Appalachia: Social Context Past and Present

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This is a paperback edition of one of the most important and original contributions to English rural history published in the past generation. Winner of the Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society in 1994, Commoners challenges the view that England had no peasantry or that it had disappeared before industrialization: rather it shows that common right and petty landholding shaped social relations in English villages, and that their loss at enclosure sharpened social antagonisms and imprinted on popular culture a pervasive sense of loss.

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Revolutionary.......2001-07-16

I found this well researched book fascinating. I have never before read a non-fiction work in one sitting (Then I reread it taking notes). This work undermines (without ever saying so ) many of the cultural myths that drive our current economy. Commons have been viable and sustainable economies and cultures. I should also add that as an avid science fiction reader I found a description of as alien a society as any I have otherwise read about.

Commoners -- by Prof. J.M. Neeson.......2000-12-04

According to E.P. Thompson (Customs in Common) best work on the subject -- and if not the only then certainly the most important. Sorry, I'm not an academic, just a student. For an insightful review, please look in a history journal.

Why Should I read this?.......1999-02-03

I like to order oneeson@hotmail.co

Res Maritimae: Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean from Prehistory to Late Antiquity : Proceedings of the Second International Symposium "Cities on the ... Research Archaeological Reports, No. 04)

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Res Maritimae: Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean from Prehistory to Late Antiquity : Proceedings of the Second International Symposium "Cities on the ... Research Archaeological Reports, No. 04)
Cyprus) International Symposium "Cities on the Sea--Past and Present" (2nd : 1994 : Nicosia
Manufacturer: Scholars Press
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ASIN: 0788503936

Monetary Policy Implementation: Theory, Past, and Present

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Monetary Policy Implementation: Theory, Past, and Present
Ulrich Bindseil
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0199274541

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The first of its kind, this book is entirely dedicated to the implementation of monetary policy. Monetary policy implementation has gone through tremendous changes over the last twenty years, which have witnessed the quiet end of 'reserve position doctrine' and the return of an explicit focus on short-term interest rates. Enthusiastically supported by Keynes and later by the monetarist school, reserve position doctrine was developed mainly by US central bankers and academics during the early 1920s, and at least in the US became the unchallenged dogma of monetary policy implementation for sixty years. The return of interest rate targeting also corresponds largely to the restoration of central banking principles established in the late 19th century. Providing a simple theory of monetary policy implementation, Bindseil goes on to explain the role of the three main instruments (open market operations, standing facilities, and reserve requirements) and reviews their use in the twentieth century. In closing, he summarizes current views on efficient monetary policy implementation.

South Shore: The Last Interurban : Revised Second Edition (Railroads Past and Present)

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The Last Interurban

South Shore: The Last Interurban : Revised Second Edition (Railroads Past and Present)
William D. Middleton , and William D. Middleton
Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0253335337

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Here is the new, expanded edition of William D. Middleton's much admired book on the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, America's last interurban. With more than 250 photographs, maps, and schematic drawings, the rising and sinking fortunes of this technological triumph are chronicled from the first decade of the twentieth century to the present day. Essential reading for all those interested in railroads, railroad history, and the impact of America's last interurban on the economy of the midwest.

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The Last Interurban.......2000-10-14

With today's new developements there might be more (new) interurbans in America, but up to now the South Bend is the last Interurban. This book tells us all we need to know: the (sometimes reallly entangled) history of the CSS&SB, how she was renewed by Mr. Insull; how she survived until today. The book desribes the South Bend's history in depth - and very readably, it includes a wealth of photos. One of the pix I enjoyed most is one of a 1980's Interurban riding thru an Indiana town - beautiful.

Islands in Transition: The Past, Present, and Future of Hawaii's Economy

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Islands in Transition: The Past, Present, and Future of Hawaii's Economy
Thomas Kemper Hitch
Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press
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Hawai'I Becalmed: Economic Lessons of the 1990s

ASIN: 0824814983

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Economist Dr. Thomas Hitch shares his knowledge and opinions of Hawaii's economy, including discussion on tourism and foreign investment.

Evolution and Path Dependence in Economic Ideas: Past and Present

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Evolution and Path Dependence in Economic Ideas: Past and Present

Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing
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ASIN: 1840640812

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Since the 1980s there has been a renewed interest in attempts to introduce a sense of history into economic literature. In this book, the authors argue that it is not possible to explain a state of the world without first analyzing the processes that lead to that state.

The contributions collected in this volume share a critical stance towards the timelessness and a historical theorizing of mainstream economics. Past states in the development of an economic process set the range of possibilities for future development and can be used to construct theories based on the irreversibility of economic time. Many of these notable contributors argue that the study of the history of economic thought is important in two ways. Firstly, because it provides important insights into the ways that economists of the past attempted to address the problems of history and secondly, because it helps us to understand the present state of economics as being itself the outcome of a path dependent process.

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This collection of essays examines the question of how injustices of the past affect entire groups of people today and outlines the current beneficiaries of these injustices. Although discriminatory practices can be based on ethnicity, religion, and gender, this book focuses on one important type--racial discrimination--and deals with the way it affects both blacks and whites. The authors address the question from different perspectives and, although there is no real consensus as to what extent unjust enrichments currently exist because of past discrimination, the focus of several essays is on the need to systematically and equitably redistribute wealth. In beginning to explore these questions, the volume addresses the larger issues of how the costs and benefits of past practices can be measured and how historical injustices should affect current public policy matters. The volume is organized in a straightforward manner intended to create an integrated discussion. An introductory essay charts the development of the project and offers a summary and critique of each essay. The first section explores the issue of slavery and current policy and considers the caution required when developing policy based on disputed models and assumptions. The second section examines the economic impact of slavery and discrimination on the functioning of the labor market. In the final section, some of the implications of redistribution policies are considered in relation to the various cost and benefit analyses. A final essay and conclusion sum up the study and outline the broad policy setting in which this work can take place. The book will be an important resource for courses in history, sociology, and public policy and an important addition to public and university libraries.

God Speed the Plough: The Representation of Agrarian England, 15001660 (Past and Present Publications)

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God Speed the Plough: The Representation of Agrarian England, 15001660 (Past and Present Publications)
Andrew McRae
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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This book presents a fresh view of crucial processes of change, offering through an interdisciplinary analysis fresh insights into both the history and literature of the land in early modern England. It examines a wide range of source material concerned with the practices and values of rural England--sermons, pamphlets, satiric verse and drama, husbandry and surveying manuals, chorographic texts, and rural poetry. It traces important developments in patterns of representation, which at once parallel and promote the nation's shift toward modern standards of individualism and mercantilism.

Wet Nursing: A History from Antiquity to the Present (Family, Sexuality and Social Relations in Past Times)

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Wet Nursing: A History from Antiquity to the Present (Family, Sexuality and Social Relations in Past Times)
Valerie A. Fildes
Manufacturer: Blackwell Pub
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SOCIAL HISTORY OF WET NURSING IN AMERICA: FROM BREAST TO BOTTLE (WOMEN & HEALTH C&S PERSPECTIVE)

ASIN: 0631158316

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Discover the flexibility to teach science your way

Human Body Systems, as a part of the Glencoe Science 15-Book Series, provides students with accurate and comprehensive coverage of the human body and its key organ systems. The strong content coverage integrates a wide range of hands-on experiences, critical-thinking opportunities, and real-world applications. The modular approach allows you to mix and match books to meet your curricula.

Glencoe Science: Human Body Systems, Lab Manual, Student Edition (Glencoe Science)

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Glencoe Science: Human Body Systems, Lab Manual, Student Edition (Glencoe Science)
McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback

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Deer Parks and Deer of Great Britain (Wildlife & Countryside)
Frederick Hingston
Manufacturer: Quotes Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

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Reports on the outbreak of rabies among deer in Richmond Park during the years 1886-7
Alexander C Cope
Manufacturer: H.M. Stationery Office
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Judo Simple

Wow, nice book

Great addition

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Learn the art of judo whether you're training for competition or preparing for the black belt

Judo Unleashed
Neil Ohlenkamp
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback

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Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques

ASIN: 0071475346

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Hundreds of full-color throws and grabs make this the black belt of instructional judo books

In Judo Unleashed, master coach Neil Ohlenkamp brings together the form, practice, and grace of this venerable sport in an all-inclusive handbook. From philosophical and technical foundations through advanced grappling and self-defense techniques, this authoritative guide, with 350 color photos, covers all the bases you need to refine your technique and gain a deeper understanding of this increasingly popular martial art.

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Judo Simple.......2007-07-31

This book offers a great guide for a martial art student to understand. It is really good for understanding the mechanics needed for "throws." The pictures in the book are great. NOTE: NO martial art should be tried without the supervision of a trained professional

Wow, nice book.......2007-06-10

The reason I waited off on buying this book for so long is because it was so cheep I figured it must be all in black and white with cheap paper. But I was completely wrong and pleasantly surprised! The production quality is terrific for the price! Nice semi-glosi color pictures, really asthectically pleasing. Maybe that is not so important to everyone, but to me it makes all the difference. I am so much more drawn to a book that is this visually inviting over drab black n white book. I would normally expect to pay $15-20 for a book like this, but for $8-13 it is a freakin steal.

Great addition.......2007-01-10

Perhaps this is the book my boys like best! The photos and discriptions are a great addition to classes. Done in such a way as to spark more interrest, I notice this book gets picked up often. Though not overly discriptive, it hits many issues: History, technic, practise, and varied areas of style. Worth the purchase!

not impressed.......2007-01-04

This book is a misrepresentation. it is not a book that will help with competition at all. It is a book of basics. It you are a beginner or looking for just the basics then this book is for you. No serious drills or competition advice will be found in this book.

Learn the art of judo whether you're training for competition or preparing for the black belt.......2006-10-15

Learn the art of judo whether you're training for competition or preparing for the black belt using JUDO UNLEASHED: ESSENTIAL THROWING & GRAPPLING TECHNIQUES FOR INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED MARTIAL ARTISTS. This step-by-step guide to the art is for any who want to take judo techniques a step further, blending it with other competitive fighting styles. The author is one of the world's best judo coaches and his expertise lends to all the basics, building both a philosophical and athletic foundation of advanced self-defense moves. Color photos throughout show how.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

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Misplaced Word

A good, portable dictionary for those with a good vocabulary

Evidence of haste

Good choice for college

Oxford American College Dictionary
Oxford University Press
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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Binding: Hardcover

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The New Oxford American Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated Cover) (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated))

ASIN: 0399144153
Release Date: 2002-07-18

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The Oxford American College Dictionary is completely new, based on the New Oxford American Dictionary, which was published in October 2001. Drawing on Oxford's unparalleled language resources, including a 200-million-word database, this college dictionary contains:

* more than 175,000 entries and more than 1000 illustrations, including line drawings, photographs and maps
* boxed quotes from famous writers, demonstrating word usage and style
* country guides-shaded boxes highlighting the most important geographical information on more than 180 countries-with maps
* "core sense" organization of definitions, a brand-new and utterly sensible plan in which subordinate definitions flow logically from primary ones, and the most important usage of the word comes first
* thumb index tabs for easy searching

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Misplaced Word.......2003-09-03

The word simp is found on page 1552, right inbetween USIA and Uskudar. What's up with that? This is a fairly blantant error that makes me suspect. I'll stick to Websters.

A good, portable dictionary for those with a good vocabulary.......2003-04-14

What I want in a (portable) dictionary is one that will have the words I look up. Since I have a pretty good vocabulary already, I tend to look up only words that are not in common usage. So, I want something to stick in a backpack, or have sitting on the end table next to me while I'm reading. Since I can't carry all 19 volumes of the OED around with me, and because I don't always have a computer handy, this is the dictionary I've selected. I don't often need etymology information, but I do want to know the meaning of words like orrery, exurb, or prandial before I read on. This is a good, all-around portable dictionary for all but a few who won't be satisfied with anything that doesn't take up six feet of shelf space.

Evidence of haste.......2002-12-05

This 2002 book is an abridgement of the excellent New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD, published 2001), with a price in line with other college dictionaries. Unfortunately, there seem to be a few problem areas.

The first thing that will strike many college students and graduates is the almost complete absence of etymologies. A few of the more interesting ones are highlighted with the heading WORD HISTORY; for example, this is one of very few sources that make clear why the Dutch for "the cage" appears in English as DECOY. A few other etymologies appear with the heading ORIGIN. For the most part, you won't find any. It would seem that such information would add a lot to many entries, such as UBUNTU, TRIFFID, GROK, TOHUBOHU, and thousands more. One consequence is that the usage note for ESKIMO refers to a deleted etymology. Granted, the etymologies in most competitors have a lot of fluff; they'll show two of numerous older spellings of "dog" before implying that the trail grows cold in Old English; a simple " In a brief survey of one-word lowercase entries from LI to LIEDER in this and three comparable (college) dictionaries, it appears that coverage in this dictionary is nearly as good. It is, however, the only one to omit LIAISE, LIBELANT, LIBELEE, LICENSURE, and an adjectival form for LIBATION (but the competitors disagree, two showing LIBATIONARY, one LIBATIONAL). This dictionary relegates LIBERALISM to a run-on, a word for which the competition had relatively long entries; the difference is partly offset by a longer entry for LIBERAL. But it was the only one not to relegate LIBERTARIANISM to a run-on. It has only run-ons for LIBERATION, LICHENOLOGY, and LIBRETTIST (the precise relation between a librettist and a libretto is not one of the senses given elsewhere for the suffix -IST). Two competitors explain the missing LIDLESS, a poetic form that may well still be met in colleges. It is the only one to list LICENSED, a form unlikely to be sought. Elsewhere, it is not hard to find entries that all the competitors omit; WAQF and CINQ will intrigue Scrabblers.

More than a dozen pages are blank. This is certainly a surprise, since most publishers allot their lexicographers however many pages can be printed affordably for the intended sales price, and they scramble to squash the available material into what seems to be too small a space. Larger Oxford dictionaries would provide plenty of material for filling these pages up.

No doubt Roger Staubach is pleased to have an entry, and would be even more so if his name were spelled correctly. It's unclear whether users would expect to find anything about him in a dictionary, but this one tries to include a lot of currently famous sports and entertainment personalities, and users might enjoy this feature. Cal Ripken makes an appearance too, but since the entry hasn't been updated, his 2001 retirement is unnoted. The space devoted to Perry, a tennis star from the thirties, might have been better devoted to Commodore Perry in a college dictionary, and there are many similar examples.

Unnecessarily in my opinion, an illustration for skyscraper has been edited to remove the World Trade Center. There are quite a number of illustrations, many adding little besides a break in what some readers might consider monotonous text. Whoever drew the picture for hyperbola has little appreciation for asymptotes. Every country comes with a large map, showing very few cities other than capitals, and mostly useless. The result is that the Northern Mariana Islands are shown with greater detail than in the National Geographic Atlas, while most of the largest U.S. cities appear on no map whatever. It's unclear that dictionary users expect maps, and those that do will probably look elsewhere.

Inevitably a new work has slipups here and there, of them possibly attributable to the abridgement. The entry for the noun SHANKS' MARE reads "used to walking"; you need the complete entry from NOAD to make any sense of the definition, which in itself is more of an explanation than something that can take the place of a noun. The symbol for SECOND didn't survive intact. The entries for GOODNESS and SAKE disagree on the punctuation of "for goodness' sake". Only the illustrative citation for Spartan hints that its metaphoric usage is now usually uncapitalized. And the spelling Stonehendge appears. At times one feels that one is the first human to be reading certain entries in their current form. Information for REIS, BO, SH, ADELGID, etc., is present, but not anywhere you are likely to look. On the other hand, "Sly" is cross-referenced to Stallone.

Kudos to Oxford for its sensible treatment of the spelling or usage of such entries as miniscule, flout/flaunt, plaintext, back seat, hopefully, disinterested, under way, supercede, they, and dozens more. Hopefully a future edition will have something to say against the spelling KI for the word pronounced CHI and now usually spelled QI. And hopefully we won't have to wait long for the Second Edition of this dictionary, a more patient and careful abridgement of NOAD. Except for price and portability, nearly all the pluses of this work are found in NOAD, while most of the minuses mentioned above are not in NOAD. For now, if you can afford only a college dictionary, I would have to recommend one of the others.

Good choice for college.......2002-10-01

If you need a dictionary for your son or daughter, this is it!

Two new kids on the block. (Bibliographia).(The American Heritage College Dictionary, 4th ed.; The Oxford American College Dictionary ): An article from: Verbatim

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Two new kids on the block. (Bibliographia).(The American Heritage College Dictionary, 4th ed.; The Oxford American College Dictionary ): An article from: Verbatim
Enid Pearsons
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Oxford American College Dictionary
Oxford University
Manufacturer: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WSTZ42

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Calligraphy - a Vital Art Form in China Today.......2000-04-07

"Brushed Voices" is the beautifully-printed catalog of an exhibition of calligraphy at Columbia University by some two dozen living Chinese artists. The author, a calligrapher and scholar of art himself, selected works of art that demonstrate important trends in calligraphy, such as "non-character calligraphy," where calligraphers make up non-existent characters, which they write as elegantly and seriously as real characters, as a kind of comment on the difficult and sometimes nonsensical nature of traditional Chinese learning, and "pictorial calligraphy," where artists make calligraphy by "painting" characters in splashy, washy strokes that are composed like the elements of a picture. The catalog contains insightful discussions of the artists' ideas and use of the brush, as well as biographical information about each artist. This is the only book in English to open a window onto the flourishing world of calligraphy in China today.

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