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The Age of Alexander (Paperback, Revised)
Plutarch; Edited by Timothy Duff; Introduction by Timothy Duff; Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert, Timothy Duff
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The Parallel Lives of Plutarch are cornerstones of Western
literature, and have exerted a profound influence on writers and
statesmen since the Renaissance, most notably Shakespeare. This
selection of ten biographies spans the period from the start of the
fourth century BC to the early third, and covers some of the most
important figures in Greek history, such as the orator Demosthenes
and Alexander the Great, as well as lesser known figures such as
Plato's pupil Dion of Syracuse. Each Life is an important work of
literature in itself, but taken together they provide a vivid
picture of the Greek world during a period that saw the collapse of
Spartan power, the rise of Macedonia, the conquests of Alexander
and the wars of his successors. Timothy Duff's revised version of
Ian Scott-Kilvert's translations is accompanied by a new general
introduction, and introductions and notes to each Life. He has also
added two Lives previously not included: Artaxerxes I, Great King
of Persia from 405 to 359 BC, and Eumenes of Cardia, one of
Alexander's officers.
This book analyses central questions in the continuing debate about
success factors in corruption prevention and the efficacy and value
of anti-corruption agencies (ACAs). How do ACAs become valued
within a polity? What challenges must they overcome? What
conditions account for their success and failure? What
contributions can corruption prevention make to good governance?
And in what areas might they have little or no effect on the
quality of governance? With these questions in mind, the authors
examine the experience of Hong Kong's Independent Commission
Against Corruption (ICAC), widely regarded as one of the few
successful examples of an ACA. The book is grounded in an analysis
of ICAC documents and surveys, the authors' survey of social
attitudes towards corruption in Hong Kong, and interviews with
former officials.
Corruption in Asia ranges from the venal rent-seeking of local
officials to the million-dollar bribes received by corrupt
politicians; from excessive position-related consumption to future
job offers in the private sector for compliant public servants;
from money-laundering to ‘white elephant’ projects that do
little more than line the pockets of developers and their political
partners. The Routledge Handbook of Corruption in Asia addresses
the theories, issues and trends in corruption and anticorruption
reform that have emerged from this diverse experience. The book is
divided into four major parts: corruption and the state; corruption
and economic development; corruption and society; and controlling
corruption: strategies, successes and failures. Chapters compare
and contrast corruption in different social and institutional
contexts, examine both successful and unsuccessful attempts to
control it, and consider what lessons can be drawn from these Asian
experiences. This academically rigorous and insightful book will be
of interest to a wide range of students and scholars, particularly
those of Asian studies, politics and sociology.
Plutarch traces the fortunes of Athens through nine lives - from
Theseus, its founder, to Lysander, its Spartan conqueror - in this
seminal work
Theseus/Solon/Themistocles/Aristides/Cimon/Pericles/Nicias/Alcibiades/Lysander
What makes a leader? For Plutarch the answer lay not in great
victories, but in moral strengths. In these nine biographies, taken
from his Parallel Lives, he traces the fortunes of classical Athens
through its rulers, from the legendary Theseus, the city's founder,
to its defeat at the hands of the Spartan conqueror Lysander -
although Plutarch ultimately held the weaknesses of its leaders
responsible for the fall. His work is invaluable for its
imaginative reconstruction of the past, and profound insights into
human life and achievement. This fully revised edition of Ian
Scott-Kilvert's seminal translation now also contains Plutarch's
attack on the first historian, 'On the Malice of Herodotus'.
Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert Revised with a new introduction by
John Marincola
This book analyses central questions in the continuing debate about
success factors in corruption prevention and the efficacy and value
of anti-corruption agencies (ACAs). How do ACAs become valued
within a polity? What challenges must they overcome? What
conditions account for their success and failure? What
contributions can corruption prevention make to good governance?
And in what areas might they have little or no effect on the
quality of governance? With these questions in mind, the authors
examine the experience of Hong Kong's Independent Commission
Against Corruption (ICAC), widely regarded as one of the few
successful examples of an ACA. The book is grounded in an analysis
of ICAC documents and surveys, the authors' survey of social
attitudes towards corruption in Hong Kong, and interviews with
former officials.
Based on new field research, this book assesses the current state of governance and public sector reforms in eleven Asian countries and jurisdictions, especially in the wake of the recent regional financial crisis that seriously affected some of them. It analyses reform efforts comparatively against a backdrop of governance problems, and seeks to establish whether these efforts represent a substantive shift in attitudes towards reform or whether they serve simply to reinforce existing practices. The authors explore a number of important themes that are central to governance and public sector reform issues. These include the role of the state, the success or failure of organizational reforms, corruption, the applicability of the new public management model in the Asian context, and the governance values and reform models promoted by regional and international agencies. eBook available with sample pages: 0203221699
The complete fourth season of the US comedy series revolving around
a pair of socially dysfunctional university physicists. Leonard
(Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) seem content enough
working at physics during the day and playing computer games and
hanging out with their fellow scientists and social recluses,
Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg) and Rajesh Koothrappali (Kunal
Nayyar), at night. That is, until beautiful, free-spirited Penny
(Kaley Cuoco) moves into the apartment next door and opens up the
possibility of a whole new world of love. Episodes are: 'The
Robotic Manipulation', 'The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification',
'The Zazzy Substitution', 'The Hot Troll Deviation', 'The
Desperation Emanation', 'The Irish Pub Formulation', 'The Apology
Insufficiency', 'The 21-Second Excitation', 'The Boyfriend
Complexity', 'The Alien Parasite Hypothesis', 'The Justice League
Recombination', 'The Bus Pants Utilization', 'The Love Car
Displacement', 'The Thespian Catalyst', 'The Benefactor Factor',
'The Cohabitation Formulation', 'The Toast Derivation', 'The
Prestidigitation Approximation', 'The Zarnecki Incursion', 'The
Herb Garden Germination', 'The Agreement Dissection', 'The
Wildebeest Implementation', 'The Engagement Reaction' and 'The
Roommate Transmogrification'.
Corruption in Asia ranges from the venal rent-seeking of local
officials to the million-dollar bribes received by corrupt
politicians; from excessive position-related consumption to future
job offers in the private sector for compliant public servants;
from money-laundering to 'white elephant' projects that do little
more than line the pockets of developers and their political
partners. The Routledge Handbook of Corruption in Asia addresses
the theories, issues and trends in corruption and anticorruption
reform that have emerged from this diverse experience. The book is
divided into four major parts: corruption and the state; corruption
and economic development; corruption and society; and controlling
corruption: strategies, successes and failures. Chapters compare
and contrast corruption in different social and institutional
contexts, examine both successful and unsuccessful attempts to
control it, and consider what lessons can be drawn from these Asian
experiences. This academically rigorous and insightful book will be
of interest to a wide range of students and scholars, particularly
those of Asian studies, politics and sociology.
Based on new field research, this book assesses the current state
of governance and public sector reforms in eleven Asian countries
and jurisdictions, especially in the wake of the recent regional
financial crisis that seriously affected some of them. It analyses
reform efforts comparatively against a backdrop of governance
problems, and seeks to establish whether these efforts represent a
substantive shift in attitudes towards reform or whether they serve
simply to reinforce existing practices. The authors explore a
number of important themes that are central to governance and
public sector reform issues. These include the role of the state,
the success or failure of organizational reforms, corruption, the
applicability of the new public management model in the Asian
context, and the governance values and reform models promoted by
regional and international agencies.
The Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program has sponsored
seven previous international symposia covering a wide variety of
topics of interest to industrial and academic chemists. The eighth
IUCCP symposium, held March 19-22, 1990, at Texas A&M
University, represents a deviation from the former symposia, in
that it is the first of a two-symposium series dedicated to the
rapidly moving new field of industrial biochemistry that has beco e
known as biotechnology. Biotechnology is really not a new
discipline, but rather is a term coined to describe the new and
exciting commercial applications of biochemistry. The development
of the field of biotechnology is a direct result of recombinant DNA
technology, which began in earnest about 15 years ago. Today, we
can routinely do experiments that were inconceivable in the early
1970's. Only comparatively simple technology available even in
small laboratories is required to synthesize a gene and from it, to
produce vast amounts of biological materials of enormous commercial
value. These technical developments and others have stimulated
increased activities in the field of enzyme biotechnology, using
enzymes to catalyze "unnatural" reactions to produce complex
molecules with stereochemical precision. It is true today, we can
readily produce DNA fragments that will encode any amino acid
sequence that we might desire, but at this point, our foundation of
basic knowledge falls short. The dream of "designer enzymes" is
still a fantasy, but the current wave of research activity and
exciting new developments suggest that in the future the dream may
become a reality.
The focus of this book is the question of whether the institutions
for post-1997 Hong Kong are likely to receive public support and
are appropriate for continuing political stability. Divided into
three sections, the author analyses research material on public
attitudes towards elections, political parties and the future, the
present and future legislative, executive, bureaucracy and legal
system, and finally speculates on the role of Chinese party centres
and the PLA and on possible alternative institutional arrangements.
The Industry-University Cooperative Chemistry Program has sponsored
seven previous international symposia covering a wide variety of
topics of interest to industrial and academic chemists. The eighth
IUCCP symposium, held March 19-22, 1990, at Texas A&M
University, represents a deviation from the former symposia, in
that it is the first of a two-symposium series dedicated to the
rapidly moving new field of industrial biochemistry that has beco e
known as biotechnology. Biotechnology is really not a new
discipline, but rather is a term coined to describe the new and
exciting commercial applications of biochemistry. The development
of the field of biotechnology is a direct result of recombinant DNA
technology, which began in earnest about 15 years ago. Today, we
can routinely do experiments that were inconceivable in the early
1970's. Only comparatively simple technology available even in
small laboratories is required to synthesize a gene and from it, to
produce vast amounts of biological materials of enormous commercial
value. These technical developments and others have stimulated
increased activities in the field of enzyme biotechnology, using
enzymes to catalyze "unnatural" reactions to produce complex
molecules with stereochemical precision. It is true today, we can
readily produce DNA fragments that will encode any amino acid
sequence that we might desire, but at this point, our foundation of
basic knowledge falls short. The dream of "designer enzymes" is
still a fantasy, but the current wave of research activity and
exciting new developments suggest that in the future the dream may
become a reality.
In 1915, American filmmaker D. W. Griffith released a film that
went on to become one of the most controversial of all time. Over a
century later, The Birth of a Nation continues to stimulate debate
on the relationship between Hollywood and racism. This volume
reveals new perspectives on Griffith's film across ten original
chapters, re-considering it as text, historical milestone and
influence. The volume also includes a helpful timeline that lists
key publications and events in Birth's ongoing history, revealing
the rich and stimulating discourse on its art, its cultural impact
and its ethical dimensions. -- .
Because screenwriter Robert Riskin spent most of his career
collaborating with legendary Hollywood director Frank Capra,
Riskin's own unique contributions to film have been largely
overshadowed. With five Academy Award nominations to his credit for
the monumental films Lady for a Day, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You
Can't Take It with You, Here Comes the Groom, and It Happened One
Night (for which he won the Oscar), Riskin is often imitated but
rarely equaled. Capra's Shadow: The Life and Career of Screenwriter
Robert Riskin is the first detailed critical examination of the
Hollywood pioneer's life and work. In addition to being one of the
great screenwriters of the classic Hollywood era, Riskin was also a
producer and director, founding his own film company and playing a
crucial role in the foundation of the Screen Writers Guild. During
World War II, Riskin was one of the major forces behind propaganda
filmmaking. He worked in the Office of War Information and oversaw
the distribution - and later, production - of films and
documentaries in foreign theaters. He was interested in showing the
rest of the world more than just an idealized version of America;
he looked for films that emphasized the spiritual and cultural
vibrancy within the US, making charity, faith, and generosity of
spirit his propaganda tools. His efforts also laid the groundwork
for a system of distribution channels that would result in the
dominance of American cinema in Europe in the postwar years. Author
Ian Scott provides a unique perspective on Riskin and the ways in
which his brilliant, pithy style was realized in Capra's enduring
films in In Capra's Shadow. Riskin's impact on cinema extended far
beyond these films as he helped spread Hollywood cinema abroad and
articulated his vision of a changing America.
‘If history is deprived of the truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale’ In writing his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire, the Greek statesman Polybius (c. 200–118 BC) set out to help his fellow-countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal and the final destruction of Carthage in 146 BC. An active participant in contemporary politics, as well as a friend of many prominent Roman citizens, Polybius was able to draw on a range of eyewitness accounts and on his own experiences of many of the central events, giving his work immediacy and authority. Ian Scott-Kilvert’s translation fully preserves the clarity of Polybius’ narrative. This substantial selection of the surviving volumes is accompanied by an introduction by F. W. Walbank, which examines Polybius’ life and times, and the sources and technique he employed in writing his history.
How is the American political landscape represented in cinema? What
is the relationship between Hollywood and Washington? From Arnold
Schwarzenegger's rise to the Governorship of California through to
the drama of the celebrity-fuelled 2008 Presidential election,
Hollywood and politics have never been more intimate. This
thoroughly updated and revised new edition continues to analyse the
theoretical and conceptual relationship of Hollywood to national
politics and the way film content and criticism has aligned itself
to political culture and debate. Chronicling the evolution of
American political cinema from the 1930s, this book explores the
genre's symbiotic relationship with the American political culture
and history. Through textual analysis of a range of films and
television series, Scott provides a critique of current and past
developments across several sub-genres, including the bio-pic, the
election film and documentary. New for this edition * Analysis of
the post-9/11 and Bush era's effect on the American politics and
cinema * In-depth discussion of political documentaries, such as
Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Fog of War, as well as films from the
2000s, such as Man of the Year and State of Play * Expanded
coverage of television series from The West Wing, through to 24 and
John Adams
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The Rise of Rome (Paperback)
Plutarch; Introduction by Jeffrey Tatum; Preface by Christopher Pelling; Translated by Christopher Pelling, Ian Scott-Kilvert
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The biographies collected in this volume bring together Plutarch's
Lives of those great men who established the city of Rome and
consolidated its supremacy, and his Comparisons with their notable
Greek counterparts. Here he pairs Romulus, mythical founder of
Rome, with Theseus, who brought Athens to power, and compares the
admirable Numa and Lycurgus for bringing order to their
communities, while Titus Flamininus and Philopoemen are portrayed
as champions of freedom. As well as providing an illuminating
picture of the first century AD, Plutarch depicts complex and
nuanced heroes who display the essential virtues of Greek
civilization - courage, patriotism, justice, intelligence and
reason - that contributed to the rise of Rome. These new and
revised translations by W. Jeffrey Tatum and Ian Scott-Kilvert
capture Plutarch's elegant prose and narrative flair. This edition
also includes a general introduction, individual introductions to
each of the Lives and Comparisons, further reading and notes. The
Rise of Rome is the penultimate title in Penguin Classics' complete
revised Plutarch in six volumes. Other titles include Rome In
Crisis, On Sparta, Fall of the Roman Republic, The Age of Alexander
and The Rise and Fall of Athens.
Following Rome’s long road to peace after decades of civil war, Cassius Dio provides the fullest account of the reign of the first emperor in Books 50 through 60 of his Roman History.
The papers published in this volume were presented at a seminar on
'Recent Developments in Research and Management at World Heritage
Sites' held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College,
London. This was part of the Wiltshire-Malta World Heritage
Exchange Project funded by the European Union AER Centurio
Programme. While most of the papers focus on prehistoric and
megalithic sites in Wiltshire and Malta, others consider education,
cultural landscapes, research strategies, and a Neolithic landscape
in China. The common threads linking the papers are the influence
of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the importance of research
in the understanding and management of World Heritage Sites, and
the importance of building consensus through partnership and
involvement in the management of World Heritage Sites.
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