Lisa A. Fletcher's Books

Reading Shakespeare Historically

By: Lisa Jardine

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Reading Shakespeare Historically

By: Lisa Jardine

Reading Shakespeare Historically is a passionate, provocative book by one of the most renowned and popular Renaissance scholars writing today. Charting ten years of critical development, these challenging, witty essays shed new light on Renaissance studies. It also raises intriguing questions about how the culture and history of the past illuminates the key social and political issues of today. Lisa Jardine re-reads Renaissance drama in its historical and cultural context, from laws of defamation in Othello to the competing loyalties of companionate marriage and male friendship in The Changeling. In doing so she reveals a wealth of new insights, sometimes surprising but always original and engrossing. At the same time, these essays also provide a fascinating account of the rise of feminist scholarship since the 1980s and the diversifying of `new historicist' approaches over the same period. Reading Shakespeare Historically will fascinate and provoke students of shakespeare and his historical age, and general readers with an urge to understand how the culture and history of our past illuminates the key scoial and political issues of today.

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Routledge

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1134780613

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9781134780617

Managing Intellectual Capital in Practice

By: Göran Roos,Stephen Pike,Lisa Fernstrom

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Managing Intellectual Capital in Practice

By: Göran Roos,Stephen Pike,Lisa Fernstrom

This book is the essential guide for managers wishing to implement the benefits of Intellectual Capital thinking in their companies or divisions. It serves as an easily accessible introduction to the subject area for the novice, giving the gist of what it is about and how it has developed, but above all it gives hands-on instructions on how to incorporate intellectual capital thinking in everyday business and how to use the tools provided for the management and measurement of intangible resources. Throughout the main part of the book, three different cases in separate boxes run in parallel with the body text. These are introduced in chapter 2 and illustrate how the tools are to be used, depending on what type of company wishes to implement these ideas. The three case companies are characterised as a manufacturing company, an R&D organisation and a network company. Smaller case stories about well-known global companies are also interspersed throughout the book.

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Routledge

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1136383794

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The Power of Necessity

Reason of State in the Spanish Monarchy, c. 1590–1650

By: Lisa Kattenberg

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The Power of Necessity

Reason of State in the Spanish Monarchy, c. 1590–1650

By: Lisa Kattenberg

Exploring reason of state in a global monarchy, The Power of Necessity examines how thinkers and agents in the Spanish monarchy navigated the tension between political pragmatism and moral-religious principle. This tension lies at the very heart of Counter-Reformation reason of state. Nowhere was the need for pragmatic state management greater than in the overstretched Spanish Empire of the seventeenth century. However, pragmatic politics were problematic for a Catholic monarchy steeped in ideals of justice and divine justifications of power and kingship. Presenting a broad cast of characters from across Europe, and uniting published sources with a wide range of archival material, Lisa Kattenberg shows how non-canonical thinkers and agents confronted the political-moral dilemmas of their age by creatively employing the legitimizing power of necessity. Pioneering new ways of bridging the persistent gap between theory and practice in the history of political thought, The Power of Necessity casts fresh light on the struggle to preserve the monarchy in a modernizing world.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009081586

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Coercive Cooperation

Explaining Multilateral Economic Sanctions

By: Lisa L. Martin

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Coercive Cooperation

Explaining Multilateral Economic Sanctions

By: Lisa L. Martin

This innovative study shows that multilateral sanctions are coercive in their pressure on their target and in their origin: the sanctions themselves frequently result from coercive policies, with one state attempting to coerce others through persuasion, threats, and promises. To analyze this process, Lisa Martin uses a novel methodology combining game-theoretic models, statistical analysis, and case studies. She emphasizes that credible commitments gain international cooperation, and concludes that the involvement of international institutions and the willingness of the main "sender" to bear heavy costs are the central factors influencing the sanction's credibility.

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Princeton University Press

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0691227829

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9780691227825

Local Journalism in a Digital World

Theory and Practice in the Digital Age

By: Kristy Hess,Lisa Waller

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Local Journalism in a Digital World

Theory and Practice in the Digital Age

By: Kristy Hess,Lisa Waller

This unique text addresses the gap between journalism studies, which have tended to focus on national and international news, and the fact that most journalism is practised at the local level, where people live, work, play and feel most 'at home'. Providing a rich overview of the role and place of local media in society, Hess and Waller demonstrate that, in this changing digital era, the local journalist must not only specialize in niche 'place-based' news, but also have a clear understanding of how their locality and its people 'fit' in the context of a globalized world. Equipping readers with a nuanced and well-rounded understanding of the field today, this is an essential resource for students of journalism, media and communication studies, as well as for practising and aspiring journalists.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137504781

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Playing it Safe

How the Supreme Court Sidesteps Hard Cases and Stunts the Development of Law

By: Lisa Kloppenberg

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Playing it Safe

How the Supreme Court Sidesteps Hard Cases and Stunts the Development of Law

By: Lisa Kloppenberg

It is one of the unspoken truths of the American judicial system that courts go out of their way to avoid having to decide important and controversial issues. Even the Supreme Court from which the entire nation seeks guidance frequently engages in transparent tactics to avoid difficult, politically sensitive cases. The Court's reliance on avoidance has been inconsistent and at times politically motivated. For example, liberal New Deal Justices, responding to the activism of a conservative Court, promoted deference to Congress and the presidency to protect the Court from political pressure. Likewise, as the Warren Court recognized new constitutional rights, conservative judges and critics praised avoidance as a foundational rule of judicial restraint. And as conservative Justices have constituted the majority on the Court in recent years, many liberals and moderates have urged avoidance, for fear of disagreeable verdicts. By sharing the stories of litigants who struggled unsuccessfully to raise before the Supreme Court constitutional matters of the utmost importance from the 1970s-1990s, Playing it Safe argues that judges who fail to exercise their power in hard cases in effect abdicate their constitutional responsibility when it is needed most, and in so doing betray their commitment to neutrality. Lisa Kloppenberg demonstrates how the Court often avoids socially sensitive cases, such as those involving racial and ethnic discrimination, gender inequalities, abortion restrictions, sexual orientation discrimination, and environmental abuses. In the process, the Court ducks its responsibility to check the more politically responsive branches of government when "majority rule" pushes the boundaries of constitutional law. The Court has not used these malleable doctrines evenhandedly: it has actively shielded states from liability and national oversight, and aggressively expanded standing requirements to limit the role of federal courts.

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492

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NYU Press

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0814749356

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Sweet Briar College

By: Lynn Rainville,Lisa N. Johnston

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Sweet Briar College

By: Lynn Rainville,Lisa N. Johnston

On October 29, 1900, Indiana Fletcher Williams died, leaving her 8,000-acre plantation estate and almost $1 million to create the Sweet Briar Institute. Later renamed Sweet Briar College, it was founded by Williams to honor her daughter, Maria Georgiana "Daisy" Williams, who died tragically in 1884 at age 16. For over a century, Sweet Briar has recruited dedicated faculty and staff to teach exceptional students. The school's award-winning lands include old-growth forests, rare arboreal and floral species, scenic hiking and riding trails, and two lakes. Complementing these natural resources are beautiful campus buildings, many of which are listed in national and state historic registers. Each of these features is rare for a college campus; taken together, they compose the rich physical and community heritage of a historic college that celebrates its 115th birthday in 2016

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439654166

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Childhood beyond Pathology

A Psychoanalytic Study of Development and Diagnosis

By: Lisa Farley

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Childhood beyond Pathology

A Psychoanalytic Study of Development and Diagnosis

By: Lisa Farley

Brings psychoanalytic concepts to the notion of childhood development with a keen eye to discussions of social justice and human dignity. Childhood beyond Pathology offers an account of the ways that psychoanalytic concepts can inform ongoing challenges of representing development, belonging, and relationality, with a focus on debates over how children should be treated, what they might know, and who they should become. Drawing from fiction, clinical studies, and courtroom and classroom contexts, Lisa Farley explores a series of five conceptual figuresthe replacement child, the neurodiverse child, the counterfeit child, the child heir of historical trauma, and the gender divergent childwith a keen eye to discussions of social justice and human dignity. The book reveals the emotional situations, social tensions, and political issues that shape the meaning of childhood, and focuses on what happens when a child departs from normative scripts of development. Through thought-provoking analysis, Farley develops themes that include childhood loss, the myth of innocence, the problem of diagnosis, the subject of racial hatred, the meaning of a good fight, and gender embodiment. She draws extensively on psychoanalytic concepts to show how the fantasy of the child advancing through lockstep stages fails to account for the child as symbolic of the conflicts of entering into the social world. Childhood beyond Pathology suggests we reconsider developmental understandings of childhood by honoring the elusive qualities of inner life.

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SUNY Press

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1438470916

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Judicial Process in America

By: Robert A. Carp,Kenneth L. Manning,Lisa M. Holmes,Ronald Stidham

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Judicial Process in America

By: Robert A. Carp,Kenneth L. Manning,Lisa M. Holmes,Ronald Stidham

Known for shedding light on the link between the courts, public policy, and the political environment, Judicial Process in America offers you a clear but comprehensive overview of today’s American judiciary. Considering the courts from every level, the authors thoroughly cover judges, lawyers, litigants, and the variables at play in judicial decision-making. The highly anticipated Eleventh Edition offers updated coverage of recent Supreme Court rulings, including same-sex marriage and health care subsidies; the effect of three women justices on the Court's patterns of decision; and the policy-making role of state tribunals as they consider an increasing number of state programs and policies.

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CQ Press

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1544316720

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Buddha Meditations

The Art of Letting Go

By: Lisa T.E. Sonne

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Buddha Meditations

The Art of Letting Go

By: Lisa T.E. Sonne

In an easy-to-understand and succinct style, this accessible guide presents gems of Buddhist wisdom that have helped people of various faiths find greater peace and happiness. Now Buddha’s teachings can help you discover your best path in life and let go of what’s causing you to feel dissatisfied. The first part of this book introduces six Buddhist principles and paths, as well as familiarizes you with a variety of tools for letting go. Learn how your own breathing can help you relax, start a meditation practice, and develop mindfulness, a key aspect of meditation as well as a useful means for anyone to better interact with their daily life. You’ll also find clear information on meditational art exercises, from floral arranging to Chinese brush-stroke painting, from making a rock garden to writing haiku poems. The parables included at the end of this section are offered as prompts for self-discovery. The second part consists of a selection of Buddhist wisdom and advice, collected by various people, from The Dhammapada—the ancient Buddhist masterpiece—and from revered figures of the past, evolved leaders in Buddhism today, and Western contemporaries who practice Buddhism. Let Buddha Meditations help you access the answers and happiness inside you.

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Union Square & Co.

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1435155866

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Paleopathology of the Ancient Egyptians

An Annotated Bibliography 1995–2016 Updated Edition

By: Lisa Sabbahy

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Paleopathology of the Ancient Egyptians

An Annotated Bibliography 1995–2016 Updated Edition

By: Lisa Sabbahy

This updated and expanded annotated bibliography presents and describes over 1,200 books, dissertations, excavation reports, and articles relevant to the paleopathology of the ancient Egyptians from the fields of Egyptology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and medicine, making it possible for scholars in these different fields to keep current with the latest finds and results. Each source has a short annotation explaining its relevant pathological information, so that scholars can ascertain whether or not any particular source is germane to their own research, and see what is being studied and published by others. In particular, this bibliography will be an immense help to scholars outside the field of Egyptology who want to know about the newest excavations with human remains. It will be indispensable to scholars as well as non-specialists who are intrigued by this area of study, particularly forensic pathologists, medical researchers, historians of medicine, and mummy enthusiasts.

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American University in Cairo Press

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1617977284

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9781617977282

Water and Ritual

The Rise and Fall of Classic Maya Rulers

By: Lisa J. Lucero

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Water and Ritual

The Rise and Fall of Classic Maya Rulers

By: Lisa J. Lucero

In the southern Maya lowlands, rainfall provided the primary and, in some areas, the only source of water for people and crops. Classic Maya kings sponsored elaborate public rituals that affirmed their close ties to the supernatural world and their ability to intercede with deities and ancestors to ensure an adequate amount of rain, which was then stored to provide water during the four-to-five-month dry season. As long as the rains came, Maya kings supplied their subjects with water and exacted tribute in labor and goods in return. But when the rains failed at the end of the Classic period (AD 850-950), the Maya rulers lost both their claim to supernatural power and their temporal authority. Maya commoners continued to supplicate gods and ancestors for rain in household rituals, but they stopped paying tribute to rulers whom the gods had forsaken. In this paradigm-shifting book, Lisa Lucero investigates the central role of water and ritual in the rise, dominance, and fall of Classic Maya rulers. She documents commoner, elite, and royal ritual histories in the southern Maya lowlands from the Late Preclassic through the Terminal Classic periods to show how elites and rulers gained political power through the public replication and elaboration of household-level rituals. At the same time, Lucero demonstrates that political power rested equally on material conditions that the Maya rulers could only partially control. Offering a new, more nuanced understanding of these dual bases of power, Lucero makes a compelling case for spiritual and material factors intermingling in the development and demise of Maya political complexity.

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University of Texas Press

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0292709994

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9780292709997

Lobscouse and Spotted Dog

Which Its A Gastronomic Companion To The Aubrey Maturin Novels

By: Chotzinoff Anne Grossman,Lisa Grossman Thomas

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Lobscouse and Spotted Dog

Which Its A Gastronomic Companion To The Aubrey Maturin Novels

By: Chotzinoff Anne Grossman,Lisa Grossman Thomas

In this cookbook companion to Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin novels, readers get authentic and practical recipes for dishes that complement the pair's travels--such as Burgoo, Drowned Baby, Sea-Pie, Jam Roly-Poly, and Sucking pig.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393320944

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9780393320947

Adam Smith’s Pragmatic Liberalism

The Science of Welfare

By: Lisa Hill

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Adam Smith’s Pragmatic Liberalism

The Science of Welfare

By: Lisa Hill

Adam Smith is commonly conceived as either an economist or a moral philosopher so his importance as a political thinker has been somewhat neglected and, at times, even denied. This book reveals the integrated, deeply political project that lies at the heart of Smith’s thought, showing both the breadth and novelty of Smith’s approach to political thought. A key argument running through the book is that attempts to locate Smith on the left-right spectrum (however that was interpreted in the eighteenth century) are mistaken: his position was ultimately dictated by his social scientific and economic thought rather than by ideology or principle. Through examining Smith’s political interests and positions, this book reveals that apparent tensions in Smith's thought are generally a function of his willingness to abandon, not only proto-liberal principles, but even the principles of his own social science when the achievement of good outcomes was at stake. Despite the common perception, negative liberty was not the be-all and end-all for Smith; rather, welfare was his main concern and he should therefore be understood as a thinker just as interested in what we would now call positive liberty. The book will uniquely show that Smith’s approach was basically coherent, not muddled, ad hoc, or ‘full of slips’; in other words, that it is a system unified by his social science and his practical desire to maximise welfare.

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Springer

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3030193373

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9783030193379

Conquered Heart

By: Lisa Samson

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Conquered Heart

By: Lisa Samson

Lilla, a lonely weaver, brings a wounded monk to her hut intending to nurse him back to health, only to learn that the man is not a monk, but Griffin Eadricson, a wanted outlaw.

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Harvest House Publishers

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1565074483

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Book's by Lisa A. Fletcher

Reading Shakespeare Historically

Reading Shakespeare Historically

Managing Intellectual Capital in Practice

Managing Intellectual Capital in Practice

The Power of Necessity

The Power of Necessity

Coercive Cooperation

Coercive Cooperation

Local Journalism in a Digital World

Local Journalism in a Digital World

Playing it Safe

Playing it Safe

Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar College

Childhood beyond Pathology

Childhood beyond Pathology

Judicial Process in America

Judicial Process in America

Buddha Meditations

Buddha Meditations

Paleopathology of the Ancient Egyptians

Paleopathology of the Ancient Egyptians

Water and Ritual

Water and Ritual

Lobscouse and Spotted Dog

Lobscouse and Spotted Dog

Adam Smith’s Pragmatic Liberalism

Adam Smith’s Pragmatic Liberalism

Conquered Heart

Conquered Heart

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