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Language, Bureaucracy and Social Control explores the varying inter-relationships between language, forms of bureaucratic organisation and social control. The text provides a detailed examination of the discursive dimensions of some of the key techniques of modern power: the 'productive' surveillance practices of administrative and public service institutions. Special attention is paid to recent developments within the state domain and the pri...

Only now is it possible to see Edward Heath's controversial administration (1970-1974) in balanced historical perspective - and increasingly it seems a turning-point for postwar Britain. This timely volume explores the agenda of the Heath government in all its aspects (including economy, industrial relations, social policy, immigration, Northern Ireland, British entry into Europe, and foreign relations), assesses how far it achieved its aims, ...

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McFarland's newest book elucidates the philosophical and historical conception of liberty. Centering his argument on the Romantic exaltation of freedom, McFarland identifies freedom, along with love and religion, as one of the three chief transcendences by which humanity orients itself. He reveals, through an examination ranging from Shakespeare and Luther through Nietzsche and Wagner, both the reasons for the supreme valuation of freedom and ...

A concise and authoritative account of the future prospects for the Chinese economy, this volume brings together distinguished contributors to cover recent policies and trends. An essential reference in its field, the book covers the likely directions of economic strategy and gives good coverage to all the main issues. economy

This volume, along with Volume IV, completes the edition of the long English Wycliffite sermon cycle with an extensive commentary on the text along with thorough indices of sermons and biblical references, indispensable to the study of Volumes I to III.

The bestselling author of The Emperor's New Mind offers another exhilarating look at modern science as he mounts an even more powerful attack on artifical intelligence. Shadows of the Mind points the way to a new science, one that may eventually explain the physical basis of the human mind. 49 illustrations.

..". a major contribution to cornett research and belongs in thelibrary of every cornettist." -- Historic BrassSociety..". scrupulously detailed... The first successfulattempt to provide a comprehensive reference book on the cornett and its music.Recommended for both upper-division undergraduate libraries and collections servingmusic scholars and performers." -- Choice..". it willlikely stand as the definitive bibliography of cornett music for...

Now completely updated and expanded, this invaluable sourcebook makes little-known wilderness sites of California accessible to the outdoor enthusiast. It provides detailed information about more than 200 natural areas. Sites are listed alphabetically within nine zones. Each entry includes location and directions, physical descriptions, wildlife, flora, recreation, and resources. Index. Bibliography.

Problems for environmental management are taking on a new urgency. This book addresses aspects of environmental management that raise fundamental questions about governmental roles and the relationship of humans to the environment. It examines the interaction of local and national governments and the strengths and weaknesses of co-operative vs. coercive environmental management, through a focus on the management of natural hazards. Leading exp...

Offering a major challenge to established textbooks and pointing to inspiring new ways of approaching sociology, this book presents a notable shift in introductory sociology. Too often the subject is taught as a dry and detached system of thought and practice. Passion is regarded as something to avoid or to treat with inherent suspicion. By asking questions about sociology and its relation to passion, the authors seek to revitalize the subject...

`When considering a volume that has essentially the form of a textbook, particular criteria apply. It is important that it is accurate, up-to-date and covers an appropriate range of material in an accessible and stimulating manner. It is important that it is a flexible vehicle for use with diverse courses, and does not overly impose a particular or narrow intellectual structure. In all these respects, this text is to be recommended.... Finally...

`When considering a volume that has essentially the form of a textbook, particular criteria apply. It is important that it is accurate, up-to-date and covers an appropriate range of material in an accessible and stimulating manner. It is important that it is a flexible vehicle for use with diverse courses, and does not overly impose a particular or narrow intellectual structure. In all these respects, this text is to be recommended.... Finally...

In addition to information included in 'standard' biomedical and health care resources, such as peer-reviewed journals, texts, and reference books, this bibliography includes references to specialized resources like association publications, dissertations, agency and committee reports, audiovisual materials, and book chapters relating to the health of native peoples. Includes information on health organizations, facilities, and agencies servin...

In der 1968 gegründeten Reihe erscheinen Monographien aus den Gebieten der Griechischen und Lateinischen Philologie sowie der Alten Geschichte. Die Bände weisen eine große Vielzahl von Themen auf: neben sprachlichen, textkritischen oder gattungsgeschichtlichen philologischen Untersuchungen stehen sozial-, politik-, finanz- und kulturgeschichtliche Arbeiten aus der Klassischen Antike und der Spätantike. Entscheidend für die Aufnahme ist die Qua...

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Sixteen-year-old Bill finds adventure when he becomes a rider for the Pony Express (though his letters home never hint at the dangers he encounters).

Twentieth century music has been remarkable for its pluralism. The various styles--atonality, neo-classicism, nationalism, serialism, jazz, computer music, minimalism, electronics, folklorism, "happeni

For nearly thirty years Frank Zappa (1940-1993) pursued an idiosyncratic but influential course in music--rock, jazz, and classical composer (releasing over fifty albums), founder of the Mothers of Inv

A scene-by-scene philosophical study of "Macbeth", this book demonstrates why Shakespeare's poetic writings still arouse serious inquiry and reflection. Aiming for philosophical rigour, political insight, and textual thoroughness, Blits delineates the competing forms of virtue within "Macbeth".