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To My Children's, Children's, Children

The Eternal Journey of "Life"

By: Zoltan A Balogh

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To My Children's, Children's, Children

The Eternal Journey of "Life"

By: Zoltan A Balogh

Book delves into topics pertinent to "Real Life." and those considerations that are needed to promote "Success" both within the "Practical Reality" of our worldly existence as well as those pertinent to the "Spiritual Reality" of our Eternal lives. It explores candidly politics, religion, science, and philosophy, emphasizing the importance of "Self-determination" and the "Intrinsic motivation" required to be able to decide and determine one's own "Eternal Destiny," analyzing topics often considered "taboo" for discusion purposes, and addressing truthfully topics without consideration for "Political Correctness" or "Religious Seperation," emphasizing inclusiveness rather than divisiveness to achieve "Success," within the context of every individual's own exclusive "Eternal Reality.".

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Xlibris Corporation

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1503599272

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9781503599277

Sustainable Trade

Changing the Environment the Market Operates In, Through Standardized Global Trade Tariffs

By: Zoltan Ban

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Sustainable Trade

Changing the Environment the Market Operates In, Through Standardized Global Trade Tariffs

By: Zoltan Ban

The central subject of Sustainable Trade is the benefit to the global economys long-term health, derived from the proposed standardization of global trade tariffs. What we learned from the past two decades of globalization is that global efforts to tackle global problems, such as environmental degradation and resource depletion have fallen flat on their face. The Kyoto agreement, based on voluntary goodwill to make an effort to prevent climate change, has been a disaster. The free markets allocation of scarce natural resources did not prevent us from increasing our global energy thirst by 40% over two decades. The commodity price spikes we witnessed as a result in the past few years, are just a preview of what awaits us. To make matters worse, it is increasingly obvious that the owners of capital are now firmly in the driving seat when it comes to negotiating investment terms. The things they seem to put a premium on lately when it comes to allocating capital, is a lack of environmental and human rights protection and exemptions from taxation as a precondition. Given the failures we witnessed so far in trying to tackle global scale problems, which will be more frequent as we increasingly become a global village, the only logical alternative to current status quo initiatives is the sustainability trade tariff, designed to encourage environmental and human rights protections as well as encouraging efficiency evenly around the world. It is a big and even painful change that we have to make, but it may now be the only alternative to eventual collapse.

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1468505947

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9781468505948

The Soldier and the Changing State

Building Democratic Armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas

By: Zoltan D. Barany

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The Soldier and the Changing State

Building Democratic Armies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas

By: Zoltan D. Barany

Looking at how armies supportive of democracy are built, this title argues that the military is the important institution that states maintain, for without military elites who support democratic governance, democracy cannot be consolidated. It demonstrates that building democratic armies is the quintessential task of democratizing regimes.

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Princeton University Press

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0691137692

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9780691137698

Understanding Psychology as a Science

An Introduction to Scientific and Statistical Inference

By: Zoltan Dienes

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Understanding Psychology as a Science

An Introduction to Scientific and Statistical Inference

By: Zoltan Dienes

How can we objectively define categories of truth in scientific thinking? How can we reliably measure the results of research? In this ground-breaking text, Dienes undertakes a comprehensive historical analysis of the dominant schools of thought, key theories and influential thinkers that have progressed the foundational principles and characteristics that typify scientific research methodology today. This book delivers a masterfully simple, 'though not simplistic', introduction to the core arguments surrounding Popper, Kuhn and Lakatos, Fisher and Royall, Neyman and Pearson and Bayes. Subsequently, this book clarifies the prevalent misconceptions that surround such theoretical perspectives in psychology today, providing an especially accessible critique for student readers. This book launches an informative inquiry into the methods by which psychologists throughout history have arrived at the conclusions of research, equipping readers with the knowledge to accurately design and evaluate their own research and gain confidence in critiquing results in psychology research. Particular attention is given to understanding methods of measuring the falsifiability of statements, probabilities and the differing views on statistical inference. An illuminating book for any undergraduate psychology student taking courses in critical thinking, research methods, BPS's core area 'conceptual and historical issues' as well as those studying masters, phd's and experienced researchers.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137096055

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Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military

By: Zoltan Barany

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Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military

By: Zoltan Barany

A rare, behind-the-scenes look at Russian military politics Why have Russian generals acquired an important political position since the Soviet Union's collapse while at the same time the effectiveness of their forces has deteriorated? Why have there been no radical defense reforms in Russia since the end of the cold war, even though they were high on the agenda of the country's new president in 2000? Democratic Breakdown and the Decline of the Russian Military explains these puzzles as it paints a comprehensive portrait of Russian military politics. Zoltan Barany identifies three formative moments that gave rise to the Russian dilemma. The first was Gorbachev's decision to invite military participation in Soviet politics. The second was when Yeltsin acquiesced to a new political system that gave generals a legitimate political presence. The third was when Putin not only failed to press for needed military reforms but elevated numerous high-ranking officers to prominent positions in the federal administration. Included here are Barany's insightful analysis of crisis management following the sinking of the Kursk submarine, a systematic comparison of the Soviet/Russian armed forces in 1985 and the present, and compelling accounts of the army's political role, the elusive defense reform, and the relationship between politicians and generals. Barany offers a rare look at the world of contemporary military politics in an increasingly authoritarian state. Destined to become a classic in post-Soviet studies, this book reminds us of the importance of the separation of powers as a means to safeguard democracy.

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Princeton University Press

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140082804X

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9781400828043

Progressive Creation and the Struggles of Humanity in the Bible

A Canonical Narrative Interpretation

By: Zoltan Dornyei

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Progressive Creation and the Struggles of Humanity in the Bible

A Canonical Narrative Interpretation

By: Zoltan Dornyei

Why does the Christian walk often feel like an ongoing struggle and why does God's creation include imperfection, let alone forces that are intent on thwarting God's creative work? In seeking a response to these questions, this book argues that the biblical accounts describe creation in terms of a progressive transformation process whereby the initially incomplete created order will reach perfection only in the fulfillment of new creation. The following discussion then outlines a comprehensive framework for the biblical theology of humanity's struggles, centered on three key themes: corporeal temptation, deficient social structures, and the much-debated notion of spiritual warfare. The book presents an overarching canonical narrative that threads together a series of diverse biblical topics, from Job's temptation to the Atonement. The final part surveys biblical teaching on how human conduct can be aligned with God's creative purpose, and discusses three "assignments" from Jesus to believers: to celebrate the Eucharist, to pray the Lord's Prayer, and to fulfill the Great Commission.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1532633904

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9781532633904

The East European Gypsies

Regime Change, Marginality, and Ethnopolitics

By: Zoltan D. Barany

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The East European Gypsies

Regime Change, Marginality, and Ethnopolitics

By: Zoltan D. Barany

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Cambridge University Press

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0521009103

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9780521009102

Hurt Runs Within

By: Zoltan Vincze

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Hurt Runs Within

By: Zoltan Vincze

Afghanistan, 2012. Mackay Connolly has been medically discharged from the British army following an IED explosion killing three members of his team. He barely survives. To keep Mackay alive, a cutting-edge synthetic bone structure called Phragazom is implanted. Back in the UK, PTSD engulfs him, leading to a deep depression. However, a budding friendship with Renee Cross, a wheelchair-bound military boxing instructor with her own traumatic past brings a glimmer of hope. When tragedy strikes again and Mackay’s brother and most of his family are killed at an Australian winery, he is driven to uncover the truth and find his surviving nephew. Together, Mackay and Renee embark on a quest, travelling from one corner of the world to the other to bring those responsible to justice. Mackay, however, has no idea how powerful his synthetic upgrade really is...

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1835740111

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The Future of NATO Expansion

Four Case Studies

By: Zoltan Barany

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The Future of NATO Expansion

Four Case Studies

By: Zoltan Barany

In 1999 three East-Central European states (Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic) gained membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Professor Barany argues that, once it began, the Alliance should continue the enlargement process. Nevertheless he maintains that only states that satisfy NATO's membership criteria should be allowed to join. Through an extensive analysis of four countries, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia who, at the time of the book's original publication in 2003 were NATO aspirants, Barany demonstrates that they were in several important respects unprepared for membership and that there was no pressing reason for NATO's haste. Barany argues that while NATO should be clear that its doors remain open to qualified candidates, the Alliance should hold off further expansion until prospective members will become assets rather than liabilities.

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1139440446

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9781139440448

Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2017

By: Zoltan J. Acs,László Szerb,Ainsley Lloyd

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Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index 2017

By: Zoltan J. Acs,László Szerb,Ainsley Lloyd

This brief presents a detailed look at the entrepreneurial ecosystem of nations around the wold by combining individual data with institutional components. Presenting data from the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship and Development Index (GEDI), which measures the quality and scale of entrepreneurial process from 137 countries world-wide, this book provides a rich understanding of entrepreneurship and a more precise means to measure it. In addition to yearly data and comparison, this 2017 edition also explores the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem and provides a detailed analysis of two measurements of entrepreneurship: the GEDI and the Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) measure. Whereas developed countries will be challenged to increase their economic productivity to sustain current standards of living as their populations rapidly age, developing economies will need to integrate more than two billion young adults into the world economy by 2050. How can more than one billion jobs be created in the developing world within this timeframe, especially in the least developed countries, where poverty and massive unemployment are already dominant facts of economic life? How can we measure, monitor, and build the ecosystems to produce such growth? The GEDI is designed to profile national systems of entrepreneurship. It links institutions and agents through a National Entrepreneurial System (ecosystem) in which each biotic and abiotic component is reinforced by the other at the country level. The resulting data gives policymakers a tool for understanding the entrepreneurial strengths and weaknesses of their countries’ economies, thereby enabling them to implement policies that foster productive entrepreneurship. The GEDI also helps governments harness the power of entrepreneurship to add these types of challenges.

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Springer

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3319659030

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9783319659039

Going for Gold

A Guide for the South African Precious Metal Investor

By: Zoltan Erdey

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Going for Gold

A Guide for the South African Precious Metal Investor

By: Zoltan Erdey

Do you want to build your wealth and secure your financial future? Do you want to ensure that inflation does not eat away at everything that you have worked so hard for? Do you want to own wealth outside of the paper financial system? If your answer to these three questions is yes, then you need to own real money. Not rands, dollars or euros: these are merely fiat currencies. You want to own gold and silver, as without them, your wealth is only worth the value of the ink and the paper on which it is printed. For thousands of years, holders of gold and silver have discovered that both metals are monetary antidotes against global financial chaos caused by debt, fiscal imprudence and ad infinitum money-printing. The proprietor of even a few ounces of gold is not only an investor but an individual with the assurance that their wealth and purchasing power remains preserved. Going for Gold is not an attempt to coerce investors into allocating a portion of their total investment portfolio to precious metals. Rather, it speaks directly to the South African investor and declutters and contextualises the vast amounts of information available about precious metals, providing counsel that the mainstream financial industry has disregarded at best, and suppressed at worst.

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Penguin Random House South Africa

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1776096185

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9781776096183

Vitamin D

The Sunshine Vitamin

By: Zoltan P. Rona

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Vitamin D

The Sunshine Vitamin

By: Zoltan P. Rona

Dr. Zoltan Rona refers to vitamin D as the "anti-death vitamin" and shows how a vitamin-d deficiency is one of the root causes of a number of chronic conditions, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and a host of autoimmune diseases. Completely referenced, Dr. Zona cites cases and studies that demonstrate how vitamin D supplementation can aid in the healing of major illnesses and other common health conditions and can help prevent occurrence. Sun phobia, sunscreens and too much time indoors has resulted in at least 70% of North Americans being deficient in Vitamin D. Readers learn that natural sunlight is the best source, what times of day are best for sun exposure, what supplements afford the best protection, the pros and cons of sunscreens, how vitamin D interacts with prescription drugs, and why the recommended dosage for vitamin D is increasing. This title offers readers a way to improve their health safely and naturally.

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1570679649

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9781570679643

The Visitor (Known and Unknown)

Anni's Diary

By: Zoltan Karpathy

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The Visitor (Known and Unknown)

Anni's Diary

By: Zoltan Karpathy

A new novel; based on actual happenings, takes the reader from Europe to both coasts of the United States, where the second and third generation of women endure violence, rape, murder, and mis-justice of the system, that entails two trials. The thrill and mystery fills every page, and comes to a surprising climax. A well-written, polished first novel.

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0759663629

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9780759663626

Microspheres: Medical and Biological Applications (1988)

By: Alan Rembaum,Zoltan A. Tokes

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Microspheres: Medical and Biological Applications (1988)

By: Alan Rembaum,Zoltan A. Tokes

We have previously described the syntheses of both magnetic and nonmagnetic polymeric microspheres, and we have reported their application in removal of neuroblastoma cells from normal cells in bone marrow, in the separation of red blood cells, and the separation of human B and T lymphocytes. In the present study, we describe a series of hydrophilic microspheres consisting of (1) poly-HEMA and (2) a copolymer sequence of HEMA-acrolein microspheres.

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CRC Press

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135136006X

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9781351360067

Introductory Theology

By: Zoltan Alszeghy,Maurizio Flick

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Introductory Theology

By: Zoltan Alszeghy,Maurizio Flick

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A&C Black

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0722044178

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9780722044179

Dualities in Heaven and Earth

By: Zoltan Kiss

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Dualities in Heaven and Earth

By: Zoltan Kiss

Science is something that can change every day - or at least the way we view it. Sometimes, we look at the things all wrong. But through exploration, we can always learn more. And to do that, eight people will venture into a world unknown. After a brilliant scientist goes missing, a group of scientists, mercenaries, and explorers take it upon themselves to venture into a hidden jungle in the Yucatan Peninsula. But what they find is a world of adventure, a lost world where God has restored the ancient world to how he once envisioned it. As they slowly unravel a mystery or two, they may need to fight for their lives to not only complete their rescue, but to make it back home alive.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1643506536

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9781643506531

Metaphor

A Practical Introduction

By: Zoltan Kovecses

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Metaphor

A Practical Introduction

By: Zoltan Kovecses

Combining up-to-date scholarship with clear and accessible language and helpful exercises, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction is an invaluable resource for all readers interested in metaphor. This second edition includes two new chapters--on 'metaphors in discourse' and 'metaphor and emotion' --along with new exercises, responses to criticism and recent developments in the field, and revised student exercises, tables, and figures.

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Oxford University Press

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0199888426

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9780199888429

Foundations of the Frankfurt School of Social Research

By: Judith T. Marcus,Zoltan Tar

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Foundations of the Frankfurt School of Social Research

By: Judith T. Marcus,Zoltan Tar

This interdisciplinary volume provides the most comprehensive evaluation, to date, of the merits and problems of Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School. Outstanding repersentatives of several academic disciplines assess from opposite intellectual and political positions the achievements and shortcomings of the social theory that emerged from this school of thought. The volume also includes several newly translated but previously inaccessible essays by leading critical theorists such as Georg Lukács and Jürgen Habermas.

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Routledge

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1000676854

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9781000676853

Conservative Ideology in the Making

By: Iván Zoltán Dénes

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Conservative Ideology in the Making

By: Iván Zoltán Dénes

The fifty years or so preceding the watershed of 1848–49 witnessed the emergence of liberal nationalism in Hungary, along with a transmutation of conservatism which appeared then as a party and an ideological system in the political arena. The specific features of the conservatism, combining the protection of the status quo with some reform measures, its strategic vision, conceptual system, argumentation, assessment criteria and values require an in depth exploration and analysis. Different conservative groups were in the background or in opposition from 1848 to 1918, while in the period between the two World Wars, they constituted the overwhelming majority of ruling parties. During the one-party system, from 1949 to 1989, the liberals and conservatives—like all other political groups—were illegal, a status from which they could later emerge upon the change of the political system. The inheritance of the autocratic system frozen up and undigested by the one-party state was thawed after the peaceful regime change, the constitutional revolution and its discrete components began to be reactivated, including the enemy images of earlier discourses. "Liberal" and "conservative" had become state-party stigmas in line with fascist, reactionary, rightist, and bourgeois. In reaction to that, at first conservative then liberal, intellectual fashions and renascences unfolded in the 1980s. The attempts by liberal and conservative advocates to find predecessors did not favor an objective approach.The first step toward objectivity is establishing distance from the different kinds of enemy images and their political idioms. This is a pressing need because, although several pioneering works have appeared on different variants of the Hungarian liberalisms and conservatisms, there are no serious unbiased syntheses. This work is urgent because the political poles of the constitutional revolution and the ensuing period have up till now been described in terms of different conspiracy theories.

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Central European University Press

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6155211787

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9786155211782

Agents of Liberation

Holocaust Memory in Contemporary Art and Film Documentary

By: Zoltan Kekesi

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Agents of Liberation

Holocaust Memory in Contemporary Art and Film Documentary

By: Zoltan Kekesi

The book explores representations of the Holocaust in contemporary art practices. Through carefully selected art projects, the author illuminates the specific historical, cultural, and political circumstances that influence the way we speak?or do not speak?about the Holocaust. The book?s international focus brings into view film projects made by key artists reflecting critically upon forms of Holocaust memory in a variety of geographical contexts. K‚kesi connects the ethical implications of the memory of the Holocaust with a critical analysis of contemporary societies, focusing upon artists who are deeply engaged in doing both of the above within three regions: Eastern Europe (especially Poland), Germany, and Israel. The case studies apply current methods of contemporary art theory, unfolding their implications in terms of memory politics and social critique.

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Central European University Press and Helena History press

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9633860660

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9789633860663

The Psychology of the Language Learner Revisited

By: Zoltan Dornyei,Stephen Ryan

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The Psychology of the Language Learner Revisited

By: Zoltan Dornyei,Stephen Ryan

Over the past decade, the focus of inquiry into the psychology of SLA has shifted from the analysis of various characteristics within individuals towards a greater consideration of individuals’ dynamic interactions with diverse contexts. This revisit of the bestselling The Psychology of the Language Learner reflects on these developments by challenging some of the assumptions upon which the original text was based, maintaining the familiar structure of the original, while situating the discussion within a very different theoretical framework. Written in a lively, accessible style, the book considers how the field has evolved and maintains a keen eye on the future, suggesting exciting new directions for the psychology of SLA. The Psychology of the Language Learner Revisited will appeal to students and researchers in a wide range of disciplines, including applied linguistics, second language acquisition, modern languages, and psychology.

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Routledge

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1317699815

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9781317699811

Revival: CRC Handbook of Oligosaccharides (1990)

Volume II

By: Andras Liptak,Zoltan Szurmai,Janos Harangi,Péter Fügedi

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Revival: CRC Handbook of Oligosaccharides (1990)

Volume II

By: Andras Liptak,Zoltan Szurmai,Janos Harangi,Péter Fügedi

Chemical synthesis of oligosaccharides is important to organic chemistry because of the critical biological functions of carbohydrates. Unfortunately, no handbook has been published on the subject...until now. Volume 1: Disaccharides presents synthetic carbohydrate chemistry, lists the syntheses, and shows the route of each synthesis. Volume 2: Trisaccharides presents schematic figures and references. This series includes all oligosaccharides synthesized between 1960 and 1986. This allows oligosaccharides prepared in their free form to be presented, as well as those produced in protected form. The series contains data regarding glycosylation reaction, namely reaction conditions (solvent, promoter, temperature), the aglycon and the glycosyl donor used, and the structure and physical data of the isolated product. For disaccharides, the names of the reactants and the products are revealed, while with trisaccharides and higher oligomers, schematic figures provide a quick and easy way to access information concerning the entire process. These volumes will provide an important reference source for biochemists, biologists, and organic chemists.

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1351366378

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9781351366373

Photoreceptors

Their Role in Vision

By: Alan Fein,Ete Zoltan Szuts

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Photoreceptors

Their Role in Vision

By: Alan Fein,Ete Zoltan Szuts

The mechanism by which photoreceptor cells in the eyes of higher animals absorb light, giving rise to receptor potentials that initiate the visual process, is a subject of active research in biophysics today. The pace of this research and its multidisciplinary nature have made it difficult for the nonexpert to keep abreast of new discoveries. This book aims to provide a more coherent, compact summary of our knowledge about the field that has been available, serving as an up-to-date introduction to the role of photoreceptors in vision. The book is a self-contained, concise handbook for the reader who has at least a college level knowledge if cell biology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, neurobiology and physics. The authors describe the physical parameters of light and proceed to describe the mechanisms by which photoreceptors extract information about each parameter. The discussion of mechanisms is organized by discipline, following the general sequence of cellular morphology, visual pigment chemistery, and receptor physiology. Photoreceptors: their role in vision is an integrated sourcebook which will serve the novice as a 'stepping stone' to the vast and exciting scientific literature of the field.

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CUP Archive

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0521286840

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9780521286848

How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why

By: Zoltan Barany

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How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why

By: Zoltan Barany

An exploration of military responses to revolutions and how to predict such reactions in the future We know that a revolution's success largely depends on the army's response to it. But can we predict the military's reaction to an uprising? How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why argues that it is possible to make a highly educated guess—and in some cases even a confident prediction—about the generals' response to a domestic revolt if we know enough about the army, the state it is supposed to serve, the society in which it exists, and the external environment that affects its actions. Through concise case studies of modern uprisings in Iran, China, Eastern Europe, Burma, and the Arab world, Zoltan Barany looks at the reasons for and the logic behind the variety of choices soldiers ultimately make. Barany offers tools—in the form of questions to be asked and answered—that enable analysts to provide the most informed assessment possible regarding an army's likely response to a revolution and, ultimately, the probable fate of the revolution itself. He examines such factors as the military's internal cohesion, the regime's treatment of its armed forces, and the size, composition, and nature of the demonstrations. How Armies Respond to Revolutions and Why explains how generals decide to support or suppress domestic uprisings.

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Princeton University Press

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0691204101

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9780691204109

Tissue Approximation in Endoscopic Surgery

Suturing & Knotting

By: Alfred Cuschieri,Zoltan Zsabo

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Tissue Approximation in Endoscopic Surgery

Suturing & Knotting

By: Alfred Cuschieri,Zoltan Zsabo

The emphasis throughout the text is to provide clear and practical step-by-step guidance to the many knot and suturing techniques in the surgeon's armamentarium Each stage of the various knots and procedures described is illustrated by clear, three colour line drawings and accompanied by definitive text.

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1899066039

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9781899066032

Gustav Mahler and Hungary

By: Zoltan Roman

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Gustav Mahler and Hungary

By: Zoltan Roman

Beginning with his employment by a Hungarian family as piano tutor in 1879, Mahler's contacts with Hungary spanned a full quarter of a century. They included the most significant period of some three years when he directed the Royal Hungarian Opera, exercising artistic control over a major institution for the first time, and ended with his guiding from afar of an early and astonishing performance of the complete Third Symphony in Budapest in 1905. Published accounts (especially of his work between 1888 and 1891) are variously anecdotal, inaccurate or incomplete. This work, then, is the first comprehensive examination of Mahler's connections with Hungary, based on primary sources (many published in English here for the first time) and documented secondary evidence. While Chapter III, devoted to Mahler's three seasons as director, is the focus and bulk of the book, Chapters II and IV provide a socio-cultural setting for the period, essential to an understanding of his lot as opera director. The framing chapters concern Mahler's road to Budapest on the one hand, and his Hungarian contacts after 1891 on the other. With its rich offering of documents and many illustrations, this book presents a scholarly, yet highly readable and fascinating account of an important part of Mahler's life and career.

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Pendragon Press

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963055609X

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9789630556095

The Bay Psalm Book

The First Book Printed in British North America, 1640

By: Zoltan Haraszti

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The Bay Psalm Book

The First Book Printed in British North America, 1640

By: Zoltan Haraszti

This edition of the Pilgrims' psalter features a facsimile of the rare original edition plus a companion volume offering an academic study of the book's history and contents. Both books are presented in a single hardcover volume.

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Courier Dover Publications

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048681419X

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9780486814193

The Acoustic Self in English Modernism and Beyond

Writing Musically

By: Zoltan Varga

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The Acoustic Self in English Modernism and Beyond

Writing Musically

By: Zoltan Varga

Drawing on the analogy between musical meaning-making and human subjectivity, this book develops the concept of the acoustic self, exploring the ways in which musical characterization and structure are related to issues of subject-representation in the modernist English novel. The volume is framed around three musical topics—the fugue, absolute music, and Gesamtkunstwerk—arguing that these three modes of musicalization address modernist dilemmas around selfhood and identity. Varga reflects on the manifestations of the acoustic self in examples from the works of E.M. Forster, Aldous Huxley, and Virginia Woolf, and such musicians as Bach, Beethoven, Handel, and Wagner. An additional chapter on jazz and electronic music supplements these inquiries, pursuing the acoustic self beyond modernism and thereby inciting further discussion and theorization of musical intermediality, as well as recent sonic practices. Probing the analogies in the complex interrelationship between music, representation, and language in fictional texts and the nature of human subjectivity, this book will appeal to students and scholars interested in the interface of language and music, in such areas as intermediality, multimodality, literary studies, critical theory, and modernist studies.

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Routledge

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1000538478

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9781000538472

Motivation, Language Attitudes and Globalisation

A Hungarian Perspective

By: Zoltan Dornyei,Kata Csizer,Na3ra Na(c)Meth

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Motivation, Language Attitudes and Globalisation

A Hungarian Perspective

By: Zoltan Dornyei,Kata Csizer,Na3ra Na(c)Meth

This volume presents the results of the largest ever language attitude/motivation survey in second language studies. The research team gathered data from over 13,000 Hungarian language learners on three successive occasions: in 1993, 1999 and 2004. The examined period covers a particularly prominent time in Hungary’s history, the transition from a closed, Communist society to a western-style democracy that became a member of the European Union in 2004. Thus, the book provides an ‘attitudinal/motivational flow-chart’ describing how significant sociopolitical changes affect the language disposition of a nation.

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219

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Multilingual Matters

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1853598860

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9781853598869

Evading International Norms

Race and Rights in the Shadow of Legality

By: Zoltan Buzas

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Evading International Norms

Race and Rights in the Shadow of Legality

By: Zoltan Buzas

How do states violate human rights norms after legalization? Why are these violations so persistent? What are the limits of legalization for protecting human rights norms? Conventional wisdom offers a variety of answers to these questions, but most often they conflate laws and norms and focus only on state actions that violate both. While this focus is undoubtedly valuable, it does not capture cases in which states violate human rights norms without technically violating the law. Norm breakers are not necessarily lawbreakers. Focusing exclusively on norm violations that are illegal obscures the possibility that agents could violate norms in a legal manner, engaging in actions that are awful but lawful. Presenting rich case studies of the French expulsion of Roma immigrants from 2007 to 2017 and the Czech segregation of Roma children in schools for those with mild mental disabilities between 1993 and 2017, Evading International Norms argues that the violation of human rights norms often continues after legalization under the cover of technical legality. While laws and norms overlap, interact, and shape each other in many ways, they tend to reflect each other only selectively, which leads to the existence of norm-law gaps. Taking advantage of such gaps, states resist unwanted human rights obligations by transgressing international human rights norms without violating the laws designed to protect them—a process Zoltán I. Búzás names norm evasion. Based on a wealth of evidence, including more than 160 interviews, the book shows that the treatment of the Roma by France and the Czech Republic violated the norm of racial equality in a technically legal fashion. Búzás cautions that the good news about law compliance is not necessarily good news about norm compliance and draws attention to racial discrimination against the Roma, one of the largest and most marginalized European minorities.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812252691

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9780812252699

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