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Organized Crime in Chicago

Beyond the Mafia

By: Robert M. Lombardo

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This book provides a comprehensive sociological explanation for the emergence and continuation of organized crime in Chicago. Tracing the roots of political corruption that afforded protection to gambling, prostitution, and other vice activity in Chicago and other large American cities, Robert M. Lombardo challenges the dominant belief that organized crime in America descended directly from the Sicilian Mafia. According to this widespread "alien conspiracy" theory, organized crime evolved in a linear fashion beginning with the Mafia in Sicily, emerging in the form of the Black Hand in America's immigrant colonies, and culminating in the development of the Cosa Nostra in America's urban centers. Looking beyond this Mafia paradigm, this volume argues that the development of organized crime in Chicago and other large American cities was rooted in the social structure of American society. Specifically, Lombardo ties organized crime to the emergence of machine politics in America's urban centers. From nineteenth-century vice syndicates to the modern-day Outfit, Chicago's criminal underworld could not have existed without the blessing of those who controlled municipal, county, and state government. These practices were not imported from Sicily, Lombardo contends, but were bred in the socially disorganized slums of America where elected officials routinely franchised vice and crime in exchange for money and votes. This book also traces the history of the African-American community's participation in traditional organized crime in Chicago and offers new perspectives on the organizational structure of the Chicago Outfit, the traditional organized crime group in Chicago.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252094484

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The Seeds of Disaster

The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39

By: Robert A. Doughty

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The Seeds of Disaster

The Development of French Army Doctrine, 1919-39

By: Robert A. Doughty

An examination of the military doctrine that animated the French defense against the German invasion in 1940. • Argues that the French learned the wrong lessons from World War I and were ill prepared for World War II • Lessons for modern armies about how to learn from past wars and prepare for future wars • Winner of the Paul Birdsall Prize of the American Historical Association

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Stackpole Books

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0811714608

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Romanticism Against the Tide of Modernity

By: Michael Löwy,Robert Sayre

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Romanticism Against the Tide of Modernity

By: Michael Löwy,Robert Sayre

Romanticism is a worldview that finds expression over a whole range of cultural fields—not only in literature and art but in philosophy, theology, political theory, and social movements. In Romanticism Against the Tide of Modernity Michael Löwy and Robert Sayre formulate a theory that defines romanticism as a cultural protest against modern bourgeois industrial civilization and work to reveal the unity that underlies the extraordinary diversity of romanticism from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. After critiquing previous conceptions of romanticism and discussing its first European manifestations, Löwy and Sayre propose a typology of the sociopolitical positions held by romantic writers-from “restitutionist” to various revolutionary/utopian forms. In subsequent chapters, they give extended treatment to writers as diverse as Coleridge and Ruskin, Charles Peguy, Ernst Bloch and Christa Wolf. Among other topics, they discuss the complex relationship between Marxism and romanticism before closing with a reflection on more contemporary manifestations of romanticism (for example, surrealism, the events of May 1968, and the ecological movement) as well as its future. Students and scholars of literature, humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies will be interested in this elegant and thoroughly original book.

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Duke University Press

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082238129X

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Learning Arabic in Renaissance Europe (1505-1624)

By: Robert Jones

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Learning Arabic in Renaissance Europe (1505-1624)

By: Robert Jones

From the first Arabic grammar printed at Granada in 1505 to the Arabic editions of the Dutch scholar Thomas Erpenius (d.1624), some audacious scholars - supported by powerful patrons and inspired by several of the greatest minds of the Renaissance – introduced, for the first time, the study of Arabic language and letters to centres of learning across Europe. These pioneers formed collections of Arabic manuscripts, met Arabic-speaking visitors, studied and adapted the Islamic grammatical tradition, and printed editions of Arabic texts - most strikingly in the magnificent books published by the Medici Oriental Press at Rome in the 1590s. Robert Jones’ findings in the libraries of Florence, Leiden, Paris and Vienna, and his contribution to the history of grammar, are of enduring importance.

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BRILL

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9004418121

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Behavioral Ecology of the Eastern Red-backed Salamander

50 Years of Research

By: Robert Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann

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Behavioral Ecology of the Eastern Red-backed Salamander

50 Years of Research

By: Robert Jaeger,Birgit Gollmann

Examines over fifty years of research of the red-backed salamander

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Oxford University Press

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0190605502

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An Employment-targeted Economic Program for South Africa

By: Robert Pollin,Gerald A. Epstein,Léonce Ndikumana

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An Employment-targeted Economic Program for South Africa

By: Robert Pollin,Gerald A. Epstein,Léonce Ndikumana

Investment in South Africa is low, real interest rates are high, the employment-intensity of growth has been relatively slow. The "employment-targeted program" advocated in this book seeks to reverse these tendencies by lowering average interest rates and channeling subsidized credit to labor-intensive, pro-poor activities, particularly small-scale agriculture and small and medium-sized enterprises. This is a bold program and by challenging conventional "inflation-targeted" economic policy, the book makes a major contribution to the debate on economic policy in South Africa.' - Keith B. Griffin, University of California-Riverside, US The people of South Africa, and the African National Congress-led government, have made extraordinary social and economic advances since ending apartheid and beginning the transition to democracy in 1994. But the country still faces severe problems of mass unemployment, underemployment and poverty. This study, sponsored by the United Nations Development Program, presents a detailed economic program designed to produce major reductions in unemployment and poverty, and a general spreading of economic well-being, and to achieve these ends in a manner that is sustainable over a longer-term framework.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1782543856

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Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics E-Book

By: Robert Kliegman,Joseph W. St. Geme III

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Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics E-Book

By: Robert Kliegman,Joseph W. St. Geme III

Welcome to the 21st Edition of Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics – the reference of choice among pediatricians, pediatric residents, and others involved in the care of young patients. This fully revised edition continues to provide the breadth and depth of knowledge you expect from Nelson, while also keeping you up to date with new advances in the science and art of pediatric practice. Authoritative and reader-friendly, it delivers the information you need in a concise, easy-to-use format for everyday reference and study. From rapidly changing diagnostic and treatment protocols to new technologies to the wide range of biologic, psychologic, and social problems faced by children today, this comprehensive reference keeps you on the cutting edge of the very best in pediatric care. - Includes more than 70 new chapters, including Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases, Approach to Mitochondrial Disorders, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Zika, update on Ebola, Epigenetics, Autoimmune Encephalitis, Global Health, Racism, Media Violence, Strategies for Health Behavior Change, Positive Parenting, and many more. - Features hundreds of new figures and tables throughout for visual clarity and quick reference. - Offers new and expanded information on CRISPR gene editing; LGBT health care; gun violence; vaccinations; immune treatment with CAR-T cells; new technology in imaging and genomics; new protocols in cancer, genetics, immunology, and pulmonary medicine; and much more. - Provides fresh perspectives from four new associate editors: Nathan J. Blum of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Karen Wilson of Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York; Samir S. Shah of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; and Robert C. Tasker of Boston Children's Hospital. - Remains your indispensable source for definitive, evidence-based answers on every aspect of pediatric care.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323568882

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Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao

A Site and Field Guide

By: Jeffrey V. Wells,Allison Childs Wells,Robert Dean

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Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao

A Site and Field Guide

By: Jeffrey V. Wells,Allison Childs Wells,Robert Dean

Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao is the essential guide for anyone traveling to those islands. It showcases the more than 280 species seen on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao and provides descriptions of and directions to the best places to bird, from the famous white sand beaches to hidden watering holes to the majestic national parks. Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao—the "ABCs"—located in the southwestern Caribbean, not far from Venezuela, share fascinating ecological features with the West Indies as well as the South American mainland, making birding on the islands unique. The identification portion of the book features endemic subspecies such as the Brown-throated Parakeet; a wide variety of wintering North American migrants; spectacular restricted-range northern South American species such as the Yellow-shouldered Parrot, Bare-eyed Pigeon, Troupial, Ruby-topaz Hummingbird, and Yellow Oriole; and West Indian species including the Pearly-eyed Thrasher and Caribbean Elaenia. Colorful introductory sections provide readers with a brief natural history of the islands, detailing the geography, geology, and general ecology of each. In the site guide that follows, Jeffrey V. Wells and Allison Childs Wells share their more than two decades of experience in the region, providing directions to the best birding spots. Clear, easy-to-read maps accompany each site description, along with notes about the species that birders are likely to find. The identification section is arranged in classic field guide format and offers vivid descriptions of each bird, along with tips on how to identify them by sight and sound. The accounts also include current status and seasonality, if relevant, and common names in English, Dutch, and Papiamento, often inspired by the unique voices of the birds, such as the "chibichibi" (Bananaquit) and "choco" (Burrowing Owl). The accompanying color plates feature the beautiful work of illustrator Robert Dean. The final section, on conservation, raises awareness about threats facing the birds and the habitats on which they rely and summarizes conservation initiatives and needs, offering recommendations for each island.

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Cornell University Press

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1501712861

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A Herman Melville Encyclopedia

By: Robert L. Gale

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A Herman Melville Encyclopedia

By: Robert L. Gale

Herman Melville is one of the most challenging authors of American literature. Known primarily as the author of Moby-Dick, he wrote several other novels, short stories, and poems. With the rise of interest in Melville in the 20th century, critical and biographical studies of Melville continue to be published at an ever-increasing rate. This encyclopedia is a comprehensive guide to Melville's rich and complex literary career. The volume includes several hundred alphabetically arranged entries for all of Melville's works and characters, and for his family members, friends, and acquaintances. Entries on the most important topics include bibliographies. The encyclopedia is more factual than critical, but scholarship from 1990 and beyond is emphasized throughout. The book also gives special attention to the 19th-century women who influenced Melville, for these women have often been overlooked. A chronology overviews the principal events in Melville's life, and a selected bibliography lists major studies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization

His Journals, 1863-1866

By: Parks M. Coble,Robert Hart

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Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization

His Journals, 1863-1866

By: Parks M. Coble,Robert Hart

These journal entries continue the sequence begun in Entering China's Service and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy, and inspecting the treaty ports. They culminate in Hart's return visit to Europe with the Pinch'un Mission and his marriage in Northern Ireland.

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Harvard Univ Asia Center

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0674775309

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The Rough Guide to Sardinia

By: Robert Andrews

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The Rough Guide to Sardinia

By: Robert Andrews

The Rough Guide to Sardinia is the ultimate travel guide to this astonishing and varied Italian island. Discover Sardinia's highlights from the exceptional seafood restaurants of Alghero to the remarkable prehistoric, Carthaginian and Roman monuments and authentic fishing villages inspired by dozens of photos. Rely on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, campsites, bars, clubs, shops, restaurants and resorts for all budgets and insider information on the wide array of outdoor pursuits on offer from walking to climbing to diving. The Rough Guide to Sardinia is loaded with practical information and insider tips from the best ways to travel around the island to enjoying superb food and wine, spectacular and melodramatic religious and folk festivals and unwinding on the multitude of unspoilt sandy beaches. Explore all corners of Sardinia with authoritative background on everything from the ubiquitous remains to Sardinia's fasinating rituals and festivals, with handy language tips and the clearest maps of any guide. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Sardinia

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Rough Guides UK

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1405387637

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Poets on Paintings

A Bibliography

By: Robert D. Denham

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Poets on Paintings

A Bibliography

By: Robert D. Denham

Ekphrasis, the description of pictorial art in words, is the subject of this bibliography. More specifically, some 2500 poems on paintings are catalogued, by type of publication in which they appear and by poet. Also included are 2000 entries on the secondary literature of ekphrasis, including works on sculpture, music, photography, film, and mixed media.

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McFarland

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0786456582

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Dawn in the Sea of Japan

The Nelson Chronicles

By: Robert Bruce Wade

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Dawn in the Sea of Japan

The Nelson Chronicles

By: Robert Bruce Wade

Dawn in the Sea of Japan: The Nelson Chronicles is about the trials and tribulations of Brandon Horatio Buck Nelson III, an American descendant of the great Lord Horatio Nelson, Englands greatest admiral. Things are happening in the Sea of Japan with ships disappearing into the night and fog. The North Koreans blame the West; the West blames the North Koreans. War sabers rattle as the world is on the brink. Buck Nelson is sent into the Sea of Japan to find and neutralize the threat. On the wa

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1641389516

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The World Upside Down in 16th-Century French Literature and Visual Culture

By: Vincent Robert-Nicoud

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The World Upside Down in 16th-Century French Literature and Visual Culture

By: Vincent Robert-Nicoud

In The World Upside Down in 16th Century French Literature and Visual Culture Vincent Robert-Nicoud offers an interdisciplinary account of the topos of the world upside down in early modern France. To call something ‘topsy-turvy’ in the sixteenth century is to label it as abnormal. The topos of the world upside down evokes a world in which everything is inside-out and out of bounds: fish live in trees, children rule over their parents, and rivers flow back to their source. The world upside down proves to be key in understanding how the social, political, and religious turmoil of sixteenth-century France was represented and conceptualised, and allows us to explore the dark side of the Renaissance by unpacking one of its most prevalent metaphors.

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9004381821

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Ghana Country Assistance Review

A Study in Development Effectiveness

By: Robert Pritchard Armstrong

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Ghana Country Assistance Review

A Study in Development Effectiveness

By: Robert Pritchard Armstrong

Assesses the progress of private sector development in low-income countries, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, from 1987 to the present. The book identifies causes of uneven performance and outlines the main elements of a strategy--led by the private sector-- for accelerated and shared growth to reduce poverty. Also available in French: (ISBN 0-8213-3550-2) Stock No. 13550.

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World Bank Publications

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The Albanian Bektashi

History and Culture of a Dervish Order in the Balkans

By: Robert Elsie

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The Albanian Bektashi

History and Culture of a Dervish Order in the Balkans

By: Robert Elsie

The Bektashi dervish order is a Sufi Alevite sect found in Anatolia and the Balkans with a strong presence in Albania. In this, his final book, Robert Elsie analyses the Albanian Bektashi and considers their role in the country's history and society. Although much has been written on the Bektashi in Turkey, little has appeared on the Albanian branch of the sect. Robert Elsie considers the history and culture of the Bektashi, analyses writings on the order by early travellers to the region such as Margaret Hasluck and Sir Arthur Evans and provides a comprehensive list of tekkes (convents) and tyrbes (shrines) in Albania and neighbouring countries. Finally he presents a catalogue of notable Albanian Bektashi figures in history and legend. This book provides a complete reference guide to the Bektashi in Albania which will be essential reading for scholars of the Balkans, Islamic sects and Albanian history and culture.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1788315707

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My Casting Couch Was Too Short

By: Marion Dougherty,Robert Roussel

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My Casting Couch Was Too Short

By: Marion Dougherty,Robert Roussel

A personal memoir based on of the life of a Hollywood casting icon. Marion Dougherty lent a helping hand with discovering the careers of legendary actors such as James Dean, Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Robert Redford, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Jon Voight, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Diane Lane, Brooke Shields, and countless others. Dougherty began her casting profession in New York during the Golden Age of Television, casting well over six hundred episodes of Kraft Television Theatre, Naked City, and Route 66, which led to her very successful career in the motion picture industry. She became the first female casting executive at Paramount Pictures in 1975 before securing the position of vice president of talent at Warner Brothers in 1979, a position she held up until her retirement in the year 2000. Doughertys casting career spanned over fifty years, and the many personal anecdotes that she shares in My Casting Couch Was Too Short are a must-read.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1503529525

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Emerging Markets

Strategies for Competing in the Global Value Chain

By: Robert Grosse

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Emerging Markets

Strategies for Competing in the Global Value Chain

By: Robert Grosse

The traditional dominance of international markets by companies from the US, Western Europe and Japan can no longer be taken for granted. Emerging market economies, from the powerhouse Chinese economy (set to pass the US in national income by 2020) to dynamic players such as Mexico, South Africa and Indonesia, are rapidly changing the competitive landscape. Companies that can successfully enter these emerging markets may reap rewards and benefits from cost reductions and market opportunities. By understanding their positioning in the global continuum of companies and customers - the global value chain - businesses can build their strategies for better competition, more effective resource allocation, cost reduction, and a heightened awareness of the risks and benefits. Packed with in-depth case studies of multinationals from both sides of emerging markets, including: Accenture, Walmart, Google, Nike, Novartis, PetroChina, Embraer, Tata Group and FEMSA; Emerging Markets is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the new competitive landscape and how they can maximise the business opportunities available. Online supporting resources include lecture slides that align with each chapter.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749474505

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Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Scott W. Wolfe,Robert N. Hotchkiss,William C. Pederson,Scott H. Kozin

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Green's Operative Hand Surgery E-Book

Expert Consult: Online and Print

By: Scott W. Wolfe,Robert N. Hotchkiss,William C. Pederson,Scott H. Kozin

Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, edited in its Sixth Edition by Scott W. Wolfe, MD, provides today’s most complete, authoritative guidance on the effective surgical and non-surgical management of all conditions of the hand, wrist, and elbow. Now featuring a new full-color format, photographs, and illustrations, plus operative videos and case studies online at Expert Consult, this new edition shows you more vividly than ever before how to perform all of the latest techniques and achieve optimal outcomes. Access the complete contents online, fully searchable, at expertconsult.com. Overcome your toughest clinical challenges with advice from world-renowned hand surgeons. Master all the latest approaches, including the newest hand implants and arthroplastic techniques. Get tips for overcoming difficult surgical challenges through "Author’s Preferred Technique" summaries. See how to perform key procedures step by step by watching operative videos online. Gain new insights on overcoming clinical challenges by reading online case studies. Consult it more easily thanks to a new, more user-friendly full-color format, with all of the photos and illustrations shown in color. The undisputed leading reference in hand, wrist, and elbow surgery is improved with full color, new surgical video and case studies and a continued emphasis on optimal surgical management of upper extremity conditions.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455711365

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A Catalogue of the Library of the Late John, Duke of Roxburghe

Arranged by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall

By: Robert Harding Evans

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A Catalogue of the Library of the Late John, Duke of Roxburghe

Arranged by G. and W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall

By: Robert Harding Evans

Reissued here together, the 1812 sale catalogue and supplement for a significant bibliographical auction, with handwritten price and purchaser annotations.

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Cambridge University Press

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110806583X

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Design And Truth

By: Robert Grudin

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Design And Truth

By: Robert Grudin

“If good design tells the truth,” writes Robert Grudin in this path-breaking book on esthetics and authority, “poor design tells a lie, a lie usually related . . . to the getting or abusing of power.” From the ornate cathedrals of Renaissance Europe to the much-maligned Ford Edsel of the late 1950s, all products of human design communicate much more than their mere intended functions. Design holds both psychological and moral power over us, and these forces may be manipulated, however subtly, to surprising effect. In an argument that touches upon subjects as seemingly unrelated as the Japanese tea ceremony, Italian mannerist painting, and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation, Grudin turns his attention to the role of design in our daily lives, focusing especially on how political and economic powers impress themselves on us through the built environment. Although architects and designers will find valuable insights here, Grudin’s intended audience is not exclusively the trained expert but all those who use designs and live within them every day.

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Yale University Press

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0300162030

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Screening Transcendence

Film Under Austrofascism and the Hollywood Hope, 1933-1938

By: Robert Dassanowsky

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Screening Transcendence

Film Under Austrofascism and the Hollywood Hope, 1933-1938

By: Robert Dassanowsky

During the 1930s, Austrian film production companies developed a process to navigate the competing demands of audiences in Nazi Germany and those found in broader Western markets. In Screening Transcendence, film historian Robert Dassanowsky explores how Austrian filmmakers during the Austrofascist period (1933–1938) developed two overlapping industries: "Aryanized" films for distribution in Germany, its largest market, and "Emigrantenfilm," which employed émigré and Jewish talent that appealed to international audiences. Through detailed archival research in both Vienna and the United States, Dassanowsky reveals what was culturally, socially, and politically at stake in these two simultaneous and overlapping film industries. Influenced by French auteurism, admired by Italian cinephiles, and ardently remade by Hollywood, these period Austrian films demonstrate a distinctive regional style mixed with transnational influences. Combining brilliant close readings of individual films with thoroughly informed historical and cultural observations, Dassanowsky presents the story of a nation and an industry mired in politics, power, and intrigue on the brink of Nazi occupation.

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