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The emergence of Jack Teagarden as an important jazz stylist was a significant feature of the '20s jazz scene. He brought a maturity to the sound of the trombone and until late in his life played with

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Nichols explores the potential for gene therapy and identifies those who are candidates for it. Having provided a biomedical background for understanding somatic cell gene therapy, she takes a thoughtful look at complex and sensitive issues surrounding ethical, economic, and policy aspects of manipulating human genes.

?Demonstrating an intimate familiarity with the sources, Dean Brackney here presents a sprightly thematic treatment of the Baptist tradition.' This is followed by a major biographical directory that gives bone and sinew to the preceding discussion. All of that, together with notes, bibliographical essay, and helpful chronological chart, erects an imposing, yet inviting edifice." Edwin S. Gaustad Professor University of California, Riversde "Nu...

Providing an empirical look at the Jamaican economy, this careful study examines the impact of the (International Monetary Fund) approach to economic management in the 1980s and compares it to the non-IMF policies of the 1970s. Opening with an overview of the structure of Jamaica's economy, the book discusses the results of the economic policies of the 1970s and 1980s. Demonstrating that Jamaica's income is among the most unequally distributed...

A compendium of Richard Wagner's prose works. Selected and arranged, and with an introduction by Albert Goldman and Evert Sprinchorn

Some of the key aspects of doctrinal, manpower, and technical modernization of China's armed forces are the subject of this unique collection of essays. The volume goes beyond a limited assessment of China's military modernization, to stress the implications of modernization with respect to regional Asian security and the broader international scene. Varying perspectives on China's military modernization are presented against a framework that ...

This work will remain valuable as a snapshot of the cable industry even when future developments pass it by. . . . A fine scholarly treatment of the cable field, recommended for libraries at all levels." Choice

The Truman years saw the beginnings of a dramatic shift in the Republican party's approach to foreign policy and a growing congressional commitment to bipartisanship in foreign affairs. Traditional Republican isolationism, expressed in widespread opposition to overseas political commitments such as NATO and the Marshall Plan, gave way to an internationalist Republican sentiment that called for a militant anti-Communist posture and commitment o...

When the American Jewish philanthropist Judah Touro died in 1854 he entrusted $50, 000 to the Englishman Sir Moses Montefiore, requesting that it be used for the poor of Jerusalem. This engrossing book, the result of twelve years of research, tells the story of the plot of land purchased by Montefiore in 1855--its changes in population, land use, and social structure. This book is no bland history, it is an argumentative presentation that conv...

Contemporary American Immigrants provides an overview to the immigration history of three of the largest groups of Asian immigrants to the United States--Filipinos, Koreans, and Chinese. This timely volume addresses such questions as: how do these Asian immigrants adapt to our culture?, to what extent do they adjust and integrate? and are Asian immigrants a credit to American society? Using 1980 census data, the author reviews in detail the so...

Das Buch enthält die ersten Ergebnisse einer kontrollierten klinischen Anwendung eines neuen intravenös applizierbaren IgM-angereicherten Immunglobulinpräparates bei gram-negativer Sepsis und septischen Schock. Die fast 100 Jahre alte erfolgreiche Therapie mit Antitoxinen erhält hier in Gestalt einer passiven Therapie mit Antikörpern gegen bakterielles Endotoxin aktuelle Bedeutung. Weitere Beiträge befassen sich mit aktuellen Aspekten der Bede...

This book chronicles the origins and results of the ill-fated Anglo-American intervention at Archangel during the winter of 1918-19. Basing his account on previously unavailable archival material, including soldiers' diaries and correspondence between British field commanders and the War Office, this is the most complete treatment of the subject every published. The author argues that the campaign's political and military lessons are worthy of...

Wooton's thesis is that economic development in Latin America is suffering the distress of an unfinished revolution. Unchanging patterns and policies of economic development have caused social disintegration. The author challenges the assumptions about the developmental problems in Latin America.

Unlike lists of serials designed to assist contributors in submitting manuscripts, this one attempts to aid in selection of serials for library collections in a time of shrinking library budgets. Serials published abroad in English are included, as are interdisciplinary journals (e.g., library journals) with substantial coverage of education. Journal titles are given item numbers and and are arranged under broad headings (e.g., 'Media and tele...

Innovation Processes in Medical Education is the first empirical study to investigate the barriers to successful educational change. Using a qualitative case study approach, it examines the factors that have either supported or impeded change in four medical schools: Case Western Reserve, University of Illinois, McMaster University, and Michigan State University. Following an overview of the historical forces that led to the current structure ...

Probably no American scholar is better qualified to prepare a general bibliographic guide to Cuba than Perez...The present volume is a selective, annotated bibliography intended for generalists or other scholars working outside their specialty. Preference is given to English-language sources and titles generally available outside Cuba. The book fulfills its stated purpose and should prove helpful to students and scholars. Choice This bibliogra...

Provides guidance for sales and marketing managers involved in market planning, and uses case studies to explain effective forecasting techniques. Also offers suggestions on how to select the proper equipment, and contains a glossary of statistical terms commonly used in forecasting. Marketing News This book is for the sales or marketing manager involved in market planning who must prepare sales forecasts and relate anticipated market conditio...

Gerard S. Vano examines the North American implications of the geopolitical, strategic, and military roles of Canada from the seventeenth century to the end of the Trudeau era. In doing so, he stresses the spatial interpretation, as opposed to the historical interpretation, of Canada's development. The conceptual view of the dichotomy between space and time in Canada's history presented here is unique. The illusion of Westernized or Anglo-Amer...