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Reds and America's Industrial Unions

By: Judith Stepan-Norris,Maurice Zeitlin

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Reds and America's Industrial Unions

By: Judith Stepan-Norris,Maurice Zeitlin

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Cambridge University Press

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052179840X

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Revolutionary Politics and the Cuban Working Class

By: Maurice Zeitlin

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Revolutionary Politics and the Cuban Working Class

By: Maurice Zeitlin

In 1962, the author got into Cuba and interviewed workers on the subject of the Revolution. Professor Zeitlin examines the effects of the revolution, and the influence of such factors as age, race, and skill on the workers' attitudes. Originally published in 1967. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400878810

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The Civil Wars in Chile

(or The Bourgeois Revolutions that Never Were)

By: Maurice Zeitlin

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The Civil Wars in Chile

(or The Bourgeois Revolutions that Never Were)

By: Maurice Zeitlin

This penetrating sociological study of the causes, consequences, and historical meaning of the civil wars in mid- and late-nineteenth century Chile argues that they were abortive bourgeois revolutions fought out among rival segments of Chile's dominant class. Indeed, it concludes that, in general, not only class but also intraclass struggles can be decisive historically, especially at transitional moments. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400857562

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Talking Union

By: Judith Stepan-Norris,Maurice Zeitlin

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Talking Union

By: Judith Stepan-Norris,Maurice Zeitlin

Members of the United Auto Workers Ford Local 600 tell about their activism as they experienced it.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252064895

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9780252064890

Unnecessary Suffering

Managing Markets Utopia

By: Maurice Glasman

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Unnecessary Suffering

Managing Markets Utopia

By: Maurice Glasman

They have a dream - a dream of a world where everything and everybody can be bought and sold, a world run efficiently by managers, a world where 'freedom' means the free market. Maurice Glasman argues that this dream is an unrealisable utopia - or a nightmare if put into practice. He takes the management-speak cliches of the New Right, and New Labour alike and turns them on their head: managers are not efficient, they are a barrier to work and production; 'liberal democracy' - which now means the free market and the strong state - should be turned upside down, with democracy at the level of the economy and liberalism at the level of the state. Drawing on the work of Karl Polanyi, Glasman argues that there is no need to surrender solidarity and human rights to the march of the managers and the market. There is another tradition, represented by the labour movement and the Catholic church in West Germany, which defended democracy in the workplace and reined back the savageries of capitalism. It was the tradition that Solidarity in Poland could have looked to after 1989, instead of allowing itself to be hijacked by the New Right and statist communitarianism. Unnecessary Suffering examines this tradition and issues a call that cries out that human beings and the environment cannot, should not, and will not be treated as commodities.

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Verso

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1859849768

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Is John's Gospel True?

By: Maurice Casey

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Is John's Gospel True?

By: Maurice Casey

This study demonstrates that the Gospel attributed to John gives an inaccurate account of the life and teaching of Jesus. It shows that this Gospel was finished during a fierce conflict between the Johannine community and the Jewish community. During this conflict, the Johannine community hailed Jesus as God, and declared that the Jews were children of the devil. They attributed their beliefs to Jesus, and portrayed him as quarrelling with the Jews as they did. Consequently, this document is fiercely anti-Jewish and has been used to fuel anti-semitism - reasons for the author to challenge the fitness of John's Gospel to be in anyone's sacred scriptures.

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Psychology Press

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0415146305

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9780415146302

How Music Grew in Brooklyn

A Biography of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

By: Maurice Edwards

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How Music Grew in Brooklyn

A Biography of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

By: Maurice Edwards

The Brooklyn Philharmonic is one of the most innovative and respected symphony orchestras of modern times. Maurice Edwards provides a personal and comprehensive history of this institution. How Music Grew in Brooklyn includes more than two dozen historical photographs and illustrations and an eighty-page appendix providing detailed listing of the orchestra's programs, including the Marathons."--BOOK JACKET.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810856662

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Landlords and Capitalists

The Dominant Class of Chile

By: Maurice Zeitlin,Richard Earl Ratcliff

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Landlords and Capitalists

The Dominant Class of Chile

By: Maurice Zeitlin,Richard Earl Ratcliff

In 1974, Maurice Zeitlin published a seminal article in The American Journal of Sociology, criticizing managerial theory and evidence, which ended one era in the analysis of the large corporation's ownership and control and began a new one. He called for research on the capitalist class that would reveal its inner structure--particularly the interaction of family ties, property, and business leadership in the large corporation. But, despite the subsequent blossoming of studies of intercorporate and class power, no one else has yet done the systematic empirical analysis he outlined. This work is thus the first to explore the full panoply of intraclass relations--interorganizational, kinship, economic, and political--within an actually existing dominant class. Theoretically sensitive, methodologically precise, and historically grounded, it aims to fill in the blank spots in our knowledge about how "economic classes" become "social classes" and how the latter in turn connect with other social forms. This work is a sustained empirical analysis of Chile's dominant class. But it does more than reveal that class's specific internal structure; it also provides a coherent theory of the inner relations constituting any dominant class in a highly concentrated capitalist economy, a methodological paradigm, and an exemplary body of findings, which can closely guide the study of other dominant classes, especially in the "advanced" societies of the West. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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1400859530

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Motivational Dimensions in Social Movements and Contentious Collective Action

By: Maurice Pinard

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Motivational Dimensions in Social Movements and Contentious Collective Action

By: Maurice Pinard

After exposing the limitations of these conflicting perspectives, Maurice Pinard elaborates on an entirely new synthesis, one that involves several motivational components. The pushing force of felt grievances, now with qualifications, is brought back but accompanied, or at times replaced, by other forces, such as feelings of moral obligation or simple aspirations. With regard to pulling factors, collective goods or goals pursued can be involved or replaced by individual material or social rewards granted to participants. Expectancy of success, a generally neglected component, also enters the picture. Finally, the effect of emotions and collective identities are among additional factors that must be considered. By developing theoretical distinctions that have important empirical implications and enriching and sharpening our understanding of the motivational factors for collective action, Pinard offers a major contribution destined to become an essential new starting point for any future writers addressing these issues.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773585931

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9780773585935

Galileo on the World Systems

A New Abridged Translation and Guide

By: Galileo Galilei,Maurice A. Finocchiaro

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Galileo on the World Systems

A New Abridged Translation and Guide

By: Galileo Galilei,Maurice A. Finocchiaro

This is a very creative piece of work which merits the highest praise. It should be of great value for students and for the general reader."—I. Bernard Cohen, author of Guide to Newton's "Principia" "Finocchiaro has done a superb job of presenting Galileo to the modern reader. The Dialogue is a work of extreme difficulty, requiring a compendious introduction, careful selection, translation and analysis of texts, and thoughtful evaluation of its impact on Western culture. With his well-known logical ability and a feel for pedagogy rare among scholars, Finocchiaro meets these demands in an exceptional way. His is a classic introduction to Galileo's masterpiece."—William A. Wallace, author of Galileo's Logic of Discovery and Proof "I recommend Galileo on the World Systems for any course on Galileo. The introduction does a fine job of situating the book in the intellectual climate of the time, and the notes make Galileo's prose and arguments thoroughly accessible."—Albert Van Helden, translator of Galileo's Sidereus Nuncius

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Univ of California Press

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0520206460

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9780520206465

Multinational Banks and Underdevelopment

Pergamon Policy Studies on International Development

By: Maurice A. Odle

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Multinational Banks and Underdevelopment

Pergamon Policy Studies on International Development

By: Maurice A. Odle

Multinational Banks and Underdevelopment is a study that relates global banking with the lack of multidimensional development in various geographical regions. The book first details the imperialist role of finance, and then proceeds to discussing the process of multinational bank penetration. The next series of chapters talks about how multinational banks are one of the major causes of unequal development, and indicates that the stopgap measures have failed to contribute anything to remedy the problem. Next, the selection discusses that a much more radical approach is needed to bring about real change. The book then details that consortium banks do not help in alleviating the problem. The book will be of great interest to economists, political scientists, sociologists, and game theorists.

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Elsevier

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1483190358

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Blue Labour

The Politics of the Common Good

By: Maurice Glasman

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Blue Labour

The Politics of the Common Good

By: Maurice Glasman

Labour has been on a wild ride over the past thirty years. New Labour argued that we had no choice but to accept a globalized free market economy in which the race was to the swift, the open and the flexible. Corbynism reacted against this with a jumble of old school statism and identity politics. Both ultimately failed. In this book, Maurice Glasman takes the axe to the soulless utilitarianism and ‘progressive’ intolerance of both Blair and Corbyn. Human beings, he contends, are not calculating machines, but faithful, relational beings who yearn for meaning and belonging. Rooted in their homes, families and traditions, they seek to resist the revolutionary upheaval of markets and states, which try to commodify and dominate their lives and homes, by the practice of democracy, mutuality and pluralism. This is the true Labour tradition, which is paradoxically both radical and conservative – and more relevant than ever in a post-COVID world. This crisp statement of the real politics of Blue Labour – rather than the absurd caricature of its detractors – is Glasman’s love letter to the left-conservatism that provides Labour’s best chance of moral – and indeed electoral – redemption.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509528881

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9781509528882

Conrad, Faulkner, and the Problem of NonSense

By: Maurice Ebileeni

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Conrad, Faulkner, and the Problem of NonSense

By: Maurice Ebileeni

Investigates the major novels of Joseph Conrad and William Faulkner through psychoanalytic theory and in the context of the legacy of the Counter-Enlightenment"--

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501330748

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9781501330742

Operational Research In War And Peace: The British Experience From The 1930s To 1970

By: Maurice W Kirby

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Operational Research In War And Peace: The British Experience From The 1930s To 1970

By: Maurice W Kirby

This is the first of two projected volumes on the history of operational research (OR) in Britain commissioned by the UK Operational Research Society. Based upon a vast array of published and unpublished sources, the book provides an original account of the discipline's pre-war and wartime origins. This serves as a prelude to a wide-ranging analysis of the diffusion of OR into the public and private sectors after 1945. The chapters on the role of OR in iron and steel and coalmining, and its rapid adoption in the UK corporate sector after 1960, will be of particular interest to practitioners. The book also analyses and explains the diffusion of OR into local and central government and provides an informed commentary on the origins and subsequent history of the OR Society. Professor Kirby has related the development of OR in the UK to contemporary developments in the USA. The book concludes with a resume of the post-1970 debates concerning the future trajectory of OR.

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World Scientific

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1783261323

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Science, Method, and Argument in Galileo

Philosophical, Historical, and Historiographical Essays

By: Maurice A. Finocchiaro

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Science, Method, and Argument in Galileo

Philosophical, Historical, and Historiographical Essays

By: Maurice A. Finocchiaro

This book collects a renowned scholar's essays from the past five decades and reflects two main concerns: an approach to logic that stresses argumentation, reasoning, and critical thinking and that is informal, empirical, naturalistic, practical, applied, concrete, and historical; and an interest in Galileo’s life and thought—his scientific achievements, Inquisition trial, and methodological lessons in light of his iconic status as “father of modern science.” These republished essays include many hard to find articles, out of print works, and chapters which are not available online. The collection provides an excellent resource of the author's lifelong dedication to the subject. Thus, the book contains critical analyses of some key Galilean arguments about the laws of falling bodies and the Copernican hypothesis of the earth’s motion. There is also a group of chapters in which Galileo’s argumentation is compared and contrasted with that of other figures such as Socrates, Karl Marx, Giordano Bruno, and his musicologist father Vincenzo Galilei. The chapters on Galileo’s trial illustrate an approach to the science-vs-religion issue which Finocchiaro labels “para-clerical” and conceptualizes in terms of a judicious consideration of arguments for and against Galileo and the Church. Other essays examine argumentation about Galileo’s life and thought by the major Galilean scholars of recent decades. The book will be of interest to scholars in philosophy, logic, philosophy of science, history of science, history of religion, philosophy of religion, argumentation, rhetoric, and communication studies.

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Springer Nature

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3030771474

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Republic Studios

Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors

By: Richard M. Hurst

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Republic Studios

Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors

By: Richard M. Hurst

Republic Studios: Between Poverty Row and the Majors documents the influence and significance of this major B studio. Originally published in 1979, this book provides a brief overview of the studio's economic structure and charts its output. Hurst examines the various genres represented by the studio and addresses the non-series B films Republic produced, as well as rare A films such as Wake of the Red Witch, Sands of Iwo Jima, and John Ford's The Quiet Man, all of which starred John Wayne.

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Scarecrow Press

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081085886X

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Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire

By: Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts

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Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire

By: Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts

Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire continues to be the go-to source for piano performers, teachers, and students. Newly updated and expanded with more than 250 new composers, this incomparable resource expertly guides readers to solo piano literature and provides answers to common questions: What did a given composer write? What interesting work have I never heard of? How difficult is it? What are its special musical features? How can I reach the publisher? New to the fourth edition are enhanced indexes identifying black composers, women composers, and compositions for piano with live or recorded electronics; a thorough listing of anthologies and collections organized by time period and nationality, now including collections from Africa and Slovakia; and expanded entries to account for new material, works, and resources that have become available since the third edition, including websites and electronic resources. The "newest Hinson" will be an indispensible guide for many years to come.

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Indiana University Press

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0253010233

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9780253010230

Defending Copernicus and Galileo

Critical Reasoning in the Two Affairs

By: Maurice A. Finocchiaro

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Defending Copernicus and Galileo

Critical Reasoning in the Two Affairs

By: Maurice A. Finocchiaro

Although recent works on Galileo’s trial have reached new heights of erudition, documentation, and sophistication, they often exhibit inflated complexities, neglect 400 years of historiography, or make little effort to learn from Galileo. This book strives to avoid such lacunae by judiciously comparing and contrasting the two Galileo affairs, that is, the original controversy over the earth’s motion ending with his condemnation by the Inquisition in 1633, and the subsequent controversy over the rightness of that condemnation continuing to our day. The book argues that the Copernican Revolution required that the hypothesis of the earth’s motion be not only constructively supported with new reasons and evidence, but also critically defended from numerous old and new objections. This defense in turn required not only the destructive refutation, but also the appreciative understanding of those objections in all their strength. A major Galilean accomplishment was to elaborate such a reasoned, critical, and fair-minded defense of Copernicanism. Galileo’s trial can be interpreted as a series of ecclesiastic attempts to stop him from so defending Copernicus. And an essential thread of the subsequent controversy has been the emergence of many arguments claiming that his condemnation was right, as well as defenses of Galileo from such criticisms. The book’s particular yet overarching thesis is that today the proper defense of Galileo can and should have the reasoned, critical, and fair-minded character which his own defense of Copernicus had.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9048132010

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9789048132010

Trends in Depression Research

By: Maurice J. Henri

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Trends in Depression Research

By: Maurice J. Henri

The global community is negatively impacted on a large-scale with tens of millions of people world-wide suffering from major depression. Economic growth is being stunted and lifestyles and lives crippled. Unfortunately, it is not clear what the myriads of causative factors are. Is it stress alone or stress caused by medical or psychological disorders or unknown combinations of these and other factors? This book tackles these issues head on by presenting the latest research findings in this pandemic.

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Nova Publishers

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1600213944

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9781600213946

The Enigma of the Gift

By: Maurice Godelier

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The Enigma of the Gift

By: Maurice Godelier

When we think of giving gifts, we think of exchanging objects that carry with them economic or symbolic value. But is every valuable thing a potentially exchangeable item, whose value can be transferred? In The Enigma of the Gift, the distinguished French anthropologist Maurice Godelier reassesses the significance of gifts in social life by focusing on sacred objects, which are never exchanged despite the value they possess. Beginning with an analysis of the seminal work of Marcel Mauss and Claude Lévi-Strass, and drawing on his own fieldwork in Melanesia, Godelier argues that traditional theories are flawed because they consider only exchangeable gifts. By explaining gift-giving in terms of sacred objects and the authoritative conferral of power associated with them, Godelier challenges both recent and traditional theories of gift-giving, provocatively refreshing a traditional debate. Elegantly translated by Nora Scott, The Enigma of the Gift is at once a major theoretical contribution and an essential guide to the history of the theory of the gift.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226300447

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9780226300443

The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Third Edition

An Annotated Guide

By: Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts

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The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Third Edition

An Annotated Guide

By: Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts

In this expanded and updated edition, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide features over 3200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1600 composers. Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts catalog published works for piano with two or more instruments with information on performance level, length, individual movements, overall style, and publisher. Divided into sections according to the number and types of instruments involved, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble then subdivides entries according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods in this invaluable guide.

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Indiana University Press

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0253056748

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9780253056740

The Modern World-System I

Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century

By: Immanuel Wallerstein,Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

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The Modern World-System I

Capitalist Agriculture and the Origins of the European World-Economy in the Sixteenth Century

By: Immanuel Wallerstein,Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein

The Modern World System", Immanuel Wallerstein's influential multivolume reinterpretation of global history, traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. -- From publisher's description.

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Univ of California Press

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0520267575

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9780520267572

Social Policy in a Changing Society

By: Maurice Mullard,Paul Spicker

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Social Policy in a Changing Society

By: Maurice Mullard,Paul Spicker

Social Policy in a Changing Society is a critical guide to theories about society, exploring the links between social theory and social policy. It considers a range of interpretations of changes in society, politics and the economy, and assesses their practical implications for social welfare. Social Policy in a Changing Society will be essential reading for undergraduates studying social policy and sociology.

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Routledge

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1134708718

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Retrying Galileo, 1633–1992

By: Maurice A. Finocchiaro

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Retrying Galileo, 1633–1992

By: Maurice A. Finocchiaro

This is must reading for historians of science and a delight for the interested public. From his access to many primary sources in the Vatican Library and from his broad knowledge of the history of the 17th century, Finocchiaro acquaints readers in an interesting manner with the historical facts of Galileo's trial, its aftermath, and its repercussions. Unlike many other works which present predetermined and, at times, prejudiced judgments, this work provides exhaustive evidence to allow readers to develop their own informed opinion on the subject.”—George V. Coyne, Director, Vatican Astronomical Observatory “The tragic condemnation of Galileo by the Roman Catholic Church in 1633 has become the single most potent symbol of authoritarian opposition to new ideas. Pioneering in its scope, Finocchiaro's book provides a fascinating account of how the trial and its cultural significance have been freshly reconstructed by scholars and polemicists down the ages. With a philosopher's eye for fine distinctions, the author has written an exciting commentary on the successive appearance of new primary sources and their exploitation for apologetic and secular purposes.”—John Hedley Brooke, author of Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives "If good history begins with good facts, then Retrying Galileo should be the starting point for all future discussions of the post-trial phase of the Galileo affair. Maurice Finocchiaro's myth-busting documentary history is not only a repository of little-known sources but a pleasure to read as well.”—Ronald L. Numbers, co-editor of When Christianity and Science Meet “Retrying Galileo tells the less well-known half of the Galileo affair: its long and complex history after 1633. Finocchiaro has performed an invaluable service in writing a book that explores how the trial and condemnation of Galileo has been received, debated, and reinterpreted for over three and a half centuries. We are not yet done with this contentious story.”—Paula E. Findlen, Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of Italian History and Director of the Science, Technology and Society Program, Stanford University

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0520253876

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Prophet and Historian: John and Josephus

By: Maurice A. Williams

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Prophet and Historian: John and Josephus

By: Maurice A. Williams

This is a great book on a hotly debated topic. There are two rival historical-fiction interpretations of Revelation: Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins and The Last Disciple by Hank Hanegraaff and Sigmund Brouwer. LaHaye's is futurist, meaning that most of the predictions will happen in the future. Hanegraaff's is preterist, meaning that many of the predictions have already happened as the Christian Church formed in the first and second centuries. Hanegraaff's book is handicapped because the average reader can't distinguish the real characters and events from the fictional ones. I know the history very well because I researched and wrote a preterist interpretation, which I condensed into my present book. I provide the historical facts of that period and show how the facts relate to Revelation. The history in my condensed book is very interesting and accurate. If you are interested in Left Behind or The Last Disciple, I think you will find my book very helpful.

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Lulu.com

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1411627091

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The Power of Story

By: Pamela J. Cooper,Rives Collins,Henry Maurice Saxby

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The Power of Story

By: Pamela J. Cooper,Rives Collins,Henry Maurice Saxby

Illustrated resource book of insights, strategies and resources for storytelling to primary and pre-school children, adapted by Maurice Saxby who has added teaching suggestions and resources suitable to an Australian environment. Suitable as a text for courses in children's literature and primary teacher reference. Includes a bibliography. Pamela Cooper is professor of communication studies at Northwestern University. Rives Collins is assistant professor of theatre at Northwestern University. Also available in hardback. Maurice Saxby is a respected authority on children's literature in Australia and is the co-editor of 'Give Them Wings: The Experience of Children's Literature'.

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Macmillan Education AU

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0732927978

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9780732927974

The Middle East Under Rome

By: Maurice Sartre

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The Middle East Under Rome

By: Maurice Sartre

The ancient Middle East was the theater of passionate interaction between Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, and Romans. At the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, and the Arabian peninsula, the area dominated by what the Romans called Syria was at times a scene of violent confrontation, but more often one of peaceful interaction, of prosperous cultivation, energetic production, and commerce--a crucible of cultural, religious, and artistic innovations that profoundly determined the course of world history. Maurice Sartre has written a long overdue and comprehensive history of the Semitic Near East (modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel) from the eve of the Roman conquest to the end of the third century C.E. and the dramatic rise of Christianity. Sartre's broad yet finely detailed perspective takes in all aspects of this history, not just the political and military, but economic, social, cultural, and religious developments as well. He devotes particular attention to the history of the Jewish people, placing it within that of the whole Middle East. Drawing upon the full range of ancient sources, including literary texts, Greek, Latin, and Semitic inscriptions, and the most recent archaeological discoveries, The Middle East under Rome will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars. This absorbing account of intense cultural interaction will also engage anyone interested in the history of the Middle East.

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Harvard University Press

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0674016831

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Martin Buber's Life and Work

By: Maurice S. Friedman

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Martin Buber's Life and Work

By: Maurice S. Friedman

Martin Buber's Life and Work is a complete reprint of Maurice Friedman's monumental three-volume biography. Friedman covers Buber's life from his work on I and Thou to the challenges of Nazi Germany and prewar Palestine. He charts Buber's activities on behalf of Jewish-Arab rapprochement, his dialogue with Dag Hammarskjold, and comments on the philosopher's last years, his death, and his legacy to world Jewry.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814319475

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9780814319475

The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Second Edition

An Annotated Guide

By: Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts

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The Piano in Chamber Ensemble, Second Edition

An Annotated Guide

By: Maurice Hinson,Wesley Roberts

The Piano in Chamber Ensemble describes more than 3,200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1,600 composers. It is divided into sections according to the number of instruments involved, then subdivided according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and their teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods.

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Indiana University Press

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0253346967

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9780253346964

Political Power and Social Theory

A Research Annual. 1981

By: Maurice Zeitlin,Diane Davis,Howard Kimeldorf

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Political Power and Social Theory

A Research Annual. 1981

By: Maurice Zeitlin,Diane Davis,Howard Kimeldorf

The countries or regions under study include the United States, Brazil, Chile, China, Mexico, Samoa, and Southwest Africa. In keeping with the journal's commitment to inter-disciplinary as well as historical inquiry, our nine contributors come from a variety of disciplines (sociology, political science, anthropology, and history), all drawing on debates and themes that cross-cut the social sciences. The significance of the inter-disciplinary perspective is seen not only in the range of cases, literatures, and methodologies brought to bear on the key issues under study; it also forms the substantive core of several contributions that call for a rethinking of conventional disciplinary boundaries and methodological frames.

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JAI Press(NY)

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0892321431

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9780892321438

Society, History, and the Global Human Condition

Essays in Honor of Irving M. Zeitlin

By: Zaheer Baber,Joseph M. Bryant

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Society, History, and the Global Human Condition

Essays in Honor of Irving M. Zeitlin

By: Zaheer Baber,Joseph M. Bryant

This Festschrift for Irving M. Zeitlin honors a scholar whose work has influenced and continues to influence sociology, particularly classical sociological theory, sociology of religion, and historical sociology. Irving M. Zeitlin's scholarship and mentoring has also influenced and inspired a new generation of sociologists. The essays presented here address a wide range of topics that include classical sociological theory, globalization, bureaucracy, genocide, resistance, ethnic diversity, the intifada, anti-Semitism, democracy, geopolitical theory, war literature, science, and national culture. The contributions span a wide range of geographical areas that include Korea, China, India, Poland, Spain, Germany, the ex-Soviet Union, Canada, and the United States. These essays by eminent scholars located in many parts of the world affirm the incredibly broad range of expertise and learning that Irving M. Zeitlin's work has engaged with. The contributions to this volume also serve to highlight the contemporary relevance of the classical sociological tradition in making sense of the global human condition.

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Lexington Books

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0739140388

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