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The book starts out picturing a young man who foolishly wants to
go to war where he in vision's himself receiving all these high
class medals for heroism but never once taking into account what it
is going to take physically and mentally to get those medals. He's
constantly playing a head game within himself and those that
surround him. He like so many other young men of past eras are
trying to be something that they're not and that small initial lie
grows into a tremendous reputation that he has to live with and
soon regrets that he's known by such. Come walk with the author and
his brothers of the sword through the dark, humid, unforgiving
jungles of Vietnam and experience the death, destruction, and
mental sacrificial anguish they had to endure. Come see why you
fear being alone in the denseness of a jungle or a forest that you
have never entered before. Feel the heat of the Asian jungle floor
intermixed with the leaches, ants, mosquitoes, snakes and humans
searching you out only to destroy you at any cost. You see our
author starts out innocently enough but soon finds out that war is
not only a physical hardship demanding its pounds of flesh, but
also is a horrendous mental agonizing hazard from which there is
only one means of escape and/or retreat. That means to an end is
death. Yes the author and his brothers of the sword will take their
heroic missions and sacrificial allegiances to the grave with them.
But, the real tragedy of it all is no one really cares about them
in the first place. For they were and still are the "Secret
Soldiers of the Second Army" willing to go anywhere, any time, to
do the impossible for the ungrateful.
Most contemporary philosophers (71.1%, according to a recent
survey) believe that a priori knowledge is really possible. Indeed,
since the late 1980s there has been a renewed and steadily growing
interest in rationalism and the a priori; and gradually what George
Bealer has dubbed a "rationalist renaissance" has emerged onto the
contemporary philosophical scene. At the same time, however, even
despite this renaissance, the core notion of "rational intuition"
has not been either adequately defended or fully developed,
especially as regards solving its two core problems:
(1) "how rational intuitions can sufficiently justify beliefs," and
(2) "how to explain the real possibility of rational intuitions."
Given that unstable dialectical situation, this book is an attempt
to respond critically, directly, and decisively to the most
important contemporary skeptical anti-rationalist attacks on
intuitions and a priori knowledge in philosophy, and to defend
"neo-rationalism" from a contemporary Kantian standpoint, with a
special focus on the theory of rational intuitions and on solving
its two core problems.
Despite contemporary historical study of her contexts, Christina
Rossetti continues to haunt the reader as a displaced subjectivity
emptied of history. Through an analysis of the posthumous in her
work, the construction of Christina Rossetti by her brothers, and
the history of reception, this study asks how speaking with the
dead can avoid critical ventriloquy. The figure of the mother is
offered as a paradigm for theorizing a new reading that refuses to
exorcise the ghost of Christina Rossetti.
First published in 1987 this book considers the practical
implications of increasing public access to official information in
Britain, both from the perspective of increasing Freedom of
Information and reforming Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act. It
draws attention to the practical problems such changes would pose
for both politicians and civil servants working in an adversarial
system of government. It examines the effects of proposed changes
on the conventions which are a fundamental feature of the British
constitution. It also considers the political significance of
reforms, both to demands for increased public participation in
policy-making and to actual policies. Local and international
perspectives on open government are included in order to provide an
informed insight into an important issue of contemporary concern.
Originally published in 1968, Richard Chapman's pioneering work
illuminates the process of decision making by analysis of a
particular example: the decision to raise the Bank Rate in
September, 1957. The legal responsibility for a decision may be
easy to pinpoint; in this case the Court of Directors of the Bank
of England bear this but six weeks of negotiation separate their
formal statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer's advice to
the Treasury to consider effecting 'a measure of deflation in the
economy'. These six weeks of consultation between the Bank and the
Treasury proceeding in 'the pattern of a formal dance' are analysed
and a necessary by-product of this case-study is a closer
understanding of how the Treasury and the Bank of England work
together. These details are derived mainly from the evidence, and
deductions from it, presented to the Bank Rate Tribunal and the
Radcliffe Committee on the Working of the Monetary System.
Professor Chapman gives his particular findings about decision
making a wider application still by forming reasoned hypotheses and
informed generalisations about public administration in Britain.
First published in 1984, this book examines the style of leadership
amongst senior civil servants and its impact on administrative
reform by investigating the work of Sir Percival Waterfield who was
First Civil Service Commissioner from 1939 to 1951. He was
responsible for setting up the Civil Service Selection Board which
was the key institution in the pioneering new approach to personnel
selection initiated in Britain after the Second World War. It has
been regarded as the model for personnel recruitment in other
contexts and for civil service recruitment in other countries. The
book raises fundamental questions about the criteria for
recruitment and promotion of leading officials in British central
government and offers a rare glimpse of the day to day work of top
civil servants and the administrative culture in which they
operate.
The book discusses the importance of eggplant (Solanum melongena
L.) as a crop, highlighting the potential for eggplant to serve as
a model for understanding several evolutionary and taxonomic
questions. It also explores the genomic make-up, in particular in
comparison to other Solanaceous crops, and examines the parallels
between eggplant and tomato domestication as well as between the
most common eggplant species and two related eggplants native to
Africa (Ethiopian eggplant [Solanum aethiopicum L.] and African
eggplant [Solanum macrocarpon L.]). The eggplant genome was first
sequenced in 2014, and an improved version was due to be released
in 2017. Further investigations have revealed the relationships
between wild species, domesticated eggplant, and feral weedy
eggplant (derived from the domesticate), as well as targets of
selection during domestication. Parallels between eggplant and
tomato domestication loci are well known and the molecular basis is
currently being investigated. Eggplant is a source of nutrition for
millions of people worldwide, especially in Southeast Asia where it
is a staple food source. Domesticated in the old world, in contrast
to its congeners tomato and potato, the eggplant is morphologically
and nutritionally diverse. The spread of wild eggplants from Africa
is particularly interesting from a cultural point of view. This
book brings together diverse fields of research, from
bioinformatics to taxonomy to nutrition to allow readers to fully
understand eggplant's importance and potential.
Based on a rich range of primary sources and manuscripts, "A
Rossetti Family Chronology" breaks exciting new ground. Focusing on
Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the "Chronolgy" deomstrates
the interconnectedness of their friendships and creativity, giving
information about literary composition and artistic output,
publication and exhibition, reviews, finances, relationships,
health and detailing literary and artistic influences. Drawing on
many unpublished sources, including family letters and diaries,
this new volume in the" Author Chronologies" series will be of
value to all students and scholars of the Rossettis.
The Story of Butler's Rangers and the Settlement of Niagara by
Ernest Cruikshank
The Story of Cherry Valley by Henry U. Swinnerton
Wyoming Valley a Sketch of Its Early Annals by Isaac A. Chapman
Loyalist rangers of the American War of Independence
It is, perhaps, in the the character of the American Rangers of
the eighteenth century that they would be perceived in entirely
different ways depending upon which side they fought. These were
guerrilla fighters not regiments of red coated regulars occupying
the battle lines. They were a unique kind of warrior equal to their
tough environment and with their own brand of warfare. Their task
was to disappear quickly into the wilderness only to appear
unexpectedly to wreak ferocious destruction then melt away again.
Often supported by native Indians, whose ferocity in battle, known
to everyone and all but impossible to moderate once it had been
unleashed, the Rangers fought a savage war. Robert Rogers has been
perceived as a heroic figure of the French and Indian War by the
British and the Americans in whose cause he served. The creator of
Butler's Rangers, John Butler also served in that conflict at
Ticonderoga, Fort Frontenac, Fort Niagara and Montreal. After the
war he became one of the most prosperous men in the American
colonies, second only to Sir William Johnson. In 1775 war came
again destroying old affiliations and this time as a 'loyalist' and
after taking part in the bloody affair at Oriskany, Butler formed
and commanded a unit which would fight a savage rangers war, but
against the very people who had once been friends and allies. At
Wyoming Valley, Forty Fort and Cherry Valley, Butler's Rangers and
their Iroquois allies earned the undying enmity of the American
people. This book provides three useful insights into Butler, his
rangers and his most notorious engagements for all students of the
period and those interested in another aspect of rangers at
war.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This book highlights the uses for underutilized crops, presenting
the state-of-the-art in terms of genome sequencing for over 30
crops, previously understudied and under-researched. In a changing
climate and with significant pressure on the land, it is the ideal
time to be discussing novel crops, with significant biotic and
abiotic tolerances and/or rich nutrient profiles for consumers.
Previously, the only species with sequenced genomes were
high-profile internationally recognized crops, but in the current
era genomes are being sequenced for dozens of crops, including
those previously classified as underutilized, now being
investigated. This book covers food crops, from fruits to tubers,
and from grasses to legumes, as well as crops with non-food
applications. Some of these crops have draft genomes, and others
have polished genomes with extensive resequencing panels. Each
chapter tells the story of an individual crop or crop group,
written by experts, focusing on the genome data available,
revealing more about crop domestication and genetic variation, and
the current and future prospects given that this data is now
becoming available. It also highlights how even small sequencing
projects can provide draft genome sequences suitable for gene
discovery, comparative genomics, and identification of molecular
markers for understanding these crops further.
This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies
because all studies come from African tropical environments where
the great diversity, either biological and structurally (trees,
shrubs, vines, epiphytes), present the animals with several options
to fulfil their basic needs. These conditions have forced the
evolution of unique movement patterns and ecological strategies.
âThe book follows on our previous book âMovement Ecology of
Neotropical Forest Mammalsâ but focuses on tropical African
forests. Movement is an essential process in the life of all
organisms. Animals move because they are looking for primary needs
such as food, water, cover, mating and to avoid predators.
Understanding the causes and consequences of animal movement is not
an easy task for behavioural ecologists. Many animals are shy, move
in secretive ways and are very sensible to human presence,
therefore, studying the movements of mammals in tropical
environments presents logistical and methodological challenges.
However, researchers have recently started to be solved these
challenges and exciting new information is emerging. In this book
we are compiling a set of extraordinary studies where researchers
have used new technology and the strongest methodological
approaches to understand movement patterns in wild African forest
mammals. This second book should inspire early career
researchers to investigate wild mammal´s movements in some of the
most amazing forest in the world: African tropical forests.Â
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This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies
because all cases came from tropical environments where the great
diversity, either biological and structurally (trees, shrubs,
vines, epiphytes), presents the animal with several options to
fulfill its live requirements. These conditions have forced the
evolution of unique movement patterns and ecological strategies.
Movement is an essential process in the life of all organisms.
Animals move because they are hungry, thirsty, to avoid being
eaten, or because they want to find mates. Understanding the causes
and consequences of animal movement is not an easy task for
behavioural ecologists. Many animals are shy, move in secretive
ways and are very sensible to human presence, therefore, studying
the movements of mammals in tropical environments present
logistical and methodological challenges that have recently started
to be solved by ecologist around the world. In this book we are
compiling a set of extraordinary cases where researchers have used
some of the modern technology and the strongest methodological
approaches to understand movement patterns in wild tropical
mammals. We hope this book will inspire and encourage young
researchers to investigate wild mammals movements in some of the
amazing tropical environments of the world.
Combining a stimulating blend of academic authority and senior
practitioner experience, this book tackles the principle of
openness to official documentation and information flow. It covers
important areas such as the Hutton Report into the death of Dr
David Kelly, the freedom of speech in democratic societies, the
value of the freedom of information and international comparisons.
The book is a must read for courses on public policy and governance
and information law.
The Civil Service Commision was created in 1855 and became the key
institution in the development of the British civil service. Its
work was primarily the recruitment of civil servants by fair
methods, treating all qualified applicants equally, and using open
competitions wherever practicable. It was held in high esteem not
only in the United Kingdom but also in the many other countries
throughout the world which, in many places, modelled their methods
of public service recruitment on its pioneering work. It continued
until 1991, when most of its work was devolved to over 3,000
government departments and executive agencies. This book describes
the gestation, growth, development and eventual demise of the
Commision and includes a number of in-depth case studies. Using
source material such as official files, many only recently
available for research, together with other records and evidence to
official committees, the book provides a biography of an
institution. It shows how the department was formally organised and
there is a particular focus on how it actually worked on a
day-to-day basis. With three in-depth chapters on the chronological
development of the Commision and seven case studies of themes or
issues that reveal methods of work and influences on its
activities, this book uses file-based research more extensively
than any other history of a British government department. The
Civil Service Commision, 1855-1991 reveals insights into civil
service recruitment and makes a major original contribution to our
understanding of the practice and politics of public
administration.
First published in 1984, this book examines the style of leadership
amongst senior civil servants and its impact on administrative
reform by investigating the work of Sir Percival Waterfield who was
First Civil Service Commissioner from 1939 to 1951. He was
responsible for setting up the Civil Service Selection Board which
was the key institution in the pioneering new approach to personnel
selection initiated in Britain after the Second World War. It has
been regarded as the model for personnel recruitment in other
contexts and for civil service recruitment in other countries. The
book raises fundamental questions about the criteria for
recruitment and promotion of leading officials in British central
government and offers a rare glimpse of the day to day work of top
civil servants and the administrative culture in which they
operate.
Originally published in 1968, Richard Chapman's pioneering work
illuminates the process of decision making by analysis of a
particular example: the decision to raise the Bank Rate in
September, 1957. The legal responsibility for a decision may be
easy to pinpoint; in this case the Court of Directors of the Bank
of England bear this but six weeks of negotiation separate their
formal statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer's advice to
the Treasury to consider effecting 'a measure of deflation in the
economy'. These six weeks of consultation between the Bank and the
Treasury proceeding in 'the pattern of a formal dance' are analysed
and a necessary by-product of this case-study is a closer
understanding of how the Treasury and the Bank of England work
together. These details are derived mainly from the evidence, and
deductions from it, presented to the Bank Rate Tribunal and the
Radcliffe Committee on the Working of the Monetary System.
Professor Chapman gives his particular findings about decision
making a wider application still by forming reasoned hypotheses and
informed generalisations about public administration in Britain.
First published in 1988, this book is about the application of
moral standards in the course of official work in the British civil
service. It approaches the subject by examining the career of Sir
Edward Bridges, Head of the Civil Service from 1945 to 1956. The
book raises questions, of major importance at the present time,
about methods of work and the standards expected of civil servants.
First published in 1988, this book is about the application of
moral standards in the course of official work in the British civil
service. It approaches the subject by examining the career of Sir
Edward Bridges, Head of the Civil Service from 1945 to 1956. The
book raises questions, of major importance at the present time,
about methods of work and the standards expected of civil servants.
Combining a stimulating blend of academic authority and senior
practitioner experience, this book tackles the principle of
openness to official documentation and information flow. It covers
important areas such as the Hutton Report into the death of Dr
David Kelly, the freedom of speech in democratic societies, the
value of the freedom of information and international comparisons.
The book is a must read for courses on public policy and governance
and information law.
The Civil Service Commission was created in 1855 and became the key
institution in the development of the British civil service. Its
work was primarily the recruitment of civil servants by fair
methods, treating all qualified applicants equally, and using open
competitions wherever practicable. It was held in high esteem not
only in the United Kingdom but also in the many other countries
throughout the world which, in many places, modeled their methods
of public service recruitment on its pioneering work. It continued
until 1991, when most of its work was devolved to over 3,000
government departments and executive agencies.
This book describes the gestation, growth, development and eventual
demise of the Commission and includes a number of in-depth case
studies. Using source material such as official files, many only
recently available for research, together with other records and
evidence to official committees, the book provides a biography of
an institution. It shows how the department was formally organized
and there is a particular focus on how it actually worked on a
day-to-day basis. With three in-depth chapters on the chronological
development of the Commission and seven case studies of themes or
issues that reveal methods of work and influences on its
activities, this book uses file-based research more extensively
than any other history of a British government department.
The Civil Service Commission, 1855-1991 reveals insights into civil
service recruitment and makes a major original contribution to our
understanding of the practice and politics of public
administration.
Critically acclaimed since its inception, Advances in Librarianship
continues to be "the" essential reference source for developments
in the field of libraries and library science. Articles published
in the series have won national prizes, such as the Blackwell North
America Scholarship Award for the outstanding 1994 monograph,
article, or original paper in the field of acquisitions,
collection, development, and related areas of resource development.
All areas of public, college, university, primary and secondary
schools, and special libraries are given up-to-date, critical
analysis by experts engaged in the practice of librarianship, in
teaching, and in research.
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