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This collection is a tribute to a most faithful, true Keynesian,
who read, thought, dreamt and promoted Keynes: Lorie Tarshis
(1911-1993). This volume is focused on the important role of Lorie
Tarshis's brand of Keynesianism on the effect of the Keynesian
revolution on economic thought in America. Tarshis was among the
first to form part of Keynes's select 'circus', not only
witnessing, but actually participating in the making of The General
Theory. This memorial includes new reflections on the impact of
Keynesianism in the making by many of the eminent early generations
of American post-war economists, Galbraith, Goodwin, Kindleberger,
Samuelson, Salant, Tobin and Perlman. While their contributions
shed more light on how the participants in the process, Tarshis
included, effected early Keynesianism, the volume also contains
contributions by those such as Moggridge and McQueen who reflect on
aspects of the process from greater distance. Holzman and Reder
recount Lorie Tarshis's subtle contribution and its direct impact
and reverberations are reflected upon in the balance of the
chapters by Colander, Dimand, Dow, Grimard, McCann and Perlman, and
Parker. This book will be of great interest to scholars interested
in the history of economic thought and Keynesian economics.
The Christian doctrine of God has traditionally been presented in
two parts: an account of the existence and attributes of God on the
one hand, and an account of God's triunity on the other. The
present study is an analysis of Karl Barth's doctrine of the divine
attributes (or 'perfections'), as it appears in his "Church
Dogmatics II/1". Barth's doctrine of the divine perfections has
received comparatively little attention, and what attention it has
received is typically very selective. Authors unaware of larger,
structural themes in Barth's account often misconstrue significant
details of Barth's text. Others wrongly discount the implications
of Barth's doctrine of the perfections for his theology as a whole.
The aim of this study is primarily to clarify what Barth says about
the perfections and secondarily to relate this to broader themes in
Barth's theology. "T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology" is
a series of monographs in the field of Christian doctrine, with a
particular focus on constructive engagement with major topics
through historical analysis or contemporary restatement.
TransLatin Joyce explores the circulation of James Joyce's work in
the Ibero-American literary system. The essays address Joycean
literary engagements in Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Mexico, and
Cuba, using concepts from postcolonial translation studies,
antimodernism, game theory, sound studies, deconstruction, and
post-Euclidean physics.
Cult of Defeat in Mexico's Historical Fiction: Failure, Trauma,
and Loss examines recent Mexican historical novels that highlight
the mistakes of the nineteenth century for the purpose of
responding to present crises. Over the last twenty years,
historical novels have become a mainstay for major presses,
surpassing other fictional genres in publication and sales. As
these bestsellers enter the public sphere, they engage in a massive
rewrite of the country's guiding fictions and national myths. This
book argues that historical reconstructions of the nation's
foundational period acquire deeper meaning when understood as part
of broad contemporary debates about globalization, neoliberalism,
political legitimacy, and the crises afflicting Mexican communities
today.
This book provides a lively introduction to the exciting discipline
of evangelical theology. Aligning with the global Lausanne
Movement, the authors identify Scripture and mission as
methodological centres of evangelical theology. Evangelical
Theology highlights the key evangelical themes of atonement,
conversion, justification, and sanctification, as well as recent
developments around trinitarian theology and pneumatology.
Praise for The Best Service Is No Service
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service issues."
--Don Peppers and Martha Rogers, Ph.D., authors, Rules to Break
and Laws to Follow
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how to make service work for the company and the customer.
Customers are clamoring for self-service that answers all of their
questions, and this important book shows companies how to achieve
this level of customer satisfaction."
--Sheryl Sandberg, vice president of online sales and operations,
Google
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principles also work across all countries and cultures, a new
universal goal!"
--Sanjeev Aggarwal, managing director, Helion Ventures Pvt Ltd
Gurgaon, India, and founder and former CEO of IBM Daksh
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of corporations--universities and business schools can learn a lot
from this book and its principles. I recommend this book to
academic leaders for their schools and for their students to obtain
firsthand lessons that really work!"
--James Jiambalvo, dean, Michael G. Foster School of Business; and
Kirby L. Cramer Chair of Business Administration
"This book is compulsory reading for executives, customer
service managers, and decision makers whose actionsdefine a
company's customer experience. The Best Service Is No Service
points out areas where management mistakes or confusion can lead to
unnecessary contacts and disoriented customers. The concept of 'no
service' is elegant in its simplicity. You will find clear
solutions and tips on how to achieve 'no service' but also how to
provide 'awesome customer experiences' while pursuing 'no
service.'"
--Bert Quintana, former vice president, Dell International
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Inspired by Father Alfred Delp, who wrote a meditation titled The
Shaking Reality of Advent while imprisoned by the Nazis during
WWII, Bishop Peter B. Price has written a series of reflections and
prayers to be read on each day of Advent. Each reflection is
written that we may be 'shaken and brought to a realisation of our
selves', in order to gain a new understanding of God's promise of
redemption and release.
TransLatin Joyce explores the circulation of James Joyce's work in
the Ibero-American literary system. The essays address Joycean
literary engagements in Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Mexico, and
Cuba, using concepts from postcolonial translation studies,
antimodernism, game theory, sound studies, deconstruction, and
post-Euclidean physics.
This book contains an introduction to the theory of functions, with
emphasis on functions of several variables. The central topics are
the differentiation and integration of such functions. Although
many of the topics are familiar, the treatment is new; the book
developed from a new approach to the theory of differentiation. Iff
is a function of two real variables x and y, its deriva tives at a
point Po can be approximated and found as follows. Let PI' P2 be
two points near Po such that Po, PI, P2 are not on a straight line.
The linear function of x and y whose values at Po, PI' P2 are equal
to those off at these points approximates f near Po; determinants
can be used to find an explicit representation of this linear
function (think of the equation of the plane through three points
in three-dimensional space). The (partial) derivatives of this
linear function are approximations to the derivatives of f at Po;
each of these (partial) derivatives of the linear function is the
ratio of two determinants. The derivatives off at Po are defined to
be the limits of these ratios as PI and P2 approach Po (subject to
an important regularity condition). This simple example is only the
beginning, but it hints at a m theory of differentiation for
functions which map sets in IRn into IR which is both general and
powerful, and which reduces to the standard theory of
differentiation in the one-dimensional case."
From his early work as the first director of the Black Coalition of
New Haven during the Civil Rights Movement to his tenure as
president and CEO of the National Urban League, Hugh B. Price’s
varied and highly successful career has been unwaveringly dedicated
to social justice and racial equality. Price writes about growing
up in a neighborhood near Howard University in Washington,
attending a newly integrated high school, and studying at Amherst
and Yale Law School. He also traces his forbearers, among them Nero
Hawley, who fought at Valley Forge under George Washington; George
and Rebecca Latimer, who escaped slavery by stowing away on a boat
and traveling north as master and slave; and Lewis Latimer, who
worked with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. Price comes
from a long line of radicals, and his own actions demanded change.
He defended affirmative action, helped repair relations between the
black and Jewish communities, and pressured the federal government
to combat police brutality and racial profiling. “People who
believe a problem can be solved tend to get busy solving it,”
William Raspberry wrote in the Washington Post. “Hugh B. Price is
a believer.” This African-American Life chronicles not only
Price’s experiences and achievements, but also a lifetime of
creating opportunities for others to succeed.
Cult of Defeat in Mexico's Historical Fiction: Failure, Trauma, and
Loss examines recent Mexican historical novels that highlight the
mistakes of the nineteenth century for the purpose of responding to
present crises.
This book provides a lively introduction to the exciting discipline
of evangelical theology. Aligning with the global Lausanne
Movement, the authors identify Scripture and mission as
methodological centres of evangelical theology. Evangelical
Theology highlights the key evangelical themes of atonement,
conversion, justification, and sanctification, as well as recent
developments around trinitarian theology and pneumatology.
Drawing on the experiences and lessons of over forty years working
on the frontline of reconciliation and peace building, in Northern
Ireland, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, Peter B. Price
explores what it means to respond to the biblical call to `seek
peace … and pursue it’ (Psalm 34:14). What is required of
Christians today in the light of the increasing number of wars,
insurgencies, holocausts and genocide, is a deeper understanding of
what true peace making costs, and an answer to the question: `Can
Christianity continue to sanction war?’
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