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What was 'revolutionary' in the process by which the thirteen North American colonies affirmed their independence? What is it about that 'revolution' that still colours the way in which Americans engage in politics? Dick Howard, author of The Marxian Legacy, Defining the Political and The Politics of Critique uses a similar framework to look at America. What is the political, how does a critique of the present become a politics for the future,...

Das LRL (8 Bände mit Halbbänden, 1988-2005) beschreibt zum ersten Mal in einem einzigen, einheitlich konzipierten Werk ausführlich alle romanischen Sprachen, ihre Dialekte und die von ihnen abgeleiteten Kreolsprachen in der Gesamtheit ihrer Aspekte: Darstellung des Sprachsystems in Gegenwart und Geschichte, Funktionieren des Systems in den Texten und in der Gesellschaft. Hinzu kommen die historisch-vergleichenden, die kontrastiven und die spr...

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The prevention and correction of high blood pressure obviously is not an end in itself but a means of preventing cardiovascular complications. It is tempting to res ort to antihypertensive drugs, for the simple reason that current preparations are easy to dose and to take. There is a variety of reasons, however, to take advantage of the antihypertensive potential of nonpharmaco­ logical approaches first. For one thing, the use of tablets tends...

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In Dora's Case contributes...to an understanding of feminism and psychoanalysis for it highlights many of the pertinent aspects of the case in their relationship to recent feminist psychoanalytic theories.'--Literature and Psychology

In this important book a leading feminist scholar surveys and critiques gender research in a range of disciplines, showing how distinctions between the sexes are maintained by ideology and social controls.

A major work of German historiography, this comprehensive account of Weber's political views and activities reveals that, paradoxically, Weber was at once an ardent liberal and a determined German nationalist and imperialist. Wolfgang J. Mommsen shows the important links between these seemingly conflicting positions and provides a critique of Weber's sociology of power and his concept of democratic rule. First published in German in 1959, "Max...

This fascinating 'prehistory' of the American suburb traces its evolution from the mid-1800s to the onset of World War II. Using a rich array of contemporary written and pictorial sources, prize-winning historian John R. Stilgoe guides us through the early suburbs of Manhattan, Boston, Chicago, and other cities, showing us not only how they looked but what life was like for the men and women who lived there.

Contributors discuss their experiences of the problems and possibilities of practitioner research and the ways in which their findings have changed classroom practices and school policies. Case-study research and action research, carried out by classteachers and other practitioners, is provided.

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Mechanics Second Edition P. Smith Department of Mathematics University of Keele, UK and R.C. Smith Open University, UK A revised and updated edition of the authors' highly successful earlier book, this introductory text on Mechanics is designed to give a thorough grounding in particle dynamics and elementary rigid body dynamics. Aimed at first degree students in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering, the book is largely self-containe...

Ramsay MacMullen, Dunham Professor of History and classics at Yale, here offers a new perspective on the decline and fall of Rome. He argues that a key factor in the empire's military and administrative failures was a steady loss of control over government, as its aims and focus were thwarted for private gain by officials and military men at all ranks. The fruit of a decade of research and analysis presented in an informal and lively style, th...