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Breaking Democracy's Spell

By: John Dunn

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In this timely and important work, eminent political theorist John Dunn argues that democracy is not synonymous with good government. The author explores the labyrinthine reality behind the basic concept of democracy, demonstrating how the political system that people in the West generally view as straightforward and obvious is, in fact, deeply unclear and, in many cases, dysfunctional. Consisting of four thought-provoking lectures, Dunn’s book sketches the path by which democracy became the only form of government with moral legitimacy, analyzes the contradictions and pitfalls of modern American democracy, and challenges the academic world to take responsibility for giving the world a more coherent understanding of this widely misrepresented political institution. Suggesting that the supposedly ideal marriage of liberal economics with liberal democracy can neither ensure its continuance nor even address the problems of contemporary life, this courageous analysis attempts to show how we came to be so gripped by democracy’s spell and why we must now learn to break it.

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Yale University Press

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030017991X

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9780300179910

Political Judgement

Essays for John Dunn

By: Richard Bourke,Raymond Geuss

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Political Judgement

Essays for John Dunn

By: Richard Bourke,Raymond Geuss

Leading scholars re-examine political judgement, attempting to understand the relationship between political theory and political practice.

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Cambridge University Press

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052176498X

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9780521764988

Mind Prey

By: John Sandford

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Mind Prey

By: John Sandford

Lucas Davenport has met his match-a brilliant, wanton killer who knows more about mind games than Lucas himself. This man is more depraved and intelligent than anybody Lucas has tracked before-and with a female psychiatrist in his trap, he's already one step ahead of Lucas...

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Penguin

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0425244490

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9780425244494

Pretrial Advocacy

Planning, Analysis, and Strategy

By: Marilyn J. Berger,John B. Mitchell,Ronald H. Clark

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Pretrial Advocacy

Planning, Analysis, and Strategy

By: Marilyn J. Berger,John B. Mitchell,Ronald H. Clark

Pretrial Advocay: Planning, Analysis, and Strategy, Fifth Edition provides an excellent conceptual and practical foundation for pretrial litigation for both teachers and students. Pretrial Advocay covers both criminal and civil pretrial practice, with a focus on federal and state litigation. Professional responsibilty and civility are emphasized through the text. Checklists of skills, techniques, and ethics, which appear in each chapter, as well as 79 assignments, designed for student role-play performances, allow for greater student comprehension. Features New complete password-protected website (aspenadvocacybooks.com) containing: Streaming videos 79 assignments for role-play skills performances, such as drafting pleadings and taking and defending a deposition Drafting demand letters and mediation briefs with a step-by-step explanation of how to draft effective demand letters and mediation bries with examples Pleadings Chapter newly revised and enhanced Up-to-date Rules changes are incorporated

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Aspen Publishing

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1543847552

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9781543847550

Drug Use and Prisons

By: John B Davies,David Shewan

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Drug Use and Prisons

By: John B Davies,David Shewan

Prisons today contain large proportions of drug users. Drug Use and Prisons provides the first comprehensive account of patterns of drug use and risk behaviours in prisons, and of the different responses to this feature of prison life. Experts from Europe, North and South America, Africa and Australia, from a variety of professional backgrounds, provide an international perspective on this ongoing problem. In the past, prisoners were one of the 'hidden populations' of drug users. But with increasing recognition of the potential for the prison setting to act as a conduit for HIV and transmission within the prisoner population and thence into the community, failure to face this prospect is no longer an option for public health researchers or policymakers, nor for those working in the prison system.

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CRC Press

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9058230031

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9789058230034

Personalizing Learning

Transforming Education for Every Child

By: John West-Burnham,Max Coates

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Personalizing Learning

Transforming Education for Every Child

By: John West-Burnham,Max Coates

Most schools have improved significantly over the past ten years. The quality of teaching is better than it has ever been and yet there is a sense that schools are still not meeting the needs of all young people. The answer to this challenge is personalizing learning; a switch from the school to the learner - from the needs of the system to the needs of the person. This book presents both a manifesto and a model for the personalization of learning. It combines emerging theories of learning with best professional practice to support schools in developing their own way of moving from improvement to transformation.

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A&C Black

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1855391147

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9781855391147

The Spirit and Creation in Paul

By: John W. Yates

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The Spirit and Creation in Paul

By: John W. Yates

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cambridge, 2007.

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Mohr Siebeck

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3161498178

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9783161498176

Re-framing the Transnational Turn in American Studies

By: Winfried Fluck,Donald E. Pease,John Carlos Rowe

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Re-framing the Transnational Turn in American Studies

By: Winfried Fluck,Donald E. Pease,John Carlos Rowe

What is the state of American studies in the twenty-first century?

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UPNE

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1611681901

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9781611681901

Communication Research Statistics

By: John C. Reinard

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Communication Research Statistics

By: John C. Reinard

While most books on statistics seem to be written as though targeting other statistics professors, John Reinard′s Communication Research Statistics is especially impressive because it is clearly intended for the student reader, filled with unusually clear explanations and with illustrations on the use of SPSS. I enjoyed reading this lucid, student-friendly book and expect students will benefit enormously from its content and presentation. Well done!" --John C. Pollock, The College of New Jersey Written in an accessible style using straightforward and direct language, Communication Research Statistics guides students through the statistics actually used in most empirical research undertaken in communication studies. This introductory textbook is the only work in communication that includes details on statistical analysis of data with a full set of data analysis instructions based on SPSS 12 and Excel XP. Key Features: Emphasizes basic and introductory statistical thinking: The basic needs of novice researchers and students are addressed, while underscoring the foundational elements of statistical analyses in research. Students learn how statistics are used to provide evidence for research arguments and how to evaluate such evidence for themselves. Prepares students to use statistics: Students are encouraged to use statistics as they encounter and evaluate quantitative research. The book details how statistics can be understood by developing actual skills to carry out rudimentary work. Examples are drawn from mass communication, speech communication, and communication disorders. Incorporates SPSS 12 and Excel: A distinguishing feature is the inclusion of coverage of data analysis by use of SPSS 12 and by Excel. Information on the use of major computer software is designed to let students use such tools immediately. Companion Web Site! A dedicated Web site includes a glossary, data sets, chapter summaries, additional readings, links to other useful sites, selected "calculators" for computation of related statistics, additional macros for selected statistics using Excel and SPSS, and extra chapters on multiple discriminant analysis and loglinear analysis. Intended Audience: Ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in Communication Research Statistics or Methods; also relevant for many Research Methods courses across the social sciences

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SAGE Publications

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1506320481

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Operation Pedro Pan

The Migration of Unaccompanied Children from Castro's Cuba

By: Gronbeck-Tedesco John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco

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Operation Pedro Pan

The Migration of Unaccompanied Children from Castro's Cuba

By: Gronbeck-Tedesco John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco

At the outset the proposal seemed modest: transfer two hundred unaccompanied Cuban children to Miami to save them from communism. The time apart from their parents would be short, only until Fidel Castro fell from power by the result of U.S. force, Cuban counterrevolutionary tactics, or a combination of both. Families would be reunited in a matter of months. A plan was hatched, and it worked--until it ballooned into something so unwieldy that within two years the modest proposal erupted into what at the time was the largest migration of unaccompanied minors to the United States. Operation Pedro Pan explores the undertaking sponsored by the Miami Catholic Diocese, federal and state offices, child welfare agencies, and anti-Castro Cubans to bring more than fourteen thousand unaccompanied children to the United States during the Cold War. Operation Pedro Pan was the colloquial name for the Unaccompanied Cuban Children's Program, which began under government largesse in February 1961. Children without immediate family support in the United States--some 8,300 minors--received group and foster care through the Catholic Welfare Bureau and other religious, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations as young people were dispersed throughout the country. Using personal interviews and newly unearthed information, Operation Pedro Pan provides a deeper understanding of how and why the program was devised. John A. Gronbeck-Tedesco demonstrates how the seemingly mundane conditions of everyday life can suddenly uproot civilians from their routines of work, church, and school and thrust them into historical prominence. The stories told by Pedro Pans are filled with horror and resilience and contribute to a refugee memory that still shapes Cuban American politics and identity today.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1640125612

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9781640125612

The First VCs

The Stories Behind the First Victoria Crosses in the Crimean War and the Definition of Courage

By: John Grehan

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The First VCs

The Stories Behind the First Victoria Crosses in the Crimean War and the Definition of Courage

By: John Grehan

Officers led and men followed; all were expected to do their duty without thought of reward. Enlisted men rarely penetrated the officer ranks and promotion owed more to money than merit. Then came the Crimean War.The incompetence and ineffectiveness of the senior officers contrasted sharply with the bravery of the lower ranks. Fuelled by the reports from the first-ever war correspondents which were read by an increasingly literate public, the mumblings of discontent rapidly grew into a national outcry. Questions were asked in Parliament, answers were demanded by the press why were the heroes of the Alma, Inkerman and the Charge of the Light Brigade not being recognised? Something had be done.That something was the introduction of an award that would be of such prestige it would be sought by all men from the private to the Field Marshal. It would be the highest possible award for valour in the face of the enemy and it bore the name of the Queen for whom the men fought.This is the story of how the first Victoria Crosses were attained in the heat of the most deadly conflict of the nineteenth century. It is also an examination of how the definition of courage, as recognised by the awarding of VCs, evolved, from saving the regimental colours at the Alma to saving a comrade in the No Mans Land before Sevastopol.

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Frontline Books

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1473851726

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Paul and the Gift

By: John M. G. Barclay

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Paul and the Gift

By: John M. G. Barclay

John Barclay explores Pauline theology anew from the perspective of grace. Arguing that Paul's theology of grace is best approached in light of ancient notions of "gift," Barclay describes Paul's relationship to Judaism in a fresh way. Barclay focuses on divine gift-giving, which for Paul, he says, is focused and fulfilled in the gift of Christ. He both offers a new appraisal of Paul's theology of the Christ-event as gift as it comes to expression in Galatians and Romans and presents a nuanced and detailed consideration of the history of reception of Paul, including Augustine, Luther, Calvin, and Barth.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802875327

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9780802875327

Introduction to Sport Law With Case Studies in Sport Law-2nd Edition

By: Spengler, John O.,Anderson, Paul M.,Connaughton, Daniel P. ,Baker III, Thomas A.

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Introduction to Sport Law With Case Studies in Sport Law-2nd Edition

By: Spengler, John O.,Anderson, Paul M.,Connaughton, Daniel P. ,Baker III, Thomas A.

Introduction to Sport Law With Case Studies in Sport Law, Second Edition, uses an accessible, jargon-free approach to fundamental legal issues in sport law, including liability issues, protecting legal rights, and managing risk.

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Human Kinetics

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1450457002

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9781450457002

Paul in Israel's Story

Self and Community at the Cross

By: John L. Meech

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Paul in Israel's Story

Self and Community at the Cross

By: John L. Meech

It is commonplace that postmodern thought has problematized the concept of the self. This poses a particularly sharp problem for Christian theologians, for whom the idea of the person as a Christian self must be central. In this book John Meech addresses this problem by means of a theological hermeneutics that brings together cutting edge scholarship in biblical interpretation and constructive theology. The book comprises three major parts. In the first, Meech reflects on St. Paul's construal of Christian identity in light of what has become known as the "new paradigm" in Pauline studies. This movement, identified with N.T. Wright, James Dunn, and Terence Donaldson, stresses the communal aspects of Paul's thought and his narrative understanding of the self. In the second part, Meech offers a pivotal analysis of Rudolf Bultmann's phenomenology of the self and its impact on his demythologizing interpretation of Paul's writings. In the third part, Meech engages Paul Ricoeur's late work, Oneself as Another, as a guide to the postmodern problem of selfhood and as a heuristic resource for interpreting Paul's writings. He does not restrict himself to a textual treatment of Ricoeur's work on selfhood and narrative, nor does he stop at an abstract reflection on its significance for theology. Instead he explores in considerable detail the contributions and implications of Ricoeur's later writings for biblical hermeneutics and theology. Investigating the unthematized hints about community presupposed in Ricoeur's work, Meech reconfigures his ontology of the self as an ontology of the self in community. Finally, he correlates Paul's communal understanding of the "I" with this ontology, articulating a self that is constituted in community but not reduced to a mere locus of community. He argues that the community posited in his study can be understood as the community of the living and dead in Christ.

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Oxford University Press

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0190294477

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Book's by John Dunn

Breaking Democracy's Spell

Breaking Democracy's Spell

Political Judgement

Political Judgement

Mind Prey

Mind Prey

Pretrial Advocacy

Pretrial Advocacy

Drug Use and Prisons

Drug Use and Prisons

Personalizing Learning

Personalizing Learning

The Spirit and Creation in Paul

The Spirit and Creation in Paul

Re-framing the Transnational Turn in American Studies

Re-framing the Transnational Turn in American Studies

Communication Research Statistics

Communication Research Statistics

Operation Pedro Pan

Operation Pedro Pan

The First VCs

The First VCs

Paul and the Gift

Paul and the Gift

Introduction to Sport Law With Case Studies in Sport Law-2nd Edition

Introduction to Sport Law With Case Studies in Sport Law-2nd Edition

Paul in Israel's Story

Paul in Israel's Story

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