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The Artless Jew

Medieval and Modern Affirmations and Denials of the Visual

By: Kalman P. Bland

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The Artless Jew

Medieval and Modern Affirmations and Denials of the Visual

By: Kalman P. Bland

Conventional wisdom holds that Judaism is indifferent or even suspiciously hostile to the visual arts due to the Second Commandment's prohibition on creating "graven images," the dictates of monotheism, and historical happenstance. This intellectual history of medieval and modern Jewish attitudes toward art and representation overturns the modern assumption of Jewish iconophobia that denies to Jewish culture a visual dimension. Kalman Bland synthesizes evidence from medieval Jewish philosophy, mysticism, poetry, biblical commentaries, travelogues, and law, concluding that premodern Jewish intellectuals held a positive, liberal understanding of the Second Commandment and did, in fact, articulate a certain Jewish aesthetic. He draws on this insight to consider modern ideas of Jewish art, revealing how they are inextricably linked to diverse notions about modern Jewish identity that are themselves entwined with arguments over Zionism, integration, and anti-Semitism. Through its use of the past to illuminate the present and its analysis of how the present informs our readings of the past, this book establishes a new assessment of Jewish aesthetic theory rooted in historical analysis. Authoritative and original in its identification of authentic Jewish traditions of painting, sculpture, and architecture, this volume will ripple the waters of several disciplines, including Jewish studies, art history, medieval and modern history, and philosophy.

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Princeton University Press

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1400823579

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9781400823574

Advances in Mucosal Immunology

Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Mucosal Immunology

By: S. Challacombe,P. Bland,C. Stokes,A. Heatley,A. Mowat

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Advances in Mucosal Immunology

Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Mucosal Immunology

By: S. Challacombe,P. Bland,C. Stokes,A. Heatley,A. Mowat

The immunology of mucosal surfaces is one of the most exciting and relevant areas of medical veterinary and dental research since it applies basic research to tissues in volved in everyday defence against microbes and against environmental and food antigens. This book is based on the contributions presented at the International Con gress of Mucosal Immunology, held in London in July 1989 and organised by the Mu cosal Immunology Affinity Group of the British Society for Immunology. The meet ing was attended by over 500 delegates from 27 countries, including virtually all of the leading investigators in the field. The contents give comprehensive and up-to date information on such topics as antigen presentation and processing in the gut, mucosal vaccines in man and animals, HIV infection in the gut, the role of yo T cells in the gut epithelium, recent advances in inflammatory bowel disease and coeliac dis ease, the role of cytokines in the regulation of the IgA response, mucosal mast cells and cell migration. The contributions reflect the rapid pace of research in mucosal immunology, and the great strides which are taking place in the understanding of the immunology, molecular biology and biochemistry of host response at mucosal sur faces.

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941

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400918488

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9789400918481

Tortricidae, part 1

Tortricinae & Chlidanotinae

By: Keith P. Bland,E.F. Hancock (†),J. Razowski

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Tortricidae, part 1

Tortricinae & Chlidanotinae

By: Keith P. Bland,E.F. Hancock (†),J. Razowski

In Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, volume 5, Keith P. Bland offers a comprehensive account of the British members of the moth family TORTRICIDAE sensu lato. For ease of handling, it is divided into two Volumes: Part 1, the Tortricinae & Chlidanotinae, and Part 2, the Olethreutinae. Each volume is self-contained and indexed separately. For each species there is included a full taxonomy, a description of the adult moth, an account of the larval stages and its life history. The up-to-date British distribution for each species is given as maps showing vice-county occurrence, supported with further detail where relevant. Each species is illustrated by means of one or more coloured photographs of mounted specimens, proportionally sized. For all species, the male and female genitalia are depicted by Josef Razowski’s excellent line drawings. Besides an index to the moth species, there is a comprehensive index to larval food substrates. The original text was formed by the late E.F. (‘Ted’) Hancock and extended and updated by Keith P. Bland. Photographs of the adult moths were done by the latter and line drawings of the genitalia were all done by Josef Razowski.

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259

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BRILL

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9004261060

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9789004261068

Targeting Domestic Abuse with Police Data

By: Matthew P. Bland,Barak Ariel

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Targeting Domestic Abuse with Police Data

By: Matthew P. Bland,Barak Ariel

This book explores the potential of domestic abuse data to assess the level of harm caused to victims and the amount of resources required to respond to it. Policing domestic abuse has become a major activity for the police service in England and Wales. Part of the police strategy is to gather hundreds of thousands of detailed records about victims and suspects – the single largest set of domestic abuse records available, but one that to date has largely unexplored by researchers. In this volume, Matthew Bland and Barak Ariel analyse three substantial datasets taken from police forces across the country and ask: · Can police data be used to derive meaningful insight? · How should we use these data to measure harm? · Just how much domestic abuse involves a repeat victim? · Does abuse get more serious over time? · Can serious domestic abuse be predicted before it occurs? This volume illustrates the scale of the challenge the police and other agencies face with reducing domestic abuse. A small proportion of individuals generate a majority of harm; this book argues that police records offer opportunities to identify these individuals before the harm occurs. Demonstrating that statistical techniques can be used to profile domestic abuse to target harm reduction strategies more precisely and even identify a sizable proportion of serious cases before they occur, this volume will be of interest to law enforcement officials, policing researchers, and policy makers interested in reducing the phenomenon of domestic abuse.

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Springer Nature

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3030548430

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9783030548438

Tortricidae, part 2

Olethreutinae

By: Keith P. Bland,J. Razowski,E.F. Hancock (†)

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Tortricidae, part 2

Olethreutinae

By: Keith P. Bland,J. Razowski,E.F. Hancock (†)

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9004264361

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9789004264366

Experimental Design

By: Barak Ariel

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Experimental Design

By: Barak Ariel

The fourth book in The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, this resource covers the basics of designing and conducting basic experiments, outlining the various types of experimental designs available to researchers, while providing step-by-step guidance on how to conduct your own experiment. Practical and succintly written, this book will give you the know-how and confidence needed to succeed on your quantitative research journey.

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SAGE Publications Limited

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1526426625

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The Artless Jew

The Artless Jew

Advances in Mucosal Immunology

Advances in Mucosal Immunology

Tortricidae, part 1

Tortricidae, part 1

Targeting Domestic Abuse with Police Data

Targeting Domestic Abuse with Police Data

Tortricidae, part 2

Tortricidae, part 2

Experimental Design

Experimental Design

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