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Law from the Tigris to the Tiber

The Writings of Raymond Westbrook

By: Raymond Westbrook

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Law from the Tigris to the Tiber

The Writings of Raymond Westbrook

By: Raymond Westbrook

Raymond Westbrook (1946–2009) was acknowledged by many as the world’s foremost expert on the legal systems of the ancient Near East and a leading scholar in the study of biblical and classical law. This collection brings together the 44 most important articles that Westbrook published in the 25 years following the completion of his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1982. The first volume, The Shared Tradition, contains 16 articles that lay out Westbrook’s theory of a common legal tradition that spanned the ancient world from Mesopotamia to Israel and even to Greece and Rome. The second volume, Cuneiform and Biblical Sources, provides 28 articles that demonstrate Westbrook’s unique method of legal analysis that he applied to the numerous texts he worked with as an Assyriologist and biblical scholar, from law codes to contracts to narratives. Each volume contains its own comprehensive bibliography, as well as subject, author, and text indexes. Together, they represent the life’s work of one of the most important legal historians of our era.

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Penn State Press

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1575066378

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9781575066370

Secrets of the Samurai

The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan

By: Oscar Ratti,Adele Westbrook

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Secrets of the Samurai

The Martial Arts of Feudal Japan

By: Oscar Ratti,Adele Westbrook

Secrets of the Samurai is the definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, explaining in detail the weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat that made the Japanese warrior a formidable foe. The work begins with a panoramic survey of the tumultuous early struggles of warlords contending for political ascendancy and then outlines the relentless progression of the military class toward absolute power. In addition to illustrating actual methods of combat, the authors discuss in detail the crucial training necessary to develop a warrior's inner power and to concentrate all his energies into a single force. Secrets of the Samurai is an essential text for anyone with an interest in Japanese combat techniques, weaponry, or military history. This edition also contains a new foreword by Adele Westbrook and numerous previously unpublished illustrations by Oscar Ratti. Chapters include: The Bushi The Heimin The Centers of Martial Instruction Armed Bujutsu Unarmed Bujutsu Control and Power Strategic Principles Morality of Bujutsu

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Tuttle Publishing

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1462902545

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9781462902545

John Dewey and American Democracy

By: Robert B. Westbrook

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John Dewey and American Democracy

By: Robert B. Westbrook

Over a career spanning American history from the 1880s to the 1950s, John Dewey sought not only to forge a persuasive argument for his conviction that "democracy is freedom" but also to realize his democratic ideals through political activism. Widely considered modern America's most important philosopher, Dewey made his views known both through his writings and through such controversial episodes as his leadership of educational reform at the turn of the century; his support of American intervention in World War I and his leading role in the Outlawry of War movement after the war; and his participation in both radical and anti-communist politics in the 1930s and 40s. Robert B. Westbrook reconstructs the evolution of Dewey's thought and practice in this masterful intellectual biography, combining readings of his major works with an engaging account of key chapters in his activism. Westbrook pays particular attention to the impact upon Dewey of conversations and debates with contemporaries from William James and Reinhold Niebuhr to Jane Addams and Leon Trotsky. Countering prevailing interpretations of Dewey's contribution to the ideology of American liberalism, he discovers a more unorthodox Dewey—a deviant within the liberal community who was steadily radicalized by his profound faith in participatory democracy. Anyone concerned with the nature of democracy and the future of liberalism in America—including educators, moral and social philosophers, social scientists, political theorists, and intellectual and cultural historians—will find John Dewey and American Democracy indispensable reading.

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Cornell University Press

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1501702033

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9781501702037

Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

A vital past

By: Ali Mozaffari,Nigel Westbrook

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Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

A vital past

By: Ali Mozaffari,Nigel Westbrook

What is the relationship between development as a globalizing project and the production of cultural specificities in developmental contexts? Utilising an architectural lens, this book illustrates how development instigates interest in the past and in the process, creates heritage. It show multiple uses of the past and their contestation in highly fluid social contexts.

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Manchester University Press

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152615014X

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9781526150141

Satellite Systems for Personal Applications

Concepts and Technology

By: Madhavendra Richharia,Leslie David Westbrook

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Satellite Systems for Personal Applications

Concepts and Technology

By: Madhavendra Richharia,Leslie David Westbrook

Presents the concepts, technology, and role of satellite systems in support of personal applications, such as mobile and broadband communications, navigation, television, radio and multimedia broadcasting, safety of life services, etc. This book presents a novel perspective on satellite systems, reflecting the modern personal technology context, and hence a focus on the individual as end-user. The book begins by outlining key generic concepts before discussing techniques adopted in particular application areas; next, it exemplifies these techniques through discussion of state-of-art current and emerging satellite systems. The book concludes by contemplating the likely evolution of these systems, taking into consideration influences and trends in technology, in conjunction with growing user expectations. In addition to addressing satellite systems that directly interact with personal devices, the book additionally considers those indirect applications where there is an increasing interest by individuals - notably, in remote sensing. As such, the book uniquely encompasses the entire gamut of satellite-enabled personal / end-user applications. Key Features: Broad scope - views satellite systems generically with regards to their applicability across a wide range of personal application areas Strong foundation in underlying concepts State-of-the-art system examples Review of trends in relevant areas of satellite technology Revision questions at the end of each chapter The book is suited to individuals, engineers, scientists, service providers, system operators, application developers and managers interested or involved in the use of satellite technology for personal applications. It should also hold interest for use in research institutes interested in promoting inter-disciplinary cross-fertilization of ideas, as well as by financiers, policy makers, and strategists interested in gaining a better understanding of this technology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119956102

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9781119956105

Information Technology in Health Care 2007

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Health Care: Socio-Technical Approaches

By: Johanna Westbrook

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Information Technology in Health Care 2007

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Information Technology in Health Care: Socio-Technical Approaches

By: Johanna Westbrook

This volume presents the papers from the 3rd International Conference on Technology in Health Care: Socio-technical Approaches held in Sydney, Australia in 2007.

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324

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IOS Press

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1586037773

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Property and the Family in Biblical Law

By: Raymond Westbrook

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Property and the Family in Biblical Law

By: Raymond Westbrook

International Meeting in Sheffield, England, in August 1988."--Preface. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-170) and indexes.

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A&C Black

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1850752710

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Everyday Law in Biblical Israel

An Introduction

By: Raymond Westbrook,Bruce Wells

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Everyday Law in Biblical Israel

An Introduction

By: Raymond Westbrook,Bruce Wells

Introduction -- Sources -- Litigation -- Status and family -- Crimes and delicts -- Property and inheritance -- Contracts -- Conclusion

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664234976

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An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Skills and Applications

By: Helen Kennerley,Joan Kirk,David Westbrook

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An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Skills and Applications

By: Helen Kennerley,Joan Kirk,David Westbrook

This bestselling guide to the basic theory, skills and applications of cognitive behaviour therapy is fully updated to reflect recent developments in CBT theory. It includes in-depth material on working with diversity, and new case studies and exercises to help you reflect and explore how theory can be used to develop effective practice. The Companion Website features over 40 videos illustrating the CBT skills and strategies discussed in the book, including: Measuring CBT’s effectiveness Socratic method and applications Physical techniques and behavioural experiments Applications of CBT to specific client disorders Using supervision in CBT.

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SAGE

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1473998255

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9781473998254

Ex Oriente Lex

Near Eastern Influences on Ancient Greek and Roman Law

By: Raymond Westbrook

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Ex Oriente Lex

Near Eastern Influences on Ancient Greek and Roman Law

By: Raymond Westbrook

An essential collection of Raymond Westbrook’s groundbreaking work on the cross-cultural history of ancient law. Throughout the twelve essays that appear in Ex Oriente Lex, Raymond Westbrook convincingly argues that the influence of Mesopotamian legal traditions and thought did not stop at the shores of the Mediterranean, but rather had a profound impact on the early laws and legal developments of Greece and Rome as well. He presents readers with tantalizing fragments of early Greek or archaic Roman law which, when placed in the context of the broader Near Eastern tradition, suddenly acquire unexpected new meanings. Before his untimely death in July 2009, Westbrook was regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on ancient legal history. Although his main field was ancient Near Eastern law, he also made important contributions to the study of early Greek and Roman law. In his examination of the relationship between ancient Near Eastern and pre-classical Greek and Roman law, Westbrook sought to demonstrate that the connection between the two legal spheres was not merely theoretical but also concrete. The Near Eastern legal heritage had practical consequences that help us understand puzzling individual cases in the Greek and Roman traditions. His essays provide rich material for further reflection and interdisciplinary discussion about compelling similarities between legal cultures and the continuity of legal traditions over several millennia. Aimed at classicists and ancient historians, as well as biblicists, Egyptologists, Assyriologists, and legal historians, this volume gathers many of Westbrook’s most important essays on the legal aspects of Near Eastern cultural influences on the Greco-Roman world, including one new, never-before-published piece. A preface by editors Deborah Lyons and Kurt Raaflaub details the importance of Westbrook’s work for the field of classics, while Sophie Démare-Lafont’s incisive introduction places Westbrook’s ideas within the wider context of ancient law.

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JHU Press

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1421414686

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9781421414683

As We Forgive Our Debtors

Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit in America

By: Teresa A. Sullivan,Elizabeth Warren,Jay Lawrence Westbrook

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As We Forgive Our Debtors

Bankruptcy and Consumer Credit in America

By: Teresa A. Sullivan,Elizabeth Warren,Jay Lawrence Westbrook

Bankruptcy in America is a booming business, with hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans filing for bankruptcy each year. Is this dramatic growth a result of mushrooming debt or does it reflect a moral decline that permits the middle class to evade their debts? As We Forgive Our Debtors addresses these questions with hard empirical data drawn from bankruptcy court filings. The authors of this multidisciplinary study describe the law and the statistics in clear, nontechnical language, combining a thorough statistical description of the social and economic position of consumer bankrupts with human portraits of the debtors and creditors whose journeys have ended in bankruptcy court. Book jacket.

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Beard Books

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1893122158

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9781893122154

Inventing the American Guitar

The Pre-Civil War Innovations of C.F. Martin and His Contemporaries

By: James Westbrook,Arian Sheets,Richard Johnston

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Inventing the American Guitar

The Pre-Civil War Innovations of C.F. Martin and His Contemporaries

By: James Westbrook,Arian Sheets,Richard Johnston

Inventing the American Guitar is the first book to describe the early history of American guitar design in detail. It tells the story of how a European instrument was transformed into one with all of the design and construction features that define the iconic American flat-top guitar. This transformation happened within a mere 20 years, a remarkably brief period. The person who dominates this history is C. F. Martin Sr., America's first major guitar maker and the founder of the Martin Guitar Company, which continues to produce outstanding flat-top guitars today. After emigrating from his native Saxony to New York in 1833, Martin quickly established a guitar making business, producing instruments modeled after those of his mentor, Johann Stauffer of Vienna. By the time he moved his family and business to rural Pennsylvania in 1839, Martin had absorbed and integrated the influence of Spanish guitars he had seen and heard in New York. In Pennsylvania, he evolved further, inventing a uniquely American guitar that was fully developed before the outbreak of the Civil War. Inventing the American Guitar traces Martin's evolution as a craftsman and entrepreneur and explores the influences and experiments that led to his creation of the American guitar that is recognized and played around the world today. To learn more about the history of the Martin guitar, click here to view the video and article from BBC, How Martin Guitars Became an 'American Stratavarius'.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493079336

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9781493079339

John Dewey and American Democracy

By: Robert Brett Westbrook,Robert B. Westbrook

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John Dewey and American Democracy

By: Robert Brett Westbrook,Robert B. Westbrook

Robert B. Westbrook reconstructs the evolution of Dewey's thought and practice in this masterful intellectual biography, combining readings of his major works with an engaging account of key chapters in his activism.

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Law from the Tigris to the Tiber

Law from the Tigris to the Tiber

Secrets of the Samurai

Secrets of the Samurai

John Dewey and American Democracy

John Dewey and American Democracy

Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

Development, architecture, and the formation of heritage in late twentieth-century Iran

Satellite Systems for Personal Applications

Satellite Systems for Personal Applications

Information Technology in Health Care 2007

Information Technology in Health Care 2007

Property and the Family in Biblical Law

Property and the Family in Biblical Law

Everyday Law in Biblical Israel

Everyday Law in Biblical Israel

An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Ex Oriente Lex

Ex Oriente Lex

As We Forgive Our Debtors

As We Forgive Our Debtors

Inventing the American Guitar

Inventing the American Guitar

John Dewey and American Democracy

John Dewey and American Democracy

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