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Germany's Foreign Policy Towards Poland and the Czech Republic

Ostpolitik Revisited

By: Karl Cordell,Stefan Wolff

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Germany's Foreign Policy Towards Poland and the Czech Republic

Ostpolitik Revisited

By: Karl Cordell,Stefan Wolff

Presenting a thorough examination of critical aspects of twentieth century history this book explores how the events of the twentieth century still cast a shadow over relations between Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

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Psychology Press

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0415369746

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The Currency of Politics

The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes

By: Stefan Eich

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The Currency of Politics

The Political Theory of Money from Aristotle to Keynes

By: Stefan Eich

Money in the history of political thought, from ancient Greece to the Great Inflation of the 1970s In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, critical attention has shifted from the economy to the most fundamental feature of all market economies—money. Yet despite the centrality of political struggles over money, it remains difficult to articulate its democratic possibilities and limits. The Currency of Politics takes readers from ancient Greece to today to provide an intellectual history of money, drawing on the insights of key political philosophers to show how money is not just a medium of exchange but also a central institution of political rule. Money appears to be beyond the reach of democratic politics, but this appearance—like so much about money—is deceptive. Even when the politics of money is impossible to ignore, its proper democratic role can be difficult to discern. Stefan Eich examines six crucial episodes of monetary crisis, recovering the neglected political theories of money in the thought of such figures as Aristotle, John Locke, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. He shows how these layers of crisis have come to define the way we look at money, and argues that informed public debate about money requires a better appreciation of the diverse political struggles over its meaning. Recovering foundational ideas at the intersection of monetary rule and democratic politics, The Currency of Politics explains why only through greater awareness of the historical limits of monetary politics can we begin to articulate more democratic conceptions of money.

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Princeton University Press

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0691235430

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9780691235431

Africas Legacies Of Urbanization: Unfoldi

Unfolding Saga of a Continent

By: Stefan Goodwin

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Africas Legacies Of Urbanization: Unfoldi

Unfolding Saga of a Continent

By: Stefan Goodwin

Africa's Legacies of Urbanization is the culmination of several decades of research, travel, and teaching. Goodwin provides an interdisciplinary and up-to-date look at African cities and the urbanization process. Beginning with an overview of the urban experience in Africa, Goodwin then studies the histories of urbanization in the various regions of the continent.

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Lexington Books

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0739151762

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9780739151761

The Last Empire

De Beers, Diamonds, and the World

By: Stefan Kanfer

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The Last Empire

De Beers, Diamonds, and the World

By: Stefan Kanfer

Timely corporate history--as exciting and poignant as any good tale of derring-do against great odds by all-too-flawed giants. " - Kirkus Reviews With a scholar's precision and a novelist's eye, Stefan Kanfer tells the inside story of De Beers Consolidated Mines - from the nineteenth century diamond rush that transformed Johannes De Beer's humble South African farm into an exotic klondike, to the Oppenheimers' shadow empire that has achieved umatched global reach.

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Macmillan

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0374524262

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9780374524265

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

By: Saul G. Myerson,Jane Francis,Stefan Neubauer

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Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

By: Saul G. Myerson,Jane Francis,Stefan Neubauer

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) is a rapidly expanding imaging method in cardiology which provides unparalleled diagnostic information about the heart. It is however a complex technique and though the availability of scanners is increasing quickly, the expertise required to perform the scans is limited. While no book is a substitute for experience, this handbook provides an invaluable guide to performing and interpreting the scans which should aid both new and experienced operators. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance is an indispensable guide to performing and interpreting CMR scans. What to look for, which sequences to include, how to acquire them, and how to interpret the images are all included in the handbook. The information is provided in a quick-reference, easy-to-use format with many images from real cases, and is designed to sit on the scanning console or in the office, providing a step-by-step guide to aid the CMR practitioner at every stage. All areas of cardiovascular imaging are covered, including tips and tricks for optimal imaging and how to avoid and spot artefacts. From patient safety to differential diagnoses of tricky images, to an easy to understand section on the science behind magnetic resonance, all aspects are covered in this concise yet comprehensive guide to this specialist area. Whether a novice or expert in the field, all readers should find this book a useful tool. It is an invaluable reference that no CMR department should be without.

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OUP Oxford

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0191024406

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The Lawful Empire

Legal Change and Cultural Diversity in Late Tsarist Russia

By: Stefan B. Kirmse

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The Lawful Empire

Legal Change and Cultural Diversity in Late Tsarist Russia

By: Stefan B. Kirmse

An analysis of law and imperial rule reveals that Tsarist Russia was far more 'lawful' than generally assumed.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108499430

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Governmental Automated Decision-Making and Human Rights

Reconciling Law and Intelligent Systems

By: Stefan Schäferling

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Governmental Automated Decision-Making and Human Rights

Reconciling Law and Intelligent Systems

By: Stefan Schäferling

With the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence, governments are integrating AI technologies into administrative and even judicial decision-making, aiding and in some cases even replacing human decision-makers. Predictive policing, automated benefits administration, and automated risk assessment in criminal sentencing are but a few prominent examples of a general trend. While the turn towards governmental automated decision-making promises to reduce the impact of human biases and produce efficiency gains, reducing the human element in governmental decision-making also entails significant risks. This book analyses these risks through a comparative constitutional law and human rights lens, examining US law, German law, and international human rights law. It also highlights the structural challenges that automation poses for legal systems built on the assumption of exclusively human decision-making. Special attention is paid to the question whether existing law can adequately address the lack of transparency in governmental automated decision-making, its discriminatory processes and outcomes, as well as its fundamental challenge to human agency. Building on that analysis, it proposes a path towards securing the values of human dignity and agency at the heart of democratic societies and the rule of law in an increasingly automated world. This book will be of interest to researchers and scholars focusing on the evolving relationship of law and technology as well as human rights scholars. Further, it represents a valuable contribution to the debate on the regulation of artificial intelligence and the role human rights can play in that process.

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Springer Nature

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3031481259

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Forest Monitoring

Chapter 17. Meteorology

By: Stephan Raspe,Annemarie Bastrup-Birk,Stefan Fleck,Wendelin Weis,Helmut Mayer,Henning Meesenburg,Markus Wagner,Dirk Schindler,Karl Gartner

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Forest Monitoring

Chapter 17. Meteorology

By: Stephan Raspe,Annemarie Bastrup-Birk,Stefan Fleck,Wendelin Weis,Helmut Mayer,Henning Meesenburg,Markus Wagner,Dirk Schindler,Karl Gartner

Meteorological variables affect composition, structure, growth, health, and dynamics of forest ecosystems. The measurement of meteorological data at forest monitoring plots is essential for the interpretation of climate change effects. Within an ecological monitoring network, standard meteorological variables such as precipitation, air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, wind velocity, and direction should be measured. These variables are essential for the calculation of total deposition of air pollutants, for the interpretation of biological processes or for the derivation of water budgets and percolation from the rooting zone. Additional variables of interest are soil temperature, stand precipitation, and soil moisture. The magnitude and changes in time of the meteorological variables can be assessed as explanatory factors for other observations made in forest ecological monitoring. A detailed description of different methods is given. As an example for an integrated analysis, the application of meteorological data in water budget modeling is described and results of a pilot study are shown.

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0128055308

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Saving Babies?

The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening

By: Stefan Timmermans,Mara Buchbinder

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Saving Babies?

The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening

By: Stefan Timmermans,Mara Buchbinder

Introduction: the consequences of newborn screening -- The expansion of newborn screening -- Patients-in-waiting -- Shifting disease ontologies -- Is my baby normal? -- The limits of prevention -- Does expanded newborn screening save lives? -- Conclusion: the future of expanded newborn screening

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University of Chicago Press

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022627361X

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Technology and Practical Use of Strain Gages

With Particular Consideration of Stress Analysis Using Strain Gages

By: Stefan Keil

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Technology and Practical Use of Strain Gages

With Particular Consideration of Stress Analysis Using Strain Gages

By: Stefan Keil

Das vorliegende Buch ist ein umfassendes grundlegendes Kompendium über Dehnungsmessstreifen (DMS) und ihre Anwendung in der Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik sowie in allen Bereichen des Ingenieurwesens. Es deckt sowohl die theoretischen als auch die praktischen Aspekte der Spannungsanalyse mithilfe von Dehnungsmessstreifen ab. Ein historischer Rückblick auf die Erfindung und Entwicklung von DMS fasst das "Wer, Wann und Wie" zusammen. Die umfassende Bibliographie führt zu zusätzlichen Hintergrundinformationen. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt der Spannungsanalyse zur Bestimmung der mechanischen Eigenschaften, der Tragfähigkeit und der Gebrauchstauglichkeit von Bauteilen sowie zur Planung von Monitoring und Inspektionen. Die richtige Planung und Auswertung von Messungen und die Algorithmen zur Ermittlung von Spannungen werden aufgezeigt und die Interpretation von Ergebnissen erläutert. Dabei schöpft der Autor für die praxisorientierten Beschreibungen der Messprinzipien, der Messanordnungen und der Versuchsreihen aus seinem reichen Erfahrungsschatz. Das Buch enthält eine Anzahl realer Anwendungsbeispiele mit detaillierten Anleitungen, die als Vorbilder für die Lösung ähnlicher Aufgaben betrachtet werden können. Kommentare helfen, typische Fehler und Fehlversuche zu vermeiden. Das Buch ist ein unverzichtbares Nachschlagewerk für Fachleute, die Bauteile analysieren und Messungen planen müssen, die zu zuverlässigen Ergebnissen führen. Das Buch ist lehrreich für Praktiker, die zuverlässige Messkreise installieren und die Ergebnisse beurteilen müssen. Das Buch empfiehlt sich auch für Anfänger, um sich mit den Problemen vertraut zu machen und die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Dehnungsmesstechnik kennen zu lernen.

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John Wiley & Sons

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343303138X

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The Nazi Connection

Eugenics, American Racism, and German National Socialism

By: Stefan Kuhl

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The Nazi Connection

Eugenics, American Racism, and German National Socialism

By: Stefan Kuhl

When Hitler published Mein Kampf in 1924, he held up a foreign law as a model for his program of racial purification: The U.S. Immigration Restriction Act of 1924, which prohibited the immigration of those with hereditary illnesses and entire ethnic groups. When the Nazis took power in 1933, they installed a program of eugenics--the attempted "improvement" of the population through forced sterilization and marriage controls--that consciously drew on the U.S. example. By then, many American states had long had compulsory sterilization laws for "defectives," upheld by the Supreme Court in 1927. Small wonder that the Nazi laws led one eugenics activist in Virginia to complain, "The Germans are beating us at our own game." In The Nazi Connection, Stefan Kühl uncovers the ties between the American eugenics movement and the Nazi program of racial hygiene, showing that many American scientists actively supported Hitler's policies. After introducing us to the recently resurgent problem of scientific racism, Kühl carefully recounts the history of the eugenics movement, both in the United States and internationally, demonstrating how widely the idea of sterilization as a genetic control had become accepted by the early twentieth century. From the first, the American eugenicists led the way with radical ideas. Their influence led to sterilization laws in dozens of states--laws which were studied, and praised, by the German racial hygienists. With the rise of Hitler, the Germans enacted compulsory sterilization laws partly based on the U.S. experience, and American eugenists took pride in their influence on Nazi policies. Kühl recreates astonishing scenes of American eugenicists travelling to Germany to study the new laws, publishing scholarly articles lionizing the Nazi eugenics program, and proudly comparing personal notes from Hitler thanking them for their books. Even after the outbreak of war, he writes, the American eugenicists frowned upon Hitler's totalitarian government, but not his sterilization laws. So deep was the failure to recognize the connection between eugenics and Hitler's genocidal policies, that a prominent liberal Jewish eugenicist who had been forced to flee Germany found it fit to grumble that the Nazis "took over our entire plan of eugenic measures." By 1945, when the murderous nature of the Nazi government was made perfectly clear, the American eugenicists sought to downplay the close connections between themselves and the German program. Some of them, in fact, had sought to distance themselves from Hitler even before the war. But Stefan Kühl's deeply documented book provides a devastating indictment of the influence--and aid--provided by American scientists for the most comprehensive attempt to enforce racial purity in world history.

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Oxford University Press

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019988210X

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German Practice in International Law: Volume 2

2020

By: Stefan Talmon

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German Practice in International Law: Volume 2

2020

By: Stefan Talmon

Customary international law is based on State practice. This book presents the international law practice of Germany, the world's fourth-largest economy and powerhouse of the European Union, which makes an important contribution to the creation and development of customary international law. It is the first and only presentation of German practice in international law in English. The book combines a case study approach, providing analysis and commentary on Germany's practice, with a classic digest of primary materials, including diplomatic correspondence, statements, and court decisions. The book is an ideal complement to other compilations of international law practice and is an essential resource for scholars and practitioners of international law. It will also be of interest to scholars of international relations, politics, and diplomatic studies.

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1009182412

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Harlem vs. Columbia University

Black Student Power in the Late 1960s

By: Stefan M. Bradley

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Harlem vs. Columbia University

Black Student Power in the Late 1960s

By: Stefan M. Bradley

In 1968–69, Columbia University became the site for a collision of American social movements. Black Power, student power, antiwar, New Left, and Civil Rights movements all clashed with local and state politics when an alliance of black students and residents of Harlem and Morningside Heights openly protested the school's ill-conceived plan to build a large, private gymnasium in the small green park that separates the elite university from Harlem. Railing against the university's expansion policy, protesters occupied administration buildings and met violent opposition from both fellow students and the police. In this dynamic book, Stefan M. Bradley describes the impact of Black Power ideology on the Students' Afro-American Society (SAS) at Columbia. While white students--led by Mark Rudd and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)--sought to radicalize the student body and restructure the university, black students focused on stopping the construction of the gym in Morningside Park. Through separate, militant action, black students and the black community stood up to the power of an Ivy League institution and stopped it from trampling over its relatively poor and powerless neighbors. Comparing the events at Columbia with similar events at Harvard, Cornell, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania, Bradley locates this dramatic story within the context of the Black Power movement and the heightened youth activism of the 1960s. Harnessing the Civil Rights movement's spirit of civil disobedience and the Black Power movement's rhetoric and methodology, African American students were able to establish an identity for themselves on campus while representing the surrounding black community of Harlem. In doing so, Columbia's black students influenced their white peers on campus, re-energized the community's protest efforts, and eventually forced the university to share its power.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252090586

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9780252090585

Chasing Giants

In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish

By: Zeb Hogan,Stefan Lovgren

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Chasing Giants

In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish

By: Zeb Hogan,Stefan Lovgren

Join Zeb Hogan, host of the National Geographic television show Monster Fish, on the science adventure of a lifetime. On May 1, 2005, a Thai fisherman caught a truly monstrous Mekong giant catfish. At 646 pounds, it captured the world’s attention, and with awe and wonder, it was deemed the largest freshwater fish on record. There was no denying its size, but when biologist and research associate professor Hogan saw a photo of the fish, he wondered if it really was the biggest in the world. To his surprise, no one had systematically sought to answer the question: Which of the giant freshwater species really was the largest? Seeking to answer that question has brought Hogan face to face with massive arapaima and piranha in the Amazon, alligator gar in Texas, pigeon-eating wels catfish in France, stingrays in Cambodia, and the gnarled-toothed sawfish in Australia. Part of his scientific adventure has been captured on Monster Fish, and Hogan now tells the full story of his 25-year quest to understand the mysteries of some of the oldest, largest, most bizarre creatures on Earth. The fate of these giant fish motivates Hogan to understand the various species he studies. The megafish’s numbers are dwindling, and the majority of them face extinction. In this book, he teams up with award-winning journalist Stefan Lovgren to tell, for the first time, the remarkable and troubling story of the world’s largest freshwater fish. It is a story that stretches across the globe, chronicling a race against the clock to find and protect these ancient leviathans before they disappear forever. Chasing Giants: In Search of the World’s Largest Freshwater Fish combines science, adventure, and wonder to provide insights into the key role the massive fish of our lakes and rivers play in our past, present, and future.

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University of Nevada Press

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1647790581

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Tools

By: Stefan Riedel

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Tools

By: Stefan Riedel

Riedel Technical Dictionary: Tools German/English and English/German More than 2,950 keywords with many comments and abbreviations Ever since we have begun to adapt our environment to our needs, it has become obvious that proper tools are indispensable for any kind of skilled workmanship. No matter whether we started building houses, airplanes, ships, chairs, tables or bicycles, etc: in the modern world, worldwide construction, renovation, restoration, maintenance work, etc is often carried out by specialized foreign corporations. Precise international communication has become absolutely essential for all organisational processes. This technical dictionary is like a toolbox, providing you with all the relevant vocabulary for the tools required. This technical dictionary 'Tools' offers you a comprehensive collection of technical terms translated from German to English and vice versa. You can find many important terms used in theory and practice, thereby quickly improving your daily correspondence in German. I am providing you with a reference work that allows you to considerably improve the level of your German technical communication in your job, schooling, training or studies. In our increasingly globalized world, this technical dictionary is a cornerstone for confident specialized communication.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3758329248

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Subject Without Nation

Robert Musil and the History of Modern Identity

By: Stefan Jonsson

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Subject Without Nation

Robert Musil and the History of Modern Identity

By: Stefan Jonsson

Jonsson analyzes how Musil explains the foundation of modern theories of subjectivity.

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Duke University Press

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0822325705

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Unacknowledged Kinships

Postcolonial Studies and the Historiography of Zionism

By: Stefan Vogt

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Unacknowledged Kinships

Postcolonial Studies and the Historiography of Zionism

By: Stefan Vogt

A ground-breaking collection of essays regarding the history, implementation and challenges of using "antisemitism" and related terms as tools for both historical analysis and public debate. A unique, sophisticated contribution to current debates in both the academic and the public realms regarding the nature and study of antisemitism today"--

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Brandeis University Press

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1684581540

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Private Capital

The Complete Guide to Private Markets Investing

By: Stefan Hepp

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Private Capital

The Complete Guide to Private Markets Investing

By: Stefan Hepp

In A History of Private Markets, renowned private markets investor and expert Dr. Stefan W. Hepp delivers an insightful and comprehensive exploration of the history, nature, and influence of private market investing. The author offers a robust examination of the key practical and conceptual issues faced by investors as they move forward into the future. In the book, you'll find fulsome discussions of the rise of private market investment following the conclusion of World War II, as well as why the limited partnership became the dominant investment vehicle for private equity. You'll also discover the importance of the convergence of technology, government, academia, and venture capital that came to define what we now know as Silicon Valley. The book includes: Explanations of the emergence of buyout firms, as well as why and how buyouts differ from other forms of mergers and acquisitions Examinations of the explosive growth of private equity and other private asset classes since the turn of the millennium Discussions of the issues set to dominate the future of private markets, including ESG investing, value creation, unicorns, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and more A must-read book for regulators, investors, asset managers, entrepreneurs, founders, and other businesspeople, A History of Private Markets will earn a place on the bookshelves of anyone with a stake or interest in private equity and other private asset classes.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394217692

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Possessed

Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema

By: Stefan Andriopoulos

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Possessed

Hypnotic Crimes, Corporate Fiction, and the Invention of Cinema

By: Stefan Andriopoulos

Silent cinema and contemporaneous literature explored themes of mesmerism, possession, and the ominous agency of corporate bodies that subsumed individual identities. At the same time, critics accused film itself of exerting a hypnotic influence over spellbound audiences. Stefan Andriopoulos shows that all this anxiety over being governed by an outside force was no marginal oddity, but rather a pervasive concern in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Tracing this preoccupation through the period’s films—as well as its legal, medical, and literary texts—Andriopoulos pays particular attention to the terrifying notion of murder committed against one’s will. He returns us to a time when medical researchers described the hypnotized subject as a medium who could be compelled to carry out violent crimes, and when films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler famously portrayed the hypnotist’s seemingly unlimited power on the movie screen. Juxtaposing these medicolegal and cinematic scenarios with modernist fiction, Andriopoulos also develops an innovative reading of Kafka’s novels, which center on the merging of human and corporate bodies. Blending theoretical sophistication with scrupulous archival research and insightful film analysis, Possessed adds a new dimension to our understanding of today’s anxieties about the onslaught of visual media and the expanding reach of vast corporations that seem to absorb our own identities.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226020576

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9780226020570

Youth and Globalization in Central Asia

Everyday Life Between Religion, Media, and International Donors

By: Stefan B. Kirmse

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Youth and Globalization in Central Asia

Everyday Life Between Religion, Media, and International Donors

By: Stefan B. Kirmse

The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in the heart of Central Asia is home to the city of Osh, which is commonly discussed as an epicenter of radical Islamism and political instability, yet also fully globalized. Stefan Kirmse explores what this means for the everyday lives of the city's young people. By focusing on the myriad ways in which young Muslims experience globalization, this book offers an alternative to the standard sensationalist accounts of post-Soviet Central Asia that discuss the region in terms of an "Islamic threat," political instability, and inter-ethnic strife.

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Campus Verlag

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3593398893

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Chemodynamics and Environmental Modeling

An Introduction

By: Stefan Trapp,Michael Matthies

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Chemodynamics and Environmental Modeling

An Introduction

By: Stefan Trapp,Michael Matthies

Partitioning of chemicals in the environment and its modeling is becoming an important field in environmental science and engineering. This book enables students, researchers, and interested laymen to enter the field of environmental modeling in a fast and effective way. The book contains modeling software (CemoS V 1.10), data sets and the CemoS handbook. Each chapter contains examples and exercises.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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Federalism and Policy Development

The Case of Adult Occupational Training in Ontario

By: J. Stefan Dupre,David M. Cameron,Graeme H. McKechnie,Theodore B. Rotenberg

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Federalism and Policy Development

The Case of Adult Occupational Training in Ontario

By: J. Stefan Dupre,David M. Cameron,Graeme H. McKechnie,Theodore B. Rotenberg

In 1966 the Canadian government announced the abrupt termination of a longstanding conditional grant relationship with the provinces in the domain of technical and vocational education. It sought to substitute a radically new arrangement whereby it would purchase occupational training for adults as an integral part of an over-all manpower policy. This book examines what ensued with particular reference to the province of Ontario and offers unique insights into the conduct of federal-provincial relations from the level of first ministers through that of operating officials down to the grass roots of individual Canadian communities. It also assesses the opportunities and limitations attendant upon a major departure in manpower policy. By focusing on the role of public servants with quite distinct professional orientations – economists and educationists – the book yields new insights into the contribution of appointed specialists to policy development.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442638494

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European Disunion

Democracy, Sovereignty and the Politics of Emergency

By: Stefan Auer

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European Disunion

Democracy, Sovereignty and the Politics of Emergency

By: Stefan Auer

The European Union means many different things to its many peoples. In Germany, for example, the European project was conceived mainly as post-national, or even post-sovereign. In France, by contrast, President Emmanuel Macron has pursued the vision of a sovereign Europe; that is, an EU that would become a formidable geopolitical actor. Yet, instead, Europe has struggled to ascertain its values abroad and even domestically, facing a sovereignist rebellion from its newer member states, such as Hungary and Poland, and the departure of Britain. The eurozone crisis has undermined the EU's economic credentials, the refugee crisis its societal cohesion, the failure to stand up to Russia its sense of purpose, and the Covid-19 pandemic its credibility as a protector of European citizens. The key argument of this book is that the multiple crises of the European project are caused by one underlying factor: its bold attempt to overcome the age of nation-states. Left unchecked, supranational institutions tend to become ever more bureaucratic, eluding control of the people they are meant to serve. The logic of technocracy is thus pitted against the democratic impulse, which the European Union is supposed to embody. Democracy in Europe has suffered as a result.

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Oxford University Press

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019767450X

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Postmortem

How Medical Examiners Explain Suspicious Deaths

By: Stefan Timmermans

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Postmortem

How Medical Examiners Explain Suspicious Deaths

By: Stefan Timmermans

As elected coroners came to be replaced by medical examiners with scientific training, the American public became fascinated with their work. From the grisly investigations showcased on highly rated television shows like C.S.I. to the bestselling mysteries that revolve around forensic science, medical examiners have never been so visible—or compelling. They, and they alone, solve the riddle of suspicious death and the existential questions that come with it. Why did someone die? Could it have been prevented? Should someone be held accountable? What are the implications of ruling a death a suicide, a homicide, or an accident? Can medical examiners unmask the perfect crime? Postmortem goes deep inside the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of pathological, social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate. Stefan Timmermans spent years in a medical examiner’s office, following cases, interviewing examiners, and watching autopsies. While he relates fascinating cases here, he is also more broadly interested in the cultural authority and responsibilities that come with being a medical examiner. Although these professionals attempt to remain objective, medical examiners are nonetheless responsible for evaluating subtle human intentions. Consequently, they may end—or start—criminal investigations, issue public health alerts, and even cause financial gain or harm to survivors. How medical examiners speak to the living on behalf of the dead, is Timmermans’s subject, revealed here in the day-to-day lives of the examiners themselves.

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The Good Luck Book

By: Stefan Bechtel

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The Good Luck Book

By: Stefan Bechtel

This collection of "luck" trivia provides the history of certain good luck rituals and objects, such as charms, knocking on wood, and wishbones, includes quotations about luck, and suggests ways to change one's luck from bad to good

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The Making of Syriac Jerusalem

Representations of the Holy City in Syriac Literature of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

By: Catalin-Stefan Popa

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The Making of Syriac Jerusalem

Representations of the Holy City in Syriac Literature of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

By: Catalin-Stefan Popa

This book discusses hagiographic, historiographical, hymnological, and theological sources that contributed to the formation of the sacred picture of the physical as well as metaphysical Jerusalem in the literature of two Eastern Christian denominations, East and West Syrians. Popa analyses the question of Syrian beliefs about the Holy City, their interaction with holy places, and how they travelled in the Holy Land. He also explores how they imagined and reflected the theology of this itinerary through literature in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, set alongside a well-defined local tradition that was at times at odds with Jerusalem. Even though the image of Jerusalem as a land of sacred spaces is unanimously accepted in the history of Christianity, there were also various competing positions and attitudes. This often promoted the attempt at mitigating and replacing Jerusalem’s sacred centrality to the Christian experience with local sacred heritage, which is also explored in this study. Popa argues that despite this rhetoric of artificial boundaries, the general picture epitomises a fluid and animated intersection of Syriac Christians with the Holy City especially in the medieval era and the subsequent period, through a standardised process of pilgrimage, well-integrated in the custom of advanced Christian life and monastic canon. The Making of Syriac Jerusalem is suitable for students and scholars working on the history, literature, and theology of Syriac Christianity in the late antique and medieval periods.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000877469

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Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR

By: Stefan Timmermans

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Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR

By: Stefan Timmermans

Restoring dignity to sudden death.

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Temple University Press

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Ball of Fire

The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball

By: Stefan Kanfer

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Ball of Fire

The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball

By: Stefan Kanfer

As a movie actress Lucille Ball was, in her own words, “queen of the B-pluses.” But on the small screen she was a superstar–arguably the funniest and most enduring in the history of TV. In this exemplary biography, Stefan Kanfer explores the roots of Lucy’s genius and places it in the context of her conflicted and sometimes bitter personal life. Ball of Fire gives us Lucy in all her contradictions. Here is the beauty who became a master of knock-down slapstick; the control freak whose comic alter ego thrived on chaos, the worshipful TV housewife whose real marriage ended in public disaster. Here, too, is an intimate view of the dawn of television and of the America that embraced it. Charming, informative, touching. and laugh-out-loud funny, this is the book Lucy’s fans have been waiting for.

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Vintage

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037572771X

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Evolution and Phylogeny of Pancrustacea

A Story of Scientific Method

By: Frederick R. Schram,Stefan Koenemann

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Evolution and Phylogeny of Pancrustacea

A Story of Scientific Method

By: Frederick R. Schram,Stefan Koenemann

The scientific understanding of arthropod phylogeny and evolution has changed significantly in recent decades. One of the most momentous alterations involved crustaceans, which are not a monophyletc group, but are part of a larger group along with insects: Pancrustacea. The old ideas surrounding crustacean evolution have served scientists well for many years; it is now time to turn toward new research by embracing the results derived from investigations conducted largely within this century. For example, new definitions have arisen from sources across several fields of study, and Frederick R. Schram and Stefan Koenemann have created a book that explores paleobiodiversity and the diversity of modern body plans. Developments within ontogenetic studies continue to generate remarkable insights into crustaceomorph evolution in regard to patterns of embryology and a revolution in the application of development genetics. Phylogeny techniques of analysis and new sources of data derived from molecular sequencing and genetic studies have forced scientists to consider new hypotheses concerning the interrelationships of all the pancrustaceans, both the crustaceomorphs and Hexapoda. Yet, some fossil groups still remain enigmatic (Thylacocephala). Despite this, research into fossils (even if incompletely understood) fills in gaps of our knowledge of paleobiodiversity, and it's useful for many things, including analyzing the origin and early evolution of Hexapoda. Evolution and Phylogeny of Pancrustacea demonstrates the use of multiple alternative hypotheses and other techniques through the well-executed presentation of diverse data sources involving Pancrustacea. Readers are left with clues to great mysteries, including the possible pathways of evolution within marine arthropods.

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Oxford University Press

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0190095989

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Prenatal Exposures

Psychological and Educational Consequences for Children

By: Roy P. Martin,Stefan C. Dombrowski

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Prenatal Exposures

Psychological and Educational Consequences for Children

By: Roy P. Martin,Stefan C. Dombrowski

In this first compendium in the growing literature of behavioral teratology, readers will discover an easy-to-access, concise presentation that covers a huge range of subjects. The book synthesizes important findings that help explain why prenatal events may result in abnormal behavior and learning disabilities later in life. It goes further to examine the role of prenatal perturbations in conditions as varied as dyslexia, schizophrenia, fetal alcohol syndrome, and autism.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387743987

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Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient

Policy Issues and Legal Requirements

By: Susan Stefan

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Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient

Policy Issues and Legal Requirements

By: Susan Stefan

Many hospital emergency departments are overcrowded and short-staffed, with a limited number of available hospital beds. It is increasingly hard for emergency departments and their staff to provide the necessary level of care for medical patients. Caring for people with psychiatric disabilities raises different issues and calls on different skills. In Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient, Dr. Stefan uses research, surveys, and statutory and litigation materials to examine problems with emergency department care for clients with psychiatric disorders. She relies on interviews with emergency department nurses, doctors and psychiatrists, as well as surveys of people with psychiatric disabilities to present the perspectives of both the individuals seeking treatment, and those providing it. This eye-opening book explores the structural pressures on emergency departments and identifies the burdens and conflicts that undermine their efforts to provide compassionate care to people in psychiatric crisis. In addition to presenting a new analysis of the source of these problems, Dr. Stefan also suggests an array of alternatives to emergency department treatment for people in psychiatric crisis. Moreover, the author proposes standards for treatment of these individuals when they do inevitably end up in a hospital emergency department. Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient presents a thoughtful and thorough analysis of the difficulties faced by people with psychiatric disabilities when seeking emergency medical care. It is essential reading for anyone working in a hospital emergency department, as well as health care policy makers, and advocates and lawyers for people with psychiatric disabilities.

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0198040806

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Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

By: Karsten Bartels,Stefan Dieleman

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Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care, An Issue of Anesthesiology Clinics

By: Karsten Bartels,Stefan Dieleman

This issue of Anesthesiology Clinics, edited by Dr. Karsten Bartels and Dr. Stefan Dieleman in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Lee Fleisher, focuses on Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Critical Care. Topics in this issue include: Anesthetic Management for Endovascular Repair of the Thoracic Aorta; Ethical Considerations for Mechanical Support; Modulating Perioperative Ventricular Excitability; Echocardiography Education for Anesthesia Trainees; Mitochondrial Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery; New Approaches to Perioperative Right Ventricular Assessment; New Techniques for Optimization of Donor Lungs/Hearts; Recent Developments in Catheter-Based Cardiac Procedures; Heart Failure in Adults with Congential Heart Disease; Optimizing Perioperative Blood and Coagulation Management During Cardiac Surgery; Advances in the Prevention of AKI Following Cardiac Surgery; Clinical Trials That Should be Done in Cardiac Anesthesia; and Cardiac Surgery and the Blood-Brain Barrier.

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0323708935

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Genetics of Movement Disorders

By: Stefan M. Pulst

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Genetics of Movement Disorders

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Hereditary or genetic diseases featuring involuntary movements constitute a major aspect of the practice of neurology, functional neurosurgery, genetics, and many areas of basic and applied neuroscience research. Describing the current knowledge on these disorders, Genetics of Movement Disorders brings together information essential for clinicians, geneticists, and neuroscientists in one source. Utilizing a convenient and accessible format, the book is designed to allow easy identification of relevant information, with the overall organization of topics following established phenotypic classifications of movement disorders such as Parkinsonian syndromes, chorea, ataxia, and major categories of diseases grouped by gene locus. This book broadly appeals to neurologists, neuroscientists, geneticists, as well as cell and molecular biologists and hematologists. - Consistently formatted to present a clinical description of the disorder, followed by an in-depth analysis of the mutation and function of the mutated gene including cellular and animal models - Emphasizes the use of DNA tests for each respective disorder - Provides up-to-date, easily accessible information for clinicians, geneticists, and neuroscientists

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0080532411

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MacSween's Pathology of the Liver, E-Book

By: Alastair D. Burt,Linda D. Ferrell,Stefan G. Hübscher

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MacSween's Pathology of the Liver, E-Book

By: Alastair D. Burt,Linda D. Ferrell,Stefan G. Hübscher

Written and edited by an international team of renowned authorities, MacSween's Pathology of the Liver, 8th Edition, remains the field's definitive reference on liver pathology. This must-have text is ideal for surgical pathologists in practice and in training who examine liver specimens on a day-to-day basis. It provides invaluable assistance in recognizing the huge variety of appearances of the liver that result from infections, tumors, and tumor-like lesions, as well as organ damage caused by drugs and toxins. With expert, comprehensive coverage of all malignant and benign hepatobiliary disorders, MacSween's is a convenient, one-stop resource for use in the reporting room as well as in personal study. - Shares the knowledge and experience of a "who's who" list of experts in the field of hepatobiliary pathology, led by editors Alastair D. Burt, Linda D. Ferrell, and Stefan G. Hübscher. - Features more than 1,000 high-quality, full color illustrations, providing a complete visual guide to each tumor or tumor-like lesion. - Discusses advances in molecular diagnostic testing, its capabilities, and its limitations, including targeted/personalized medicine. - Incorporates the latest TNM staging and WHO classification systems, as well as new diagnostic biomarkers and their utility in differential diagnosis, newly described variants, and new histologic entities. - Includes relevant data from ancillary techniques (immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics), giving you the necessary tools required to master the latest breakthroughs in diagnostic technology. - Provides you with all of the necessary diagnostic tools to make a complete and accurate pathologic report, including clinicopathologic background throughout. - Directs you to the most recent and authoritative sources for further reading with a comprehensive reference list that highlights key articles and up-to-date citations. - An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.

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0702082295

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Somebody

The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando

By: Stefan Kanfer

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Somebody

The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando

By: Stefan Kanfer

Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando’s turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire at age twenty-three. Brando then decamped for Hollywood, and Kanfer looks at each of Brando’s films over the years—from The Men in 1950 to The Score in 2001—offering deft and insightful analysis of his sometimes brilliant, sometimes baffling performances. And, finally, Kanfer brings into focus Brando’s self-destructiveness, ambivalence toward his craft, and the tragedies that shadowed his last years.

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