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The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 has been widely seen as a
historical turning-point. For the first time in modern history an
Asian and a European country competed on equal terms, overturning
the prevailing balance of power. Based on a wide range of original
source material in Russian, Japanese and other languages, this book
goes beyond the military and international political grand
narratives to examine the war's social, cultural, literary and
intellectual impact in their historical context. In Japan the war
reinforced the country's self-image as a 'coming' nation, while in
Russia, combined with the revolution of 1905 and later political
and social upheaval, it was seen as separating the old regime from
the new. Throughout the world, 'spirit' was seen to be a decisive
factor, and cultural considerations determined the war's
interpretation. Featuring contributions by established scholars in
the fields of military history and the history and literature of
both Russia and Japan, this book offers for the first time a
comparative perspective on the symbolic meaning of the conflict.
The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 has been widely seen as a historical turning point. This book goes beyond the military and world political grand narratives to examine the war's social, cultural, literary, and intellectual impact. Containing contributions by established scholars in the fields of military history and the history and literature of both Russia and Japan, it offers for the first time in English a comparative perspective on symbolic meaning of the conflict.
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This volume includes edited and revised versions of the papers
delivered and discussed at the recent Advertising and Consumer
Psychology Conference. Following the theme of the conference --
"Measuring Advertising Effectiveness" -- the book blends academic
psychology, marketing theory, survey methodology, and practical
experience, while simultaneously addressing the problems and
limitations of advertising.
Acknowledging that advertisements are subtle, diverse, complex
phenomena that require detailed investigation, this compilation
explores the multidimensional nature of advertising's diverse
effects from both academic and applied perspectives. Updates on
theories and methods -- along with expert commentaries -- help to
make this a valuable collection that will be of interest to
advertising and marketing specialists and communications experts
alike.
"The Literary and Historical Index to American Magazines,
1800-1850," is an invaluable tool for anyone doing research on the
United States in the 19th century. With an index that includes a
wide range of subjects and individuals, this book provides access
to thousands of references that can currently be obtained from no
other source. The researcher looking for references to and reviews
of well-known authors such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lydia Huntley
Sigourney, and Edgar Allan Poe will find a plethora of entries to
examine. And, for those engaged in the investigation of
lesser-known figures, the index includes scores of authors who may
not be widely recognized but who, nonetheless, made important
contributions to American culture.
Scholars will find the references easy to follow as well as
comprehensive. In addition to general references, the index
includes the full titles of books, speeches, poems, short stories,
and articles written by subjects so that the reader may select the
most relevant citations for his or her research.
This volume includes edited and revised versions of the papers
delivered and discussed at the recent Advertising and Consumer
Psychology Conference. Following the theme of the conference --
"Measuring Advertising Effectiveness" -- the book blends academic
psychology, marketing theory, survey methodology, and practical
experience, while simultaneously addressing the problems and
limitations of advertising.
Acknowledging that advertisements are subtle, diverse, complex
phenomena that require detailed investigation, this compilation
explores the multidimensional nature of advertising's diverse
effects from both academic and applied perspectives. Updates on
theories and methods -- along with expert commentaries -- help to
make this a valuable collection that will be of interest to
advertising and marketing specialists and communications experts
alike.
This book is a journey through the wonders of physics, the special
thousandth volume of the renowned Lecture Notes in Physics book
series. From quantum physics to solar physics, this volume
showcases the beauty of physics in various fields. Written by
series editors and colleagues, these essays are accessible to
non-specialists and graduate-level students alike, making for an
intriguing read for anyone interested in learning about physics
beyond their own field of study. Explore the historical development
of the series with two insightful forewords. List of essays: A New
Era of Quantum Materials Mastery and Quantum Simulators In and Out
of Equilibrium Evaluation and Utility of Wilsonian Naturalness The
Geometric Phase: Consequences in Classical and Quantum Physics The
Coming Decades of Quantum Simulation Insights into Complex
Functions Exploring the Hottest Atmosphere with the Parker Solar
Probe A Primer on the Riemann Hypothesis
This open access book... There is significant interest in the
Philosophy of Science community to understand the role that
"effective theories" have in the work of forefront science. The
ideas of effective theories have been implicit in science for a
long time, but have only been articulated well in the last few
decades. Since Wilson's renormalization group revolution in the
early 1970's, the science community has come to more fully
understand its power, and by the mid-1990's it had gained its
apotheosis. It is still one of the most powerful concepts in
science, which has direct impact in how one thinks about and
formulates theories of nature. It is this power that this Brief
sets out to emphasize through historical analysis and current
examples. This is an open access book.
Although slavery was outlawed in the northern states in 1827, the
illegal slave trade continued in the one place modern readers would
least expect, the streets and ports of America's great northern
metropolis: New York City. In The Kidnapping Club, historian
Jonathan Daniel Wells takes readers to a rapidly changing city rife
with contradiction, where social hierarchy clashed with a rising
middle class, Black citizens jostled for an equal voice in politics
and culture, and women of all races eagerly sought roles outside
the home. It is during this time that the city witnessed an
alarming trend: a number of free and fugitive Black men, women, and
children were being kidnapped into slavery. The group responsible,
known as the Kidnapping Club, was a frighteningly effective network
of judges, lawyers, police officers, and bankers who circumvented
northern anti-slavery laws by sanctioning the kidnapping of free
Black Americans-selling them into markets in the South, South
America, and the Caribbean, for vast sums of wealth. David Ruggles,
a Black journalist and abolitionist, worked tirelessly to bring
their injustices to light-risking his own freedom in the process
and ultimately exposing the vast system of corruption that made New
York City rich. A searing and dramatic history, The Kidnapping Club
upends the myth of an abolitionist North at odds with a
slavery-loving South. It is a powerful and resonant account of the
ties between slavery and capitalism, the deeply corrupt roots of
policing in America, and the strength of Black activism.
Research Design and Statistical Analysis provides comprehensive
coverage of the design principles and statistical concepts
necessary to make sense of real data. The book s goal is to provide
a strong conceptual foundation to enable readers to generalize
concepts to new research situations. Emphasis is placed on the
underlying logic and assumptions of the analysis and what it tells
the researcher, the limitations of the analysis, and the
consequences of violating assumptions. Sampling, design efficiency,
and statistical models are emphasized throughout. As per APA
recommendations, emphasis is also placed on data exploration,
effect size measures, confidence intervals, and using power
analyses to determine sample size. "Real-world" data sets are used
to illustrate data exploration, analysis, and interpretation. The
book offers a rare blend of the underlying statistical assumptions,
the consequences of their violations, and practical advice on
dealing with them.
Changes in the New Edition:
- Each section of the book concludes with a chapter that provides
an integrated example of how to apply the concepts and procedures
covered in the chapters of the section. In addition, the advantages
and disadvantages of alternative designs are discussed.
- A new chapter (1) reviews the major steps in planning and
executing a study, and the implications of those decisions for
subsequent analyses and interpretations.
- A new chapter (13) compares experimental designs to reinforce
the connection between design and analysis and to help readers
achieve the most efficient research study.
- A new chapter (27) on common errors in data analysis and
interpretation.
- Increased emphasis on power analyses to determine sample size
using the G*Power 3 program.
- Many new data sets and problems.
- More examples of the use of SPSS (PASW) Version 17, although
the analyses exemplified are readily carried out by any of the
major statistical software packages.
- A companion website with the data used in the text and the
exercises in SPSS and Excel formats; SPSS syntax files for
performing analyses; extra material on logistic and multiple
regression; technical notes that develop some of the formulas; and
a solutions manual and the text figures and tables for instructors
only.
Part 1 reviews research planning, data exploration, and basic
concepts in statistics including sampling, hypothesis testing,
measures of effect size, estimators, and confidence intervals. Part
2 presents between-subject designs. The statistical models
underlying the analysis of variance for these designs are
emphasized, along with the role of expected mean squares in
estimating effects of variables, the interpretation of nteractions,
and procedures for testing contrasts and controlling error rates.
Part 3 focuses on repeated-measures designs and considers the
advantages and disadvantages of different mixed designs. Part 4
presents detailed coverage of correlation and bivariate and
multiple regression with emphasis on interpretation and common
errors, and discusses the usefulness and limitations of these
procedures as tools for prediction and for developing theory.
This is one of the few books with coverage sufficient for a
2-semester course sequence in experimental design and statistics as
taught in psychology, education, and other behavioral, social, and
health sciences. Incorporating the analyses of both experimental
and observational data provides continuity of concepts and
notation. Prerequisites include courses on basic research methods
and statistics. The book is also an excellent resource for
practicing researchers."
The goal of this essay is to discuss the future of discovery in
particle physics. Its primary motivation is the 2019 European
Strategy update, which aims to determine the future experimental
and theoretical priorities for particle physics. A key question is
to understand what the standard theory (Standard Model) of particle
physics really is, which the author argues has been a foggy notion
for several decades which he clarifies. It then is to decide what
motivated beyond the Standard Model theories are to be targeted by
experiment. This book brightly exposes these theories, and puts
current particle physics research into its historical context and
points the way toward future work.
The Standard Model of elementary particle physics was tentatively
outlined in the early 1970s. The concepts of quarks, leptons,
neutrinos, gauge symmetries, chiral interactions, Higgs boson,
strong force, weak force, and electromagnetism were all put
together to form a unifying theory of elementary particles.
Furthermore, the model was developed within the context of
relativistic quantum field theory, making it compatible with all of
the laws of Einstein's Special Relativity. The successes of the
Standard Model over the years have been tremendous and enduring,
leading up to the recent discovery and continuing study of the
Higgs boson. This book is a comprehensive and technical
introduction to Standard Model physics. Martin and Wells provide
readers who have no prior knowledge of quantum field theory or
particle physics a firm foundation into the fundamentals of both.
The emphasis is on obtaining practical knowledge of how to
calculate cross-sections and decay rates. There is no better way to
understand the necessary abstract knowledge and solidify its
meaning than to learn how to apply it to the computation of
observables that can be measured in a laboratory. Beginning
graduate students, both experimental and theoretical, and advanced
undergraduate students interested in particle physics, will find
this to be an ideal one-semester textbook to begin their technical
learning of elementary particle physics.
How do public employees win and lose their collective bargaining
rights? And how can public sector labor unions protect those
rights? These are the questions answered in From Collective
Bargaining to Collective Begging. Dominic Wells takes a
mixed-methods approach and uses more than five decades of
state-level data to analyze the expansion and restriction of
rights. Â Wells identifies the factors that led states to
expand collective bargaining rights to public employees, and the
conditions under which public employee labor unions can defend
against unfavorable state legislation. He presents case studies and
coalition strategies from Ohio and Wisconsin to demonstrate how
labor unions failed to protect their rights in one state and
succeeded in another. From Collective Bargaining to
Collective Begging also provides a comprehensive quantitative
analysis of the economic, political, and cultural factors that both
led states to adopt policies that reduced the obstacles to
unionization and also led other states to adopt policies that
increased the difficulty to form and maintain a labor union. In his
conclusion, Wells suggests the path forward for public sector labor
unions and what policies need to be implemented to improve employee
labor relations.
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