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The Concept of a Legal System : An Introduction to the Theory of a Legal System - Thryft
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Joseph Raz | Oxford University Press

The Concept of a Legal System : An Introduction to the Theory of a Legal System

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What does it mean to assert or deny the existence of a legal system? How can one determine whether a given law belongs to a certain legal system? What kind of structure do these systems have, that is--what necessary relations obtain between their laws? The examination of these problems in this volume leads to a new approach to traditional jurisprudential question, though the conclusions are based on a critical appraisal, particularly those of Bentham, Austin, Kelsen, and Hart.
GDP : A Brief but Affectionate History - Revised and expanded Edition - Thryft
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Diane Coyle | Princeton University Press

GDP : A Brief but Affectionate History - Revised and expanded Edition

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 横扫各类财经图书殊荣。《华尔街日报》年度十大好书/《金融时报》及麦肯锡年度商业类佳作/世界商业图书Axiom Business大奖/《Choice》年度商业杰作…… 全球政商界精英连袖推荐。经济合合与发展组织秘书长安赫尔·古里亚，前英国央行行长默文·金，前美国白宫经济政策主任托德·布赫霍尔茨，美国经济学泰斗泰勒·柯文，高收益债券教头马丁·弗里德森，发展经济学先驱赛尔奎因，日本经济研究中心特别顾问、前任会长小岛明，《卧底经济学》作者蒂姆·哈福德，英国经济学家约翰·凯，投资分析专家约翰·莫尔丁等。强烈推荐 英国经济学巨擘、BBC副主席黛安娜·科伊尔力透纸背之作 一天读完300年发展史，让你透彻洞悉GDP如何深度影响每个人的生活随着中国经济体积的日益庞大，GDP的增长速度日益进入“L”型轨道。历史上有哪些国家曾经历过这种类似的局面，其政府...(展开全部)
A Hero of Our Time - Thryft
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Andrew Kahn, Nicolas Pasternak Slater, Mikhail Lermontov  | Oxford University Press

A Hero of Our Time

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'After all that - how, you might wonder, could one not become a fatalist?'Lermontov's hero, Pechorin, is a young army officer posted to the Caucasus, where his adventures - amorous and reckless - do nothing to alleviate his boredom and cynicism. World-weary and self-destructive, Pechorin is alienated from those around him yet he is full of passion and romantic ardour, sensitive as well as arrogant. His complex, contradictory character dominates A Hero of Our Time, the first great Russian novel, in which the intricate narrative unfolds episodically, transporting the reader from the breathtaking terrain of the Caucasus to the genteel surroundings of spa resorts. Told in an engaging yet pointedly ironic style, the story expresses Lermontov's own estrangement from the stifling conventions of bourgeois society and the oppression of Russian autocracy, but it also captures a longing for freedom through acts of love and bravery. Andrew Kahn's introduction sheds light on the novel's relation to orientalism and the ethnographic and anthropological discourses of the day, and his informative notes illuminate a wide range of historical, literary, and geographical references. This new edition is the only one to include Pushkin's Journey to Arzrum, in which Pushkin describes his own experiences of Russia's military campaigns in the Caucasus, offering a fascinating counterpoint to Lermontov's novel.
Dip in the Poole : A Short Story Anthology - Thryft
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John Stevens | Oxford University Press

Dip in the Poole: A Short Story Anthology

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As you delve into "A Dip in the Poole,” imagine immersing yourself in a kaleidoscope of narratives, each offering a new perspective crafted by masters like Roald Dahl and Ray Bradbury. This anthology isn't just about enjoying a spectrum of tales; it's a toolkit for honing your own writing prowess. Through guided activities and essays, it's as if each story is a stepping stone, designed to elevate your understanding and appreciation of storytelling. Whether you're a student or a lifelong learner, this collection promises to enrich both your mind and your craft.
A Critique of Adjudication : fin de siecle - Thryft
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Duncan Kennedy | Harvard University Press

A Critique of Adjudication : fin de siecle

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A major statement from one of the foremost legal theorists of our day, this book offers a penetrating look into the political nature of legal, and especially judicial, decision making. It is also the first sustained attempt to integrate the American approach to law, an uneasy balance of deep commitment and intense skepticism, with the Continental tradition in social theory, philosophy, and psychology.At the center of this work is the question of how politics affects judicial activity-and how, in turn, lawmaking by judges affects American politics. Duncan Kennedy considers opposing views about whether law is political in character and, if so, how. He puts forward an original, distinctive, and remarkably lucid theory of adjudication that includes accounts of both judicial rhetoric and the experience of judging. With an eye to the current state of theory, legal or otherwise, he also includes a provocative discussion of postmodernism.Ultimately concerned with the practical consequences of ideas about the law, A Critique of Adjudication explores the aspects and implications of adjudication as few books have in this century. As a comprehensive and powerfully argued statement of a critical position in modern American legal thought, it will be essential to any balanced picture of the legal, political, and cultural life of our nation.
Administrative Law : Cases and Materials - Thryft
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Jack Beatson, M. H. Matthews  | Oxford University Press

Administrative Law : Cases and Materials

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A comprehensive sourcebook of cases, statutes, and other material on the general principles of British administrative law, this new edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect recent legal developments.
Abe Fortas : A Biography - Thryft
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Laura Kalman | Yale University Press

Abe Fortas : A Biography

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Abe Fortas was a New Dealer, a sub-cabinet official, the founder of an eminent Washington law firm, a close adviser to Lyndon Johnson, and a Supreme Court justice. Nominated by Johnson to be Chief Justice, he was rejected by Congress and resigned from the Court early in the Nixon administration under a cloud of impending scandal. This engrossing book--the first full biography of Abe Fortas--tells his dramatic story.Drawing on Fortas's previously unavailable personal papers, on numerous archives, and on extensive interviews with his family and associates, Laura Kalman, a historian and lawyer, illuminates Fortas's evolution from New Dealer to Washington lawyer to Great Society liberal, and in so doing also provides a unique view of American liberalism from the 1930s through the 1960s."There was no single Abe Fortas," writes Kalman. "There was a variety of personae, and Fortas moved comfortably from one to another. Kalman describes Fortas's various personae:* the boy who as "Fiddlin' Abe" played the violin in dance bands to earn spending money and who grew to consider chamber music the love of his life;* the Jew who cared more about Israel than Judaism;* the civil libertarian who worked for irascible Harold Ickes as Under Secretary of the Interior during the New Deal, who defended those charged with disloyalty by Joseph McCarthy, and promoted social justice on the Court;* the urbane corporate lawyer whose friends became clients and whose clients became friends;* the brilliant legal tactician who secured Lyndon Johnson's Senate seat in 1948 and whose successful defense of the Gideon case was described by William O. Douglas as "the best single argument" he heard in all his years on the Supreme Court;* the Supreme Court justice who willingly risked compromising his judicial integrity to advise President Johnson;* the man who hobnobbed with the powerful yet was powerless to combat the attacks against him when he was a Supreme Court justice, and whose resignation from the Court contributed to the destruction of the liberal agenda for social reform.Reflecting on the various aspects of Fortas's enigmatic personality and the events of his life, Kalman creates a new portrait of the man that is more insightful and complete than any yet published. Engagingly written and superbly researched, this is the authoritative account of Fortas and the legal and political history he helped to shape.
After the Rights Revolution : Reconceiving the Regulatory State - Thryft
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Cass R. Sunstein | Harvard University Press

After the Rights Revolution : Reconceiving the Regulatory State

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In the twentieth century, American society has experienced a “rights revolution”: a commitment by the national government to promote a healthful environment, safe products, freedom from discrimination, and other rights unknown to the founding generation. This development has profoundly affected constitutional democracy by skewing the original understanding of checks and balances, federalism, and individual rights. Cass Sunstein tells us how it is possible to interpret and reform this regulatory state regime in a way that will enhance freedom and welfare while remaining faithful to constitutional commitments.Sunstein vigorously defends government regulation against Reaganite/Thatcherite attacks based on free-market economics and pre–New Deal principles of private right. Focusing on the important interests in clean air and water, a safe workplace, access to the air waves, and protection against discrimination, he shows that regulatory initiatives have proved far superior to an approach that relies solely on private enterprise. Sunstein grants that some regulatory regimes have failed and calls for reforms that would amount to an American perestroika: a restructuring that embraces the use of government to further democratic goals but that insists on the decentralization and productive potential of private markets.Sunstein also proposes a theory of interpretation that courts and administrative agencies could use to secure constitutional goals and to improve the operation of regulatory programs. From this theory he seeks to develop a set of principles that would synthesize the modern regulatory state with the basic premises of the American constitutional system. Teachers of law, policymakers and political scientists, economists and historians, and a general audience interested in rights, regulation, and government will find this book an essential addition to their libraries.
As You Like It
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Alan Brissenden, William Shakespeare  | Oxford University Press

As You Like It

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"As You Like It" is a delightful escape that brims with wit, romance, and clever twists. Rosalind's sharp mind and vibrant character make her an enduring favorite, and the play's exploration of love and identity feels as fresh as ever. This edition also offers a scholarly yet accessible dive into the play's history and language, enriching your reading experience with insights that illuminate Shakespeare's timeless artistry. Whether you're a Shakespeare aficionado or new to the Bard, the mix of pastoral charm and clever banter in "As You Like It" is sure to captivate you.
French, Italian, and Spanish Criticism, 1900-1950 : Volume 8 - Thryft
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René Wellek | Yale University Press

French, Italian, and Spanish Criticism, 1900-1950 : Volume 8

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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and evolution of literary criticism in France, Italy, and Spain. Rene Wellek provides insightful analyses of the most prominent figures of the time, encompassing various movements such as surrealism, Marxism, and Catholic Renaissance. The book is a valuable resource for literature students, academicians, and researchers alike.
A Natural History of California - Thryft
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Allan A. Schoenherr | University Of California Press

A Natural History of California

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"A Natural History of California" is an informative and engaging read for anyone interested in the flora and fauna of California. Allan Schoenherr's detailed descriptions of the state's various regions, along with their distinct climate, soil, and history, make for a compelling narrative. The inclusion of the impact of human activity on the environment also provides readers with a deeper understanding of California's ecology. This book would be particularly appealing to nature enthusiasts and those passionate about conservation efforts.
A Religious History of the American People - Thryft
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Sydney E. Ahlstrom | Yale University Press

A Religious History of the American People

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Provides a comprehensive survey of religious beliefs, practices, and trends in America and includes background information on secular movements and influences
Albion's Seed : Four British Folkways in America - Thryft
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David Hackett Fischer | Oxford University Press

Albion's Seed : Four British Folkways in America

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Albion's Seed is a great read for a history enthusiast, particularly those interested in the formation of America's regional cultures. Fischer's work effectively outlines the folkways and cultural differences between early British settlers in America, and how they have persisted to varying degrees in different areas of the country. This book is a valuable resource for understanding American cultural history, and would be a particularly good fit for those studying the social sciences or anyone with a keen interest in American regionalism.
American and British Technology in the Nineteenth Century : The Search for Labour Saving Inventions - Thryft
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H.J. Habakkuk | Cambridge University Press

American and British Technology in the Nineteenth Century : The Search for Labour Saving Inventions

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This essay is a foray into the debatable borderland between history, technology and economics. On the history of technical processes there exist several works, pre-eminent among them the great five-volumed History of Technology. But few historians of technology have shown interest in the models of the economists; and the theorists have concentrated on analysis or on problems of contemporary technology. The present work is an attempt to re-examine some of the more familiar nineteenth-century developments in technology. It originated in lectures given at Columbia University in the autumn of 1958.
An Inside Job - Policing And Police Culture In Britain - Thryft
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Malcolm Young | Oxford University Press

An Inside Job - Policing And Police Culture In Britain

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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the inner workings of the British police force. Through the author's personal experiences, readers gain insight into the habits, language, and culture of the police. The book offers a revealing and sometimes controversial perspective on the ideologies and humor that shape the force and is sure to be a thought-provoking read for those interested in criminal justice and law enforcement.
Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China - Thryft
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Matthew Harvey Sommer | Stanford University Press

Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China

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This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, arguing that the eighteenth century in China was a time of profound change in sexual matters. During this time, the basic organizing principle for state regulation of sexuality shifted away from status, under which members of different groups had long been held to distinct standards of familial and sexual morality. In its place, a new regime of gender mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability across status boundaries—all people were expected to conform to gender roles defined in terms of marriage. This shift in the regulation of sexuality, manifested in official treatment of charges of adultery, rape, sodomy, widow chastity, and prostitution, represented the imperial state’s efforts to cope with disturbing social and demographic changes. Anachronistic status categories were discarded to accommodate a more fluid social structure, and the state initiated new efforts to enforce rigid gender roles and thus to shore up the peasant family against a swelling underclass of single, rogue males outside the family system. These men were demonized as sexual predators who threatened the chaste wives and daughters (and the young sons) of respectable households, and a flood of new legislation targeted them for suppression. In addition to presenting official and judicial actions regarding sexuality, the book tells the story of people excluded from accepted patterns of marriage and household who bonded with each other in unorthodox ways (combining sexual union with resource pooling and fictive kinship) to satisfy a range of human needs. This previously invisible dimension of Qing social practice is brought into sharp focus by the testimony, gleaned from local and central court archives, of such marginalized people as peasants, laborers, and beggars.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music - Thryft
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Joyce Bourne, Michael Kennedy  | Oxford University Press

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music

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When The Oxford Dictionary of Music first appeared, it was hailed by Music and Musicians as "without question the most comprehensive, detailed, reliable one-volume reference work on music now available in the English language." Fully revised and updated for this new edition, The Concise OxfordDictionary of Music, Fourth Edition is a rich mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles, providing over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras. The dictionary's coverage is exceptional, providing comprehensivework-lists for major composers, detailed entries on living composers and performers, important ballets and operas, as well as descriptions of musical instruments and their histories.Written to appeal to general readers, musicians and musicologists alike, this volume is an indispensable addition to the reference shelf of the concert goer, the opera buff, the record buyer, or anyone involved in music, whether amateur or professional.
The Lives of the Artists - Thryft
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Giorgio Vasari, Julia Conway Bondanella, Peter Bondanella  | Oxford University Press

The Lives of the Artists

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Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari's collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Renaissance art.Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto, who represent the infancy of art, Vasari considers the period of youthful vigour, shaped by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, and Masaccio, before discussing the mature period of perfection, dominated by the titanic figures of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo.This specially commissioned translation contains thirty-six of the most important lives as well as an introduction and explanatory notes.About the Series:For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Township Plays : No-Good Friday; Nongogo; The Coat; Sizwe Bansi is Dead; The Island - Thryft
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Athol Fugard | Oxford University Press

The Township Plays : No-Good Friday; Nongogo; The Coat; Sizwe Bansi is Dead; The Island

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The five plays collected here offer a unique insight into the role of theatre in a situation of oppression. They were produced in close collaboration with their original black amateur casts, drawing on their lives and everyday experiences in the townships. They range from the early apprentice work of the brash but vital Sophiatown plays, No-Good Friday and Nongogo, to the freer, more urgent, and profound New Brighton plays, including the most famous Sizwe Bansi is Dead and IThe Island, and the previously unavailable The Coat.
The Scarlet Letter - Thryft
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, Brian Harding, Cindy Weinstein  | Oxford University Press

The Scarlet Letter

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Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me. With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester wears a scarlet A upon her breast, the sign of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name, her husband begins his vindictive search for her lover, determined to expose what Hester is equally determined to protect. Defiant and proud, Hester witnesses the degradation of two very different men, as moral codes and legal imperatives painfully collide. Set in the Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, The Scarlet Letter also sheds light on the nineteenth century in which it was written, as Hawthorne explores his ambivalent relations with his Puritan forebears. The text of this edition is taken from the Centenary Edition of Hawthorne's works, the most authoritative critical edition. It includes a new, wide-ranging introduction that sheds light on the novel's autobiographical, historical, and literary contexts, a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography, and thorough notes that provide essential information on Puritan and nineteenth-century life.
White Writing : On the Culture of Letters in South Africa - Thryft
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J.M. Coetzee | Yale University Press

White Writing : On the Culture of Letters in South Africa

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Essays discuss the white literature of South Africa, explain how white writings attempt to justify colonization, and look at the novels of van den Heever and Millin
Jacques Derrida - Thryft
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Απόστολος Λαμπρόπουλος, Jacques Derrida, Geoffrey Bennington  | University Of Chicago Press

Jacques Derrida

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This extraordinary book offers a clear and compelling biography of Jacques Derrida along with one of Derrida's strangest and most unexpected texts. Geoffrey Bennington's account of Derrida leads the reader through the philosopher's familiar yet widely misunderstood work on language and writing to the less familiar themes of signature, sexual difference, law, and affirmation. In an unusual and unprecedented "dialogue," Derrida responds to Bennington's text by interweaving Bennington's text with surprising and disruptive "periphrases." Truly original, this dual and dueling text opens new dimensions in Derrida's thought and work."Bennington is a shrewd and well-informed commentator whose book should do something to convince the skeptics . . . that Jacques Derrida's work merits serious attention."—Christopher Norris, New Statesman & Society"Geoffrey Bennington and Jacques Derrida have presented a fascinating example of what might be called post-structuralist autobiography."—Laurie Volpe, French Review"Bennington's account of what Derrida is up to is better in almost all respects—more intelligent, more plausible, more readable, and less pretentious—than any other I have read."—Richard Rorty, Contemporary Literature
High Culture Fever : Politics, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Deng's China - Thryft
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Jing Wang | University Of California Press

High Culture Fever : Politics, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Deng's China

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Jing Wang offers the first overview of the feverish decade of the 1980s in China, from early reexaminations of Maoism through the crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Wang's energetic, creative, and highly intelligent take on Chinese culture provides a broad portrait of the post-revolutionary era and a provocative inquiry into the nature of Chinese modernity.In seven linked essays, the author examines the cultural dynamics that have given rise to the epochal discourse. She traces the Chinese Marxists' short debate over "socialist alienation" and examines the various schools of thought—Li Zehou and the Marxist Reconstruction of Confucianism, the neo-Confucian Revivalists, and the Enlightenment School—that came into play in the Culture Fever. She also critiques the controversial mini-series Yellow River Elegy . In mapping out China's post-revolutionary aesthetics, Wang introduces the debate over "pseudo-modernism," refutes the pseudo-proposition of "Chinese postmodernism," and looks at the dawning of popular culture in the 1990s.This book delivers a ten-year intertwined history of Chinese intellectuals, writers, literary critics, and cultural critics that gives us a deeper understanding of the China of the 1980s, the 1990s, and beyond.
Commissioned Spirits : The Shaping of Social Movement in Dickens, Carlyle, Melville, and Hawthorne - Thryft
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Jonathan Arac | Columbia University Press

Commissioned Spirits : The Shaping of Social Movement in Dickens, Carlyle, Melville, and Hawthorne

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This book provides a deep analysis of the social movements present in the works of Dickens, Carlyle, Melville, and Hawthorne. It delves into the nuances of the authors' writing and how it reflects and shapes the social change happening around them. A must-read for literature lovers interested in history and social movements.
The Oxford Dictionary of Art - Thryft
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Harold Osborne, Ian Chilvers, Dennis Farr  | Oxford University Press

The Oxford Dictionary of Art

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Whether you are interested in Junk Art or Byzantine Art, the Ash Can School or the Antipodeans, Praxiteles and Phidias or Gilbert and George, The Oxford Dictionary of Art is the first place to turn for accurate information about artists, schools, periods, techniques, critical terms, majormuseums, art historians, philosophers, and much much more. Compiled from three highly acclaimed Oxford Companions--The Oxford Companion to Art, to Twentieth Century Art , and to the Decorative Arts --and with hundreds of new entries added, this authoritative, one volume reference offers over threethousand entries on almost every aspect of Western art, as well as the most essential features of Asian art.Here you will find the answer to almost any question pertaining to the world of art. In what museum is Parmigianino's Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror exhibited today? Who coined the term "happening"? What are color field painting, hard edge painting, and op art, who are the mostrepresentative artists of these schools, and what are their best works? How does camaieu differ from grisaille? What is the most richly endowed museum in the world? The Revised Edition features expanded coverage of twentieth-century art, with new entries on graffiti art, David Hockney, New Realism,the Pompidou Centre, and much more. There is also a new chronology of major works set in historical perspective, and a marvelous directory of museums and galleries around the world, including fax, e-mail, and website addresses. As a further aid, the Dictionary offers an extensive system of crossreferences, guiding readers to a wealth of additional information on almost any topic of interest.Covering the entire history of art, this wide ranging and up-to-date guide is an indispensable reference for scholars, for students, and for art enthusiasts of every kind. It is also a browser's delight, filled with fascinating facts about the personalities who people the world of art.
The Theory of Incentives : The Principal-Agent Model - Thryft
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David Martimort, Jean-Jacques Laffont  | Princeton University Press

The Theory of Incentives : The Principal-Agent Model

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Economics has much to do with incentives--not least, incentives to work hard, to produce quality products, to study, to invest, and to save. Although Adam Smith amply confirmed this more than two hundred years ago in his analysis of sharecropping contracts, only in recent decades has a theory begun to emerge to place the topic at the heart of economic thinking. In this book, Jean-Jacques Laffont and David Martimort present the most thorough yet accessible introduction to incentives theory to date. Central to this theory is a simple question as pivotal to modern-day management as it is to economics What makes people act in a particular way in an economic or business situation? In seeking an answer, the authors provide the methodological tools to design institutions that can ensure good incentives for economic agents.This book focuses on the principal-agent model, the "simple" situation where a principal, or company, delegates a task to a single agent through a contract--the essence of management and contract theory. How does the owner or manager of a firm align the objectives of its various members to maximize profits? Following a brief historical overview showing how the problem of incentives has come to the fore in the past two centuries, the authors devote the bulk of their work to exploring principal-agent models and various extensions thereof in light of three types of information adverse selection, moral hazard, and non-verifiability. Offering an unprecedented look at a subject vital to industrial organization, labor economics, and behavioral economics, this book is set to become the definitive resource for students, researchers, and others who might find themselves pondering what contracts, and the incentives they embody, are really all about.
Social Research Methods - Thryft
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Alan Bryman | Oxford University Press

Social Research Methods

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In the fourth edition of this lively and engaging textbook, Alan Bryman presents students with an updated and all-encompassing guide to the principle techniques and methodology in the field of social research.Adopting a coherent and student-friendly format, the book offers an encyclopaedic introduction to social research methodology, and considers a broad range of qualitative and quantitative methods to help students identify and evaluate the best approach for their research needs. Building on thesuccess of the previous editions, this book is concerned with the ways that social researchers approach their craft. Bryman guides the reader through all aspects of the research process including formulating objectives, choosing research methods, securing research participants, as well as advice onhow to effectively collect, analyse and interpret data and disseminate those findings to others. This fourth edition features a new "supervisor experience" feature, which offers helpful tips from the supervisor's perspective on successful research, as well as a new chapter which tackles the samplingissues faced by qualitative researchers in a more consolidated fashion than in previous editions. Substantial updates have also been made to the existing material, particularly the internet research section, which has been fully revised to accommodate the extensive developments in this area.Online supplementsFor students:* A student researcher's toolkit, providing guidance and advice on every aspect of social research* Student experience podcasts* Self-marking multiple choice questions for revision* Annotated web links to useful articles, reviews, models and research guides* A guide to using Excel in data analysisFor instructors:* A lecturer's guide including lecture outlines, reading lists and teaching activities* A suite of customisable PowerPoint slides* Figures and tables from the text* Case studies
Revolution Postponed : Women in Contemporary China - Thryft
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Margery Wolf | Stanford University Press

Revolution Postponed : Women in Contemporary China

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"Revolution Postponed" provides a unique insight into the experiences of Chinese women's lives, views, and hopes. The book sheds light on the challenges that women face in their everyday lives, including inadequate working conditions, low pay, and limited educational opportunities. Margery Wolf's book does an excellent job of highlighting the reality of gender inequality that still persists in China today. If you are interested in understanding the struggles of Chinese women and their fight for equality, this book is a must-read.
The Basic Concepts of Legal Thought - Thryft
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George P. Fletcher | Oxford University Press

The Basic Concepts of Legal Thought

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In this one-of-a-kind text, George P. Fletcher, a renowned legal theorist, offers a provocative yet accessible overview of the basics of legal thought. The first section of the book is designed to introduce the reader to fundamental concepts such as the rule of law and deciding cases under the law. It continues with an analysis of the values of justice, desert, consent, and equality, as they figure into our judgment of legal cultures in terms of soundness and legitimacy. The final chapters address the problems of morality and consistency in the law. In each case the author not only introduces the basic ideas but considers important arguments in the contemporary literature and raises original claims of his own. Ideally suited for courses in the philosophy of law, legal issues, and jurisprudence, Basic Concepts of Legal Thought fills a void in the literature, as there is no other volume that both eases law students into the mysteries of legal philosophy and provides an introductionto the legal mind for non-lawyers.
Pamela : Or Virtue Rewarded - Thryft
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Samuel Richardson, Alice Wakely, Thomas Keymer  | Oxford University Press

Pamela : Or Virtue Rewarded

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One of the most spectacular successes of the flourishing literary marketplace of eighteenth-century London, Pamela also marked a defining moment in the emergence of the modern novel. In the words of one contemporary, it divided the world into two different Parties, Pamelists and Anti-pamelists, even eclipsing the sensational factional politics of the day. Preached for its morality, and denounced as pornography in disguise, it vividly describes a young servant's long resistance to the attempts of her predatory master to seduce her. Written in the voice of its low-born heroine, Pamela is not only a work of pioneering psychological complexity, but also a compelling and provocative study of power and its abuse.Based on the original text of 1740, from which Richardson later retreated in a series of defensive revisions, this edition makes available the version of Pamela that aroused such widespread controversy on its first appearance.
The Practice of Everyday Life - Thryft
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Michel de Certeau, Steven F. Rendall  | University Of California Press

The Practice of Everyday Life

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Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of commerce, politics, and culture. In exploring the public meaning of ingeniously defended private meanings, de Certeau draws brilliantly on an immense theoretical literature in analytic philosophy, linguistics, sociology, semiology, and anthropology--to speak of an apposite use of imaginative literature.
World Politics and International Law - Thryft
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Francis A. Boyle | Duke University Press Books

World Politics and International Law

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This work tries to bridge the gap between international lawyers and those political scientists who write about international politics. In the first part, the author discusses the influence of Professor Morgenthau's realist school on the current thinking of political scientists and the abandonment of this school by its originator in the last years of his life. The author concludes that the best way to test the validity of different approaches is to discuss various international crises in the light of contrasting theories and to analyze each situation from both the legal and political points of view. In particular, he tries to ascertain to what extent vital national interests could be accommodated within an international legal framework, or could require a distortion of international rules in order to achieve national objectives. In the second part, the author dissects the Entebbe raid, where Israeli forces rescued a group of hostages being detained by hijackers at a Ugandan airport. His analysis shows the deficiencies of the international system in dealing with such a complex issue, where several contradictory principles of international law could be applied and were defended by various protagonists. The third part starts with a parallel problem--the Iranian hostages crisis, where a group of U.S. officials found themselves in an unprecedented situation of being captured by a band of students. A critical analysis of the handling of this problem by the Carter Administration is followed by vignettes of other crises faced by the Administration and by its successor, the Reagan Administration. This part is less analytical and more prescriptive. The author is no long satisfied with pointing out what went wrong; instead, he departs from the usual hands-off policy of political scientists and tries to indicate how much better each situation could have been handled if the decision makers had been paying more attention to international law and international organizations. The theme is slowly developed that in the long run national interest is better served not by practicing power politics and relying on the use of threat of force but by strengthening those international institutions that can provide a neutral environment for first slowing down a crisis and then finding an equitable solution acceptable to most of the parties in conflict. The value of this book lies primarily in giving the reader a real insight into several important issues of today that are familiar to most people only from newspaper headlines and television news. While not everybody can agree with all his criticisms of the mistakes of various governments, there is an honest attempt by the author to present issues impartially and to let the blame fall where it may. Being both an international lawyer and a political scientist, the author has had the advantage of combining the methodology of these two social sciences into a rich tapestry with some startling shades and tones.
Warlords and Holy Men : Scotland, A.D.80-1000 - Thryft
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Alfred P. Smyth | Edinburgh University Press

Warlords and Holy Men : Scotland, A.D.80-1000

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Basing his work strongly on documentary and archaeological sources, Alfred Smyth covers traditional topics in a thoroughly unconventional manner.Winner of the 1985 Spring Book Award for Literature (Scottish Arts Council)
When Words Lose Their Meaning : Constitutions and Reconstitutions of Language, Character, and Community - Thryft
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James Boyd White | University Of Chicago Press

When Words Lose Their Meaning : Constitutions and Reconstitutions of Language, Character, and Community

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Through fresh readings of texts ranging from Homer's Iliad , Swift's Tale of a Tub , and Austen's Emma through the United States Constitution and McCulloch v. Maryland , James Boyd White examines the relationship between an individual mind and its language and culture as well as the "textual community" established between writer and audience. These striking textual analyses develop a rhetoric—a "way of reading" that can be brought to any text but that, in broader terms, becomes a way of learning that can shape the reader's life."In this ambitious and demanding work of literary criticism, James Boyd White seeks to communicate 'a sense of reading in a new and different way.' . . . [White's] marriage of lawyerly acumen and classically trained literary sensibility—equally evident in his earlier work, The Legal Imagination —gives the best parts of When Words Lose Their Meaning a gravity and moral earnestness rare in the pages of contemporary literary criticism."—Roger Kimball, American Scholar"James Boyd White makes a state-of-the-art attempt to enrich legal theory with the insights of modern literary theory. Of its kind, it is a singular and standout achievement. . . . [White's] selections span the whole range of legal, literary, and political offerings, and his writing evidences a sustained and intimate experience with these texts. Writing with natural elegance, White manages to be insightful and inciteful. Throughout, his timely book is energized by an urgent love of literature and law and their liberating potential. His passion and sincerity are palpable."—Allan C. Hutchinson, Yale Law Journal"Undeniably a unique and significant work. . . . When Words Lose Their Meaning is a rewarding book by a distinguished legal scholar. It is a showcase for the most interesting sort of inter-disciplinary the kind that brings together from traditionally separate fields not so much information as ideas and approaches."—R. B. Kershner, Jr., Georgia Review
War in European History - Thryft
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Michael Eliot Howard | Oxford University Press

War in European History

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`Wars have often determined the character of society. Society in exchange has determined the character of wars. This is the theme of Michael Howard's stimulating book. It is written with all his usual skill and in its small compass is perhaps the most original book he has written. Though he surveys a thousand years of history, he does so without sinking in a slough of facts and draws a broad outline of developments which will delight the general reader.' A. J. P. Taylor, Observer
Collected Essays on Economic Theory: Wealth and Welfare v. 1 - Thryft
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John R. Hicks | Harvard University Press

Collected Essays on Economic Theory: Wealth and Welfare v. 1

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Cover faded and worn, page edges tanned. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.
What Next In The Law - Thryft
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Baron Alfred Denning | Oxford University Press

What Next In The Law

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Lord Denning draws from a wide range of sources to support his arguments and incorporates coverage of many different cases, including that of the Russell baby, the Granada "mole" and the case of Harriet Harman, all of which are selected on the grounds that "the experience of the past points the way to the future". The book also discusses the proposals for law reform which have come from numerous Royal Commissions, Departmental Committees and Blue Books and which were all rejected by successive governments at the time of publication.
What is a Law of Nature? - Thryft
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D.M. Armstrong | Cambridge University Press

What is a Law of Nature?

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This is a study of a crucial and controversial topic in metaphysics and the philosophy of science: the status of the laws of nature. D. M. Armstrong works out clearly and in comprehensive detail a largely original view that laws are relations between properties or universals. The theory is continuous with the views on universals and more generally with the scientific realism that Professor Armstrong has advanced in earlier publications. He begins here by mounting an attack on the orthodox and sceptical view deriving from Hume that laws assert no more than a regularity of coincidence between instances of properties. In doing so he presents what may become the definitive statement of the case against this position. Professor Armstrong then goes on to establish his own theory in a systematic manner defending it against the most likely objections, and extending both it and the related theory of universals to cover functional and statistical laws. This treatment of the subject is refreshingly concise and vivid: it will both stimulate vigorous professional debate and make an excellent student text.
Julius Caesar
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Arthur Humphreys, William Shakespeare  | Oxford University Press España, S.a.

Julius Caesar

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If you're intrigued by Shakespeare's timeless portrayal of political intrigue and the human condition, "Julius Caesar" will be a captivating read for you. This Oxford World's Classics edition offers not only the drama of Caesar's fateful end but also scholarly insights that enrich your understanding of the play's historical and cultural context. It's a comprehensive choice that both celebrates and critiques power and ambition in ways that continue to resonate today.
A River Runs Through it and Other Stories - Thryft
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Norman Maclean, Annie Proulx  | University Of Chicago Press

A River Runs Through it and Other Stories

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Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of "A River Runs Through It" that he is "haunted by waters," so have readers been haunted by his novella. A retired English professor who began writing fiction at the age of 70, Maclean produced what is now recognized as one of the classic American stories of the twentieth century. Originally published in 1976, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories now celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary, marked by this new edition that includes a foreword by Annie Proulx.Maclean grew up in the western Rocky Mountains in the first decades of the twentieth century. As a young man he worked many summers in logging camps and for the United States Forest Service. The two novellas and short story in this collection are based on his own experiences—the experiences of a young man who found that life was only a step from art in its structures and beauty. The beauty he found was in reality, and so he leaves a careful record of what it was like to work in the woods when it was still a world of horse and hand and foot, without power saws, "cats," or four-wheel drives. Populated with drunks, loggers, card sharks, and whores, and set in the small towns and surrounding trout streams and mountains of western Montana, the stories concern themselves with the complexities of fly fishing, logging, fighting forest fires, playing cribbage, and being a husband, a son, and a father.
Zofloya, or The Moor
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Charlotte Dacre, Kim Ian Michasiw  | Oxford University Press

Zofloya, or The Moor

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If you're drawn to classic Gothic novels that push boundaries, you might find "Zofloya, or The Moor" compelling because of its exploration of forbidden desires and complex morality. Charlotte Dacre offers something quite provocative with Victoria di Loredani's character: a woman whose challenging journey from privilege into debauchery contradicts the traditional, virtuous depictions of women in literature of that time. It's a story that won't just entertain; it'll provoke thought about the societal norms and the dark corners of human psyche.
Measure for Measure - Oxford Shakespeare
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N.W. Bawcutt, William Shakespeare  | Oxford University Press

Measure for Measure - Oxford Shakespeare

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If the intricacies of human virtues and vices intrigue you, "Measure for Measure" is a classic exploration that feels surprisingly modern. Its rich characters challenge your moral compass, while Shakespeare's mastery of language offers a timeless reflection on society's struggles with governance and personal ethics. Plus, with Oxford's meticulous editing, you're guaranteed scholarly insight that will deepen your appreciation of the Bard's work.
Headhunting and the Social Imagination in Southeast Asia
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Janet Hoskins | Stanford University Press

Headhunting and the Social Imagination in Southeast Asia

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If you're drawn to the complex interplay of culture, history, and anthropology, "Headhunting and the Social Imagination in Southeast Asia" is a book that promises to fascinate. Through its comparative analysis, the book offers a profound insight into the symbolic legacy of headhunting and its transformation in the postcolonial era, laying bare the impact of outsiders on indigenous practices. It's a deep dive into a part of history that's as enlightening as it is chilling, and it could greatly expand your understanding of the human condition.
The Ghosts of Berlin : Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape - Thryft
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Brian Ladd | University Of Chicago Press

The Ghosts of Berlin : Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape

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In this compelling work, Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the remarkable fusion of architecture, history, and national identity in Berlin. Ladd surveys the urban landscape, excavating its ruins, contemplating its buildings and memorials, and carefully deconstructing the public debates and political controversies emerging from its past."Written in a clear and elegant style, The Ghosts of Berlin is not just another colorless architectural history of the German capital. . . . Mr. Ladd's book is a superb guide to this process of urban self-definition, both past and present."—Katharina Thote, Wall Street Journal"If a book can have the power to change a public debate, then The Ghosts of Berlin is such a book. Among the many new books about Berlin that I have read, Brian Ladd's is certainly the most impressive. . . . Ladd's approach also owes its success to the fact that he is a good storyteller. His history of Berlin's architectural successes and failures reads entertainingly like a detective novel."—Peter Schneider, New Republic"[Ladd's] well-written and well-illustrated book amounts to a brief history of the city as well as a guide to its landscape."—Anthony Grafton, New York Review of Books
A Frank Lloyd Wright Companion - Thryft
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William Allin Storrer | University Of Chicago Press

A Frank Lloyd Wright Companion

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A Frank Lloyd Wright Companion brings together in one handsome, oversized volume the essential details, descriptions, brief histories, photographs, and plans of everything built by America's best-known architect.For the first time, William Allin Storrer presents complete plans of all Wright's work as built along with a remarkably rich treasury of critical information and rare anecdotal material collected over many years of research.Surveying almost 450 buildings, each of which he visited at least twice, Storrer includes the full range of Wright's architecture—from vacation cottages in Montana and Michigan to such monuments of modernism as the Johnson's Wax Building and the Guggenheim Museum. He also includes buildings completed after Wright's death in 1959.Organized to follow Wright's career from his first design, the interior of the Helena Valley Chapel near Taliesin, to his last built work, the Lykes residence in Phoenix, the entries A text that summarizes what is important about the history of each building, its commission, design, use, and client, its place in Wright's work, and its stylistic and engineering innovations.1000 photographs of interiors and exteriors, most taken by the author. There are also elevations and historical images of buildings that are no longer standing.Floor plans of Wright's built work showing changes in his preliminary plans, and each meticulously redrawn by the author.As a comprehensive single-volume reference unmatched in scope, detail, and authority, the Companion will be an indispensable centerpiece of any Frank Lloyd Wright collection and any serious library of art and architecture."William Allin Storrer, a scholar who has written on Wright for a quarter-century, has produced the first true and complete catalogue raisonné of Wright's work, and it is stunning. . . . Mr. Storrer has given us more than a story; he has written an epic. This book, more than any other, makes the remarkable length and breadth of Wright's career clear. . . . His texts are straightforward and intelligent. . . . [Storrer] has taken the vast forest of Wright's built work and looked at it tree by tree, labeling each and every one of those trees thoroughly and intriguingly. It is a testament to Mr. Storrer's skill that this book comes off not merely as a catalogue, but as an inspiring study of the whole Wright forest."—Paul Goldberger, New York Times Book Review"Storrer . . . knows more about Frank Lloyd Wright than anyone else, and he's produced the ultimate encyclopedia, with 965 photographs of 470 buildings and an insightful, fact-filled text."—Robert Campbell, Boston Globe"By bringing the full range of Wright's work under one roof, this definitive guide makes a major contribution to the literature on Wright."—Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune Books"[A]n excellent reference guide to everything built by Frank Lloyd Wright."—Thomas D. Sullivan, Washington Times"This book is an essential reference for all those interested in Wright. . . . It will be highly useful when reading the more theoretical books that are beginning to pour out from Wright's archives."— Architecture Nz"Frank Lloyd Wright expert Storrer has compiled the definitive Wright reference book. . . . It is an invaluable, enjoyable, and authoritative resource."—Donna Seaman, Booklist
Albert Einstein, The Human Side - New Glimpses From His Archives - Thryft
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Banesh Hoffman, Helen Dukas  | Princeton University Press

Albert Einstein, The Human Side - New Glimpses From His Archives

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Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in these personal papers, most of them never before published, from the Einstein archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker, who asked whether he believed in a personal God. Witty rhymes, and exchange about fine music with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism are but some of the highlights found in this rare, warm enriching book.
The History of the Common Law of England - Thryft
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Charles M. Gray, Matthew Hale  | University Of Chicago Press

The History of the Common Law of England

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This volume includes the complete text of the third edition of 1739.
International Law of Human Rights - Thryft
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Paul Sieghart | Oxford University Press

International Law of Human Rights

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Paul Sieghart now brings together for the first time in one volume all the substantive international law of human rights. He first introduces the subject and then considers, one by one, the approximately forty rights, with full cross references.
The Internet Challenge to Television - Thryft
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Bruce M. Owen | Harvard University Press

The Internet Challenge to Television

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After a half-century of glacial creep, television technology has begun to change at the same dizzying pace as computer software. What this will mean--for television, for computers, and for the popular culture where these video media reign supreme--is the subject of this timely book. A noted communications economist, Bruce Owen supplies the essential a grasp of the economic history of the television industry and of the effects of technology and government regulation on its organization. He also explores recent developments associated with the growth of the Internet. With this history as a basis, his book allows readers to peer into the future--at the likely effects of television and the Internet on each other, for instance, and at the possibility of a convergence of the TV set, computer, and telephone. The digital world that Owen shows us is one in which communication titans jockey to survive what Joseph Schumpeter called the "gales of creative destruction." While the rest of us simply struggle to follow the new moves, believing that technology will settle the outcome, Owen warns us that this is a game in which Washington regulators and media hyperbole figure as broadly as innovation and investment. His book explains the game as one involving interactions among all the players, including consumers and advertisers, each with a particular goal. And he discusses the economic principles that govern this game and that can serve as powerful predictive tools.
The Essential Holmes : Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. - Thryft
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Richard A. Posner, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.  | University Of Chicago Press

The Essential Holmes : Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., has been called the greatest jurist and legal scholar in the history of the English-speaking world. In this collection of his speeches, opinions, and letters, Richard Posner reveals the fullness of Holmes' achievements as judge, historian, philosopher, and master of English style. Thematically arranged, the volume covers a rich variety of subjects from aging and death to themes in politics, personalities, and law. Posner's substantial introduction firmly places this wealth of material in its proper biographical and historical context."A first-rate prose stylist, [Holmes] was perhaps the most quotable of all judges, as this ably edited volume shows."— Washington Post Book World"Brilliantly edited, lucidly organized, and equipped with a compelling introduction by Judge Posner, [this book] is one of the finest single-volume samplers of any author's work I have seen. . . . Posner has fully captured the acrid tang of him in this masterly anthology."—Terry Teachout, National Review"Excellent. . . . A worthwhile contribution to current American political/legal discussions."— Library Journal"The best source for the reader who wants a first serious acquaintance with Holmes."—Thomas C. Grey, New York Review of Books