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John Brown - W. E. B. Dubois - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

John Brown - W. E. B. Dubois - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

First published in 1909, W.E.B. Du Bois''s biography of abolitionist John Brown is a literary and historical classic. With a rare combination of scholarship and passion, Du Bois defends Brown against all detractors who saw him as a fanatic, fiend, or traitor. Brown emerges as a rich personality, fully understandable as an unusual leader with a deeply religious outlook and a devotion to the cause of freedom for the slave. This new edition is enriched with an introduction by John David Smith and with supporting documents relating to Du Bois''s correspondence with his publisher.

DKK 474.00
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Future of Higher Education - John W. Presley - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Future of Higher Education - John W. Presley - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Written by leading education experts and by university presidents, provosts, and other leaders nationally recognized for their innovations, the 22 original and provocative chapters in this new book comprise a wide-ranging examination of the many challenges faced in fashioning the university of tomorrow. Authors offer their research, predictions, concerns, and advice on topics ranging from university finances, student access, changing technologies, and the philosophical underpinnings of college education. They address the multiple challenges facing higher education today, offering ideas and solutions. Contributors include Warren Arbogast, Gretchen Bataille, Lee Benson, Rita Bornstein , Sally Clausen , Reed Way Dasenbrock, John A. Dossey, Jean Dowdall, James L. Fisher, Judy L. Genshaft , Henry A. Giroux, Ira Harkavy , Michael Hoad, Freeman A. Hrabowski, Stephen K. Klasko, James V. Koch, George Mehaffy , J. Hillis Miller, Gary A. Olson , John W. Presley, John Puckett , Michael Rao, Charles B. Reed, Rollin C. Richmond, Roseann Runte, Neil J. Smelser , Sheila M. Stearns, and Randy L. Swing.

DKK 594.00
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Learning All The Time - John Holt - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Learning All The Time - John Holt - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

How small children begin to read, write, count, and investigate the world, without being taught The essence of John Holt''s insight into learning and small children is captured in Learning All The Time. This delightful book by the influential author of How Children Fail and How Children Learn shows how children learn to read, write, and count in their everyday life at home and how adults can respect and encourage this wonderful process. For human beings, he reminds us, learning is as natural as breathing. John Holt''s wit, his gentle wisdom, and his infectious love of little children bring joy to parent and teacher alike.

DKK 166.00
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Conference of the Birds - John Heilpern - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Conference of the Birds - John Heilpern - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Conference of the Birds is John Heilpern''s true story of an extraordinary journey. In December 1972, the director Peter Brook and an international troupe of actors (Helen Mirren and Yoshi Oida among them) left their Paris base to emerge again in the Sahara desert. It was the start of an 8,500-mile expedition through Africa without precedent in the history of theater. Brook was in search of a new beginning that has since been revealed in all his work--from Conference of the Birds and Carmen to The Mahabharata and beyond. At the heart of John Heilpern''s brilliant account of the African experiment is a story that became a search for the miraculous.

DKK 463.00
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John Osborne - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

John Osborne - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

For British playwright, John Osborne, there are no brave causes; only people who muddle through life, who hurt, and are often hurt in return. This study deals with Osborne''s complete oeuvre and critically examines its form and technique; the function of the gaze; its construction of gender; and the relationship between Osborne''s life and work. Gilleman has also traced the evolution of Osborne''s reception by turning to critical reviews at the beginning of each chapter.

DKK 410.00
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Geek Doctor - John D. Halamka - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Geek Doctor - John D. Halamka - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

In his highly regarded blog, Life as a Healthcare CIO, John Halamka records his experiences with health IT leadership, infrastructure, applications, policies, management, governance, and standardization of data. But he also muses on topics such as reducing our carbon footprint, sustainable farming, mountain climbing, being a husband, father and son, and living life to its fullest. During his remarkable career, beginning when he ran a 35-person company that specialized in business process automation while he was an undergraduate at Stanford and a medical student at UCSF, to his current positions at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Halamka has demonstrated a unique blend of technical, clinical, and leadership knowledge and skills. Under his leadership, BIDMC has had many successes in health IT: first hospital in the country to attest to Meaningful Use, early personal health record adoption, innovation in the use of web-based provider order entry, rapid adoption of iPads, and one of the first vendor-neutral image archives. As Aneesh Chopra, former US Chief Technology Officer, writes in the Foreword of this book, "John Halamka is among the few health IT leaders with success in three sectors of our economy-public, private, and academic. No matter the role you find yourself playing in the industry, you will surely find inspiration in John Halamka''s words."

DKK 373.00
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Baroque - John Rupert Martin - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Baroque - John Rupert Martin - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is a nonchronological introduction to Baroque, one of the great periods of European art. John Martin''s descriptions of the essential characteristics of the Baroque help one to gain an understanding of the style. His illustrations are informative and he has clearly looked with a fresh eye at the works of art themselves. In addition to the more than 200 illustrations, the volume contains an appendix of translated documents.

DKK 599.00
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Historical Consciousness - John Lukacs - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Historical Consciousness - John Lukacs - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

One of the most important developments of Western civilization has been the growth of historical consciousness. Consciously or not, history has become a form of thought applied to every facet of human experience; every field of human action can be studied, described, or understood through its history. In this extraordinary analysis of the meaning of the remembered past, John Lukacs discusses the evolution of historical consciousness since its first emergence about three centuries ago.

DKK 589.00
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John Hicks - K. Puttaswamaiah - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

John Hicks - K. Puttaswamaiah - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Economist Sir John Hicks was the first British economist to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Science (1972) for his wide ranging contributions in general and his book Value and Capital in particular. Value and Capital showed that the basic results of consumer theory could be obtained from statistical usage; it expounded what became known as the "Hicksian substitution effect." K. Puttaswamaiah describes Hicks as a brilliant economist without whose effort present-day economies would not have grown in such dimension by now and Value and Capital as a work that revolutionized the science of economics. John Hicks is a unique collection of essays that examine Hicks through personal recollections as well as critiques and analyses of his work. For this very special volume, K. Puttaswamaiah has gathered 25 contributors. Some were friends, colleagues, and students of Hicks. All are eminent in their own areas of Hicks'' work. Their articles depict various aspects of the economist''s thought and personality, some depicting him in a new light. "My John Hicks," by Paul A. Samuelson identifies the landmarks in Hicks'' life. Colin Simkin''s "John and Ursula Hicks-A Personal Recollection" gives a vivid account of the economist''s inner life. O.F. Hamouda''s essay, "Hicks, A World Economist" presents a scholarly and comprehensive analysis of Hicks'' economics. In "Hicks and Economic Theory," Frank Kahn sets out his own views on the major works of Hicks. Harald Hagerman distinguishes between the works of Hicks and Hayek in "Monetary Causes of the Business Cycles and Technological Changes: Hicks vs. Hayek." Axel Lejonhufvud presents a memoriam on the life and works of Hicks. The other authors have chosen different areas of Hicks'' works-sometimes focusing on a single work and giving a vivid account of their own thoughts on the area chosen. This volume will interest economists and students who are concerned with Hicks'' works in relation to earlier thinkers and present-day economic theory. K. Puttaswamaiah is the senior director, Planning Department, Government of Karnataka State, India. He has written or edited fourteen books. He is the founding editor of the Indian (now International) Journal of Applied Economics & Econometrics.

DKK 486.00
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AI for Games and Animation - John David Funge - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

AI for Games and Animation - John David Funge - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

John Funge introduces a new approach to creating autonomous characters. Cognitive modeling provides computer-animated characters with logic, reasoning, and planning skills. Individual chapters in the book provide concrete examples of advanced character animation, automated cinematography, and a real-time computer game. Source code, animations, images, and other resources are available at the book''s website, listed below.

DKK 873.00
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Paul John Flory - James E. Mark - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Paul John Flory - James E. Mark - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Paul John Flory: A Life of Science and Friends is the first full-length treatment of the life and work of Paul John Flory, recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1974. It presents a chronological progression of his scientific, professional, and personal achievements as recounted and written by his former students and colleagues. This book covers the span of Flory’s life, including a family history and reflections on the marks he left on the lives of various individuals within the scientific community. He played a major role in the consolidation of the macromolecular paradigm in chemistry, physics, and materials science. His influence permeates virtually every aspect of polymer science. The book includes an extensive collection of personal remembrances telling the circumstances under which colleagues worked with Flory, discussing their joint work, and assessing Flory’s place in polymer science, chemistry, and world science. The contributors memorialize Flory for more than his scientific and technical contributions. Several chapters are written by living friends who reflect upon his impact on their work and careers. He also played a role in human rights within the scientific community, making efforts to liberate scientists who lived and worked behind the Iron Curtain, particularly in the Soviet Union. Paul John Flory: A Life of Science and Friends illustrates an example of an individual of scientific and personal excellence. His living friends and colleagues believe his story must be told. In telling it and making it available for future generations, his closest friends and colleagues ensure his continued inspiration to people in and outside laboratories worldwide.

DKK 440.00
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Loopholes - John Bruns - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Loopholes - John Bruns - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Much writing about comedy tends to begin and end with Aristotle''s claim that comedy is inferior to tragedy, trivializing comedy as cheap or as a temporary distraction from things that "really matter." Such writing either presents exhaustive taxonomies of kinds of humor—like wit, puns, jokes, humor, satire, irony—or engages in pointless political endgames, moral dialogues, or philosophical perceptions. Comedy is rarely presented as a mode of thought in its own right, as a way of understanding, not something to be understood. John Bruns'' guiding assumption is that comedy is not simply a literary or theatrical genre, to be differentiated from tragedy or from romance, but a certain way of disclosing, perhaps undoing, the way the world is organized. When we view the world in terms of what is incompatible, we are reading comically. In this sense, comedy exists outside the alternatives of tragic and comic. Loopholes argues that trivialization of comedy comes from fear that it will address our anxieties with honesty—and it is this truth that scares us. John Bruns discusses comedy as a mode of thought with a cognitive function. It is a domain of human understanding, a domain far more troubling and accessible than we care to acknowledge. To "read comically" we must accept our fears. If we do so, we will realize what Bruns refers to as the most neglected premise of comedy, that the world itself is a loophole—both incomplete and limitless.

DKK 566.00
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Gone from the Promised Land - John R. Hall - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Gone from the Promised Land - John R. Hall - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

In this superb cultural history, John R. Hall presents a reasoned analysis of the meaning of Jonestown--why it happened and how it is tied to our history as a nation, our ideals, our practices, and the tension of modern culture. Hall deflates the myths of Jonestown by exploring how much of what transpired was unique to the group and its leader and how much can be explained by reference to wider social processes.

DKK 486.00
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Mastering Movement - John Hodgson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mastering Movement - John Hodgson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Like Picasso in painting, Stravinsky in music, or Stanislavski in theatre, Rudolf Laban (1879–1958) has been a seminal influence in contemporary arts. This is the first major study of Laban''s movement theories and practice, exploring the ideas on mastering movement and giving the reader a practical understanding of balance and harmony in the human body – the core of Laban''s thinking. John Hodgson looks at the different phases of Laban''s life and writings to show that Laban''s thoughts about human movement and its mastery and control are the building blocks for a practical understanding of how the human body can create both beauty and purity through movement.

DKK 458.00
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Social Security - John Attarian - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Social Security - John Attarian - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

One of today''s most important national concerns is the projected bankruptcy of Social Security some time in the next few decades and its consequent inability to pay full benefits on time. Yet despite two decades of warnings about this, nothing is being done. The saying that Social Security is the third rail of American politics-touch it and you die-still holds true. In Social Security: False Consciousness and Crisis, John Attarian argues that the major cause of the current impasse is the misleading manner in which the program has been depicted to the public and the beliefs about Social Security which prevail as a result.

DKK 551.00
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Costa Rica - John A Booth - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Costa Rica - John A Booth - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

How did Costa Rica become Central America’s first successful democracy? How does Costa Rican democracy work? How does democracy survive despite regional turmoil, foreign intervention, and economic crisis? Beginning with Costa Rica’s history within the Central American context, John Booth traces democratic development in Costa Rica through its institutions, rules of the political game, parties, elections, and interest groups. After a review of socioeconomic and political forces, the author examines political participation and culture, political economy, and foreign affairs. The book’s overview of Costa Rican politics is accessible and useful for students, scholars, and general readers.

DKK 532.00
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Compositional Data Analysis - John Bacon Shone - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Compositional Data Analysis - John Bacon Shone - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Compositional Data Analysis (CoDA) refers to the analysis of all those vectors representing parts of a whole which only carry relative information. This type of data is ubiquitous in most applications, but especially in geology, chemistry, genetics and environmental sciences. The last comprehensive treatment was written by John Aitchison in 1986, so this book would represent a sort of updat of that classic book. Key points:Comprehensive coverage of compositional data analysisProvides sound theory, but does not require high level mathematicsMotivated well by realistic problemsSelf containedEnables analysis of substantive real problems

DKK 928.00
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Nathaniel Hawthorne as Political Philosopher - John E. Alvis - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Nathaniel Hawthorne as Political Philosopher - John E. Alvis - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Using the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne as a case study, John E. Alvis shows that a novelist can be a political philosopher. He demonstrates that much of Hawthorne''s works are rooted in the American political tradition. Once we view his writings in connection with the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence, we grasp that what Thomas Jefferson and John Adams had stated explicitly, Hawthorne''s fiction conveys dramatically. With examples drawn from Hawthorne''s shorter works, as well as acknowledged classics, such as The Scarlet Letter, John E. Alvis shows that Hawthorne''s characters bear something sacred in their generic humanity, yet are subject to moral judgment. He conveys reciprocity between obligations regulating individual relations and the responsibilities of individuals to their community. From America''s founding proclamations in the Declaration of Independence we take a sense of national aspirations for a political order that conforms to "laws of nature and nature''s God." From this higher law emerge the principles enumerated in that revolutionary document. Are these principles confined to the political, or do they reach into the experience of citizens to inform conduct? Do they include family, local community, and individual face-to-face relations with neighbors and strangers? Can one make a distinct way of life by fidelity to such standards as higher law, equality, liberty, natural rights, and consent? This study is distinguished from other writings on Hawthorne in its largely positive focus on America. Alvis characterizes Hawthorne as a rational patriot who endorses America''s new terms for human association. This fascinating study provides new insights into the mind of one of the greatest American writers.

DKK 558.00
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Transformation of American Capitalism - John R. Munkirs - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Transformation of American Capitalism - John R. Munkirs - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Do Americans live in a planned economy? Most of us would say no. John Munkirs. however, argues that the American economy has “centralized private sector planning.” Assessing 138 major industries and 5 major market areas, the author shows how firms in a given industry are technologically, financially, and administratively interdependent. He then demonstrates how industries are both structurally and functionally interdependent and how a series of economic planning instruments evolved over the years that both allow and may even necessitate regional, national, and international private sector planning.

DKK 486.00
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Liberalism - John Charvet - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Liberalism - John Charvet - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Liberalism: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to liberalism. The author provides a comprehensive overview of liberal practices, liberal values and critically analyses liberal theories, allowing for a richer understanding of liberalism as a whole. The book is divided into three parts: - Liberal practices: the rule of law, free speech, freedom of association and movement, economic freedom and sexual freedom. - Liberal values: freedom, autonomy, equality, and the universal values of political societies – the communal identity – and well-being of their members. - Liberal theories: natural rights, utilitarianism, Kant''s rationalism and the contemporary theories of John Rawls and the post-Rawlsians. - Presented in a clear and concise way, this book will be an ideal introduction for students and scholars of liberalism, political philosophy, political theory and political ideology.

DKK 976.00
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John Adams - Anne Burleigh - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

John Adams - Anne Burleigh - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

The rare man who can sift the unchanging out of a constantly changing world is a man for the ages. John Adams, philosopher of the Revolution and early America, and participant in many of the major events of that period, strove to find universal patterns in the lives of all men. His life and ideas are as pertinent to our time as they were to his own. We still ponder the nature of the unbreakable bond between liberty and law. As did Adams, we question how to relate the goal of freedom to the authority necessary in political society.Adams viewed man as a being of liberty subject to God''s law. Th is colored his answer to the fundamental problem of how to reconcile liberty and law. His solution was not original. It was an answer rooted in the thought of classical Greek, Roman and English political philosophers. Moreover, it was the answer of a lawyer who, by his very profession, viewed man as an historian whose accumulated experience in history tells us about human nature. Because the principles of politics and human nature that he delineated are still relevant, Adams correctly shares a place as one of America''s outstanding political thinkers.Burleigh gives us a warm, sensitive study of John Adams in the many roles he played during his eventful life: student, lawyer, polemicist, Founding Father, diplomat, President, husband, father. His own brilliance and the events of the times in which he lived combined to off er him the knowledge and fame he sought. Her new introduction explains our continuing interest in this central figure of the early years of the American Republic.

DKK 551.00
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Theory from the South - John L. Comaroff - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Theory from the South - John L. Comaroff - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

As nation-states in the Northern Hemisphere experience economic crisis, political corruption and racial tension, it seems as though they might be ''evolving'' into the kind of societies normally associated with the ''Global South''. Anthropologists Jean and John Comaroff draw on their long experience of living in Africa to address a range of familiar themes - democracy, national borders, labour and capital and multiculturalism. They consider how we might understand these issues by using theory developed in the Global South. Challenging our ideas about ''developed'' and ''developing'' nations, Theory from the South provides new insights into key problems of our time.

DKK 454.00
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