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McMaster University, Volume 3: 1957-1987

A Chance for Greatness

By: James G. Greenlee

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McMaster University, Volume 3: 1957-1987

A Chance for Greatness

By: James G. Greenlee

In 1957, McMaster was a small Baptist enclave of traditional higher learning on the western outskirts of Hamilton. Thirty years later it was home to the only nuclear reactor on a Commonwealth campus and had cultivated a thriving engineering program and a world-class medical school. In the third volume of the university's history, James Greenlee illuminates the core ideas, driving ambitions, and occasionally sharp conflicts that marked this startling transition. Greenlee offers a tightly focused study of the planning, people, and events that gave McMaster its distinctive and bold personality. At the heart of these developments stood President Harry Thode, whose master plan forged a research-intensive institution of medium size, but one capable of surpassing the largest institutions in carefully selected fields. Despite dramatic ups and downs, the remarkable persistence of this model is the key to understanding modern McMaster. For readers interested in the problems of mass education in a democratic age, the origins of revolutionary approaches to medical training, or the tangled relations among a university, its community, and the province, this volume, like the McMaster leaders it follows, has a story to tell.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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077358269X

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Marine Mammals

Evolutionary Biology

By: Annalisa Berta,James L. Sumich,Kit M. Kovacs

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Marine Mammals

Evolutionary Biology

By: Annalisa Berta,James L. Sumich,Kit M. Kovacs

Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology, Third Edition is a succinct, yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. Earlier editions of this valuable work are considered required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals, and this text continues that tradition of excellence with updated citations and an expansion of nearly every chapter that includes full color photographs and distribution maps. - Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals - Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology - Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography - Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps

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Academic Press

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0123972574

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9780123972576

Aboriginal Environmental Impacts

By: James L. Kohen

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Aboriginal Environmental Impacts

By: James L. Kohen

When Captain Arthur Phillip arrived in Port Jackson, Sydney, he saw a magnificent harbour lined with trees. Many areas were park-like in appearance with well-spaced trees interspersed with patches of grass. The local Aborigines were soon driven away and with them went the practice of regularly burning off the undergrowth. The grass disappeared and the undergrowth took over, and so emerged the 'untidy' bush of the foreshore that we see today. For 50,000 years before white settlement the Aboriginal people were an integral part of the environment. They harvested the land and they changed the environment to suit themselves. Fire was their tool for doing this. The degree to which hunting and burning has changed the patterns of vegetation and populations of fauna is hotly debated. Were the Aborigines responsible for the disappearance of the megafauna? In this book Kohen says they were a contributing factor, but probably only after major population declines due to climate change. He presents the arguments and evidence to show that Aboriginal influence on many ecosystems of this continent has been profound and that any understanding of the Australian environment must take this into account.

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UNSW Press

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0868403016

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9780868403014

The Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland

By: James Charles Roy

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The Elizabethan Conquest of Ireland

By: James Charles Roy

This is the story of the 'failed' British Empire in Ireland and the sad end of the Tudor reign. The relationship between England and Ireland has been marked by turmoil ever since the 5th century, when Irish raiders kidnapped St. Patrick. Perhaps the most consequential chapter in this saga was the subjugation of the island during the 16th century, and particularly efforts associated with the long reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the reverberations of which remain unsettled even today. This is the story of that ‘First British Empire’. The saga of the Elizabethan conquest has rarely received the attention it deserves, long overshadowed by more ‘glamorous’ events that challenged the queen, most especially those involving Catholic Spain and France, superpowers with vastly more resources than Protestant England. Ireland was viewed as a peripheral theater, a haven for Catholic heretics and a potential ‘back door’ for foreign invasions. Lord deputies sent by the queen were tormented by such fears, and reacted with an iron hand. Their cadres of subordinates, including poets and writers as gifted as Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, and Walter Raleigh, were all corrupted in the process, their humanist values disfigured by the realities of Irish life as they encountered them through the lens of conquest and appropriation. These men considered the future of Ireland to be an extension of the British state, as seen in the ‘salon’ at Bryskett’s Cottage, outside Dublin, where guests met to pore over the ‘Irish Question’. But such deliberations were rewarded by no final triumph, only debilitating warfare that stretched the entire length of Elizabeth’s rule. This is the story of revolt, suppression, atrocities and genocide, and ends with an ailing, dispirited queen facing internal convulsions and an empty treasury. Her death saw the end of the Tudor dynasty, marked not by victory over the great enemy Spain, but by ungovernable Ireland – the first colonial ‘failed state’.

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Pen and Sword Military

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152677075X

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The Irish and British Wars, 1637-1654

Triumph, Tragedy, and Failure

By: James Scott Wheeler

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The Irish and British Wars, 1637-1654

Triumph, Tragedy, and Failure

By: James Scott Wheeler

Connecting the strategic and tactical levels of war with political actions and reactions, this is an accessible and well-documented study of the wars of Britain and Ireland in the mid 17th century

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Psychology Press

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0415221315

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9780415221313

Parties and Democracy in Italy

By: James L Newell

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Parties and Democracy in Italy

By: James L Newell

This title was first published in 2000: A guide to the changing place of political parties within the Italian political system, seeking to shed light on how the parties operate and their role in the country's politics. Starting from a recognition of the traditional centrality of parties in Italian political life, the book's main focus is on the consequences and causes of the transformation in the party system which began to unfold from 1989 onwards. Arguing that the latter has its roots in the specific choices made by the traditional parties as they attempted to adapt to change in their electoral environment, the book then proceeds to examine what effects the changing party system is having on such traditional, "party-driven" features of Italian politics such as "sottogoverno" and "lotizzazione" and on the functioning of such institutions as parliament and the executive. The book concludes by attempting to assess whether parties are still central to political and civil society or whether their role has diminished in importance.

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Routledge

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1351758306

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Enforcing the English Reformation in Ireland

Clerical Resistance and Political Conflict in the Diocese of Dublin, 1534-1590

By: James Murray

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Enforcing the English Reformation in Ireland

Clerical Resistance and Political Conflict in the Diocese of Dublin, 1534-1590

By: James Murray

This text examines the efforts of the Tudor regime to implement the English Reformation in Ireland during the sixteenth century.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521369940

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Bones, Boats & Bison

Archeology and the First Colonization of Western North America

By: E. James Dixon

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Bones, Boats & Bison

Archeology and the First Colonization of Western North America

By: E. James Dixon

This revolutionary synthesis dispels the stereotype of big game hunters following mammoths across the Bering Land Bridge, while painting a vivid picture of marine mammal hunters, fishers, and general foragers colonizing the New World.

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UNM Press

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0826321380

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Warriors and Scribes

Essays on the History and Politics of Latin America

By: James Dunkerley

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Warriors and Scribes

Essays on the History and Politics of Latin America

By: James Dunkerley

Anglo-America has possessed neither a uniform imperialist vocation, nor the consistent capacity to impose it.

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Verso

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1859842720

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History of the Native People of Canada

Volume I (10,000-1,000 B.C.)

By: James Vallière Wright

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History of the Native People of Canada

Volume I (10,000-1,000 B.C.)

By: James Vallière Wright

Covering the history of First Peoples in Canada from 10,000 to 1000 BC, this volume explores a period which includes the original settlement of the Americas, cultural diversification, technological advances, expanding trade networks, and the development of complex belief systems. A useful reference work for scholars and laypersons alike.

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University of Ottawa Press

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1772821446

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The End of Hidden Ireland

Rebellion, Famine, and Emigration

By: Robert James Scally

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The End of Hidden Ireland

Rebellion, Famine, and Emigration

By: Robert James Scally

This book is based mainly on the experience of the townland of Ballykilcline, a community of small farmers and laborers living on an obscure estate in the Irish midlands near the provincial market town of Strokestown, County Roscommon.

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New York ; Toronto : Oxford University Press

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0195106598

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With a Little Help From My Friends A Play About William Shakespeare

By: James R. Gillespie

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With a Little Help From My Friends A Play About William Shakespeare

By: James R. Gillespie

Jim Gillespie and his wife Judy are the parents of six grown children. He has been a resident of Park Ridge, Illinois for the past 65 years. Jim’s hobbies consist of family vacations, playing jazz music, and of course creative writing. For seventeen years Jim has published a Family Anthology consisting of family vignettes, poems, short stories, thought pieces and family works. Jim currently is the President of the Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, an organization that supports youth in the arts and civics.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462887104

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EU External Relations and Systems of Governance

The CFSP, Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and Migration

By: Paul James Cardwell

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EU External Relations and Systems of Governance

The CFSP, Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and Migration

By: Paul James Cardwell

This book takes a fresh look at the external relations of the European Union (EU) and in particular the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Rather than focusing exclusively on the competence aspects of the institutions and actors, the book makes the case that the CFSP can be understood as a system of governance, which produces effects beyond the traditional tools associated with foreign policy. The theoretical approach draws on insights from new institutionalism, constructivism and the institutional theory of law and emphasises how the institutionalised forms of cooperation in the external sphere contribute to a social reality in which the ‘added value’ of the CFSP can be seen. Paul James Cardwell takes the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EuroMed) as a case study. Not initially a CFSP project, EuroMed has become the frame for EU foreign policy in the region as an emerging system of governance in which the EU institutions play a central role. Having recently been relaunched as the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean, it is a topical subject. With the increasing importance of migration on the EU’s agenda, the book looks at the relationship between migration, EuroMed and the CFSP and argues that the legal effects of the CFSP can be felt beyond the Treaty-based instruments. EU External Relations and Systems of Governance will be of interest to students and scholars of Law, Politics and European studies researching in the dynamic fields of EU external relations and foreign policy, as well as policy-makers and non-governmental organisations striving to better understand how the EU and its systems of governance operate.

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Routledge

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1135268460

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The Physiology of Psychological Disorders

Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Abuse

By: James G. Hollandsworth Jr.

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The Physiology of Psychological Disorders

Schizophrenia, Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Abuse

By: James G. Hollandsworth Jr.

Explanations of abnormal behavior that emphasize the importance of physiological determinants of disorder are relatively unpopular among psychologists, especially among those who work as clinicians in an ap~ plied setting. The reasons for this are theoretical and historical, as well as practical. Physiology and its associated biological disciplines of bio~ chemistry, pharmacology, and genetics are traditionally more associated with medicine; their use to underpin explanations and treatments of behavioral abnormality has consequently demanded knowledge to which most psychologists are not exposed and skills that are unavailable to them. The dichotomy thus created between medical and psychologi~ cal approaches has caused many psychologists to disregard physiologi~ cal factors. Even when the latter are recognized as important, many psychologists have been unwilling to admit to the fact, in the belief that by doing so they will commit themselves to an overly medical model of psychological disorder, undermining what they see as preferred views of abnormality. As I have become increasingly aware in following the progress of this book, in the United States the theoretical issues in this debate have been further sharpened by professional rivalries (present but less explicit on the European scene from which I write) between medical and nonmedical health care workers, regarding facilities for and approaches to the treatment of the mentally disturbed. Faced with these divisions of interest, psychologists have available two courses of action.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1489935703

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Reminiscences of Golf on St.Andrews Links, 1887

By: James Balfour

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Reminiscences of Golf on St.Andrews Links, 1887

By: James Balfour

This vintage book is a fascinating chronicle of the changes that took place in the forty years that the author had been playing golf on St. Andrews Links. One of the oldest courses in the world, St. Andrews links is widely considered to be the “home of golf”. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of this most venerable of golfing locations and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of vintage sporting literature. Contents include: “Links”, “Balls and Clubs”, “Medals”, “Players”, “Professionals and Caddies”, “Incidents in Golf”, and “Merits of the Game”. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of golf. First published in 1887.

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1473352908

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Morocco

Challenges to tradition and modernity

By: James N. Sater

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Morocco

Challenges to tradition and modernity

By: James N. Sater

The first edition of Morocco was published one year before the mass protests of the Arab Spring rocked the Moroccan state. Post-Arab Spring, the country has a new constitution and government, but the state remains uncompromising on any true reform of the monarchy’s claims to power. This new edition provides an introductory overview of the history, contemporary politics, economy, and international relations in Morocco and offers an examination of the challenges to tradition and modernity in the post-colonial state. It has been revised and updated to include analysis of the country’s evolving politics in the years following the Arab Spring, and the consequences this has had for the country’s traditional monarchy. It pays particular attention to the new constitution, the policies of the new Islamist-led government, and it includes an analysis of Morocco’s foreign policy in the post-Arab Spring regional context. Drawing on key academic texts, the author provides a detailed analysis of Morocco, focusing on issues such as: • Morocco’s role within the region • Trade policies with Europe • Migration • Morocco’s Western Sahara policy • Ways of dealing with Political Islam • The extent to which European influence has affected Moroccan society Easily accessible to non-specialists, practitioners, and upper level undergraduate students, the book will be essential reading for those working in the fields of North African studies, International Relations and Middle East studies.

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1317573986

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Religious Conflict at Canterbury Cathedral in the Late Twelfth Century

The Dispute Between the Monks and the Archbishops, 1184-1200

By: James Barnaby

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Religious Conflict at Canterbury Cathedral in the Late Twelfth Century

The Dispute Between the Monks and the Archbishops, 1184-1200

By: James Barnaby

The first comprehensive study of a bitter dispute which occupied the archbishops and monks of Canterbury throughout the 1180s and 1190s. For fifteen years the monks of Christ Church Canterbury waged a war against their archbishop, over a plan to build a church to provide funds for their administration, dedicated to Thomas Becket. Fearing the loss of their most beloved (and lucrative) saint to this new institution, the monks embarked on a course of action which saw rioting in the streets of Canterbury, their excommunication, and the cathedral placed under siege by the archbishop. Although at first glance an internal dispute between the archbishop and his cathedral chapter, it had a wide-ranging impact. The monks travelled thousands of miles in support of their cause, enlisting the backing of popes, cardinals, and the elites of Europe. In England, the kings during the period took a personal interest in the dispute, sometimes attempting to resolve it and sometimes hindering any chance of peace. This book, the first full account of the conflict, draws on the huge collection of letters it provoked (one of the largest compiled in the twelfth century), alongside other sources such as monastic culture, to offer a detailed narrative of this complicated feud between Archbishops Baldwin of Forde, Hubert Walter and their cathedral monks; it also considers the continuations of the dispute in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. In addition, it analyses the key themes of the conflict: the role of royalty, travel, and the deployment of Thomas Becket.

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Boydell & Brewer

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1783277661

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9781783277667

At the Helm of USS America

The Aircraft Carrier and Its 23 Commanders, 1965-1996

By: James E. Wise, Jr.,Scott Baron

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At the Helm of USS America

The Aircraft Carrier and Its 23 Commanders, 1965-1996

By: James E. Wise, Jr.,Scott Baron

Only the best officers are given command of U.S. Navy ships, and only the elite of these are selected for aircraft carriers. The USS America was the third of four Kitty Hawk-class super-carriers. Commissioned in 1965, decommissioned in 1996, she served three times in Vietnam, and once each in Libya, the Persian Gulf and Bosnia. This book profiles the 23 men who commanded the America and her crew of 5,000 during 31 years. Most of them were combat veterans--World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Mayaguez Rescue Operations, Lebanon, Haiti, Libya, Bosnia, and Desert Storm. Four were Naval Academy graduates; seven were test pilots; one became Inspector General of the Navy; one wore both Navy wings and submariner dolphins; and one was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for nearly six years. Two retired as admirals--one was Chief of Naval Operations--five as vice admirals, and 11 as rear admirals. Each profile gives a career account based on official biographies, published memoirs, and interviews with the commanders or their families.

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McFarland

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1476615683

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9781476615684

Medieval Studies

An Introduction, Second Edition

By: James M. Powell

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Medieval Studies

An Introduction, Second Edition

By: James M. Powell

In addition to sections devoted to Latin paleography, diplomatics, computer-assisted research, numismatics, archaeology, problems in chronology, and prospography, this text describes state-of-the-art research methodology and critical approaches to English literature, Latin philosophies, law, science, art and music.

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