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Guns and Crime

The Data Don't Lie

By: Mark Gius

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Guns and Crime: The Data Don’t Lie investigates the ways in which the current data on guns and crime are inadequate and inaccurate. Although the majority of murders in the United States are committed with guns, research on gun ownership, the supply of guns, and the relationship between guns and crime is less thorough than studies done for many other aspects of public safety policy. This book explores the weaknesses in current findings, and extrapolates the implications of policymaking based on these faulty foundations. As the gun debate continues to rage in North America, this text offers a cautionary voice to the discourse—before practitioners and policy makers can create a solution to gun violence, they must first improve the quality of the facts they use to make their case. Intended for criminology, statistics, sociology, and economics students, Guns and Crime is also suitable for interested laypersons and practitioners hoping to better understand the mythos surrounding guns in America.

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Guns and Crime

The Data Don't Lie

By: Mark Gius

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The Data Don't Lie

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Religions of the Constantinian Empire

By: Mark Edwards

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Religions of the Constantinian Empire

By: Mark Edwards

Religions of the Constantinian Empire provides a synoptic review of Constantine's relation to all the cultic and theological traditions of the Empire during the period from his seizure of power in the west in 306 cᴇ to the end of his reign as autocrat of both east and west in 337 cᴇ. Divided into three parts, the first considers the efforts of Christians to construct their own philosophy, and their own patterns of the philosophic life, in opposition to Platonism. The second assembles evidence of survival, variation or decay in religious practices which were never compulsory under Roman law. The 'religious plurality' of the second section includes those cults which are represented as demonic burlesques of the sacraments by Firmicus Maternus. The third reviews the changes, both within the church and in the public sphere, which were undeniably prompted by the accession of a Christian monarch. In this section on 'Christian polyphony', Mark Edwards expertly moves on from this deliberate petrifaction of Judaism to the profound shift in relations between the church and the civic cult that followed the Emperor's choice of a new divine protector. The material in the first section will be most familiar to the historian of philosophy, that of the second to the historian of religion, and that of the third to the theologian. All three sections make reference to such factors as the persecution under Diocletian, the so-called 'edict of Milan', the subsequent legislation of Constantine, and the summoning of the council of Nicaea. Edwards does not maintain, however, that the religious and philosophical innovations of this period were mere by-products of political revolution; indeed, he often highlights that Christianity was more revolutionary in its expectations than any sovereign could afford to be in his acts.This authoritative study provides a comprehensive reference work for those studying the ecclesiastical and theological developments and controversies of the fourth century.

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OUP Oxford

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0191511501

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9780191511509

The Development of the Maltese Insurance Industry

A Comprehensive Study

By: Mark Laurence Zammit,Jonathan Spiteri,Simon Grima

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The Development of the Maltese Insurance Industry

A Comprehensive Study

By: Mark Laurence Zammit,Jonathan Spiteri,Simon Grima

Drawing upon empirical findings, archival research, and interviews, Zammit, Spiteri, and Grima fill a major gap in the literature by delivering a study of the development of the Maltese insurance industry.

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Emerald Group Publishing

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1787569799

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The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235-395

By: Mark Hebblewhite

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The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235-395

By: Mark Hebblewhite

With The Emperor and the Army in the Later Roman Empire, AD 235–395 Mark Hebblewhite offers the first study solely dedicated to examining the nature of the relationship between the emperor and his army in the politically and militarily volatile later Roman Empire. Bringing together a wide range of available literary, epigraphic and numismatic evidence he demonstrates that emperors of the period considered the army to be the key institution they had to mollify in order to retain power and consequently employed a range of strategies to keep the troops loyal to their cause. Key to these efforts were imperial attempts to project the emperor as a worthy general (imperator) and a generous provider of military pay and benefits. Also important were the honorific and symbolic gestures each emperor made to the army in order to convince them that they and the empire could only prosper under his rule.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317034309

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Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict

Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society

By: Michael Vinay Bhatia,Mark Sedra

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Afghanistan, Arms and Conflict

Armed Groups, Disarmament and Security in a Post-War Society

By: Michael Vinay Bhatia,Mark Sedra

This book provides a comprehensive assessment of small arms and security-related issues in post-9/11 Afghanistan.

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Routledge

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113405422X

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel

A Musician's Life and World

By: Mark Kroll

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel

A Musician's Life and World

By: Mark Kroll

Contemporary Jewish Writing in Britain and Ireland presents a wide range of writers-some at the heart of British culture, others outside the mainstream-who address the issue of Jewish cultural difference in Great Britain and Ireland. Editor Bryan Cheyette has assembled a striking roster of writers whose extraordinary imagination and understanding of Jewish experience in Britain and Ireland have transformed English literature in recent decades. They include established figures like Anita Brookner, Harold Pinter, and George Steiner, as well as such vibrant new voices as Elena Lappin, Jonathan Treitel, and Jonathan Wilson. As Cheyette argues, "the contemporary British-Jewish writers in this volume defy the authority of England and the Anglo-Jewish community. . . . [All are risk-takers who . . . will eventually help replace narrow national narratives and gendered identities with a broader, more plural, diasporic culture.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810859203

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Preventing Mass Violence

A Whole Community Approach

By: Mark S. Warnick

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Preventing Mass Violence

A Whole Community Approach

By: Mark S. Warnick

Build your community's ability to be proactive toward preventing mass violence In the past decade, communities across America have grappled with an alarming surge in mass violence incidents, leaving citizens and authorities alike seeking effective prevention strategies. In Preventing Mass Violence: A Whole Community Approach, Dr. Mark S. Warnick draws on his extensive experience as a first responder to provide a comprehensive blueprint for thwarting mass shootings, terrorist acts, and other large-scale violence. Emphasizing a collaborative "whole community" model, Warnick advocates for robust cooperation among law enforcement, emergency services, businesses, schools, healthcare providers, and the public. Through actionable insights, readers will discover practical methods to cultivate resilience and deter various forms of violence, from mass shootings to vehicular attacks. With a focus on prevention, the book equips readers with strategies to identify and address concerning behaviors, empowering law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to navigate operational challenges effectively. Tailored for law enforcement professionals, public safety workers, healthcare personnel, educators, local governments, and organizations with emergency protocols, Preventing Mass Violence is an indispensable resource for safeguarding communities and mitigating the profound human and economic toll of such incidents.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119737435

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Etymology and Grammatical Discourse in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

By: Mark Amsler

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Etymology and Grammatical Discourse in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

By: Mark Amsler

This study focuses on the uses of the grammatical concept of etymologia in primarily Latin writings from the early Middle Ages. Etymologia is a fundamental procedure and discursive strategy in the philosophy and analysis of language in early medieval Latin grammar, as well as in Biblical exegesis, encyclopedic writing, theology, and philosophy. Read through the frame of poststructuralist analysis of discourse and the philosophy of science, the procedure of the ars grammatica are interpreted as overlapping genres (commentary, glossary, encyclopedia, exegesis) which use different verbal or extraverbal criteria to explain the origins and significations of words and which establish different epistemological frames within which an etymological account of language is situated. The study also includes many translations of heretofore untranslated passages from Latin grammatical and exegetical writings.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027245274

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Evidence in International Criminal Trials

Confronting Legal Gaps and the Reconstruction of Disputed Events

By: Mark Klamberg

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Evidence in International Criminal Trials

Confronting Legal Gaps and the Reconstruction of Disputed Events

By: Mark Klamberg

In Evidence in International Criminal Trials Mark Klamberg compares procedural activities relevant for international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court, including evaluation, collection, disclosure, admissibility and presentation of evidence. The author analyses what objectives are recognized in relation to the aforementioned procedural activities and whether it is possible to establish a priority between them. The concept of “robustness” is introduced to discuss the quantity of evidence in addition to concepts that deal with quality. Finally, the exclusion of every reasonable hypothesis of innocence method is examined as one of several analytical steps that may contribute to the systematic evaluation of evidence. The book seeks to provide guidance on how to confront legal as well as factual issues.

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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900423652X

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics, Vol. 3

By: Kevin Eastman,Peter Laird,Mark Martin,Mark Bode

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics, Vol. 3

By: Kevin Eastman,Peter Laird,Mark Martin,Mark Bode

Discover, or revisit, the original Mirage Studios' comics collected in order—and in color—for the first time! Follow the original adventures of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Casey Jones, and Splinter in the stories "The Unmentionables," "Dome Doom," "Distractions," and the three-part "Return to New York." Also includes the stories "A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Story" by Mark Martin and "The Shell of the Dragon" by Mark Bode. Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issues #14–21 originally published by Mirage Studios.

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IDW Publishing

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1684068649

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The Spirit Said Go

Lessons in Guidance from Paul's Journeys

By: Mark Wilson

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The Spirit Said Go

Lessons in Guidance from Paul's Journeys

By: Mark Wilson

“God’s got a plan for your life” is an aphorism frequently heard by Christians. But how do you discover that plan? The Spirit Said Go is designed to help believers find God’s will. Using Paul’s journeys in Acts as examples, Wilson discusses twenty lessons on guidance drawn from these journeys. Using his firsthand experience traveling along these routes in the Eastern Mediterranean, he reads between the lines offering additional insights into Luke’s account. He also provides important geographical and archaeological information to illustrate Paul’s world among the Jews, Greeks, and Romans. Wilson then illustrates each lesson with autobiographical vignettes drawn from his own spiritual pilgrimage of over forty years as a follower of Jesus. Friends and colleagues also share stories of similar experiences of guidance. Each chapter ends with reflection questions that help the reader integrate the lesson into Christian living. The volume offers an inductive Bible study combined with practical, spiritual insights regarding how God guides his people then and now.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532630131

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Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy

By: Mark Gilbert,Sara Lamberti Moneta

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Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy

By: Mark Gilbert,Sara Lamberti Moneta

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement: Historic cities such as Rome, Florence, and Venice are among the most sought-after destinations in the world for tourists and art lovers. Italy's natural beauty and cuisine are rightly renowned. It’s history and politics are also a source of endless fascination. Modern Italy has consistently been a political laboratory for the rest of Europe. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Italy.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538102544

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Called by the Gospel

An Introduction to the New Testament

By: Michael Paul Middendorf,Mark Schuler

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Called by the Gospel

An Introduction to the New Testament

By: Michael Paul Middendorf,Mark Schuler

Called by the Gospel is the title for a series of introductory theological textbooks written from a distinctly Lutheran perspective. In keeping with the predominant place of the gospel in Lutheran theology, this introductory volume on the New Testament carries the same title as the series, Called by the Gospel. Readers will find within its pages a high view of the Christian Scriptures, explanation of keys texts with careful attention to the historical and cultural contexts, particular focus on the presentation of Jesus by the various texts, and a conversational style that seeks to convey the message of the text for contemporary times. Although the book was written with university students in mind, any Christians who seek to deepen their grasp of the New Testament will find within its pages helpful and challenging insights. This book builds on material presented in the first volume of the series, Called to be God's People, and supplements its contents with maps, photos, suggested readings, discussion questions, and a glossary. Together these two volumes prepare the university student for an in-depth consideration of Christian doctrine in Called to Believe, Teach, and Confess.

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1556355262

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Salt Lake City Cemetery

By: Sexton Mark E. Smith with Corey Rushton and Annastasia Hirt

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Salt Lake City Cemetery

By: Sexton Mark E. Smith with Corey Rushton and Annastasia Hirt

The Salt Lake City Cemetery was established in September 1847 when George Wallace, who arrived with the first company of Mormon pioneers two months prior, buried his young daughter on a picturesque hillside above the Salt Lake Valley. It has since grown to become the largest municipal cemetery in the United States, containing approximately 130,000 gravesites. To walk through the Salt Lake City Cemetery's 120 acres is to trace a path through Utah history and experience a mosaic of the diverse and fascinating individuals who have shaped it: politicians, pioneers, artists, inventors, outlaws, educators, activists, and currently 12 presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book highlights these influential figures and many more. It also serves as a guide for navigating the cemetery grounds in person, with grave locations accompanying most captions.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467129461

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The Economics of Sport

An International Perspective

By: Robert Sandy,Peter Sloane,Mark Rosentraub

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The Economics of Sport

An International Perspective

By: Robert Sandy,Peter Sloane,Mark Rosentraub

This text, by three distinguished authors, applies the theories and techniques of economic analysis to sport and topics related to the business of sport. It builds on a basis of introductory microeconomics and continues the discussion, generally at an intermediate standard. The text has an international perspective, primarily the US, Canada, Europe and Australia, and contains relevant and entertaining case studies. The text suits both undergradute and postgraduate students in that while it provides a clear progression of topics throughout, it also incorporates optional sections in each chapters of a higher and more challenging level.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0230374034

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Mass Atrocity, Ordinary Evil, and Hannah Arendt

Criminal Consciousness in Argentina's Dirty War

By: Mark Osiel

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Mass Atrocity, Ordinary Evil, and Hannah Arendt

Criminal Consciousness in Argentina's Dirty War

By: Mark Osiel

Is it possible that the soldiers of mass atrocities--Adolph Eichmann in Nazi Germany and Alfredo Astiz in Argentina's Dirty War, for example--act under conditions that prevent them from recognizing their crimes? In the aftermath of catastrophic, state-sponsored mass murder, how are criminal courts to respond to those who either gave or carried out the military orders that seem unequivocally criminal? This important book addresses Hannah Arendt's controversial argument that perpetrators of mass crimes are completely unaware of their wrongdoing, and therefore existing criminal laws do not adequately address these defendants. Mark Osiel applies Arendt's ideas about the kind of people who implement bureaucratized large-scale atrocities to Argentina's Dirty War of the 1970s, and he also delves into the social conditions that could elicit such reprehensible conduct. He focuses on Argentine navy captain Astiz, who led one of the most notorious abduction squads, to discover how he and other junior officers could justify the murders of more than ten thousand suspected "subversives." Osiel concludes that legal stipulations labeling certain deeds as manifestly illegal are indefensible. He calls for a significant change in the laws of war to preserve both justice and the possibility of dialogue between factions in such sharply divided societies as Argentina. Osiel's proposals have profound implications for future prosecutions of Pinochet's lieutenants, Milosevic's henchmen, the willing executioners of Rwanda and East Timor, and other perpetrators of state-endorsed murder and torture.

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Yale University Press

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0300087535

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9780300087536

Samuel Beckett's Library

By: Dirk Van Hulle,Mark Nixon

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Samuel Beckett's Library

By: Dirk Van Hulle,Mark Nixon

The first study to assess the importance of the marginalia, inscriptions, and other manuscript notes in the 750 volumes of Samuel Beckett's personal library.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107001269

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9781107001268

An Annotated Sumerian Dictionary

By: Mark E. Cohen

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An Annotated Sumerian Dictionary

By: Mark E. Cohen

Sumerian was the first language to be put into writing (ca. 3200–3100 BCE), and it is the language for which the cuneiform script was originally developed. Even after it was supplanted by Akkadian as the primary spoken language in ancient Mesopotamia, Sumerian continued to be used as a scholarly written language until the end of the first millennium BCE. This volume presents the first comprehensive English-language scholarly lexicon of Sumerian. This dictionary covers all the nuances of meaning for Sumerian terms found in historical inscriptions and literary, administrative, and lexical texts dating from about 2500 BCE to the first century BCE. The entries are organized by transcription and are accompanied by the transliteration and translation of passages in which the term occurs and, where relevant, a discussion of the word’s treatment in other publications. Main entries bring together all the parts of speech and compound forms for the Sumerian term and present each part of speech individually. All possible Akkadian equivalents and variant syllabic renderings are listed for lexical attestations of a word, and a meaningful sample of occurrences is given for literary and economic passages. Entries of homonyms with different orthographies and unrelated words with the same orthography are grouped together, each being assigned a unique identifier, and the dictionary treats the phoneme /dr/ as a separate consonant. Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field, An Annotated Sumerian Dictionary is an essential reference for Sumerologists and Assyriologists and a practical help to students of ancient cultures.

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Penn State Press

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1646022211

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9781646022212

Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes

Part 9, Volume 1

By: Eugenia B. Böhlke,James E. Böhlke,Mark M. Leiby,John E. McCosker,E. Bertelsen,Catherine H. Robins,C. Richard Robins,David G. Smith,Kenneth A. Tighe,Jørgen G. Nielsen,William H. Hulet

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Orders Anguilliformes and Saccopharyngiformes

Part 9, Volume 1

By: Eugenia B. Böhlke,James E. Böhlke,Mark M. Leiby,John E. McCosker,E. Bertelsen,Catherine H. Robins,C. Richard Robins,David G. Smith,Kenneth A. Tighe,Jørgen G. Nielsen,William H. Hulet

Part Nine in the Fishes of the Western North Atlantic series describes in two volumes 180 species in 85 genera (19 families) of eels and related gulper eels found in the western and mid-Atlantic, and the unique larvae known as leptocephali (168 species). Specialist authorships of its sections include detailed species descriptions with keys, life history and general habits, abundance, range, and relation to human activity, such as economic and sporting importance. The text is written for an audience of amateur and professional ichthyologists, sportsmen, and fishermen, based on new revisions, original research, and critical reviews of existing information. Species are illustrated by exceptional black and white line drawings, accompanied by distribution maps and tables of meristic data.

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Yale University Press

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1933789190

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9781933789194

A Question of Command

Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

By: Mark Moyar

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A Question of Command

Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq

By: Mark Moyar

Moyar presents a wide-ranging history of counterinsurgency which draws on the historical record and interviews with hundreds of counterinsurgency veterans. He identifies the ten critical attributes of counterinsurgency leadership and reveals why these attributes have been more prevalent in some organizations than others.

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0300156014

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