Author: Michael Abecassis
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Cet ouvrage regroupe les contributions de la journee du francais qui a eu lieu a lUniversite dOxford en decembre 2010 sous lintitule Comme on nous parle ! Culture et media francophones . Les textes se repartissent selon deux axes dune part les medias oraux sous toutes leurs formes quils soient radiophoniques, televisuels ou cinematographiques et dune autre les medias ecrits, cest-a-dire diffuses sur support papier. Les plus grands specialistes de la question parmi lesquels Alain Bentolila, Catherine Kerbrat-Orecchioni et Philippe Martin tracent dans ce volume les grandes lignes de ce que represente le paysage mediatique en France et dans les pays francophones dun point de vue a la fois historique et linguistique. **
Author: Philip James Tabb
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Serenity is becoming alarmingly absent from our daily existence, especially within the urban context. Time is dense and space is tumultuous. The idea of the serene has gained currency in postmodern discussions, and when combined with urbanism conjures questions, even contradictions as the two ideas seem improbable, yet their correspondence seems so inherently desirable. Integrated, these two constructs present design challenges as they manifest in differing ways across the rural-urban transect. In response, part one of this work establishes the theoretical framework through different contemporary perspectives, and concludes with a clear explanation of a theory of serene urbanism. The positive characteristics of urbanism and beneficial qualities of the serene are explored and related to sustainability, biophilia, placemaking and environmental design. Both principles and examples are presented as compelling portraits for the proposal of these new urban landscapes. Part two of the work is an in depth exploration and analysis of serene urban ideas related to the intentional community being created outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Serenbe is the name given to this place to commemorate the value and nuance between the serene and urban--Provided by publisher.
Author: Keechang Kim
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ReviewKims book...opens a new field and invites people to look at many new issues or revisit familiar ones. SpeculumThis book is in many respects admirable. Kim phrases his arguments very clearly. His analysis of the medieval beginnings of alien law is historically informed and sensitive. His comments on the difference between legal and historical thinking have relevance beyond the subject he treats here. AlbionKeechang Kims perspective makes an important contribution to an understanding of the position of aliens in English law. Law and History Review Book DescriptionIn this original reinterpretation of the legal status of foreigners in medieval England, Keechang Kim proposes a radically new understanding of the genesis of the modern legal regime and the important distinction between citizens and non-citizens. Making full use of medieval and early modern sources, the book examines how feudal legal arguments were transformed by the political theology of the Middle Ages to become the basis of the modern legal outlook. This innovative study will interest academics, lawyers, and students of legal history, immigration and minority issues.
Author: Joshua Dressler
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The encyclopedia of crime & justice not only discusses many different kinds of crime--from perjury to terrorism--but also looks at law enforcement, legal procedures and penalties and the social causes and wide-ranging impact of crimes on society. The articles reflect issues dominating the news and entertainment media--topics that are frequently discussed or assigned in both high school and college curricula. What is perjury? How do copyright laws pertain to the Internet? Can a juvenile be tried as an adult for murder? In 250 A-Z entries, these interdisciplinary articles deal with the sociology, psychology, history and economics of crime.
Author: Tom Bottomore
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The Institute of Social Research, from which the Frankfurt School developed, was founded in the early years of the Weimar Republic. It survived the Nazi era in exile, to become an important centre of social theory in the postwar era. Early members of the school, such as Adorno, Horkheimer and Marcuse, developed a form of Marxist theory known as Critical Theory, which became influential in the study of class, politics, culture and ideology. The work of more recent members, and in particular Habermas, has received wide attention throughout Europe and North America. Tom Bottomores study takes a new and controversial look at the contributions of the Frankfurt School to modern sociology, examining several issues not previously discussed elsewhere. He discusses the neglect of history and political economy by the critical theorists, and considers the relationship of the later Frankfurt School to the radical movements of the 1960s and the present time. His critical analysis makes the schools writers accessible, through an assessment of their work and an exploration of the relationship of Critical Theory to other forms of sociological thought, especially positivism and structuralism. **About the Author Bottomore is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sussex, where he was Professor of Sociology for 17 years, 1968-85. He was president of the British Sociological Association 1969-71, and of the International Sociological Association 1974-8.
Author: Jerome P. Kassirer
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We all know that doctors accept gifts from drug companies, ranging from pens and coffee mugs to free vacations at luxurious resorts. But as the former Editor-in-Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine reveals in this shocking expose, these innocuous-seeming gifts are just the tip of an iceberg that is distorting the practice of medicine and jeopardizing the health of millions of Americans today. br In On the Take, Dr. Jerome Kassirer offers an unsettling look at the pervasive payoffs that physicians take from big drug companies and other medical suppliers, arguing that the billion-dollar onslaught of industry money has deflected many physicians moral compasses and directly impacted the everyday care we receive from the doctors and institutions we trust most. Underscored by countless chilling untold stories, the book illuminates the financial connections between the wealthy companies that make drugs and the doctors who prescribe them. Kassirer details the shocking extent of these financial enticements and explains how they encourage bias, promote dangerously misleading medical information, raise the cost of medical care, and breed distrust. Among the questionable practices he describes are the disturbing number of senior academic physicians who have financial arrangements with drug companies the unregulated front organizations that advocate certain drugs the creation of biased medical education materials by the drug companies themselves and the use of financially conflicted physicians to write clinical practice guidelines or to testify before the FDA in support of a particular drug.br A brilliant diagnosis of an epidemic of greed, On the Take offers insight into how we can cure the medical profession and restore our trust in doctors and hospitals.**
Author: Whitley Strieber
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Thus begins the most astonishing true-life odyssey ever recordedone mans riveting account of his extraordinary experiences with visitors from elsewhere . . . how they found him, where they took him, what they did to him, and why.Believe it. Or dont believe it. But read itfor this gripping story will move you like no other. It will fascinate you, terrify you, and alter the way you experience your world.(source Bol.com)