Selling Globalization: The Myth of the Global Economy

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Selling Globalization.......2003-07-10

I found this book to be most helpful in preparation for a large term paper. While the paper was for an International Economics class Veseth taught, I found many of the ideas presented in the book to be slightly different than those presented in the text we were using for the term paper. The differing viewpoints really made me think about what I was going to argue, and I feel pushed me to come with new ideas. I would recommend this book to any student of economics.

It is worth every dollar........1999-01-15

I used this book to study for my international economics exam and to write a term paper. It is truly great. Knowing the author personally and his extended knowledge of the international economics, I would recommend to anyone, even with a slim background in economics (although some would be helpful).

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Global competition, technological development, and changes in banking laws and regulations are transforming the role of commercial banks and the nature of the banking business within the U.S. financial system. The earlier editions of this work have been revised and expanded to incorporate discussions of these dramatic changes and their results. The discussions of the issues have been kept as current as possible, and a solid background has been supplied to provide perspective. Emphasis has been placed on the management of commercial banks through the formulation and implementation of sound and flexible policies.

Commercial Banking in an Era of Deregulation Third Edition

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Commercial Banking in an Era of Deregulation Third Edition
Emmanuel N. Roussakis
Manufacturer: Praeger
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LZO4BA

Humic Substances in Soil and Crop Sciences: Selected Readings : Proceedings of a Symposium Cosponsored by the International Humic Substances Society
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Humic Substances in Soil and Crop Sciences: Selected Readings : Proceedings of a Symposium Cosponsored by the International Humic Substances Society
P. Maccarthy , C. E. Clapp , and R. L. Malcolm
Manufacturer: Amer Society of Agronomy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Soil Science | Agricultural Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0891181040

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The first three volumes of the Pseudomonas series covered the biology of pseudomonads in a wide context, including the niches they inhabit, the taxonomic relations among members of this group, the molecular biology of gene expression in different niches and under different environmental conditions, the analysis of virulence traits in plants, animals and human pathogens as well as the determinants that make some strains useful for biotechnological applications and promotion of plant growth.

Pseudomonas volume 4 is intended to collect some of the most relevant new emerging issues in the field of Pseudomonas that were not assembled in the three previous volumes.

This fourth volume covers the following topics:

- Virulence and Pathogens

- Genomics and Proteomics

- Physiology, Metabolism and Biotechnology

Pseudomonas volume 4 will be of use to researchers working on these bacteria, particularly those studying virulence, genomics, physiology, biotechnology, etc. Advanced students in biology, medicine and agronomy will also find this volume a valuable reference during their studies.

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Acquaints readers with the main concepts and literature of elementary particle physics and quantum field theory. In particular, the book is concerned with the elaboration of gauge field theories in nuclear physics; the possibility of creating fundamental new states of matter such as an extended quark-gluon plasma in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions; and the relation of gauge theories to the creation and evolution of the universe. Divided into three parts, it opens with an introduction to the general principles of relativistic quantum field theory followed by the essential ingredients of gauge fields for weak and electromagnetic interactions, quantum chromodynamics and strong interactions. The third part is concerned with the interface between modern elementary particle physics and "applied disciplines" such as nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Includes references and numerous exercises.

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Excellent.......2001-11-01

This book is very nice. Not only does it present the theory and give problems, the problems are solved in the appendix (for the most part) and many references are cited, allowing the reader to review work elsewhere. If you are interested in quantum fields and gauge theory, I would suggest reading and working out of this book.

Practical Demonkeeping
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Imagine Carl Hiaasen or Bill Fitzhugh Writing Horror/Supernatural Novels and You've Got Christopher Moore!

Twisted in all the right ways!

Demons

Needs more demon

Very funny

Practical Demonkeeping
Christopher Moore
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Comic | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0060735422
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Book Description

In Christopher Moore's ingenious debut novel, we meet one of the most memorably mismatched pairs in the annals of literature. The good-looking one is one-hundred-year-old ex-seminarian and "roads" scholar Travis O'Hearn. The green one is Catch, a demon with a nasty habit of eating most of the people he meets. Behind the fake Tudor façade of Pine Cove, California, Catch sees a four-star buffet. Travis, on the other hand, thinks he sees a way of ridding himself of his toothy traveling companion. The winos, neo-pagans, and deadbeat Lotharios of Pine Cove, meanwhile, have other ideas. And none of them is quite prepared when all hell breaks loose.

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Imagine Carl Hiaasen or Bill Fitzhugh Writing Horror/Supernatural Novels and You've Got Christopher Moore!.......2007-09-17

This is a very enjoyable mild horror adventure that once finished will have you looking for everything else Christopher Moore has ever published. This is his first novel and too be honest there are probably a few too many characters constantly popping up between chapters for very short scenes, that at times you do have to think who was this character again. This is the only reason I dropped my rating a star but we have to remember this was Moore's first book and more importantly Practical Demonkeeping is still a very interesting and unique good book!

The small Californian town of Pine Cove has had an interesting history but nothing can prepare the surreal eccentric townsfolk for two visitors that are about to separately arrive who are older than the town itself. One named Catch is accompanied by another named Travis who is also older than he looks by about 70 years. The looks of Catch aren't too important as the only time the townfolk are likely to see this ancient reptilian demon is when he is in eating mode and then they don't want to as they are likely to be on the menu. His reluctant travel companion has a plan to rid himself of his murderous demon and the answer lies within Pine Cove. Meanwhile a frustrated policeman is trying to find a man named Breeze to save his career but only Catch and Travis know where he is. A deadbeat husband is trying to get taken back, a hippie feminist wishes for an earth spirit to help her with her goals, a frustrated with life store owner is about to meet a stranger who's a Djinn with a score to settle since the days of King Solomon and will make his life a lot more exciting. Throw in a heap of other eccentric townsfolk and you've got one hell of a read!

If you like the surreal eccentric character novels also check out the authors Bill Fitzhugh (Pest Control's a great place to start), Carl Hiassen (Stormy Weather's as good as any other), Dave Barry (Tricky Business) and Max Barry (Syrup).

Twisted in all the right ways!.......2007-09-12

This was a great book. Very sick and twisted, but in all the right ways. It made me laugh out loud at parts, and I absolutely couldn't help loving the demon Catch (despite the fact that he eats people on a regular basis!). Very witty, totally enjoyable. This is the first Moore book I have read, and I will defintely be reading more!

Demons.......2007-07-12

Another original take on a monster book - good even for those with a weak stomach - he has a way of making even the gruesome & scary seem like fun

Needs more demon.......2007-06-25

This was the second Moore book that I've read (A Dirty Job: A Novel being the first). While overall I enjoyed this book, I felt that it suffered from not having a clear main character that the story could revolve around. This was compounded by developing characters that were "removed" in short order. By far the funniest parts of the book are those with the demon and ultimately there were not enough of those to go around.

Very funny.......2007-06-03

Okay, now I was not splitting my sides laughing at these books of his but the concept, the outrageous titles and his very good writing made me buy all of them. I will say they made me smile the whole time I was reading them, they touched my heart and I can't wait for the next one. I did order all of them and I have not been disappointed in any of them. He makes you believe these things exist in his world. Has funny characters. I like them.

Practical Demonkeeping, A Comedy of Horrors

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Practical Demonkeeping, A Comedy of Horrors
Christopher Moore
Manufacturer: St. Martin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KPARTO

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Practical Demonkeeping: A Comedy of Horrors
Christopher Moore
Manufacturer: St Martins Mass Market Paper
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTH2MG

Manifest Destiny: American Expansionism and the Empire of Right (Critical Issue)
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Solid Read

Cutting through the latice.

Interesting but not a good bedtime story

Manifest Destiny: American Expansionism and the Empire of Right (Critical Issue)
Anders Stephanson
Manufacturer: Hill & Wang Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0809067218

Book Description

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

Stephanson explores the origins of Manifest Destiny--the American idea of providential and historical chosenness--and shows how and why it has been invoked over the past three hundred years. He traces the roots of Manifest Destiny from the British settlement of North America and the rise of Puritanism through Woodrow Wilson's efforts to "make the world safe for democracy" and Ronald Reagan's struggle against the "evil empire" of the Soviet Union. The result is a remarkable and necessary book about how faith in divinely ordained expansionism has marked the course of American history.

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Solid Read.......2007-05-07

Stephanson was a professor of mine at Columbia University. His book is a concise tracing of the notion of Manifest Destiny from the inception of the British colonies in North America through the Cold War. He is a fabulous and engaging writer. In a post-9/11 world, Stephanson's book rings a crucial chord that has long been a part of the foundations of the United States, but oft remains to be neglected and forgotten.

Cutting through the latice........2000-07-14

Manifest destiny is an all too often ignored subject in American history, if for any other reason than it rather vividly illustraits the paradoxes of American history.

Where this book's major aim is not expressedly moralizing (although this is not avoided), but rather an attempt to paint a history of the development of the concept and show how it has been carried through to the very near past, it does so in a way which is compact and concise. In short, only those very well versed in American political and philosophical thought will be able to understand the signifigance of even 50% of the subjects discussed. The total volume of information in this rather slim book is difficult to rate in terms of relavance without a deep understanding of even the most minute areas of the United State's past.

Does this mean the book is unreadable to a beginner to American history? Not at all. However without any guide regarding the signifigance of each passage and quote only the initiated will be able to determin whether the author is making an important statement, or simply adding on extra for effect.

The small size and extreemly condensed subject matter will be just the thing for neonates of American history looking to become well versed in the subject. The amount of sources and concepts drawn upon are many and fairly diverse.

Aside from the above strengths/weaknesses, there is one unfortunate oversight which is all too common in writing or discussion of the subject. That is, a broader grasp of the European origins of the fledgling "divine doctrine". The view of America as the "great experiment of man, provided by God for the faithful" is well known, but no attention was spent looking in to the already present philosophy of the "White Man's Burden", which had already blazed across South and East Asia for over a centry preceeding the full scale colonization of the New World. More attention to these origins would have been appreciated.

All in all, this will be an excelent book to start on unraveling the concept of manifest destiny as well as the overall framework of American history, if for any other reason than it will provide practice in determining the relavance and import of sources. For those sources which are almost beyond question, even to the average reader, this will serve more as an elementary introduction to an all-too-often ignored segment of the history of the United States.

Interesting but not a good bedtime story.......2000-01-18

The interesting point of the book is demonstrating how religious righteousness has manifested itself into the very core of American politics and self identity since its inception. An eye opener to see how racist our country has always been. However, the author's arrogance and pomposity makes for dense difficult reading and tends to distract from the message.

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Issues of Westward Expansion:
Mitchel Roth
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Americas | History | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0313311676

Book Description

Are Americans entitled to a "Manifest Destiny"? This book explores 13 key issues of Western expansion from the early 1800s through the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Expert commentary and 73 primary documents represent a variety of views on each issue. Documents include presidential letters and speeches, first-person accounts and letters, newspaper and magazine opinion pieces, court decisions, and congressional debates. Voices range from those of presidents to ordinary people caught up in the events of the time. Some of the major topics considered are:

Lewis and Clark's expedition

Indian and Mexican land claims

The effect of western expansion on slavery

Importing Chinese laborers to help build the transcontinental railroad

Government opposition to Mormons settling in the West

Texas annexation

The Homestead Act

The Sand Creek Massacre

The Battle of Little Big Horn

The creation of Yellowstone National Park

Wounded Knee 1890. A narrative overview of each event, an annotated bibliography following each event, and a timeline of key events make this volume an indispensable resource.

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Issues of Westward Expansion:
Mitchel Roth
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OU3X50

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Substantially expanded and rewritten, this new edition takes into account the momentous changes since the first edition was published in 1992. With several Central European states joining the European Union, the authors set the historical context in which, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe is itself increasingly dividing into two blocks: those where democracy and pluralism appear firmly established, and those where they do not.

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CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVE. Masterful.
Global history of Cold War era
For those who want to know who did what to whom and why.

The World Since 1945: Third Edition
T. E. Vadney
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

20th Century | World | History | Subjects | Books

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The Cold War : A New History

ASIN: 0140268758

Book Description

Fully updated and revised, this is an authoritative history of global change from 1945 to the end of the twentieth century.

The world since 1945 has witnessed fundamental changes, notably the increasing influence of the West--particularly the United States--in a variety of spheres, the emergence and collapse of the U.S.S.R., the end of colonial empires in Asia and Africa, and the escalation of wars and other conflicts in the Third World. In this brilliantly incisive and highly readable survey, T. E. Vadney examines the key events--in Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, and elsewhere--without ever neglecting the underlying global trends. Vadney explores the rapid changes in the Middle East, the end of apartheid in South Africa, and the aims of American foreign policy, concluding with a new Epilogue in which he examines the direction of post-1945 history as the world enters the twenty-first century.

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CHANGES YOUR PERSPECTIVE. Masterful........2003-03-23

I'll keep this short. The book is a terrific overview of what has been happening in our little world since 1945. There is so much here that you will never learn through our media and through other historical text books. Especially given the current world circumstances, it is imperative that Americans learn about histories of other people and how American foreign policy has done some wonderful, and also horrendous, things to other people in the last 50 years. THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK ON AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY FOREVER.

Global history of Cold War era.......2001-11-28

This is essentially a history of the Cold War period, i.e. 1945 to the early 1990s. Even so, it does not focus on the U.S. and the Soviet Union, nor great power politics as such. Instead, Vadney broadens the focus and gives due consideration to the Third World which, as he notes, accounts for the vast majority of the world's population (since India and China can be placed in this category). The general emphasis is on major political events and trends, with only some attention given to economic and social factors. Nonetheless, this is still a highly useful book, as Vadney provides essential background and details on a number of events and regions not normally covered in standard "world history" or "Western civ" texts. The book's organization and uncluttered writing style also make it an outstanding reference work for this period.

For those who want to know who did what to whom and why........2000-05-30

From the Russian revolution to the Cuban missle crisis.The establishment of the Bretton Woods institutions and Marshall Aid to the OPEC oil shocks.From the collapse of collonialism,to the collapse of the Berlin wall. The 20th century had it all,and this book manages to cover it all in a logical easy to follow format.Each different era in covered ,as is each region(Europe,the Americas,Asia,Africa).

The Welfare State in Britain since 1945: Third Edition

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The Welfare State in Britain since 1945: Third Edition
Rodney Lowe
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Hardcover

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This is the third edition of a book which has established itself as a standard work on the British welfare state for students and general readers alike. Rodney Lowe incorporates recent developments and the latest research, providing a clear guide to the evidence on which to base informed judgments on the past record, and future prospects, of the welfare state in Britain.

Lifting the Veil: The Feminine Face of Science
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An inspiring guide to a healthier, more inclusive science

OUTSTANDING INSIGHT INTO SCIENCE

Revolutionary Scientific Book

Insightful and provocative

Falling in Love with the Beauty of Science

Lifting the Veil: The Feminine Face of Science
Linda Jean Shepherd
Manufacturer: Backinprint.com
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595457711

Book Description

What do we miss seeing of reality when we don't include the feminine perspective? The feminine principle with all its unique qualities is restoring the lost soul to disciplines once limited by principles of logic, analysis, and reductionism. The experiences of contemporary scientists show how the unveiling of the feminine is enlivening modern science, infusing it with a new spirit of cooperation and compassion, and changing long-held ideas about progress and about what makes "good science."

"Her book has led me to think anew about science and about women in science."-Anna J. Harrison, past president of AAAS

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An inspiring guide to a healthier, more inclusive science.......2000-11-12

Although there are many excellent books and articles covering particular aspects of feminism and science, finding a comprehensive text is difficult. I was delighted to discover _Lifting the Veil_ a few years ago, and have been using it ever since as a text in a class I teach, "Feminist Perspectives in Science." It is written with great sensitivity, insight, clarity, and conviction. Shepherd advocates for greater gender balance in the ways science is conceived, practiced, and taught. Specifically she imagines a more inclusive science--inclusive not only of women and people of color, but also inclusive of certain qualities customarily associated with women and customarily undervalued in Western science. Each chapter features one of these qualities: feeling, receptivity, multiplicity, nurturing, cooperation, intuition, relatedness, and social responsibility. Her writing style is engaging and enjoyable to read. Endnotes, bibliography, and commentary within her text are exceptionally illuminating guides to the literature, and inspire and facilitate further reading. Especially important to me as a teacher is that my students like the book, and read it--even the most skeptical males.

Shepherd exposes male bias in science not in an accusatory way but simply by proposing a positive and appealing alternative-- "more creative, more productive, more relevant, and more humane"--noticing how a more "feminine," inclusive science is emerging already in a thousand different ways, and unveiling the places where it has all along been present but unseen. Her book seems to take into account, as if by design, most of the complaints about science voiced by my students. They find in this book a new face of science to which they can relate.

OUTSTANDING INSIGHT INTO SCIENCE.......2000-09-01

This is a wonderful book that details the difference between how men and women approach science. It demonstrates those charactoristics that women can uniquely bring to science. As a mathematician I was impressed with Dr. Shepherd's rigorous scholarship and enjoyed her interviews with living women scientists. I'm a father of a teenage girl who plans a career in science, and I appreciate the author's efforts to highlight the special ways that women contribute to the scientific effort.

Revolutionary Scientific Book.......2000-08-31

Lifting the Veil shows the feminine perspective in science, instead of the normal male view. This is extremely illuminating, and makes the reader think of new things -- an alternate reality for many male viewers. There is an important message here: when we do not include the feminine perspective, we miss seeing part of reality. The author mixes philosophy, science, and feminism in a very readable way, filled with anecdotes and conversations with both women scientists and men who are not afraid of their feminine sides.

Insightful and provocative.......2000-08-31

Linda Shepherd's book is a must for those seeking to understand why science has such a hard, "macho" edge and why it seems so divorced from wanting to look at the impact on society and the environment. Dr. Shepherd explores what it is that science and "scientists" lack--a compassionate face.

Falling in Love with the Beauty of Science.......2000-04-08

This book describes the changing trends in today's world of R&D as it strives to evolve itself. This book does not strive to bring science down to the reader, instead it seeks to illustrate the beauty and complexity of science and asks the reader to come up. Shepard illustrates her points with allusions to Jungianism and her own personal experiences as a scientist and as a woman (and proves they need not be separated). Shepard examines the effects on science being funded and conducted almost exclusively by men and the changes brought about by the inclusion of women into it at (almost) all levels. She discusses why many scientists are finding their way away from Baconian "rip from nature's breast what you will" philosophy to one more holistic, nurturing and sustaining. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to fall in love with science or understand why scientists act the way they do. Finally, Shepard shows us why the true scientist need not be the cold, unfeeling demagogue society tells us they should be. I would advocate strongly any young woman looking to go into the science read this. Not only would it give her a sense of her past, but a good guide for the present and possible future.

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This digital document is an article from Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 5636 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Assessing the management of protected areas: the work of the World Parks Congress before and after Durban.
Author: Marc Hockings
Publication: Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
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Volume: 7 Issue: 1-2 Page: 31(12)

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