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The Practice of Liberal Pluralism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galston, William, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, William Galston defends a theory, liberal pluralism, based on three core concepts--value pluralism, political pluralism, ong>andong> expressive liberty--ong>andong> explores the implications of this theory for politics. Liberal pluralism helps clarify some of the complexities of real-world political action ong>andong> points toward a distinctive conception of public philosophy ong>andong> public policy.

A History of Anthropological Theory, Third Edition

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Erickson, Paul A. / Murphy, Liam D. / Murphy, Pae Liam D., PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, Recognizing that anthropology--"the integrated study of humanity in its biological, social, ong>andong> cultural dimensions--"has deep roots in the Western experience, this concise survey begins in antiquity, then moves forward through the Middle Ages ong>andong> the Renaissance to the modern era. The authors focus on the twentieth century, covering American, British, ong>andong> French anthropological traditions ong>andong> discussing ong>developmentong>s in theory that point to future directions in archaeology, physical anthropology, ong>andong> linguistic anthropology. This edition features a new preface ong>andong> new ong>andong> expong>andong>ed sections on transactionalism, feminist anthropology, postmodernity, medical anthropology, ong>andong> globalization.

Nature and Nurture During Infancy and Early Childhood

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Plomin, Robert / Defries, J. C. / Fulker, D. W., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In light of work by quantitative geneticists, the authors reconsider the interaction of heredity ong>andong> environment in the ong>developmentong> of individual differences during infancy ong>andong> early childhood. Quantitative genetics offers a general theory of the ong>developmentong> of individual differences that suggests novel concepts ong>andong> research strategies: the idea that genetic influences operate in age-to-age change as well as in continuity, for example. Quantitative genetics also provides powerful methods to address questions of change ong>andong> continuity which are helpfully introduced in this study. Longitudinal quantitative genetic research is essential to the understong>andong>ing of ong>developmentong>al change ong>andong> continuity. The largest ong>andong> longes longitudinal adoption study is the Colorado Adoption Project, which has generated much of the rich data on the progress from infancy to early childhood on which the authors draw throughout the book.

Inequality, Democracy, and Economic Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Midlarsky, Manus I., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The relationship between inequality ong>andong> democracy is a compelling one for the contemporary social scientist. This book addresses questions raised as early as the time of Aristotle, ong>andong> continue through Marx to the present day. Theories of inequality in relation to democracy are explored, ong>andong> the book focuses on the sources of democracy, the relationship between economic ong>developmentong> ong>andong> thresholds of democracy, ong>andong> finally responses to democratization. As the gap between rich ong>andong> poor widens within ong>andong> between nations, the subject of this book becomes increasingly important worldwide.

Mother & Child: Reflections on Our First Year Together

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, April R., PUBLISHER: U-Talk Publications, A memory book ong>andong> journal that not only focuses on the important milestones ong>andong> events that occur during a baby's first year, but also captures the thoughts, feelings, ong>andong> experiences that are unique to every mother. Combines structured ong>andong> blank journal pages to record the complete experience of motherhood.

Land Development for Civil Engineers

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dion, Thomas R. / Dion, T. R., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, A hong>andong>s-on guide to beginning, managing, ong>andong> completing all long>andong> ong>developmentong> projects Long>andong> ong>Developmentong> for Civil Engineers provides essential facts ong>andong> recommendations for bringing the nonstructural features of a long>andong> ong>developmentong> project to successful completion. Regulations, stong>andong>ards, ong>andong> permit data have all been thoroughly updated, including EPA General Stormwater Permits ong>andong> the agency's rulings on water supply, ADA considerations, American Concrete Pipe Association bedding requirements, wetlong>andong> permitting changes, ong>andong> other pertinent information. This single-source reference covers all engineering, legislative, ong>andong> administrative concerns, including design procedures, construction contracts, ong>developmentong> guidelines, ong>andong> final inspections. New techniques for project management, including use of intranet ong>andong> extranet management tools on the Internet, are featured, in addition to the latest material on: * Soil remediation ong>andong> brownfield ong>developmentong> * GPS use ong>andong> new surveying techniques * Streetscaping * ong>Developmentong>s in design-build methods * Photogrammetric surveys ong>andong> GIS use in area ong>andong> site planning Complete with hundreds of maps, diagrams, drawings, tables, ong>andong> charts, this Second Edition is the ideal reference for civil design engineers, site design analysts, ong>andong> students, as well as government personnel, developers, long>andong>scape architects, urban planners, civil engineering technology students, long>andong> surveyors, ong>andong> geotechnical, structural, transportation, ong>andong> environmental engineers.

Monetary Reform and Cooperation Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Macesich, George, PUBLISHER: Praeger, This volume demonstrates how monetary ong>andong> financial organizations in the United States ong>andong> abroad can be improved through a new addition to traditional monetary policy. Cooperation theory, a system developed from games theory, is shown to provide an appropriate action/reaction approach that can lead to cooperation without abong>andong>oning the free market. Institutional, theoretical, ong>andong> empirical results of game theory, computer simulation, monetary theory, ong>andong> policy analysis are woven together so that each reinforces the other. The text clearly stresses that although unilateral, noncooperative action may result in short-term advantage for an organization, it ultimately leads to long-term losses for all in the economic system. Monetary Reform ong>andong> Cooperation Theory opens with a discussion of cooperation theory. It goes on to address improving the monetary financial organization. Bureaucracy ong>andong> philosophy are analyzed, along with reform in the banking industry ong>andong> banking in other countries. The book concludes with issues of international creditors ong>andong> debtors. This work is full of useful information for the general economist, political scientist, ong>andong> layman on the complex issue of monetary reform ong>andong> the positive role cooperation theory can play in this vital process.

Political Economy African Fami

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Downs, R. E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The Political Economy of African Famine takes an unusually broad look at famine by including analyses of countries where hunger has rarely been studied ong>andong> by examining African famine from both African ong>andong> Western perspectives. Its concluding proposals for eradicating famine make innovative ong>andong> provocative contributions to current global debates on food ong>andong> nutrition. This volume explores the combination of political ong>andong> economic forces that influence different levels of food supply. It begins with a discussion of famine theories, ranging from cultural ecology to neo-ong>Marxismong>. Following this survey is a series of essays by anthropologists, geographers, economists ong>andong> ong>developmentong> practitioners that explores the role fo Western institutions in African famine, analyzes famine in particular countries, ong>andong> documents the relationship between famine ong>andong> gender.

Culture and Local Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Local Economic ong>andong> Employment ong>Developmentong>, PUBLISHER: Organization for Economic Cooperation & Devel, This publication highlights the impact of culture on local economies ong>andong> the methodological issues related to its identification. In particular, the book demonstrates that the contemporary contribution of culture to economic ong>developmentong> is not only limited to attracting tourists, but that it increasingly acts as a catalyst for other activities to further develop through territorial clusters. It also demonstrates the power of culture as a tool for the social integration of distressed people ong>andong> communities, thus contributing to sustainable ong>developmentong>.

China and the Global Political Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breslin, Shaun, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, In a relatively short period, the growth of investment to ong>Chinaong> ong>andong> the resulting increase in Chinese trade has resulted in a reconfiguration of the East Asian regional economy, ong>andong> is now altering financial ong>andong> resource flows across the globe. This book explains how this transformation has come about, focusing on the interplay between domestic politics in ong>Chinaong> ong>andong> the transition from socialism on one hong>andong>, ong>andong> the ongoing evolution of global or transnational production networks on the other. It shows that while events in ong>Chinaong> have considerable global significance, this importance does not necessarily equate with the "power" that some already ascribe to ong>Chinaong>. Whilst recognizing that global economic integration has contributed to the reduction of poverty, it also shows how it has contributed to the emergence of new social cleavages ong>andong> the changing basis of communist party rule.

The Theory of Relativity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Einstein, Albert, PUBLISHER: Citadel Press, In this collection of Einstein's most important writings on physics, Einstein reduces the complex to its essentials. Covers the Theory of Relativity, E=MC2, Physics ong>andong> Reality, ong>andong> much more.

Leading Issues in Economic Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meier, Gerald M. / Rauch, James E., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Now in its seventh edition, Leading Issues in Economic ong>Developmentong> introduces a new co-author, James E. Rauch. Maintaining the unique structure that the book has established over the last 35 years, Rauch has revised ong>andong> updated this seventh edition to strengthen the analytical ong>andong> quantitative dimensions ong>andong> to clarify contemporary ong>andong> future problems of ong>developmentong> policy. The co-authors integrate the most insightful materials in this wide-ranging field, offering students the opportunity to experience a variety of perspectives while helping them to keep sight of overarching themes. This edition adds two new chapters: "Income Distribution" ong>andong> "ong>Developmentong> ong>andong> the Environment." It also now consolidates several chapters ong>andong> increases the number of selections from leading professional journals. In this edition, both the selections ong>andong> the authors' own overviews, notes, comments, ong>andong> exhibits make greater use of empirical analysis as well as modern economic theory. In all, Leading Issues in Economic ong>Developmentong> provides fresh ong>andong> serious attention to the interplay between ong>developmentong> experience, changing views of economists, ong>andong> policy.

Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications: Third

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pan, Y. / Pan, Yi / Chen, Daoxu, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Parallel ong>andong> Distributed Processing ong>andong> Applications, ISPA , held in Nanjing, ong>Chinaong> in November . The 90 revised full papers ong>andong> 19 revised short papers presented together with 3 keynote speeches ong>andong> 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed ong>andong> selected from 645 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cluster systems ong>andong> applications, performance evaluation ong>andong> measurements, distributed algorithms ong>andong> systems, fault tolerance ong>andong> reliability, high-performance computing ong>andong> architecture, parallel algorithms ong>andong> systems, network routing ong>andong> communication algorithms, security algorithms ong>andong> systems, grid applications ong>andong> systems, database applications ong>andong> data mining, distributed processing ong>andong> architecture, sensor networks ong>andong> protocols, peer-to-peer algorithms ong>andong> systems, internet computing ong>andong> Web technologies, network protocols ong>andong> switching, ong>andong> ad hoc ong>andong> wireless networks.

The Earthscan Reader in Population and Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Demeny, Paul / McNicholl, Geoffrey / Paul Demeny, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This reader provides information on population ong>andong> ong>developmentong> issues for those seeking the middle ground between technical ong>andong> non-specialist material. It contains contributions to all the various aspects of the debate from the s to the s from a wide variety of authors including Kingsley Davis, Herman Daly, Gary Becker, Ester Boserup ong>andong> Amartya Sen.

The Balance of Power: History and Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sheehan, Michael / Sheehan, M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The balance of power is one of the most fundamental concepts behind international politics ong>andong> provides a structure for explaining some of the essential principles behind international relations. Yet despite its widespread importance it remains an enigma ong>andong> is surrounded by controversy. "The Balance of Power" traces the evolution of the theory from the eighteenth century to the present day. It incorporates classical anlysis ong>andong> recent research to give a detailed account of the concept in practice ong>andong> the operation of the international system while challenging traditional views of the balance of power. Its exploration of the way the balance of power operated in key historical periods shows how the generally accepted ong>developmentong> of the concept is based on a misunderstong>andong>ing of the historical reality.

Convex Analysis and Global Optimization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoang, Tuy / Hoang Tuy, Tuy / Hoang Tuy, PUBLISHER: Springer, Due to the general complementary convex structure underlying most nonconvex optimization problems encountered in applications, convex analysis plays an essential role in the ong>developmentong> of global optimization methods. This book develops a coherent ong>andong> rigorous theory of deterministic global optimization from this point of view. Part I constitutes an introduction to convex analysis, with an emphasis on concepts, properties ong>andong> results particularly needed for global optimization, including those pertaining to the complementary convex structure. Part II presents the foundation ong>andong> application of global search principles such as partitioning ong>andong> cutting, outer ong>andong> inner approximation, ong>andong> decomposition to general global optimization problems ong>andong> to problems with a low-rank nonconvex structure as well as quadratic problems. Much new material is offered, aside from a rigorous mathematical ong>developmentong>. Audience: The book is written as a text for graduate students in engineering, mathematics, operations research, computer science ong>andong> other disciplines dealing with optimization theory. It is also addressed to all scientists in various fields who are interested in mathematical optimization.

Thinketh: As a Man Thinketh

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allen, James / Johnson, Vic / Rimm, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Global Renaissance Society, The timeless classic "As" "a Man Thinketh" is presented against a visually dynamic backdrop of thought-provoking designs simulating modern-day Web browsers, pop-up windows, ong>andong> video feeds. Combining traditional art ong>andong> imagery with contemporary, cartoon-like iconography to identify various attitudes, moods, ong>andong> circumstances this meditation expounds upon the basic premise that a person's thoughts not only influence but actually determine their situation. Through this book's ong>reflectionsong> on thought as it relates to character ong>andong> the effect of thought on circumstances, health ong>andong> body, purpose, achievement, visions ong>andong> ideals, ong>andong> the achievement of serenity, readers can develop an understong>andong>ing of the relevance of these musings on the human condition ong>andong> the path to personal ong>developmentong>. Further enhancing the presentation, the afterword explores the usage of marginalia in both this account as well as in texts from the Middle Ages to signal nuances ong>andong> alternate interpretations.

Historical Perspectives on Climate Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fleming, James Rodger, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This intriguing volume provides a thorough examination of the historical roots of global climate change as a field of inquiry, from the Enlightenment to the late twentieth century. Based on primary ong>andong> archival sources, the book is filled with interesting perspectives on what people have understood, experienced, ong>andong> feared about the climate ong>andong> its changes in the past. Chapters explore climate ong>andong> culture in Enlightenment thought; climate debates in early America; the ong>developmentong> of international networks of observation; the scientific transformation of climate discourse; ong>andong> early contributions to understong>andong>ing terrestrial temperature changes, infrared radiation, ong>andong> the carbon dioxide theory of climate. But perhaps most important, this book shows what a study of the past has to offer the interdisciplinary investigation of current environmental problems.

Mathematical Methods in Queuing Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kalashnikov, Vladimir V., PUBLISHER: Springer, This volume presents an overview of mathematical methods used in queuing theory, ong>andong> various examples of solutions of problems using these methods are given. Many of the topics considered are not traditional, ong>andong> include general Markov processes, test functions, coupling methods, probability metrics, continuity of queues, quantitative estimates in continuity, convergence rate to the stationary state ong>andong> limit theorems for the first occurrence times. Much attention is also devoted to the modern theory of regenerative processes. Each chapter concludes with problems ong>andong> comments on the literature cited. For researchers ong>andong> graduate students in applied probability, operations research ong>andong> computer science.

Strategies for Sustainability: Asia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: World Conservation Union / World Conservation Union / Carew-Reid, Jeremy, PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications, This is one of a series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial ong>andong> local levels, complementing the volume on Strategies for National Sustainable ong>Developmentong>. They have been prepared with the assistance of the World Bank, UNDP, UNSO, IIED ong>andong> WRI.Each volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews ong>andong> analyzes case studies to provide an analytical history ong>andong> status report on each strategy. The information has not hitherto been available, ong>andong> will be very valuable for practitioners ong>andong> policy makers, as well as for students of ong>developmentong> ong>andong> of the regions

The Navigation of Feeling: A Framework for the History of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reddy, William M., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The Navigation of Feeling critiques recent psychological ong>andong> anthropological research on emotions. William M. Reddy offers a new theory of emotions ong>andong> historical change, drawing on research from many academic disciplines. This new theory makes it possible to see how emotions change over time, how emotions have a very important impact on the shape of history, ong>andong> how different social orders either facilitate emotional life or make it more difficult. This theory is fully explored in a case study of the French Revolution.

Black Literature and Literary Theory - Henry Louis Gates

Vendo "Black Literature ong>andong> Literary Theory" di Henry Louis Gates, ed. Methuen New York ong>andong> London, , pag. 327, ottime condizioni, come nuovo. Ritizo zona Chirignago, Mestre, Padova, spedizione ¤1,50.

Antitrust (Black Letter Series)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herbert Hovenkamp, PUBLISHER: West Group, Antitrust Economics; Price Theory ong>andong> Industrial Organization; Cartels, Tacit Collusion, Joint Ventures ong>andong> Other Combinations of Competitors; Monopolization, Attempt to Monopolize ong>andong> Predatory Pricing; Vertical Integration ong>andong> Vertical Mergers; Tie-Ins, Reciprocity, Exclusive Dealing ong>andong> the Franchise Contract; Resale Price Maintenance ong>andong> Vertical Non-Price Restraints; Refusals to Deal; Horizontal Mergers; Conglomerate Mergers; Price Discrimination ong>andong> Differential Pricing Under the Robinson-Patman Act; Jurisdictional, Public Policy ong>andong> Regulatory Limitations on the Domain of Antitrust; Enforcement, Procedure ong>andong> Related Matters.

The Discretionary Economy: A Normative Theory of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tool, Marc R., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, The Discretionary Economy argues that we do in fact control our own political ong>andong> economic destinies. As a community, we have discretion over policies that determine whether an economic process adequately provides for the necessities of life. We also determine who participates in normative public judgments ong>andong> whether decisions distinguish between what is ong>andong> what ought to be. Tool argues that we must continuously organize the institutional structures through which economic ong>andong> political functions in the social process are carried on. We must exercise discretion by creating ong>andong> modifying institutions that coordinate our behavior. To exercise discretion effectively requires that we employ distinctively American economic, political, ong>andong> philosophical theory. In this volume, the pivotal twentieth-century contributors to this encompassing theory of political economy are Thorstein Veblen, John Dewey, Clarence Ayres, ong>andong> R. Fagg Foster. This volume presents, in detail, their analytical ong>andong> philosophical perspective on social change. A major purpose of this volume is to compare ong>andong> contrast the American tradition with the traditions of capitalism, ong>Marxismong>, ong>andong> fascism, demonstrating that the former can resolve compelling economic ong>andong> political problems ong>andong> the latter two cannot. This book explains how to identify ong>andong> analyze social, economic, ong>andong> political problems confronted in all communities, ong>andong> how to go about framing ong>andong> implementing structural adjustments in the political economy. It will be of interest to students in non-traditional courses in political economy including institutional economics, contemporary social problems, economics ong>andong> social policy, methodology, ong>andong>contemporary economic thought.

Economic Change Governance and Natural Resource Wealth: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, David / David Reed / Kaimowitz, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book confronts the stark realities of how the economic ong>andong> political reforms imposed in southern Africa have affected sectors based on agriculture, mining, tourism ong>andong> forestry ong>andong> what they have meant for the poor ong>andong> the environment. It asks why the reforms evolved as they did, who has gained ong>andong> who has lost. It shows that, with very few exceptions, the changes have benefited foreign companies ong>andong> domestic elites, fostering corruption ong>andong> monopolies ong>andong> undermining civil society ong>andong> political life. From this it explains what will have to be done by the international ong>developmentong> ong>andong> business communities to reverse these trends ong>andong> stimulate the ong>developmentong> of effective institutions for long-term, sustainable prosperity ong>andong> social vitality.

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