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When the Center Does Not Hold

Leading in an Age of Polarization

By: David R. Brubaker

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When the Center Does Not Hold

Leading in an Age of Polarization

By: David R. Brubaker

Over the past forty years, congregations, businesses, other organizations, and communities across the United States have become increasingly divided along political and ideological lines. In When the Center Does Not Hold, David R. Brubaker, with contributions by colleagues Everett Brubaker, Carolyn Yoder, and Teresa J. Haase, offers relevant, practical mentorship on navigating polarized environments. Through easily accessible stories, they provide tools and processes that will equip leaders to both manage themselves and effectively lead others in highly polarized and anxious systems. Coaching includes guidance on key characteristics of effective leadership in times of polarization: refusing contempt, honoring dignity, broadening binaries, seeking first to understand, inviting disagreement, and staying connected. With years of combined experience in the fields of conflict transformation and organizational and leadership studies, Brubaker and his colleagues offer hope. Here, readers learn from leaders and communities that continue to renew the covenants that bind them, courageously address deeper needs that drive conflict, and hold on to a moral center while navigating the storms of polarization.

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Fortress Press

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1506453066

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9781506453064

On Nationality

By: David Miller

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On Nationality

By: David Miller

Nationalism is a dominating force in contemporary politics but political philosophers have been reluctant to discuss ideas of nationalism. In this book David Miller defends the principle of nationality.

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Oxford University Press

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0198280475

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9780198280477

The Little Book of Dialogue for Difficult Subjects

A Practical, Hands-On Guide

By: Lisa Schirch,David Campt

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The Little Book of Dialogue for Difficult Subjects

A Practical, Hands-On Guide

By: Lisa Schirch,David Campt

The word "dialogue" suffers from over-use, yet its practice is as transforming and as freshly hopeful as ever. Authors Schirch and Campt demonstrate dialogue's life and possibilities in this clear and absorbing manual: "Dialogue allows people in conflict to listen to each other, affirm their common ground, and explore their differences in a safe environment." Schirch has worked throughout the Southern hemisphere in peacebuilding projects. Campt has focused on racial and class reconciliation in American cities.

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Simon and Schuster

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1680990306

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9781680990300

Voices in the Code

A Story about People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made

By: David G. Robinson

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Voices in the Code

A Story about People, Their Values, and the Algorithm They Made

By: David G. Robinson

Algorithms—rules written into software—shape key moments in our lives: from who gets hired or admitted to a top public school, to who should go to jail or receive scarce public benefits. Such decisions are both technical and moral. Today, the logic of high stakes software is rarely open to scrutiny, and central moral questions are often left for the technical experts to answer. Policymakers and scholars are seeking better ways to share the moral decisionmaking within high stakes software—exploring ideas like public participation, transparency, forecasting, and algorithmic audits. But there are few real examples of those techniques in use. In Voices in the Code, scholar David G. Robinson tells the story of how one community built a life-and-death algorithm in an inclusive, accountable way. Between 2004 and 2014, a diverse group of patients, surgeons, clinicians, data scientists, public officials and advocates collaborated and compromised to build a new kidney transplant matching algorithm—a system to offer donated kidneys to particular patients from the U.S. national waiting list. Drawing on interviews with key stakeholders, unpublished archives, and a wide scholarly literature, Robinson shows how this new Kidney Allocation System emerged and evolved over time, as participants gradually built a shared understanding both of what was possible, and of what would be fair. Robinson finds much to criticize, but also much to admire, in this story. It ultimately illustrates both the promise and the limits of participation, transparency, forecasting and auditing of high stakes software. The book’s final chapter draws out lessons for the broader struggle to build technology in a democratic and accountable way.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610449142

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9781610449144

Policies and Practices for Effectively and Efficiently Meeting ADA Paratransit Demand

By: David Chia,Transit Cooperative Research Program

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Policies and Practices for Effectively and Efficiently Meeting ADA Paratransit Demand

By: David Chia,Transit Cooperative Research Program

TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 74: Policies and Practices for Effectively and Efficiently Meeting ADA Paratransit Demand highlights policies and practices that transit agencies may be able to apply to their own paratransit services, often without the need to devote significant funds, personnel, or other resources. The report also examines certain practices and technologies that are still under development or have not undergone extensive testing"--Publisher's description.

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Transportation Research Board

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0309098033

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Development of Design Specifications and Commentary for Horizontally Curved Concrete Box-girder Bridges

By: Nutt, Redfield, and Valentine,David Evans and Associates,National Cooperative Highway Research Program,Zocon Consulting Engineers, Inc

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Development of Design Specifications and Commentary for Horizontally Curved Concrete Box-girder Bridges

By: Nutt, Redfield, and Valentine,David Evans and Associates,National Cooperative Highway Research Program,Zocon Consulting Engineers, Inc

This report provides specifications, commentary, and examples for the design of horizontally curved concrete box-girder highway bridges. The report details the development of the design procedures. Recommended Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) specifications and design examples illustrating the application of the design methods and specifications are included in appendixes (available on the TRB website at http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9596).

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Transportation Research Board

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030911750X

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Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities

Repairing Harm And Rebuilding Trust In Response To Student Misconduct

By: David R. Karp

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Little Book of Restorative Justice for Colleges and Universities

Repairing Harm And Rebuilding Trust In Response To Student Misconduct

By: David R. Karp

Here’s a call to colleges and universities to consider implementing restorative practices on their campuses, ensuring fair treatment of students and staff, while minimizing institutional liability, protecting the campus community, and boosting morale. From an Associate Dean of Student Affairs who has put these models to work on his campus.

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Simon and Schuster

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1680990314

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A Nation of Emigrants

How Mexico Manages Its Migration

By: David FitzGerald

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A Nation of Emigrants

How Mexico Manages Its Migration

By: David FitzGerald

What do governments do when much of their population simply gets up and walks away? In Mexico and other migrant-sending countries, mass emigration prompts governments to negotiate a new social contract with their citizens abroad. After decades of failed efforts to control outflow, the Mexican state now emphasizes voluntary ties, dual nationality, and rights over obligations. In this groundbreaking book, David Fitzgerald examines a region of Mexico whose citizens have been migrating to the United States for more than a century. He finds that emigrant citizenship does not signal the decline of the nation-state but does lead to a new form of citizenship, and that bureaucratic efforts to manage emigration and its effects are based on the membership model of the Catholic Church.

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University of California Press

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0520257057

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Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State

National Cultural Autonomy Revisited

By: David J. Smith,John Hiden

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Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State

National Cultural Autonomy Revisited

By: David J. Smith,John Hiden

This book explores a largely forgotten legacy of multicultural political thought and practice from within Eastern Europe and examines its relevance to post-Cold War debates on state and nationhood. Featuring a Preface by former UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke, it weaves theory and practice to challenge established understandings of the nation state. Eastern Europe is still too often viewed through the prism of ethnic conflict, which overlooks the region’s positive contribution to modern debates on the political management of ethno-cultural diversity, and towards the construction of a united Europe ‘beyond the nation-state’. Based on extensive archival research in Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Russia, as well as the League of Nations Archive in Geneva, this book explores this neglected multicultural legacy and assesses its significance in the post-Cold War era, which has seen the reappearance of national cultural autonomy laws in several states of Eastern Europe. Ethnic Diversity and the Nation State is invaluable reading for students and scholars of political science, history, sociology and European studies, and also for policy makers and others interested in minority rights and ethnic conflict regulation.

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Routledge

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1136309144

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Little Book of Healthy Organizations

Tools For Understanding And Transforming Your Organization

By: David Brubaker

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Little Book of Healthy Organizations

Tools For Understanding And Transforming Your Organization

By: David Brubaker

The best way to change the world may be one organization at a time. With this ambitious claim, the authors of this highly readable primer provide insightful analysis for evaluating and improving the health of any organization. They advocate a "systems approach," which views organizations as living systems, interconnected in their various departments, and interfacing with their environments. Leaders of organizations from all sectors will find sound advice concerning the four major components of organizations -- their structure, leadership, culture, and environment. Find out: What the classic dispute over "who gets the corner office" is really about. The difference between a good leader and a great one. What new hires may know about an organization that longer-term employees don't. How organizational change and conflict are not only inevitable, but survivable. Each chapter contains examples from the authors' varied experiences with organizational change and conflict, written from a spirited, hopeful approach for creating a better world. A title in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series.

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Simon and Schuster

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168099249X

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Preserving Freight and Passenger Rail Corridors and Service

By: David P. Simpson,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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Preserving Freight and Passenger Rail Corridors and Service

By: David P. Simpson,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

Efforts to preserve rail corridors or restore rail service to dormant rail alignments across the United States are very uneven. A handful of states have aggressive, well-funded programs to support the preservation or reuse of rail alignments; more states have modest programs to support short line operations on a case-by-case basis, but attach no value to corridor retention per se. In 2005, California completed what is perhaps the nations most comprehensive physical plant inventory of active and abandoned rail corridors; a review driven by interest in passenger rail and nonmotorized corridor interests. A foundation has been set to more fully lever these valuable alignments in this country's most populous state. This synthesis was undertaken to document current practices with respect to rail corridor preservation. State departments of transportation (DOTs), selected metropolitan planning organizations, commuter rail agencies, short line holding companies, and Class I rail carriers were all surveyed for information. Response rates to the survey were moderate, averaging 24%, and overall supporting the notion that preservation of rail alignments is not a high-priority issue in many jurisdictions. A handful of state respondents, however, had a great deal of experience and valuable observations on rail preservation policies and could be said to have become experts on this subject through their dealings with several dozen rail corridors over the past two decades. North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania DOTs each have serious, well-established rail sections and a history of successful preservation efforts.

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Transportation Research Board

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0309097932

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9780309097932

Law, Society and Community

Socio-Legal Essays in Honour of Roger Cotterrell

By: Richard Nobles,David Schiff

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Law, Society and Community

Socio-Legal Essays in Honour of Roger Cotterrell

By: Richard Nobles,David Schiff

This collection of socio-legal studies, written by leading theorists and researchers from around the world, offers original, perceptive and critical contributions to ideas and theories that have been expounded by Roger Cotterrell over a long and distinguished career. Engaging with many classic issues and theories of the sociology of law, the contributions are likely to become classics themselves as they tackle some of the most significant challenges that modern law faces. They do not shy away from what one of the contributors describes as the complexity and multiplicity of our contemporary legal world. The book is organized in three parts: socio-legal themes; methodological and jurisprudential themes; globalization, cultural and comparative law themes. Starting with a chapter that re-engages with the need to interpret legal ideas sociologically, and ending with one that explores the global significance of modern fascination with the idea of the rule of law, this selection offers important additions to the oeuvre of Roger Cotterrell (a list of whose academic writings is included in the book).

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Routledge

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1317107292

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9781317107293

The Leader's Edge

Six Creative Competencies for Navigating Complex Challenges

By: Charles J. Palus,David M. Horth

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The Leader's Edge

Six Creative Competencies for Navigating Complex Challenges

By: Charles J. Palus,David M. Horth

Der ultimative Schritt-für-Schritt Leitfaden für Manager, die ihren Führungsqualitäten mehr Kreativität verleihen wollen. Er basiert auf jahrelanger Forschungsarbeit. Die Autoren stellen hier eine bewährte Methode für sicheren Führungserfolg vor. Sie beschreiben sechs unterschiedliche, aber miteinander verflochtene Kompetenzen für kreative Führung, die wichtige Aspekte menschlichen Verhaltens widerspiegeln, aber bislang nur unzureichend für eine funktionierende Unternehmensführung in Betracht gezogen wurden. Mit genauer Anleitung, welche Maßnahmen notwendig sind, um die jeweilige Kompetenz zu erwerben. Bietet eine Fülle von Hilfsmitteln und Beurteilungstests, mit deren Hilfe man die sechs Kompetenzen entwickeln kann. Enthält eine Fülle von Beispielen und Fallstudien sowie Tipps und Hinweise, wie man Missbrauch vermeidet. Ein neuer Band zum Thema Leadership vom renommierten Center for Creative Leadership.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0787963836

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The New Sociology of Scotland

By: David McCrone

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The New Sociology of Scotland

By: David McCrone

Written by a leading sociologist of Scotland, this ground-breaking new introduction is a comprehensive account of the social, political, economic and cultural processes at work in contemporary Scottish society. At a time of major uncertainty and transformation The New Sociology of Scotland explores every aspect of Scottish life. Placed firmly in the context of globalisation, the text: examines a broad range of topics including race and ethnicity, social inequality, national identity, health, class, education, sport, media and culture, among many others. looks at the ramifications of recent political events such as British General Election of 2015, the Scottish parliament election of May 2016, and the Brexit referendum of June 2016. uses learning features such as further reading and discussion questions to stimulate students to engage critically with issues raised. Written in a lucid and accessible style, The New Sociology of Scotland is an indispensable guide for students of sociology and politics.

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SAGE

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1473987059

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Effectiveness of Behavioral Highway Safety Countermeasures

By: David F. Preusser,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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Effectiveness of Behavioral Highway Safety Countermeasures

By: David F. Preusser,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 622: Effectiveness of Behavioral Highway Safety Countermeasures explores a framework and guidance for estimating the costs and benefits of emerging, experimental, untried, or unproven behavioral highway safety countermeasures.

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Transportation Research Board

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0309117542

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9780309117548

Airport Ground Access Mode Choice Models

By: Geoffrey David Gosling,Airport Cooperative Research Program

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Airport Ground Access Mode Choice Models

By: Geoffrey David Gosling,Airport Cooperative Research Program

This synthesis extends previous efforts to document the state of practice for airport ground access mode choice models. It examines the characteristics of existing models and discusses the issues involved in the development and use of such models to improve the understanding and acceptance of their role in airport planning and management. Information presented in this report may be of interest to a range of airport managers, airport and regional transportation planners, consultants and transportation modeling specialists, and researchers interested in issues involving airport ground access mode choice. For this synthesis, a comprehensive review of the relevant literature was undertaken. To document the extent of the recent use of airport ground access mode choice models and to identify sources of technical documentation on existing models, this literature review was supplemented by a survey of airport authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, consulting firms and research organizations, and other government agencies and industry organizations. Follow-up communications by telephone and e-mail were made where necessary.

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Transportation Research Board

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0309097983

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Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets

By: Richard Gerhard Dowling,David Reinke,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets

By: Richard Gerhard Dowling,David Reinke,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 616: Multimodal Level of Service Analysis for Urban Streets explores a method for assessing how well an urban street serves the needs of all of its users. The method for evaluating the multimodal level of service (MMLOS) estimates the auto, bus, bicycle, and pedestrian level of service on an urban street using a combination of readily available data and data normally gathered by an agency to assess auto and transit level of service. The MMLOS user's guide was published as NCHRP Web-Only Document 128"--Publisher's description.

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Transportation Research Board

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0309117429

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9780309117425

Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements

By: David L. Harkey,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

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Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements

By: David L. Harkey,National Cooperative Highway Research Program

TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 617: Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements explores the development of accident modification factors (AMFs) for traffic engineering and intelligent transportation system improvements. AMFs, also known as crash reduction factors, are designed to provide a simple and quick way of estimating the safety impacts of various types of engineering improvements, encompassing the areas of signing, alignment, channelization, and other traffic engineering solutions.

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Comprehensive Gynecology E-Book

By: Rogerio A. Lobo,David M Gershenson,Gretchen M Lentz,Fidel A Valea

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Comprehensive Gynecology E-Book

By: Rogerio A. Lobo,David M Gershenson,Gretchen M Lentz,Fidel A Valea

The primary gynecology text for over 25 years, Comprehensive Gynecology covers all of the key issues residents, specialists, primary care doctors, and other healthcare providers encounter in everyday practice. This 7th edition has been fully updated to include a wealth of new content, including current discussions of minimally invasive surgical approaches to gynecologic care, infertility issues and treatments, effectively managing menopausal patients, and more. Written in a clear, concise and evidence-based style, it offers the practical, in-depth coverage you need to remain at the forefront of your field. Grasp key information quickly and easily through clear writing, a clinical focus, and guidance on evidence-based techniques. Access state-of-the-art information on the latest applications in diagnostic and interventional ultrasound and other essential aspects of today's practice. Prepare for the challenges you may face with a legal chapter containing factual scenarios. New videos, 20 in all, address topics such as Pap Smear Techniques; Hysteroscopic Metroplasty; Endometriosis of the Bladder; and more. Explore important issues in infertility, such as egg freezing, cancer treatment, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Understand the latest research in menopause, how to effectively prescribe treatments, and the consideration of using hormones for prevention. A new chapter dedicated to in vitro fertilization keeps you current with today's recent advances. Updated Preoperative Care and Quality chapter represents the ongoing 'Enhanced Recovery after Surgery' care programs.

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1100

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323430031

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9780323430036

Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary

The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944

By: David Frey

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Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary

The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944

By: David Frey

Between 1929 and 1942, Hungary's motion picture industry experienced meteoric growth. It leapt into Europe's top echelon, trailing only Nazi Germany and Italy in feature output. Yet by 1944, Hungary's cinema was in shambles, internal and external forces having destroyed its unification experiments and productive capacity. This original cultural and political history examines the birth, unexpected ascendance, and wartime collapse of Hungary's early sound cinema by placing it within a complex international nexus. Detailing the interplay of Hungarian cultural and political elites, Jewish film professionals and financiers, Nazi officials, and global film moguls, David Frey demonstrates how the transnational process of forging an industry designed to define a national culture proved particularly contentious and surprisingly contradictory in the heyday of racial nationalism and antisemitism.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786730618

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Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Ninth Edition

By: F. Charles Brunicardi,Dana K. Andersen,Timothy R. Billiar,David L. Dunn,John G. Hunter,Jeffrey B. Matthews,Raphael E. Pollock

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Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Ninth Edition

By: F. Charles Brunicardi,Dana K. Andersen,Timothy R. Billiar,David L. Dunn,John G. Hunter,Jeffrey B. Matthews,Raphael E. Pollock

The #1 surgical practice and education resource -- completely updated and now in full-color! A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "In its evolution over nine editions, Schwartz's Principles of Surgery has reflected the latest in surgical practice. In the age of minimally invasive surgery, illustrations are important and these authors include a wealth of visual material of good to excellent quality."--Doody's Review Service Written by the world's foremost practitioners and instructors, this landmark reference logically progresses from basic science principles, including topics such as cells, genomics, and molecular surgery, to clinical areas such as pancreas. From cover to cover, the book reflects a distinctly modern approach in the dissemination of surgical knowledge, providing up-to-date coverage of all key surgical areas, from trauma and transplantation, to neurosurgery. In each chapter, this content is supported by a skill-building format that includes boxed key points, detailed anatomical figures, diagnostic and management algorithms, an abundance of informative tables, and key references. For every kind of procedure, this one-of-a-kind clinical companion helps you meet the sequential demands in the care of surgical patients, leading to the best possible outcomes. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Full color design for easier navigation 2 new chapters: “Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Core Competencies,” examines the six areas designated as critical for general surgery resident training and “Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life,” offers an overview of biomedical ethics, and surveys specific issues in surgical and professional ethics, the general principles and considerations of palliative care, and care at the end of life Greater focus on evidence-based medicine with highlighted references in each chapter and separate key reference list Increased number of treatment and diagnostic algorithms Key points in every chapter International advisory board comprising renowned surgeons contributes important regional feedback on content and curricula Companion DVD of surgical video clips

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071791590

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Yearbook of Science and the Future

By: David Calhoun

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Yearbook of Science and the Future

By: David Calhoun

This yearbook presents and interprets current trends and discoveries in a review of the science year. The yearbook includes feature articles on science fiction, the Voyager space probe and scientific discoveries. It also features a Britannica science update section.

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0852295251

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Gynaecology E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Robert W. Shaw,David Luesley,Ash K. Monga

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Gynaecology E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Robert W. Shaw,David Luesley,Ash K. Monga

Long recognized as the standard general reference work providing a complete overview of contemporary gynaecological practice, this new edition of Shaw, Gynaecology provides all the information that trainees need to master in order to successfully take their professional certification exams as well as providingthe practicing gynaecologist with an accessible overview of the "state of play" of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Totally rewritten, it gives a succinct but comprehensive account of all currently available resources in the management of gynaecological disorders. Comprehensive overview of contemporary gynaecological practice with a clinically focused approach. It covers all of the areas that a gynaecologist covers on a day-to-day basis and helps in the formulation and implementation of the most effective treatment. Details the use of various imaging modalities and investigative techniques as they relate to specific diseases in order to provide a solid foundation for clinical practice. User-friendly features such as chapter outlines, summary tables, key point boxes incorporated throughout.Provides quick access to the most necessary information for practitioners needing a quick consult or trainees preparing for exams. Copiously illustrations clarify and enhance the text whenever appropriate. Highly selective and current list of references quickly directs the reader to further investigations. New full colour illustrations incorporated throughout to accurately depict the full range of both common and rare disorders. Details up-to-date investigative and minimally invasive therapeutic techniques to keep the user abreast of the latest diagnostic and management options. Enhanced emphasis on surgical outcomes to help the user select the most appropriate procedure for any given patient. Two brand new editors and many brand new contributors provide a fresh perspectives on gynaecological oncology, reproductive and urogynaecological conditions.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702048380

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9780702048388

Promise and Peril

Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations

By: David Brubaker

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Promise and Peril

Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations

By: David Brubaker

Congregations cannot exist without finances, priorities, leadership, worship, and decision making, yet these five aspects breed the most conflict between church members and clergy. These conflicts unfortunately tend to bring about the most negative consequences: drops in giving, resignation of leaders, and, perhaps most pointedly, loss of members. The importance of congregations and their effect on our lives is clear, yet what is less clear is what makes conflicts in faith communities inevitable. In Promise and Peril: Understanding and Managing Change and Conflict in Congregations, David Brubaker brings the tools of organizational theory and research to the task of understanding the deeper dynamics of congregational conflict. With a doctorate in sociology and more than twenty years working with congregational conflicts, Brubaker helps to explore the causes and effects of conflicts on a wide range of congregations. This book will help congregations avoid the pitfalls of conflict and instead head toward a healthy relationship between and among church staff and members.

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