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Book SynopsisThis volume focuses on theory, control and policy issues in the area of corporate crime. A collection of classic and contemporary published articles that reflect a variety of methodological and conceptual approaches, Corporate Crime highlights the most influential thinking about law, crime causation and policy dilemmas - both within the U.S. and internationally.Table of ContentsContents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I Causes of Corporate Crime: Micro and Macro Factors: Micro: Predicting unethical behavior among market practitioners, Mary Zey-Ferrell, K. Mark Weaver and O.C. Ferrall; Rational choice, situated action, and the social control of organizations, Diane Vaughan; Toward a control theory of white-collar offending, James R. Laseley. Organizational: Organizational offending and neoclassical criminality: challenging the reach of a general theory of crime, Gary E. Reed and Peter Cleary Yeager; Notes on the criminogenic hypothesis: a case study of the American liquor industry, Norman K. Denzin; The changing of the guard: top management characteristics, organizational strain, and antitrust offending, Sally S. Simpson and Christopher S. Koper. Macro/Integrated: Global anomie, dysnomie, and economic crime: hidden consequences of neoliberalism and globalization in Russia and around the world, Nikos Passas; Toward an integrated theory of white-collar crime, James William Coleman; Reintegrative shaming and compliance with regulatory standards, Toni Makkai and John Braithwaite.Part II Responses to Corporate Crime: Public Perceptions of Corporate Responsibility: Distributing responsibility for wrongdoing inside corporate hierarchies: public judgments in 3 societies, Joseph Sanders and V. Lee Hamilton. Justice System Responses: Local prosecutors and corporate crime, Michael L. Benson, Francis T. Cullen and William J. Maakestad; Organizational sentencing, Molly E. Joseph; Cooperation, deterrence, and the ecology of regulatory enforcement John T. Scholz. Part III Policy Alternatives and Dilemmas: The sociology of corporate crime: an obituary: (or, whose knowledge claims have legs?), Laureen Snider; Professional advisers and white-collar illegality: towards explaining and excusing professional failure, Peter Grabosky; The social meaning of environmental command and control, Michael P. Vandenbergh; Transnational regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, John Braithwaite; Information as a policy instrument in protecting the environment: what have we learned?, Mark A. Cohen; Empirical evidence and the legal doctrine of corporate criminal liability, Gilbert Geis and Joseph F.C. Dimento; Name index.

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Book SynopsisAlthough Heidegger''s writings are not extensively concerned with the analysis of political concepts or with advocating particular arrangements of political institutions, his basic way of understanding the human relation to the world accords a constitutive significance to its social, cultural and historical dimensions. There is thus a political aspect to his thinking about every philosophical matter to which he turns his attention. This collection of essays is designed to identify, contextualize and critically evaluate the main phases of his intellectual development from that perspective.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction. Being and Time: Fundamental Themes: Where does being and time begin?, John Sallis; Availableness and occurrentness, Hubert Dreyfus; Self-interpreting animals, Charles Taylor; On being anti-Cartesian: Hegel, Heidegger, subjectivity and sociality, Robert Pippin; Does Heidegger obscure the problem of truth and forfeit the difference between truth and falsity?, Daniel Dahlstrom; Truth and finitude: heidegger's transcendental existentialism, John Haugeland; Ordinary temporality, William Blattner. The Turn - Logic, Metaphysics and Art: Heidegger and Carnap on the overcoming of metaphysics, Abraham Stone; Logic and the inexpressible in Frege and Heidegger, Edward Witherspoon ; Reading Heidegger's Turn, Paul Hemming; Aesthetic alienation: heidegger, Adorno and truth at the end of art, Jay M. Bernstein. Philosophy, Poetry and Thinking: Heidegger's later philosophy, Hans-Georg Gadamer; What is a house?, Robert Pogue Harrison; Night and day: Heidegger and Thoreau, Stanley Cavell; Heidegger's Hölderlin and Kierkegaard's Christ, George Pattison Inheriting Heidegger: Heidegger, contingency and pragmatism, Richard Rorty; Geschlecht II: Heidegger's hand, Jacques Derrida; Index.

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Book SynopsisProsecutors are the most powerful actors in the legal system. Their decisions have significant implications for how crime is defined, who is charged, and the punishment they receive. This volume draws together classic and recent scholarship that critically examines how prosecutorial power is constituted through their decision-making processes, the relationships between legal changes and court actors, and the consequences of this for society. Taken as a whole, this collection offers insights into law in action, how social change shapes the legal system, and alternative forms of case resolution.Table of ContentsContents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I Decision-Making practices: Case Screening and Charging: Prosecutorial discretion: the effects of uncertainty, Celesta A. Albonetti; Organisational horizons and complaint-filing, Robert M. Emerson and Blair Paley; Prosecution and race: the power and privilege of discretion, Angela J. Davis; Convictability and discordant locales: reproducing race, class, and gender ideologies in prosecutorial decision making, Lisa Frohmann. Part II Decision-Making Practices: Plea Bargaining: The prosecutor's role in plea bargaining, Albert W. Alschuler; Gauging the strength of evidence prior to plea bargaining: the interpretive procedures of court-appointed defense attorney, Debra S. Emmelmann; The structure of discourse in misdemeanor plea bargaining, Douglas W. Maynard; Prosecutorial discretion and plea bargaining in the United States, France, Germany and Italy: a comparative perspective, Yue Ma. Part III Legal Reforms and Shifts in Prosecutorial Power: Killing her softly: intimate abuse and the violence of state intervention, Linda G. Mills; Crime control and feminist law reform in domestic violence law: a critical review, Donna Coker; The federal/state criminal prosecution nexus: a case study of cooperation and discretion, Lisa L. Miller and James Eisenstein. Part IV Prosecutorial Power and Ethical Conduct: Victory, not justice, is the goal, Ken Armstrong and Maurice Possley; Prosecution on trial in DuPage, Maurice Possley and Ken Armstrong; Reversal of fortune, Ken Armstrong and Maurice Possley; Break rules, be promoted, Ken Armstrong and Maurice Possley; The prosecutor's duty to truth, Bennett L. Gershman. Part V International Criminal Court and Alternatives to Prosecution: Crimes of war and force of law, John Hagan and Ron Levi; Between vengeance and forgiveness: South Africa's truth and reconciliation commission, Martha Minow; Name index.

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Book SynopsisGun Crime brings together a collection of texts drawn from a diverse range of disciplines which have contributed towards understanding the impact of gun crime within western societies. The book is divided into four interconnected sections which examine the use of firearms to commit offences. Part one explores the problems of youth, gang membership and guns in society. Part two examines the act of robbery where firearms are deployed by criminals in order to facilitate and commission robbery offences. Part three analyses the problem of violence and homicide associated with firearm offending. In the fourth and final part of the collection the texts focus on firearm injury trauma caused as a result of gun crime. The book provides insights for students and researchers, law enforcement agencies, community-based activists and policy-makers seeking to understand issues embedded within firearms offending and to develop initiatives to tackle gun crime.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Youth, Gangs and Guns: Gang-related gun violence: socialization, identity and self, Paul B. Stretesky and Mark R. Pogrebin; Gangs, gang homicides, and gang loyalty: organized crimes or disorganized criminals, Scott H. Decker and G.David Curry; The role of firearms in violence 'scripts': the dynamics of gun events among adolescent males, Deanna L. Wilkinson and Jeffrey Fagan; Gun crime: the market in and use of illegal firearms, Gavin Hales, Chris Lewis and Daniel Silverstone; Early onset offending and later violent and gun outcomes in a contemporary youth cohort, Cynthia Perez McCluskey, John D. McCluskey and Timothy S. Bynum; The association between weapon-carrying and the use of violence among adolescents living in or around public housing, Robert H. DuRant, Alan G. Getts, Chris Cadenhead and Elizabeth R. Woods; Examining the arsenal of juvenile gunslingers: trends and policy implications, Rick Ruddell and G. Larry Mays; 'Getting high and getting by': dimensions of drug selling behaviours among American Mexican gang members in South Texas, Avelardo Valdez and Stephen J. Sifaneck. Part II Robbery and Firearms: Stick-up, street culture, and offender motivation, Bruce A. Jacobs and Richard Wright; Up it up: gender and the accomplishment of street robbery, Jody Miller; Possession and use of illegal guns among offenders in England and Wales, Trevor Bennett and Katy Holloway; Generating compliance: the case of robbery, David F. Luckenbill; Armed and dangerous? the use of firearms in robbery, Ian O'Donnell and Shona Morrison; 'Stick 'em up, buddy': robbery, lifestyle, and specialization within a cohort of parolees, Shawn L. Schwaner; Robbery violence, Philip J. Cook. Part III Gun Crime, Violence and Homicide: Weapon use and violent crime: national crime victimization survey, 1993-2001, Craig Perkins; To kill or not to kill? Lethal outcomes in injurious attacks, Richard B. Felson and Steven F. Messner; Exploring the drugs-homicide connecti

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Book SynopsisThe Anthropology of Organisations offers a critical overview of the work that for over sixty years anthropologists have been carrying out in and on organisations and of the contribution that this work has made to social theory at large. Moving beyond earlier preoccupations with 'culture' and 'relationality', the volume brings together a selection of classic and contemporary articles that cast new light on the relevance of ethnography for organisational and social theory. It offers an indispensable resource for students and scholars interested in the politics behind the institutionalisation of social life.Trade Review'...it is eminently coherent in what it sets out to do, and would make an excellent course handbook, or overall refresher.' Anthropology in Action .'...provides a very good resource for scholars interested in ethnography and organisational and social theory...places together within easy reach both classic and more contemporary essays.' Social AnthropologyTable of ContentsContents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I Human Relations: Methods for the study of human relations in industry, Burleigh B. Gardner and William Foote Whyte; The perspectives of Elton Mayo, Reinhard Bendix and Lloyd H. Fisher;The social structure of the restaurant, William Foote Whyte. Part II Social and Political Relations: 'Banana time': job satisfaction and informal interaction, Donald F. Roy; The politics of ritual secrecy, Abner Cohen; Beyond account: the personal impact of police shootings, John van Maanan. Part III Productive and Power Relations: Anthropology of the multinational corporation, June Nash;The production of possession: spirits and the multinational corporation in Malaysia, Aihwa Ong; The culture of production: aesthetic choices and constraints in culinary work, Gary Alan Fine; Factory, family and neighbourhood: the political economy of informal labour in Sheffield, Massimiliano Mollona. Part IV Bureaucratic and Administrative Relations: Managing the managers, Melville Dalton; Moral mazes: bureaucracy and managerial work, Robert Jackall; Penetrability of administrative systems: political 'casework' and immigration inspections, Janet A. Gilboy; The anthropology of power-wielding bureaucracies, Josiah McC. Heyman. Part V Organizational Culture: Concepts of culture and organizational analysis, Linda Smircich; A cultural theory of information bias in organizations, Michael Thompson and Aaron Wildavsky. Part VI Anthropological Cultures: Methods: The fact of fiction in organizational ethnography, John van Maanen; Persons and Places: Creating an ideal self: theories of selfhood and pedagogy at a Japanese ethics retreat, Dorinne K. Kondo; The significance of meetings in an American mental health centre, Helen B. Schwartzman; Theories: A classification of occupations and their associated fiddles, Gerald Mars; Terrorism: a positive feedback game, Mary Douglas and Gerald Mars. Part VII Anthropological Institutionalisations: Consuming, science: public knowledge and the dispersed politics of reception among museum visitors, Sharon Macdonald. Part VIII Re-Institutionalisations of the Contemporary: Technological: Reconstructing technologies as social practice, Lucy Suchman, Jeanette Blomberg, Julian E. Orr and Randall Trigg; Political: Is good policy unimplementable? Reflections on the ethnography of aid policy and practice, David Mosse; The tyranny of transparency, Marilyn Strathern; Work: Changing scripts at work: managers and professionals, Gideon Kunda and John van Maanen; Working out personhood: notes on 'labour' and its anthropology, Alberto Corsín Jiménez; Theoretical: On time, space, and action nets, Barbara Czarniawska ; Real time: unwinding technocratic and anthropological knowledge, Annelise Riles; Name index.

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Book SynopsisIn recent years, especially since the end of the cold war, the field of global health has become increasingly linked with and central to the more traditional concerns of international relations. The spread of communicable diseases, the challenge of migrating health workers and the development of new technologies and medicines have all contributed to the ever-expanding issue of global health. International organizations such as the World Health Organization, the utilization of techniques such as the creation of the framework convention on tobacco control and the development of civil society organizations such as the Gates Foundation, have all changed the face and framework of global health. Among the many benefits to the expanding interdisciplinary study of health is the possibility of preventing millions of unnecessary deaths occurring every year. By assembling from a wide array of disciplines and fields the central works that define the field in international relations today, this innTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I The Foundations and Evolution of the Field: Disease, diplomacy and international commerce: the origins of international sanitary regulation in the 19th century, Mark Harrison; Origins of international health work, N. Howard-Jones; The new World Health Organization, Walter R. Sharp; World health and world politics, Charles E. Allen; The return of infectious disease, Laurie Garrett; Ghosts of Kigali: infectious disease and global stability at the turn of the century, Andrew T. Price-Smith; The politics of global health governance: whatever happened to 'health for all by the year 2000'?, Caroline Thomas and Martin Weber. Part II Globalization and Global Health: The globalization of public health: the first 100 years of international health diplomacy, David P. Fidler; Global public health: revisiting healthy policy at the global level, Ilona Kickbusch and Evelyne de Leeuw; Globalization and the prevention and control of non-communicable disease: the neglected chronic diseases of adults, Robert Beaglehole and Derek Yach; Epidemic disease and national security, Susan Peterson. Part III Communicable Disease: The lessons of the pandemic, George Soper; Communicable disease control: a 'global public good', Richard Smith, David Woodward, Arnab Acharya, Robert Beaglehole and Nick Drager; The global governance of communicable diseases: the case for vaccine R & D, Daniele Archibugi and Kim Bizzarri; Germs, governance, and global public health in the wake of SARS, David P. Fidler; Preparing for the next pandemic, Michael T. Osterholm; Should HIV/AIDS be securitized? The ethical dilemmas of linking HIV/AIDS and security, Stefan Elbe. Part IV Health and Trade: Drug development for neglected diseases: a deficient market and a public-health policy failure, Patrice Trouiller, Piero Olliaro; Els Toreele, James Orbinski, Richard Laing and Nathan Ford; Trade policy and the politics of access to drugs, Caroline Thomas; The dilemma of intellectual property rig

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Book SynopsisThe topic of international finance is of increasing interest in international relations, especially in our twenty-first century globalizing world. This collection provides information and perspectives on international finance of the past, present and future. It explores the financial shocks and crises from World War Two onwards and the institutions that were created in response to them. This volume addresses the critical questions in the field of international finance by assembling the central scholarship that has defined the area. It answers the key questions and contributes to the ongoing debates in the field of international finance and international political economy more generally. It is a must-read for economists, political scientists, scholars and policymakers alike.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I The Evolution of the Field: The politics of international currencies, Susan Strange; Political economy aspects of international monetary reform, Harry G. Johnson; Prolegomena to the choice of an international monetary system, Richard N. Cooper; Historical research on international lending and debt, Barry Eichengreen; Phoenix risen: the resurrection of global finance, Benjamin J. Cohen; The political economy of international monetary relations, J. Lawrence Broz and Jeffry A. Frieden. Part II International Financial Institutions: The legalization of international monetary affairs, Beth A. Simmons; The Asian crisis, the high debt model vs the Wall Street-Treasury-IMF complex, Robert Wade and Frank Veneroso; International institutions for reducing global financial instability, Kenneth Rogoff; The democratic deficit in the institutional arrangements for regulating global finance, Tony Porter. Part III Financial Globalization and State Autonomy: The obsolescence of capital controls?: Economic management in an age of global markets, John B. Goodman and Louis W. Pauly; Capital mobility and state autonomy: toward a structural theory of international monetary relations, David M. Andrews; The dynamics of financial globalization: technology, market structure, and policy response, Philip Cerny; Capital mobility, state autonomy and political legitimacy, Louis W. Pauly. Part IV Policymaking and Policy Co-Ordination: International economic structures, government interests, and international coordination of macroeconomic adjustment policies, Michael C. Webb; Between power and purpose: central bankers and the politics of regulatory convergence, Ethan Barnaby Kapstein; Invested interests: the politics of national economic policies in a world of global finance, Jeffry A. Frieden; Democratic institutions and exchange-rate commitments, William Bernhard and David Leblang. Part V The Political Economy of Monetary Integration: The launching of the EMS: an analysis of change in foreign economic policy, Jonathan Story; Choosing union: monetary politics and Maastricht, Wayne Sandholtz; European governance and the new constitutionalism: economic and monetary union and alternatives to disciplinary neo-liberalism in Europe, Stephen Gill; Name index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization: Causes and Effects is the culmination of an eleven volume series that defines and explains the scholarly field of International Relations. Highlighting primary scholarly accomplishments in the field, this final title frames the sub-field of ''Globalization'' and documents the fundamental milestones in thinking about and understanding this phenomenon. ''Globalization'' is ripe for work integrating a wide range of leading research results and assessing its findings as a whole. Together, the pioneering articles selected for this book represent the most important scholarly contributions published to date on the main dimensions of globalization. The majority of the authors are political scientists, but a substantial number are economists, sociologists and historians. The volume covers Forms, Origins, and Causes; Political Dimensions and Implications; Economic and financial Impacts; Identity, Culture, and Civilization; and The Future of Globalization.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Forms, Origins and Causes: Transnational relations and world politics: an introduction, Joseph S. Nye Jr and Robert O. Keohane; Globalization, convergence, and history, Jeffrey G. Williamson; The causes of globalization, Geoffrey Garrett. Part II Political Dimensions and Implications: The end of history?, Francis Fukuyama; Globalization and the decline of the welfare state in less-developed countries, Nita Rudra; Regulating globalization? The reinvention of politics, David Held; Abiding sovereignty, Stephen D. Krasner; Governance in a global economy: political authority in transition, Miles Kahler and David A. Lake; Governance in a partially globalized world, Robert O. Keohane; Transnational advocacy networks in international and regional politics, Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink. Part III Economic and Financial Impacts: Is financial globalization beneficial?, Frederic S. Mishkin; Globalization and growth in emerging markets and the new economy, Joseph E. Stiglitz; Is the crisis problem growing more severe?, Michael Bordo, Barry Eichengreen, Daniela Klingebiel and Maria Soledad Martinez-Peria; Globalisation, social conflict, and economic growth, Dani Rodrik; Global financial governance and the problem of inclusion, Randall D. Germain. Part IV Identity, Culture and Civilization: The world in pieces: culture and politics at the end of the century, Clifford Geertz; The clash of civilizations?, Samuel P. Huntington; Globalization: sources and effects on national states and societies, John W. Meyer; Globalization or denationalization?, Saskia Sassen. Part V The Future of Globalization: International integration and national corruption, Wayne Sandholtz and Mark M. Gray; The nation-state and the natural environment over the 20th century, David John Frank, Ann Hironaka and Evan Schofer; The long term effects of globalization on income inequality, population growth, and economic development, Jeffrey Kentor; Globalisation, extremism and violence in poor countries, Richard Sandbrook and David Romano; How far will international economic integration go?, Dani Rodrik; Name index.

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Book SynopsisThe last few years have witnessed several significant developments in respect of international organizations, most of which are best encapsulated in the word change. In particular, international organizations have moved from their traditional role of facilitator of the activities of their members, to that of director of their own activities. As a result, there is increased scrutiny over issues relating to the governance, control, accountability and the privileges and immunities of international organizations. These subjects are all the focus of this book. Edward Kwakwa has collected together the best published work by leading authorities in the field on subjects of crucial importance and relevance to international organizations, particularly in the context of today's ever-increasing globalization. This book is of interest to scholars and students of law, as well as government and non-government practitioners and international civil servants.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: Part I General and Conceptual Issues: International organizations: then and now, José E. Alvarez; The law of international organizations: a subject which needs exploration and analysis, C.F. Amerasinghe; International institutions today: an imperial global state in the making, B.S. Chimni. Part II Governance, Constitutional Reform and Accountability: Governance and accountability: the regional development banks, Enrique R. Carrasco, Wesley Carrington and HeeJin Lee; Representation and power in international organization: the operational constitution and its critics, Jacob Katz Cogan; Constitutionalism lite, Jan Klabbers; The Bustani case before the ILOAT: constitutionalism in disguise?, Jan Klabbers. Part III Privileges and Immunities: Privileges and immunities of United Nations officials, Anthony J. Miller; In the shadow of Waite and Kennedy: the jurisdictional immunity of international organizations, the individual's right of access to courts and administrative tribunals as alternative means of dispute settlement, August Reinisch and Ulf Andreas Weber. Part IV Norm-Making: Law-making through the operational activities of international organizations, Ian Johnstone; Some comments on rule-making at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Edward Kwakwa. Part V Development: The World Intellectual Property Organization and the development agenda, Christopher May; International trade for development: the WTO as a development institution?, Asif H. Qureshi; The WTO, global governance and development, Supachai Panitchpakdi; Name index.

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Book SynopsisAs economic, social and environmental connections among states have grown stronger and denser in the last decades, new levels and types of governance have emerged. The process of globalization, while not entirely new, has created new challenges for policymakers attempting to reap its benefits and manage its effects. This volume pulls together work on global governance that examines these challenges and looks at the patterns of governance that emerge. The work is organized into six sections. The first introduces concepts crucial to the analysis of global governance, including representation, efficiency, and hierarchy. The next two sections turn to specific patterns of governance in two realms, security and economic affairs respectively. The fourth section examines legal dimensions of governance. The fifth section concentrates on the impact of global governance on domestic politics, while the sixth looks at how concepts of norms and legitimacy structure our understanding of governance. Overall, this collection reveals a rich scholarly understanding of globalization, governance, and institutions that builds on deep theoretical roots while shedding light on major policy issues.Trade Review'...the collection reveals a scholarly understanding of globalisation governance, and institutions that builds on deep theoretical roots while shedding light on major policy issues.' Development Resources ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Series preface; Introduction; Part I Concepts: Governance in a partially globalized world, Robert O. Keohane; A pure theory of local expenditures, Charles M. Tiebout; Anarchy, hierarchy, and the variety of international relations, David A. Lake; Unraveling the central state, but how? Types of multi-level governance, Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks. Part II Governance of Security Issues: Preferential trading arrangements and military disputes, Edward D. Mansfield, Jon C. Pevehouse and David H. Bearce; The strategic use of liberal internationalism: Libya and the UN sanctions, 1992-2003, Ian Hurd; Coercion through IOs: the Security Council and the logic of information transmission, Alexander Thompson. Part III Governance of Economic Issues: Setting international standards: technological rationality or primacy of power? Walter Mattli and Tim Büthe; The globalization of liberalization: policy diffusion in the international political economy, Beth A. Simmons and Zachary Elkins; Uneven patterns of governance: how developing countries are represented in the IMF, Ngaire Woods and Domenico Lombardi. Part IV Law and Global Governance: Regulating globalization? The reinvention of politics, David Held; Judicial lawmaking at the WTO: discursive, constitutional, and political restraints, Richard H. Steinberg; Is enforcement necessary for effectiveness? A model of the international criminal regime, Michael J. Gilligan; Filling in the gaps: extrasystemic mechanisms for addressing imbalances between the international legal operating system and the normative system, Charlotte Ku and Paul F. Diehl. Part V Global Governance and Domestic Politics: With a little help from my friends? Regional organizations and the consolidation of democracy, Jon C. Pevehouse; International actors on the domestic scene: membership conditionality and socialization by international institutions, Judith Kelley; Trading human rights: how preferential trade agreements influence government repression,

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Book SynopsisGlobalization and attendant modernization has increased both the supply and the demand for drugs around the world. Drug abuse is no longer the concern of only the developed world. Countries without histories of drug use, particularly developing countries, are now reporting problems of abuse because they have become transit points for international drug trafficking. Because the problem is now worldwide, a global strategy is needed for identifying, analyzing and developing strategies to deal with drug abuse and the associated problems for health and safety. This volume reviews the international status of drug abuse. Specific topics covered include drug abuse in the developing world, emerging drugs and poly drug use; gateway drugs, cultural views of drug use and state of the art methodologies employed in research on drug abuse.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Drug Abuse in the Developing World: Reawakening the dragon: changing patterns of opiate use in Asia, with particular emphasis on China's Yunnan Province, Clyde B. McCoy, H. Virginia McCoy, Shenghan Lai, Zhinuan Yu, Xue-ren Wang and Jie Meng; Factors associated with recent-onset injection drug use among drug users in Pakistan, Irene Kuo, Salman Ul-Hasan, Tariq Zafar, Noya Galai, Susan G. Sherman and Steffanie A. Strathdee; Review of injection drug use in 6 African countries: Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania, Sarah Dewing, Andreas Plüddemann, Bronwyn J. Myers and Charles D.H. Parry; Substance abuse among Czech adolescents: an overview of trends in the international context, Ladislav Csemy, Pavla Lejèková and Petr Sadílek; Trends in production, trafficking, and consumption of methamphetamine and cocaine in Mexico, Kimberley C. Brouwer, Patricia Case, Rebeca Ramos, Carlos Magis-Rodríguez, Jesus Bucardo, Thomas L. Patterson and Steffanie A. Strathdee; Ecstasy use in South Africa: findings from the South African community epidemiology network on drug use (SACENDU) project (January 1997-December 2001), Andreas Plüddemann, Charles D.H. Parry, Bronwyn Myers and Arvin Bhana; Household survey on drug abuse in Brazil: study involving 107 major cities of the country - 2001, José Carlos F. Galduróz, Ana Regina Noto, Solange A. Nappo and E.A. Carlini. Part II The Emergence of New Drugs and Poly Drug Use: The prevalence of methamphetamine and amphetamine abuse in North America: a review of the indicators, 1992-2007, Jane Carlisle Maxwell and Beth A. Rutkowski; Concurrent use of methamphetamine, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, GHB and flunitrazepam among American youths, Li-Tzy Wu, William E. Schlenger and Deborah M. Galvin; Towards an explanation of subjective ketamine experiences among young injection drug users, Stephen E. Lankenau, Bill Sanders, Jennifer Jackson Bloom and Dodi Hathazi; Illicit opioid use and its key

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Book SynopsisMax Weber is a magisterial figure in the social sciences. His fundamental contributions to the methodological and conceptual apparatus of sociology remain of continuing relevance to contemporary debates. His astonishing range and quality of work on topics ranging from the comparative sociology of religion to political sociology, and the sociology of law to the sociology of music, have established Weber as a permanent point of reference for modern scholarship. Scholarly debates on the nature, significance and purpose of Weber''s work demonstrate a significance for sociology''s self-image that extends beyond their immediate interpretive importance. This volume, edited by one of the world''s leading Weber scholars, offers an unparalleled selection of key Weber scholarship organized thematically and spanning the range of his sociological influence.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: the unending appeal of Max Weber within a globalized sociology; Part I Biography and General Assessments: The life and work of Max Weber, Carl Diehl; Authority and autonomy in marriage, Marianne Weber; How well do we know Max Weber after all?, Lutz Kaelber; The changing picture of Max Weber’s sociology, Richard Swedberg. Part II Early Work: Max Weber’s dissertation, Lutz Kaelber; Max Weber as rural sociologist, Q.J. Munters; Max Weber and the theory of ancient capitalism, John Love. Part III The Protestant Ethic: Part I: Calvinism and the infallible assurance of grace: the Weber thesis reconsidered, Malcolm H. MacKinnon; Part II Weber’s exploration of Calvinism: the undiscovered provenance of capitalism, Malcolm H. MacKinnon; The vanishing mediator: narrative structure in Max Weber, Fredric Jameson; Max Weber’s idea of ’puritanism’: a case study in the empirical construction of the Protestant ethic, Peter Ghosh. Part IV Methods: Max Weber, methods and the man, John Torrance; The ontology of the questionnaire: Max Weber on measurement and mass investigation, Robert Michael Brain; Instrumentum vocale: a note on Max Weber’s value-free polemics and sociological aesthetics, Thomas M. Kemple. Part V Religion: Max Weber and the comparative study of religious ethics, David Little; Max Weber’s Ancient Judaism, Tony Fahey; Max Weber and world-denying love: a look at the historical sociology of religion, Robert N. Bellah. Part VI Economics and Law: Max Weber’s 'grand sociology' :the origins and composition of Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Soziologie, Wolfgang J. Mommsen; Max Weber: precursor of economic sociology and heterodox economics?, Helge Peukert; Max Weber and economic sociology: a response to Peukert, Stephen D. Parsons; Max Weber’s critical response to theoretical economics, Patrick Mardellat; Formal justice and the spirit of capitalism: Max Weber’s sociology of law, Sally Ewing. Part VII Culture: Flaubert and Weber: post-he

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Book SynopsisKant casts a long shadow over contemporary debates in political philosophy. The Kantian roots of ideas of dignity, autonomy, equality and freedom under law are widely acknowledged. Kant's own developments of those ideas in his explicitly political writings are taken up less frequently. The aim of this volume is to help bring those contributions out of the shadows. The articles and essays explore various dimensions of Kant's complex and powerful picture of the relation between morality and politics that Kant develops.Trade Review'...the collection is well-worth having in the University library, and it should facilitate the access of students and scholars to an important selection of the secondary literature in this area of Kant scholarship...One can only be grateful to the editor for having collected so many fine essays between these covers.' Heythrop JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I General: Kantian Morality and Kantian Politics: The law of humanity and the limits of state power, Julius Ebbinghaus; Kant's conception of a 'metaphysic of morals', Mary J. Gregor; The final form of Kant's practical philosophy, Allen Wood; Why the Doctrine of Right does not belong in the Metaphysics of Morals: on some basic distinctions in Kant's moral philosophy, Marcus Willaschek; Is Kant's reschtlehre comprehensive liberalism?, Thomas W. Pogge; The problematic status of gender-neutral language in the history of philosophy: the case of Kant, Pauline Kleingeld. Part II Private Law: Property, Contract and Status: Authority and coercion, Arthur Ripstein; Freedom and constraint in Kant's Metaphysical Elements of Morals, Katrin Flikschuh; The permissive law of practical reason in Kant's Metaphysics of Morals, Joachim Hruschka; Kant on 'why must I keep my promise?', B. Sharon Byrd and Joachim Hruschka; Could it be worth thinking about Kant on sex and marriage?, Barbara Herman. Part III Public Law and the Liberal State: 'The right of a state' in Immanuel Kant's Doctrine of Right, Bernd Ludwig; The public use of reason, Onora O'Neill; Kant, ideal theory and the justice of exclusionary zoning, Sarah Williams Holtman; Private order and public justice: Kant and Rawls, Arthur Ripstein; Poverty and property in Kant's system of rights, Ernest J. Weinrib; Questions about Kant's opposition to revolution, Thomas E. Hill Jr; Kant and the right of rebellion, H.S. Reiss; From anarchy to republic: Kant's history of state constitutions, Jan Joerdan. Part IV The Right of Nations and Cosmopolitan Right: Approaching perpetual peace: Kant's defence of a league of states and his ideal of a world federation, Pauline Kleingeld; Kantian patriotism, Pauline Kleingeld; Kant, liberal legacies and foreign affairs, part 1, Michael W. Doyle; Kantian perspectives on democratic peace: alternatives to Doyle, Georg Cavallar; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers a new dimension to realist theories about world politics. It questions both the theoretical and empirical foundations of much of traditional realist thought by offering realist-oriented analyses that emphasize the possibilities of cooperation and accommodation through agreement over common motivations and concerns. The articles in this volume demonstrate that moral considerations can and do play a significant role in shaping state behavior and that despair about the possibility of improving the systems and institutions within which we live is unwarranted. Specific points of normative convergence are raised in some detail, especially on issues of war, membership and authority, humanitarian concern and the social consequences of globalization. Three ethical concepts form the core of the ''realism reconsidered'' argued for here, namely, the ideas of pluralism, rights and fairness.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Pluralism, Rights and Fairness: Basic moral values: a shared core, Frances V. Harbor; Morality and foreign policy, George F. Kennan; Moral skepticism and international relations, Marshall Cohen; International ethics and international law, Terry Nardin; The law of peoples, John Rawls; Human rights and capabilities, Amartya Sen; Reciprocity in international relations, Robert O. Keohane; Covenants with and without a sword: self-governance is possible, Elinor Ostrom, James Walker and Roy Gardner. Part II Just War?: Just war and human rights, David Luban; The slippery slope to preventive war, Neta C. Crawford; Political action: the problem of dirty hands, Michael Walzer; Terrorism without intention, David Rodin. Part III Intervention: The politics and ethics of military intervention, Stanley Hoffmann; Humanitarian intervention: an overview of the ethical issues, Michael J. Smith; The responsibility to protect, Gareth Evans and Mohamed Sahnoun. Part IV Nuclear Ethics: Force and diplomacy in the nuclear age, Henry A. Kissinger; NPT: the logic of inequality, Joseph S. Nye Jr. Part V Human Rights and Citizenship: The relative universality of human rights, Jack Donnelly; Patriotism and cosmopolitanism, Martha C. Nussbaum; Aliens and citizens: the case for open borders, Joseph H. Carens. Part VI Ethical Globalization: Moral universalism and global economic justice, Thomas W. Pogge; International liberalism and distributive justice: a survey of recent thought, Charles R. Beitz; Debate: global poverty relief: more than charity: cosmopolitan alternatives to the 'Singer solution', Andrew Kuper and Peter Singer; An equal-opportunity approach to the allocation of international aid, Humberto G. Llavador and John E. Roemer; Fairness considerations in world politics: lessons from international trade negotiations, Ethan B. Kapstein; Name index.

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Book SynopsisGenocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, ethnic cleansing are terms which in recent years have entered common usage. The worst cases of these crimes seen in the Yugoslav secession conflict and the Rwandan slaughter resulted in attempts by the international legal community to initiate an international mechanism for establishing criminal accountability. In 1998, after many States signed the Rome Statute, it was expected that justice would prevail over state power and impunity be eliminated. However there is a serious question mark over the effectiveness of this process. That is the starting point for this collection. It is not an acclamatory collection that is meant to celebrate the undoubted advances of international criminal justice. The articles in the first part show the importance of comparative criminal law research to the development of international criminal justice, and in the second part they deal with the foundations, substantive and procedural aspects of international criminal law.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Comparative Criminal Law: Harmonic convergence? Constitutional criminal procedure in an international context, Diane Marie Amann; The use of domestic sources as a basis for international criminal law principles, Michael Bohlander and Mark Findlay; The Iranian criminal justice under the Islamization project, Hassan Rezaei; Codifying Shari'a: international norms, legality and the freedom to invent new forms, Paul H. Robinson, Adnan Zulfiqar, Margaret Kammerud, Michael Orchowski, Elizabeth A. Gerlach, Adam L. Pollock, Thomas M. O'Brien, John C. Lin, Tom Stenson, Negar Katirai, J. John Lee and Marc Aaron Melzer; Traversing the rocky road of law reform in conflict and post conflict states: model codes for post conflict criminal justice as a tool of assistance, Vivienne O'Connor. Part II International Criminal Law: Foundations: The philosophy and policy of international criminal justice, M. Cherif Bassiouni; Global criminal justice: an idea whose time has passed, Jeremy Rabkin; Arab and Islamic Shari'a perspectives on the current system of international criminal justice, Adel Maged; Substantive: The expressive capacity of international punishment: the limits of the national law analogy and the potential of international criminal law, Robert D. Sloane; Drawing the boundaries of mens rea in the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Mohamed Elewa Badar; Prosecutor v. Dusko Tadic: waiting to exhale, Michael Bohlander; Genuine consent to sexual violence under international law, Wolfgang Schomburg and Ines Petersen; Procedural: The structure of international criminal procedure: 'adversarial', 'inquisitorial' or 'mixed', Kai Ambos; The trial proceedings before the ICC, Stefan Kirsch; International criminal tribunals and their power to punish contempt and false testimony, Michael Bohlander; Name Index.

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Book SynopsisBuilding Modern Criminology collects four decades of theoretical essays and research papers by David Greenberg, a sociologist pulled away by his political experiences during the Vietnam War from a career in theoretical high energy physics into criminology. The papers take up critical questions in the study of crime, including the explanation of group differences, the nature of criminal careers, and historical trends in violence. Other papers address the historical development of criminal prohibitions, modes of punishment, and the effectiveness of sanctions in preventing crime. These seminal efforts have helped to build a logically coherent, empirically grounded criminology that understands the criminal law, patterns of crime and social responses to it in their historically-specific, social contexts. This volume is indispensable for students, teachers and working criminological researchers engaging with cutting-edge issues in contemporary criminology.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Causes of Crime: Delinquency and the age structure of society; The gendering of crime in Marxist theory; Time series analysis of crime rates; Long-term trends in crimes of violence; Modeling criminal careers. Part II The Effects of the Criminal Justice System: The effect of arrests on crime: a multivariate panel analysis; The incapacitative effect of imprisonment: some estimates. Part III Understanding the Criminal Law and Criminal Justice System: The dialectics of crime control (with Drew Humphries); The dynamics of oscillatory punishment processes; The prison as a lawless agency (with Fay Stender); Punishment, division of labor, and social solidarity; State prison populations and their growth, 1971-1991 (with Valerie West); Siting the death penalty internationally (with Valerie West); List of publications; Name Index.

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Book SynopsisThinking about Punishment pulls together the key writings by Michael Tonry on penal policy trends in western countries, racial and ethnic disparities, and sentencing policies, practices, and theories. Recent research in the past few decades shows that these topics are inextricably interrelated. Tonry argues that the distinct historical and cultural characteristics of a country offer the best explanation of national patterns of punishment at any one time, and over time. More general theories and models fall apart when applied to individual national experiences. In the United States, the key factors explaining both penal policy trends and sentencing patterns and policies include historical patterns of race relations, obsolete constitutional arrangements, moral attitudes related to the continental expansion of the United States and the country''s fundamentalist Protestant religious origins. Comparable - but different - characteristics explain other countries'' experiences. This exceTrade Review'... a valuable contribution to any public library shelf and of value to anyone interested in the development of contemporary penal thinking.' Prison Service Journal 'It is worth reflecting on the sheer breadth of the contributions here...this impressive book' International Criminal Law ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Race and Ethnicity: Malign neglect; Ethnicity, crime and immigration; The malign effects of drugs and crime control policies on black Americans, (with Matthew Melewski). Part II Comparative Penal Policy: Symbol, substance and severity in Western penal policies; Punishment policies and patterns in Western countries; Determinants of penal policies. Part III American Penal Policy: Sense and sensibility in American penal culture; Cycles and sensibilities; Emerging explanations of American punishment policies. Part IV Sentencing Policy: Sentencing reform in America (with Norval Morris); Mandatory penalties; Sentencing matters; Purposes and functions of sentencing. Part V Punishment Theory: Interchangeability of punishments in principle; Proportionality, parsimony, and interchangeability of punishments; Obsolescence and immanence in penal theory and policy. Name Index.

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Book SynopsisAnomie, strain and subcultural theories are among the leading theories of crime. Anomie theories state that crime results from the failure of society to regulate adequately the behavior of individuals, particularly the efforts of individuals to achieve monetary success. Strain theories focus on the impact of strains or stressors on crime, including the inability to achieve monetary success through legal channels. And subcultural theories argue that some individuals turn to crime because they belong to groups that excuse, justify or approve of crime. This volume presents the leading selections on each theory, including the original statements of the theories, key efforts to revise the theories, and the latest statements of each theory. The coeditors, Robert Agnew and Joanne Kaufman, are prominent strain theorists; and their introductory essay provides an overview of the theories, discusses the relationship between them, and introduces each of the selections.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I The Origins of Strain, Anomie, and Subcultural Theory: Classic Statements; Anomic suicide, Emile Durkheim; Social structure and anomie, Robert K. Merton; Illegitimate means, anomie, and deviant behavior, Richard A. Cloward; The sociology of the deviant act: anomie theory and beyond, Albert K. Cohen. Part II The Development of Strain Theory: Control criticisms of strain theories: an assessment of theoretical and empirical adequacy, Thomas J. Bernard; Delinquency and the age structure of society, David F. Greenberg. Part III General Strain Theory: Foundation for a general strain theory of crime and delinquency, Robert Agnew; Gender and crime: a general strain theory perspective, Lisa M. Broidy and Robert Agnew; Building on the foundation of general strain theory: specifying the types of strain most likely to lead to crime and delinquency, Robert Agnew. Part IV The Development of Subcultural Theory: Delinquent subcultures: sociological interpretations of gang delinquency, David J. Bordua; Sub-cultural theory: virtues and vices, Jock Young. Part V Contemporary Subcultural Theories: Angry aggression among the 'truly disadvantaged', Thomas J. Bernard; The code of the streets, Elijah Anderson; Up it up: gender and the accomplishment of street robbery, Jody Miller. Part VI The Development of Anomie Theory: Merton's Social Structure and Anomie: the road not taken, Steven F. Messner; Global anomie, dysnomie, and economic crime: hidden consequences of neoliberalism and globalization in Russia and around the world, Nikos Passas. Part VII Institutional-Anomie Theory: Political restraint of the market and levels of criminal homicide: a cross-national application of institutional-anomie theory, Steven F. Messner and Richard Rosenfeld; Social organization and instrumental crime: assessing the empirical validity of classic and contemporary anomie theories, Eric P. Baumer and Regan Gustafson; Institutions, anomie, and violent crime: clarifying and elaborating institutional-anomie theory, Steven F. Messner, Helmut Thome and Richard Rosenfeld; Name Index.

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Book SynopsisThere is a growing awareness that international law insufficiently protects common global interests and that States and non-State actors need to work together to protect global aims. The focus of this book is on the different fields of international law where there is a need for global cooperation to achieve common aims, for example: the law of the sea; protection of world cultural heritage; sustainable development, biological diversity and climate change; human rights; and international crimes. The volume also identifies the legal developments which have taken place, for example treaties which use the language of 'common heritage of mankind' or 'common concern of humanity', thereby identifying global concerns and reflecting a global set of values and interests independent of the interests of States.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Conceptual Issues: Common concern of humanity, Dinah Shelton; Justice and the distribution of greenhouse gas emissions, Simon Caney; Common but differentiated responsibilities in international law, Christopher D. Stone; Conceptualising the relationship between Jus Cogens and Erga Omnes rules, Michael Byers; The common heritage of mankind: utopia or reality?, Alexandre Kiss. Part II Responsibility to Protect: Jurisdiction without territory: from the Holy Roman Empire to the responsibility to protect, Anne Orford; Responsibility to protect: political rhetoric or emerging legal norm?, Carsten Stahn. Part III Universal Jurisdiction: Imagining the international community: the constitutive dimension of universal jurisdiction, Adeno Addis; The legal limits of universal jurisdiction, Anthony J. Colangelo. Part IV International Spaces: Imagine there are no possessions: legal and moral basis of the common heritage principle in space law, Gbenga Oduntan; The common heritage of mankind: an adequate regime for managing the deep seabed?, Edward Guntrip. Part V Environmental Law: Solidarity, justice and climate change law, Angela Williams; Common concern of humankind and its implications in international environmental law, Jimena Murillo Chávarro; Custodial sovereignty: reconciling sovereignty and global environmental challenges amongst the vestiges of colonialism, Werner Scholtz. Part VI Cultural Heritage: Beyond state sovereignty: the protection of cultural heritage as a shared interest of humanity, Francesco Francioni; World cultural heritage: obligations to the international community as a whole?, Roger O’Keefe. Part VII Human Rights and Development: Correcting globalisation in health: transnational entitlements versus the ethical imperative of reducing aid-dependency, Gorik Ooms and Rachel Hammonds; Human rights, the Millennium Development Goals, and the future of development cooperation, Paul J. Nelson; Transnational human rights obligations

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Book SynopsisThe readings selected for this volume reveal the historical development of social learning theory, from its origins in differential association theory, through the role played by psychological behaviorism, to contemporary social learning theory and its further incorporation of social structure as the context within which criminal behavior is learned. The volume dispels common misunderstandings of the theory and emphasizes its foundations in both symbolic interactionism and behaviorism. At its core, the theory remains true to its origins in sociology, reflecting Sutherland's admonition that a complete learning theory must include macro- and micro-sociological processes. Besides conceptual treatments of the theory's development, the volume also presents data-based entries that convey the depth and breadth of social learning theory as an explanation of deviance. Social learning theory is demonstrated to be an explanation that spans the gamut of behaviors from gang activities to drug use to coercive sex to terrorism.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Differential Association Theory: A statement of the theory, Edwin Sutherland; Epidemiology and individual conduct: a case from criminology, Donald R. Cressey; Criminality theories and behavioral images, Daniel Glaser. Part II Behavioral and Cognitive Learning: Behaviorism at fifty, B.F. Skinner; Criminal behavior and learning theory, C. R. Jeffery; Behavior theory and the models of man, Albert Bandura. Part III Social Learning Theory: Theoretical Statements and Responses to Critiques: A differential association-reinforcement theory of criminal behavior, Robert L. Burgess and Ronald L. Akers; A social learning perspective on deviant behavior, Ronald L. Akers; The dynamics of delinquent peers and delinquent behavior, Ross L. Matsueda and Kathleen Anderson; Is differential association/social learning cultural deviance theory?, Ronald L. Akers. Part IV Empirical Tests of Social Learning Theory: Social learning and deviant behavior: a specific test of general theory, Ronald L. Akers, Marvin D. Krohn, Lonn Lanza-Kaduce and Marcia Radosevich; Parental and peer influences on adolescent drug use in Korea, Sunghyun Hwang and Ronald L. Akers; Do adolescents engage in delinquency to attract the social attention of peers? An extension and longitudinal test of the social reinforcement hypothesis, Cesar J.Rebellon; The empirical status of social learning theory: a meta-analysis, Travis C. Pratt et al. Part V The Group Context of Social Learning Theory: Social contexts and social learning in sexual coercion and aggression: assessing the contribution of fraternity membership, Scot B. Boeringer, Constance L. Shehan and Ronald L. Akers; Social learning theory, self-reported delinquency, and youth gangs: a new twist on a general theory of crime and delinquency, L. Thomas Winfree Jr, Teresa Vigil Bäckström and G. Larry Mays; Extending the boundaries of social structure/social learning theory: the case of suicide bombers in Gaza, L. Thomas Winfree and L. Keith Akins. Part VI Social Learning and Social Structure: Social structure and social learning in crime and deviance, Ronald L. Akers; Social learning and social structure: reply to Sampson, Morash, and Krohn, Ronald L. Akers; Gang membership, drug selling, and violence in neighborhood context, Paul E. Bellair and Thomas L. McNulty; Name index.

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Book SynopsisCriminology lost a world leader with the untimely death of Richard Ericson in 2007. Ericson was one of the most prolific, influential and widely cited criminologists of his generation, producing monumental and pathbreaking works on how the criminal justice system and other key institutions attempt to control crime, manage risk and produce security. This volume, edited by three of Professor Ericson''s colleagues and co-authors, presents a sampling of Ericson''s acclaimed work on such topics as juvenile justice, policing, the courts, the media, the insurance industry, and national security. The book is required reading for scholars interested in understanding the dynamics of crime, risk and security and for those eager to learn more about one of the field''s most important and innovative researchers and scholars.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Being free; Social distance and reaction to criminality; The occupational environment of detective work; Dealing with victim-complainants; Order out of court II: the position of the accused and the plea decision (with Patricia M. Baranek); Patrolling the facts: secrecy and publicity in police work; Media and markets (with Patricia M. Baranek and Janet B.L. Chan); How journalists visualize fact; The moral hazards of neo-liberalism: lessons from the private insurance industry (with Dean Barry and Aaron Doyle); The policing of risk (with Kevin D. Haggerty); Uncertainties of earthquakes: absorbing risk, mitigation, and infrastructure (with Aaron Doyle); National security; Name Index.

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Book SynopsisGlobalization has changed the context for, and the organizational forms of, politics, unleashing forces in support of, and in opposition to, the globalization dynamic. Investigating the dynamics of change and development in two regions of the world economy, Latin America and Asia, this book evaluates these forces, their political dynamics, and the responses of governments and citizens.Trade Review'This book is a timely and important contribution to the next phase of the debate on globalization. The focus on positive and negative consequences and the politics of social responses to globalization is precisely where the discussion should be going.' Barry K. Gills, University of Newcastle, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction. The Theory and Practice of Globalization: World development: globalization or imperialism? James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer; Aid and adjustment: policy reform and regression, James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer; Imperial counter-offensive: challenges and opportunities, James Petras. The Macrodynamics of Globalization: Denationalization of Mexico: the World Bank in action, John Saxe-Fernández and Gian Carlo Delgado-Ramos; Restructuring Latin American labour and the World Bank, Henry Veltmeyer; Cuba and Venezuela in an era of globalization, George W. Schuyler; Asia's post-crisis regionalism: the state in, the US out, Paul Bowles. The Dynamics of Antiglobalization: Reflections on power and globalization, Noam Chomsky; The antiglobalization movement: juggernaut or jalopy? Adam David Morton; The antinomies of antiglobalization, Henry Veltmeyer; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe rich local traditions of musical life in rural China are still little known. Music-making in village society is largely ceremonial, and shawm bands account for a significant part of such music. This is the first major ethnographic study of Chinese shawm bands in their ceremonial and social context. Based in a poor county in Shanxi province in northwestern China, Stephen Jones describes the painful maintenance of ceremonial and its music there under Maoism, its revival with the market reforms of the 1980s and its modification under the assault of pop music since the 1990s. Part One of the text explains the social and historical background by outlining the lives of shawm band musicians in modern times. Part Two looks at the main performing contexts of funerals and temple fairs, whilst Part Three discusses musical features such as instruments, scales, and repertories. The downloadable resources consist of a 47-minute film in two parts, showing excerpts from funerals and temple fairs (complementing Part Two of the text), while a separate section contains a magnificent 1992 funerary performance of a complete shawm-band suite. As a package, the book and downloadable resources illuminate the whole ceremonial context of music-making in rural China, illustrating the ritual-music experience of villagers, with lay Daoist priests, opera troupes, and beggars also making cameo appearances. While the modern stage repertories of urban professionals remain our main exposure to Chinese music, this publication is all the more valuable in showing the daily musical experiences of the majority of people in China. It will appeal to ethnomusicologists, anthropologists and all those interested in modern Chinese history and society.Trade Review’... the fascinating DVD accompanying Stephen Jones's book makes the strongest possible case for taking this chosen corner of Chinese folk music seriously... Jones vividly shows [how] shawm-band ceremonies represent a priceless strand of continuity from imperial times.’ Michael Church, BBC Music Magazine (4 star rating) '... an entertaining and interesting read... the real star of the book is the accompanying DVD, which is very nicely produced, and speaks volumes for the people and events narrated in the book.’ Thomas David DuBois, The China Journal 'Although there’s a lot of technical information about repertoire and scales, the text is readable and not weighed down by references, unlike so many academic books. It comes with a DVD that really brings the music and events to life - following the rituals at a funeral, a temple fair and talking us through one of the eight suites as performed by the Hua band. It led me back to the wild energy of their excellent CD Walking Shrill (Pan).’ Simon Broughton, Songlines '... an exemplary [...] step along the road to integration of text and audio-visual documentation... Jones has once again made a major contribution to the Western-language literature on Chinese folk music and its embeddedness in the ritual life of villages and small towns.’ Helen Rees, China Quarterly '... an important contribution to Chinese music studies. I recommend this book to those who are interested in music of the Northern Chinese Han people, to graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology and ethnomusicology, and to scholars in related fields... the packaged DVD that provides visual and audio assistance is a great asset of the publication.’ Journal of Folklore Research '... in a style accessible to all readers of English....[Jones'] writings provide an intimate view into the lives of these musicians and into the social, economic and religious structures of the villages in which they work... [also] fascinating descriptions of traditional Chinese rituals, such as funerals, temple meetings and weddings.’ Helium.com (Recommended books on Chinese traditions)'… extremely interesting and useful to cultural anthropologists and ethnomusicologists… The accompanying DVD is invaluable for conveying the feeling of the countryside, the people, their lives, and the ambiance of the rituals and music.' China Review InternationalTable of ContentsContents: Foreword; Prelude; Part 1 Lives of Shawm Band Musicians: Musics of Shanxi province; Musics of Yanggao county; Shawm bands in China; Yinyang and gujiang traditions in north Yanggao; The Hua band; The Hua brothers; Other gujiang; A comparison; The Cultural Revolution; The reform era; Following fashion; Local goes national?; Yanggao pop; Sexism; The learning process; Tiantian; Fees and 'black talk'; The current scene; Scholarship; Our visits and the role of cultural officials; Washington 2002; UK and Holland 2005; Conclusion: lives and livelihood. Part 2 Shawm Bands and Daoists in Performance: Funerals and Temple Fairs: Introduction; Funerals; The 1st day; Inviting relatives and burning the treasuries; Transferring offerings; The burial procession; Temple fairs; Xujiayuan; Gushan; Lower Liangyuan; Conclusion: ritual and musical impoverishment. Part 3 Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing: Instrumentation; Instruments and makers; Pitch, scales, and gongche; Learning heterophony and idiom; Melodic styles; Ostinato sections and cadences; Metre and percussion patterns; Repetition and variability; Repertories; Processional pieces; The 8 great suites; Vocal-derived 'small pieces'; Conclusion: ritual sound; Bibliography; Glossary-Index.

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Book SynopsisPresenting the history of the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands from first colonization until the spread of European colonial rule in the later 19th century, this volume focuses specifically on Pacific Islander-European interactions from the perspective of Pacific Islanders themselves. A number of recorded traditions are reproduced as well as articles by Pacific Island scholars working within the academy. The nature of Pacific History as a sub-discipline is presented through a sample of key articles from the 1890s until the present that represent the historical evolution of the field and its multidisciplinary nature. The volume reflects on how the indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific Islands have a history as dynamic and complex as that of literate societies, and one that is more retrievable through multidisciplinary approaches than often realized.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part 1 Exploring and Colonising Oceania: The birth of new lands, after the creation of Havai'i (Raiatea), Teuira Henry; 'Expanding' the target in indigenous navigation, David Lewis; Voyaging, Ben R. Finney; The colonisation of the Pacific plate: chronological, navigational and social issues, Geoffrey Irwin. Part 2 Historical Dynamics of Island Societies: Ecological Adaptations: Man's role in modifying tropical and sub-tropical Polynesian ecosystems, P.V. Kirch; Man and the sea in early Tahiti: a maritime economy through European eyes, Gordon R. Lewthwaite; The Ipomoean revolution revisited: society and the sweet potato in the upper Waghi valley, Jack Golson; Social and Political Evolution: The value of traditions in Polynesian research, Te Rangi Hiroa (P.H. Buck); Understanding Polynesian traditional history, Niel Gunson; Oral traditions among the Binandere: problems of method in a Melanesian society, John D. Waiko; Status rivalry and cultural evolution in Polynesia, Irving Goldman; Chimbu tribes: political organization in the Eastern highlands of New Guinea, Paula Brown; Regional Histories: The war of Tonga and Samoa and the origin of the name Malietoa, Samuel Ella (trans.); Exchange patterns in goods and spouses: Fiji, Tonga and Samoa, Adrienne L. Kaeppler; Kula: the circulating exchange of valuables in the archipelagoes of Eastern New Guinea, B. Malinowski; The place of Ulithi in the Yap empire, William A. Lessa; Yapese politics, Yapese money and the Sawei tribute network before World War I, M.L. Berg. Part 3 Culture Contact: The stranger-king or Dumézil among the Fijians, Marshall Sahlins; Institutions of violence in the Marquesas, Greg Dening; European-Polynesian encounters: a critique of the Pearson thesis, I.C. Campbell; From conversion to conquest: the early Spanish mission in the Marianas, Francis X. Hezel. Part 4 Responses to Pre-Colonial European Influences: The sandalwood trade in Melanesian economics, 1841-65, Dorothy Shineber

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Book SynopsisBringing together articles and chapters from his considerable work in theological ethics, India, and the social order, Duncan Forrester incorporates new writing and introductions to each thematic section to guide readers through this invaluable resource. This book offers stimulating studies in three related areas - Indian Christianity with particular attention to the caste system, contemporary Christian theological ethics, and the distinctive and challenging theological approach that Duncan Forrester has developed in relation to public issues such as prisons and punishment, welfare provision, social justice, and poverty.Trade Review'... this marvellous and astonishingly varied collection of his work from 1957 onwards reveals huge consistencies: a passion for social justice combined with an eirenic voice, a complete absence of jargon, a profound sympathy with ordinary people, and commitment to the life of the church... a tremendously useful collection for anyone working in the broad area of political theology and ethics and we have to be grateful to Ashgate for publishing it.' Modern Believing '... this book brings together Duncan Forrester’s considerable collection of articles, spanning over fifty years... His invaluable contributions to practical, public and political theology as well as Christian ethics make this a valuable resource which should not only be included in reading lists for these disciplines, but which makes essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between Christianity and civil society... Any theologian is sure to find inspiration in these 500 pages. This is a collection of essays that certainly demonstrates the passion with which theology should be pursued!' The Expository TimesTable of ContentsContents: Preface; Introduction: formative practices in Christian theology; Part I India: Encountering Munuswamy; The end of equality?: a strange silence in public debate. Caste: Hierarchy, equality and religion; The revolt of 1857 and the caste question; Caste and mass movements; Caste and Christianity since Gandhi and Ambedkar, Adrian Bird. Christian Theology in India: Christianity and early Indian nationalism; Christian theology in a Hindu context; Commensalism and Christian mission: the Indian case; Professor Hick and the universe of faiths. Part II Practical Theology: Introduction; Divinity in use and practice; Some thoughts on 'religionless Christianity'; The chaplain as educational counsellor; The liberation of worship; Living in truth and unity: the Church as a hermeneutic of law and gospel; Anthropology in modern theology; Biblical interpretation and cultural relativism; The communicative practice of a humble Church; The future of theology: the vocational and the academic in theological education. Part III Christian Ethics: Introduction; The place of the Church in the new Europe; Justice as an issue for contemporary practical theology; Ecclesia Scoticana; The Church and the concentration camp: some reflections on moral community. Part IV Political Theology: Introduction; The political teaching of Luther (1483-1546) and Calvin (1509-1564); The political teaching of Richard Hooker (1553-1600); The problem of natural law in theology and social science; The attack on Christendom in Marx and Kierkegaard; Mystique and politique; The theological task; The promise of liberation theology; The Church, theology and the poor; Can liberation theology survive 1989?; Violence and non-violence in conflict resolution: some theological reflections; Social justice in Protestant thought. Part V Public Theology: Introduction; The scope of public theology: what is public theology?; Punishment and prisons in a morally fragmented society; Ethics and salvation; Education and

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Book SynopsisThis second volume of Stephen Jones'' work on ritual and musical life in north China, again with accompanying downloadable resources, gives an impression of music-making in daily life in the poor mountainous region of Shaanbei, northwest China. It conveys some of the diverse musical activities there around 2000, from the barrage of pop music blaring from speakers in the bustling county-towns to the life-cycle and calendrical ceremonies of poor mountain villages. Based on the practice of grass-roots music-making in daily life, not merely on official images, the main theme is the painful maintenance of ritual and its music under Maoism, its revival with the market reforms of the 1980s, and its modification under the assaults of TV, pop music, and migration since the 1990s. The text is in four parts. Part One gives background to the area and music-making in society. Parts Two and Three discuss the lives of bards and shawm bands respectively, describing modifications in their ceremonial Trade Review‘… (a) fascinating book …breaks new ground by bringing us the real lives of real musicians’ John Gittings, Songlines (5 star rating)‘This volume is another major contribution from Jones to our understanding of the ritual and expressive culture of northern China … strong points include Jones’s careful attention to local dialectal usages and terminology; the presence in the index of Chinese characters for almost all names and terms in the text; the detailed description of ritual actions; in-depth discussion of financial aspects of the bards’ and shawm bands’ activities; serious consideration of "cassette culture"; and the liberal use of direct quotes from interviews. One gets a real sense of what the musicians think and how they express their views, as well as of individual life stories. This is a unique introduction to the ritual and music of a part of China we would never otherwise encounter, and provides invaluable comparative material.’ Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‘It portrays the manipulation of Shaanbei music in two distinct waves: the propaganda of the 1940s and 50s, and the commercialization of the 1980s. With a familiarity that few others could approach, Jones shows how the actual performers viewed these as attempts by outsiders to expropriate their traditions. … The book eschews simple answers and ideal types, but instead shows the performers, their histories and decisions, in all their human complexity. … The DVD is beautifully produced and narrated … The DVD makes the book especially useful for undergraduate teaching, where it would make a fine accompaniment to films such as Yellow Earth, or to more theoretical but less empirically rich works on the interaction getween state and culture in modern China.’ The China Journal'Jones gives his readers a fascinating glimpse of the complicated relationships between ritual and music, between the state and the folk, and between the traditional and the modern in Shaanbei.'Asian MusicTable of ContentsContents: Foreword; Preface: perspectives and sources; Part 1 Introduction: Shaanbei society and its musics. Part 2 Turning a Blind Ear: Bards of Shaanbei: Prelude; The tradition; The Yan'an period; The bards afyer liberation; The reform era; Conclusion: narrative-singing and healing. Part 3 Lives of Shaanbei Blowers: Prelude; Chuishou before Maoism; Chishou under Mao; The early reform era; Modernization and the 'big band'; Chuishou around 2000; Chuishou in action; Conclusion: ritual and order. Part 4 Urban Music in Shaanbei: Musics of Yulin city; Conclusion: local ritual cultures; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis companion provides an indispensable overview of contemporary and classical issues in social and cultural anthropology. Although anthropology has expanded greatly over time in terms of the diversity of topics in which its practitioners engage, many of the broad themes and topics at the heart of anthropological thought remain perennially vital, such as understanding order and change, diversity and continuity, and conflict and co-operation in the reproduction of social life. Bringing together leading scholars in the field, the contributors to this volume provide us with thoughtful and fruitful ways of thinking about a number of contemporary and long-standing arenas of work where both established and more recent researchers are engaged. The companion begins by exploring classic topics such as Religion; Rituals; Language and Culture; Violence; and Gender. This is followed by a focus on current developments within the discipline including Human Rights; Globalization; and Diasporas and Cosmopolitanism. It provides an interesting and challenging look at the state of current thinking in anthropology, serving as a rich resource for scholars and students alike.Trade Review’This is a rich source of anthropological approaches to significant social and cultural issues across the globe. The subject matter is topical, the contributors are scholars of renown and the analyses are informed by detailed empirical inquiry. The collection is a valuable resource for scholars, teachers, students and general readers.’ David Trigger, University of Queensland, Australia ’The editors and authors are to be congratulated for this compelling companion to research in what it means to be human. Twenty anthropologists provide rich synopses of anthropology’s intellectual heritage in their critical appraisals of key concepts long central to the discipline - belief systems, ritual, magic, sacrifice, myth, gender, war, violence, globalisation, language change and loss, indigenous knowledge and so on. More than the sum of its parts, this volume situates anthropological research as absolutely essential to understanding humanity’s past, present and possible futures.’ Naomi M. McPherson, University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Andrew J. Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart. Part I Religion, Experience and Change: Healing, Geoffrey Samuel; Embodiment, performance and healing, Anne Sigfrid Grønseth; Mortuary rituals, Satsuki Kawano. Part II Ritual, Myth and Creativity: Anthropology, dreams and creativity, Katie Glaskin; Sacrifice, Kathryn McClymond; Charisma and myth, Raphael Falco. Part III Work, Play and Gender: Secular rituals, Margit Warburg; Anthropology of sport, John W. Traphagan; Gender, Victoria Goddard; Gender and space, Susan Rasmussen. Part IV Studies of World Religions: Christianity: an (in-)constant companion?, Simon Coleman; On Muslims and the navigation of religiosity: notes on the anthropology of Islam, David W. Montgomery. Part V Perspectives on Violence and Globalization: Ethnographies of political violence, Sami Hermez; Warfare and ritual in anthropology, Bryan K. Hanks; Globalization and its contradictions, Thomas Hylland Eriksen. Part VI Emergent Themes: Languages in change, Jonathan D. Hill and Juan Luis Rodriguez; Indigenous knowledge, Paul Sillitoe; Philosophy in anthropology, Nigel Rapport; Anthropology and the Iliad, Margo Kitts; Disaster anthropology, Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew J. Strathern. Index.

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Book SynopsisMarx's approach to analyzing society and especially his critique of capitalist society, continues to influence the work of a large number of scholars world-wide. Unfortunately, there are relatively few clear accounts of what this approach is and how to put it to use. And, despite the many attempts to use Marx's method to study a variety of subjects, there are relatively few that can serve as useful models. In the present volume, the internationally renowned Marxist scholar, Bertell Ollman, and the social theorist Kevin B. Anderson, have brought together a sampling of the best writings of the past hundred years that illustrate and critique Marx's method as well as explain what it is and how to put it to work. Anyone wishing to understand better Marx's dialectical method (along, of course, with the theories created with its help), or to revise this method or to criticize it, or to use it in their own work will find this collection invaluable.Trade Review’This collection of articles well illustrates the relevance and depth of Marxian analysis. It is an excellent reference.... Each article stands on its own and provides the reader with superb scholarship and impressive insights.’ Marx & Philosophy Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Theory and Method: Reification and the consciousness of the proletariat, Georg Lukács; The age of revolutions: industrial, social-political, intellectual, Raya Dunayevskaya; Putting dialectics to work: the process of abstraction in Marx's method, Bertell Ollman; The unity of science and revolution: Marxism as critique, Peter G. Stillman; Karl Marx's Enquête Ouvriere, Hilde Weiss (and Karl Marx). Part II Political Economy: From financial crisis to world slump: accumulation, financialization and the global slowdown, David McNally; Self-sourcing: how corporations get us to work without pay!, Martha E. Gimenez; The reproduction of daily life, Fredy Perlman; The rise and future demise of the world capitalist system: concepts for comparative analysis, Immanuel Wallerstein; The 'new' imperialism: accumulation by dispossession, David Harvey. Part III State and Politics: The constitution as an elitist document, Michael Parenti; The monopolistic economy: property and contract, Franz Neumann; The worldwide class struggle, Vincent Navarro; The economic and social functions of the legal institutions, Karl Renner; The problem of the capitalist state, Nicos Poulantzas; Reply to Nicos Poulantzas, Ralph Miliband; The Marxist case for revolution today, Ernest Mandel. Part IV The Individual and Society: Psychoanalysis and sociology, Erich Fromm; The uses and abuses of 'civil society', Ellen Meiksins Wood; Labor market and penal sanction: thoughts on the sociology of penal justice, Georg Rusche; The injuries of class, Michael D. Yates; Sports and cultural politics: the attraction of modern spectator sports, Sut Jhally and Bill Livant. Part V Culture and Religion: The culture industry: enlightenment as mass deception, Max Horkheimer and Theodor W. Adorno; Museum, Inc.: inside the global art world (over-the-cliff notes), Paul Werner; The cultural logic of late capitalism, Fredric Jameson; Aroma and shadow: Marx vs Nietzsche on religion, Ishay Landa. Part VI History: Exploitation, E.P. Thompson; The feudal mode of production, Perry Anderson; The decline and fall of Rome, G.E.M. de Ste Croix. Part VII Colonialism, Race and Gender: Negroes in the Civil War: their role in the second American revolution, C.L.R. James (J.R. Johnson); Race relations - its meaning, beginning and progress, Oliver C. Cox; The feminist standpoint: developing the ground for a specifically feminist historical materialism, Nancy C.M. Hartsock; Marx's late writings on non-Western and precapitalist societies and gender, Kevin B. Anderson. Part VIII Ecology: Marx's ecology in historical perspective, John Bellamy Foster; Marx's vision of sustainable human development, Paul Burkett; Name index.

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Book SynopsisIn this text, students are invited to rethink psychology by grounding it in the natural sciences with the understanding that evolutionary and developmental processes work together with culture to solve problems of human adaptation. These processes are cast as interdependent: Development cannot be understood except in the light of evolutionary theory, and the best proof of evolution is the fact of development. For students of evolutionary psychology, all the central topics -- such as evolved mental modules for theory of mind or language -- require an understanding of the developmental processes that lead to their expression. Genes, as important as they are, are never the whole story. The role of biological factors is explored in chapters outlining evolution, development, genetics, human origins, hormones and the brain. Then, the integrative value of this evolutionary/developmental vision in understanding key topics in psychology is illustrated by applying it to traditional area of inquiry including infancy and attachment, emotions and their expression, social relations with peers, cognitive and language development, sex differences, courtship and mating, violence and aggression, and cooperation and competition. Trade Review"[Adaptive Origins is] relevant to anyone interested in people, not only speech and language therapists … this is a hugely interesting book." – Katie Cullian, pediatric speech and language therapist, in Speech & Language Therapy in Practice"Peter LaFrenière, an evolutionary developmental psychologist, intends Adaptive Origins:Evolution and Human Development to serve as a developmental psychology textbook for undergraduates. However, it is probably better described as a new primer for the entire field of evolutionary psychology. ... LaFrenière has made a significant contribution to the progress of evolutionary psychology through his integration of the many disciplines that nonbiologists need to take into account in order to understand the impact of evolution on human behavior. His book belongs in the libraries of professors and researchers as well as the students for whom it was written." – Sidney Perloe in PsycCRITIQUES "For anyone from undergraduate students to accomplished scientists, LaFrenière's book provides the crucial groundwork for understanding development and evolution, and why understanding either requires investigation of both. A very readable textbook for all levels from one of the key contributors to understanding humanity in a fully biological context." – D. Kimbrough Oller, Ph.D., Professor and Plough Chair of Excellence, The University of Memphis School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, USA"This is a terrific book. Peter LaFrenière has a remarkable talent for presenting seemingly difficult ideas clearly, concisely, in a way that draws readers in and holds them through the sheer power of the ideas. On every topic he goes right to the heart of the matter, with no hemming and hawing, so there is no room for boredom. The book represents beautifully the new wave in the evolutionary analysis of human behavior. The developmental perspective puts flesh on the skeleton that evolutionary psychology was just a few years ago. I recommend the book to anyone who wants to understand our species." – Peter Gray, Ph.D., Research Professor of Psychology, Boston College, USATable of Contents1. Evolutionary Theory. 2. Contemporary Evolutionary Perspectives. 3. The Genetic Basis of Evolution and Development. 4. Human Origins. 5. Brain Evolution and Development. 6. Hormones and Behavior. 7. Facial Expressions and Basic Emotions. 8. Attachment in Infancy. 9. Theory of Mind and Language. 10. Sex Differences. 11. Mate Choice and Reproductive Strategies. 12. Darwinian Medicine and Evolutionary Psychiatry. 13. Altruism, Cooperation and Competition.

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Book SynopsisThe lives of many of the nineteenth century''s most notable women of science are presented in English for the first time in this companion volume to Ladies in the Laboratory: American and British Women in Science. The present volume bridges a considerable gap in English literature available on women from twelve west European countries and their work in the biological and medical sciences, mathematics, and social sciences. A fascinating analysis of the work of notable women by national group, giving thorough data comparing the contributions of women in choice fields. Among the women presented are more than a few colorful personalities representative of the entire social scale, from a royal princess to the daughter of a Paris slum shopkeeper. Researchers in the field of women''s history and science history will find this indexed volume a valuable resource.Trade ReviewThis is a highly scholarly endeavor filling a niche in both women's studies and the history of science; together with its companion book, this will be a classic resource for years to come in both disciplines. This volume is highly recommended for all academic libraries. * American Reference Books Annual *Ladies in the Laboratory II is both a valuable compendium of work done by women scientists in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and a fascinating recounting of their personal journeys as women and scientists....By telling their 'stories' Creese brings these early scientists to life and makes them accessible to the reader. One gets a fascinating journey into the lives of exceptional women who overcame serious social and political constraints to lead productive lives as scientists and women....it is a pleasure to read of early work in these fields...Ladies in the Laboratory II includes bibliographic references and the work is well documented. The book is useful for the scholar wishing to study activities in a particular field or country. For the more casual reader, the profiles are the most fascinating part of the work and one can return again and again to read of interesting science and to study intriguing lives. Marie Creese succeeds splendidly in casting a light on the lives of an important group of early women scientists. * Bulletin for the History of Chemistry *Essential. General readers; lower-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Figures Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Scandinavia: Baltic Diatoms, Snow-line Plants, Insects of the Oatfields Chapter 4 2. Ireland: Mosses, Mollusks, and Migrating Boulders Chapter 5 3. France: Of Physics, Farms, and Physicians Chapter 6 4. Belgium and the Netherlands: from Ardennes Mosses to East Indies Algae Chapter 7 5. Germany: Bavarian Lakes, Brazilian Forests, a Kitchen in Braunschweig Chapter 8 6. Austria-Hungary: Mainly Medicine Chapter 9 7. Switzerland: Physicians, Botanists, and a Chemist Chapter 10 8. Italy: Shells of Calabria, Mosses of the Hills of Rome, Fishes of the Alpine Lakes Chapter 11 International Comparisons and Conclusions Chapter 12 Appendix Chapter 13 Bibliography of Papers by West European Women (excluding the British) in Scientific Periodicals, 1800-1900 Chapter 14 Periodical Title Abbreviations Key Chapter 15 Selected Bibliography Chapter 16 Index Chapter 17 About the Author

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Book SynopsisProviding an introduction to the relation of the notes of the musical scale with respect to tuning keyboard instruments, this book presents explanations of theoretical and practical aspects of the subject. It also includes the basis for temperament, description of selected temperaments, and tuning instructions.Trade Review...an excellent overview to the subject of musical temperament....This is a great book for any keyboard performer to investigate....This useful volume is highly recommended to all musicians and should be included in the music division of colleges and universities libraries. * American Reference Books Annual *...a convenient introduction in English to this important topic....a good survey of musical temperament. * The American Organist *The writing is practical, and no space is wasted on mere numerology....I have checked much of Donahue's arithmetic and not found any errors....No one who wants to understand temperaments should be in any doubt about how much systematic work is required, but Thomas Donahue's book goes a long way towards making it as easy and rewarding as it can be. * The British Clavichord Society Newsletter *Donahue, a musician and instrument builder, presents a handbook for keyboardists who tune their own instruments, such as the harpsichord, clavichord, and fortepiano. He explains the tuning process and related issues, historical factors, and theories including frequency, ratios, cents, fixed intonation, and the harmonic series. Sixteen temperaments are discussed and compared in detail. The second half of the book is a reference for specifics such as near-equal temperament, derivation of the cent equation, and has temperament data, spreadsheets, and instructions in musical notation. * Reference and Research Book News *Table of ContentsPart 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Part 1: Main Material Chapter 4 1. The Basis for Temperament Chapter 5 2. Selected Temperaments Chapter 6 3. Musical Aspects Chapter 7 4. Generating Tuning Instructions Chapter 8 5. The Tuning Process Chapter 9 6. Instructions for Setting Selected Temperaments Chapter 10 7. A Historical Overview Part 11 Part 2: Supplementary Material Chapter 12 8. Starting Notes, Pitch References, and Transposition Chapter 13 9. Theoretical and Equal-Beating Versions Chapter 14 10. Near-Equal Temperament Chapter 15 11. Derivation of the Cent Equation Chapter 16 12. Temperament Data Chapter 17 13. Temperament Spreadsheets Chapter 18 14. Instructions in Musical Notation Part 19 Glossary Part 20 Bibliography Part 21 Index Part 22 About the Author

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Book SynopsisCommunication problems between science and the courts are widely deplored and sometimes exploited by a variety of groups. The U.S. Supreme Court has twice tightened the law of evidence to control the flow of information, but amazingly little has been written to analyze the nature of the problem and reduce the barriers. Expert Witnesses: Explaining and Understanding Science results from the first-hand experience of the contributors-who include scientists, expert witnesses, litigators, and a judge-that the cultural and interdisciplinary communications barriers between science and the law can be greatly reduced to everybody's advantage if the parties understand and respect each other's needs and positions.Trade Review"This book will be of interest to any professionals who have been called upon to serve as an expert witness, whether it is the first or 100th litigation they have been involved in."-Journal of Environmental QualityTable of ContentsWhat Judges, Scientists, Physicians and Attorneys Ought to Know about Each Other, C. MeyerAre Jurors Smart Enough to Understand Scientific Evidence? P.M. Ayd and M.M. TroegerThe Fundamental Differences between Science and Law, R.A. BohrerThe End of Splendid Isolation: Tensions between Science and Clinical Practice, A.L. GreerExpert Testimony Involving Chemists and Chemistry, R. Bjur and J.T. RichardsonThe Role of Experts in German Environmental Law, C-P. MartensDistinguishing Good Science, Bad Science, and Junk Science, C. MeyerThe Five Dimensions of Scientific Testimony, K.M. VerdealPresenting Sophisticated Scientific Evidence Persuasively: The Role of the Scientific Expert and the Attorney at Trial, P.M Ayd and M.M. TroegerForensic Techniques for Establishing the Origin and Timing of a Contaminant Release, R.D. MorrisonUsing Epidemiology to Explain Disease Causation to Judges and Juries, L. ErdreichMedical and Scientific Evidence of Causation: Guidelines for Evaluating Medical Opinion Evidence, S.R. PoulterExplaining Toxic Chemical Risk in the Courtroom Authority, Storytelling, and Science, W. Roth-NelsonThe Role of Technical Expert Witnesses in Patent Litigation, M. Kaminski

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Book SynopsisDID YOU KNOW?While organizational entities cannot be sent to prison, they can be heavily fined, ordered to make restitution, placed on probation, forced to forfeit property, suffer public and stakeholder recriminations, and can be forced out of business. Avoid these unnecessary repercussions with Occupational Crime: Deterrence, Investigation, and Reporting in Compliance with Federal Guidelines. Whether you are starting from scratch or you wish to benchmark an existing program against another framework, this book takes you from legal mandates and program design to implementation and maintenance to help you develop an effective Employee Security-Awareness Program that accommodates the compliance needs specific to your organization.DON''T LET YOUR COMPANY BE THE NEXT STATISTICWe all watched it happen: the demise of a powerhouse corporation caused by the irreverent and illegal actions of a handful of employees and executives. If it wasn''t clear before the Enron/ArtTrade Review"As an accountant in the security profession, [the author has] opened my eyes to areas I find relevant, currently topical and appropriate … captured my attention … aided me with understanding the impact occupational crime has on my staff, myself and the organization I am employed to support and protect. [The book] does a succinct job of outlining the problems, the costs, and the solutions. …provides well-researched and practical support materials to assist the proactive security conscious individual with development of a security awareness/loss contingency program." - Paul P. Donahue, CMA, CBM, ACFE "A well written eye opener, the subject of which is very timely and definitely needed in the current economic turmoil we are in. A 'must read' for all business management and auditors." - Richard J. Kamentz, CIA "The compelling insight [the author has] provided regarding the development of a culture for ethical corporate behavior transcends various diverse industries. I found this book to be an excellent resource for anyone who cares about the conduct and survival of their business. [It] not only provided great insight as to 'why' anyone in today's business environment would need to develop a meaningful corporate compliance program, but also a demystified and commonsense 'how to' approach." - Steven Mellion, MBA, MHA, CNHATable of ContentsIntroduction. THE PROBLEM. Overview. What Is Abusive Employee Behavior. The Threat Among Us. Management's Contribution. Management Attitudes and Practices. Crime Causation and The Criminal Personality. Ethical Considerations. Conclusion. THE COST. Overview. The Bottom Line. The Personal Cost. Calculating the Cost in Dollars. Essentials of Data Collection. Problematic Issues. Conclusion. THE SOLUTION. Overview. The Big Picture. Key Components of Loss-Prevention. The Importance of Management Commitment. The Employee Security-Awareness Program. Program Benefits. Program Philosophy. Program Goals. The Employee Security Orientation. The Importance of Employee Involvement. Personal Safety and Security. Communicate the Loss-Prevention Message. Security Policies and Procedures. Pre-Employment Screening. Security Committees. Investigations. Discipline, Prosecution and Recovery of Losses. The Integrity Line. Security Related Exit Interviews. Conclusion. SUPPORT MATERIALS. Overview. Policy Development, Evaluation and Maintenance Cycle. CEO Program Kick-Off Letter. Customer Security Letter. Vendor Security Letter. Employee Security-Awareness Pamphlet Sample. Cover-Jacket for Loss-Prevention Kit. Employee Security Responsibilities. Acknowledgment of Individual Security Responsibilities. Instructions for Reporting Abusive Behavior. Ideas for Corporate Security Themes. Do-it-yourself Security Poster Ideas. Sample Security Poster. Security Telephone Sticker Reminders. Security Hard-hat Sticker Reminders. Security Paycheck Reminders. Security Wallet-Card Reminder. Security Newsletter Article. Security Incident/Loss Report.

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Book SynopsisThe Need for Professional CompetenceFor all the attention given to the forensic sciences in the media and the law, there is a glaring deficiency in the promotion of standards of competence. In the midst of fascinating scientific advances in the field, forensic science still suffers embarrassments from highly publicized scientific controversies and shoddy or fraudulent practices. The enactment of the Daubert ruling, which questions the qualification of a scientific âœexpertâ, demonstrates the courtsâ attempt to regulate a profession that ought to be self-regulating. Libraries of books on technique can do nothing to promote forensic science without common governing standards of practice that ensures professional competence. Common Ground The first book of its kind, Ensuring Competent Performance in Forensic Practice: Recovery, Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting promotes a common understanding of competence and demonstrates the applicationTrade Review“... put a lot of information into a workable format for many forensic users...gave me a lot to think about. ... well written and informative; I will recommend to our membership in AFQAM.” — Jana Champion, Director. Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, and President, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance ManagersTable of ContentsDefining Forensic Science. Standards. Generic Standards. Use of Standards. Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners (CRFP). Skills for Justice. Appendix 1:Occupational Mapping Study for the Forensic Science Sector. Appendix 2:Recovery of Material of Evidential Value—Laboratory Based. Appendix 3:Seventy-Eight Uses of Occupational Standards. Appendix 4:Professional Standards of Competence (National Occupational Standards in Forensic Science). Appendix 5:Competency Assessment.

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Book SynopsisMARK BALNAVES is Program Director of the Bachelor of Social Science at the University of Queensland. An expert in survey methodology, he is the author of Introduction to Quantitative research Methods: An Investigative Approach. James Donald is Professor of Media and Head of the School of Media and Information at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia. He is author of Sentimental Education: Schooling, popular Culture and the Regulation of Liberty and Imagining the Modern City, and has edited a dozen books on the media, education and social theory. Stephanie Hemelryk Donald is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Melbourne. She is the author of Public Secrets, Public Spaces: Cinema and Civility in China and co-author of The State of China Atlas.

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Book SynopsisThe author was the first to forecast (in 1997) the events that ruptured the global economy in 2008 by applying an analysis that exposes the fault lines in the structure of the market economy. Now, he extends his analysis to the future of the West, to evaluate fears from distinguished commentators who claim that European civilisation is in danger of being eclipsed. He concludes that the West is at a dangerous tipping point and provides empirical and theoretical evidence to warrant such an alarming conclusion. But he also explains why it is not too late to prevent the looming social catastrophe. Attributing the present crisis to a social process of cheating, he develops a synthesis of the social and natural sciences to show how the market system can be reformed. He introduces the concept of organic finance, which prescribes reforms capable of delivering both sustainable growth, with a more equitable distribution of wealth, and respect for other life forms. To explain the persistent faiTrade Review'The Traumatised Society is a staggering work that presents nothing less than a new paradigm - yet based in a historical narrative and overview of political, economic and cultural history that is ancient. Harrison provides a sophisticated and engaging new theory of social trauma developing the idea that when whole societies or nations are dislocated from their land, traditional roots and cultural reference points, whole populations are then at the mercy of what he refers to as "the predator class". This predator class of social parasites then seeks to legalise a form of institutionalised "cheating" whereby whole peoples are robbed of their birthright to the social "commons" (the commons being one's right to enjoy the full benefits of nature's resources through a socialisation of rent on land values'. Fourth World Review, July 2013

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Book SynopsisThe New School of Economics offers a coherent plan to transform our current confining and unjust economic system into a fair and prosperous economics with opportunities for all. This book addresses systematic issues and offers a roadmap to overcome denied access to prosperity, by creating a more just and vibrant society where everyone has an opportunity to thrive and find fulfilment. The author introduces a more simplified introduction to the world of Physiocracy, and the physiocrats, the 18th century group of economists who believed that the wealth of nations derived solely from the value of land agriculture' or land development' and that agricultural products should be highly priced. At the center of this book is the movement of a new way of economic thinking. With their political-economic framework, The New Physiocrats refer to this as the New School of Economics'. The New School of Economics presents many opportunities for lively debate. Especially now, when the whole Table of Contents Prologue x Update & Reflection: xvi Introduction The Dream 1 Who are the New Physiocrats? 2 The Decline of Current Market-based Models 3 Part I: The Guiding Principles of the New School 7 Georgism’ s Pragmatic Land Value Tax 10 Modern-Day Examples 14 The New Physiocratic Platform 14 Our Flag 15 Part II: Economic Reform Platform 17 The Three Pillars of Income Security 17 Commons Levies for the National Dividend 19 Lessons Learned and Property Bubbles 20 Unified Location Tax (ULT) 22 Environmental Taxation 27 Returning the Money You Earned 28 The New Management Incentives 30 Monopolies and Public-Private Partnerships 32 Sustainable Value Added Tax (SVAT) 33Types of Consumption 34 Focus on Purchasing Power 35 Sectoral Banks 36 Business-to-Business Portal 46 The Effort to Support Purchasing Power — Benefit Licenses 47 Table of Contents Community Restaurants, Cultural Clothing, and Groceries 48 Local Markets 49 Consumers and Farmers Shops 51 The New Rules for Industrial Organization: The Problems with Picking Winners 51 Static, Dynamic, and Traditional Sectors 52 Visual Space 55 The New Rules for a Functioning Market: Guardians ofTransparency 56 Private Property 57 The Path to Full Employment 58 The Effort to Restore Our Time 58 Bankruptcy 60 Perfect Information and Perverse Incentives: Publish salaries,education availability 60 Industry-Managed Rapid Retraining (IMRR) 61 Employer of Last Resort 62 Freeing the Labor Market from its Distortions 63 Sustainable Pensions and Savings 64 The New Rules for Trade: Protectionism vs. Compensatism 66 Preferential Trade Agreements 71 Planned Obsolescence 71 Economic Complexity 72 Chilean-style capital controls 72 The New Rules on Government Spending 73 Focus on Incentives 75 Part III: Political Reform Platform 76 A New System of Government 76 Financial and Monetary Reform 81New Central Bank Rules and Tools 85 Part IV: Social Reform Platform 87 Culture and Free Speech 87 Marriage and Child-rearing 87 Our Space and Health 91 Our Space and Education 92 Scale & Efficiency versus Diversity & Safety 93 Wasted Legal Efforts 94 A New Metric for Success 96 Part V: The Constitution — The General Agreement 98 The New Physiocratic Platform 99 Social Reform: 101 The Road to Power 105 Glossary 107 Annex I 110 Annex II 120

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Book SynopsisThe study of material culture demonstrates that objects make people just as much as people make, exchange and consume objects. But what if these objects are, in the eyes of others, only fakes? What kind of material mirror are people looking into? Are their real selves really reflected in this mirror? This book provides an original and revealing study into engagements with objects that are not what they are claimed and presumed to be and, subsequently, are believed to betray their makers as well as users. Drawing upon an ethnography of fake branded garments in Turkey and Romania, Material Culture and Authenticity shows how people can make authentic positions for themselves in and through fake objects.The book will be of interest to students and scholars working in the fields of anthropology, material culture and cultural studies as well as to general readers interested in ethnographic alternatives to biographies of famous fakers and fakes.Trade Review"Craciun’s research provides an evocative account of how people struggle to negotiate authenticity in a world of inauthentic objects, namely fake branded goods. Through a nuanced and engaging ethnography, the book makes an extremely important contribution to the literature on authenticity and material culture. It will be essential reading for those interested in the experience of authenticity and it’s role in mediating personal relationships and identities. - Sian Jones, Professor of Archaeology, University of Manchester, UK In this rich ethnography of the markets and small textiles manufacturers of Turkey and Rumania, Craciun constructs an alternative theory of brands, arguing that the materiality of branded goods - their shininess, smoothness; their pattern, cut, trimming and bobbling - are more important than the brand itself. A must read for anyone interested in thinking critically about the contemporary theorization of brands, authenticity, consumption, and materiality. - Haidy Geismar, Anthropology and Museum Studies, New York University & Department of Anthropology, University College London Magdalena Craciun’s Material Culture and Authenticity: Fake Branded Fashion in Europe makes for entertaining and meaningful reading … a valuable addition to the field of material culture and a welcome contribution to Romanian studies. Drawing on nine months of fieldwork in Istanbul, Bucharest, and a small provincial town in southern Romania, Craciun has published one of the few genuinely multi-sited ethnographies of Romania. Highly informative, ethnographically sensitive, and theoretically sophisticated, this book is indispensable reading for the emerging anthropology in and of Romania. - H-Net - Narcis Tulbure"Table of ContentsIntroductionInauthentic ObjectsThe Elusive Nature of Inauthenticity: Manufacture and Trade in Fake Branded Garments in TurkeyThe Elusive Nature of Inauthenticity: Trade and Consumption of Fake Branded Inauthentic Objects, Authentic SelvesConclusionBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisCurrent global trends suggest a time of exciting possibility for scholars as critical, community-engaged, and participatory epistemologies come to the fore. Yet, just as possibilities invite academics to broaden and deepen scholarship in ways unimagined a decade before, a parallel shift towards a neoliberal and accountability-focused culture -- both in the academy and in society -- imperils every new opportunity. In Dissident Knowledge , Noam Chomsky, Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Yvonna S. Lincoln, and others delve into the effects of colonialism, neoliberalism, and audit culture on higher education. They present promising avenues of resistance and show how to shape, reinvent, and construct life for faculty in institutions that serve as both a safe harbour and enforcer.

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