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Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980

An Illustrated History

By: Thomas Albright

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Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980

An Illustrated History

By: Thomas Albright

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived

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0520338200

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9780520338203

The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 30, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays V

By: Thomas Carlyle

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The Works of Thomas Carlyle: Volume 30, Critical and Miscellaneous Essays V

By: Thomas Carlyle

The thirtieth and final volume of the Centenary Edition of Carlyle's collected works, first published in 1896.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108022537

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The Rule Of The Many

Fundamental Issues In Democratic Theory

By: Thomas Christiano

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The Rule Of The Many

Fundamental Issues In Democratic Theory

By: Thomas Christiano

There is no problem more crucial to contemporary political thought than the status of democracy, its role, and its problems in the contemporary world. In this survey of democratic theory, Thomas Christiano introduces the reader to the principles underlying democracy and to the problems involved in applying these principles to real life situations.Begining with the simple, democratically inspired presumption that the interests of all citizens are to be treated equally, Christiano argues that the implications of such a minimal commitment clarify the nature of democracy and what must be demanded of democratic institutions. He argues that it is the collision of this demand for equality with the fact of pluralism of interests that determines how democratic institutions ought to be designed. This strong sense of reality will be welcomed by those interested in practical questions of transition in newly democratizing states.Christiano combines a broad coverage of important positions taken by others with the exposition of his own ideas, allowing his text to appeal to a wide range of readers, from introductory students to experienced scholars. Clear, accessible, and often elegant, The Rule of the Many is a splendid introduction to democratic theory, one that will take its place as both an important scholarly contribution and as an effective text.

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Routledge

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042997549X

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9780429975493

Justice and the Meritocratic State

By: Thomas Mulligan

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Justice and the Meritocratic State

By: Thomas Mulligan

Like American politics, the academic debate over justice is polarized, with almost all theories of justice falling within one of two traditions: egalitarianism and libertarianism. This book provides an alternative to the partisan standoff by focusing not on equality or liberty, but on the idea that we should give people the things that they deserve. Mulligan sets forth a theory of economic justice—meritocracy—which rests upon a desert principle and is distinctive from existing work in two ways. First, meritocracy is grounded in empirical research on how human beings think, intuitively, about justice. Research in social psychology and experimental economics reveals that people simply don’t think that social goods should be distributed equally, nor do they dismiss the idea of social justice. Across ideological and cultural lines, people believe that rewards should reflect merit. Second, the book discusses hot-button political issues and makes concrete policy recommendations. These issues include anti-meritocratic bias against women and racial minorities and the United States’ widening economic inequality. Justice and the Meritocratic State offers a new theory of justice and provides solutions to our most vexing social and economic problems. It will be of keen interest to philosophers, economists, and political theorists.

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Routledge

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1351980777

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Britain’s Korean War

Cold War diplomacy, strategy and security 1950–53

By: Thomas Hennessey

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Britain’s Korean War

Cold War diplomacy, strategy and security 1950–53

By: Thomas Hennessey

Available in paperback for the first time, this book assesses the strains within the ‘Special Relationship’ between London and Washington and offers a new perspective on the limits and successes of British influence during the Korean War. The interaction between the main personalities on the British side – Attlee, Bevan, Morrison, Churchill and Eden – and their American counterparts – Truman, Acheson, Eisenhower and Dulles – are chronicled. By the end of the war the British were concerned that it was the Americans, rather than the Soviets, who were the greater threat to world peace. British fears concerning the Korean War were not limited to the diplomatic and military fronts these extended to the ‘Manchurian Candidate’ threat posed by returning prisoners of war who had been exposed to communist indoctrination. The book is essential reading for those interested in British and US foreign policy and military strategy during the Cold War.

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Manchester University Press

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1784991635

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9781784991630

Minnesota in the '70s

By: Dave Kenney,Thomas Saylor

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Minnesota in the '70s

By: Dave Kenney,Thomas Saylor

Minnesota forged an identity during the 1970s that would persist, rightly or wrongly, for decades to come. It was a place of note and consequence--a state of presidential candidates, grassroots activism, civic engagement, environmental awareness, and Mary Tyler Moore. All these subjects and more are covered in this book"--

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Minnesota Historical Society Press

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0873519000

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9780873519007

Early Kings of Norway

in large print

By: Thomas Carlyle

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Early Kings of Norway

in large print

By: Thomas Carlyle

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

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3387015259

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9783387015256

Historical Essays

By: Thomas Carlyle

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Historical Essays

By: Thomas Carlyle

Historical Essays provides an authoritative critical, annotated edition of Carlyle's essays on history and historical subjects.

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Univ of California Press

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0520220617

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The Key to Nuclear Restraint

The Swedish Plans to Acquire Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War

By: Thomas Jonter

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The Key to Nuclear Restraint

The Swedish Plans to Acquire Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War

By: Thomas Jonter

Why have some nations acquired nuclear weapons while others have refrained from doing so? Most research related to this question has focused on states that have built nuclear weapons, yet little attention has been devoted to countries that have chosen nuclear restraint. This book analyzes Swedish plans to acquire nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Sweden was very close to putting a bomb together in 1960s but, for a number of reasons illuminated in this book, decision makers abandoned those plans and subsequently rose to become one of the most recognized players in the international game of disarmament. Thanks to the recent declassification of essential documentation in Sweden and United States, it is now possible to assemble a comprehensive analysis of the Swedish nuclear weapons program based on primary sources. This book presents that analysis, a unique perspective owing to the fact that nuclear development is a highly secretive activity in most countries – with non-existent or limited access to state archives.

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Springer

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1137581131

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The Early Kings of Norway. Also an Essay on the Portraits of John Knox

By: Thomas Carlyle

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The Early Kings of Norway. Also an Essay on the Portraits of John Knox

By: Thomas Carlyle

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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3385386934

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Republic of Equals

Predistribution and Property-owning Democracy

By: Alan Thomas

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Republic of Equals

Predistribution and Property-owning Democracy

By: Alan Thomas

This first book length study of property-owning democracy argues that a society in which capital is universally accessible to all citizens uniquely meets the demands of justice. It defends a renovated form of capitalism in which the free market is no longer a threat to social democratic values, but is potentially convergent with them.

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Oxford University Press

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0190602112

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9780190602116

Apartheid's Reluctant Uncle

The United States and Southern Africa in the Early Cold War

By: Thomas Borstelmann

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Apartheid's Reluctant Uncle

The United States and Southern Africa in the Early Cold War

By: Thomas Borstelmann

Borstelmann (history, Cornell U.) brings to light the neglected history of Washington's strong, but hushed, backing for the white supremacist National Party government that won power in South Africa in 1948, and for its formal establishment of apartheid. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195079426

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Divorce, Separation and the Distribution of Property

By: J. Thomas Oldham

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Divorce, Separation and the Distribution of Property

By: J. Thomas Oldham

The book discusses existing legal regulations and rules in various states relating to the enforcement of premarital or postnuptial agreements regarding the parties' rights if they divorce.

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Law Journal Press

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1588520439

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9781588520432

Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals: Find Out How the Rich Get So Rich (the Secrets to Financial Success R

By: Thomas C. Corley

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Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals: Find Out How the Rich Get So Rich (the Secrets to Financial Success R

By: Thomas C. Corley

J.C.Jobs was a struggling accountant, drowning in self-loathing over the death of his beloved wife and doting mother of their three children, a death caused by J.C.s inability to afford immediate medical care for his ailing wife. J.C.s severe depression is eventually replaced by a fanatical obsession with finding the secret to financial success, possessed by only his wealthiest clients. What J.C. discovers changes his life and the lives of everyone he touches.

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Hillcrest Publishing Group

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1934938939

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Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics

Volume 2: Epidemiology and Management

By: K. Subramanya Sastry,Thomas A. Zitter

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Plant Virus and Viroid Diseases in the Tropics

Volume 2: Epidemiology and Management

By: K. Subramanya Sastry,Thomas A. Zitter

Around the globe, besides fungal and bacterial diseases, both virus and viroid diseases have acquired greater importance in the realm of plant pathology and call for effective management measures as they are responsible for heavy yield losses and are a matter of vital importance and concern to farmers, horticulturists, gardeners and foresters. Understanding disease epidemiology is of vital importance for formulating viable disease management practices in a given agro-ecosystem. The development and progress of plant disease epidemics are variable from region to region. Epidemiology is not a static process, but rather a dynamic course that varies with a change in the ecology, host, vector and virus systems.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400778201

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9789400778207

The Democratic Organisation

Democracy and the Future of Work

By: Thomas Diefenbach

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The Democratic Organisation

Democracy and the Future of Work

By: Thomas Diefenbach

Prevailing models of organisation divide people into owners, managers and employees, forcing especially the latter to obey, to behave, and to function well within a hierarchical and managerial pecking order. However, there is no natural law suggesting the need for such organisations, not in market economies and definitely not in modern democratic societies – and there is no justification for such types of organisation. Arguing that most current organisations are orthodox, hierarchical, anti-democratic, oppressive, unfair, and unjust, this book presents a viable alternative, a better type of organisation – the democratic organisation. Diefenbach develops and provides step by step a systematic, comprehensive, thorough, and detailed general model of the democratic organisation. He describes the democratic organisation’s fundamental principles, values, governance, management, structures, and processes, and the ways it functions and operates both within the organisation and towards others and the environment. Crucially, and most importantly, the democratic organisation provides the institutions and organisational context for individuals to maintain and pursue their fundamental freedoms, inalienable rights, and dignity; to manage organisations in democratic, participative, and cooperative ways; and to conduct business in considerate, balanced, and sustainable ways. This book will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of management, organisation studies, strategic management, business ethics, entrepreneurship, and family business.

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1000063062

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9781000063066

Fun, Taste, & Games

An Aesthetics of the Idle, Unproductive, and Otherwise Playful

By: John Sharp,David Thomas

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Fun, Taste, & Games

An Aesthetics of the Idle, Unproductive, and Otherwise Playful

By: John Sharp,David Thomas

Reclaiming fun as a meaningful concept for understanding games and play. “Fun” is somewhat ambiguous. If something is fun, is it pleasant? Entertaining? Silly? A way to trick students into learning? Fun also has baggage—it seems inconsequential, embarrassing, child's play. In Fun, Taste, & Games, John Sharp and David Thomas reclaim fun as a productive and meaningful tool for understanding and appreciating play and games. They position fun at the heart of the aesthetics of games. As beauty was to art, they argue, fun is to play and games—the aesthetic goal that we measure our experiences and interpretations against. Sharp and Thomas use this fun-centered aesthetic framework to explore a range of games and game issues—from workplace bingo to Meow Wolf, from basketball to Myst, from the consumer marketplace to Marcel Duchamp. They begin by outlining three elements for understanding the drive, creation, and experience of fun: set-outsideness, ludic forms, and ambiguity. Moving from theory to practice and back again, they explore the complicated relationships among the titular fun, taste, and games. They consider, among other things, the dismissal of fun by game journalists and designers; the seminal but underinfluential game Myst, and how tastes change over time; the shattering of the gamer community in Gamergate; and an aesthetics of play that goes beyond games.

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MIT Press

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0262351250

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9780262351256

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