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Presented here are some 750 fiction and nonfiction books--from
folklore to poetry--focusing on separation and loss themes for
young people. Highly selective, the guide profiles only classic and
recommended titles from School Library Journal, Bulletin of the
Center for Children's Books, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, The Horn
Book, The Bookfinder, and other publications. Arranged by topic,
each annotated entry provides a review of plot and theme,
interest/reading level, suggestions for use, and full bibliographic
information. Issues include Homelessness, Economic Loss/Parents Out
of Work, and Race Relations. This is the ideal reference guide for
those who have the opportunity to help children facing tough
personal roadblocks, ranging from going away to camp to the death
of a sibling.
The idea of punishment after death-whereby the souls of the wicked
are consigned to Hell (Gehenna, Gehinnom, or Jahannam)-emerged out
of beliefs found across the Mediterranean, from ancient Egypt to
Zoroastrian Persia, and became fundamental to the Abrahamic
religions. Once Hell achieved doctrinal expression in the New
Testament, the Talmud, and the Qur'an, thinkers began to question
Hell's eternity, and to consider possible alternatives-hell's
rivals. Some imagined outright escape, others periodic but
temporary relief within the torments. One option, including
Purgatory and, in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the Middle State,
was to consider the punishments to be temporary and purifying.
Despite these moral and theological hesitations, the idea of Hell
has remained a historical and theological force until the
present.In Hell and Its Rivals, Alan E. Bernstein examines an array
of sources from within and beyond the three Abrahamic
faiths-including theology, chronicles, legal charters, edifying
tales, and narratives of near-death experiences-to analyze the
origins and evolution of belief in Hell. Key social institutions,
including slavery, capital punishment, and monarchy, also affected
the afterlife beliefs of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Reflection
on hell encouraged a stigmatization of "the other" that in turn
emphasized the differences between these religions. Yet, despite
these rivalries, each community proclaimed eternal punishment and
answered related challenges to it in similar terms. For all that
divided them, they agreed on the need for-and fact of-Hell.
In this timely reevaluation of an infamous Supreme Court decision,
David E. Bernstein provides a compelling survey of the history and
background of Lochner v. New York. This 1905 decision invalidated a
state law limiting work hours and became the leading precedent
contending that novel economic regulations were unconstitutional.
Sure to be controversial, "Rehabilitating Lochner" argues that
despite the decision's reputation, it was well-grounded in
precedent - and that modern constitutional jurisprudence owes at
least as much to the limited-government ideas of Lochner proponents
as to the more expansive vision of its Progressive opponents.
Tracing the influence of this decision through subsequent battles
over segregation laws, sex discrimination, civil liberties, and
more, "Rehabilitating Lochner" argues not only that the court acted
reasonably in Lochner, but that Lochner and like-minded cases have
been widely misunderstood and unfairly maligned ever since.
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What becomes of the wicked? Hell exile from God, subjection to
fire, worms, and darkness for centuries the idea has shaped the
dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of
believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with
Christian beliefs, its gradual emergence depended on conflicting
notions that pervaded the Mediterranean world more than a
millennium before the birth of Christ. Asking just why and how
belief in hell arose, Alan E. Bernstein takes us back to those
times and offers us a comparative view of the philosophy, poetry,
folklore, myth, and theology of that formative age.
Bernstein draws on sources from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia,
Greece, Rome, and Israel, as well as early Christian writings
through Augustine, in order to reconstruct the story of the
prophets, priests, poets, and charismatic leaders who fashioned
concepts of hell from an array of perspectives on death and
justice. The author traces hell's formation through close readings
of works including the epics of Homer and Vergil, the satires of
Lucian, the dialogues of Plato and Plutarch, the legends of Enoch,
the confessions of the Psalms, the prophecies of Isaiah, Ezechiel,
and Daniel, and the parables of Jesus. Reenacting lively debates
about the nature of hell among the common people and the elites of
diverse religious traditions, he provides new insight into the
social implications and the psychological consequences of different
visions of the afterlife.
This superb account of a central image in Western culture will
captivate readers interested in history, mythology, literature,
psychology, philosophy, and religion."
What becomes of the wicked? Hell exile from God, subjection to
fire, worms, and darkness for centuries the idea has shaped the
dread of malefactors, the solace of victims, and the deterrence of
believers. Although we may associate the notion of hell with
Christian beliefs, its gradual emergence depended on conflicting
notions that pervaded the Mediterranean world more than a
millennium before the birth of Christ. Asking just why and how
belief in hell arose, Alan E. Bernstein takes us back to those
times and offers us a comparative view of the philosophy, poetry,
folklore, myth, and theology of that formative age.
Bernstein draws on sources from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia,
Greece, Rome, and Israel, as well as early Christian writings
through Augustine, in order to reconstruct the story of the
prophets, priests, poets, and charismatic leaders who fashioned
concepts of hell from an array of perspectives on death and
justice. The author traces hell's formation through close readings
of works including the epics of Homer and Vergil, the satires of
Lucian, the dialogues of Plato and Plutarch, the legends of Enoch,
the confessions of the Psalms, the prophecies of Isaiah, Ezechiel,
and Daniel, and the parables of Jesus. Reenacting lively debates
about the nature of hell among the common people and the elites of
diverse religious traditions, he provides new insight into the
social implications and the psychological consequences of different
visions of the afterlife.
This superb account of a central image in Western culture will
captivate readers interested in history, mythology, literature,
psychology, philosophy, and religion."
In this timely reevaluation of an infamous Supreme Court decision,
David E. Bernstein provides a compelling survey of the history and
background of "Lochner v. New York." This 1905 decision invalidated
state laws limiting work hours and became the leading case
contending that novel economic regulations were unconstitutional.
Sure to be controversial, "Rehabilitating Lochner "argues that the
decision was well grounded in precedent—and that modern
constitutional jurisprudence owes at least as much to the
limited-government ideas of "Lochner" proponents as to the more
expansive vision of its Progressive opponents.
Tracing the influence of this decision through subsequent
battles over segregation laws, sex discrimination, civil liberties,
and more, "Rehabilitating Lochner" argues not only that the court
acted reasonably in "Lochner, " but that "Lochner" and like-minded
cases have been widely misunderstood and unfairly maligned ever
since.
Eduard Bernstein prasentiert eine Sammlung von Briefen, die
Ferdinand Lassalle, einer der Vater der deutschen Sozialdemokratie,
im Laufe seines Lebens an seine Familie schrieb. Sie beginnt mit
einem Gluckwunschgedicht aus seiner Jugendzeit und endet mit den
Notizen, die Lassalle am Vorabend seines Todes im Jahr 1864
verfasste. Durch die chronologisch geordnete Reihung der Briefe
lasst sich die personliche, aber auch die politische Entwicklung
Lassalles nachvollziehen und erlaubt so einen tiefen Einblick in
das Seelenleben des Mannes, der die deutsche Arbeiterbewegung
mitbegrundete. Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1905.
Eduard Bernstein prasentiert eine Sammlung von Briefen, die
Ferdinand Lassalle, einer der Vater der deutschen Sozialdemokratie,
im Laufe seines Lebens an seine Familie schrieb. Sie beginnt mit
einem Gluckwunschgedicht aus seiner Jugendzeit und endet mit den
Notizen, die Lassalle am Vorabend seines Todes im Jahr 1864
verfasste. Durch die chronologisch geordnete Reihung der Briefe
lasst sich die personliche, aber auch die politische Entwicklung
Lassalles nachvollziehen und erlaubt so einen tiefen Einblick in
das Seelenleben des Mannes, der die deutsche Arbeiterbewegung
mitbegrundete. Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1905.
In "Only One Place of Redress "David E. Bernstein offers a bold
reinterpretation of American legal history: he argues that American
labor and occupational laws, enacted by state and federal
governments after the Civil War and into the twentieth century,
benefited dominant groups in society to the detriment of those who
lacked political power. Both intentionally and incidentally, claims
Bernstein, these laws restricted in particular the job mobility and
economic opportunity of blacks.
A pioneer in applying the insights of public choice theory to
legal history, Bernstein contends that the much-maligned
jurisprudence of the "Lochner" era--with its emphasis on freedom of
contract and private market ordering--actually discouraged
discrimination and assisted groups with little political clout. To
support this thesis he examines the motivation behind and practical
impact of laws restricting interstate labor recruitment,
occupational licensing laws, railroad labor laws, minimum wage
statutes, the Davis-Bacon Act, and New Deal collective bargaining.
He concludes that the ultimate failure of Lochnerism--and the
triumph of the regulatory state--not only strengthened racially
exclusive labor unions but contributed to a massive loss of
employment opportunities for African Americans, the effects of
which continue to this day.
Scholars and students interested in race relations, labor law, and
legal
or constitutional history will be fascinated by Bernstein's
daring--and controversial--argument.
The New Wigmore: A Treatise on Evidence is an authoritative guide
with answers to evolving questions in civil and criminal litigation
. The five volume series presents the same quality of research,
thought, and analysis as the original Wigmore, creating a genuine
present-day counterpart to the seminal evidence treatise. Volume 1:
Selected Rules of Limited Admissibility, by David Leonard, provides
a sophisticated framework for lawyers and judges to understand and
apply the rules that exclude evidence for policy reasons. Included
are extensive discussions of: The latest amendments to Federal Rule
408 Party-oriented limited admissibility in criminal cases The
types of agreements that qualify as and#8220;Mary Carterand#8221;
agreements Evidence of nolo contendere pleas when the party who
entered the plea brings a civil action based on the same event
Admissibility of evidence of investigations conducted by a party
Remedial measures taken before the event giving rise to the action
or taken by a third party, or required by a government authority
The use of limiting instructions and proper timing The use the
doctrine of and#8220;detrimental relianceand#8221; to enforce a
plea agreement the government seeks to abolish The admissibility of
settlement agreements that, if not disclosed, might lead to
distorted fact-finding The propriety of informing the jury that
there has been a settlement of claims involving a part Volume 2:
Evidentiary Privileges, by Edward J. Imwinkelried, offers unique
analysis of recent evidentiary problems including application of
the attorney-client privilege to government agencies and corporate
entities, and the difficulty of determining exactly who holds the
privilege. In these two volumes, youand#8217;ll find also a
practical framework for evaluating the existence or scope of new
privileges, as well as coverage of issues like these: The common
interest or joint defense privilege Skirmishes over the
DOJand#8217;s policies regarding corporate waiver of
attorney-client privilege Privilege for mediation proceedings Burns
v. Commonwealth, where the Virginia Supreme Court sharply limited
the protection for confidential spousal communications The latest
cases recognizing a constitutional right to informational privacy
Protections for journalists and who qualifies The governmental
attorney-client privilege The First Circuit decision holding that
in certain circumstances, even when an individual corporate officer
has a personal attorney-client privilege with corporate counsel,
the corporation may unilaterally waive the privilege The latest
cases on the waiver consequences of inadvertent production during
pretrial discovery Volume 3: Expert Evidence, by David H. Kaye,
David E. Bernstein and Jennifer L. Mnookin, provides in depth
coverage of the topics that lawyers and judges must know when
dealing with expert testimony about medicine, engineering,
psychology, economics, and forensic science, among other areas. It
covers the topics common to all such testimony and focuses on
scientific and statistical evidence, providing sophisticated and
up-to-date explanations and analyses of: The principles and
policies underlying all the approaches to admitting scientific
evidence, from the traditional relevance standard to the most
restrictive interpretations of the Supreme Court's watershed
opinion in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. An in-depth look
at the continuing importance and practical operation of the Frye
standard. Qualifications for expert witnesses. Permissible subject
matter and al
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