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It is a great pleasure to welcome the new edition of the book
written by Prof. Edward and Prof. Lane, which carries on the
success of the earlier ones. This new edition contains a
comprehensive and critical study of the European Union legal order,
which explores in great detail the changes brought about by the
Treaty of Lisbon. Bearing in mind the quality of its authors, it
does not come as a surprise that this book is an outstanding piece
of academic work. It is a classic which should belong to the
library of all persons who are interested in EU law.' - Koen
Lenaerts, Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European
Union, LuxembourgKey features of the book include: - Authoritative
authorship combining the analysis of a senior academic with the
experience of a former judge. - Comprehensive and wide-ranging in
scope. - Structured specifically to reflect the Treaty of Lisbon
reorientation and immediate post-Lisbon developments. - Extensive
reference to primary sources (Treaties, legislation, case law) and
to issues of national adaptation. A fully updated and expanded new
edition of a classic text, this authoritative and wide-ranging
volume provides expert analysis on the key issues across all areas
of European Union law - including its constitutional, procedural
and substantive aspects. In particular, coverage of the
constitutional and procedural elements includes: historical
background and development of the European Union; constitutional
structure of the Union; the Treaties: interrelationship and
fundamental (constitutional) rules; the institutional framework;
jurisdiction of, and actions before, the Court of Justice; sources,
principles and methods of Union law. Comprehensive coverage of the
substantive law includes: basic rules; citizenship of the Union;
the internal market; the four freedoms; competition; economic and
monetary policy; social policy; environmental policy; commercial
policy. Precise and rich in references to the primary materials of
the Treaties, the principal legislation and the key case law of the
Court of Justice, this highly detailed and comprehensive book will
be an indispensable resource for all legal practitioners whose
practice must take account of EU Law. Contents: Part I: The Origins
and Development of the European Union 1. The History 2. The
European Union: Structure and Basic Rules Part II: The
Institutional Framework 3. The Political Institutions and
Procedures 4. Other Bodies 5. The Court of Justice Part III: The
Sources, Nature and Methods of European Union Law 6. Sources of
Union Law Part IV: Substantive Law 7. The Principles 8.
Non-Discrimination and Citizenship of the Union 9. Union Policies
and Internal Actions: Introduction 10. The Free Movement of Goods
11. The Free Movement of Persons and Services 12. The Free Movement
of Capital 13. Competition 14. Other Policies
This book presents recent developments in the theory and
application of latent variable models (LVMs) by some of the most
prominent researchers in the field. Topics covered involve a range
of LVM frameworks including item response theory, structural
equation modeling, factor analysis, and latent curve modeling, as
well as various non-standard data structures and innovative
applications. The book is divided into two sections, although
several chapters cross these content boundaries. Part one focuses
on complexities which involve the adaptation of latent variables
models in research problems where real-world conditions do not
match conventional assumptions. Chapters in this section cover
issues such as analysis of dyadic data and complex survey data, as
well as analysis of categorical variables. Part two of the book
focuses on drawing real-world meaning from results obtained in
LVMs. In this section there are chapters examining issues involving
assessment of model fit, the nature of uncertainty in parameter
estimates, inferences, and the nature of latent variables and
individual differences. This book appeals to researchers and
graduate students interested in the theory and application of
latent variable models. As such, it serves as a supplementary
reading in graduate level courses on latent variable models.
Prerequisites include basic knowledge of latent variable models.
This book presents recent developments in the theory and
application of latent variable models (LVMs) by some of the most
prominent researchers in the field. Topics covered involve a range
of LVM frameworks including item response theory, structural
equation modeling, factor analysis, and latent curve modeling, as
well as various non-standard data structures and innovative
applications. The book is divided into two sections, although
several chapters cross these content boundaries. Part one focuses
on complexities which involve the adaptation of latent variables
models in research problems where real-world conditions do not
match conventional assumptions. Chapters in this section cover
issues such as analysis of dyadic data and complex survey data, as
well as analysis of categorical variables. Part two of the book
focuses on drawing real-world meaning from results obtained in
LVMs. In this section there are chapters examining issues involving
assessment of model fit, the nature of uncertainty in parameter
estimates, inferences, and the nature of latent variables and
individual differences. This book appeals to researchers and
graduate students interested in the theory and application of
latent variable models. As such, it serves as a supplementary
reading in graduate level courses on latent variable models.
Prerequisites include basic knowledge of latent variable models.
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick was one of the most significant literary
theorists of the last forty years and a key figure in contemporary
queer theory. In this engaging and inspiring guide, Jason
Edwards:
- introduces and explains key terms such as affects, the first
person, homosocialities, and queer taxonomies, performativities and
cusps
- considers Sedgwick's poetry and textile art alongside her
theoretical texts
- encourages a personal as well as an academic response to
Sedgwick's work, suggesting how life-changing it can be
- offers detailed suggestions for further reading
Written in an accessible and direct style, Edwards indicates the
impact that Sedgwick's work continues to have on writers, readers,
and literary and cultural theory today.
Flodoard of Rheims (893/4-966) is one of the tenth century's most
intriguing but neglected historians. His works are essential
sources for the emergence of the West Frankish and Ottonian
kingdoms in the tumultuous decades following the collapse of the
Carolingian empire in 888. Yet although Flodoard is a crucial
narrative voice from this period, his works have seldom been
considered in the context of the evolving circumstances of his
turbulent career or his literary aims. This important new study is
the first to analyse and synthesise Flodoard's entire output,
suggesting that his writings about Rheims, contemporary politics
and the Christian past have until now been taken at face value
without regard for his own intentions or priorities, and therefore
have been misunderstood. Edward Roberts' re-evaluation of the
relationship between political participation, historical
understanding and authorial individuality casts important new light
on the political and cultural history of tenth-century Europe.
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick was one of the most significant literary
theorists of the last forty years and a key figure in contemporary
queer theory. In this engaging and inspiring guide, Jason
Edwards:
- introduces and explains key terms such as affects, the first
person, homosocialities, and queer taxonomies, performativities and
cusps
- considers Sedgwick's poetry and textile art alongside her
theoretical texts
- encourages a personal as well as an academic response to
Sedgwick's work, suggesting how life-changing it can be
- offers detailed suggestions for further reading
Written in an accessible and direct style, Edwards indicates the
impact that Sedgwick's work continues to have on writers, readers,
and literary and cultural theory today.
Flodoard of Rheims (893/4-966) is one of the tenth century's most
intriguing but neglected historians. His works are essential
sources for the emergence of the West Frankish and Ottonian
kingdoms in the tumultuous decades following the collapse of the
Carolingian empire in 888. Yet although Flodoard is a crucial
narrative voice from this period, his works have seldom been
considered in the context of the evolving circumstances of his
turbulent career or his literary aims. This important new study is
the first to analyse and synthesise Flodoard's entire output,
suggesting that his writings about Rheims, contemporary politics
and the Christian past have until now been taken at face value
without regard for his own intentions or priorities, and therefore
have been misunderstood. Edward Roberts' re-evaluation of the
relationship between political participation, historical
understanding and authorial individuality casts important new light
on the political and cultural history of tenth-century Europe.
One of the most popular writers of his age, outsold only by
Dickens, Edward George Bulwer Lytton (1803-73), first Baron Lytton,
is notable for coining the phrases 'the great unwashed' and 'the
pen is mightier than the sword', although his work is largely
forgotten today. G. K. Chesterton's appraisal was that 'you could
not have the Victorian Age without him'. Lytton requested that his
son Edward Robert (1831-91), first Earl of Lytton, complete his
autobiography. Complemented by letters and previously unpublished
material - the better to flesh out the story of a prolific literary
life - it appeared in two volumes in 1883. In his preface, Edward
Robert writes that his main purpose is 'to illustrate my father's
works by his life, and his life by his works'. Volume 1 contains
the original autobiography, along with letters and selected
writings that provide insights into Lytton's first twenty-two
years.
One of the most popular writers of his age, outsold only by
Dickens, Edward George Bulwer Lytton (1803-73), first Baron Lytton,
is notable for coining the phrases 'the great unwashed' and 'the
pen is mightier than the sword', although his work is largely
forgotten today. G. K. Chesterton's appraisal was that 'you could
not have the Victorian Age without him'. Lytton requested that his
son Edward Robert (1831-91), first Earl of Lytton, complete his
autobiography. Complemented by letters and previously unpublished
material - the better to flesh out the story of a prolific literary
life - it appeared in two volumes in 1883. In his preface, Edward
Robert writes that his main purpose is 'to illustrate my father's
works by his life, and his life by his works'. Volume 2 completes
the biographical narrative, including details of Lytton's later
political life, correspondence with Disraeli and others, and work
left unfinished.
In 1901 William Bateson, Professor of Biology at Cambridge,
published a renewed version of a lecture which he had delivered the
year before to the Royal Horticultural Society in London (reprinted
in the book as an appendix). In this lecture he recognized the
importance of the work completed by Gregor Mendel in 1865, and
brought it to the notice of the scientific world. Upon reading
Bateson's paper, Archibald Garrod realized the relevance of
Mendel's laws to human disease and in 1902 introduced Mendelism to
medical genetics. The first part of A Century of Mendelism in Human
Genetics takes a historical perspective of the first 50 years of
Mendelism, including the bitter argument between the Mendelians and
the biometricians. The second part discusses human genetics since
1950, ending with a final chapter examining genetics and the future
of medicine. The book considers the genetics of both single-gene
and complex diseases, human cancer genetics, genetic linkage, and
natural selection in human populations. Besides being of general
medical significance, this book will be of particular interest to
departments of genetics and of medical genetics, as well as to
historians of science and medicine.
It is a great pleasure to welcome the new edition of the book
written by Prof. Edward and Prof. Lane, which carries on the
success of the earlier ones. This new edition contains a
comprehensive and critical study of the European Union legal order,
which explores in great detail the changes brought about by the
Treaty of Lisbon. Bearing in mind the quality of its authors, it
does not come as a surprise that this book is an outstanding piece
of academic work. It is a classic which should belong to the
library of all persons who are interested in EU law.' - Koen
Lenaerts, Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European
Union, LuxembourgKey features of the book include: - Authoritative
authorship combining the analysis of a senior academic with the
experience of a former judge. - Comprehensive and wide-ranging in
scope. - Structured specifically to reflect the Treaty of Lisbon
reorientation and immediate post-Lisbon developments. - Extensive
reference to primary sources (Treaties, legislation, case law) and
to issues of national adaptation. A fully updated and expanded new
edition of a classic text, this authoritative and wide-ranging
volume provides expert analysis on the key issues across all areas
of European Union law - including its constitutional, procedural
and substantive aspects. In particular, coverage of the
constitutional and procedural elements includes: historical
background and development of the European Union; constitutional
structure of the Union; the Treaties: interrelationship and
fundamental (constitutional) rules; the institutional framework;
jurisdiction of, and actions before, the Court of Justice; sources,
principles and methods of Union law. Comprehensive coverage of the
substantive law includes: basic rules; citizenship of the Union;
the internal market; the four freedoms; competition; economic and
monetary policy; social policy; environmental policy; commercial
policy. Precise and rich in references to the primary materials of
the Treaties, the principal legislation and the key case law of the
Court of Justice, this highly detailed and comprehensive book will
be an indispensable resource for all legal practitioners whose
practice must take account of EU Law. Contents: Part I: The Origins
and Development of the European Union 1. The History 2. The
European Union: Structure and Basic Rules Part II: The
Institutional Framework 3. The Political Institutions and
Procedures 4. Other Bodies 5. The Court of Justice Part III: The
Sources, Nature and Methods of European Union Law 6. Sources of
Union Law Part IV: Substantive Law 7. The Principles 8.
Non-Discrimination and Citizenship of the Union 9. Union Policies
and Internal Actions: Introduction 10. The Free Movement of Goods
11. The Free Movement of Persons and Services 12. The Free Movement
of Capital 13. Competition 14. Other Policies
In 1963, John F. Kennedy said that "a rising tide lifts all the
boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both parties,
without domination or unfair advantage." US international economic
policy since World War II has been based on the premise that
foreign economic growth is in America's economic, as well as
political and security, self-interest. The bursting of the
speculative dot.com bubble, slowing US growth, and the global
financial crisis and its aftermath, however, have led to radical
changes in Americans' perceptions of the benefits of global trade.
Many Americans believe that trade with emerging-market economies is
the most important reason for US job loss, especially in
manufacturing, and is detrimental to American welfare and an
important source of wage inequality. Several prominent economists
have reinforced these public concerns. In this study, Lawrence
Edwards and Robert Z. Lawrence confront these fears through an
extensive survey of the empirical literature and in depth analyses
of the evidence. Their conclusions contradict several popular
theories about the negative impact of US trade with developing
countries. They find considerable evidence that while adjusting to
foreign economic growth does present America with challenges,
growth in emerging-market economies is in America's economic
interest. It is hard, of course, for Americans to become used to a
world in which the preponderance of economic activity is located in
Asia. But one of America's great strengths is its adaptability. And
if it does adapt, the American economy can be buoyed by that rising
tide.
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