Search Results for Nature - Narrowed by: 1999-2004

Law and nature / David Delaney.

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by Delaney, David.
Call Number 340.112 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This interdisciplinary study explores the relationship between conceptions of nature and legal thought and practice. Topics include forces of nature, endangered species, animal experiments and bestiality, and Delaney demonstrates throughout that nearly any construal of 'nature' entails an interpretation of what it is to be (distinctively) human.
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Nature and social theory / Adrian Franklin.

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by Franklin, Adrian.
Call Number 304.2 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Adrian Franklin considers the relationship between humans and nature, arguing that the firm boundaries between nature and culture have been breached. The author's critique cites man as a polluter and destroyer.
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The nature of consciousness / Mark Rowlands.

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by Rowlands, Mark.
Call Number 126 21
Publication Date 2001
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Psychology and 'human nature' / Peter Ashworth.

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by Ashworth, Peter D.
Call Number 150 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Looks at the major schools of psychology and considers the claims or assumptions being made about 'human nature' and their position on the associated issues of consciousness, the self, the body, other people and the physical world.
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A political theology of nature / Peter Scott.

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by Scott, Peter, 1961-
Call Number 261.836 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Peter Scott contends that current ecological problems must be addressed within theology. Drawing insights from deep ecology, ecofeminism, and social and socialist ecologies, he proposes a common realm of God, nature and humanity, offering a theological rationale for an ecological democracy, founded on the ecological renewal secured by Christ's resurrection.
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Developmental psychology : how nature and nurture interact / Keith Richardson.

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by Richardson, Keith, 1943-
Call Number 155 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary The developmental psychology text covers such topics as Darwinian dichotomies and their dissolution, dynamic systems theories, the creation and origins of knowledge, and coupled primal and plastic interactions in humans.
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Second nature : economic origin of human evolution / Haim Ofek.

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by Ofek, Haim, 1936-
Call Number 306.3093 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary Was exchange an early agent of human evolution or is it merely a de novo artifact of modern civilisation? Here, Haim Ofek explores the impact of market forces on human evolution, from the feed-as-you-go strategy typical of primates to the development of agriculture and the domestication of fire.
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Agri-Culture : reconnecting people, land, and nature / Jules Pretty.

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by Pretty, Jules N.
Call Number 333.7616 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary Something is wrong with our agriculture and food systems. Despite great progress in increasing productivity in the last century, hundreds of millions of people remain hungry and malnourished. Can nothing be done or is it time for the expansion of another sort of agriculture, founded on more ecological principles, and in harmony with people, their societies and cultures?; This work draws on many stories of successful transformation. A sustainable agriculture making the best of nature and people's knowledge and collective capacities has been showing increasingly good promise. Everyone is in favour of sustainability, yet few go seriously beyond the fine words. The text shows that there is no alternative to radical reform of national agricultural, rural and food policies and institutions - the time has come for the next agricultural revolution.
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Nature [electronic resource] : an economic history / Geerat J. Vermeij.

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by Vermeij, Geerat J., 1946-
Call Number 576.8 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary From humans to hermit crabs to deep water plankton, all living things compete for locally limiting resources. This universal truth unites three bodies of thought--economics, evolution, and history--that have developed largely in mutual isolation. Here, Geerat Vermeij undertakes a groundbreaking and provocative exploration of the facts and theories of biology, economics, and geology to show how processes common to all economic systems--competition, cooperation, adaptation, and feedback--govern evolution as surely as they do the human economy, and how historical patterns in both human and nonhum.
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Hidden unity in nature's laws / John C. Taylor.

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by Taylor, John C. (John Clayton), 1930-
Call Number 530.09 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary "As physics has progressed through the ages it has succeeded in explaining more and more diverse phenomena with fewer and fewer underlying principles. This book explains how this understanding has developed by periodically uncovering unexpected "hidden unities" in nature. The author deftly steers the reader on a fascinating path that goes to the heart of physics - the search for and discovery of elegant laws that unify and simplify our understanding of the intricate universe in which we live." "Starting with the ancient Greeks, the author traces the development of major concepts in physics right up to the present day. Throughout, the presentation is crisp and informative, and only a minimum of mathematics is used. Any reader with a background in mathematics or physics will find this book provides fascinating insight into the development of our fundamental understanding of the world, and the apparent simplicity underlying it."--Jacket.
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Life's intrinsic value : science, ethics, and nature / Nicholas Agar.

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by Agar, Nicholas.
Call Number 179.1 21
Publication Date 2001
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Nature's experts : science, politics, and the environment / Stephen Bocking.

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by Bocking, Stephen, 1959-
Call Number 333.7 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary "With clarity and grace, Stephen Bocking tackles the complicated question of the role of scientific expertise in environmental policy making. Nature & rsquo;s Experts is a timely and important book." & mdash;David H. Guston, author of Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Integrity and Productivity of Research "This book by Stephen Bocking is as much about deliberative democracy as it is about science and the environment. Stephen Bocking & rsquo;s treatment is deep, perceptive, and profoundly wise. He has caught the heart of present and future environmental science, poli.
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Mother/nature : popular culture and environmental ethics / Catherine M. Roach.

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by Roach, Catherine M., 1965-
Call Number 304.2 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This brief but ambitious book explores the relationship with nature through the imagery we use when we talk about Mother Nature. Employing the critical tools of religious studies, psychology, and gender studies, Roach examines the various manifestations of nature as 'mother' and what that idea implies for the way we approach the natural world.
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Australian languages : their nature and development / R.M.W. Dixon.

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by Dixon, Robert M. W.
Call Number 499.15 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 40,000 years, speaking about 250 languages. Through examination of published and unpublished materials on each of the individual languages, Professor Dixon surveys the ways in which the languages vary typologically and presents a profile of this long-established linguistic area.
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The physical nature of consciousness / edited by Philip van Loocke.

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by Loocke, Philip R. Van, 1963-
Call Number 612.82 22
Publication Date 2001
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Matters of mind [electronic resource] : consciousness, reason and nature / Scott Sturgeon.

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by Sturgeon, Scott.
Call Number 126 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Matters of Mind examines the mind-body problem. It will prove invaluable for those interested in epistemology, philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
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Mind the gap : the education of a nature writer / John Hay.

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by Hay, John, 1915-
Call Number 813.54
Publication Date 2004
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Naturoids [electronic resource] : on the nature of the artificial / Massino Negrotti.

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by Negrotti, Massimo, 1944-
Call Number 601 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Since antiquity, technology has tried to either control or imitate nature. Both these traditions take advantage of the progress of science, but their teleology and their typical design problems remain basically different. The technology of the artificial may be defined as the effort to reproduce natural objects or processes by means of current conventional technology and materials. This book reports on the results of a theoretical study of the logic characterizing any attempt to design something artificial. While designers of artificial devices work in their own area facing field-specific problems (e.g. bioengineering, artificial organs, robotics, AI, ALife, remakings, etc.), the present study refers to the artificial in itself, trying to find out what is common to instances very far from each other, in an intrinsically interdisciplinary way. The result may be defined as a proposal of a general theory of the artificial.
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Refiguring the map of sorrow : nature writing and autobiography / Mark Allister.

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by Allister, Mark Christopher, 1956-
Call Number 818.5409492 22
Publication Date 2001
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Nature, God, and humanity : envisioning an ethics of nature / Richard L. Fern.

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by Fern, Richard L.
Call Number 179.1 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary Nature, God and Humanity weaves together philosophical, scientific, religious and cultural considerations to show why non-human animals and nature in general are proper objects of moral concern and how our well-being depends on harmony with nature-as-created.
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Lines in the water : nature and culture at Lake Titicaca / Ben Orlove.

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by Orlove, Benjamin S.
Call Number 984.12 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary This beautifully written book weaves reflections on anthropological fieldwork together with evocative meditations on a spectacular landscape as it takes us to the remote indigenous villages on the shore of Lake Titicaca, high in the Peruvian Andes. Ben Orlove brings alive the fishermen, reed cutters, boat builders, and families of this isolated region, and describes the role that Lake Titicaca has played in their culture.
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Male Crime and Deviance [electronic resource] : Exploring Its Causes, Dynamics, and Nature.

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by Flowers, R. Barri.
Call Number 364.0810973
Publication Date 2003
Summary MALE CRIME AND DEVIANCE seeks to explore in-depth the types of offenses most identified with and committed by males, dynamics of male crime, characteristics of male offenders, how male criminality and delinquency compare with and differ from female delinquent and criminal behavior, explanations for male crime, and efforts at combating crime in this country. Particular attention is given to exploring the relationship between male aggression and masculinity, as well as the role that testosterone and other biological factors play in male crime and violence. The book also focuses on the correlatio.
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Reconfiguring modernity : concepts of nature in Japanese political ideology / Julia Adeney Thomas.

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by Thomas, Julia Adeney, 1958-
Call Number 304.20952 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary The author turns the concept of nature into a powerful analytical lens through which to view Japanese modernity bringing the study of both Japanese history and political modernity to a new level of clarity.
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Nature cures : the history of alternative medicine in America / James C. Whorton.

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by Whorton, James C., 1942-
Call Number 615.50973 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary This text establishes historical context for the contemporary debate over the role of unconventional medicine in health care by examining the evolution of the major alternative systems in America from 1800 onwards.
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On nature and language / Noam Chomsky ; edited by Adriana Belletti and Luigi Rizzi.

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by Chomsky, Noam.
Call Number 401 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Publisher's description: In On Nature and Language Noam Chomsky develops his thinking on the relation between language, mind and brain, integrating current research in linguistics into the burgeoning field of neuroscience. The volume begins with a lucid introduction by the editors Adriana Belletti and Luigi Rizzi. This is followed by some of Chomsky's recent writings on these themes, together with a penetrating interview in which Chomsky provides the clearest and most elegant introduction to current theory available. It should make his Minimalist Program accessible to all. The volume concludes with an essay on the role of intellectuals in society and government. Nature and Language is a significant landmark in the development of linguistic theory. It will be welcomed by students and researchers in theoretical linguistics, neurolinguistics, cognitive science and politics, as well as anyone interested in the development of Chomsky's thought.
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The trouble with nature : sex in science and popular culture / Roger N. Lancaster.

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by Lancaster, Roger N.
Call Number 306.7 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Roger N. Lancaster provides the definitive rebuttal of evolutionary just-so stories about men, women, and the nature of desire in this spirited expose of the heterosexual fables that pervade popular culture, from prime-time sitcoms to scientific theories about the so-called gay gene.
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Fauna and flora, earth and sky : brushes with nature's wisdom / Trudy Dittmar.

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by Dittmar, Trudy, 1944-
Call Number 508.78 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary "[Fauna and Flora, Earth and Sky] is, in fact, the most intelligent, thoughtful, original, challenging, and highly entertaining work of nature writing since Barry Lopez's Artic Dreams. ... It is her broad scope of contemplation, combined with her fiercely beautiful and detailed renderings of passion, natural and human, that give Trudy Dittmar's first but fully mature book its remarkable originality and considerable power."--Robert Finch, Los Angeles Times Book Review.
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Thinking in patterns : fractals and related phenomena in nature / editor, Miroslav M. Novak.

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by Mandelbrot, Benoit B.
Call Number 514.742 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Fractal geometry, together with the broader fields of nonlinear dynamics and complexity, represented a large segment of modern science at the end of the 20th century. Penetration of the resulting new paradigms into practically all academic disciplines has confirmed the fundamental assertion of universal formalism common to a wide range of human endeavors. This book contains an extended article by B B Mandelbrot, reviewing his contribution to fractal geometry and outlining some unsolved problems, with illustrations especially of finance and physics. It covers a range of multidisciplinary topics.
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Heavenly errors : misconceptions about the real nature of the universe / Neil F. Comins.

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by Comins, Neil F., 1951-
Call Number 520 21
Publication Date 2001
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The informed vision [electronic resource] : essays on learning and human nature / David Hawkins.

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by Hawkins, David, 1913-2002.
Call Number 370.1 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary An education classic is back in print. 15 seminal essays explore how children develop their understanding of the world around them.
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The nature of concepts : evolution, structure and representation / edited by Philip van Loocke.

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by Loocke, Philip R. Van, 1963-
Call Number 153.23 21
Publication Date 1999
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Beyond measure [electronic resource] : a guided tour through nature, myth, and number / Jay Kappraff.

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by Kappraff, Jay.
Call Number 516 22
Publication Date 2002
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Masks of the universe : changing ideas on the nature of the cosmos / Edward Harrison.

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by Harrison, Edward Robert.
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2003
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A river and its city : the nature of landscape in New Orleans / Ari Kelman.

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by Kelman, Ari, 1968-
Call Number 304.00976335 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This engaging environmental history explores the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the nation's most important urban public landscapes, and more significantly, the role public spaces play in shaping people's relationships with the natural world. Ari Kelman focuses on the battles fought over New Orleans's waterfront, examining the link between a river and its city and tracking the conflict between public and private control of the river.
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The nature of grief : the evolution and psychology of reactions to loss / John Archer.

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by Archer, John, 1944-
Call Number 155.937 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary In this study on the evolution of grief John Archer shows that grief is a natrual reaction to losses of many sorts and he proves this by bringing together material from evolutionary psychology, ethology and experimental psychology. "The Nature of Grief is a new synthesis of material from evolutionary psychology, ethology and experimental psychology on the process of grief. It steps outside of the psychiatric and psychoanalytic perspectives that have dominated grief research for so long, and argues that grief is not an illness or a disorder but a natural reaction to losses of many kinds ... John Archer identifies grief as a common experience throughout all human cultures that has evolved from simpler versions in animals ... The Nature of Grief also considers the cultural and historical context of contemporary ideas about grief, discusses literary, biographical and other non-scientific writings, and includes a wide-ranging, comprehensive and up-to-date review of research. It will be of interest to developmental and clinical psychologists and all those in the caring professions"--Jacket.
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Nature's magic : synergy in evolution and the fate of humankind / Peter A. Corning.

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by Corning, Peter A., 1935-
Call Number 576.8 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary In Nature's Magic, Peter Corning describes how synergy - a vaguely familiar term to many of us - has been a wellspring of creativity in the natural world and has played a key role in the evolution of co-operation and complexity, from physics and chemistry to the latest human technologies.
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Planting nature : trees and the manipulation of environmental stewardship in America / Shaul E. Cohen.

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by Cohen, Shaul Ephraim, 1961-
Call Number 333.751520973 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Trees hold a powerful place in American constructions of what is good in nature and the environment. As we attempt to cope with environmental crises, trees are increasingly enlisted with great fervor as agents of our stewardship over nature. In this innovative and impassioned book, Shaul E.
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Paradise for sale : a parable of nature / Carl N. McDaniel and John M. Gowdy.

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by McDaniel, Carl N., 1942-
Call Number 333.7099685 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary The grim history of Nauru Island, a small speck in the Pacific Ocean halfway between Hawaii and Australia, represents a larger story of environmental degradation and economic dysfunction. For more than 2,000 years traditional Nauruans, isolated from the rest of the world, lived in social and ecological stability.
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Knowledge, nature, and the good [electronic resource] : essays on ancient philosophy / John M. Cooper.

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by Cooper, John M. (John Madison), 1939-
Call Number 180 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Knowledge, Nature, and the Good brings together some of John Cooper's most important works on ancient philosophy. In thirteen chapters that represent an ideal companion to the author's influential Reason and Emotion, Cooper addresses a wide range of topics and periods--from Hippocratic medical theory and Plato's epistemology and moral philosophy, to Aristotle's physics and metaphysics, academic scepticism, and the cosmology, moral psychology, and ethical theory of the ancient Stoics. Almost half of the pieces appear here for the first time or are presented in newly expanded, extensively revised versions. --From publisher's description.
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Sparing nature : the conflict between human population growth and earth's biodiversity / Jeffrey K. McKee.

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by McKee, Jeffrey Kevin.
Call Number 333.95 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Annotation "Are humans too good at adapting to the earth's natural environment? Every day, there is a net gain of more than 200,000 people on the planet - that's 146 a minute. Has our explosive population growth led to the mass extinction of countless species in the earth's plant and animal communities?" "Jeffrey K. McKee contends it has. The more people there are, the more we push aside wild plants and animals. In Sparing Nature, he explores the cause-and-effect relationship between these two trends, demonstrating that nature is too sparing to accommodate both a richly diverse living world and a rapidly expanding number of people. The author probes the past to find that humans and their ancestors have had negative impacts on species biodiversity for nearly two million years, and that extinction rates have accelerated since the origins of agriculture. Today entire ecosystems are in peril due to the relentless growth of the human population."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Chance in biology [electronic resource] : using probability to explore nature / Mark Denny and Steven Gaines.

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by Denny, Mark W., 1951-
Call Number 570.15192 21
Publication Date 2000
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A little corner of freedom : Russian nature protection from Stalin to Gorbachëv / Douglas R. Weiner.

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by Weiner, Douglas R., 1951-
Call Number 363.70560947 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary A little corner of freedom sheds new light on Soviet politics, revealing how a Russian nationalist movement used the protective umbra of environmentalism to become a cultural and political force, and how ordinary citizens used it to launch the first mass protests at the dawn of glasnost. It shows how activists were able to establish personal ties with local, provincial, and republic-level politicians who came to regard the movement and the nature reserves it promoted as a source of local pride.
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Emergent nature [electronic resource] : patterns, growth and scaling in the sciences / Miroslav M. Novak, editor.

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by Novak, M. M. (Miroslav Michal), 1949-
Call Number 003.85 22
Publication Date 2001
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Transcendental wordplay : America's romantic punsters and the search for the language of nature / Michael West.

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by West, Michael, 1937-
Call Number 808.042097309034 21
Publication Date 2000
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Mao's war against nature [electronic resource] : politics and the environment in Revolutionary China / Judith Shapiro.

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by Shapiro, Judith, 1953-
Call Number 363.7009510904 22
Publication Date 2001
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Perspectives on embodiment : the intersections of nature and culture / edited by Gail Weiss & Honi Fern Haber.

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by Weiss, Gail, 1959-
Call Number 128.6 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary A collection of essays from contributors including Martin Jay, Hubert Dreyfus and David Hoy, this text offers a look at the ways in which nature and culture interact to produce embodied subjects.
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Thomas Aquinas on human nature : a philosophical study of Summa theologiae 1a, 75-89 / Robert Pasnau.

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by Pasnau, Robert.
Call Number 128 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary Pasnau sets the philosophy in the context of ancient and modern thought, looking at some of the most difficult areas of Aquinas's thought: the relationship of soul to body, workings of sense and intellect, will and passions, and personal identity.
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The new economy of nature : the quest to make conservation profitable / Gretchen C. Daily and Katherine Ellison.

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by Daily, Gretchen C.
Call Number 333.72 22
Publication Date 2002
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Dr. Jensen's juicing therapy : nature's way to better health and a longer life / Bernard Jensen.

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by Jensen, Bernard, 1908-
Call Number 613.26 JEN
Publication Date 2000
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Nature out of place : biological invasions in the global age / Jason Van Driesche and Roy Van Driesche.

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by Van Driesche, Jason.
Call Number 577.18 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary Annotation "Though the forests are still green and the lakes full of water, an unending stream of invasions in changing many ecosystems around the world from productive, tightly integrated webs of native species to loose assemblages of stressed native species and aggressive invaders." "Nature Out of Place brings this devastating but overlooked crisis to the forefront of public consciousness by offering a fascinating exploration of its causes and consequences, along with a thoughtful and practical consideration of what can be done about it. The father and son team of Jason and Roy Van Driesche offer a unique combination of narratives that highlight specific locations and problems along with comprehensive explanations of the underlying scientific and policy issues." "Chapters examine Hawaii, where introduced feral pigs are destroying the islands' native forests, zebra mussel invasion in the rivers of Ohio, the decades long effort to eradicate an invasive weed on the Great Plains, and a story about the restoration of both ecological and human history in an urban natural area. In-depth background chapters explain topics ranging from how ecosystems become diverse, to the characteristics of effective invaders to procedures and policies that can help prevent future invasions. The book ends with a number of specific suggestions for ways that individuals can help reduce the impacts of invasive species, and it offers resources for further information."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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The nature of the farm : contracts, risk, and organization in agriculture / Douglas W. Allen and Dean Lueck.

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by Allen, Douglas W. (Douglas Ward), 1960-
Call Number 630.68 21
Publication Date 2002
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Up and down the cline-- the nature of grammaticalization / edited by Olga Fischer, Muriel Norde, Harry Perridon.

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by New Reflections on Grammaticalization II Conference (2002 : University of Amsterdam)
Call Number 415 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary The basic idea behind this volume is to probe the nature of grammaticalization. Its contributions focus on the following questions: (i) In how far can grammaticalization be considered a universal diachronic process or mechanism of change and in how far is it conditioned by synchronic factors? (ii) What is the role of the speaker in grammaticalization? (iii) Does grammaticalization itself provide a cause for change or is it an epiphenomenon, i.e. a conglomeration of causal factors/mechanisms which elsewhere occur independently? (iv) If it is epiphenominal, how do we explain that similar pathway.
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20,000 secrets of tea : the most effective ways to benefit from nature's healing herbs / Victoria Zak.

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by Zak, Victoria.
Call Number 615.321 ZAK
Publication Date 1999
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The fire ant wars [electronic resource] : nature, science, and public policy in twentieth-century America / Joshua Blu Buhs.

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by Buhs, Joshua Blu.
Call Number 632.796 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Telling the story of the ill-fated campaigns to eradicate the fire ant from American soil, this is also the history of changing attitudes to nature, to science & a reconsideration of the place of humankind in the natural world.
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The statesman's science : history, nature, and law in the political thought of Samuel Taylor Coleridge / Pamela Edwards.

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by Edwards, Pamela, 1956-
Call Number 821.7 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Author of ""Kubla Khan"" and the epic ""The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, "" Samuel Taylor Coleridge is remembered principally for his contributions as a romantic poet. This innovative reconsideration of Coleridge's thought and career not only demonstrates his importance as a philosopher but also recovers romanticism as both an aesthetic and a political movement. Pamela Edwards radically departs from classic theories of Coleridge's development and reads his writing within the framework of a constantly shifting political and social landscape. Drawing on the ideology, rhetoric, and i.
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Landscape with figures [electronic resource] : nature and culture in New England / Kent C. Ryden ; foreword by Wayne Franklin.

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by Ryden, Kent C., 1959-
Call Number 304.20974 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary Traveling across the invisible landscape in which we imaginatively dwell, Kent Ryden--himself a most careful listener and reader--asks the following questions. What categories of meaning do we read into our surroundings? What forms of expression serve as the most reliable maps to understanding those meanings?
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Decolonizing nature : strategies for conservation in a post-colonial era / edited by William M. Adams and Martin Mulligan.

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by Adams, W. M. (William Mark), 1955-
Call Number 333.720994 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary An exploration of the enduring influence of the colonial legacy on attitudes about relationships between people and nature in countries that were once part of the British Empire, either at the periphery or the centre. Colonial annexation and government were accompanied by the colonization and exploitation of nature, both for production and even in the name of conservation. At the start of the 21st century, the conservation of nature is still of vital importance in these countries, but what should this conservation look like? What ideas can it be based upon? This work argues that there is a need for new forms of ethical engagement between people and nature.
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Essays on nature and landscape / Susan Fenimore Cooper ; edited by Rochelle Johnson and Daniel Patterson ; foreword by John Elder.

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by Cooper, Susan Fenimore, 1813-1894.
Call Number 508 22
Publication Date 2002
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Social connections in China : institutions, culture, and the changing nature of guanxi / edited by Thomas Gold, Doug Guthrie, David Wank.

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by Gold, Thomas.
Call Number 306.095128 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Guanxi (social networks) is among the most important and studied phenomena in China today. In this volume, the editors bring together many of the top scholars of guanxi to present a dynamic view of the role of social networks in Chinese society.
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Blackland prairies of the Gulf coastal plain [electronic resource] : nature, culture, and sustainability / edited by Evan Peacock and Timothy Schauwecker.

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by Peacock, Evan, 1961-
Call Number 304.20976 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This comprehensive study of one of the most ecologically rich regions of the Southeast underscores the relevance of archaeological research in understanding long-term cultural change. Taking a holistic approach, this compilation gathers ecological, historical, and archaeological research written on the distinctive region of the Southeast called the Gulf coast blackland prairie. Ranging from the last glacial period to the present day, the case studies provide a broad picture of how the area has changed through time and been modified by humans, first with nomadic bands of Indians trailing the gr.
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The nature of gold [electronic resource] : an environmental history of the Klondike gold rush / Kathryn Morse ; foreword by William Cronon.

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by Morse, Kathryn Taylor, author.
Call Number 971.91 21
Publication Date 2003
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Encountering the past in nature : essays in environmental history / edited by Timo Myllyntaus and Mikko Saikku ; foreword by Alfred W. Crosby.

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by Myllyntaus, Timo.
Call Number 304.209 21
Publication Date 2001
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People in nature : wildlife conservation in South and Central America / Kirsten M. Silvius, Richard E. Bodmer, and José M.V. Fragoso, editors.

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by Silvius, Kirsten M.
Call Number 333.95416098 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary This book reviews wildlife management and conservation in Central and South America. The book discusses the threats to biodiversity in this area including habitat fragmentation, development, ranching, tourism as well as hunting. The book contains contributions from many local Latin American authors who work there daily and are exposed to the numerous and unique issues that need to be taken into account when talking about conservation in Central and South America. Contributors:abundance and spatial distribution of Orinoco Crocodiles in the Cojedes River sy; Amazonas, Brazil, Aug.
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Genetic nature/culture : anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide / edited by Alan H. Goodman, Deborah Heath, and M. Susan Lindee.

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by Goodman, Alan H., editor.
Call Number 599.935 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary The so-called science wars pit science against culture, and nowhere is the struggle more contentious--or more fraught with paradox--than in the burgeoning realm of genetics. A constructive response, and a welcome intervention, this volume brings together biological and cultural anthropologists to conduct an interdisciplinary dialogue that provokes and instructs even as it bridges the science/culture divide.
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Man in the landscape [electronic resource] : a historic view of the esthetics of nature / Paul Shepard ; with a new foreword by Dave Foreman.

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by Shepard, Paul, 1925-1996.
Call Number 111.85 22
Publication Date 2002 1991
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The good in nature and humanity : connecting science, religion, and spirituality with the natural world / edited by Stephen R. Kellert and Timothy J. Farnham.

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by Kellert, Stephen R.
Call Number 261.55 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary The good in nature and humanity brings together 20 leading thinkers and writers - including Ursula Goodenough, Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Carl Safina, David Petersen, Wendell Berry, Terry Tempest Williams, and Barry Lopez - to examine the divide between faith and reason, and to seek a means for developing an environmental ethic that will help us confront two of our most imperiling crises: global environmental destruction and an impoverished spirituality. The book explores the ways in which science, spirit, and religion can guide the experience and understanding of our ongoing relationship with the natural world and examines how the integration of science and spirituality can equip us to make wiser choices in using and managing the natural environment. The book also provides compelling stories that offer a narrative understanding of the relations among science, spirit, and nature. Grounded in the premise that neither science nor religion can by itself resolve the prevailing malaise of environmental and moral decline, contributors seek viable approaches to averting environmental catastrophe and, to achieving a more harmonious relationship with the natural world.
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On human nature : a gathering while everything flows, 1967-1984 / Kenneth Burke ; edited by William H. Rueckert and Angelo Bonadonna ; selected, arranged, and annotated by William H. Rueckert.

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by Burke, Kenneth, 1897-1993.
Call Number 814.52 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary This work brings together the late essays, autobiographical reflections, an interview and a poem by the eminent literary theorist and cultural critic Kenneth Burke (1897-1993). The pieces address many important themes he tackled such as logology, technology and ecology.
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British plant communities. Volume 5, Maritime communities and vegetation of open habitats [electronic resource] / J.S. Rodwell, editor ; C.D. Piggott [and others] for the U.K. Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

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by Rodwell, J. S.
Call Number 581.70941 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary British Plant Communities is the first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country. It breaks new ground in wedding the phytosociological classification of plant communities with an understanding of how vegetation works.
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A semiotic theory of theology and philosophy / Robert S. Corrington.

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by Corrington, Robert S., 1950-
Call Number 146 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary "The concern of this work is with developing an alternative to standard categories in theology and philosophy, especially in terms of how they deal with nature. Avoiding the polemics of much contemporary reflection on nature, it shows how we are connected to nature through the unconscious and its unique way of reading and processing signs. Spinoza's key distinction between natura naturans and natura naturata serves as the governing framework for the treatise. Suggestions are made for a post-Christian way of understanding religion." "Robert S. Corrington's work represents the first sustained attempt to bring together the fields of semiotics, depth-psychology, pragmaticism, and a post-Monotheistic theology of nature. Its focus is on how signification functions in human and non-human orders of infinite nature. Our connection with the infinite is described in detail, especially as it relates to the use of sign systems."--Jacket.
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Descartes' natural philosophy / edited by Stephen Gaukroger, John Schuster, and John Sutton.

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by Gaukroger, Stephen.
Call Number 113.092 22
Publication Date 2000
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Urban habitats / C. Philip Wheater ; illustrations by Jo Wright.

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by Wheater, C. Philip, 1956-
Call Number 577.56 21
Publication Date 1999
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A plague of rats and rubbervines : the growing threat of species invasions / Yvonne Baskin.

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by Baskin, Yvonne.
Call Number 577.18 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary The human love of novelty and desire to make one place look like another, coupled with massive increases in global trade and transport, are creating a growing economic and ecological threat. The same forces that are rapidly "McDonaldizing" the world's diverse cultures are also driving us toward an era of monotonous, weedy, and uniformly impoverished landscapes. Unique plant and animal communities are slowly succumbing to the world's "rats and rubbervines"--Animals like zebra mussels and feral pigs, and plants like kudzu and water hyacinth--that, once moved into new territory, can disrupt human enterprise and well-being as well as native habitats and biodiversity. From songbird-eating snakes in Guam to cheatgrass in the Great Plains, "invasives" are wreaking havoc around the world. In A plague of rats and rubbervines, Yvonne Baskin draws on extensive research to provide an engaging and authoritative overview of the problem of harmful invasive alien species. She takes the reader on a worldwide tour of grasslands, gardens, waterways, and forests, describing the troubles caused by exotic organisms that run amok in new settings and examining how commerce and travel on an increasingly connected planet are exacerbating this oldest of human-created problems. She offers examples of potential solutions and profiles dedicated individuals worldwide who are working tirelessly to protect the places and creatures they love. While our attention is quick to focus on purposeful attempts to disrupt our lives and economies by releasing harmful biological agents, we often ignore equally serious but much more insidious threats, those that we inadvertently cause by our own seemingly harmless actions. This book takes a compelling look at this underappreciated problem and sets forth positive suggestions for what we, as consumers, can do to help.
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Conservation in the Internet age : threats and opportunities / edited by James N. Levitt.

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by Levitt, James N.
Call Number 333.72 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary Annotation Since the earliest days of our nation, new communications and transportation networks have enabled vast changes in how and where Americans live and work. Transcontinental railroads and telegraphs helped to open the West; mass media and interstate highways paved the way for suburban migration. In our own day, the internet and advanced logistics networks are enabling new changes on the landscape, with both positive and negative impacts on our efforts to conserve land and biodiversity. Emerging technologies have led to tremendous innovations in conservation science and resource management as well as education and advocacy efforts. At the same time, new networks have been powerful enablers of decentralization, facilitating sprawling development into previously undesirable or inaccessible areas. Conservation in the Internet Ageoffers an innovative, cross-disciplinary perspective on critical changes on the land and in the field of conservation. The book:provides a general overview of the impact of new technologies and networksexplores the potentially disruptive impacts of the new networks on open space and biodiversitypresents case studies of innovative ways that conservation organizations are using the new networks to pursue their missionsconsiders how rapid change in the Internet Age offers the potential for landmark conservation initiativesConservation in the Internet Ageis the first book to examine the links among land use, technology, and conservation from multiple perspectives, and to suggest areas and initiatives that merit further investigation. It offers unique and valuable insight into the challenges facing the land and biodiversity conservation community in the early twenty-first century, and represents an important new work for policymakers, conservation professionals, and academics in planning, design, conservation and resource management, policy, and related fields.
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Observations upon experimental philosophy / Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle ; edited by Eileen O'Neill.

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by Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
Call Number 192 21
Publication Date 2001
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Representations of the natural world in Old English poetry / Jennifer Neville.

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by Neville, Jennifer, 1968-
Call Number 829.1 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary This book examines descriptions of the natural world in a wide range of Old English poetry. Jennifer Neville describes the physical conditions experienced by the Anglo-Saxons - the animals, diseases, landscapes, seas and weather with which they had to contend. She argues that poetic descriptions of these elements were not a reflection of the existing physical conditions but a literary device used by Anglo-Saxons to define more important issues: the state of humanity, the creation and maintenance of society, the power of individuals, the relationship between God and creation, and the power of writing to control information.
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Communication skills for conservation professionals [electronic resource] / Susan K. Jacobson.

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by Jacobson, Susan Kay.
Call Number 333.72014 22
Publication Date 2009 1999
Summary This second edition originally published in 1999, includes new material on working with stakeholders, volunteers, and other groups to multiply conservation success. It also expands on the use of electronic media with examples of conservation Web pages, blogs, e-newsletters, and other new media. The book's citations have been updated to include a host of Web sites and other electronic sources useful for planning and implementing communication programs. "Communication Skills for Conservation Professionals" is a valuable addition to the conservationist's toolbox that will help scientists, managers, concerned citizens, and students more effectively communicate their knowledge and concern about the environment and meet greater professional and community success.
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Hope's horizon : three visions for healing the American land / Chip Ward.

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by Ward, Chip.
Call Number 333.72 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Annotation "Chip Ward's three-year odyssey took him from his backyard in Utah to Arizona's Sonoran Desert, east to the forests of Vermont and New York, and finally to the marbled halls of Washington, D.C. He reports on behind-the-scenes efforts to "re-wild" the North American continent; the campaign to drain Lake Powell and restore Glen Canyon to its natural state; and the struggle to keep nuclear waste off Western Shoshone ancestral lands and, ultimately, to abolish all nuclear power and weapons. The author shows that uniting these and many similar efforts around the country is a dedication to creating a new, more enduring vision for living on the planet."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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A citizen's guide to ecology / by Lawrence B. Slobodkin.

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by Slobodkin, Lawrence B.
Call Number 577 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Publisher's description: The earth is continuously changing and evolving yet it is unclear how environmental changes will affect us in years to come. What changes are inevitable? What changes, if any, are beneficial? And what can we do as citizens of this planet to protect it and our future generations? Larry Slobodkin, one of the leading pioneers of modern ecology, offers compelling answers to these questions in A Citizen's Guide to Ecology. He provides many insights into ecology and the processes that keep the world functioning. This important guide introduces observations that underlie arguments about all aspects of the natural environment--including both global and local issues. To clarify difficult concepts, Slobodkin uses lake, ocean, and terrestrial ecosystems to explain ecological energy flows and relationships on a global scale. The book presents a clear and current understanding of the ecological world, and how individual citizens can participate in practical decisions on ecological issues. It tackles such issues as global warming, ecology and health, organic farming, species extinction and adaptation, and endangered species. An excellent introduction and overview, A Citizen's Guide to Ecology helps us to understand what steps we as humans can take to keep our planet habitable for generations to come.
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The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas / edited by John W. Tunnell, Jr. and Frank W. Judd ; foreword by Richard C. Bartlett ; contributors, John W. Tunnell [and others].

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by Tunnell, John Wesley.
Call Number 508.76447 21
Publication Date 2002
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Imagining wild America [electronic resource] / John R. Knott.

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by Knott, John R. (John Ray), 1937-
Call Number 810.936 22
Publication Date 2002
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The unending frontier : an environmental history of the early modern world / John F. Richards.

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by Richards, John F., author.
Call Number 304.2 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary It was the age of exploration, the age of empire and conquest, and human beings were extending their reach--and their numbers--as never before. In the process, they were intervening in the world's natural environment in equally unprecedented and dramatic ways.
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Secure from rash assault : sustaining the Victorian environment / James Winter.

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by Winter, James H., 1925-
Call Number 333.713094109034 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary "In 1844 William Wordsworth, his beloved Lake District threatened by the invasion of a railroad, was moved to ask, "Is then no nook of English ground secure / From rash assault?" Nineteenth-century Britain led the world in technological innovation and urbanization, and unprecedented population growth contributed as well to the "assault" on Victorian countrysides. Yet James Winter finds that, despite revolutionary changes that easily could have resulted in long-term, widespread ecological damage, the British environment was by and large spared such a fate." "Winter's illumination of Victorian attitudes toward the exploitation of natural resources offers a valuable preamble to ongoing discussions of human intervention in the environment."--Jacket.
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Environmental effects on cognitive abilities / edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko.

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by Sternberg, Robert J.
Call Number 153.9 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary This volume discusses how the environment influences the development and the maintenance of cognitve abilities. This discussion is important because genes always have their effect in correlation with the environment and we can control the environment, at least to some extent.
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Walt Whitman and the earth [electronic resource] : a study in ecopoetics / by M. Jimmie Killingsworth.

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by Killingsworth, M. Jimmie.
Call Number 811.3 22
Publication Date 2004
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Where there are mountains [electronic resource] : an environmental history of the southern Appalachians / Donald Edward Davis.

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by Davis, Donald Edward.
Call Number 304.20975 22
Publication Date 2000
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Fire, native peoples, and the natural landscape [electronic resource] / edited by Thomas R. Vale.

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by Vale, Thomas R., 1943-
Call Number 304.20978 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary The pre-European landscape of the United States : pristine or humanized? / Thomas R. Vale -- Indians and fire in the Rocky Mountains : the wilderness hypothesis renewed / William L. Baker -- Prehistoric human impacts on fire regimes and vegetation in the northern intermountain West / Duane Griffin -- Fire in the pre-European lowlands of the American Southwest / Kathleen C. Parker -- Lots of lightning and plenty of people : an ecological history of fire in the upland Southwest / Craig D. Allen -- Prehistoric burning in the Pacific Northwest : human versus climatic influences / Cathy Whitlock and Margaret A. Knox -- Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests : evaluating the ecological impact of burning by Native Americans / Albert J. Parker -- Pre-European fire in California chaparral / Jacob Bendix -- Reflections / THomas R. Vale.
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The greening of literary scholarship : literature, theory, and the environment / edited by Steven Rosendale ; foreword by Scott Slovic.

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by Rosendale, Steven.
Call Number 809.93355 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary A collection of thirteen original essays by leaders in the emerging field of ecocriticism, The Greening of Literary Scholarship is devoted to exploring new and previously neglected literatures, theories, and methods in environmental-literary scholarship.
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Exploring environmental change using an integrative method [electronic resource] / edited by Mark Lemon.

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by Lemon, Mark.
Call Number 333.720151 22
Publication Date 1999
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The destruction of the bison : an environmental history, 1750-1920 / Andrew C. Isenberg.

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by Isenberg, Andrew C. (Andrew Christian)
Call Number 333.9596430978 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary "The Destruction of the Bison explains the decline of the North American bison population from an estimated 30 million in 1800 to fewer than 1000 a century later. In this wide-ranging, interdisciplinary study, Andrew C. Isenberg argues that the cultural and ecological encounter between Native Americans and Euroamericans in the Great Plains was the central cause of the near-extinction of the bison. Cultural and ecological interactions created new types of bison hunters on both sides of the encounter: mounted Indian nomads and Euroamerican industrial hidemen. Together with environmental pressures, these hunters nearly extinguished the bison. In the early twentieth century, nostalgia about the very cultural strife that first threatened the bison became, ironically, an important impetus to its preservation."--Jacket.
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Death, hope, and sex : steps to an evolutionary ecology of mind and morality / James S. Chisholm.

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by Chisholm, James S.
Call Number 155.7 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary "Following evolutionary theory to its logical conclusion, Death, Hope and Sex uses life history theory and attachment theory to construct a model of human nature in which critical features are understood in terms of the development of alternative reproductive strategies contingent on environmental risk and uncertainity. James Chisholm examines the implications of this model for perspectives on concerns associated with human reproduction including teen pregnancy and young male violence."--Jacket.
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The global carbon cycle : integrating humans, climate, and the natural world / edited by Christopher B. Field and Michael R. Raupach.

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by Field, Christopher B.
Call Number 363.738746 22
Publication Date 2004
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Technologies of landscape : from reaping to recycling / edited by David E. Nye.

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by Nye, David E., 1946-
Call Number 303.483 21
Publication Date 1999
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Applied geography [electronic resource] : principles and practice : an introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography / edited by Michael Pacione.

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by Pacione, Michael, editor.
Call Number 910 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary Applied Geography offers an invaluable introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography and provides a new focus and reference point for investigating and understanding problem-orientated research.
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Ecotourism [digital videorecording] : a case study.

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Call Number TR DVD 338.4791 ECO
Publication Date 2002
Summary "This program uses the Phillip Island Nature Park as a case study to explore and illustrate the principles of ecotourism. The Phillip Island Nature Park is an excellent example because it has tours and attractions at all three levels of accreditation, and has been involved in ecotourism for many years. We follow Andrew, our presenter, as he travels to all the attractions of the Phillip Island Nature Park, and meets a wide variety of people from rangers tro marketing executives"--Container.
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The many faces of Islam [electronic resource] : perspectives on a resurgent civilization / Nissim Rejwan [editor].

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by Rejwan, Nissim.
Call Number 297 22
Publication Date 2000
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Islam, Muslims, and America : understanding the basis of their conflict / Arshad Khan.

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by Khan, Arshad.
Call Number 297.090511 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Islam, Muslims and America gives a sound introduction to the history of Islam's experiences with the West, and the principles of Islamic teachings; and in that context identifies and discusses the reasons for Muslim-West alienation. It highlights both the disconnect between true Islamic beliefs and extremist actions, and the failure of Americans to seek the root causes of the current anti-American trend. -- Publisher description.
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The Columbia guide to American environmental history / Carolyn Merchant.

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by Merchant, Carolyn, author.
Call Number 304.2 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary How and why have Americans living at particular times and places used and transformed their environment? How have political systems dealt with conflicts over resources and conservation? This is the only major reference work to explore all the major themes and debates of the burgeoning field of environmental history. Humanity ́s relationship with the natural world is one of the oldest and newest topics in human history. The issue emerged as a distinct field of scholarship in the early 1970s and has been growing steadily ever since. The discipline ́s territory and sources are rich and varied.
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Traces of gold [electronic resource] : California's natural resources and the claim to realism in western American literature / Nicolas S. Witschi.

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by Witschi, Nicolas S., 1966-
Call Number 813.009327809794 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Broadening our understanding of what constitutes "realism," Nicolas Witschi artfully demonstrates the linkage of American literary realism to the texts, myths, and resources of the American West. From Gold Rush romances to cowboy Westerns, from hard-boiled detective thrillers to nature writing, the American West has long been known mainly through hackneyed representations in popular genres. But a close look at the literary history of the West reveals a number of writers who claim that their works represent the "real" West. As Nicolas Witschi shows, writers as varied as Bret.
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Routledge philosophy guidebook to Hume on knowledge / Harold W. Noonan.

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by Noonan, Harold W.
Call Number 128 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary David Hume was one of the most important British philosophers of the eighteenth century. The first part of his Treatise on Human Nature is a seminal work in philosophy. Hume on Knowledge introduces and assesses: * Humes life and the background of the Treatise * The ideas and text in the Treatise * Humes continuing importance to philosophy.
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Heritage : identification, conservation and management / Graeme Aplin.

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by Aplin, Graeme.
Call Number 338.479194 APL
Publication Date 2002
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Reader of the purple sage : essays on Western writers and environmental literature / Ann Ronald ; foreward by Melody Graulich.

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by Ronald, Ann, 1939-
Call Number 810.9978 21
Publication Date 2003
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Visions of the land [electronic resource] : science, literature, and the American environment from the era of exploration to the age of ecology / Michael A. Bryson.

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by Bryson, Michael A., 1967-
Call Number 810.9355 21
Publication Date 2002
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On Adam Smith's Wealth of nations [electronic resource] : a philosophical companion / Samuel Fleischacker.

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by Fleischacker, Samuel, author.
Call Number 330.153 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Adam Smith was a philosopher before he ever wrote about economics, yet until now there has never been a philosophical commentary on the Wealth of Nations. Samuel Fleischacker suggests that Smith's vastly influential treatise on economics can be better understood if placed in the light of his epistemology, philosophy of science, and moral theory. He lays out the relevance of these aspects of Smith's thought to specific themes in the Wealth of Nations, arguing, among other things, that Smith regards social science as an extension of common sense rather than as a discipline to be approached mathematically, that he has moral as well as pragmatic reasons for approving of capitalism, and that he has an unusually strong belief in human equality that leads him to anticipate, if not quite endorse, the modern doctrine of distributive justice.
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Natural discourse : toward ecocomposition / Sidney I. Dobrin, Christian R. Weisser.

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by Dobrin, Sidney I., 1967-
Call Number 808.066333 21
Publication Date 2002
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Greening the lyre : environmental poetics and ethics / David W. Gilcrest.

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by Gilcrest, David W., 1962-
Call Number 811.540936 21
Publication Date 2003 2002
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Absence and light : meditations from the Klamath Marshes / John R. Campbell.

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by Campbell, John R., 1957-
Call Number 508.79591 21
Publication Date 2002
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Hume's naturalism / H.O. Mounce.

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by Mounce, H. O.
Call Number 192 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary Hume's Naturalism provides a clear and concise guide to the debates over whether Hume's empiricism or his 'naturalism' in the tradition of the Scottish 'Common Sense' school of philosophy gained his upper hand. This debate is central to any understanding of Hume's thought. H.O. Mounce presents a beautifully clear guide to Hume's most important works, The Treatise on Human Nature and Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. Accessible to anyone coming to Hume for the first time, Hume's Naturalism affords a much needed overview of the key concepts of empiricism.
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Mark Twain and the American West / Joseph L. Coulombe.

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by Coulombe, Joseph L., 1966-
Call Number 818.409 22
Publication Date 2003
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Another place : an ecocritical study of selected western American poets / Andrew Elkins.

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by Elkins, Andrew, 1950-
Call Number 811.5093278 21
Publication Date 2002
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Milton and ecology / Ken Hiltner.

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by Hiltner, Ken.
Call Number 821.4 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Ken Hiltner engages with literary, theoretical, and historic approaches to explore the ideological underpinnings of our current environmental crisis. Focusing on Milton's rejection of dualistic theology, metaphysical philosophy, and early-modern subjectivism, Hiltner argues that Milton anticipates certain essential modern ecological arguments.
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Thoreau's sense of place : essays in American environmental writing / edited by Richard J. Schneider ; foreword by Lawrence Buell.

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by Schneider, Richard J.
Call Number 818.309 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Recent Thoreau studies have shifted to an emphasis on the green" Thoreau, on Thoreau the environmentalist, rooted firmly in particular places and interacting with particular objects. In the wake of Buell's Environmental Imagination, the nineteen essayists in this challenging volume address the central questions in Thoreau studies today: how "green," how immersed in a sense of place, was Thoreau really, and how has this sense of place affected the tradition of nature writing in America?
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Darwin's plots : evolutionary narrative in Darwin, George Eliot, and nineteenth-century fiction / Gillian Beer.

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by Beer, Gillian.
Call Number 823.809356 21
Publication Date 2000
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Surveying the interior : literary cartographers and the sense of place / Rick Van Noy.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Van Noy, Rick, 1966-
Call Number 810.936 22
Publication Date 2003
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Civilizing natures : race, resources, and modernity in colonial South India / Kavita Philip.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Philip, Kavita, 1964-
Call Number 509.54809034 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Annotation "An interdisciplinary exploration of science, nature, and race in colonial India." Annotation Science was a central pillar of colonialism, but the converse holds true as well: colonialism profoundly shaped the character of nineteenth-century science. Civilizing Natures unravels unexpected relationships between science, technology, and administrative systems in colonial India from the 1850s to the 1930s, deepening our perspective on continuing conflicts over race, resources, and empire. Botanists, anthropologists, and foresters had their most important sources of data-nature and natives-located at colonial sites. In the hilly, forested regions of Madras Presidency, tribal populations were studied by ethnographers, managed by revenue officials, recruited by plantation contractors, and modernized by missionaries. Racial constructions of nature and modernity helped criminalize and domesticate unruly natives. This is a story about the construction of nature in southern India that is deeply local and irreducibly global. Through detailed case studies, Kavita Philip shows how race and nature are fundamental, to understanding colonial modernities. Through its insightful combination of methodologies from both the humanities and the social sciences, Civilizing Natures complicates our understandings of the relationships between science and religion, pre-modern and civilized, environment and society.
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Fire safety for industry [digital videorecording]

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Vocam Video Training Productions
Call Number TR DVD 363.377 FIR
Publication Date 2004
Summary Examines the appropriate procedures for minimising the risk of fire and the responses to a fire emergency. Topics covered include the nature of fire, risk assessment, common fire hazards, facing the fire, extinguishing the fire, fire wardens and evacuation.
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Twelve : a Tuscan cook book / Tessa Kiros ; photography, Manos Chatzikonstantis.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Kiros, Tessa.
Call Number 641.59455 KIR
Publication Date 2003
Summary This personal cookbook reflects the Siena-based author's love of the cuisine of her adopted homeland. Its title refers to the seasonal nature of the recipes within, with the chapters divided into the 12 months of the year. It is about the food of Tuscany, seasonal cooking and fine ingredients.
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Superconductivity / V.L. Ginzburg, E.A. Andryushin.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Ginzburg, V. L. (Vitaliĭ Lazarevich), 1916-2009.
Call Number 537.623 22
Publication Date 2004
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Emerson's ethics / Gustaaf Van Cromphout.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Van Cromphout, Gustaaf.
Call Number 814.3 22
Publication Date 1999
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Haiti : the breached citadel / Patrick Bellegarde-Smith.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick.
Call Number 972.94 22
Publication Date 2004
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Biology of wastewater treatment / N.F. Gray.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gray, N. F.
Call Number 628.351 22
Publication Date 2004
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Measuring the cosmos [electronic resource] : how scientists discovered the dimensions of the universe / David H. Clark and Matthew D.H. Clark.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Clark, David H.
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2004
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Political theory in transition / edited by Noël O'Sullivan.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by O'Sullivan, Noël.
Call Number 320.01 21
Publication Date 2000
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Social science and the challenge of relativism / Lawrence Hazelrigg.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Hazelrigg, Lawrence E.
Call Number 300 19
Publication Date 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
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Social science and the challenge of relativism / Lawrence Hazelrigg.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Hazelrigg, Lawrence E.
Call Number 300 19
Publication Date 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
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Medieval economic thought / Diana Wood.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Wood, Diana, 1940-
Call Number 330.1512 22
Publication Date 2004 2002
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The philosophical vision of John Duns Scotus [electronic resource] : an introduction / Mary Beth Ingham and Mechthild Dreyer.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Ingham, Mary Beth, 1951-
Call Number 189.4 21
Publication Date 2004
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Broken hegemonies [electronic resource] / by Reiner Schürmann ; translated by Reginald Lilly.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Schürmann, Reiner, 1941-1993.
Call Number 190 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary "A book of striking originality and depth, a brilliant and quite new interpretation of the nature and history of philosophy."--John Sallis.
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Arguing well / John Shand.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Shand, John, 1956-
Call Number 168 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary A lucid introduction to the nature of good reasoning and how to test and construct good arguments. It assumes no prior knowledge of logic or philosophy. The book includes an accessible introduction to basic symbolic logic.
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Contemporary Northern Irish society : an introduction / Colin Coulter.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Coulter, Colin, 1966-
Call Number 306.09416 21
Publication Date 1999
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Realist Christian theology in a postmodern age / Sue Patterson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Patterson, Sue M.
Call Number 230.01 21
Publication Date 1999
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On Broadway : art and commerce on the great white way / Steven Adler.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Adler, Steven, 1953-
Call Number 792.6097471 22
Publication Date 2004
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Disaster & recovery planning : a guide for facility managers / Joseph F. Gustin.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gustin, Joseph F., 1947-
Call Number 363.3480973 22
Publication Date 2004
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Electronic basis of the strength of materials / John J. Gilman.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gilman, John J. (John Joseph)
Call Number 620.112 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This book is the first to relate the strength characteristics of constituent atoms to the electronic structures. The book begins with short reviews of classical and quantum mechanics followed by reviews of the three major branches of the strength of materials: elastic stiffnesses; plastic responses; and the nature of fracture.
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Food processing technology : principles and practice / P. Fellows.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Fellows, P. (Peter), 1953-
Call Number 664 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book is split into five parts in which unit operations are grouped according to the nature of the heat transfer that takes place. Each chapter describes the theoretical and practical aspects of the unit operation including the formula required for calculation of processing parameters, sample problems, and the effects on sensory characteristics and nutritional properties of selected foods.
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Space in the tropics : from convicts to rockets in French Guiana / Peter Redfield.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Redfield, Peter, 1965-
Call Number 304.2809882 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary This title compares the current space programme in French Guiana to the earlier penal colony of Devil's Island, highlighting cultural realignments in nature behind the evolution of global technology in a tropical rainforest.
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The politics of injustice [electronic resource] : crime and punishment in America / Katherine Beckett, Theodore Sasson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Beckett, Katherine, 1964-
Call Number 364.973 21
Publication Date 2004 2000
Summary Examining the role of crime in American politics and culture this edition provides a better understanding of the nature of crime and punishment in America, as well as the cultural and political contexts in which they occur. The book will be of interest to criminology students.
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Deliberate conflict [electronic resource] : argument, political theory, and composition classes / Patricia Roberts-Miller.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Roberts-Miller, Patricia, 1959-
Call Number 808.042071 22
Publication Date 2004
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Presocratic philosophy : a very short introduction / Catherine Osborne.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Rowett, Catherine.
Call Number 182 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary A lively and thematic treatment of early Greek philosophy, this work discusses the invention of western philosophy - the first thinkers to explore ideas about the nature of reality, time, and the origin of the universe.
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Researching food habits : methods and problems / edited by Helen Macbeth and Jeremy MacClancy.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Macbeth, Helen M., editor.
Call Number XX(272658.1)
Publication Date 2004
Summary The term 'Anthropology of Food' has become an accepted abbreviation for the study of anthropological perspectives on food, diet and nutrition, an increasingly important subdivision of anthropology that encompasses a rich variety of perspectives, academic approaches, theories, and methods. Its multi-disciplinary nature adds to its complexity. This is the first publication to offer guidance for researchers working in this diverse and expanding field of anthropology.
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The politics of the urban poor in early twentieth-century India / Nandini Gooptu.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gooptu, Nandini.
Call Number 305.5690954 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Nandini Gooptu's history of the Indian urban poor represents a tour-de-force. It focuses on themes ranging from the social construction of poverty, religious and caste identities and nationalist and labour politics. In this way, the book contributes to current debates on the nature of subaltern politics and consciousness.
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The critique of theological reason / James P. Mackey.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Mackey, James Patrick.
Call Number 230 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book attempts to describe the nature and prospects of Christian theology in a postmodern era. It takes the best of modern scientific theory about the nature and end of the universe and the best of contemporary Christian theology, and outlines a philosophically viable theology for today's evolutionary world.
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Stream of consciousness : unity and continuity in conscious experience / Barry Dainton.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Dainton, Barry, 1958-
Call Number 126 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary An in-depth investigation into the phenomenology of conscious experience - the nature of awareness; introspection; phenomenal space and time consciousness. A fascinating and probing study.
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Turbulence [electronic resource] : an introduction for scientists and engineers / P.A. Davidson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Davidson, P. A. (Peter Alan), 1957-
Call Number 532.0527 22
Publication Date 2004
Format: Electronic Resources
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Turbulence [electronic resource] : an introduction for scientists and engineers / P.A. Davidson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Davidson, P. A. (Peter Alan), 1957-
Call Number 532.0527 22
Publication Date 2004
Format: Electronic Resources
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World of risk [electronic resource] : a new approach to global strategy and leadership / Mark Haynes Daniell.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Daniell, Mark Haynes, 1955-
Call Number 658.4012 22
Publication Date 2004
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Owning the genome : a moral analysis of DNA patenting / David B. Resnik.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Resnik, David B.
Call Number 346.730486 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Annotation A clear, introductory overview of the issues surrounding gene patenting.
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Landscapes, gender, and ritual space : the ancient Greek experience / Susan Guettel Cole.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Cole, Susan Guettel.
Call Number 292.35 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Taking a fresh look at the epigraphical evidence for Greek ritual practice in the context of recent studies of landscape & political organization, Cole illuminates the profoundly gendered nature of Greek cult practice & explains the connections between female rituals & the integrity of the community.
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Invitation to contemporary physics / Q. Ho-Kim, N. Kumar, C.S. Lam.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Ho-Kim, Q. (Quang), 1938-
Call Number 530 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary This completely revised second edition of our hugely popular book invites the reader to explore ten of the most important areas of modern physics: Symmetry, Lasers, Superconductivity, Bose-Einstein Condensation, Nanoscience, Quantum Computation, Chaos and Fractals, Stellar Evolution, Particles, and Cosmology.
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Introduction to tourism : dimensions, and issues / Colin Michael Hall.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Hall, Colin Michael, 1961-
Call Number 338.479194 HAL
Publication Date 2003
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The making of fornication : eros, ethics, and political reform in Greek philosophy and early Christianity / Kathy L. Gaca.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gaca, Kathy L.
Call Number 241.6609015 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary This work provides a reassessment of the emergence and nature of Christian sexual morality, the dominant moral paradigm in Western society since late antiquity. It shows that early Christian goals to eradicate fornication were derived from the sexual rules and poetic norms of the Greek bible.
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The political philosophy of needs [electronic resource] / Lawrence A. Hamilton.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Hamilton, Lawrence, 1972-
Call Number 320.011 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary This ambitious and lively book argues for a rehabilitation of the concept of 'human needs' as central to politics and political theory. It will interest a wide range of readers in political and social philosophy, political theory, law, development and policy.
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Divine action and modern science / Nicholas Saunders.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Saunders, Nicholas, 1974-
Call Number 231.7 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Divine Action and Modern Science considers the relationship between the natural sciences and the concept of God acting in the world. The book concludes that we are still far from a satisfactory account of how God might act in a manner that is consonant with modern science.
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Cyber-threats, information warfare, and critical infrastructure protection : defending the U.S. homeland / Anthony H. Cordesman with Justin G. Cordesman.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Cordesman, Anthony H.
Call Number 005.8 22
Publication Date 2002
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Augustine [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Henry Chadwick.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Chadwick, Henry, 1920-2008.
Call Number 189.2 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary By his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceed that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only his contemporaries but also modern theologists. This book gives a lucid introduction into Augustine's influential thoughts.
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Theorizing the standoff : contingency in action / Robin Wagner-Pacifici.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Wagner-Pacifici, Robin Erica.
Call Number 303.6 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book combines original theoretical analysis with real life case studies to examine the nature of the standoff. The author explores the archetypal patterns of human action and cognition that move us into and out of these highly charged situations and seeks to theorize the contingency of all such moments.
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Biolinguistics : exploring the biology of language / Lyle Jenkins.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Jenkins, Lyle.
Call Number 401 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book investigates the nature of human language and its importance for the study of the mind. It considers language from a biological point of view and, uniquely, argues that genetic or biological endowment plays a more central role in language acquisition than instruction, learning, or cultural determinants.
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Urban politics in early modern Europe / Christopher R. Friedrichs.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Friedrichs, Christopher R., 1947-
Call Number 320.850940903 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Takes a fascinating comparative approach to the nature of conflict and conflict resolution in early modern communities throughout Europe.
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Irma : a Chicago woman's story, 1871-1966 / [edited by] Ellen FitzSimmons Steinberg.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Frankenstein, Irma Rosenthal, 1871-1966.
Call Number 977.3110049240092
Publication Date 2004
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Native to nowhere : sustaining home and community in a global age / Timothy Beatley.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Beatley, Timothy, 1957-
Call Number 307 22
Publication Date 2004
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The rational emotive behavioural approach to therapeutic change / Windy Dryden & Michael Neenan.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Dryden, Windy.
Call Number 616.89142 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Change' is at the heart of Counselling and Psychotherapy. Clients enter into the therapeutic process in the hope that something in themselves or their situation will be different by the end. Counsellors and Psychotherapists therefore need to understand the nature of change and how best to facilitate it.
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Adventure tourism : the new frontier / John Swarbrooke ... [et al.].

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Swarbrooke, John.
Call Number 338.4791 ADV
Publication Date 2003
Summary "Well-reasoned and succinct analysis of the development and nature of adventure tourism accompanies these studies, ensuring that Adventure Tourism: the new frontier is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of tourism, and for professionals involved in managing adventure tourism enterprises."--BOOK JACKET.
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Transforming music education / Estelle R. Jorgensen.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Jorgensen, Estelle Ruth.
Call Number 780.71 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary "Brilliant ... important reading for those who teach music, who write the curricular plans for teaching it, and who guide prospective teachers to the profession ... It is a must-read, for it awakens thoughts about why we teach and how."--Patricia Shehan CampbellThis quintet of essays examines the reasons why music education should be transformed, investigates the nature of education and musical transformation, and suggests alternative educational models and strategies. Estelle Jorgensen frames her argume.
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Hobbes, Locke, and confusion's masterpiece : an examination of seventeenth-century political philosophy / Ross Harrison.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Harrison, Ross.
Call Number 320.01 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary In this major study of the foundations of modern political theory the eminent political philosopher Ross Harrison explains, analyzes, and criticizes the work of Hobbes, Locke, and their contemporaries. He provides a full account of the turbulent historical background that shaped the political, intellectual, and religious content of this philosophy.
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Brief gestalt therapy / Gaie Houston.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Houston, Gaie, 1933-
Call Number 616.89143 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Brief Gestalt Therapy demonstrates how the Gestalt approach can be used effectively in brief interventions with clients. Gestalt's distinctively integrative nature and emphasis on a highly co-operative working alliance, make it particularly suited to brief work.
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The bioarchaeology of tuberculosis : a global view on a reemerging disease / Charlotte A. Roberts and Jane E. Buikstra.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Roberts, Charlotte A.
Call Number 616.995009 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary ''With their evolutionary story of one of nature's most enduring and adaptable human pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, two eminent paleoepidemiologists lay to rest the misconception that our medical technology has and will continue to conquer infectious disease.
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Navigating the materials world : a guide to understanding materials behavior / edited by Caroline Baillie, Linda Vanasupa.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Baillie, Caroline.
Call Number 620.11 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Navigating the Materials World enables students and engineers new to the field to navigate through materials science and engineering courses with increased motivation, reflection and depth.
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The development of animal form : ontogeny, morphology, and evolution / Alessandro Minelli.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Minelli, Alessandro.
Call Number 571.31 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary The Development of Animal Form integrates traditional morphology and contemporary molecular genetics while incorporating research on postembryonic development. The result is unconventional views of basic animal organization. The book will interest graduate students and researchers of evolutionary and developmental biology, and scholars in cell biology, genetics, and zoology.
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Unconscious phantasy [electronic resource] / edited by Riccardo Steiner.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Steiner, Riccardo.
Call Number 150.195 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary In this outstanding new collection, the vital concept of unconscious phantasy is debated and examined by such luminaries as Joseph and Anne-Marie Sandler, Jean Laplanche, J-B Pontalis, Susan Isaacs and Hanna Segal.
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Law, crime, and English society, 1660-1830 [electronic resource] / edited by Norma Landau.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Landau, Norma.
Call Number 364.941 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary This book examines how eighteenth-century law was made, defined, administered, and used. Leading historians introduce current debates about the nature of eighteenth-century law and society and reflect on contemporary concepts of corruption, oppression, and institutional efficiency. The result is an invaluable account of the legal bases of eighteenth-century society.
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The ethics of deference : learning from law's morals / Philip Soper.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Soper, Philip.
Call Number 340.112 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Do citizens have an obligation to obey the law? This book differs from standard approaches by shifting from the language of obedience to that of deference. Though the focus is on political obligation, the author approaches that issue indirectly by developing a more general account of when deference is due.
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Eros and polis : desire and community in Greek political theory / Paul W. Ludwig.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Ludwig, Paul W. (Paul Walter), 1963-
Call Number 320.01 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary Eros and Polis examines how and why Greek theorists treated political passions as erotic that would bind the citizens together through ties of mutual affection. In this study, Paul Ludwig evaluates sexuality, love, and civic friendship as sources of political attachment, and as bonds of political association.
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Synchronization : a universal concept in nonlinear sciences / Arkady Pikovsky, Michael Rosenblum, and Jürgen Kurths.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Pikovsky, Arkady, 1956-
Call Number 003.75 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary Synchronization phenomena are abundant in science, nature, engineering and social life. Systems as diverse as clocks, singing crickets, cardiac pacemakers and applauding audiences exhibit a tendency to operate in synchrony. This comprehensive book describes the phenomena using both classical results and recent developments.
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The Church of England, 1688-1832 : unity and accord / William Gibson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gibson, William, 1959-
Call Number 283.42 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Both a detailed, wide ranging history of the church in the eighteenth century and a fresh and stimulating re-evaluation of the nature of Anglicanism and its role in society.
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Mystic chords : mysticism and psychology in popular music / by Manish Soni.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Soni, Manish.
Call Number 781.6411 21
Publication Date 2001
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Power in transition : the peaceful change of international order / Charles A. Kupchan [and others] ; with the assistance of Jason Davidson and Mira Sucharov.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Kupchan, Charles.
Call Number 327.10905 21
Publication Date 2001
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Rousseau [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Robert Wokler.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Wokler, Robert, 1942-2006.
Call Number 848.509 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a central figure of the European Enlightenment and responsible for the notion of the "noble savage". This study of his life and works aims to show how his thinking was inspired by visionary ideals of mankind's self-realization in a condition of unfettered freedom.
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The unfinished revolution : learning, human behavior, community, and political paradox / John Abbott and Terry Ryan.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Abbott, John, 1939-
Call Number 370.1523 21
Publication Date 2001
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Evil and the Augustinian tradition / Charles T. Mathewes.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Mathewes, Charles T., 1969-
Call Number 214 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary Evil and the Augustinian Tradition casts new light on Augustine, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hannah Arendt, as well as on the problem of evil, the nature of tradition, and the role of theological and ethical discourse in contemporary thought.
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The philosophy of Robert Boyle / Peter R. Anstey.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Anstey, Peter R., 1962-
Call Number 192 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book presents the first integrated treatment of the philosophy of Robert Boyle, one of the leading English natural philosophers of the Scientific Revolution.
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The morphology of Chinese : a linguistic and cognitive approach / Jerome L. Packard.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Packard, Jerome Lee, 1951-
Call Number 495.15 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Jerome Packard analyses the linguistic and cognitive nature of Chinese words, dispelling the common misconception that the Chinese language has no morphology. His ground-breaking study demonstrates how analysis of Chinese word formation enhances our understanding of the linguistic properties shared by all languages.
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The creative guide to research : how to find what you need-- online or offline / by Robin Rowland.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Rowland, Robin.
Call Number 001.4 21
Publication Date 2000
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Congregations in conflict : cultural models of local religious life / Penny Edgell Becker.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Edgell, Penny, 1963-
Call Number 306.650973 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary Congregations in Conflict examines the nature of America's congregations as institutions, looking in particular at how they deal with conflict within their ranks, to gain insight into religious culture, or the moral order of local religious life.
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A woman of the Times : journalism, feminism, and the career of Charlotte Curtis / Marilyn S. Greenwald ; foreword by Liz Smith.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Greenwald, Marilyn S.
Call Number 070.92
Publication Date 1999
Summary "For twenty-five years, Charlotte Curtis was a society women's reporter and editor and an op-ed editor at the New York Times. As the first woman associate editor at the Times, Curtis was a pioneering journalist and one of the first nationwide to change the nature and content of the women's pages from fluffy wedding announcements, and recipes to the more newsy, issue-oriented stories that characterize them today."
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Chinnagounder's challenge : the question of ecological citizenship / Deane Curtin.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Curtin, Deane W.
Call Number 179.1 21
Publication Date 1999
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The East-Central European region : an historical outline / George H. Hodos.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Hodos, George H.
Call Number 943.0009717 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary Examining East-Central European history, this book looks to the past for the roots of the cleavage between the east and west Europe and the reasons for the East-Central countries' backward and reactionary nature, their slide into fascism and war, and their destruction within the Stalinist orbit.
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Geographies of disability [electronic resource] / Brendan Gleeson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gleeson, Brendan, 1964- author.
Call Number 305.90816 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary This book explores the relationship between space and disability explaining how space, place and mobility shape the experiences of disabled people.
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Introduction to social security : policies, benefits, and poverty / edited by John Ditch.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Ditch, John, 1952-
Call Number 368.400941 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary An up-to-date text on an important social policy issue that needs constant updating. Essential reading for all students on social policy and administration courses.
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New times in modern Japan [electronic resource] / Stefan Tanaka.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Tanaka, Stefan, author.
Call Number 952.031 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary New Times in Modern Japan concerns the transformation of time--the reckoning of time--during Japan's Meiji period, specifically from around 1870 to 1900. Time literally changed as the archipelago synchronized with the Western imperialists' reckoning of time. The solar calendar and clock became standard timekeeping devices, and society adapted to the abstractions inherent in modern notions of time. This set off a cascade of changes that completely reconfigured how humans interacted with each other and with their environment ...
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China's new nationalism : pride, politics, and diplomacy / Peter Hays Gries.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Gries, Peter Hays, 1967- author.
Call Number 320.540951 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary At a time when the direction of China's foreign and domestic policies have profound ramifications worldwide, Gries offers a rare, in-depth look at the nature of China's new nationalism particularly as it involves Sino-American and Sino-Japanese relations.
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Popular music and national culture in Israel / Motti Regev and Edwin Seroussi.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Regev, Motti.
Call Number 306.48423095694 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary A unique Israeli national culture--indeed, the very nature of "Israeliness"--Remains a matter of debate, a struggle to blend vying memories and backgrounds, ideologies and wills. Identifying popular music as an important site in this wider cultural endeavor, this book focuses on the three major popular music cultures that are proving instrumental in attempts to invent Israeliness: the invented folk song repertoire known as Shirei Eretz Israel; the contemporary, global-cosmopolitan Israeli rock; and the ethnic-oriental musica mizrahit.
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Understanding school leadership / Peter Earley and Dick Weindling.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Earley, Peter.
Call Number 371.2 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary By giving a detailed picture of the rapidly developing field of educational leadership, this text focuses on how to become a more effective manager and on understanding the vital importance of the manager's role in school improvement.
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Particle physics : a very short introduction / Frank Close.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Close, F. E.
Call Number 539.72 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Beginning with a guide to what matter is and what it is made of this book discusses everything from quarks and electrons to exotic matter and antimatter. The author concludes by speculating as to the number of dimensions that might be in the universe, and what the next 50 years of research might uncover.
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Gambling and Problem Gambling in Britain [electronic resource].

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Orford, Jim.
Call Number 363.420941
Publication Date 2003
Summary This book fills a gap by reviewing what is known about gambling in Britain and studying work on the nature, prevalence and possible causes of problem gambling.
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Second language acquisition and universal grammar / Lydia White.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by White, Lydia, 1946-
Call Number 418 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This authoritative textbook provides a linguistic perspective on second language acquisition. It argues for a role for Universal Grammar in second language acquisition. Theories as to the role of Universal Grammar and the extent of language transfer are presented and discussed, together with relevant empirical research.
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The semantics of English prepositions : spatial scenes, embodied meaning, and cognition / Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Tyler, Andrea.
Call Number 425 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Using a cognitive linguistics perspective, this book provides the most comprehensive, theoretical analysis of the semantics of English prepositions available. The analysis offers an innovative representation of each preposition as well as a constrained set of cognitive principles which systematically account for the many non-spatial senses associated with each preposition.
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John Searle [electronic resource] / edited by Barry Smith.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Smith, Barry, 1952-
Call Number 191 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary This is the only systematic introduction to the full range of Searle's work, including his recent thinking on social ontology & his views on the nature of law & obligation. It concludes with an appraisal of Searle's defense of truth & scientific method inthe face of postmodernist critique.
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Crisis and the classroom [electronic resource] : a practical guide for teachers / by Deborah J. Hill.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Hill, Deborah J.
Call Number 371.713
Publication Date 2003
Summary The purpose of this book is to share knowledge from the author's personal experience as well as to provide information culled from multiple and varied specialists in the field of emergency services and crisis management. The crisis aspect as discussed in this book deals with it as a disaster, emergency, calamity, or catastrophe that is usually time-limited and associated with danger. The first chapters focus on aspects of human nature that can lead to a crisis and attempt to answer why people resort to using violence. Family systems, particularly the dysfunctional family, are reviewed and a di.
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The epidemiology of schizophrenia / edited by Robin M. Murray [and others].

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Murray, Robin M., 1944-
Call Number 362.26 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary The first comprehensive, epidemiological overview of schizophrenia, drawing together the findings from social, genetic, developmental and classical epidemiology. Controversial issues on its nature and cause are explored in depth, and separate chapters are devoted to suicide, violence and substance abuse, new prospects for treatment, and prevention.
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Happiness and education / Nel Noddings.

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by Noddings, Nel.
Call Number 370.1 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary How can we take happiness seriously as an aim of education? Noddings discusses the contributions of making a home, parenting, cherishing a place, the development of character, interpersonal growth, finding work that one loves, and participating in a democratic way of life. She explores ways to make schools happy places.
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Food for thought [videorecording].

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

Call Number DVD 641.30994 FOO
Publication Date 2002
Summary Explores the technology and science behind our food supply. Covers recent technological advances in food cultivation, processing, packaging and the latest nutritional and food handling advice. Also questions and challenges food industry practices, such as the use of non-recyclable packaging, marketing tactics, gene manipulation, the reliance on agricultural chemicals and the use of food additives.
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The language organ : linguistics as cognitive physiology / Stephen R. Anderson, David W. Lightfoot.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Anderson, Stephen R.
Call Number 401 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Challenging and original, The Language Organ treats human language as the manifestation of a faculty of the mind, a mental organ whose nature is determined by human biology and whose functional properties should be explored just as physiology explores the functional properties of physical organs.
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Inspiring leadership : learning from great leaders / John Adair.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Adair, John Eric, 1934-
Call Number 658.4092 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Who are the great leaders in history and what can they teach us today about the nature and practice of leadership? John Adair has brought together a wide range of quotes from inspiring leaders, from Machiavelli to Mandela.
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Monitoring ecological impacts : concepts and practice in flowing waters / Barbara J. Downes [and others].

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Downes, Barbara J., 1958-
Call Number 577.640287 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Monitoring Ecological Impacts provides the tools needed to design assessment programs that can reliably monitor, detect and allow management of human impacts on the natural environment. The procedures described are well-grounded in inferential logic. Step-by-step guidelines and flow diagrams provide clear and useable protocols, which are applicable to real situations.
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Adam Smith's marketplace of life / James R. Otteson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Otteson, James R.
Call Number 174 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary James Otteson provides a comprehensive examination of Smith's moral theory. Considering Smith's notions of natural sympathy, the impartial spectator, human nature, and human conscience the author also addresses the issue of whether Smith thinks that moral judgments enjoy a transcendent sanction.
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Being human : ethics, environment, and our place in the world / Anna L. Peterson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Peterson, Anna Lisa, 1963-
Call Number 179.1 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary This text examines the complex connections among conceptions of human nature, attitudes toward non-human nature, and ethics. Peterson proposes an 'ethical anthropology' that examines how ideas of nature and humanity are bound together in ways that shape the very foundations of cultures.
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Latin language and Latin culture : from ancient to modern times / Joseph Farrell.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Farrell, Joseph, 1955-
Call Number 470 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary A examination of stereotypical ideas about the Latin language and their effect on how Latin literature is read. The book offers a different view of Latin as a language and as a vehicle for cultural practice. The argument ranges over texts in Latin from antiquity to the twentieth century.
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Virtue ethics and professional roles / Justin Oakley, Dean Cocking.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Oakley, Justin, 1960-
Call Number 174 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Taking medical and legal practice as key examples, Justin Oakley and Dean Cocking develop a rigorous articulation and defence of virtue ethics, contrasting it with other types of character-based ethical theories and showing that it offers a promising new approach to the ethics of professional roles.
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Organizational change in the human services [electronic resource] / Rebecca Ann Proehl.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Proehl, Rebecca Ann.
Call Number 361.00684
Publication Date 2001
Summary Organizational Change in the Human Services looks at the context of organizational change, describes how individuals and systems change, and pinpoints keys to successful change. Author Rebecca Proehl then presents a proven model of organizational change, built on lessons learned from both the public and private sectors, but tailored for human service organizations.
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Environment and business / Alasdair Blair and David Hitchcock.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Blair, A. M. (Alasdair McMillan), 1950-
Call Number 658.408 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Explores how business and the environment interact. It assumes no previous knowledge of business studies and includes boxed case-studies ranging from local enterprise to multinational companies.
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Atopic dermatitis : the epidemiology, causes, and prevention of atopic eczema / edited by Hywel C. Williams.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Williams, Hywel C.
Call Number 614.5951 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary Atopic dermatitis or eczema is an increasingly common skin disease, but its distribution, frequency and underlying causes have not yet been systematically reviewed in depth: this is the very first book to look at the epidemiology of atopic eczema, its prevalence and possible causes.
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The psychology of teaching and learning in the primary school / edited by David Whitebread.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Whitebread, David, 1948-
Call Number 372.210941 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary An introductory text reviewing theory and research in psychology as it relates to practice in the primary classroom.
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Parody / Simon Dentith.

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by Dentith, Simon.
Call Number 809.7 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary "Parody is everywhere in contemporary modern culture. It runs through literature, theatre and television, architecture, films, and even everyday speech." "Drawing on examples from Aristophanes to The Simpsons, Dentith explores the place of parody in the history of literature and introduces key controversies surrounding this mode of writing. He explores the subversive or conservative nature of parody and its pivotal role in recent postmodernist debate and, crucially, aspects of the form in the to-and-fro of linguistic and cultural exchange, from ancient times to the present."--Jacket.
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The politics of exile in Renaissance Italy / Christine Shaw.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Shaw, Christine.
Call Number 325.21094509024 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book provides the first systematic analysis of the role of exiles in the political life of fifteenth-century Italy. It also provides fresh perspectives on the nature and power of governments during this period, and on ideas about the legitimacy of political authority and political action.
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Curriculum : construction and critique / Alistair Ross.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Ross, Alistair, 1956-
Call Number 375.0010941 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary Opens up a more general debate on how the curriculum is shaped and the compromises made between different ideologies of the nature and purpose of education.
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Handbook of soils for landscape architects / Robert F. Keefer.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Keefer, Robert F.
Call Number 631.4 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary Written in a clear, accessible style, this book covers the fundamental aspects of soil science with an emphasis on topics useful to landscape architects and professionals in related fields.
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Women, religion and education in early modern England / Kenneth Charlton.

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by Charlton, Kenneth.
Call Number 268.4 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary This is a study of the nature and extent of the education of women at this time in the context of both Protestant and Catholic ideological debates. This book offers wider insights into the controls placed on women and the freedom available to them.
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Forensic epidemiology : a comprehensive guide for legal and epidemiology professionals / Sana Loue.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Loue, Sana.
Call Number 614.1 21
Publication Date 1999
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The early Humiliati / Frances Andrews.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Andrews, Frances.
Call Number 271.79 22
Publication Date 1999
Summary "This book is the first major study in English of a group of late twelfth-century religious enthusiasts, the early Humiliati, who were condemned by the Church as heretics in 1184 but - in a remarkable transition - were reconciled seventeen years later and went on to establish a highly successful religious order in north Italy." "Using a combination of a wide range of sources, the nature of the early movement and its processes of institutional development are reconstructed. The book also includes a Bullarium Humiliatorum, a calendar of papal and episcopal letters and privileges, which will be of great use to scholars in the field."--Jacket.
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Plain & ugly Janes [electronic resource] : the rise of the ugly woman in contemporary American fiction / Charlotte M. Wright.

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by Wright, Charlotte M.
Call Number 813.54093522 22
Publication Date 2006 2000
Summary "If beauty is truth, is ugliness falsehood and deception? If all art need concern itself with is beauty, what need have we to explore in our literature the nature and consequences of ugliness?" In Plain and Ugly Janes, Charlotte Wright defines and explores the ramifications of a new character type in twentieth-century American literature, the "ugly woman," whose roots can be traced to the Old Maid/Spinster character of the nineteenth century. During the 1970s, stories began to appear in which the ugly woman is a figure of power-heroic not in the traditional old maid's way of quiet, passive acc.
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Foundations of engineering acoustics / Frank Fahy.

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by Fahy, Frank (Frank J.)
Call Number 620.2 22
Publication Date 2005 2001
Summary Foundations of Engineering Acoustics takes the reader on a journey from a qualitative introduction to the physical nature of sound, explained in terms of common experience, to mathematical models and analytical results which underlie the techniques applied by the engineering industry to improve the acoustic performance of their products. The book is distinguished by extensive descriptions and explanations of audio-frequency acoustic phenomena and their relevance to engineering, supported by a wealth of diagrams, and by a guide for teachers of tried and tested class demonstrations and laborator.
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Grand excursions on the upper Mississippi River : places, landscapes, and regional identity after 1854 / edited by Curtis C. Roseman and Elizabeth M. Roseman.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Roseman, Curtis C.
Call Number 977.02 22
Publication Date 2004
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Just the same on the inside [electronic resource] : understanding diversity and supporting inclusion in circle time / stories by Juan Bornman and Barbara Maines ; activities by Margaret Collins ; illustrations by Simon Smith.

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by Bornman, Juan, 1968-
Call Number 371.9046 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Visit the author s own website here!. Juan Bornman's series of stories about children with disabilities accompanied by explanations of the nature and causes of their difficulties helps children to improve understanding and relationships with their peers. Stories about a looked after child and an asylum seeker are also included. Margaret Collins has provided accompanying: - information for adults about the disability or difference - Circle Time activities for young people aged 6 to 8 and 8 to 11. This book can provide a term's work on inclusion or one story and set of activities can be selected.
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The project management communications toolkit / Carl Pritchard.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Pritchard, Carl L.
Call Number 658.4038 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Effective communication is every project manager's most powerful tool. Helping you achieve a high level of communications expertise and success is the goal of this book. This practical resource shows you how to coordinate the efforts of teams of project members and maintain an open dialog with senior executives. The book explains how to energize projects, create momentum, and achieve success by talking and listening to your staff. Moreover you learn how to effectively communicate project status and requirements to executive management.
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Food for thought [digital videorecording].

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Jones, Carolyn.
Call Number TR AV 641.30994 FOO
Publication Date 2003
Summary Explores the technology and science behind our food supply. Covers recent technological advances in food cultivation, processing, packaging and the latest nutritional and food handling advice. Also questions and challenges food industry practices, such as the use of non-recyclable packaging, marketing tactics, gene manipulation, the reliance on agricultural chemicals and the use of food additives.
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Symbolic representation in Kant's practical philosophy / Heiner Bielefeldt.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Bielefeldt, Heiner, 1958-
Call Number 193 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This book explores in detail the role that symbolic representation plays in the architecture of Kant's philosophy. By showing how the nature of symbolic representation plays out across all areas of Kant's practical philosophy Heiner Bielefeldt offers a unique perspective on how these various facets of Kant's philosophy cohere.
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Luther on women : a sourcebook / edited and translated by Susan C. Karant-Nunn and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Karant-Nunn, Susan C.
Call Number 270.08 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This collection brings together a wide selection of Martin Luther's extensive writings on women, the vast majority of them translated into English for the first time. The book makes Luther's sermons, lectures, pamphlets, polemic writings, letters and informal 'table talk' accessible to English-speaking scholars, students and general readers.
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Neurodevelopmental mechanisms in psychopathology / edited by Dante Cicchetti, Elaine F. Walker.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Cicchetti, Dante.
Call Number 616.89071 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This volume highlights the importance of scientific progress that has been made in the understanding of the neurodevelopmental origins of psychopathology. The chapters illustrate the interactional processes that characterize the genesis and maturation of the brain. They demonstrate how constitutional vulnerability to mental disorder can arise from the interplay of multiple factors, some specific and some nonspecific.
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The lingo of learning [electronic resource] : 88 education terms every science teacher should know / Alan Colburn.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Colburn, Alan, 1961-
Call Number 507.1 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary What does?constructivism? mean? What is the difference between?reliability? and?validity?? You?ll be surprised at the ease of finding definitive answers to terminology questions like these with The Lingo of Learning . Ideal for the time-pressed science teacher who is ready to learn once and for all what key terms really mean.
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Virtuosity and the musical work : the Transcendental studies of Liszt / Jim Samson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Samson, Jim.
Call Number 786.2092 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary This book considers the nature of nineteenth-century instrumental music by investigating three sets of etudes by Liszt. It explores central concerns such as a composer-performer culture, the concept of virtuosity, the significance of recomposition, music and the poetic, and the consolidation of a musical work-concept.
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Lexical categories : verbs, nouns, and adjectives / Mark C. Baker.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Baker, Mark C.
Call Number 415 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Mark C. Baker investigates the fundamental nature of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. He claims that the various superficial differences that are found in particular languages have a single underlying source which can be used to give better definitions of these 'parts of speech'.
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Modernism and cultural conflict, 1880-1922 / Ann L. Ardis.

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by Ardis, Ann L., 1957-
Call Number 820.90091 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Ardis questions commonly held views of the radical nature of literary modernism. She positions the coterie of writers centered around Pound, Eliot, and Joyce as one among a number of groups in Britain intent on redefining the cultural work of literature at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Imagining karma : ethical transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist, and Greek rebirth / Gananath Obeyesekere.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Obeyesekere, Gananath, author.
Call Number 291.237 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary With 'Imagining Karma', Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. The book makes a case for disciplined comparison, a humane view of human nature, and a theoretical understanding of 'family resemblances' and differences across great cultural divides.
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In other Los Angeleses : multicentric performance art / Meiling Cheng.

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by Cheng, Meiling, 1960-
Call Number 700.979494 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary Performance art and Los Angeles, two subjects spectacularly resistant to definitions, illuminate each other in this searching study by Meiling Cheng. A marginal artistic pursuit by choice as well as necessity, performance art has flourished in and about "multicentric" Los Angeles for nearly four decades, finding its own centers of activity, moving and changing as the margins have reconstituted themselves.
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Lifespan development of human memory [electronic resource] / edited by Peter Graf and Nobuo Ohta.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Graf, Peter, PhD.
Call Number 612.82 21
Publication Date 2002
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The dialectic of essence [electronic resource] : a study of Plato's metaphysics / Allan Silverman.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Silverman, Allan Jay.
Call Number 110.92 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary The Dialectic of Essence offers a systematic new account of Plato's metaphysics. Allan Silverman argues that the best way to make sense of the metaphysics as a whole is to examine carefully what Plato says about ousia (essence) from the Meno through the middle period dialogues, the Phaedo and the Republic, and into several late dialogues including the Parmenides, the Sophist, the Philebus, and the Timaeus. This book focuses on three fundamental facets of the metaphysics: the theory of Forms; the nature of particulars; and Plato's understanding of the nature of metaphysical inquiry. Silverman se.
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Mantle convection in the earth and planets / Gerald Schubert, Donald L. Turcotte, Peter Olson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Schubert, Gerald.
Call Number 551.116 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection. It is suitable as a graduate textbook in geophysics and planetary physics, and as an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the earth and planetary sciences.
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Hands-on training : a simple and effective method for on-the-job training / Gary R. Sisson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Sisson, Gary R.
Call Number 658.3124 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary This text details a six step process for anyone to use in training workers on job skills.
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Phonology and language use / Joan Bybee.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Bybee, Joan L.
Call Number 414 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Referencing new developments, this book investigates various ways in which a speaker/hearer's experience with language affects the representation of phonology. Rather than assuming phonological representations in terms of phonemes, Joan Bybee adopts an exemplar model, in which specific tokens of use are stored and categorized phonetically with reference to variables in the context.
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Visions of the future : chemistry and life science / edited by J.M.T. Thompson.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Thompson, J. M. T.
Call Number 540 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Writing in a popular and well illustrated style, leading young scientists describe their research and give their visions of future developments in Chemistry and Life Science. The book conveys their excitement and enthusiasm and offers definitive reviews for anyone with a general interest in science.
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Nonlinear diffusion equations [electronic resource] / Zhuoqun Wu, Junning Zhao and Jingxue Yin, Huilai Li.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Wu, Zhuoqun.
Call Number 515.352 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Nonlinear diffusion equations, an important class of parabolic equations, come from a variety of diffusion phenomena which appear widely in nature. They are suggested as mathematical models of physical problems in many fields, such as filtration, phase transition, biochemistry and dynamics of biological groups. In many cases, the equations possess degeneracy or singularity. The appearance of degeneracy or singularity makes the study more involved and challenging. Many new ideas and methods have been developed to overcome the special difficulties caused by the degeneracy and singularity, which enrich the theory of partial differential equations. This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the basic problems, main results and typical methods for nonlinear diffusion equations with degeneracy. Some results for equations with singularity are touched upon.
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Community, solidarity, and belonging : levels of community and their normative significance / Andrew Mason.

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by Mason, Andrew, 1959-
Call Number 307 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Communities can be of different kinds, and exist at different levels in society. This book systematically explores the relationship between the state, and communities existing at local, national and global levels. It will be of interest to students of political theory, philosophy and international relations.
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Causes and consequences of feelings / Leonard Berkowitz.

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by Berkowitz, Leonard, 1926-
Call Number 152.4 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Although is is well known that people's feelings can often influence what they remember, think and do, investigations of these effects are relatively new. Summarizing much of what has been learned in past decades, this book looks at how feelings arise, and how they can affect thought and actions.
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Education, work, and social capital : towards a new conception of vocational training / Christopher Winch.

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by Winch, Christopher, author.
Call Number 370.11301 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book is a major study of the nature, aims and context of vocational education at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It provides a comprehensive treatment of the relationship between the aims of economics and education.
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The tourist-historic city : retrospect and prospect of managing the heritage city / G.J. Ashworth and J.E. Tunbridge.

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by Ashworth, G. J. (Gregory John)
Call Number 338.4791 ASH
Publication Date 2000
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Sport tourism / Joy Standeven, Paul De Knop.

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by Standeven, Joy, 1933-
Call Number 338.4791 STA
Publication Date 1999
Summary "Sport Tourism provides an in-depth analysis of the nature of sport, the nature of tourism, and the symbiotic relationship between the two. Standeven and De Knop present detailed multicultural case studies to illustrate the interplay between sport tourism and economic systems, sociocultural dynamics, health and fitness, the environment, urban development, and public policy."--BOOK JACKET.
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Husserl and Heidegger on human experience / Pierre Keller.

2024-05-18T03:16:19Z

by Keller, Pierre, 1956-
Call Number 128.40922 21
Publication Date 1999
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Education in morality / edited by J. Mark Halstead and Terence H. McLaughlin.

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by Halstead, J. Mark.
Call Number 370.114 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary What should teachers and schools do about moral education? An international team of philosophers and educationalists examine some of the most fundamental questions in moral education, such as the nature of morality.
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The primacy of movement / Maxine Sheets-Johnstone.

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by Sheets-Johnstone, Maxine.
Call Number 116 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary Through diligent and rigorous attention to both natural history and phenomenological accounts of kinetic phenomena, particularly the phenomenon of self-movement, this richly interdisciplinary book brings to the fore the long-neglected topic of animate form and with it, a long-neglected inquiry into the significance of animation. It addresses methodological and foundational issues at length. In its detailed and extensive examinations and analyses of movement -- which range from Aristotle's recognition of motion as the principle of nature to a critique of the common notion of movement as change o.
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Artificial war : multiagent-based simulation of combat / Andrew Ilachinski.

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by Ilachinski, Andrew.
Call Number 355.4011 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Military conflicts, particularly land combat, possess thecharacteristics of complex adaptive systems: combat forces arecomposed of a large number of nonlinearly interacting parts and areorganized in a dynamic command-and-control network; local action, which often appears disordered, self-organizes into long-range order;military conflicts, by their nature, proceed far from equilibrium;military forces adapt to a changing combat environment; and there isno master "voice" that dictates the actions of every soldier (i.
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Making modern mothers : ethics and family planning in urban Greece / Heather Paxson.

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by Paxson, Heather, 1968-
Call Number 305.420949512 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Heather Paxson addresses the ambivalent perceptions of motherhood in Athens, as traditional views on femininity and childbearing are challenged by consumerism and imported biomedical family planning methods.
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Service quality in leisure and tourism / Christine Williams, John Buswell.

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by Williams, Christine, 1951-
Call Number 338.4791 WIL
Publication Date 2003
Summary "This book aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the theories and principles of service quality within the context of leisure and tourism. It examines the characteristics of service delivery and their implications for the management of service quality in the leisure and tourism industry. Suitable for students, researchers and leisure and tourism professionals, it relates the nature of the consumer experience to the planning, design and management of service delivery and critically evaluates the various quality management methods, systems, techniques and approaches that can be applied to the leisure and tourism business environment."--BOOK JACKET.
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Influential papers from the 1950s [electronic resource] : papers from the decades in International journal of psychoanalysis key papers series / edited by Andrew C. Furman and Steven T. Levy.

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by Furman, Andrew C.
Call Number 150.195 22
Publication Date 2003
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The mind and its stories : narrative universals and human emotion / Patrick Colm Hogan.

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by Hogan, Patrick Colm.
Call Number 808 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Hogan argues that the stories people admire in different cultures follow a limited number of patterns determined by cross-culturally constant ideas about emotion. He concludes with a discussion of the relations among narrative, emotion concepts, and the biological and social components of emotion.
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The organic codes : an introduction to semantic biology / Marcello Barbieri.

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by Barbieri, Marcello.
Call Number 570.1 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary Marcello Barbieri sets out his theory that there are many more organic codes in nature than the genetic code. The existence of these codes can be used to explain the major steps in the evolutionary history of life, and processes like epigenesis and complexity generation in embryos.
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Islands and chains : resumption as stranding / Cedric Boeckx.

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by Boeckx, Cedric.
Call Number 415 21
Publication Date 2003
Summary The present work provides a detailed analysis of chain formation and locality conditions imposed on it within the Minimalist Program. It does so by analyzing resumptive strategies in great detail. This study claims that resumptive pronouns and their antecedents are first merged as constituents, and are separated via movement (thus forming instances of discontinuous constituents). Resumptive chains are thus akin to the well-known stranding analysis of quantifier float. A taxonomy of islands is developed that crucially ties barriers for movement to agreement possibilities. The stranding of a res.
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Corporate financial reporting : theory and practice / Andrew Higson.

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by Higson, Andrew, 1958-
Call Number 657.3 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary The Internet bubble has collapsed and the largest bankruptcy in US history, Enron, has made the call for greater transparency in financial reporting more important than ever. Andrew Higson draws attention to what is a 'true and fair view' in reporting and critically examines accounting theory and modern practice.
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The aesthetics of chaos : nonlinear thinking and contemporary literary criticism / Michael Patrick Gillespie.

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by Gillespie, Michael Patrick.
Call Number 801.950904 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary "An invigorating (and convincing) challenge to the cornerstone assumptions of virtually all contemporary literary criticism ... this study lays the groundwork for a dynamic new approach to reading literature. Sure to be controversial, its fundamental right-headedness should help to open debate on the nature of literary criticism across numerous disciplines.
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Handbook of the sociology of religion / Michele Dillon.

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by Dillon, Michele, 1960-
Call Number 306.6 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary "This handbook showcases current research and thinking in the sociology of religion. The contributors, all active writers and researchers in the area, provide original chapters focusing on select aspects of their own engagement with the field. Aimed at students and scholars who want to know more about the sociology of religion, this handbook also provides a resource for sociologists in general by integrating broader questions of sociology (e.g. demography, ethnicity, life course, inequality, political sociology) into the analysis of religion. This handbook illustrates the validity of diverse theoretical perspectives and research designs to understanding the multilayered nature of religion as a sociological phenomenon."--Jacket.
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Johnson, writing, and memory / Greg Clingham.

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by Clingham, Greg.
Call Number 828.609 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary "Greg Clingham examines Johnson's writing, including his biographical writing, as it intersects with eighteenth-century thought on literature, history, fiction, and law, and in its subsequent compatibility with, and resistance to, modern theory. Clingham's widely researched study provides an account of Johnson's intellectual positions that incorporates the challenges they pose to recent critical theory, and argues for Johnson's inclusion in a new theorization of terms such as "authority," "nature," and "memory.""--Jacket.
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Tone [electronic resource] / Moira Yip.

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by Yip, Moira Jean Winsland.
Call Number 414.6 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Assuming little or no prior knowledge of the topic, this textbook provides a clearly organized introduction to tone and tonal phonology. Comprehensive in scope, it examines the main types of tonal systems found in Africa, the Americas, and Asia, using examples from the widest possible range of tone languages.
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A theology of the built environment : justice, empowerment, redemption / T.J. Gorringe.

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by Gorringe, Timothy.
Call Number 261.57 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary This is the first book to reflect theologically on the built environment as a whole. Drawing on a wide range of both theological and social-scientific sources, Tim Gorringe explores Christianity in its urban settings, focusing on the use of space, design, architecture, and town planning to make a theological critique.
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International production networks in Asia [electronic resource] : rivalry or riches / edited by Michael Borrus, Dieter Ernst, and Stephan Haggard.

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by Borrus, Michael.
Call Number 338.8872138095 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary This book addresses the changing nature of high-tech industries in Asia, particularly in the electronics sector. Its up-to-date findings will be invaluable to those involved in management, production networks and corporate strategy.
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Integrative approaches to supervision / edited by Michael Carroll and Margaret Tholstrup.

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by Carroll, Michael.
Call Number 361.00683 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary As new techniques and approaches to supervision attract interest within therapy-related professions, the contributors to this informative book consider the nature of a supervision and examine the ways in which it can be further defined and developed. Drawing together practical and theoretical perspectives, Integrative Approaches to Supervision examines the contribution that supervision can make within both organisational and individual settings. The book covers frameworks and models for supervision, supervision in clinical practice and issues within integrative supervision. Topics include: different models of the supervision practice; anti-oppressive practice; spirituality and supervision; counselling supervision in health care; supervision of organisations; self-protection for supervisors from complaints and litigation. Wide in scope but rich in detail, this book is essential reading for psychotherapists, counsellors, consultants and students involved in the supervision process.
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But is it art? [electronic resource] : an introduction to art theory / Cynthia Freeland.

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by Freeland, Cynthia A.
Call Number 700.1 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary "In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples." "She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and interpretation of the arts. Freeland also propels us into the future by surveying cutting-edge web sites, along with the latest research on the brain's role in perceiving art." "This clear, provocative book engages with the big debates surrounding our responses to art and will prove an invaluable introduction to anyone interested in thinking about art."--Jacket.
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Realism and international relations / Jack Donnelly.

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by Donnelly, Jack.
Call Number 327.101 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary "Realism and International Relations provides a critical yet sympathetic survey of political realism in international theory. Using six paradigmatic theories - Hans Morgenthau, Kenneth Waltz, the Prisoners' Dilemma, Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Hobbes - the book examines realist accounts of human nature and state motivation, international anarchy, system structure and the balance of power, international institutions, and morality in foreign policy. Donnelly argues that common realist propositions not only fail to stand up to scrutiny but are rejected by many leading realists as well. Containing chapter-by-chapter guides to further reading and discussion questions for students, this book offers an accessible and lively survey of the dominant theory in International Relations."--Jacket.
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The unvarnished truth : personal narratives in nineteenth-century America / Ann Fabian.

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by Fabian, Ann, author.
Call Number 920.073 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary "The practice of selling one's tale of woe to make a buck has long been a part of American culture. The Unvarnished Truth: Personal Narratives in Nineteenth-Century America is a powerful cultural history of how ordinary Americans crafted and sold their stories of hardship and calamity during the nineteenth century. Ann Fabian examines the tales of beggars, convicts, ex-slaves, prisoners of the Confederacy, and others to explore cultural authority, truth-telling, and the nature of print media as the country was shifting to a market economy. This book describes the controversies surrounding these little-read tales and returns them to the social worlds where they were produced."--Jacket.
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From Melos to My Lai : war and survival / Lawrence A. Tritle.

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by Tritle, Lawrence A., 1946-
Call Number 303.609495 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Annotation From Melos to My Laipresents an erudite, provocative and moving analysis of the accounts of violence in the literature and history of ancient Greece and in the film literature and veterans' accounts of the Vietnam War. This comparative investigation examines the nature of violence, its impact on society and culture, especially as reflected from the perspective of the survivors. The survivors include not only actual combatants, but those with whom they interact: their comrades, their wives and children, families and society as a whole. From Melos to My Laiprovides a unique contribution to the study of the impact of violence on its participants and its audience which combines an examination of the artistic representations of violence and the real-life accounts of those involved in it.
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The Tao of the West : Western transformations of Taoist thought / J.J. Clarke.

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by Clarke, J. J. (John James), 1937-
Call Number 299.514 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary In this book J.J Clarke shows us how Taoist texts, ideas and practices have been assimilated within a whole range of Western ideas and agendas. A fascinating introduction to Taoism and the history of the West's encounter with it.
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Democratic devices and desires / by Geoffrey Brennan and Alan Hamlin.

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by Brennan, Geoffrey, 1944-
Call Number 321.8 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary This book offers a novel approach to the analysis of democracy, and an application of that approach to a variety of democratic institutions, including elections, representation, political parties and the separation of powers. Standard economic approaches to politics concentrate on the design of institutions and the role of individuals motivated by self-interest. The authors incorporate a broader view of political motivation, assuming individuals are moral as well as rational, and provide a wide-ranging discussion of the design of democratic institutions.
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Queer sites : gay urban histories since 1600 / edited by David Higgs.

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by Higgs, David, 1939-
Call Number 305.3896642 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary There are areas which can be described as gay space in that they have many lesbians and gays in the population. Queerspace: A History of Urban Sexuality, edited by David Higgs, offers a history of gay space in the major cities form the early modern period to the present. The book focuses on the changing nature of queer experience in London, Amsterdam, Rio de Janiero, San Francisco, Paris, Lisbon and Moscow. This book provides an interdisciplinary analysis of extensive source material, including diaries, poems, legal accounts and journalism. By concentrating the importance of the c.
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Make their days [electronic resource] : activities for residents in long-term care / by Enid J. Portnoy.

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by Portnoy, Enid J.
Call Number 362.16 21
Publication Date 1999
Summary Dealing with the problems of aging becomes a continual process of adapting to change. Older persons who need long-term care can often benefit from special group programs that improve their morale and social functioning. This book is about communication. It provides basic insights into the various forms of the most common interpersonal activity. It stresses communication between residents, directors, staff and family members. It also offers a wealth of specific suggestions for activities that can be used in one-on-one or group communication settings, as in residential facilities for the elderly.
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Civil gang abatement : the effectiveness and implications of policing by injunction / Edward L. Allan.

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by Allan, Edward L., 1948-
Call Number 345.7302 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Civil gang abatement is an innovative remedy employing civil injunctions to combat public nuisance activity by gangs. This strategy has been promoted as a problem-oriented response to gang problems. Allan examines whether the process of acquiring a "gang injunction" incorporates the primary dimensions of problem-oriented responses: flexibility and community involvement. Flexibility is evident in the even distribution of initiatives among three categories - high-drug, high-crime, and high-disorder. Evidence of community involvement is weak, due to the lack of community organizations in gang-plagued neighborhoods, the low-profile nature of the initiatives, and the potential for retaliation against participants. Although the expectation for community involvement in gang injunction initiatives should be tempered, civil gang abatement is an appropriate approach to neighborhood gang problems.
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Corporate communications [electronic resource] : a 21st century primer / Joseph Fernandez.

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by Fernandez, Joseph, 1968-
Call Number 658.45 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary This lucid book is a compelling introduction to corporate communications and its practical application in the modern organization. Joseph Fernandez makes a case for corporate communications as the cornerstone of any corporate growth strategy. He does this by highlighting communication approaches drawn from the worlds of advertising, journalism and public relations. Among the topics discussed are:. - The evolution and nature of the new era and its unique communication needs. - The role of advertising and public relations as potent tools to build corporate brands and nurture them in global envir.
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Career guide to America's top industries : essential data on job opportunities in over 40 industries.

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by United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Call Number 331.7020973 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary This book is a reprint of the government's Career Guide to Industries at a lower price. It is issued shortly after the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) every two years and contains helpful information for job seekers on industry trends and cross-references to OOH job titles. The book covers more than 40 industries and includes the following information on each one: significant points, nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings, outlook, and sources of additional information. Ideal for students and other people doing career research, people seeking jobs in new or unfamiliar industries, people interested in certain industries rather than particular jobs, and people with interests and job skills that are needed in many types of businesses.
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The state park movement in America : a critical review / Ney C. Landrum.

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by Landrum, Ney C., 1931-
Call Number 333.7830973 22
Publication Date 2004
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Conflict and communication : a guide through the labyrinth of conflict management / author, Daniel Shapiro ; editors, Lisa Pilsitz, Susan Shapiro.

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by Shapiro, Daniel, 1971-
Call Number 303.69071 22
Publication Date 2004
Summary Annotation "Conflict and Communication offers educators a practical curriculum on conflict management that helps students understand the nature of conflict and learn the skills that will enable them to deal with conflicts in their lives. The book is divided into two parts: Conflict Management and Student Mediation." "Conflict Management contains 60 hands-on activities that help students understand how personal values are formed, how misperceptions and misunderstandings arise and affect relationships, and how they can communicate effectively. The activities explain the roots and consequences of conflict, offer specific strategies for dealing with conflict, and help students discover basic human rights and their connection to conflict."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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The sciences of aphasia : from therapy to theory / edited by Ilias Papathanasiou, Ria de Bleser.

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by Papathanasiou, Ilias.
Call Number 616.8552 22
Publication Date 2003
Summary It is now widely expected that scientific evidence and theory should be used to describe aphasia and aphasia therapy. The Sciences of Aphasia: From Therapy to Theory provides state-of-the-art review chapters on controversial research and clinical issues in aphasia and aphasia therapy. Contributions from distinguished scholars from all over the world (Europe, America, Australia) cover the range of disciplines involved in aphasia, including neurology of aphasia, cognitive and linguistic approaches to aphasic therapy, psychosocial approaches, aphasia research methodology, and efficacy of aphas.
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Critical reflections on transnational organized crime, money laundering and corruption [electronic resource] / edited by Margaret E. Beare.

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by Beare, Margaret E.
Call Number 364.106
Publication Date 2003
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The dark universe [electronic resource] : matter, energy and gravity : proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland, April 2-5, 2001 / edited by Mario Livio.

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by Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium (2001 : Baltimore, Md.)
Call Number 523.1 22
Publication Date 2003
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Elderly Alcoholism [electronic resource] : Intervention Strategies.

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by Beechem, Michael.
Call Number 362.2920846
Publication Date 2002
Summary This text is the first of its kind to substantively integrate alcoholism, aging, and grief theories into an easy-to-understand format for interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate students in the behavioral and physical sciences. Written to prepare students in working with an elderly clientele, the reader is provided with elder-specific practice methodology derived from experiential and theoretical content. Chapters 1 through 4 alert the readers to the nature of elderly alcoholism and accompanying aging theories. Chapter 5 underscores the challenges faced by professionals in identifying eld.
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E-business and e-challenges / edited by Veljko Milutinović and Frédéric Patricelli ; foreword by Jerome Friedman.

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by Milutinović, Veljko.
Call Number 381.142 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary A discussion of issues relating to the development of e-business and e-challenges. It demonstrates that innovation is the key to the future and the human drive to understand nature is the key to future innovation. Society must do all it can to preserve, nurture and encourage curiosity.
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Harmful thoughts [electronic resource] : essays on law, self, and morality / Meir Dan-Cohen.

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by Dan-Cohen, Meir.
Call Number 340.1 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary In these writings by one of our most creative legal philosophers, Meir Dan-Cohen explores the nature of the self and its response to legal commands and mounts a challenge to some prevailing tenets of legal theory and the neighboring moral, political, and economic thought. The result is an insider's critique of liberalism that extends contemporary liberalism's Kantian strand, combining it with postmodernist ideas about the contingent and socially constructed self to build a thoroughly original perspective on some of the most vital concerns of legal and moral theory. Dan-Cohen looks first at the.
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Comanche society : before the reservation / Gerald Betty.

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by Betty, Gerald, 1965-
Call Number 305.89745 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary "Once called the Lords of the Plains, the Comanches were long portrayed as loose bands of marauding raiders who capitalized on the Spanish introduction of horses to raise their people out of primitive poverty through bison hunting and fierce warfare. More recent studies of the Comanches have focused on adaptation and persistence in Comanche lifestyles and on Comanche political organization and language-based alliances. In Comanche Society: Before the Reservation, Gerald Betty develops an exciting and sophisticated perspective on the driving force of Comanche life: kinship. Betty details the kinship patterns that underlay all social organization and social behavior among the Comanches and uses the insights gained to explain the way Comanches lived and the way they interacted with the Europeans who recorded their encounters."--Jacket.
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Gender, theatre, and the origins of criticism from Dryden to Manley : from Dryden to Manley / by Marcie Frank.

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by Frank, Marcie.
Call Number 801.95094109033 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Frank explores the theoretical and literary legacy of Dryden to a number of prominent women writers of the time. She proposes that Dryden develops a native literary tradition that is passed on as an inheritance to his heirs - Aphra Behn, Catharine Trotter, and Delarivier Manley.
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Developments in the theory of cationoid polymerisations (1946-2001) / Peter H. Plesch.

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by Plesch, P. H.
Call Number 547.28 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary The interest in what were known at first as Friedel-Crafts polymerisations started in the 1930s and grew rapidly from the 1940s under the influence of the US Synthetic Rubber Programme and from the 1950s as a result of the Ziegler-Natta and related polymer developments. From 1944 Professor Plesch has spent most of his academic life, studying the nature of what were later called cationic and, more recently still, cationoid polymerisations. The change of generic title reflects the growing insight into these reactions, much of which is due to Professor Plesch and his research group. Because of hi.
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Modernism and the ideology of history : literature, politics, and the past / Louise Blakeney Williams.

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by Williams, Louise Blakeney.
Call Number 820.9112 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary Louise Williams explores the cyclical nature of historical memory in the work of five writers: Yeats, Pound, Hulme, Ford and Lawrence. Modernists, Williams argues, changed their attitude to history as a result of important conflicts within the period. This study will be essential reading for anyone interested in modernist writing.
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The culture of morality : social development, context, and conflict / Elliot Turiel.

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by Turiel, Elliot.
Call Number 303.372 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary The Culture of Morality examines how explanations of social and moral development inform our understandings of morality and culture. People universally develop judgments that entail deep understandings of issues of welfare, justice, and rights, and such judgments stand alongside people's conceptions of social systems and realms of personal choice. Drawing on different cultures, the author shows that people in positions of lesser power in the social hierarchy, such as women and minorities, often oppose cultural arrangements and work to subvert and transform the system. Generalizations often made regarding the cultural sources or morality in traditions and general orientations like individualism and collectivism serve to obscure the heterogeneous nature of people's judgments and interactions. Analyses of the moral and social problems faced in many societies require recognition of people's multiple moral, social, and personal goals and of the ways social arrangements provoke opposition from those treated unfairly.
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An introduction to executive compensation / Steven Balsam.

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by Balsam, Steven.
Call Number 658.40722 22
Publication Date 2002
Summary General readers have no idea why people should care about what executives are paid and why they are paid the way they are. That's the reason that The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, and other popular and practitioner publications have regular coverage on them. This book not only proposes a reason--executives need incentives in order to maximize firm value (economists call this "agency theory")--it also describes the nature and design of executive compensation practices. Those incentives can take the form of benefits (salary, stock options), perquisites (reflecting the status of the execu.
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Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse : Essays in honor of Sandra A. Thompson / edited by Joan Bybee, Michael Noonan.

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by Bybee, Joan L.
Call Number 415 21
Publication Date 2002
Summary The papers in this volume in honor of Sandra Annear Thompson deal with complex sentences, an important topic in Thompson's career. The focus of the contributions is on the ways in which the grammatical properties of complex sentences are shaped by the communicative context in which they are produced, an approach to grammatical analysis that Thompson pioneered and developed in the course of her distinguished career.
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Immigration and the political economy of home : West Indian Brooklyn and American Indian Minneapolis, 1945-1992 / Rachel Buff.

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by Buff, Rachel, 1961-
Call Number 305.897307765793 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Rachel Buff's innovative study of festivals in two American communities launches a substantive inquiry into the nature of citizenship, race, and social power. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, Buff compares American Indian powwows in Minneapolis with the West Indian American Day Carnival in New York.
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Claiming sacred ground : pilgrims and politics at Glastonbury and Sedona / Adrian J. Ivakhiv.

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by Ivakhiv, Adrian J.
Call Number 291.35 21
Publication Date 2001
Summary Recent years have seen a growing popular fascination with so-called 'earth energies' associated with sacred or powerful places. Two such locations are Glastonbury, England, and Sedona, Arizona, each luring tens of thousands of pilgrims annually, and spawning growing communities of New Age devotees. In this richly textured account, AdrianIvakhiv focuses on the activities of these pilgrim-migrants, both spiritual and political.
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Calhoun and popular rule : the political theory of the Disquisition and Discourse / H. Lee Cheek, Jr.

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by Cheek, H. Lee.
Call Number 320.011 22
Publication Date 2001
Summary "Although John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) remains one of the major figures in American political thought, many of his critics have tried to discredit him as merely a Southern partisan whose ideas were obsolete even during his lifetime. In Calhoun and Popular Rule, H. Lee Cheek, Jr., attempts to correct such misconceptions by presenting Calhoun as an original political thinker who devoted his life to the recovery of a "proper mode of popular rule." He argues that Calhoun had a coherent, systematic view of human nature and society and made a lasting contribution to the theory of constitutionalism and democracy."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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George Washington, foundation of presidential leadership and character / edited by Ethan Fishman, William D. Pederson, and Mark J. Rozell.

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by Fishman, Ethan M.
Call Number 973.4 21
Publication Date 2001
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Environment, education, and society in the Asia-Pacific [electronic resource] : local traditions and global discourses / edited by David Yencken, John Fien and Helen Sykes.

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by Yencken, David, editor.
Call Number 363.7007105 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary This important new book explores the influences of global environmental discourses and local traditions and practises in twelve countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Shame : theory, therapy, theology / Stephen Pattison.

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by Pattison, Stephen.
Call Number 152.4 21
Publication Date 2000
Summary Stephen Pattison considers the nature of shame as it is discussed in the diverse discourses of literature, psychology, psychoanalysis, philosophy, history and sociology and concludes that 'shame' is not a single unitary phenomenon, but rather a set of separable but related understandings in different discourses. Situating chronic shame primarily within the metaphorical ecology of defilement, pollution and toxic unwantedness, Pattison goes on to examine the causes and effects of shame. He then considers the way in which Christianity has responded to and used shame. Psychologists, philosophers, theologians and therapists will find this a fascinating source of insight, and it will be of particular use to pastoral workers and those concerned with religion and mental health.
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A historical guide to Ralph Waldo Emerson [electronic resource] / edited by Joel Myerson.

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by Myerson, Joel.
Call Number 814.3
Publication Date 2000
Summary Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was the acknowledged leader of the Transcendentalist movement. His poetic legacy, education ideals, and religious concepts are integral to the formation of American intellectual life. This work discusses biographical details of Emerson's life as well as women's rights, slavery, transcendentalism, and religion.
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Introduction to phenomenology [electronic resource] / Robert Sokolowski.

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by Sokolowski, Robert.
Call Number 142.7 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary "This book presents the major philosophical doctrines of phenomenology in a clear, lively style with an abundance of examples. The book examines such phenomena as perception, pictures, imagination, memory, language, and reference and shows how human thinking arises from experience. It studies personal identity as established through time and discusses the nature of philosophy. In addition to providing a new interpretation of the correspondence theory of truth, the author also explains how phenomenology differs from both modern and postmodern forms of thinking."--Jacket.
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An introduction to Buddhist ethics : foundations, values, and issues / Peter Harvey.

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by Harvey, Peter (Brian Peter)
Call Number 294.35 22
Publication Date 2000
Summary "This systemic introduction to Buddhist ethics is aimed at anyone interested in Buddhism, including students, scholars and general readers. At the same time it develops a careful, probing analysis of the nature and practical dynamics of Buddhist ethnics both in its unifying themes and in the particularities of different Buddhist traditions. The book applies Buddhist ethics to a range of issues of contemporary concern: humanity's relationship with the rest of nature; economics; war and peace; euthanasia; abortion; sexual equality; and homosexuality. Professor Harvey draws on texts of the main Buddhist traditions, and on historical and contemporary accounts of the behaviour of Buddhists, to describe existing Buddhist ethics, to assess different views within it, and to extend its application into new areas."--Jacket.
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Biographical passages : essays in Victorian and Modernist biography : honoring Mary M. Lago / edited by Joe Law and Linda K. Hughes.

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by Lago, Mary.
Call Number 820.9492 22
Publication Date 2000
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Environment, education, and society in the Asia-Pacific [electronic resource] : local traditions and global discourses / edited by David Yencken, John Fien and Helen Sykes.

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