ancient Mesopotamia. In this volume Marc Van de Mieroop examines the evolution of the very earliest cities which, for millennia, inspired the rest of the ancient world. The author argues that the city determined every aspect of Mesopotamian civilization, and the political and social structure, economy, literature, and arts of Mesopotamian culture cannot be understood without acknowledging their urban background., Issue: 2011 12 30, Includes bibliographical references (p. 263) and index

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Visual complex analysis Needham, Tristan Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997

Issue: до 2011-01, Includes bibliographical references (p. [573]-578) and index

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Arbitrage theory in continuous time Björk, Tomas Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

If you own the second edition of Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time, I don't think owning the third edition will add substantial value. The two major chapters that were added are the martingale approach to optimal investment problems and optimal stopping theory. Apart from this, the book looks and reads like the second edition. rrHowever, if you do not own the second edition, this book provides an excellent elementary treatment of asset pricing. The mathematics is quite reasonable, and does not require a substantial understanding of heavy math machinery from the reader. Many of the mathematical tools are explained in adequate detail in the text as well as in the Appendix. However, the reader should be comfortable with calculus and probability theory. The discussion on options is particularly good, especially the treatment of the binomial approach as well as Black-Scholes. However, this is not unique to this book.rrI would say that this book would be a good supplement for students that are taking their intro level Ph.D. asset pricing course. In particular, I think this would be beneficial to those who would like to get a little bit more intuition than what they can get from standard Ph.D. level texts. Bjork's writing style may be helpful in that respect., Issue: 0, Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-308) and index

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AIDS epidemiology : a quantitative approach Brookmeyer, Ron, Gail, Mitchell H New York : Oxford University Press, Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics ;, v. 22, 1994

AIDS has appeared in more than 130 countries, and over 100,000 cases of AIDS have been reported in the U.S. alone. More and more, the public will be depending on statisticians to provide answers about the future course of this epidemic. This comprehensive work confronts the problems that are unique to AIDS research and unites them under a single conceptual framework. It focuses on methods for the design and analysis of epidemiologic studies, the natural history of AIDS and the transmission of HIV, methods for tracking and projecting the course of the epidemic, and statistical issues in therapeutic trials. The various methods of monitoring and forecasting this disease receive comprehensive treatment. These methods include back-calculation, which the authors developed; interpretation of survey data on HIV prevalence; mathematical models for HIV transmission; and approaches that combine different types of epidemiological data. Much of this material -- such as a discussion of methods for assessing safety of the blood supply, an evaluation of survey approaches, and methods to project pediatric AIDS incidence -- is not available in any other work., Issue: до 2011-01, Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and index

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The anthropic cosmological principle Barrow, John D., 1952-, Tipler, Frank J Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1986

What is the significance of mankind in the Universe? Ever since Copernicus, scientists have been moving man further and further from his lofty position at the center of Creation. But in recent years a startling new concept has evolved that puts humans more firmly than ever in a special position. Known as the Anthropic Cosmological Principle, it holds that the fundamental structure of the Universe is determined by the existence of intelligent observers: the universe is as it is because if it were otherwise, observers could not exist. In its most radical version, the Anthropic Principle asserts: \"Intelligent information-processing must come into existence in the Universe, and once it comes into existence, it will never die out.\" More than a revolutionary theoretical concept, the anthropic principle can be used as a powerful predictive tool leading to a fundamental change in the way we understand physical phenomena. This groundbreaking work explores the many ramifications of the principle and covers the whole spectrum of human inquiry from Aristotle to Z bosons. Chapters cover the definition and nature of life, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the interpretation of the quantum theory in relation to the existence of observers. The book will be of vital interest to philosophers, theologians, mathematicians, scientists, and historians--and to anyone who ever wondered if there was any connection between the vastness of the universe of stars and galaxies and the existence of life within it on a small planet out in the suburbs of the Milky Way. About the Authors: John D. Barrow is University Lecturer in Astronomy at the University of Sussex, England. Frank J. Tipler is Associate Professor of Mathematical Physics at Tulane University., Issue: 28, Edition: First, Includes bibliographies and index

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Sigmund Freud : explorer of the unconscious Muckenhoupt, Margaret New York : Oxford University Press, Oxford portraits in science, 1997

When some useful information is hidden behind a mass of unwanted information we often resort to information processing used in its broad sense or specifically to signal processing when the useful information is a waveform. In geophysical surveys, in particular in aeromagnetic and gravity surveys, from the measured field it is often difficult to say much about any one specific target unless it is close to the surface and well isolated from the rest. The digital signal processing approach would enable us to bring out the underlying model of the source, that is, the geological structure. Some of the tools of dsp such as digital filtering, spectrum estimation, inversion, etc., have found extensive applications in aeromagnetic and gravity map analysis. There are other emerging applications of dsp in the area of inverse filtering, three dimensional visualization, etc.The purpose of this book is to bring numerous tools of dsp to the geophysical community, in particular, to those who are entering the geophysical profession. Also the practicing geophysicists, involved in the aeromagnetic and gravity data analysis, using the commercially available software packages, will find this book useful in answering their questions on \"why and how?\". It is hoped that such a background would enable the practising geophysicists to appreciate the prospects and limitations of the dsp in extracting useful information from the potential field maps. The topics covered are: potential field signals and models, digital filtering in two dimensions, spectrum estimation and application, parameter estimation with error bounds\", Issue: 61, Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-153) and index, A biography of the world-famous Austrian doctor who spent his life analyzing the mind and its illnesses

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The anthropic cosmological principle Barrow, John D., 1952-, Tipler, Frank J Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1986

Ever since Copernicus, scientists have continually adjusted their view of human nature, moving it further and further from its ancient position at the center of Creation. But in recent years, a startling new concept has evolved that places it more firmly than ever in a special position. Known as the Anthropic Cosmological Principle, this collection of ideas holds that the existence of intelligent observers determines the fundamental structure of the Universe. In its most radical version, the Anthropic Principle asserts that \"intelligent information-processing must come into existence in the Universe, and once it comes into existence, it will never die out.This wide-ranging and detailed book explores the many ramifications of the Anthropic Cosmological Principle, covering the whole spectrum of human inquiry from Aristotle to Z bosons. Bringing a unique combination of skills and knowledge to the subject, John D. Barrow and Frank J. Tipler-two of the world's leading cosmologists-cover the definition and nature of life, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the interpretation of the quantum theory in relation to the existence of observers. The book will be of vital interest to philosophers, theologians, mathematicians, scientists, and historians, as well as to anyone concerned with the connection between the vastness of the universe of stars and galaxies and the existence of life within it on a small planet out in the suburbs of the Milky Way., Issue: 2009 01-11, Edition: First, Includes bibliographies and index

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Ancient Greeks Baker, Rosalie F, Baker, Charles F., III New York : Oxford University Press, Oxford profiles, 1996

Авторы рассказывают о жизни более чем сорока древних греков - исторических фигурах, чьи достижения в области литературы, математики, политики, философии, науки и военного дела предопределили облик современной цивилизации.Образцы сканов:nn, Series: Oxford Profiles, Issue: 2010-04, Rj-146,751, Includes bibliographical references and index

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Visual attention Wright, Richard D., 1956- New York : Oxford University Press, Vancouver studies in cognitive science ;, v. 8, 1998

Paying attention is something we are all familiar with and often take for granted, yet the nature of the operations involved in paying attention is one of the most profound mysteries of the brain. This book contains a rich, interdisciplinary collection of articles by some of the pioneers of contemporary research on attention. Central themes include how attention is moved within the visual field; attention's role during visual search, and the inhibition of these search processes; how attentional processing changes as continued practice leads to automatic performance; how visual and auditory attentional processing may be linked; and recent advances in functional neuro-imaging and how they have been used to study the brain's attentional network, Series: Vancouver Studies in Cognitive Science Vol. 8, Issue: до 2011-01, Includes bibliographical references

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The Unpublished opinions of the Burger court Schwartz, Bernard, 1923-1997, United States. Supreme Court New York : Oxford University Press, 1988

A companion to Oxford's The Unpublished Opinions of the Warren Court, this book contains the draft opinions that were prepared by the Justices in the cases included, as well as a short historical preface of each case and an analysis of the legal events occurring after the drafts were sent to the Justices., Issue: до 2011-01, Includes bibliographies

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Quantum concepts in space and time Penrose, Roger, Isham, C. J Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York ; Oxford University Press, Oxford science publications, 1986

Recent developments in quantum theory have focused attention on fundamental questions, in particular on whether it might be necessary to modify quantum mechanics to reconcile quantum gravity and general relativity. This book is based on a conference held in Oxford in the spring of 1984 to discuss quantum gravity. It brings together contributors who examine different aspects of the problem, including the experimental support for quantum mechanics, its strange and apparently paradoxical features, its underlying philosophy, and possible modifications to the theory., Series: Oxford science publications, Issue: 16, Edition: Rpt, Includes bibliographies and index

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The killing state : capital punishment in law, politics, and culture Sarat, Austin New York : Oxford University Press, 1999

Over 7,000 people have been legally executed in the United States this century, and over 3,000 men and women now sit on death rows across the country awaiting the same fate. Since the Supreme Court temporarily halted capital punishment in 1972, the death penalty has returned with a vengeance. Today there appears to be a widespread public consensus in favor of capital punishment and considerable political momentum to ensure that those sentenced to death are actually executed. Yet the death penalty remains troubling and controversial for many people. The Killing State: Capital Punishment in Law, Politics, and Culture explores what it means when the state kills and what it means for citizens to live in a killing state, helping us understand why America clings tenaciously to a punishment that has been abandoned by every other industrialized democracy.Edited by a leading figure in socio-legal studies, this book brings together the work of ten scholars, including recognized experts on the death penalty and noted scholars writing about it for the first time. Focused more on theory than on advocacy, these bracing essays open up new questions for scholars and citizens: What is the relationship of the death penalty to the maintenance of political sovereignty? In what ways does the death penalty resemble and enable other forms of law's violence? How is capital punishment portrayed in popular culture? How does capital punishment express the new politics of crime, organize positions in the \"culture war,\" and affect the structure of American values? This book is a timely examination of a vitally important topic: the impact of state killing on our law, our politics, and our cultural life., Issue: до 2011-01, Capital punishment as a fact of legal, political, and cultural life: an introduction / Austin Sarat -- After the terror: mortality, equality, fraternity / Anne Norton -- Abolishing the death penalty even for the worst murderers / Hugo Adam Bedau -- A juridical Frankenstein,

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Quantum concepts in space and time Penrose, Roger, Isham, C. J Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York ; Oxford University Press, Oxford science publications, 1986

Recent developments in quantum theory have focused attention on fundamental questions, in particular on whether it might be necessary to modify quantum mechanics to reconcile quantum gravity and general relativity. This book is based on a conference held in Oxford in the spring of 1984 to discuss quantum gravity. It brings together contributors who examine different aspects of the problem, including the experimental support for quantum mechanics, its strange and apparently paradoxical features, its underlying philosophy, and possible modifications to the theory., Series: Oxford science publications, Issue: 0, Edition: Rpt, Includes bibliographies and index

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Advanced fracture mechanics Kanninen, Melvin F, Popelar, C. H New York : Oxford University Press, Oxford engineering science series ;, 15, 1985

This book presents an extensive, unified, and up-to-date approach to the still developing subject of fracture mechanics from an applied mechanics perspective. Progressing from the simple to the more advanced topics, it goes beyond the well developed area of linear elastic fracture mechanics to consider the dynamic and elastic-plastic regimes, and in doing so, extends the subject into a broader range of realistic engineering applications., Series: Oxford Engineering Science Series, Issue: 25, Edition: OUP, Includes bibliographical references and index

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KC's problems and solutions for microelectronic circuits Smith, Kenneth Carless, Sedra, Adel S. Microelectronic circuits Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998

A valuable addition to the Wiley Series in Microwave and Optical EngineeringToday's modern wireless mobile communications depend on adaptive \"smart\" antennas to provide maximum range and clarity. With the recent explosive growth of wireless applications, smart antenna technology has achieved widespread commercial and military applications.The only book available on the topic of adaptive antennas using digital technology, this text reflects the latest developments in smart antenna technology and offers timely information on fundamentals, as well as new adaptive techniques developed by the authors. Coupling electromagnetic aspects of antenna design with signal processing techniques designed to promote accurate and efficient information exchange, the text presents various mechanisms for characterizing signal-path loss associated with signal propagation, particularly for mobile wireless communications systems based on such techniques as joint space-frequency adaptive processing.In clear, accessible language, the authors:* explain the difference between adaptive antennas and adaptive signal processing* Illustrate the procedures for adaptive processing using directive elements in a conformal array* clarify multistage analysis procedure which combines electromagnetic analysis with signal processing* present a survey of the various models for characterizing radio wave propagation in urban and rural environments* describe a method wherein it is possible to identify and eliminate multipath without spatial diversity* optimize the location of base stations in a complex environmentThe text is an excellent resource for researchers and engineers working in electromagnetics and signal processing who deal with performance improvement of adaptive techniques, as well as those who are concerned with the characterization of propagation channels and applications of airborne phased arrays, Issue: 10, Accompanies: Microelectronics circuits / Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith, 4th ed

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Quantum processes in semiconductors Ridley, B. K Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 4th ed., 1999

This book presents the fundamental quantum processes involved in the physics and technology of semiconductors. Its relatively informal style makes it an ideal introduction for graduate courses as well as a reliable reference for researchers in the field., Series: Oxford science publications, Issue: 1, Edition: 4, Includes bibliographical references

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At home in the universe : the search for laws of self-organization and complexity Kauffman, Stuart A New York : Oxford University Press, 1995

A major scientific revolution has begun, a new paradigm that rivals Darwin's theory in importance. At its heart is the discovery of the order that lies deep within the most complex of systems, from the origin of life, to the workings of giant corporations, to the rise and fall of great civilizations. And more than anyone else, this revolution is the work of one man, Stuart Kauffman, a MacArthur Fellow and visionary pioneer of the new science of complexity. Now, in At Home in the Universe, Kauffman brilliantly weaves together the excitement of intellectual discovery and a fertile mix of insights to give the general reader a fascinating look at this new science--and at the forces for order that lie at the edge of chaos. We all know of instances of spontaneous order in nature--an oil droplet in water forms a sphere, snowflakes have a six-fold symmetry. What we are only now discovering, Kauffman says, is that the range of spontaneous order is enormously greater than we had supposed. Indeed, self-organization is a great undiscovered principle of nature. But how does this spontaneous order arise? Kauffman contends that complexity itself triggers self-organization, or what he calls \"order for free,\" that if enough different molecules pass a certain threshold of complexity, they begin to self-organize into a new entity--a living cell. Kauffman uses the analogy of a thousand buttons on a rug--join two buttons randomly with thread, then another two, and so on. At first, you have isolated pairs; later, small clusters; but suddenly at around the 500th repetition, a remarkable transformation occurs--much like the phase transition when water abruptly turns to ice--and the buttons link up in one giant network. Likewise, life may have originated when the mix of different molecules in the primordial soup passed a certain level of complexity and self-organized into living entities (if so, then life is not a highly improbable chance event, but almost inevitable). Kauffman uses the...

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The Unpublished opinions of the Burger court Schwartz, Bernard, 1923-1997, United States. Supreme Court New York : Oxford University Press, 1988

A companion to Oxford's The Unpublished Opinions of the Warren Court, this book contains the draft opinions that were prepared by the Justices in the cases included, as well as a short historical preface of each case and an analysis of the legal events occurring after the drafts were sent to the Justices., Issue: до 2011-01, Includes bibliographies

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Knowledge works : managing intellectual capital at Toshiba Fruin, W. Mark, 1943- New York : Oxford University Press, Japan business and economics series, 1997

This book describes why, for the past twenty-five years, Japanese productivity has been growing more rapidly than productivity in the U.S. Unlike other books on the subject of the Japanese success in manufacturing, it looks at what actually happens in factories. The author brings his experience of working at the Yanagicho Works of the Toshiba Corporation, in Kawasaki City. Like so many Japanese factories, this one is highly productive, efficient, and flexible. While the factory is ordinary looking on the outside, its workers are anything but ordinary as they constantly strive to improve the way they work and the quality of the products they produce. The key to this is the continuous creation and application of knowledge throughout the factory, from workers on the shop floor, to research and development engineers, to top management. Fruin explains how Japanese culture and religion prepare workers for their role in this process of creating and disseminating knowledge., Issue: до 2011-01, Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index

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The unpublished opinions of the Rehnquist court Schwartz, Bernard, 1923-, United States. Supreme Court New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

In the last twenty years, the veil of secrecy surrounding the workings of the United States Supreme Court has been lifted. Justice Thurgood Marshall's controversial decision to make his papers available to the public ushered in a new era of openness about the operation of the Court--but not without criticism from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.The Unpublished Opinions of the Rehnquist Court provides a behind-the- scenes look at the Supreme Court, showing how changes between the drafts and the Justices' final opinions have created substantial differences in the outcome of the Court's decisions. As with his two previous works The Unpublished Opinions of the Warren Court and the Unpublished Opinions of the Burger Court, author Bernard Schwartz uses private court papers to follow these decisions and explore the key role and responsibility of the Chief Justice.Among the ten cases examined by Schwartz are key abortion cases Hodgson v. Minnesota and Webster v. Reproductive Health Services-- the original draft of which would have virtually overruled Roe v. Wade--as well as a civil rights case, Patterson v. McLean Credit Union. Schwartz considers the draft opinions and explains why the drafts were not issued as the final opinions and dissents in these cases. In particular, he shows what would have happened if the draft opinions had come down as the final opinions.The Unpublished Opinions of the Rehnquist Court serves to clarify and explore the actual operation of the judicial decision-making process. It will be fascinating and informative reading for attorneys, judges, law students, politicians and anyone interested in the mechanics of the nation's highest Court., Issue: до 2011-01

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Atlas of finite groups : maximal subgroups and ordinary characters for simple groups Conway, John Horton Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985

This atlas covers groups from the families of the classification of finite simple groups. Recently updated incorporating corrections, Issue: 55, Bibliography: p. 243-251, Includes index

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Autonomous agents : from self-control to autonomy Mele, Alfred R., 1951- New York : Oxford University Press, 1995

This book addresses two related topics: self-control and individual autonomy. In approaching these issues, Mele develops a conception of an ideally self-controlled person, and argues that even such a person can fall short of personal autonomy. He then examines what needs to be added to such a person to yield an autonomous agent and develops two overlapping answers: one for compatibilist believers in human autonomy and one for incompatibilists. While remaining neutral between those who hold that autonomy is compatible with determinism and those who deny this, Mele shows that belief that there are autonomous agents is better grounded than belief that there are not., Issue: до 2011-08, Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-264) and index

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Alexander Graham Bell : making connections Pasachoff, Naomi E New York : Oxford University Press, Oxford portraits in science, 1996

Examines the personality as well as the thought processes which led this inventor to his discoveries which have helped our understanding of the natural world., Series: Oxford Portraits in Science, Issue: 1, Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-138) and index, Examines the personality as well as the thought processes which led this inventor to his discoveries which have helped our understanding of the natural world

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Alexander Graham Bell : making connections Pasachoff, Naomi E New York : Oxford University Press, Oxford portraits in science, 1996

Examines the personality as well as the thought processes which led this inventor to his discoveries which have helped our understanding of the natural world., Series: Oxford Portraits in Science, Issue: 28, Edition: Oxford, Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-138) and index, Examines the personality as well as the thought processes which led this inventor to his discoveries which have helped our understanding of the natural world

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