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Medical Stigmata

Race, Medicine, and the Pursuit of Theological Liberation

By: Kirk A. Johnson

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Medical Stigmata

Race, Medicine, and the Pursuit of Theological Liberation

By: Kirk A. Johnson

This book observes the idea of race as a false representation for the cause of disease. Race-based medicine, an emerging field in pharmacology, aims to create a specialty market based on racial groups. Within this market, the drug BiDil set a precedent in this area of medicine targeting African Americans as its first racial group. Consequently, selecting African Americans as a “starter group” led to ethical questions regarding the motive behind race-based medicine within the context of the larger treatment of blacks in American medical history. This book therefore links medicine and American eugenics, examines race-based medicine’s influence on the perception of the black body, traces the influence of BiDil’s approval on the resurgence of race-based medicine, and assesses the black church’s response to race-based medicine using black liberation theology as a means to social justice.

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Springer

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9811329923

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9789811329920

African American Tea Party Supporters

Explaining a Political Paradox

By: Kirk A. Johnson

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African American Tea Party Supporters

Explaining a Political Paradox

By: Kirk A. Johnson

To their critics who celebrated the election of America’s first African American president, black Tea Party supporters are self-loathing race traitors. In African American Tea Party Supporters: Explaining A Political Paradox, Kirk A. Johnson interviews thirty elected officials, radio personalities, military veterans, and other black Tea Partyers to reveal a group with deep regard for African Americans—and even for Barack Obama—but also divergent perspectives on race, religion, government, and Tea Party racism. Johnson argues when viewed in the context of their family structures and life experiences, black Tea Partyers’ unusual political choices are knowable, understandable, and largely rational.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498590896

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9781498590891

Defenders of Liberty or Champions of Security?

Federal Courts, the Hierarchy of Justice, and U.S. Foreign Policy

By: Kirk A. Randazzo

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Defenders of Liberty or Champions of Security?

Federal Courts, the Hierarchy of Justice, and U.S. Foreign Policy

By: Kirk A. Randazzo

Examines the critical role assumed by the U. S. judiciary in balancing concerns about national security with the protection of liberty after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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140

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State University of New York Press

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1438430493

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9781438430492

A Nation in Crisis

Division, Conflict and Capitalism in the United Kingdom

By: Neville Kirk

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A Nation in Crisis

Division, Conflict and Capitalism in the United Kingdom

By: Neville Kirk

Since the 2007-8 financial crisis and its aftershocks, international capitalism has once again been in crisis. The crisis has been particularly marked in the UK and its outcome is currently unclear. Based upon a wealth of sources, from newspapers, journals, government, political party and polling organisation publications, as well as archival and secondary material, Neville Kirk examines the systemic crisis facing the nations of the UK. The book traces the crisis from the period following the 2016 EU referendum up to 2022, a period during which the crisis intensified and became more widespread. Kirk covers the elections of 2017 and 2019, political fragmentation, Scottish nationalism, Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic, continuing economic problems and conflicts around class, gender, race and nation. Finally, the book considers competing pathways out of the current impasse. Through his thorough examination of the UK's main political parties and players, Kirk offers the reader a new and original understanding of how we reached the present situation.

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241

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350374474

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9781350374478

Q in Matthew

Ancient Media, Memory, and Early Scribal Transmission of the Jesus Tradition

By: Alan Kirk

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Q in Matthew

Ancient Media, Memory, and Early Scribal Transmission of the Jesus Tradition

By: Alan Kirk

Advocates of the established hypotheses on the origins of the Synoptic gospels and their interrelationships (the Synoptic Problem), and especially those defending or contesting the existence of the "source" (Q), are increasingly being called upon to justify their position with reference to ancient media practices. Still others go so far as to claim that ancient media realities force a radical rethinking of the whole project of Synoptic source criticism, and they question whether traditional documentary approaches remain valid at all. This debate has been hampered to date by the patchy reception of research on ancient media in Synoptic scholarship. Seeking to rectify this problem, Alan Kirk here mounts a defense, grounded in the practices of memory and manuscript transmission in the Roman world, of the Two Document Hypothesis. He shows how ancient media/memory approaches in fact offer new leverage on classic research problems in scholarship on the Synoptic Gospels, and that they have the potential to break the current impasse in the Synoptic Problem. The results of his analysis open up new insights to the early reception and scribal transmission of the Jesus tradition and cast new light on some long-conflicted questions in Christian origins.

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369

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567667731

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9780567667731

To the Edge

A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance

By: Kirk Johnson

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To the Edge

A Man, Death Valley, and the Mystery of Endurance

By: Kirk Johnson

This extreme sports saga, part Plimptonesque narrative, part spiritual journey, explores the limits of personal endurance as a determined journalist takes on the 135 mile Death Valley marathon.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0759525714

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9780759525719

Stroke

Vital Health Information for African Americans

By: Lafayette Singleton,Kirk A. Johnson

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Stroke

Vital Health Information for African Americans

By: Lafayette Singleton,Kirk A. Johnson

Stroke hits African-Americans more often than any other community of people in the world killing thousands annually and leaving countless others incapacitated. To make matters worse, many African-Americans don't have access to quality medical care or even reliable information about stroke. Here is the first guide written by and for African-Americans that provides important information on why Blacks are at greater risk of stroke, how to assess one's odds of suffering a stroke, and what to do to avoid or survive it. Includes an extensive resource section.

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Kensington Books

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157566464X

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9781575664644

Obesity

Vital Health Information for African Americans

By: Mavis Thompson,Kirk A. Johnson

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Obesity

Vital Health Information for African Americans

By: Mavis Thompson,Kirk A. Johnson

In response to an obesity epidemic among African Americans, the authors explain why the black community has been affected by this dangerous medical condition, outline the risks of being overweight, and present a proven plan for achieving a healthier lifestyle.

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Kensington Publishing Corporation

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1575664852

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9781575664859

Next Generation Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules

From Stereochemistry to Photochemistry and Molecular Devices

By: Samantha Jenkins,Steven Robert Kirk

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Next Generation Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules

From Stereochemistry to Photochemistry and Molecular Devices

By: Samantha Jenkins,Steven Robert Kirk

This book begins by providing a simplified version of the computational quantum chemistry sufficient to calculate the wavefunctions that are the basic input of NG-QTAIM. Enough basic (scalar) QTAIM theory is provided to understand the later chapters. In addition, our developments of scalar QTAIM are presented and activities at various levels of difficulty are provided for the readership to facilitate understanding. The topological origins of Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) before explaining the highlights and consequences of the developments of Next-Generation QTAIM (NG-QTAIM) that is a 3-D vector-based realization of QTAIM. The book compiles all developments and extensions of Next-Generation QTAIM in one place for easy reference for those engaged in theoretical/computational chemistry. Essential insights into molecular switch functioning not available from the energy barrier or any scalar measures are presented along with a new measure to assess the efficiency of rotary molecular motors. The book also discusses how the treatment of external forces such as electric fields and laser irradiation is included in NG-QTAIM. This book benefits theoretical/computational chemists/physics/engineers, students (graduate and undergraduate) and chemical/pharmaceutical industry researchers who carry out chemical computations in universities and industries. Where appropriate, Target Learning Outcomes and Further Reading are provided along with a list of the scientific goals to be addressed in addition to a glossary table in the summary sections. Where applicable each chapter concludes by outlining benefits, limitations and suggestions for further investigations. All our NG-QTAIM publications are available as pre-prints in the form of .pdf files along with the corresponding supplementary materials at our BEACON website www.beaconresearch.org.

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237

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Springer Nature

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9819903297

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9789819903290

Forensic Mental Health Assessment

A Casebook

By: Kirk Heilbrun,Geoffrey Marczyk,David DeMatteo

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Forensic Mental Health Assessment

A Casebook

By: Kirk Heilbrun,Geoffrey Marczyk,David DeMatteo

Forensic mental health assessments are evaluations conducted by individuals from different disciplines on a variety of questions in civil, criminal, and family law. A growing number of mental health professionals, including psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, are being called upon to assess everything from an individual's competence to stand trial to the risk or threat of future violence, and asked to weigh in on cases ranging from murder and assault to malpractice and child custody." General principles have emerged to guide professionals conducting forensic mental health assessment. Forensic Mental Health Assessment: A Casebook illustrates those principles using relevant, real-world case material. Built around actual case reports from expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists, the volume probes a broad range of legal questions through the detailed examination of more than 40 cases. Topics include Miranda rights waiver, competence to act as one's own attorney, competence to stand trial, juvenile commitment, sanity at the time of the offense, child custody, termination of parental rights, guardianship, and malpractice. This is the first casebook focusing specifically on forensic assessment. It contains cases from a broad range of civil, criminal, and family legal questions, described in case reports contributed by expert forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. It will be useful for anyone involved in assessments for the courts and attorneys, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and attorneys.

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Oxford University Press

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0198033311

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9780198033318

The Dictator Dilemma

The United States and Paraguay in the Cold War

By: Kirk Tyvela

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The Dictator Dilemma

The United States and Paraguay in the Cold War

By: Kirk Tyvela

The Dictator Dilemma tells the story of US bilateral relations with the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship (1954–1989). Tyvela focuses on how and why that diplomatic relationship changed during the Cold War from cooperation, based on mutual opposition to communism, to conflict, based on clashing expectations concerning democratic reforms and human rights. The policy debates by officials in Washington and in Asunción brought out a tension that has defined US diplomacy for more than a century: how can the United States partner with tyrants while credibly proclaiming to advance a democratic mission in the world? Tyvela argues that the Stroessner regime was symbolic of a broader foreign policy struggle to perpetuate, enforce, and ultimately redefine the importance of friendly dictators to US global and hemispheric interests.

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411

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University of Pittsburgh Press

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0822986507

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9780822986508

The Axiological Status of Theism and Other Worldviews

By: Kirk Lougheed

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The Axiological Status of Theism and Other Worldviews

By: Kirk Lougheed

This book explores the value impact that theist and other worldviews have on our world and its inhabitants. Providing an extended defense of anti-theism - the view that God’s existence would (or does) actually make the world worse in certain respects - Lougheed explores God’s impact on a broad range of concepts including privacy, understanding, dignity, and sacrifice. The second half of the book is dedicated to the expansion of the current debate beyond monotheism and naturalism, providing an analysis of the axiological status of other worldviews such as pantheism, ultimism, and Buddhism. A lucid exploration of contemporary and relevant questions about the value impact of God’s existence, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars interested in axiological questions in the philosophy of religion.

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285

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Springer Nature

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3030548201

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9783030548209

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Diuretics to Emulsions

By: Kirk-Othmer

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Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Diuretics to Emulsions

By: Kirk-Othmer

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology The Third Edition of the Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology is built on the solid foundation of the previous editions. All of the articles have been rewritten and updated and many new subjects have been added to reflect changes in chemical technology through the 1970s. The new edition, however, will be familiar to users of the earlier editions: comprehensive, authoritative, accessible, lucid. The Encyclopedia remains an indispensable information source for all producers and users of chemical products and materials. In the Third Edition, emphasis is given to major present-day topics of concern to all chemists, scientists, and engineers—energy, health, safety, toxicology, and new materials. New subjects have been added, especially those related to polymer and plastics technology, fuels and energy, inorganic and solid-state chemistry, composite materials, coating, fermentation and enzymes, pharmaceuticals, surfactant technology, fibers and textiles. New features include the use of SI units as well as English units, Chemical Abstracts Service’s Registry Numbers, and complete indexing based on automated retrieval from a machine-readable composition system. Once again this classic serves as an unrivaled library of information for the chemical and allied industries. Some comments about Kirk-Othmer— The First Edition "No reference library worthy of the name will be without this series. It is simply a must for the chemist and chemical engineer…" —Chemical and Engineering News The Second Edition "A necessity for any technical library." —Choice

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960

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Wiley-Interscience

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0471020443

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9780471020448

African American Tea Party Supporters

Explaining a Political Paradox

By: Kirk A. Johnson

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African American Tea Party Supporters

Explaining a Political Paradox

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Rowman & Littlefield

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Medical Stigmata

Race, Medicine, and the Pursuit of Theological Liberation

By: Kirk A. Johnson

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Medical Stigmata

Race, Medicine, and the Pursuit of Theological Liberation

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Medical Stigmata

Medical Stigmata

African American Tea Party Supporters

African American Tea Party Supporters

Defenders of Liberty or Champions of Security?

Defenders of Liberty or Champions of Security?

A Nation in Crisis

A Nation in Crisis

Q in Matthew

Q in Matthew

To the Edge

To the Edge

Stroke

Stroke

Obesity

Obesity

Next Generation Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules

Next Generation Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules

Forensic Mental Health Assessment

Forensic Mental Health Assessment

The Dictator Dilemma

The Dictator Dilemma

The Axiological Status of Theism and Other Worldviews

The Axiological Status of Theism and Other Worldviews

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Diuretics to Emulsions

Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Diuretics to Emulsions

African American Tea Party Supporters

African American Tea Party Supporters

Medical Stigmata

Medical Stigmata

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