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Historians in Cairo

Essays in Honor of George Scanlon

By: George T. Scanlon

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Historians in Cairo

Essays in Honor of George Scanlon

By: George T. Scanlon

There can be few if any historians working in the wide field of Middle East Studies--and certainly none in the world of Islamic art and architecture--who are unacquainted with historian and archaeologist George Scanlon. At different times from the mid-1950s to the present day he has lived, worked, and studied in Egypt. For a major part of that period, he has been associated with the American University in Cairo, where he is currently professor of Islamic art and architecture in the Department of Arabic Studies. Although diverse in subject matter, the essays collected here in his honor together present a composite picture of Cairo, and more broadly of Islamic history and culture, from early medieval times to the present day. As such they provide a fitting tribute to one of the most eminent of scholars in the field. Some contributors are one-time students of Professor Scanlon, others are colleagues who, over the years, have worked with him in Egypt, the United States, or Britain. The essays themselves reflect the wide variety of sources contributors have drawn on from international Islamic collections and archives for topics that range broadly from medieval artifacts, architecture, and society to current issues of law, literature, philosophy, and urban change.

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308

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American Univ in Cairo Press

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9774247019

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9789774247019

National Rights, International Obligations

By: Simon Caney,David George,Peter Jones Prof.

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National Rights, International Obligations

By: Simon Caney,David George,Peter Jones Prof.

Nationalism is once again rising and spreading. Nationlist movements are active throughout the world, demanding political recognition of their nations' identity. Yet the current revival of nationalism has taken place alongside claims that nation-states are becoming obsolete in an increasingly globalized world. In addition, now perhaps more than ever, people are conscious of humanity as a whole and are ready to take seriously the international dimensions of morality.In this collection of timely essays, distinguished moral and political philosophers examine issues raised by the competing claims of nationhood and internationalism from a variety of perspectives, and defend a variety of answers. Questions discussed include: Is humanity really divided into nations or are nations invented by nationalists? Does a nation have the right to be self-determining? If so, must each nation form a separate and sovereign state? Do our obligations stop at national boundaries? Do we not have obligations to human beings as such? Why then should we be less concerned about ?foreigners? than about our compatriots? Can we be concerned for social justice within societies yet not across the world as a whole? If we embrace ideas of human rights and global obligations, how do we establish what those rights and obligations actually are? Is it proper, plausible, or practical to aspire to such universal moral principles in a world characterized by national diversity and cultural difference?

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225

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Routledge

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0429967306

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9780429967306

Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age

An Ethical Framework for Long-term Care

By: George Agich

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Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age

An Ethical Framework for Long-term Care

By: George Agich

Respecting the autonomy of disabled people is an important ethical issue for providers of long-term care. In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in this setting, where ethical conflict, dilemma and tragedy are inescapable. He argues that liberal accounts of autonomy and individual rights are insufficient, and offers an account of autonomy that matches the realities of long-term care. The book therefore offers a framework for carers to develop an ethic of long-term care within the complex environment in which many dependent and aged people find themselves. Previously published as Autonomy and Long-term Care, this revised edition, in paperback for the first time, takes account of recent work and develops the author's views of what autonomy means in the real world. It will have wide appeal among bioethicists and health care professionals.

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222

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Cambridge University Press

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0521009200

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9780521009201

The Year Book Of World Affairs 1984

By: George W Keeton,Georg Schwarzenberger

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The Year Book Of World Affairs 1984

By: George W Keeton,Georg Schwarzenberger

First published in 1984. The final volume. The Council of the London Institute of World Affairs has carefully reconsidered the lessons to be drawn from the Institute's record in its first half-century and reshaped its plans of activities for the 1980s. As in an earlier "cold peace" era, the Council is united in its resolve not to be taken by surprise by any of the contingencies that, on a darkening world scene , must be anticipated in medium-range planning. It is thus only in keeping with comparable action taken in earlier phases of the Institute's existence that the Council has decided to suspend the publication of the Year Book after this Volume .

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314

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Routledge

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1000612430

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9781000612431

Political Obligations

By: George Klosko

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Political Obligations

By: George Klosko

Providing a full defence of the theory of political obligation George Klosko presents arguments based on a number of key principles, as well as commenting on popular attitudes and how the state views them.

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277

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Oxford University Press

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0199256209

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9780199256204

Nationalism in Ireland

By: D. George Boyce

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Nationalism in Ireland

By: D. George Boyce

Boyce examines the relationship between ideas and political and social reality. A new final chapter considers the development of nationalism in both parts of Ireland, and places the phenomenon of nationalism in a contemporary and European setting

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502

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Routledge

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1134797419

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9781134797417

Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology

By: David R. Boone,Richard W. Castenholz,George M. Garrity,Don J. Brenner,Noel R. Krieg,James T. Staley

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Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology

By: David R. Boone,Richard W. Castenholz,George M. Garrity,Don J. Brenner,Noel R. Krieg,James T. Staley

Includes a description of the Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteabacteria (1256 pages, 512 figures, and 371 tables). This large taxa include many well known medically and environmentally important groups. Especially notable are Acetobacter, Agrobacterium, Aquospirillum, Brucella, Burkholderia, Caulobacter, Desulfovibrio, Gluconobacter, Hyphomicrobium, Leptothrix, Myxococcus, Neisseria, Paracoccus, Propionibacter, Rhizobium, Rickettsia, Sphingomonas, Thiobacillus, Xanthobacter and 268 additional genera.

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1424

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387241450

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9780387241456

Book's by George T. Scanlon

Historians in Cairo

Historians in Cairo

National Rights, International Obligations

National Rights, International Obligations

Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age

Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age

The Year Book Of World Affairs 1984

The Year Book Of World Affairs 1984

Political Obligations

Political Obligations

Nationalism in Ireland

Nationalism in Ireland

Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology

Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology

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