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This book introduces the relationship between the apocryphal texts and the paintings, mosaics, and sculpture in which they are paralleled, and which have been so significant in transmitting these non-Biblical stories to generations of churchgoers.

With over 1, 100 entries, and written by an international group of over 150 contributors, this work brings together myriad strands of social, political, and cultural life in the post-1945 German-speaking world.

This text describes global best practices, competencies, and standards of superior project organizations based on research conducted by the Top 500 Project Management Forum. It details the results of seven years of benchmarking and the bottom line value of project organizations in large functional enterprises. The text also highlights enhancements in professional image, job performance, and personal earnings.

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Liz Sperling analyzes key concepts in political philosophy to illustrate how common ideas have become almost intractable "truths" that continue to differentiate between the sexes in politics. Sperling looks in detail at the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Rawls, and Nozick, the general themes to which they have contributed, and specific influences on the association of women and politics. The conclusion draws th...

This book is the first fully historical account of the formative period of modern theories of international law. It sets the scene with an extensive history of the theory of international relations from antiquity down to the seventeenth century. Professor Richard Tuck examines the arguments over the moral basis for war and international aggression, and links the debates to the writings of the great political theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, Ro...

Through a nationwide telephone survey of 2, 000 people and an additional 200 face-to-face interviews, Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith probed the grassroots of white evangelical America. They found that despite recent efforts by the movement's leaders to address the problem of racialdiscrimination, evangelicals themselves seem to be preserving America's racial chasm. In fact, most white evangelicals see no systematic discrimination again...

Never before seen in print, the letter-books of the Royal African Company of England cover the crucial historical period between 1681 and 1699. Here, the original texts are published in full, with extensive explanatory commentary. This second volume contains letters from 1685 to 1688.

Between 1650 and 1850 perceptions of the English were transformed, as a nation of supposed barbarians, fanatics, and king-killers evolved into a world power of political maturity, imperial grandeur, and industrial might. Englishness Identified traces the evolution of the so-called English national character through the impressions and analyses of foreign observers, and relates it to English ambitions and anxieties during a period of rapid change.

This book explores the impact of globalization, economic policies, war and violence, trade and reproductive ideologies on global health and health services. It offers examples, both successful and unsuccessful, of international co-operative efforts to address these multiple issues, citinginternational collaboration of health professional organization such as Jubilee 2000. It questions the efficacy, ideology, and scope of several of the leading...

Although uncommon in comparison to dementia in the elderly, early-onset dementia presents a huge problem for patients, their carers and physicians. This is the first comprehensive and international book on the subject, encompassing the clinical and neuropsychological features as well as the relevant advances in the neurosciences and in patient management. John Hodges has assembled a team of leading experts from around the world as contributors.

This important work presents an extensive review of the debated issues, the useful methodologies, and the analytical orientations adopted by major Canadian political sociologists. Indeed, it is an essential source for courses in political sociology and Canadian politics.

Two years after The Collector had brought him international recognition and a year before he published The Magus, John Fowles set out his ideas on life in The Aristos.

Inspiring wisdom from one of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time

Fine glassware was hand produced at the Pairpoint Corporation in New Bedford, Massachusetts, by skilled glass blowers, cutters, and engravers for more than five decades and reached a level of unmatched elegance between 1918 and 1938. This is their story, in words and beautiful color pictures, sufficient that today's glass enthusiasts can identify the Pairpoint shapes, colors, and patterns and fully appreciate these artistic treasures. The dist...

Beginning in the Civil War, the U.S. Army sought to find an effective system to distinguish troops from different units. In the closing days of World War I, it finally arrived at a practical and desirable solution with the adoption of the shoulder patch or shoulder sleeve insignia. For more than eighty years, this often simple device, has been the source of pride and inspiration for servicemen everywhere. This new book (the first of a multi-vo...

A colorful selection of outrageously whimsical eyeglass stylings from the fabulous 1950s and hip 1960s! Todays hottest and most collectible fashion accessories are presented in 450 color photos and vintage ads showing the best these era had to offer. The informative text includes identifying information, historical notes, and hints on how to adapt frames from the past for modern use and current prices.

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This book deals with algebra at the high-school and the college-freshman level. The first few chapters are devoted to understanding numbers and thus cover elementary counting -- material for grades 1 to 5 -- but the subject is treated in an adult fashion. The book starts at the very beginning of counting and covers everything in elementary algebra, including a few topics that most books omit. For example the text includes a thorough treatment ...