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The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

By: Courtney Ann Roby

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The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

By: Courtney Ann Roby

Hero of Alexandria was a figure of great importance not only for ancient technology but also for the medieval and early modern traditions that drew on his work. In this book Courtney Roby presents Hero's key strategies for developing, solving, and contextualizing technical problems, not only in his own lifetime but as an influential tradition of creating accessible technical treatises spanning multiple disciplines. While Hero's historical biography is all but impossible to reconstruct, she examines “Hero” as a corpus, a textual tradition of technical problem-solving capable of incorporating textual transformations like interpolation, epitomization, and translation, as well as intermedial transformation from text to artifact. Key themes include ancient and early modern technical readerships, the relationship between mathematics and mechanics, the materiality of manuscript and printed texts, and the shifting cultural contexts for scientific and technical literature.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009033867

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9781009033862

Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

By: Courtney Roby

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Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

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This book analyzes the rhetorical and visual strategies used in technical texts and non-technical literature to describe technological artifacts.

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1107077303

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The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

By: Courtney Ann Roby

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Justice Reinvestment

Winding Back Imprisonment

By: David Brown,Chris Cunneen,Melanie Schwartz,Julie Stubbs,Courtney Young

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Justice Reinvestment

Winding Back Imprisonment

By: David Brown,Chris Cunneen,Melanie Schwartz,Julie Stubbs,Courtney Young

Justice reinvestment was introduced as a response to mass incarceration and racial disparity in the United States in 2003. This book examines justice reinvestment from its origins, its potential as a mechanism for winding back imprisonment rates, and its portability to Australia, the United Kingdom and beyond. The authors analyze the principles and processes of justice reinvestment, including the early neighborhood focus on 'million dollar blocks'. They further scrutinize the claims of evidence-based and data-driven policy, which have been used in the practical implementation strategies featured in bipartisan legislative criminal justice system reforms. This book takes a comparative approach to justice reinvestment by examining the differences in political, legal and cultural contexts between the United States and Australia in particular. It argues for a community-driven approach, originating in vulnerable Indigenous communities with high imprisonment rates, as part of a more general movement for Indigenous democracy. While supporting a social justice approach, the book confronts significantly the problematic features of the politics of locality and community, the process of criminal justice policy transfer, and rationalist conceptions of policy. It will be essential reading for scholars, students and practitioners of criminal justice and criminal law.

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Springer

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113744911X

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A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal

By: Edward Courtney

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A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal

By: Edward Courtney

Reprint, with minor correction, of the first edition first published 1980 by the Athlone Press, London, UK"-- t.p. verso.

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Lulu.com

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1939926025

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Directory of U. S. Labor Organizations

By: Courtney D. Gifford

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Directory of U. S. Labor Organizations

By: Courtney D. Gifford

Look here for vital information on more than 300 organizations -- and nearly 3,000 individuals. For each union affiliated with the AFL-CIO and for all major independent unions, you get: - the union's proper name, address, telephone number, and fax number- names of key officers and staff members- publications and convention yearsPlus, this source saves you time and expands your contacts with: - history, structure, and functions of the AFL-CIO and its Executive Council- list of AFL-CIO headquarters, departments, state federations, and local offices- membership and earnings figures compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics- three convenient indexes -- by union name, by abbreviation/acronym, and by officer names listed in the book

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BNA Books (Bureau of National Affairs)

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1570180814

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Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

By: Courtney Roby

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Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

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This book analyzes the rhetorical and visual strategies used in technical texts and non-technical literature to describe technological artifacts.

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Book's by Courtney Roby

The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

Justice Reinvestment

Justice Reinvestment

A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal

A Commentary on the Satires of Juvenal

Directory of U. S. Labor Organizations

Directory of U. S. Labor Organizations

Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

Technical Ekphrasis in Greek and Roman Science and Literature

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