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L'Esprit Createur various the john hopkins university press, Volume 47, 2007

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literature and medicine use and abuse of literary concepts in medicine joanne trautmann banks the john hopkins university press, Volume 5, 1986

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L'esprit Createur various the john hopkins university press, Volume 46, 2006

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The Machine In America, A Social History of Technology Carroll Pursell The John Hopkins University Press, 1995

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On the North Atlantic Circilation L.V. Worthington The John Hopkins university Press Baltimore and London, 1976

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The End of Modernity: Nihilism and Hermeneutics in Postmodern Culture Gianni Vattimo The John Hopkins University Press, 1, 1985

Vattimo continues to issue his argument for a soft-ontology after metaphysics has suffered from the end of absolutes. The end is nothing...nihilism. I am convinced that Vattimo and others like him are correct in accessing our age as technocratic nihilism but I am not convinced that Vattimo's soft-ontology is much more than a "practical" excuse to live as though there is meaning even though tying life to shared experience is impossible. The only real impossibility is that life is impossible. Is a new motivation for innovation and culture possible if we admit with Vattimo that nihilism "gesture[s] toward a new human experience" (26)? I am not convinced that he demonstrates this. Instead I see Vattimo arguing for a kind of soft-ontology that attempts to balance the reification of objective language with the broader givens of life experience that are coordinated in forms of life. Although I am not convinced of Vattimo's vision for life and society after nihilism I do think this book is worthy of a serious read. _Larry Baker

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Philadelphia's Philosopher Mechanics, A History Of The Franklin Institute 1824-1865 Bruce Sinclair The John Hopkins University Press, 1974

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An Age of Crisis: Man and World in Eighteenth Century French Thought Lester G. Crocker The John Hopkins University Press, 1959

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A Heiner Müller Reader : plays, poetry, prose Heiner Mller, Heiner Muller The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2007

ABC is a collection of poetry and prose mostly written during the early fifties.

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Voltaire : a biography Mason, Haydn Trevor The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st, 1981

Makes use of Voltaire's letters to provide an intimate protrait of the French playwright and philosopher and a fresh examination of his writings

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Nucleus. : a trip into the heart of matter Ray Mackinthosh, Jim Al-Khalili, Björn Jonson, Teresa Peña The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2nd ed., Baltimore, Md, Maryland, 2011

The discovery of the nucleus transformed the past century and will revolutionize this one. Nuclear physics is one of the most exciting-and useful-branches of science. In medicine, it helps save lives through innovative medical technologies, such as the MRI, and in nuclear astrophysics, state-of-the-art theoretical and computer models account for how stars shine and describe how the chemical elements in the universe were formed.Now in its second edition, Nucleus tells the story of the nucleus from the early experimental work of the quiet New Zealander Lord Rutherford to the huge atom-smashing machines of today and beyond. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book includes the most current information on the radio dating of Earth and other planets in the Solar System, heavy-ion therapies, quark-gluon plasma and its relevance to black holes, and clarification of ab initio calculations of atomic nuclei.Lavishly illustrated and with lively prose and captivating details, this book unravels the scientific mysteries that surround the subject of the nucleus. Anyone with even a passing interest in science will delight in this guide to the nuclear age.

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Fish energetics : new perspectives edited by Peter Tytler & Peter Calow the John Hopkins University Press, Croom Helm, Baltimore, Md, Maryland, 1985

Adaptive Aspects Of Energy Allocation / Peter Calow -- Metabolic Scope In Fishes / Imants G. Priede -- The Application Of Optimal Foraging Theory To Feeding Behaviour In Fish / Colin R. Townsend And Ian J. Winfield -- Energentics Of Feeding And Digestion / T.j. Pandian And E. Vivekanandan -- Laboratory Methods In Fish Feeding And Nutritional Studies / Clive Talbot -- Protein And Amino Acid Requirements / Albert G.j. Tacon And Colin B. Cowey -- The Hormonal Control Of Metabolism And Feeding / Alan J. Matty And K.p. Lone -- Growth / Malcolm Jobling -- Energetics Of Reproduction / Robert J. Wootton -- Laboratory Studies Of Energy Budgets / Alan E. Brafield -- Field Studies Of Energy Budgets / N.m. Soofiani And A.d. Hawkins -- Energetics And Fish Farming / Brian Knights. Edited By Peter Tytler & Peter Calow. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.

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Congress And Nuclear Weapons Lindsay, James M. , 1959- The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1991

James M. Lindsay. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 173-198) And Index.

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" Jane Austen Among Women is a stimulating new reading of Austen's life and work. The tone is balanced and authoritative, the style is graceful and sometimes engagingly humorous, and the approach is fresh, challenging, and very illuminating." — Juliet McMaster, University of Alberta. "Kaplan builds a convincing picture of Austen's own women's culture, and her mode of argument is unusually vivid, subtle, and sensitive." — Times Literary Supplement

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Night Trains: The Pullman Systems in the Golden Years of American Rail Travel Peter T Maiken, 1934- The John Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins paperbacks [sic] ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1992

The Pullman Enterprise -- New England -- Going To Chicago -- New York City -- New York State -- New Jersey -- Pennsylvania -- Maryland/delaware -- District Of Columbia -- Ohio -- Indiana -- Michigan -- West Virginia -- Kentucky -- Tennessee -- Virginia -- North Carolina -- South Carolina -- Georgia -- Florida -- Going To Florida -- Alabama -- Mississippi -- Louisiana -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Going To California -- Iowa -- Nebraska -- Wyoming -- Utah -- Colorado -- Nevada -- California -- Missouri -- Kansas -- Arkansas -- Oklahoma -- Texas -- New Mexico -- Arizona -- West By Northwest -- Wisconsin -- Minnesota -- North Dakota -- Montana -- Idaho -- Washington -- South Dakota -- Oregon -- The Transcontinentals -- Midnight Sleepers. Peter T. Maiken. Originally Published: Beloit, Wis. : Lakme Press, 1989. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 406-408) And Index.

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Understanding Anesthesia: What You Need to Know about Sedation and Pain Control (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Orebaugh MD, Steven L. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins Press health book, Baltimore, 2012

x, 156 pages : 24 cm "Most people choose their surgeon with care, but very few think about the anesthesiologist, even though that physician's skills and approach can significantly influence surgical outcomes. Here Dr. Steven L. Orebaugh recommends steps we all can take to secure safe and effective anesthesia. What type of anesthesia is used -- and how it is applied -- directly affects postoperative comfort as well as mental clarity and rehabilitation. This book describes the various options for anesthesia and how they can be used together for the best possible outcome and optimal pain management. Dr. Orebaugh offers a brief history of the subject and a clear and careful overview of the types of anesthesia and their associated complications and risks. Dr. Orebaugh focuses especially on the benefits of regional anesthesia. When appropriately applied -- whether alone or with other methods -- spinal and peripheral nerve blocks often lead to better recovery and reduced pain. Studies show that as many as half of all surgical patients experience poorly controlled postoperative pain. Regional anesthetic nerve blocks can help significantly in managing this pain while reducing the side effects of general anesthetics and pain medications. A better understanding of anesthesia will reassure people contemplating surgery and equip them to take the necessary steps toward healthy recovery. Knowing their options, they can have informed conversations with their doctor and indicate a preference for a specific anesthetic treatment. Written by a compassionate and experienced anesthesiologist and backed by scientifically accurate information and the latest research, this book will help patients do just that"-- "People who are themselves scheduled for surgery or whose family members are scheduled for surgery will be drawn to this book, which demystifies anesthesia. The author is an associate professor of anesthesia at the University of Pittsburgh and has written several anesthesia textbooks. He describes the various options for anesthesia, and explains the pros and cons"-- "Most people choose their surgeon with care, but very few think about the anesthesiologist, even though that physician's skills and approach can significantly influence surgical outcomes. Here Dr. Steven L. Orebaugh recommends steps we all can take to secure safe and effective anesthesia. What type of anesthesia is used -- and how it is applied -- directly affects postoperative comfort as well as mental clarity and rehabilitation. This book describes the various options for anesthesia and how they can be used together for the best possible outcome and optimal pain management. Dr. Orebaugh offers a brief history of the subject and a clear and careful overview of the types of anesthesia and their associated complications and risks. Dr. Orebaugh focuses especially on the benefits of regional anesthesia. When appropriately applied -- whether alone or with other methods -- spinal and peripheral nerve blocks often lead to better recovery and reduced pain. Studies show that as many as half of all surgical patients experience poorly controlled postoperative pain. Regional anesthetic nerve blocks can help significantly in managing this pain while reducing the side effects of general anesthetics and pain medications. A better understanding of anesthesia will reassure people contemplating surgery and equip them to take the necessary steps toward healthy recovery. Knowing their options, they can have informed conversations with their doctor and indicate a preference for a specific anesthetic treatment. Written by a compassionate and experienced anesthesiologist and backed by scientifically accurate information and the latest research, this book will help patients do just that"-- Provided by publisher "People who are themselves scheduled for surgery or whose family members are scheduled for surgery will be drawn to this book, which demystifies anesthesia. The author is an associate professor of anesthesia at the University of Pittsburgh and has written several anesthesia textbooks. He describes the various options for anesthesia, and explains the pros and cons"-- Provided by publisher Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-148) and index Introduction to anesthesia and surgery -- A brief history of anesthesia -- General anesthesia -- Complications, risk assessment, and safety -- Regional anesthesia -- Spinal anesthesia and epidural anesthesia -- Peripheral nerve blocks -- Complications of regional anesthesia -- Regional anesthesia for special populations -- Pain therapy

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The Social History of the Machine Gun John Ellis; new foreword and bibliographical essay by Edward C. Ezell The John Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins paperbacks ed., Baltimore, Maryland, 1986

In this stunning account of the human impact of a single machine, John Ellis argues that the history of technology and military history are "part and parcel of social history in general." The Social History of the Machine Gun , now with a new foreword by Edward C. Ezell, provides an original and fascinating interpretation of weaponry, warfare, and society in nineteenth-and twentieth-century Europe and America. From its beginning, the machine gun threatened established assumptions about the nature of war. In spite of its highly effective use in the European colonization of Africa, the machine gun was resisted by military elites, who clung to "the old certanties of the battlefieldthe glorious change and opportunities for individual heroism." These values were carried into the trenches of World War I and swept away along with a generation of soldiers. After the war, machine guns became commercially availble in America and in many ways became a symbol of the times. Advertisements touted the Thompson submachine gun as the ideal weapon for protecting factory and farm, while "tommy guns" entered the culture's imagination with Machine Gun Kelly and Boonie and Clyde. More significantly, Ellis suggests, the machine gun was the catalyst for the modern arms race. It necessitated a technological response: first the armored tank, then the jet fighter, and, perhaps ultimately, the hydrogen bomb.

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Amish Quilts: Crafting an American Icon (Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies) Smucker, Janneken Johns Hopkins University Press, Young Center books in anabaptist et pietist studies, 2013

The definitive study on the history, meaning, art, and commerce of Amish quilts. Second Place Winner of the Design and Effectiveness Award of the Washington Publishers Quilts have become a cherished symbol of Amish craftsmanship and the beauty of the simple life. Country stores in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and other tourist regions display row after row of handcrafted quilts. In luxury homes, office buildings, and museums, the quilts have been preserved and displayed as priceless artifacts. They are even pictured on collectible stamps. Amish Quilts explores how these objects evolved from practical bed linens into contemporary art. In this in-depth study, illustrated with more than 100 stunning color photographs, Janneken Smucker discusses what makes an Amish quilt Amish. She examines the value of quilts to those who have made, bought, sold, exhibited, and preserved them and how that value changes as a quilt travels from Amish hands to marketplace to consumers. A fifth-generation Mennonite quiltmaker herself, Smucker traces the history of Amish quilts from their use in the late nineteenth century to their sale in the lucrative business practices of today. Through her own observations as well as oral histories, newspaper accounts, ephemera, and other archival sources, she seeks to understand how the term "Amish" became a style and what it means to both quiltmakers and consumers. She also looks at how quilts influence fashion and raises issues of authenticity of quilts in the marketplace. Whether considered as art, craft, or commodity, Amish quilts reflect the intersections of consumerism and connoisseurship, religion and commerce, nostalgia and aesthetics. By thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.

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Rabin and Israel's National Security (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) Inbar, Efraim, 1947- The Woodrow Wilson center Press ; The John hopkins University Press, Washington, DC, Baltimore, District of Columbia, 1999

For more than forty years Yitzhak Rabin played a critical role in shaping Israeli national security policy and military doctrine. He began as a soldier in the Palmach, the elite underground unit of the Jewish community in Palestine, served in the 1948 War of Independence, and ultimately became chief of staff of the Israel Defense Force (IDF), defense minister in several governments, ambassador to the United States, and, twice, prime minister. As chief of staff, Rabin led the IDF to its triumph in the 1967 Six Day War. He was assassinated in 1995 as prime minister as he left a peace rally.Drawing on unpublished materials and interviews with important sources, including Rabin himself, Efraim Inbar's work offers a systematic study of Rabin's strategic thinking and his policies. Topics include the evolution of Rabin's thinking, his contributions to IDF military buildup, his stress on Israel's relationship to the United States, his attitudes toward the use of force, and his approach to Israel's nuclear status in the Middle East. Inbar's conclusion evaluates Rabin's contribution to Israel's national security and assesses Rabin's personal transition from warrior to peace maker. Because of Rabin's crucial role in Israel's defense establishment at important junctures in its history, this book provides an important view into the security challenges Israel has faced and how the country has responded over four decades.

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The invention of cuneiform : writing in Sumer Jean-Jacques Glassner; translated and edited by Zainab Bahrani and Marc Van de Mieroop The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 2003

As the first known system of writing, the cuneiform symbols traced in Sumerian clay more than six millennia ago were once regarded as a simplistic and clumsy attempt to record in linear form the sounds of a spoken language. More recently, scholars have acknowledged that early Sumerian writing—far from being a primitive and flawed mechanism that would be "improved" by the Phoenicians and Greeks—in fact represented a complete written language system, not only meeting the daily needs of economic and government administration, but also providing a new means of understanding the world. In The Invention of Cuneiform Jean-Jacques Glassner offers a compelling introduction to this seminal era in human history. Returning to early Mesopotamian texts that have been little studied or poorly understood, he traces the development of writing from the earliest attempts to the sophisticated system of roughly 640 signs that comprised the Sumerian repertory by about 3200 B.C. Glassner further argues—with an occasional nod to Derrida—that the invention of writing had a deeper metaphysical significance. By bringing the divinely ordained spoken language under human control, Sumerians were able to "make invisibility visible," separating themselves from the divine order and creating a new model of power.

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The Social History of the Machine Gun John Ellis; new foreword and bibliographical essay by Edward C. Ezell The John Hopkins University Press, Reprint, 1986

In this stunning account of the human impact of a single machine, John Ellis argues that the history of technology and military history are "part and parcel of social history in general." The Social History of the Machine Gun , now with a new foreword by Edward C. Ezell, provides an original and fascinating interpretation of weaponry, warfare, and society in nineteenth-and twentieth-century Europe and America. From its beginning, the machine gun threatened established assumptions about the nature of war. In spite of its highly effective use in the European colonization of Africa, the machine gun was resisted by military elites, who clung to "the old certanties of the battlefieldthe glorious change and opportunities for individual heroism." These values were carried into the trenches of World War I and swept away along with a generation of soldiers. After the war, machine guns became commercially availble in America and in many ways became a symbol of the times. Advertisements touted the Thompson submachine gun as the ideal weapon for protecting factory and farm, while "tommy guns" entered the culture's imagination with Machine Gun Kelly and Boonie and Clyde. More significantly, Ellis suggests, the machine gun was the catalyst for the modern arms race. It necessitated a technological response: first the armored tank, then the jet fighter, and, perhaps ultimately, the hydrogen bomb.

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The World Reacts to the Holocaust David S. Wyman, editor; Charles H. Rosenzveig, project director The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1996

The vast body of knowledge assembled about the Holocaust has reconstructed nearly every aspect of that tragedy. Monographs, document collections, memoirs, oral histories, novels, and films have all contributed to an understanding of the events that shocked the world into stunned silence in 1945. But what happened in the aftermath—as stunned silence gave way to a full realization of the horror—has not been as thoroughly studied. Indeed, there exists no systematic examination of how countries around the world have responded to the Holocaust after 1945. Sponsored by the Holocaust Memorial Center and under the editorship of David S. Wyman, The World Reacts to the Holocaust is a major new reference work that chronicles, country-by-country, the impact of the Holocaust on world history. Covering twenty-two countries and the United Nations, the volume carefully traces the contentions and controversies involved in the efforts to come to terms with the Holocaust, from the attitudes and perceptions of 1945 to the political, economic, and cultural legacies of the 1990s. Following a standard format, the essays, all written by prominent scholars, begin with a brief history of the Jews in each country prior to the Holocaust. They next address the characteristics of the Jewish settlements, the presence of anti-Semitism and any related violence, the role of Jews in the society, and the nature of the relationship between Jews and non-Jews. A brief narrative of the Holocaust in each country follows. Among the issues examined are the extent of the human destruction, the degree of collaboration, Jewish reactions, and efforts to save the Jews. The essays then proceed to the post-World War II era and recount the treatment of Holocaust survivors upon their return; the postwar trials of war criminals; the changes in the culture and economy of the postwar Jewish community and its position in the society; the political, literary, and historical responses to the Holocaust; and the evolving attitudes toward Jews and Jewish culture. Contributors: Irving Abella • Franklin Bialystok • Randolph L. Braham • David Cesarani • Frederick B. Chary • Debórah Dwork • Andrew Ezergailis • Seymour Maxwell Finger • Zvi Gitelman • Radu Ioanid • Dermot Keogh • Tetsu Kohno • David Kranzler • Dov Levin • Robert M. Levine • Andrei S. Markovits • Meir Michaelis • Beth Simone Noveck • Dalia Ofer • Bruce F. Pauley • Jeffrey M. Peck • Charles H. Rosenzveig • Livia Rothkirchen • Milton Shain • Michael C. Steinlauf • Robert-Jan van Pelt • David Weinberg • David S. Wyman

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Supporting Effective Aid: A Framework For Future Concessional Funding Of Multilateral Development Banks (overseas Development Council) Professor Stephen Eccles, Professor Catherine Gwin Overseas Development Council ; Distributed by the Johns Hopkins University Press, Policy essay, no. 23, Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, ©1999

Powerful global trends demand a wholesale rethinking of the system of international development assistance. A key issue is the future of concessional aid provided by multilateral development banks. What should be the future role of MDB concessional aid? And what is needed to maintain donor countries' support? In a rapidly changing global environment there is still a strong case for maintaining MDB concessional aid. But that case only holds provided a new approach is taken which adapts the roles of MDB aid to development lessons of the recent past and changing global conditions -- and does so in a way that improves aid's effectiveness. This study argues that without these conditions, continued donor country support cannot and should not be expected. The study lays out a new framework for future decision-making in MDB funding, based on: (1) a new performance-based approach to aid allocations among countries; (2) an expansion of MDB investments in regional and global problem solving; (3) the resolution of specific operational issues that stand in the way of greater effectiveness in delivery of aid; and (4) changes in the burden-sharing and governance arrangements of individual MDBs.

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In Praise of the Variant: A Critical History of Philology (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society) Bernard Cerquiglini, Betsy Wing (trans.) Johns Hopkins University Press, Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society, 1999

It has long been a task of great scholars to establish definitive texts of major works. The reconstruction of an Ur text, the painstaking schematization of its genealogy, and the publication of an authoritative text proceed under the assumption that, amid many variations of a text, one is to be preferred above all others. But why, Bernard Cerquiglini asks, must there be such a preference? Might such a preference distort the fundamental understanding of what texts are or could be? In this elegant study, Bernard Cerquiglini examines the relation between philosophical studies and their texts, paying special attention to texts from the Middle Ages. He finds that the scientific reconstruction of texts is not only a recent historical phenomenon but also an anachronism that loses exactly what it seeks: a way of confronting a text in its own terms. In the medieval period, Cerquiglini observes, works were translated into French and transmitted in French copies that often varied greatly. For centuries such texts were valued, in part, precisely because each was in some manner unique. The variant was not necessarily a careless accident but a sign of precious individuality and a source of pleasure, even joy. To honor those texts, Cerquiglini prepared this engaging eulogy, In Praise of the Variant. "Criticism is increasingly fond of whatever is unstable, multiple, and precarious, whatever temporarily goes beyond the enclosed immobility established by the machine. Note that this is happening at the very moment when the computer, the new technology, is producing floods of a writing that is mobile, various, and fluctuating. Does that mean that the written work is itself at stake?" -- from the Introduction

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Resources for an uncertain future : papers presented at a forum marking the 25th anniversary of Resources for the Future, October 13, 1977, Washington, D.C Charles J Hitch; Lewis M Branscomb; Resources for the Future, Inc (Washington, DC) Published for Resources for the Future by the Johns Hopkins University Press, A Resources for the Future book, Baltimore, Md, 1978

Charles J. Hitch, Editor ; Lewis M. Branscomb ... [et Al.].

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Bodies Politic: Negotiating Race in the American North, 1730-1830 (Early America: History, Context, Culture) Sweet, John Wood, 1966- The John Hopkins University Press, Early America : history, context, culture, Baltimore (Md.), ©2003

Explores how the ongoing interaction of conquered Indians, English settlers, and enslaved Africans in New England produced a closely interwoven, though radically divided, society. Provides primary sources such as early national censuses, newspapers, diaries, letters, court records, printed works, and visual images which are analyzed and reveal how Indians, Africans, and Anglo-Americans defined their respective places in early New England. Shows how the legacy of colonialism shaped the emergence of the 19th century North and continues to shape all our lives.

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Understanding Anesthesia: What You Need to Know about Sedation and Pain Control (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Steven L. Orebaugh Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins Press health book, Baltimore, 2012

Most people choose their surgeon with care, but very few think about the anesthesiologist, even though that specialist's skills and approach can significantly influence the success of surgery. Here Dr. Steven L. Orebaugh recommends steps we all can take to secure safe and effective anesthesia. What type of anesthesia is used—and how it is applied—directly affects postoperative comfort as well as mental clarity and rehabilitation. This book describes the various options for anesthesia, how they can be used together for the best possible surgical outcome and optimal pain management, and their associated complications and risks. Dr. Orebaugh focuses especially on the benefits of regional anesthesia. When appropriately applied—whether alone or with other methods—spinal and peripheral nerve blocks often lead to better recovery and reduced pain. With as many as half of all surgical patients experiencing poorly controlled postoperative pain, regional anesthetic nerve blocks can help significantly in managing this pain while reducing the side effects of general anesthetics and pain medications. A better understanding of anesthesia will reassure people contemplating surgery and equip them to take the necessary steps toward healthy recovery. Knowing their options, they can have informed conversations with their doctor and indicate a preference for a specific anesthetic treatment. Written by a compassionate and experienced anesthesiologist and backed by scientifically accurate information and the latest research, this book will help patients do just that.

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The quantum frontier : the large hadron collider Don Lincoln; foreword by Leon Lederman Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2009

xiv, 172 p. : 24 cm, Includes bibliographical references and index

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New European Orders, 1919 And 1991 (woodrow Wilson Center Press) edited by Samuel F. Wells, Jr. and Paula Bailey Smith Woodrow Wilson Center Press; Distributed by the John Hopkins University Press; Brand: Woodrow Wilson Center Press, Woodrow Wilson Center special studies, Washington, D.C, Baltimore, MD, District of Columbia, 1996

With the end of the Cold War, Europe is transforming the political relations between its states and recasting its economic organization and security institutions. These changes have great effects on relations between the United States and Europe as they move toward NATO expansion, adjust to a World Trade Organization, and contemplate a set of institutional linkages between the United States and an enlarged European Union. How should we think about these changes? The best method is careful comparison with earlier episodes of change in international regime, diplomatic alignments, and economic structures. This volume compares and contrasts 1991's creation of a new order in Europe with 1919's, in the belief that many of the issues being dealt with after the Cold War had their origins in World War I and its peace settlement. Chapters cover alterations in international systems, public opinion and propaganda, minority rights, economic transitions, lessons from the breakup of Yugoslavia, and collective security. The contributors are scholars in history and political science: G. John Ikenberry, Ernest R. May, Michael Burns, Charles S. Maier, Steven L. Burg, and David N. Dilks.

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Rabin and Israel's National Security (Woodrow Wilson Center Press) Efrayim Inbar Woodrow Wilson Center Press Johns Hopkins University Press, Washington, DC, Baltimore, District of Columbia, 1999

For more than forty years Yitzhak Rabin played a critical role in shaping Israeli national security policy and military doctrine. He began as a soldier in the Palmach, the elite underground unit of the Jewish community in Palestine, served in the 1948 War of Independence, and ultimately became chief of staff of the Israel Defense Force (IDF), defense minister in several governments, ambassador to the United States, and, twice, prime minister. As chief of staff, Rabin led the IDF to its triumph in the 1967 Six Day War. He was assassinated in 1995 as prime minister as he left a peace rally. Drawing on unpublished materials and interviews with important sources, including Rabin himself, Efraim Inbar's work offers a systematic study of Rabin's strategic thinking and his policies. Topics include the evolution of Rabin's thinking, his contributions to IDF military buildup, his stress on Israel's relationship to the United States, his attitudes toward the use of force, and his approach to Israel's nuclear status in the Middle East. Inbar's conclusion evaluates Rabin's contribution to Israel's national security and assesses Rabin's personal transition from warrior to peace maker. Because of Rabin's crucial role in Israel's defense establishment at important junctures in its history, this book provides an important view into the security challenges Israel has faced and how the country has responded over four decades.

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Maryland's Vanishing Lives (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf S) John Sherwood; photographs by Edwin H. Remsberg The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 1994

On Weems Creek In Annapolis, A Grandmother Operates One Of Maryland's Last Swing Bridges From Her Office Tucked Under The Span. In His Baltimore Workshop, A Member Of The Boulmetis Family Keeps The Tradition Of Hat Making Alive In A City That Once Was Among The Hat-making Capitals Of America. Corny And Wilbur Messick Of Bivalve Will Likely Be The Last Of Their Family To Make The Graceful Wooden Tongs That Watermen Use To Harvest Oysters. The Day Basket Company In North East Makes Baskets The Way It Has Since 1876, With Local Flitch-cut White Oak Softened In A Wood-fired Steam Box. The State's Only Working One-room Schoolhouse Survives In The Lower Chesapeake Bay - On An Island That Is Slowly Disappearing. And Baltimore's Arabbers, Reminders Of A Vanished Horse-and-wagon Era, Still Sing Their Chants In A Few Old Neighborhoods. For More Than Two Years, John Sherwood Roamed Maryland's Small Towns And City Neighborhoods, Traveled Appalachian Back Roads, And Sailed The Chesapeake Looking For People Whose Work Or Way Of Life Recalled The State's Rich And Varied Traditions. Maryland's Vanishing Lives Is Sherwood's Vivid Account Of The People He Met On Those Journeys. In This Collection Of Sixty-six Short Profiles, Illustrated With Memorable Photographs By Edwin Remsberg, Sherwood Preserves For Posterity The Lives Of Marylanders Who Hang On To Values And Skills That Are Quickly Disappearing. Working In A Country Store Or An Old-time Movie House, On A Small Tobacco Farm Or A Weathered Skipjack, Sherwood's Subjects Interest Us As People, As Stubborn Survivors Who Have Watched - Sometimes Defiantly, Sometimes Wistfully - As The World Moved On. They Invite Us To Reflect On How Dramatically Life Has Changed Over The Past Fifty, Or Even Twenty, Years. They Remind Us Of The Human Costs Of Consolidation And Modernization. Theirs Are Often Poignant Stories Of What Happens To Family Businesses And Ordinary Folk In The Face Of New Technology, Suburban Sprawl, Franchise Outlets, And Changing Tastes. But Vanishing Lives Is Also An Engaging Celebration Of Pride And Craft, Of The Will To Survive, And Of A Certain Kind Of Luck - That The Highway Never Came Too Close, That The Family Didn't Sell The Business, That, Sometimes, Living And Making A Living Can Be The Same Thing. John Sherwood ; Photographs By Edwin H. Remsberg.

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Living with Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Granato MD FACC, Jerome E. The John Hopkins University Press, A Johns Hopkins Press health book, Baltimore, 2008

Coronary heart disease kills more people in the United States than any other heart disorder, and it is the leading cause of death among American women. Jerome E. Granato, a distinguished cardiologist with more than twenty-five years of experience, has created an authoritative and accessible guide to this common condition, providing patients and their families with insight and advice. Dr. Granato begins by describing the basic science of the disease, known also as atherosclerosis, in which arteries become clogged and damaged. He then explains who is at risk and how the disease is detected and diagnosed. He covers all the treatment options, from medications to surgery, and answers such questions as: How do I know if I have coronary heart disease? What is a heart attack? Does my condition need to be treated with surgery? What are the benefits and risks of balloon angioplasty? What are stents and how do they work? How can I manage my condition for the future?He addresses the needs of specific populations, and concludes by discussing how a healthy diet and regular exercise can influence health before and after treatment and how it can help prevent disease. Even after coronary heart disease is diagnosed, its course can be modified. This valuable resource will help patients and their families make some of the most important health care decisions they will ever face. <h3>Janet M. Schneider - Library Journal</h3> The recent death of Tim Russert highlights the hidden dangers of heart disease. Cardiologist Granato strives to describe the many interlocking factors that can harm the coronary arteries and lead to devastating consequences for individuals. He explains the physical structure of the heart's arteries, why cholesterol is usually blamed as the primary cause of coronary disease, and how heart attacks occur. Granato discusses medicine based on clinical trials, highlighting how research has contributed to knowledge about heart disease and its causes: high cholesterol, vascular inflammation, heredity, hormones, diabetes, and smoking. Tests to diagnose problems are described, medications and surgical treatments are covered, and the illustrations are good. While at a high reading level, this book is excellent at explaining the causes of heart disease and the science behind diagnosis and treatments. A good adjunct to more basic heart books such as Barry M. Cohen and Bobbie Hasselbring's Coronary Heart Disease. Recommended. (Color plates not seen.)

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Summer in the city : John Lindsay, New York, and the American dream Lindsay, John Vliet;Viteritti, Joseph P Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, United States, 2014

Summer in the City takes a clear look at John Lindsay’s tenure as mayor of New York City during the tumultuous 1960s, when President Lyndon Johnson launched his ambitious Great Society Program. Providing an even-handed reassessment of Lindsay’s legacy and the policies of the period, the essays in this volume skillfully dissect his kaleidoscope of progressive ideas and approach to leadershipâ€”all set in a perfect storm of huge demographic changes, growing fiscal stress, and an unprecedented commitment by the federal government to attain a more equal society. Compelling archival photos and a timeline give readers a window into the mythic 1960s, a period animated by civil rights marches, demands for black power, antiwar demonstrations, and a heroic intergovernmental effort to redistribute national resources more evenly.Written by prize-winning authors and leading scholars, each chapter covers a distinct aspect of Lindsay’s mayoralty (politics, race relations, finance, public management, architecture, economic development, and the arts), while Joseph P. Viteritti’s introductory and concluding essays offer an honest and nuanced portrait of Lindsay and the prospects for shaping more balanced public priorities as New York City ushers in a new era of progressive leadership.The volume’s sharp focus on the controversies of the Mad Men era will appeal not only to older readers who witnessed its explosive events, but also to younger readers eager for a deeper understanding of the time. A progressive Republican with bold ideals and a fervent belief in the American Dream, Lindsay strove to harness the driving forces of modernization, democratization, acculturation, inclusion, growth, and social justice in ways that will inform our thinking about the future of the city.Contributors: Lizabeth Cohen, Paul Goldberger, Brian Goldstein, Geoffrey Kabaservice, Mariana Mogilevich, Charles R. Morris, David Rogers, Clarence Taylor, and Joseph P. Viteritti

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The cheese and the worms : the cosmos of a sixteenth-century miller Carlo Ginzburg; translated by John and Anne Tedeschi The John Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins paperbacks edition, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980

Offers a study of culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. This book illustrates the confusing political and religious conditions of the time.

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A Theory of Global Capitalism: Production, Class, and State in a Transnational World (Themes in Global Social Change) Robinson PhD, Professor William I. The John Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press, Themes in global social change, Baltimore, ©2004

In this book, sociologist William I. Robinson offers a theory of globalization that follows the rise of a new capitalist class and a transnational state. Growing beyond national boundaries, this new class comprises a global system in which Japanese capitalists are just as comfortable investing in Latin America as North Americans are in Southeast Asia. Their development of global, interconnected industries and businesses make them drivers of world capitalism. Robinson explains how global capital mobility has allowed capital to reorganize production worldwide in accordance with a whole range of considerations that allow for maximizing profit making opportunities. As a result, production systems that were once located in a single country have been fragmented and integrated externally into new globalized circuits of accumulation. What this means, however, is not simply that factories are located overseas where labor might be cheaper, but rather that the whole production process is broken down into smaller parts and each of those parts moved to a different country, depending on where investment might be highest. Yet at the same time, this worldwide decentralization and fragmentation of the production process has taken place alongside the centralization of command and control of the global economy in transnational capital. In turn, this economic organization finds a political counterpart in the rise of a transnational state. The leaders of global businesses and industries think about themselves and how they live in new ways. Hegemony in the twenty-first century, Robinson argues, will be exercised not by a particular nation-state but by this new global ruling class through the machinery of this transnational state. Robinson observes, for example, that global elites, regardless of their nationality, increasingly tend to share similar lifestyles and interact through expanding networks of the transnational state. Globalization is in this way unifying the world into a single mode of production and a single global system and bringing about the integration of different countries and regions into a new global economy and society. But the new global capitalism is rife with contradictions, such as the growing rift between the global rich and the global poor, concludes Robinson. The twenty-first century is likely to harbor ongoing conflicts and disputes for control between the new transnational ruling group and the expanding ranks of the poor and the marginalized. Sure to stir controversy and debate, A Theory of Global Capitalism will be of interest to sociologists and economists alike.

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Imitating the Italians : Wyatt, Spenser, Synge, Pound, Joyce REED WAY DASENBROCK, Professor Reed Dasenbrock THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1991, 1991

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A Theory of Global Capitalism: Production, Class, and State in a Transnational World (Themes in Global Social Change) Professor William I. Robinson PhD The John Hopkins University Press; Johns Hopkins University Press, Themes in Global Social Change, 1, 2004

In this book, sociologist William I. Robinson offers a theory of globalization that follows the rise of a new capitalist class and a transnational state. Growing beyond national boundaries, this new class comprises a global system in which Japanese capitalists are just as comfortable investing in Latin America as North Americans are in Southeast Asia. Their development of global, interconnected industries and businesses make them drivers of world capitalism. Robinson explains how global capital mobility has allowed capital to reorganize production worldwide in accordance with a whole range of considerations that allow for maximizing profit making opportunities. As a result, production systems that were once located in a single country have been fragmented and integrated externally into new globalized circuits of accumulation. What this means, however, is not simply that factories are located overseas where labor might be cheaper, but rather that the whole production process is broken down into smaller parts and each of those parts moved to a different country, depending on where investment might be highest. Yet at the same time, this worldwide decentralization and fragmentation of the production process has taken place alongside the centralization of command and control of the global economy in transnational capital. In turn, this economic organization finds a political counterpart in the rise of a transnational state. The leaders of global businesses and industries think about themselves and how they live in new ways. Hegemony in the twenty-first century, Robinson argues, will be exercised not by a particular nation-state but by this new global ruling class through the machinery of this transnational state. Robinson observes, for example, that global elites, regardless of their nationality, increasingly tend to share similar lifestyles and interact through expanding networks of the transnational state. Globalization is in this way unifying the world into a single mode of production and a single global system and bringing about the integration of different countries and regions into a new global economy and society. But the new global capitalism is rife with contradictions, such as the growing rift between the global rich and the global poor, concludes Robinson. The twenty-first century is likely to harbor ongoing conflicts and disputes for control between the new transnational ruling group and the expanding ranks of the poor and the marginalized. Sure to stir controversy and debate, A Theory of Global Capitalism will be of interest to sociologists and economists alike.

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The Agricultural Economy of Northeast Brazil (World Bank) Gary P Kutcher; Pasquale L Scandizzo; Gary Paul Kutcher; Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo Baltimore: Published for the World Bank [by] the John Hopkins University Press, A World Bank research publication, Baltimore, Maryland, 1981

Gary P. Kutcher And Pasquale L. Scandizzo. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 259-264.

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At The End Of The American Century: America's Role In The Post-cold War World (woodrow Wilson Center Press) edited by Robert L. Hutchings Woodrow Wilson Center Press; Johns Hopkins University Press; Brand: The Johns Hopkins University Press; The Johns Hopkins University Press, Washington, D.C, Baltimore, District of Columbia, 1998

"It was one thing," writes editor Robert L. Hutchings in the introduction to the present volume, "to lead an alliance of Western democracies in a grand struggle against Soviet communism; quite another for the accumulated obligations of the forty years of Cold War confrontation to ensnare us in a continued international role against no certain foe toward no certain ends." In At the End of the American Century Hutchings brings together a distinguished group of authorities to review essential questions of morality, interest, politics, and economics in U.S. foreign policy after the collapse of the Soviet empire. The contributorsprominent legislators, foreign policy makers, scholars, and business leadersoffer a back-to-back basics How much does morality, rather than self-interest, drive our foreign policy? How do we confront an anarchic world when our strategies have been developed for opposing singular, organized forces? What do we really want out of global trade, and do we know who our partners will be?The contributors are Thomas S. Foley, Jonathan Clarke, H.W. Brands, John Lewis Gaddis, Joseph Duffey, Robert Kaplan, James Rosenau, Bryan Hehir, Bowman Cutter, Michael Oppenheimer, Alfred Eckes, Samuel Berger, Ronald Steel, Milton Morris, Timothy Wirth, and Carol Moseley-Braun.

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Presidencies Derailed : Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It Bogue, Ernest Grady;Kauvar, Gerald B.;Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016

How do some university presidents "lose their way," and why are their consequential dismissals given so much media attention? Presidencies Derailed is the first book to explore in depth why university presidencies fail and how university and college leadership can forestall, if not prevent, future leadership failures. Former university president Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, along with professor Gerald B. Kauvar and former chancellor E. Grady Bogue, organize, classify, and explain patterns of leadership failures, drawing on firsthand testimonies from "derailed" university presidents, sixteen case studies in four sectors of higher education, and reviews of the scholarly literature on leadership failures in the public and private sectors.

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Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World: A Guide for Parents (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Kourtis MD PhD MPH, Athena P. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, A Johns Hopkins Press health book, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011

xi, 250 pages : 24 cm, Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World gives parents the tools and information they need to shield their kids from infections and keep their family healthy, Includes bibliographical references and index, pt. 1. Which germs where? I'm hungry! Food-borne germs and food preparation safety -- A, B, C and 1, 2, 3 : common germs at day care and school -- Swim, ski, or wrestle : germs encountered when playing sports -- Fur, feathers, and fangs : germs from pets and other animals -- The great outdoors : germs in the garden, at the campground, on the farm, and at the beach -- Close to home and overseas : tips for avoiding germs when you travel -- Sexually transmitted infections, tattoos and piercings : helping teenagers navigate germs safely -- pt. 2. Our defenses against germs. Taking medicine : the use and misuse of antibiotics -- The miracle of modern prevention : vaccine safety and effectiveness -- Baby's on the way : protect your unborn baby with a healthy pregnancy -- Bonding with your baby : the benefits of breastfeeding -- Supplements, herbs, organic produce, and probiotics : do they protect you from germs? -- Wash your hands! personal and household hygiene for the twenty-first century -- Myths and truths : does science back up traditional wisdom about preventing infections?

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Place and Belonging in America David Jacobson The Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2002

How did the American people come to develop a moral association with this land, such that their very experience of nationhood was rooted in, and their republican virtues depended upon, that land? And what is happening now as the exclusivity of that moral linkage between people and land becomes ever more attenuated? In Place and Belonging in America, David Jacobson addresses the evolving relationship between geography and citizenship in the United States since the nation's origins. Americans have commonly assumed that only a people rooted in a bounded territory could safeguard republican virtues. But, as Jacobson argues, in the contemporary world of transnational identities, multiple loyalties, and permeable borders, the notion of a singular territorial identity has lost its resonance. The United States has come to represent a diverse quilt of cultures with varying ties to the land. These developments have transformed the character of American politics to one in which the courts take a much larger role in mediating civic life. An expanding web of legal rights enables individuals and groups to pursue their own cultural and social ends, in contrast to the civic republican practice of an active citizenry legislating its collective life. In the first part of his sweeping study, Jacobson considers the origins of the uniquely American sense of place, exploring such components as the Puritans and their religious vision of the New World; the early Republic and agrarian virtue as extolled in the writings of Thomas Jefferson; the nationalization of place during the Civil War; and the creation of post-Civil War monuments and, later, the national park system. The second part of Place and Belonging in America concerns the contemporary United States and its more complex interactions between space and citizenship. Here Jacobson looks at the multicultural landscape as represented by the 1991 act of Congress that changed the name of the Custer Battlefield National Monument to Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and the subsequent construction of a memorial honoring the Indian participants in the battle; the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He also reflects upon changing patterns of immigration and settlement. At once far-reaching and detailed, Place and Belonging in America offers a though-provoking new perspective on the myriad, often spiritual connections between territoriality, national identity, and civic culture. The Johns Hopkins University Press

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An economic and social history of Europe / 1,2, 1890-1939 Frank B. Tipton and Robert Aldrich The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1987 (1989 printing)

Frank B. Tipton And Robert Aldrich. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 308-313.

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Labor movements and dictatorships : the Southern Cone in comparative perspective Drake, Paul W. , 1944- The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, London, Maryland, 1996

Why have labor movements, from Europe to Latin America, successfully outlasted authoritarian regimes? How did they survive often brutal repression, and how did they change as a result of the experience? In Labor Movements and Dictatorships, Paul Drake provides a comprehensive comparative study of the experience of working-class movements under capitalist authoritarian regimes from the 1920s to the 1990s. Drake offers a series of extended country studies — on Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina — set against a larger comparative context that includes Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Brazil, all of which experienced similar transitions into and out of authoritarianism. In all of these countries, Drake explains, labor movements advocating far-reaching political, economic, and social reforms were met by authoritarian governments determined to preserve capitalism and erase any hope of socialism. The autocrats imposed antiworker economic structures, institutional rules, and political prohibitions. They succeeded in breaking labor in the short run, Drake concludes, but their efforts ultimately failed. A valuable work of historical perspective and synthesis, Labor Movements and Dictatorships tells the compelling story of how workers' organizations around the world suffered, subverted, and survived the tyrants.

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nexusstc/Nature and Culture: Ethical Thought in the French Enlightenment/d81d7f93e552c281462e7823d62dcb9e.pdf

NATURE AND CULTURE : ethical thought in the french enlightenment Lester G. Crocker The John Hopkins University Press, 1963

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The Quantum Frontier : The Large Hadron Collider Don Lincoln; foreword by Leon Lederman Johns Hopkins University Press, 1, PS, 2009

The Highest-energy Particle Accelerator Ever Built, The Large Hadron Collider Runs Under The Border Between France And Switzerland. It Leapt Into Action On September 10, 2008, Amid Unprecedented Global Press Coverage And Widespread Fears That Its Energy Would Create Tiny Black Holes That Could Destroy The Earth. By Smashing Together Particles Smaller Than Atoms, The Lhc Recreates The Conditions Hypothesized To Have Existed Just Moments After The Big Bang. Physicists Expect It To Aid Our Understanding Of How The Universe Came Into Being And To Show Us Much About The Standard Model Of Particle Physics - Even Possibly Proving The Existence Of The Mysterious Higgs Boson. In Exploring What The Collider Does And What It Might Find, Don Lincoln Explains What The Lhc Is Likely To Teach Us About Particle Physics, Including Uncovering The Nature Of Dark Matter, Finding Micro Black Holes And Supersymmetric Particles, Identifying Extra Dimensions, And Revealing The Origin Of Mass In The Universe. Thousands Of Physicists From Around The Globe Will Have Access To The Lhc, None Of Whom Really Knows What Outcomes Will Be Produced By The $7.7 Billion Project. Whatever It Reveals, The Results Arising From The Large Hadron Collider Will Profoundly Alter Our Understanding Of The Cosmos And The Atom And Stimulate Amateur And Professional Scientists For Years To Come.--jacket. What We Know : The Standard Model -- What We Guess : Theories We Want To Test -- How We Do It : The Large Hadron Collider -- How We See It : The Enormous Detectors -- Where We're Going : The Big Picture, The Universe, And The Future. Don Lincoln ; Foreword By Leon Lederman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 165-168) And Index.

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National Culture and the New Global System (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society) Professor Frederick Buell London : The John Hopkins University Press, Parallax, Parallax (Baltimore, Md.), Baltimore, Maryland, 1994

"The three worlds theory is perhaps still the basis for our dominant assumptions about geopolitical and geocultural order," writes Frederick Buell, "but its hold on our imagination and faith is passing fast. In its place, a startlingly different model--the notion that the world is somehow interconnected into a single system--has emerged, expressing the perception that global relationships constitute not three separate worlds but a single network." In the wake of disillusionment with anticolonial nationalism, and in response to a wide variety of economic, political, demographic, and technological changes, Buell argues, we have come increasingly to view the world as complexly interconnected. In National Culture and the New Global System he considers how the notion of national culture has been conceived--and reconceived--in the postwar period. For much of the period, the "three world" theory provided economic, political, and cultural models for mapping a world of nation-states. More recently, new notions of interconnectedness have been developed, ones that have had profound--and sometimes startling--effects on cultural production and theory. Surveying recent cultural history and theory, Buell shows how our understanding of cultural production relates closely to transformations in models of the world order. "Buell uses a very wide range of examples from around the globe to explain and explore the major theoretical frameworks currently available for understanding cultural production in the global system. His book is a model of theoretical work that doesn't smother literary analysis. I cannot think of a better introduction to ways of thinking about culture in an age ofglobalization."--K. Anthony Appiah, Harvard University

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The Truth Machine: A Social History of the Lie Detector (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology) Geoffrey C. Bunn Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2012

How do you trap someone in a lie? For centuries, all manner of truth-seekers have used the lie detector. In this eye-opening book, Geoffrey C. Bunn unpacks the history of this device and explores the interesting and often surprising connection between technology and popular culture.Lie detectors and other truth-telling machines are deeply embedded in everyday American life. Well-known brands such as Isuzu, Pepsi Cola, and Snapple have advertised their products with the help of the truth machine, and the device has also appeared in countless movies and television shows. The Charles Lindbergh crime of the century in 1935 first brought lie detectors to the publicâs attention. Since then, they have factored into the Anita HillâClarence Thomas sexual harassment controversy, the Oklahoma City and Atlanta Olympics bombings, and one of the most infamous criminal cases in modern memory: the O. J. Simpson murder trial. The use of the lie detector in these instances brings up many intriguing questions that Bunn addresses: How did the lie detector become so important? Who uses it? How reliable are its results? Bunn reveals just how difficult it is to answer this last question. A lie detector expert concluded that O. J. Simpson was one hundred percent lying in a video recording in which he proclaimed his innocence; a tabloid newspaper subjected the same recording to a second round of evaluation, which determined Simpson to be absolutely truthful.Bunn finds fascinating the lie detectorâs ability to straddle the realms of serious science and sheer fantasy. He examines how the machine emerged as a technology of truth, transporting readers back to the obscure origins of criminology itself, ultimately concluding that the lie detector owes as much to popular culture as it does to factual science. The Johns Hopkins University Press

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Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World: A Guide for Parents (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) Athena P. Kourtis Johns Hopkins University Press, A Johns Hopkins Press health book, Baltimore, Maryland, 2011

The world is full of germs, and the news is full of stories about infectious diseases and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. What can parents do to protect their children? Keeping Your Child Healthy in a Germ-Filled World gives parents the information they need to shield their kids from infections and keep their family healthy. Infections are harmful, but not all germs are bad. Dr. Athena P. Kourtis, a pediatrician and infectious disease specialist—and mother—teaches parents how to protect their kids without going overboard. She helps parents sort through the latest information about antibiotics, vaccines, hygiene, health foods, and home remedies, and she identifies which rules to follow—and which ones to ignore. She says: • No to overprotecting your children from germs• No to antimicrobial soaps and cleaning products at home• No to over-prescribed antibiotics• Yes to strategic hand washing• Yes to being conscious of germs and the pathways they use• Yes to vaccines She offers tips for protecting your children wherever they are—at home or school, on the playground, while traveling—and whatever they are doing—playing sports, camping, visiting the beach—and answers questions that commonly worry parents. How many times should you wash prewashed spinach? (At least twice.) Does getting enough sleep help fight infection? (Yes.) Are pre-sliced foods more likely to spread infection? (They are.) Reading this comprehensive, illustrated guide is the first step to keeping your family healthy. Up-to-date, accurate information and a clear understanding of how germs and our bodies work will help you and your child stay afloat in the microbial sea.

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The Quantum Frontier : The Large Hadron Collider Don Lincoln; foreword by Leon Lederman Johns Hopkins University Press, 1, PS, 2009

The Highest-energy Particle Accelerator Ever Built, The Large Hadron Collider Runs Under The Border Between France And Switzerland. It Leapt Into Action On September 10, 2008, Amid Unprecedented Global Press Coverage And Widespread Fears That Its Energy Would Create Tiny Black Holes That Could Destroy The Earth. By Smashing Together Particles Smaller Than Atoms, The Lhc Recreates The Conditions Hypothesized To Have Existed Just Moments After The Big Bang. Physicists Expect It To Aid Our Understanding Of How The Universe Came Into Being And To Show Us Much About The Standard Model Of Particle Physics - Even Possibly Proving The Existence Of The Mysterious Higgs Boson. In Exploring What The Collider Does And What It Might Find, Don Lincoln Explains What The Lhc Is Likely To Teach Us About Particle Physics, Including Uncovering The Nature Of Dark Matter, Finding Micro Black Holes And Supersymmetric Particles, Identifying Extra Dimensions, And Revealing The Origin Of Mass In The Universe. Thousands Of Physicists From Around The Globe Will Have Access To The Lhc, None Of Whom Really Knows What Outcomes Will Be Produced By The $7.7 Billion Project. Whatever It Reveals, The Results Arising From The Large Hadron Collider Will Profoundly Alter Our Understanding Of The Cosmos And The Atom And Stimulate Amateur And Professional Scientists For Years To Come.--jacket. What We Know : The Standard Model -- What We Guess : Theories We Want To Test -- How We Do It : The Large Hadron Collider -- How We See It : The Enormous Detectors -- Where We're Going : The Big Picture, The Universe, And The Future. Don Lincoln ; Foreword By Leon Lederman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 165-168) And Index.

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