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What is a Person?

An Ethical Exploration

By: James William Walters

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What is a Person?

An Ethical Exploration

By: James William Walters

By providing a much-needed religious/philosophical context for the discussion - examining contemporary thinking on just what constitutes valuable life - Walters broadens his inquiry beyond the human to include other animals and also deals with the phenomenon of anencephalic infants, those who are born without higher brains.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252022785

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9780252022784

Understanding the Nature of Poverty in Urban America

By: James Jennings

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Understanding the Nature of Poverty in Urban America

By: James Jennings

This book is designed to help readers navigate through the vast and rapidly growing literature on poverty in urban America. The major themes, topics, debates, and issues are examined through an analysis of eight basic questions about the nature and problem of urban poverty: *What is poverty, and how is it measured? *What kinds of national policies have been utilized to manage poverty? *What are the major characteristics and trends associated with poverty in America, and how are race and ethnicity reflected in these trends? *What are the major explanations for persistent poverty in the United States? *What are the major characteristics and themes reflected in the American welfare system and anti-poverty policies? *How is the underclass defined and explained? *How have the poor utilized political mobilization to fight poverty in the United States? *How does social welfare policy directed at poverty in America compare to social welfare systems in other countries? After analyzing these issues, Jennings concludes with a brief overview of how public discussions related to poverty in the 1990s are similar to such debates in earlier periods. Essential reading for urban policy makers, social scientists, and students of contemporary American urban concerns.

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225

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313021805

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9780313021800

Nazis in Pre-War London, 1930-1939

The Fate and Role of German Party Members and British Sympathizers

By: James J Barnes,Patience P Barnes

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Nazis in Pre-War London, 1930-1939

The Fate and Role of German Party Members and British Sympathizers

By: James J Barnes,Patience P Barnes

Once war broke out in September 1930 the Nazi Party newspaper, Völkischer Beobachter, sent its first representative to London. Soon afterwards, German residents in London established an Ortsgruppe, or local Nazi group, which provided Party members with a place to congregate and support the new movement. By 1933, more than 100 members belonged to the London group. The Nazis in pre-war London created a dilemma for the Foreign Office and the Home Office, who were divided as to how best to treat residents whose allegiance was to the German Reich. Some felt that all Nazi organizations should be banned, and Party Members should not be allowed to enter the UK. Others, including MI5, argued that it would be easier to keep track of Nazis if they were in-country. Previously unpublished German documents reveal the fate of German diplomats, journalists, and professionals, many of whom were interned in Britain or deported to Nazi Germany once war broke out on 3 September 1939. Nazis in Pre-War London is the first book to study the history of the Nazis in Britain. An Appendix lists the details concerning the nearly 400 German Party members, as well as Nazi journalists, who spent time in Britain prior to the war.

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297

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Liverpool University Press

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1837642095

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9781837642090

Passion to Dance

The National Ballet of Canada

By: James Neufeld

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Passion to Dance

The National Ballet of Canada

By: James Neufeld

This is the story of the National Ballet of Canada – the people, the determination, and how at sixty it is still creating new work while still representing the classics. Passion to Dance is the story of the National Ballet of Canada – the people who dreamt the company into existence, the determination needed to keep it afloat, the bumps on the road to its success, and above all, its passion for dance as a living, evolving art form. From catch-as-catch-can beginnings – borrowed quarters, tiny stages, enormous dreams the National Ballet has emerged as one of North America’s foremost dance troupes. The company at sixty is a company of its time, engaged in creating challenging new work, yet committed to maintaining the classics of the past, favourites like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker,and The Sleeping Beauty. One hundred and fifty photographs from the company’s archives illustrate this definitive history, filled with eyewitness accounts, backstage glimpses, and fascinating detail. This is a record of one of Canada’s boldest cultural experiments, a book to enjoy now and keep forever.

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499

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Dundurn

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1459701224

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9781459701229

Philology

The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities

By: James Turner

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Philology

The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities

By: James Turner

A prehistory of today's humanities, from ancient Greece to the early twentieth century Many today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as history, culture, art, and more. In short, philology was the queen of the human sciences. How did it become little more than an archaic word? In Philology, the first history of Western humanistic learning as a connected whole ever published in English, James Turner tells the fascinating, forgotten story of how the study of languages and texts led to the modern humanities and the modern university. The humanities today face a crisis of relevance, if not of meaning and purpose. Understanding their common origins—and what they still share—has never been more urgent.

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574

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Princeton University Press

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069116858X

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9780691168586

Correspondence of James K. Polk

By: James Knox Polk

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Correspondence of James K. Polk

By: James Knox Polk

Vol. 13 Michael David Cohen, editor ; Bradley J. Nichols, editorial assistant.

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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0870497774

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9780870497773

Martin Buber and Feminist Ethics

The Priority of the Personal

By: James W. Walters

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Martin Buber and Feminist Ethics

The Priority of the Personal

By: James W. Walters

As a deeply religious thinker who disclaimed all rationalistic systems, Martin Buber produced an insightful critique of modern philosophical ethics, one that became productive soil for another nontraditional philosophical ethic: feminism's care ethic. In light of the recent emphasis on the new morality, antifoundationalism, and postmodernism in ethics, the dialogical ethics of Martin Buber merits close examination. Most important, Walters compares and contrasts Buber's and feminism's personalist ethics in light of two considerations: the lack of attention by feminist writers to the feminist-Buber linkage and the long-standing and general inattention by twentieth-century thinkers to the ethical dimensions of Buber's thought.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815630107

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9780815630104

Realism and International Relations

A Graphic Turn Toward Scientific Progress

By: Patrick James

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Realism and International Relations

A Graphic Turn Toward Scientific Progress

By: Patrick James

This book puts forward a point of view about advancement for International Relations in general and realism in particular. If borne out, the arguments contained in this study could have far-reaching consequences for International Relations and even beyond. Effective debate among realists and those who identify with other schools of thought has diminished dramatically over time. International Relations scholars have become dissatisfied with results from exchanges in words alone. Translation of the vast amount of information in the field into knowledge requires a greater emphasis on communication beyond the use of text. Given the challenges posed by existing and intensifying information overload, a call is made in this book for a new vision of progress, with a solid foundation in the philosophy of inquiry, through graphic representation of cause and effect. Realist scholarship in the post-World War II era is the natural domain for application of systemism, a graphic form of expression with straightforward rules for portrayal of cause and effect within theories. Systemism offers a visualization technique borrowed and adapted from the philosophy of science. Systemist graphics reveal the shortcomings, contributions and potential of realism, the embattled 'canary in the coal mine' for International Relations. These visualizations, which focus on realist theories about war, are intended to bring order out of what critics describe as chaos. In sum, a graphic turn for realism in particular and International Relations in general is essential in order to achieve the scientific progress that otherwise is likely to remain elusive"--

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Oxford University Press

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019764502X

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9780197645024

The Politics of Black Empowerment

The Transformation of Black Activism in Urban America

By: James Jennings

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The Politics of Black Empowerment

The Transformation of Black Activism in Urban America

By: James Jennings

The Politics of Black Empowerment uses the experiences of grassroots activists to develop various conceptualizations and explanations of Black political behavior today. In analyzing Black politics since the late 1960s, James Jennings focuses on both the behavioral aspects, such as individual and group characteristics of voting and nonvoting and elections, as well as more fundamental philosophical and cultural questions regarding Black politics. This study examines how the "traditional" face of Black politics and electoral activism interacts with a growing "progressive" face of Black politics. While traditional Black political activists seek access or political incorporation, another group aims for power sharing. The traditional approach is sometimes satisfied with merely replacing white politicians with Blacks, but the progressive constituency focuses on fundamentally changing the whole economic and political pie. Activists desirous of Black empowerment are pursuing a political and economic orientation that goes beyond programs based on access to American institutional arrangements and attempting to change or alter given political arrangements and social relations between Blacks and whites on the basis of changing the social structure and the distribution of wealth and power. Based on interviews with Black and Latino activists in several big cities as well as on a review of the literature and the Black newspapers around the country, The Politics of Black Empowerment describes the characteristics of Black empowerment activism in America.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814336612

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9780814336618

A Liberal Catholic Bioethics

By: James F. Drane

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A Liberal Catholic Bioethics

By: James F. Drane

A Liberal Catholic Bioethics opens a new dialogue between Christian reasoning and belief and secular positions in bioethics. The well documented book covers in detail internal and external debates and positions of Roman Catholic theology and hierarchy: issues of contraception and abortion, palliative care and euthanasia, caring humanely for the demented, the use and abuse of modern technology in medicine. The doctrine of Papal infalliability is identified as a main reason in hindering and suppressing a dialogue within the church, with the faithful and with other religious and humanist positions. Were the Borgia Popes infalliable, was Pope Urban infalliabe when he condemned Gallileo, the author asks. He thus carries the debate far beyond specific bioethics issues towards a more humane medicine and culture.

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LIT Verlag Münster

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382586877X

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9783825868772

Undoing Work, Rethinking Community

A Critique of the Social Function of Work

By: James A. Chamberlain

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Undoing Work, Rethinking Community

A Critique of the Social Function of Work

By: James A. Chamberlain

This text argues that the civic duty to perform paid work in contemporary society undermines freedom and justice.

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Cornell University Press

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1501714880

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9781501714887

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

By: James Robert Bent Hathaway

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The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

By: James Robert Bent Hathaway

Chief among its contents we find abstracts of land grants, court records, conveyances, births, deaths, marriages, wills, petitions, military records (including a list of North Carolina Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Line, 1775-1782), licenses, and oaths. The abstracts derive from records now located in the state archives and from the public records of the following present-day counties of the Old Albemarle region: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington, and the Virginia counties of Surry and Isle of Wight.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806304413

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9780806304410

Constructivism Reconsidered

Past, Present, and Future

By: Patrick James,Mariano E Bertucci,Jarrod Hayes

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Constructivism Reconsidered

Past, Present, and Future

By: Patrick James,Mariano E Bertucci,Jarrod Hayes

In international relations (IR), the theory of constructivism argues that the complicated web of international relations is not the result of basic human nature or some other unchangeable aspect but has been built up over time and through shared assumptions. Constructivism Reconsidered synthesizes the nature of and debates on constructivism in international relations, providing a systematic assessment of the constructivist research program in IR to answer specific questions: What extent of (dis)agreement exists with regard to the meaning of constructivism? To what extent is constructivism successful as an alternative approach to rationalism in explaining and understanding international affairs? Constructivism Reconsidered explores constructivism’s theoretical, empirical, and methodological strengths and weaknesses, and debates what these say about its past, present, and future to reach a better understanding of IR in general and how constructivism informs IR in particular.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472123769

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9780472123766

Book's by James William Walters

What is a Person?

What is a Person?

Understanding the Nature of Poverty in Urban America

Understanding the Nature of Poverty in Urban America

Nazis in Pre-War London, 1930-1939

Nazis in Pre-War London, 1930-1939

Passion to Dance

Passion to Dance

Philology

Philology

Correspondence of James K. Polk

Correspondence of James K. Polk

Martin Buber and Feminist Ethics

Martin Buber and Feminist Ethics

Realism and International Relations

Realism and International Relations

The Politics of Black Empowerment

The Politics of Black Empowerment

A Liberal Catholic Bioethics

A Liberal Catholic Bioethics

Undoing Work, Rethinking Community

Undoing Work, Rethinking Community

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

Constructivism Reconsidered

Constructivism Reconsidered

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