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Two Concepts of the Soul in Plato's Phaedo - Ryan Topping - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Two Concepts of the Soul in Plato's Phaedo - Ryan Topping - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Two Concepts of the Soul in Plato''s Phaedo is a fresh study of Plato''s psychology with particular focus on his arguments for the immortality of the soul. Through detailed textual study, this new work examines the structure of the dialogue making explicit the nature of the argumentation within the text and its relation to Plato''s other accounts of immortality. The author argues that the view of the soul in the Phaedo can be usefully separated into two concepts, which he terms the basic and total concepts. The basic concept consists of the features of the soul that are not used by the character Socrates as the foundation for arguments showing either the pre-existence or post-existence of the soul. In addition to the features contained in the basic concept, the total concept includes the features used as the basis of arguments intending to prove either the pre-existence of the soul, as well as the features of pre-existence and post-existence themselves. This book will prove useful to upper-level undergraduate or graduate students of ancient philosophy, philosophy of the mind, classics, and ancient history.

DKK 361.00
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Spanish-English Cognates / Los Cognados Espa-oles-Ingleses - Richard D. Woods - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Spanish-English Cognates / Los Cognados Espa-oles-Ingleses - Richard D. Woods - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Spanish-English Cognates / Los Cognados Españoles-Ingleses offers students of Spanish and English special insight into the cognates of each language. It provides an in-depth examination of words that may be safely used from one language to another (true cognates) and also words that may inhibit or even distort understanding (false cognates). This bilingual and visual dictionary includes a total of 7,650 true and false cognates. A comprehensive index is also provided. Designed for high school and/or graduate students, the dictionary is appropriate for almost anyone interested in Spanish or English.

DKK 655.00
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Management by Ethics - Richard H. Guerrette - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Management by Ethics - Richard H. Guerrette - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Management by Ethics (MBE) is a reformation study of the renowned paradigm, management by objectives (MBO), by Peter Drucker. This book re-focuses on how to manage companies by ethical principles with a morally developed workforce. The benefit of this ethically practical paradigm, MBE, is that all business operations function with the total moral performance of the whole workforce from board room deliberations to work-floor associations. Through the operational strategies of moral development learning offered in this book, the company becomes a team. The marketplace changes with the interpersonal caring of managers, workers, and customers enjoying the MBE spirit of a trusting caring global community.

DKK 800.00
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Reinventing the Culture of Womanhood in America and Brazil, an Anthropological Perspective - Alex Huxley Westfried - Bog - University Press of America

Reinventing the Culture of Womanhood in America and Brazil, an Anthropological Perspective - Alex Huxley Westfried - Bog - University Press of America

In Reinventing the Culture of Womanhood in America and Brazil, an Anthropological Perspective, Alex Westfried examines the heroic struggle of Brazilian women to restore justice, bring a democratic society, and gain virtually total independence, economically, socially, sexually, and spiritually, to their society. The culture of Brazil and recent developments provide Brazilian middle class women with advantages that American women have still not obtained. Using case studies of Brazilian women, Westfried gives, in full detail, the process of liberation, and the Epilogue develops conceptual icons that compare American and Brazilian culture. This work is integrated with historical events, changes in the family in a postmodern society, changes in women''s sexuality, and changes in women''s identity. This study is significant as it gives us models for the 21st century and for American women to complete their struggle for equality.

DKK 459.00
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Mummy Wheat - R. Drew Griffith - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Mummy Wheat - R. Drew Griffith - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Homer presents a world-view in which death represents the end of consciousness and total annihilation of personhood. Yet in Odyssey, Book Four, he contradicts this by saying that one man at least will not die, but will be transported to Elysium, where he will have a blessed existence forever. In Mummy Wheat R. Drew Griffith argues that this shocking violation of Homer''s normal world-view comes from Egypt, where more than anywhere else in the ancient world people firmly believed in life after death. This Egyptian view entered Homer deeply enough that traces of it can be found in many facets of his poetic language. Finally, Griffith argues, the Elysium idea did not die with Homer, but became enshrined in one of the most influential and long-lived religious traditions of Greece: the mysteries of Demeter at Eleusis outside of Athens.

DKK 521.00
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'Play It Where It Lies!' - Don E. Peavy - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

'Play It Where It Lies!' - Don E. Peavy - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

This work poses the basic rules of golf as a metaphor for life and argues that life is a game that can be played successfully. The book enumerates some basic rules of life (twenty-one in total) and shows how others have followed and violated these rules to their ultimate victory or defeat. Many popular culture references are culled from both North America and abroad to demonstrate the universality of uncluttered philosophies. Autobiographical snapshots along the way to add credibility to the project. Play It Where It Lies! clarifies the academic, heady malaise in which philosophy presently finds itself, and offers a path of life that is freed from the rigors and confusion of religion. In doing so, this work encourages an authentic life of decency and determination that most always involves "playing" in the life in which one is, not in the one he or she wishes.

DKK 388.00
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The Jews of North Africa - Sarah Taieb Carlen - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

The Jews of North Africa - Sarah Taieb Carlen - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Before the Arabo-Muslim conquest of 698, the Jews lived peacefully in North Africa with the other inhabitants of the region, except for a few brief periods of Roman and Byzantine rules. Under Islam, life was at times so good that some of the most important religious works since Babylon were written by North African Jewish scholars. Often, however, the Jews suffered because of the dhimmi status that the Muslims imposed upon them and through which they were discriminated against and even persecuted. Consequently, they welcomed the French colonization of their country from 1830 to 1962. Their enthusiastic adoption of everything French - among which the rejection of religion - came with a high price: the almost total loss of their Jewish identity, which caused them to feel so alienated in their native land that when the French left, so did they, mostly for Israel but also for other countries.

DKK 397.00
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Phonetics and Phonology of Moras, Feet and Geminate Consonants in Japanese - Hiromi Otaka - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Phonetics and Phonology of Moras, Feet and Geminate Consonants in Japanese - Hiromi Otaka - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

This book provides a clear account of the temporal organization of Japanese phonology, especially the phonetic and phonological nature of moras, feet, and geminate consonants in Japanese. The topics covered include pre-nasal shortening, Japanese perception of rhymes, the occurrence of geminate consonants in Japanese compounds and English loanwords, sequential voicing called rendaku, and the bilabialization of /h/ in counting words which are preceded by the numerals san (three) and yon (four). The underlying theme is to provide empirical evidence of whether or not the mora controls isochrony in Japanese rhythm by analyzing the results of more than 20 production and perception experiments which were conducted with a total of 960 native Japanese and English speakers. This book is suitable not only for professional linguists, but also for people who are learning Japanese as a foreign language and wish to explore various theoretical issues of Japanese phonology.

DKK 583.00
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Intervention Strategies to Increase the Success Rate on the General Educational Development Examination for Adjudicated Youths - Floyd A. Johnson -

Intervention Strategies to Increase the Success Rate on the General Educational Development Examination for Adjudicated Youths - Floyd A. Johnson -

In Intervention Strategies to Increase the Success Rate on the General Educational Development Examination for Adjudicated Youths, Floyd A. Johnson provides a unique model that significantly increases the changes for at-risk and adjudicated youths to earn a GED. The population of this study consists of students who may not have ever completed a standard high school diploma curriculum or a general GED program. Johnson''s study outlines unique methods for instructions, expanding instructions, motivating students to learn, improving school and class attendance, and creating a broad base support system which will help facilitate the effectiveness of the total process. This book relates to the educational goals and objectives that are being attempted through the use of standard GED programs for at-risk youths who are confined to juvenile detention centers, group homes, shelter houses, community-based facilities and those participating in adult education programs, night schools or other alternative schools.

DKK 459.00
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Freedom in Religion or Freedom from Religion - James Larry Hood - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Freedom in Religion or Freedom from Religion - James Larry Hood - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

The first decade of the twenty-first century finds the American people divided along a great, half-century-old fault line. On one side stand Traditionalists who understand human existence and glory (joys and sorrows) as defined by a western religious heritage, an existence circumscribed by tragedy. On the other side stand Secularists who reject the western tradition and its moral absolutes (even though they continue to espouse values that arose out of the West) and look forward to a world of ever-expanding personal freedom from societal restraints and old human weaknesses, a world wherein mankind will finally achieve total well-being For fifty years, Traditionalists and Secularists have been arguing over religion and their very different understandings of the meaning of freedom. Does the old religion, the western tradition as manifested in the United States, sustain and strengthen freedom or does it circumscribe freedom so much that religion destroys freedom?

DKK 361.00
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Letters to the Grammarians - Dipo Kalejaiye - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Letters to the Grammarians - Dipo Kalejaiye - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

The book is a collection of nine letters addressed to former high school classmates. It uses these letters as mirrors into the nostalgic past of a ''grammar school'' (high school) experience at the onset of the postcolonial era in Nigeria. The aim of the book is to show the routine antics of classmates as ''informal'' education and that this, in conjunction with ''formal'' education, make a total high school experience. The first part of the book, the introduction, shows the process of recalling the experiences contained in the letters. The second part is the individual letters, among them are: ''A letter to Aranmsko,'' which shows adventure as a form of learning and the trepidation of the ''curse'' he receives from a religious studies teacher. ''A letter to Sosorakota'' portrays the controversial topic of sex during the teenage years. The third part of the book, the conclusion, asserts that the Letters reveal aspects of human character such as kindness, trust, hope, and fear.

DKK 361.00
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The Dominican Republic and the Beginning of a Revolutionary Cycle in the Spanish Caribbean - Luis Alvarez Lopez - Bog - University Press of America -

The Dominican Republic and the Beginning of a Revolutionary Cycle in the Spanish Caribbean - Luis Alvarez Lopez - Bog - University Press of America -

In this book, Álvarez-López details the history of revolution in the Dominican Republic, which was an infant independent nation struggling to preserve its political independence from Haiti and from the expansionist policies of northern European countries and the United States. In 1861, the Dominican Republic was annexed to Spain. The Spanish empire expansionist policy sought to preserve Cuba and Puerto Rico, and the acquisition of the Dominican Republic strengthened Spain''s hold on the Antilles Empire. Spain''s policies strengthened the political objectives of the Dominican ruling class, which were political stability and control of the political power under a Caucasian empire. While both these objectives were achieved, the new colonial experiment was a total failure. The exclusion of the native ruling class, over taxation, economic exploitation, coercive imposition of the Catholic Church customs, prejudice against blacks and mulattos led to war, ending with the defeat of the Spanish Empire. This defeat opened a revolutionary cycle in the Spanish Caribbean.

DKK 361.00
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State Structure and Genocide - Andrew Kolin - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

State Structure and Genocide - Andrew Kolin - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

State Structure and Genocide presents a theory of the universal nature of genocide. The book explores why genocides occur in various societies and explains the existence and persistence of genocide in relation to how governments function. Professor Kolin investigates how governments use violence in both the pre-genocidal and genocidal stages. Through the use of case studies of genocide throughout ancient and modern history, this study examines the shift from pre-genocidal to genocidal society as the institutional reorganization of the state. The theory presented in this book provides evidence of how the state socializes a populace to accept and support ever-increasing doses of violence. This normalization of violence creates "social numbing." In addressing these, Kolin presents a theory of how states are transformed from pre-genocidal to genocidal stages, leading to the formation of a dual state. The state ultimately becomes in part a genocidal state, assuming total control as a police state, and uses violence without legal restraint. An innovative concept, Kolin''s State Structure and Genocide will surely broaden the knowledge of political science.

DKK 361.00
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From Custodialism to Community - Howard W. Polsky - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

From Custodialism to Community - Howard W. Polsky - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

From Custodialism to Community offers a critique of current residential care and a rationale and strategies for its transformation. The authors discuss challenges presented to residential settings by developmental characteristics of adolescence, specifically the power of the peer group as it encourages challenging authority. The response to these challenges by a custodial model that dominates today''s residential institutions are described and illustrated. The shortcomings of the model are analyzed, specifically the interlocking of a them-us struggle between staff and residents, and the violent and manipulative control of peer youth leaders over their peer followers. An alternative model of building each institution as a community in which residents, caregivers, professionals and administrators are all fellow community members is discussed. Strategies and techniques to achieve the desirable transformation are presented. Implications for additional types of total institutions are also suggested. The book is organized around thirty-seven full-page diagrams, each conveying a central theme, which is then elaborated in the text, making the book reader friendly and appealing to a wide and diverse readership.

DKK 503.00
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Activism through Poetry - - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Activism through Poetry - - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Activism through Poetry: Critical Spanish Poems in Translation is a compiled anthology of translated poems, which explore cultural, political, social, and ecological issues in the context of contemporary Spain. The work highlights the active role that poetry plays in the debate of these issues.The anthology begins with an introduction, which provides a theoretical framework and a critical analysis of each poem. It is an important contribution in the academic context and also in the more general context of international social and political action. It constitutes the first bilingual translation of selected poems written by well-known and emergent contemporary critical poets from Spain. The five sections (Historical Memory, Ecology, Political and Social Issues, Patriarchy, and Capitalism) feature four poems with a total of twenty poems (ten written by women and ten written by men). These poets are activists whose poetry comments on society and, more importantly, wants to have an impact on it. The poetic art that is born from ethical commitment has the potential to call attention not only to the realities of the world we live in but also to the possibilities for transformation. Poetry, therefore, is ultimately a political act.

DKK 503.00
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Objective Economics - M. Northrup Buechner - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Objective Economics - M. Northrup Buechner - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Every price is set by someone; this is where economics begins. Building on that fundamental idea and on Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism, Objective Economics transforms economics. The thesis of this book is that Ayn Rand’s concept of “objective” is the indispensible base of valid economic thought. Consistently applying this idea across the board, the author reaches a general theory of price for the first time in the history of economic thought. This theory of price then provides a valid base for explaining how a free economy functions. Based on facts everyone knows, presented without graphs or higher mathematics, Objective Economics makes accessible to the intelligent layman a clear understanding of how the economy works. For everyone who found college economics impenetrable—and that is just about everyone—this is the book. The thesis of Objective Economics changes everything about economics, including economics’ method, the conception of the economy, the meaning of competition, the idea of price, the nature of business costs, the concept of supply, the concept of demand, the law of supply and demand, the theory of price, and the theory of total national output. Overall, as the result of all the preceding, Objective Economics demonstrates that capitalism is the practical economic system.

DKK 588.00
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From Troy to Entebbe - John Arquilla - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

From Troy to Entebbe - John Arquilla - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Special operations, though most commonly associated with the period from the Second World War to the present, have played a key role throughout the history of conflict from the Trojan War to the great arms struggles of the 20th century. This volume introduces the reader to the broad sweep of the history of special operations, and also includes several excerpts from the classic literature on the subject. Contents: Origins: Robert Graves, ''The Wooden Horse'', ''The Sack of Troy''; Raiding in the Age of Sail: G.M. Thomson, ''The Damage Done by this Corsair'', ''The Wind Commands Me Away''; Ian Grimble, ''The Imp,^Rrieuse''; The Early American Tradition: Kenneth Roberts, ''The Raid on St. Francis''; Fred Cook, ''Struggle for the South''; R.E. Dupuy and W.H. Baumer, ''Wars With the Barbary Pirates''; 19th Century Colonial Warfare; Leo Tolstoy, The Raid; Wyatt Blassingame, ''How the Legion Began'', ''The Legion Fights in Algeria''; The Civil War: Archer Hines, ''Military Means, Political Ends''; Bruce Catton, ''Total War and an Election''; World War I: Lowell Thomas, ''Trapped by a G-Ship..''; T.E. Lawrence, ''The Raid Upon the Bridges''; World War II in Western Europe and North Africa: Cajus Bekker, ''The Coup de Main at Eben Emael'', ''The Blood-Bath of Crete''; Paul Carell, ''A British Commando Attempt to Capture Rommel'', ''The British Raid on Tobruk'', ''Brandenburgers in Action Behind the Front''; John Lodwick, Raiders from the Sea, Chapters 16-18; The Pacific War: Walter Lord, ''A Very Private War'';Ronald Spector, ''The Road to Myitkyina''; Milton E. Miles, ''Chinese Pirates and the SACO Dragon''; Algeria, Round II: Jean Lart,^Rguy, ''The Leap of Leucadia''; The Ultimate Rescue: Chaim Herzog, ''Entebbe''; Bibliography; Index.

DKK 538.00
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War and the Arc of Human Experience - Glenn Petersen - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

War and the Arc of Human Experience - Glenn Petersen - Bog - University Press of America - Plusbog.dk

Glenn Petersen flew seventy combat missions in Vietnam when he was nineteen, launching from an aircraft carrier in the Tonkin Gulf. He’d sought out the weighty responsibilities and hazardous work. But why? What did the cultural architecture of the society he grew up in have to do with the way he went to war? In this book he looks at the war from an anthropological perspective because that’s how he’s made his living in all the subsequent years: it’s how he sees the world. While anthropologists write about the military and war these days, they do so from the perspective of researchers. What makes this a fully original contribution is that Petersen brings to the page the classic methodology of ethnographers, participant observation—a kind of total immersion. He writes from the dual perspectives of an insider and a researcher and seeks in the specifics of lived experience some larger conclusions about humans’ social lives in general. Petersen was long oblivious to what had happened to him in Vietnam and he fears that young men and women who’ve been fighting the US military’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq might be similarly unaware of what’s happened to them. Skills that allowed him to survive in combat, in particular his ability to focus tightly on the challenges directly in front of him, seemed to transfer well to life after war. The same intensity led him to a successful academic career, including the time he represented the Micronesian islands at the United Nations; how could anything be wrong? Then surreptitiously, the danger, the stress, and the trauma he’d hidden away broke through a brittle shell and the war came spilling out. As an anthropologist he sees in this a classic pattern: an adaptation to one set of conditions is put to a new and practical use when conditions change, but in time what had once been beneficial turns into maladaptive behavior. In writing about why we fight, he shed lights on what the fighting does to us.

DKK 214.00
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