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Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers

Theory, Design and Application

By: Trevor Cox,Peter D’Antonio

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Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers

Theory, Design and Application

By: Trevor Cox,Peter D’Antonio

This definitive guide covers the design and application of absorbers and diffusers in acoustics. Surface diffusion is a relatively young subject area, and diffuser design, application and characterisation are often not well understood. Although there is greater knowledge of absorption, it is also informed by new research. As two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of rooms, the correct use of absorbers and diffusers is important to the creation of quality acoustics. This text details the evolution and the current state of the art in diffuser and absorber research and application. It covers a range of practical and theoretical aspects, with extensive examples of installations and case studies to cater to practitioners working in the measurement, modelling and design of rooms, semi-enclosed spaces as well as in noise control. It is also invaluable for students and researchers wanting a grounding in acoustic treatment, as well as understanding the latest developments. All chapters have been revised and brought up to date in this new edition, with new applications, absorbers and diffusers featured. Sustainability, portable vocal booths, and fast time domain models for diffusers are just a few of the new sections. Improved techniques for measurement and prediction are included, as well as bringing old methods up-to-date with the latest refinements from standards and research. Most of the prediction methods in the book are now linked to open source implementations and downloadable MATLAB scripts, enabling readers to exploit the knowledge in this book more readily in design and research.

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Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers

Theory, Design and Application

By: Trevor J. Cox,Peter D'Antonio

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Acoustic Absorbers and Diffusers

Theory, Design and Application

By: Trevor J. Cox,Peter D'Antonio

Absorbers and diffusers are two of the main design tools for altering the acoustic conditions of a room, semi-enclosed spaces and the outdoor environment. Their correct use is important for delivering high quality acoustics.This unique and authoritative text describes how to effectively measure, model, design, optimise and apply diffusers and absor

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1482288257

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High Crimes

The Corruption, Impunity, and Impeachment of Donald Trump

By: Michael D'Antonio,Peter Eisner

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High Crimes

The Corruption, Impunity, and Impeachment of Donald Trump

By: Michael D'Antonio,Peter Eisner

Two award-winning journalists offer the most comprehensive inside story behind our most significant modern political drama: the House impeachment of Donald Trump. Having spent a year essentially embedded inside several House committees, Michael D'Antonio and Peter Eisner draw on many sources, including key House leaders, to expose the politicking, playcalling, and strategies debated backstage and to explain the Democrats' successes and apparent public failures during the show itself. High Crimes opens with Nancy Pelosi deciding the House should take up impeachment, then, in part one, leaps back to explain what Ukraine was really all about: not just Joe Biden and election interference, but a money grab and oil. In the second part, the authors recount key meetings throughout the run up to the impeachment hearings, including many of the heated confrontations between the Trump administration and House Democrats. And the third part takes readers behind the scenes of those hearings, showing why certain things happened the way they did for reasons that never came up in public. In the end, having illuminated every step of impeachment, from the schemes that led Giuliani to the Ukraine in 2016 to Fiona Hill's rebuking the Republicans' conspiracy theories, High Crimes promises to be Trump's Final Days.

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Thomas Dunne Books

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Sociology of Religion

Contemporary Developments

By: Kevin J. Christiano,William H. Swatos,,Peter Kivisto

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Sociology of Religion

Contemporary Developments

By: Kevin J. Christiano,William H. Swatos,,Peter Kivisto

This third edition of Sociology of Religion introduces students to key principles in the sociological understanding of religion, with revisions and updates throughout. The book offers an overview of the nature and function of religious institutions and practices, asking sociological questions about the changing role of religion in today’s “post-traditional” world. After an introduction to the many facets of religion and key theories for its study, the book examines central themes such as changes in religious life in the United States; the intersections between religion, social class, and power and between gender, sexuality, and religion; globalization and religion; religion in mass media; and more. The third edition features new material on the relationship of race and ethnicity to religion, the perceived rises of both secularism and fundamentalism, and the role of religion in public debates on sexuality. Sociology of Religion addresses both the foundations of the field and the profound changes it has undergone, placing new examples against their historical background. Charts, photos, down-to-earth examples, and a readable style make the book an ideal introduction for students.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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Italian and Spanish Sculpture

Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection

By: Peggy Fogelman,Peter Fusco,Marietta Cambareri

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Italian and Spanish Sculpture

Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collection

By: Peggy Fogelman,Peter Fusco,Marietta Cambareri

The catalogue is abundantly illustrated, including multiple views of each sculpture."--BOOK JACKET.

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Pliny the Elder and the Emergence of Renaissance Architecture

By: Peter Fane-Saunders

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Pliny the Elder and the Emergence of Renaissance Architecture

By: Peter Fane-Saunders

The Naturalis historia by Pliny the Elder provided Renaissance scholars, artists and architects with details of ancient architectural practice and long-lost architectural wonders - material that was often unavailable elsewhere in classical literature. Pliny's descriptions frequently included the dimensions of these buildings, as well as details of their unusual construction materials and ornament. This book describes, for the first time, how the passages were interpreted from around 1430 to 1580, that is, from Alberti to Palladio. Chapters are arranged chronologically within three interrelated sections - antiquarianism; architectural writings; drawings and built monuments - thereby making it possible for the reader to follow the changing attitudes to Pliny over the period. The resulting study establishes the Naturalis historia as the single most important literary source after Vitruvius's De architectura.

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1316419096

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Conversion to Catholicism in Early Modern Italy

By: Peter A. Mazur

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Conversion to Catholicism in Early Modern Italy

By: Peter A. Mazur

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, conversion took on a new importance within the Catholic world, as its leaders faced the challenge of expanding the church's reach to new peoples and continents while at the same time reinforcing its authority in the Old World. Based on new archival research, this book details the extraordinary stories of converts who embraced a new religious identity in a territory where papal authority and Catholic orthodoxy were arguably at their strongest: the Italian peninsula. Through an analysis of both the unique strategies employed by clerics to attract and educate converts, and the biographies of the men and women—soldiers, aristocrats, and charlatans—who negotiated new positions for themselves in Rome and the other cities of the peninsula, a new image of Italy during the Counter-reformation emerges: a place where repression and toleration alternated in unexpected ways, leaving room for negotiation and exchange with members of rival faiths.

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Collections of Painting in Madrid, 1601–1755 (Parts 1 and 2)

By: Marcus B. Burke,Peter Cherry

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Collections of Painting in Madrid, 1601–1755 (Parts 1 and 2)

By: Marcus B. Burke,Peter Cherry

This two-part book on collections of paintings in Madrid is part of the series Documents for the History of Collecting, Spanish Inventories 1, which presents volumes of art historical information based on archival records. One hundred forty inventories of noble and middle-class collections of art in Madrid are accompanied by two essays describing the taste and cultural atmosphere of Madrid in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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Nutrient Cycling and Limitation

Hawai'i as a Model System

By: Peter M. Vitousek

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Nutrient Cycling and Limitation

Hawai'i as a Model System

By: Peter M. Vitousek

The availability or lack of nutrients shapes ecosystems in fundamental ways. From forest productivity to soil fertility, from the diversity of animals to the composition of microbial communities, nutrient cycling and limitation are the basic mechanisms underlying ecosystem ecology. In this book, Peter Vitousek builds on over twenty years of research in Hawai'i to evaluate the controls and consequences of variation in nutrient availability and limitation. Integrating research from geochemistry, pedology, atmospheric chemistry, ecophysiology, and ecology, Vitousek addresses fundamental questions: How do the cycles of different elements interact? How do biological processes operating in minutes or hours interact with geochemical processes operating over millions of years? How does biological diversity interact with nutrient cycling and limitation in ecosystems? The Hawaiian Islands provide the author with an excellent model system for answering these questions as he integrates across levels of biological organization. He evaluates the connections between plant nutrient use efficiency, nutrient cycling and limitation within ecosystems, and nutrient input-output budgets of ecosystems. This book makes use of the Hawaiian ecosystems to explore the mechanisms that shape productivity and diversity in ecosystems throughout the world. It will be essential reading for all ecologists and environmental scientists.

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Princeton University Press

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0691190348

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The Catholic Labyrinth

Power, Apathy, and a Passion for Reform in the American Church

By: Peter McDonough

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The Catholic Labyrinth

Power, Apathy, and a Passion for Reform in the American Church

By: Peter McDonough

At the heart of Catholicism's resistance to change in the U.S. is the equation of hierarchical authority with traditional gender roles, especially the subordination of women. This book traces the variably confrontational and incremental strategies of advocacy groups as they struggle to reconcile an age-old culture with the onslaughts of modernity.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199751188

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Handbook of Deposition Technologies for Films and Coatings

Science, Applications and Technology

By: Peter M. Martin

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Handbook of Deposition Technologies for Films and Coatings

Science, Applications and Technology

By: Peter M. Martin

This 3e, edited by Peter M. Martin, PNNL 2005 Inventor of the Year, is an extensive update of the many improvements in deposition technologies, mechanisms, and applications. This long-awaited revision includes updated and new chapters on atomic layer deposition, cathodic arc deposition, sculpted thin films, polymer thin films and emerging technologies. Extensive material was added throughout the book, especially in the areas concerned with plasma-assisted vapor deposition processes and metallurgical coating applications.

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William Andrew

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0815520328

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Investigations into Magic, an Edition and Translation of Martín Del Río’s Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex

Volume 3

By: José Manuel García Valverde,Peter Maxwell-Stuart

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Investigations into Magic, an Edition and Translation of Martín Del Río’s Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex

Volume 3

By: José Manuel García Valverde,Peter Maxwell-Stuart

The first full modern English version of Del Río’s treatise, unrivalled in its breadth, detail, and scholarship, on the occult sciences as they were understood, experienced, and combatted at the end of the sixteenth century.

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9004468935

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Legal Responses to Religious Difference

By: Christof H. Heyns,Peter W. Edge,Frans Viljoen

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Legal Responses to Religious Difference

By: Christof H. Heyns,Peter W. Edge,Frans Viljoen

The Human Rights Act 1998.

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The Gramscian Moment

Philosophy, Hegemony and Marxism

By: Peter D. Thomas

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The Gramscian Moment

Philosophy, Hegemony and Marxism

By: Peter D. Thomas

Drawing on the rich recent season of Gramscian philological studies, this book offers a reconsideration of Gramsci's theory of the state and concept of philosophy, arguing that a renewal of the 'philosophy of praxis' constitutes a necessary element in the contemporary revitalisation of Marxism.

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Radical Politics

On the Causes of Contemporary Emancipation

By: Peter D. Thomas

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Radical Politics

On the Causes of Contemporary Emancipation

By: Peter D. Thomas

Radical Politics argues for the renewal of a politics of self-emancipation. The last 20 years has witnessed a proliferation of radical social and political movements around the world, in wave after wave of struggles against intersecting forms of exploitation, domination and subalternization. From the Alternative Globalization Movement, anti-war protests, and Occupy, to the International Women's Strike, BlackLivesMatter, and direct action against the climate emergency, a series of common questions have continually re-emerged as practical challenges. How should radical political movements relate to the state? What makes emancipatory politics fundamentally different from both technocratic and populist models of 'politics as usual'? Are there distinctive ways of doing politics that can help to increase the capacity for self-emancipation? Which forms of organization are most likely to deepen and extend the dynamics that led to the emergence of these movements of resistance and rebellion in the first place? Radical Politics argues that our responses to these recurrent questions should be considered in terms of a theory of the 'causes' of contemporary emancipation, or an investigation into the goal, nature, method and organizational forms of radical political engagement against the neoliberal consensus. It also proposes a dialogue with Antonio Gramsci's political theory, reading a classic thinker of the contradictions of political modernity in new ways in the light of the concerns of the present, while also rethinking the central problems, concepts and structures of feeling of contemporary emancipatory movements in relation to Gramsci's distinctive notion of hegemony as a strategic method of self-emancipation"--

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Oxford University Press

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0197528074

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Indigenous Elites and Creole Identity in Colonial Mexico, 1500–1800

By: Peter B. Villella

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Indigenous Elites and Creole Identity in Colonial Mexico, 1500–1800

By: Peter B. Villella

Modern Mexico derives many of its richest symbols of national heritage and identity from the Aztec legacy, even as it remains a predominantly Spanish-speaking, Christian society. This volume argues that the composite, neo-Aztec flavor of Mexican identity was, in part, a consequence of active efforts by indigenous elites after the Spanish conquest to grandfather ancestral rights into the colonial era. By emphasizing the antiquity of their claims before Spanish officials, native leaders extended the historical awareness of the colonial regime into the pre-Hispanic past, and therefore also the themes, emotional contours, and beginning points of what we today understand as 'Mexican history'. This emphasis on ancient roots, moreover, resonated with the patriotic longings of many creoles, descendants of Spaniards born in Mexico. Alienated by Spanish scorn, creoles associated with indigenous elites and studied their histories, thereby reinventing themselves as Mexico's new 'native' leadership and the heirs to its prestigious antiquity.

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From Poliziano to Machiavelli

Florentine Humanism in the High Renaissance

By: Peter Godman

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From Poliziano to Machiavelli

Florentine Humanism in the High Renaissance

By: Peter Godman

Peter Godman presents the first intellectual history of Florentine humanism from the lifetime of Angelo Poliziano in the later fifteenth century to the death of Niccolo Machiavelli in 1527. Making use of unpublished and rare sources, Godman traces the development of philological and official humanism after the expulsion of the Medici in 1494 up to and beyond their restoration in 1512. He draws long overdue attention to the work of Marcello Virgilio Adriani--Poliziano's successor in his Chair at the Studio and Machiavelli's colleague at the Chancery of Florence. And he examines in depth the intellectual impact of Savonarola and the relationship between secular and religious and oral and print cultures. Godman shows a complex reaction of rivalry and antagonism in Machiavelli's approach to Marcello Virgilio, who was the leading Florentine humanist of the day. But he also demonstrates that Florentine humanists shared a common culture, marked by a preference for secular over religious themes and by constant anxiety about surviving and prospering in the city's dangerous political climate. The book concludes with an appendix, drawn from previously incaccessible archives, about the censorship of Machiavelli by the Inquisition and the Index. From Poliziano to Machiavelli adds new depth to the intellectual history of Forence during his most dynamic period in its history. Originally published in 1998. 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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Revision of loose femoral prostheses with a stem system based on the "press-fit" principle

A Concept and Its System of Implants, a Method and Its Results

By: Pierre Le Béguec,Hans-Peter Sieber

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Revision of loose femoral prostheses with a stem system based on the "press-fit" principle

A Concept and Its System of Implants, a Method and Its Results

By: Pierre Le Béguec,Hans-Peter Sieber

Introduction.- Foreword.- FIRST PART.- The concept of press-fit: a system of implants.- Preliminary Remarks.- Choice of a Concept and an implant.- The concept of press-fit. Principles characteristics of an implant with press-fit fixation.- The PFM-revision system.- Modular Femoral Prostheses for Revision.-Implants and Ancillary.- Conclusions of the first part.- Why make these choices?.- SECOND PART.- Pre-operative planning.- Radiological analysis of the femur.- Determining a surgical strategy.- Making a pre-operative template.- Third part.- Surgical technique.- General considerations.- Option 1: femoral flap.- Fixation in the diaphysis.- Option 2: endofemoral approach.- Proximal fixation.- Post-operative care.- Conclusions.- Asembly of the stem in two stages.- Removal of the pfm-revision stem.- FOURTH PART.- The results.- Patients and type of operation.- Clinical results.- Preoperative radiological results.- Postoperative radiological results.- The complications, limitations and indications of the concept of 3press-fit fixation.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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2287396268

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History and Political Economy

Essays in Honour of P.D. Groenewegen

By: Peter D. Groenewegen

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History and Political Economy

Essays in Honour of P.D. Groenewegen

By: Peter D. Groenewegen

This book brings together a collection of essays in honour of Peter Groenewegen, one of the most distinguished historians of economic thought. His work on a wide range of economic theorists approaches a level of near insuperability.

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Psychology Press

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0415327628

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Hegemony and Education Under Neoliberalism

Insights from Gramsci

By: Peter Mayo

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Hegemony and Education Under Neoliberalism

Insights from Gramsci

By: Peter Mayo

Based in a holistic exposition and appraisal of Gramsci’s writings that are of relevance to education in neoliberal times, this book--rather than simply applying Gramsci's theories to issues in education--argues that education constitutes the leitmotif of his entire oeuvre and lies at the heart of his conceptualization of the ancient Greek term hegemony that was used by other political theorists before him. Starting from this understanding, the book goes on to compare Gramsci's theories with those of later thinkers in the development of a critical pedagogy that can confront neoliberalism in all its forms.

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Routledge

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1135085692

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The Psychology of Religion

An Empirical Approach

By: Ralph W. Hood, Jr.,Peter C. Hill,Bernard Spilka

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The Psychology of Religion

An Empirical Approach

By: Ralph W. Hood, Jr.,Peter C. Hill,Bernard Spilka

Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the book addresses the quest for meaning; links between religion and biology; religious thought, belief, and behavior across the lifespan; experiential dimensions of religion and spirituality; the social psychology of religious organizations; and connections to coping, adjustment, and mental disorder. Chapter-opening quotations and topical research boxes enhance the readability of this highly instructive text. New to This Edition *New topics: cognitive science of religion; religion and violence; and groups that advocate terrorist tactics. *The latest empirical findings, including hundreds of new references. *Expanded discussion of atheism and varieties of nonbelief. *More research on religions outside the Judeo-Christian tradition, particularly Islam. *State-of-the-art research methods, including techniques for assessing neurological states.

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Guilford Publications

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1462536026

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Projecting Politics

Political Messages in American Films

By: Terry Christensen,Peter J. Haas

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Projecting Politics

Political Messages in American Films

By: Terry Christensen,Peter J. Haas

This work examines the relationship between American politics and films, from 'Birth of a Nation' to 'Fahrenheit 9/11'. It provides a decade-by-decade survey as well as a framework to analyse the political content of films.

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Trump and His Generals

The Cost of Chaos

By: Peter Bergen

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Trump and His Generals

The Cost of Chaos

By: Peter Bergen

From one of America's preeminent national security journalists, an explosive, news-breaking account of Donald Trump's collision with the American national security establishment, and with the world It is a simple fact that no president in American history brought less foreign policy experience to the White House than Donald J. Trump. The real estate developer from Queens promised to bring his brash, zero-sum swagger to bear to cut through America's most complex national security issues, and he did. If the cost of his "America First" agenda was bulldozing the edifice of foreign alliances that had been carefully tended by every president from Truman to Obama, then so be it. It was clear from the first that Trump's inclinations were radically more blunt force than his predecessors'. When briefed by the Pentagon on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, he exclaimed, "The next time Iran sends its boats into the Strait: blow them out of the water! Let's get Mad Dog on this." When told that the capital of South Korea, Seoul, was so close to the North Korean border that millions of people would likely die in the first hours of any all-out war, Trump had a bold response, "They have to move." The officials in the Oval Office weren't sure if he was joking. He raised his voice. "They have to move!" Very quickly, it became clear to a number of people at the highest levels of government that their gravest mission was to protect America from Donald Trump. Trump and His Generals is Peter Bergen's riveting account of what happened when the unstoppable force of President Trump met the immovable object of America's national security establishment--the CIA, the State Department, and, above all, the Pentagon. If there is a real "deep state" in DC, it is not the FBI so much as the national security community, with its deep-rooted culture and hierarchy. The men Trump selected for his key national security positions, Jim Mattis, John Kelly, and H. R. McMaster, were products of that culture: Trump wanted generals, and he got them. Three years later, they would be gone, and the guardrails were off. From Iraq and Afghanistan to Syria and Iran, from Russia and China to North Korea and Islamist terrorism, Trump and His Generals is a brilliant reckoning with an American ship of state navigating a roiling sea of threats without a well-functioning rudder. Lucid and gripping, it brings urgently needed clarity to issues that affect the fate of us all. But clarity, unfortunately, is not the same thing as reassurance.

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The Cost of Chaos

The Trump Administration and the World

By: Peter Bergen

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The Cost of Chaos

The Trump Administration and the World

By: Peter Bergen

From a preeminent national security journalist, an explosive account of Donald Trump's collision with the American national security establishment, and with the world It is a simple fact that no president in American history brought less foreign policy experience to the White House than Donald J. Trump. The real estate developer from Queens promised to bring his brash, zero-sum swagger to bear to cut through America's most complex national security issues, and he did. If the cost of his "America First" agenda was bulldozing the edifice of foreign alliances that had been carefully tended by every president from Truman to Obama, then so be it. Very quickly, it became clear to a number of people at the highest levels of government that their gravest mission was to protect America from Donald Trump. Trump and His Generals is Peter Bergen's riveting account of what happened when the unstoppable force of President Trump met the immovable object of America's national security establishment--the CIA, the State Department, and, above all, the Pentagon. If there is a real "deep state" in DC, it is not the FBI so much as the national security community, with its deep-rooted culture and hierarchy. The men Trump selected for his key national security positions, Jim Mattis, John Kelly, and H. R. McMaster, were products of that culture: Trump wanted generals, and he got them. Three years later, they would be gone, and the guardrails were off.

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0525522433

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New York City Radio

By: Alec Cumming,Peter Kanze

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New York City Radio

By: Alec Cumming,Peter Kanze

New York City's extraordinary radio history, much like the story of the city itself, is a tale of strivers, dreamers, and ingenious risk takers. New York City Radio presents an unprecedented visual history featuring many of these timeless characters, including radio inventors Lee De Forest and Maj. Edwin Armstrong; entrepreneurs and trailblazers David Sarnoff, William Paley, Bernice Judis, and Hal Jackson; beloved heroes Dan Ingram, Frankie Crocker, and Alison Steele; controversial antiheroes Don Imus, Bob Grant, and Howard Stern; and many others. New York City Radio tells the story of the invention and perfection of the art of big-time, big-city radio broadcasting and the life and times of the most competitive, important, and exciting radio market in the country.

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0738598097

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Recent Advances in Prostate Cancer

Basic Science Discoveries and Clinical Advances

By: Donald J. Tindall,Peter T. Scardino

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Recent Advances in Prostate Cancer

Basic Science Discoveries and Clinical Advances

By: Donald J. Tindall,Peter T. Scardino

The easy way to boost employee engagement Today more than ever, companies and leaders need a road map to help them boost employee engagement levels. Employee Engagement For Dummies helps employers implement the necessary plans to create and sustain an engaging culture, allowing them to attract and retain the best people while boosting their productivity and creativity. Employee Engagement For Dummies helps you foster employee engagement, a concept that furthers an organization′s interests through ensuring that employees remain involved in, committed to, and fulfilled by their work. It covers: practical steps to boost employee engagement with your company or team; how to engage different generations of employees; the keys to reduce voluntary employee turnover; practical tools to help retain and engage your employees; processes that will boost employee retention and productivity; hiring the best fits from the start; and much more. Helps you recognize and understand the impact of positive employee engagement Helps you attract and retain the best employees Employee Engagement For Dummies is for business leaders at all levels who are looking to better engage their employees and increase morale and productivity.

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The Roots of Caribbean Identity

Language, Race, and Ecology

By: Peter A. Roberts

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The Roots of Caribbean Identity

Language, Race, and Ecology

By: Peter A. Roberts

The Roots of Caribbean Identity has as its central elements race, place and language. The book presents a movement from a European construction of Caribbean identity towards a more Caribbean construction. The ways in which the identity of the Caribbean region and the identities of the separate islands within the region were shaped are set out in a chronological sequence, starting from the time of the European encounters with the Amerindians and finishing at the end of the nineteenth century."(extrait de la 4ème de couv.).

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Power and Democracy in America

By: Peter F. Drucker,Delbert C. Miller,Miller Robert A.

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Power and Democracy in America

By: Peter F. Drucker,Delbert C. Miller,Miller Robert A.

This book is a stimulating contribution to the new literature. It is not intended as a comprehensive review of the full range of topics nor is it solely a summary of research findings. It consists, in essence, of an open-ended debate on a limited series of related issues in which the reader is invited to participate. Who might profit by an examination of these topics? What can a reader expect to learn through perusing this particular account and even vicariously joining in the discussion of the social structure of power, the role of bureaucracy in American life today, and what is meant by a democratic society? In addition, the book offers the perceptive reader an illuminating example of a much neglected topic in that segment of the new literature which stems from the social sciences, namely, the role of the observer in relationship to what is observed. The editors should be commended for bringing together not a bland series of polite statements but a stimulating discussion which raises more questions than it answers. More important, it raises questions that have to be posed in any significant appraisal of America today.—John Useem, Head Sociology and Anthropology, Michigan State University

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Cataloging beyond the Notes: Annotating Bibliographic Records for Music Effectively in RDA

Examples Illustrating RDA in the Online Bibliographic Record, Second Edition of "Notes for Music Cataloging"

By: Ralph Hartsock,Peter H. Lisius

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Cataloging beyond the Notes: Annotating Bibliographic Records for Music Effectively in RDA

Examples Illustrating RDA in the Online Bibliographic Record, Second Edition of "Notes for Music Cataloging"

By: Ralph Hartsock,Peter H. Lisius

In Cataloging beyond the Notes: Annotating Bibliographic Records for Music Effectively in RDA, authors Ralph Hartsock and Peter Lisius present examples illustrating the effective use of notes in the description of music, and this is especially important with RDA. Since RDA has increased granularity in the description of music, whether in score, recording, video, or data formats, the expert direction offered in Cataloging beyond the Notes makes it a key reference for music cataloging. Bibliographic records are presented using MARC21. An essential resource for practicing music catalogers, Cataloging beyond the Notes begins with a comprehensive introduction, including instructions on how to use the book, and presents examples of the granular data that informs users about specific details. In addition, the examples are augmented by the authors’ commentary, so that the result is expert guidance in a single, highly accessible publication. More than that, navigation to and from the newer RDA format is facilitated by an appendix keyed to specific RDA details. Frequently used and related terms are also covered in a glossary specific to this volume. Taken as a whole, Cataloging beyond the Notes belongs in every music library and on each cataloger’s desk.

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A-R Editions, Inc.

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0895798867

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Conservation

Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture

By: Monique Borgerhoff Mulder,Peter Coppolillo

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Conservation

Linking Ecology, Economics, and Culture

By: Monique Borgerhoff Mulder,Peter Coppolillo

Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally "protected" for biodiversity conservation--and even most large protected areas have people living inside their boundaries. In all but a small fraction of the earth's land area, then, conservation and people must coexist. Conservation is a resource for all those who aim to reconcile biodiversity with human livelihoods. It traces the historical roots of modern conservation thought and practice, and explores current perspectives from evolutionary and community ecology, conservation biology, anthropology, political ecology, economics, and policy. The authors examine a suite of conservation strategies and perspectives from around the world, highlighting the most innovative and promising avenues for future efforts. Exploring, highlighting, and bridging gaps between the social and natural sciences as applied in the practice of conservation, this book provides a broad, practically oriented view. It is essential reading for anyone involved in the conservation process--from academic conservation biology to the management of protected areas, rural livelihood development to poverty alleviation, and from community-based natural resource management to national and global policymaking.

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Princeton University Press

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0691186693

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African Slave Trade and Its Suppression

A Classified and Annotated Bibliography of Books, Pamphlets and Periodical Articles

By: Peter C. Hogg

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African Slave Trade and Its Suppression

A Classified and Annotated Bibliography of Books, Pamphlets and Periodical Articles

By: Peter C. Hogg

First Published in 2005. The task of compiling a bibliography of the African slave trade is a difficult one as the literature comprises books, pamphlets and periodical articles in a variety of languages from the sixteenth century to the present day. This title aspires to present a representative selection of the material available and serve as a guide to the main categories of printed material on the subject in western languages. Due to their pre-existing availability and overwhelming quantity, government publications have been kept to a minimum.

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1136602399

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Maxillofacial Surgery

2-Volume Set

By: Peter A. Brennan,Henning Prof Dr Schliephake,G.E. Dr. Ghali,Luke Cascarini

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Maxillofacial Surgery

2-Volume Set

By: Peter A. Brennan,Henning Prof Dr Schliephake,G.E. Dr. Ghali,Luke Cascarini

Now in full color, Maxillofacial Surgery, 3rd Edition covers the entire specialty of maxillofacial surgery, including craniofacial deformity, oral surgery, trauma, and oncology. Unlike other OMFS texts where the contributors are singly boarded in oral surgery, this richly illustrated text boasts OMFS contributors who are all dual boarded in both oral surgery and medicine. Thoroughly updated with evidence-based content, it addresses the advances in technology and procedures providing oral and maxillofacial surgeons with new and exciting treatment options. And with print and digital formats, it is easy to use in any setting. - Authoritative guidance on oral and maxillofacial surgery by internationally recognized experts in the field. - 2,800 illustrations, including radiographs and full color artwork and clinical photos, provide clinicians and OMS residents with a clear visual guide to diagnoses, key concepts, and surgical techniques, as well as examples of preoperative and postoperative results. - A multidisciplinary approach reflects the best practices in the disciplines of oral and maxillofacial surgery, head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, and otolaryngology. - Covers contemporary techniques and technological advances at the forefront of maxillofacial surgery. - Evidence-based content supports the newest, most up-to-date diagnostic and therapeutic options available for a wide variety of clinical problems. - Key Points and Pitfalls boxes clearly identify the most important information, as well as potential problem areas that can arise when treating patients. - Available in print and digital formats that can be easily accessed via mobile tablets and smart phones in any setting, making it perfect for the modern student of surgery. - NEW! Full-color images clearly depict pathologies, concepts, and procedures. - EXPANDED and UPDATED! Expanded from 82 to 111 chapters with thoroughly revised content that reflects current information and advances in OMS, so clinicians and students can depend on this text as their go-to resource on oral maxillofacial surgery. - NEW! 29 new state-of-the-art chapters covering new topics, including the salivary glands, thyroid and parathyroid glands, tissue engineering, navigational surgery, 3D modeling, and lasers in OMFS. - NEW! Two new editors, Professors Brennan and Schliephake, and new section editors and contributors have helped bring advances in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery and offer a fresh perspective. - UPDATED! Expanded chapter on cancer keeps you in the know.

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