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The scope of affirmative obligation is a point of contention among liberals. Some see affirmative obligations required by social justice as incompatible with a strong commitment to individual freedom. The task before the moderate liberal is then to consider what a consistently liberal view ofaffirmative obligation would have to be in order to accommodate liberal commitments to freedom and justice and also account for long-standing institutions...

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This new study presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing evidence from the Employment in Britain survey, it demonstrates that, despite a marked trend towards upskilling, the restructuring of the employment relationship has actually reinforced traditional lines of division in the workplace.

Newspapers were hugely influential in late eighteenth-century England, yet little is known about how they operated. Looking at London and its provinces, this study examines newspapers and their successful operation and influence upon politics, as well as their relationship with politicians, readers, and public opinion.

For the growing number of researchers in organic chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology who would like to augment their experiments with theoretical calculations, this book teaches the use of quantum chemical computer programs without going into the complete mathematical details.

Palliative care is a rapidly evolving field focused on the management of problems that undermine the quality of life of patients with progressive incurable medical disorders. It is fundamentally concerned with all factors- physical, psychological, social, and spiritual- that contribute tosuffering, and prevent a death with comfort and dignity. Palliative care is a fundamental aspect to good clinical practice, the "parallel universe" to therapi...

This book investigates a gap in Italian historiography by examining rural rather than city communes. Wickham's discussion of a group of villages around Lucca is the first detailed study of the origin of organized village communities in Italy to appear in over 70 years. It shows how the 12th-century social and political structures of the countryside ran alongside those of the city.

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This innovative organization of lists of officially accepted words provides the Scrabble player with help in finding the highest scoring words in the shortest possible time. The main list is arranged alphabetically, with the letter beginning, ending, and in the middle of words. A licensed Scrabble tie-in. Size A. 304 pp.

Outside of her remarkable poems, we know next to nothing about Yu Xuanji, " David Young writes. "She was born in 844 and died in 868, at the age of twenty-four, condemned to death for the murder of her maid...We owe the survival of her forty-nine poems to the ancient Chinese anthologists' urge to be complete."The poems gathered in this bilingual (Chinese/English) edition will be read again and again for their beauty. The works preserve Yu Xuan...

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Part I by V. Sackville-WestChronology 1827-1917Part II by Nigel NicolsonPart III by V. Sackville-WestChronology 1918-1921Part IV by Nigel NicolsonPart V by Nigel NicolsonIndex

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Master storyteller Sumerlin draws from his experience as a barber, preacher, salesman, keynoter, and trainer to create this book of short essays and anecdotes.

Detailed information on more than 90 rivers and streams in Oregon, including river profiles with mile-by-mile gradient charts, optimal flow recommendations, drainage basin maps, and access information.