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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book is distinctive because it will be a political science
oriented introduction to "The Federalist Papers." As most of the
editions have introductions by historians, and some of them quite
good, there is no readily available edition with a political
science focus. Such a focus would not ignore the historical
dimensions of the founding and that particular era, but would
supplement this historical background with a concentration on the
key questions political scientists tend to ask when reading and
teaching "The Federalist Papers." Questions of power, separation,
blending, federalism, and structural design and how they impact the
practice of government, questions we political scientists ask, will
be the central feature of this edition. The primary audience for
this edition would be courses in American Political Thought,
American Government (most of which include components of the
Federalist Papers) plus courses on the Presidency, Congress, The
Judiciary, and Federalism.
Entries provide the likely sources for a name; describe historical
and mythological backgrounds; examine Shakespeare's presentation of
a character or place; and suggest various interpretations of a
name. Each entry contains line citations to William Shakespeare:
The Complete Works, edited by Wells and Taylor, Oxford University
Press (1986).
The authors cover everything: characters (Touchstone, the clown in
"As You Like It"), places (Tours, the French city mentioned in
"Henry VI"), animals (Tray, one of King Lear's three dogs),
buildings (the Tower of London), officials (Roman Tribunes), rivers
(the Trent), nationals ("Transylvanian"), nicknames (Monsieur
Traveller, applied to Jaques in "As You Like It"), astrological
groupings (Trigon, an astrological group of three signs), and much
more.
"The Shakespeare Name Dictionary" identifies them all in full,
readable entries. The authors' coverage includes such information
as the historical errors in Shakespeare's plays, as well as variant
interpretations of names. Line references in the plays are keyed to
the Oxford Shakespeare. With fuller coverage than anything
currently available, "The Shakespeare Name" "Dictionary"-available
in paperback for the first time--is the ultimate guide to the
plays.
Governing Medical Knowledge Commons makes three claims: first,
evidence matters to innovation policymaking; second, evidence shows
that self-governing knowledge commons support effective innovation
without prioritizing traditional intellectual property rights; and
third, knowledge commons can succeed in the critical fields of
medicine and health. The editors' knowledge commons framework
adapts Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on natural resource
commons to the distinctive attributes of knowledge and information,
providing a systematic means for accumulating evidence about how
knowledge commons succeed. The editors' previous volume, Governing
Knowledge Commons, demonstrated the framework's power through case
studies in a diverse range of areas. Governing Medical Knowledge
Commons provides fifteen new case studies of knowledge commons in
which researchers, medical professionals, and patients generate,
improve, and share innovations, offering readers a practical
introduction to the knowledge commons framework and a synthesis of
conclusions and lessons. The book is also available as Open Access.
Thisbook is distinctive because it will be a political science
oriented introduction to The Federalist Papers. As most of the
editions have introductions by historians, and some of them quite
good, there is no readily available edition with a political
science focus. Such a focus would not ignore the historical
dimensions of the founding and that particular era, but would
supplement this historical background with a concentration on the
key questions political scientists tend to ask when reading and
teaching The Federalist Papers. Questions of power, separation,
blending, federalism, and structural design and how they impact the
practice of government, questions we political scientists ask, will
be the central feature of this edition. The primary audience for
this edition would be courses in American Political Thought,
American Government (most of which include components of the
Federalist Papers) plus courses on the Presidency, Congress, The
Judiciary, and Federalism.
When plotting a murder (figuratively speaking), the mystery writer
has at hand any number of M.O.s, including such tried and true
conventions as the locked room, the unbreakable alibi, the double
bluff, and the mistaken identity. Now, in Murderous Schemes,
renowned mystery writers Donald E. Westlake and J. Madison Davis
offer an illuminating look at eight such mystery conventions,
illustrating each with four short stories written by some of the
masters of the form. The resulting collection of thirty-two tales
spans a hundred and fifty years of crime fiction and includes
virtually every style imaginable, from the hard-boiled detective
story to the cozy armchair mystery. the differences between
American and British detective fiction, and they illuminate the
evolution of crime writing over time. Here is a glorious treasure
chest of tales that cover every crime in the book, written by a
who's who of crime fiction-Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Arthur
Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Raymond Chandler, Dorothy L. Sayers,
Chester Himes, Edward D. Hoch, and Lawrence Block, to name but a
few. Bringing together a century and a half of superb crime
stories, Murderous Schemes is a glorious collection that will
inform and delight anyone who loves mystery and mayhem.
"Knowledge commons" describes the institutionalized community
governance of the sharing and, in some cases, creation, of
information, science, knowledge, data, and other types of
intellectual and cultural resources. It is the subject of enormous
recent interest and enthusiasm with respect to policymaking about
innovation, creative production, and intellectual property. Taking
that enthusiasm as its starting point, Governing Knowledge Commons
argues that policymaking should be based on evidence and a deeper
understanding of what makes commons institutions work. It offers a
systematic way to study knowledge commons, borrowing and building
on Elinor Ostrom's Nobel Prize-winning research on natural resource
commons. It proposes a framework for studying knowledge commons
that is adapted to the unique attributes of knowledge and
information, describing the framework in detail and explaining how
to put it into context both with respect to commons research and
with respect to innovation and information policy. Eleven detailed
case studies apply and discuss the framework exploring knowledge
commons across a wide variety of scientific and cultural domains.
The rise of 'smart' - or technologically advanced - cities has been
well documented, while governance of such technology has remained
unresolved. Integrating surveillance, AI, automation, and smart
tech within basic infrastructure as well as public and private
services and spaces raises a complex set of ethical, economic,
political, social, and technological questions. The Governing
Knowledge Commons (GKC) framework provides a descriptive lens
through which to structure case studies examining smart tech
deployment and commons governance in different cities. This volume
deepens our understanding of community governance institutions, the
social dilemmas communities face, and the dynamic relationships
between data, technology, and human lives. For students,
professors, and practitioners of law and policy dealing with a wide
variety of planning, design, and regulatory issues relating to
cities, these case studies illustrate options to develop best
practice. Available through Open Access, the volume provides
detailed guidance for communities deploying smart tech.
Governing Medical Knowledge Commons makes three claims: first,
evidence matters to innovation policymaking; second, evidence shows
that self-governing knowledge commons support effective innovation
without prioritizing traditional intellectual property rights; and
third, knowledge commons can succeed in the critical fields of
medicine and health. The editors' knowledge commons framework
adapts Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on natural resource
commons to the distinctive attributes of knowledge and information,
providing a systematic means for accumulating evidence about how
knowledge commons succeed. The editors' previous volume, Governing
Knowledge Commons, demonstrated the framework's power through case
studies in a diverse range of areas. Governing Medical Knowledge
Commons provides fifteen new case studies of knowledge commons in
which researchers, medical professionals, and patients generate,
improve, and share innovations, offering readers a practical
introduction to the knowledge commons framework and a synthesis of
conclusions and lessons. The book is also available as Open Access.
"Knowledge commons" describes the institutionalized community
governance of the sharing and, in some cases, creation, of
information, science, knowledge, data, and other types of
intellectual and cultural resources. It is the subject of enormous
recent interest and enthusiasm with respect to policymaking about
innovation, creative production, and intellectual property. Taking
that enthusiasm as its starting point, Governing Knowledge Commons
argues that policymaking should be based on evidence and a deeper
understanding of what makes commons institutions work. It offers a
systematic way to study knowledge commons, borrowing and building
on Elinor Ostrom's Nobel Prize-winning research on natural resource
commons. It proposes a framework for studying knowledge commons
that is adapted to the unique attributes of knowledge and
information, describing the framework in detail and explaining how
to put it into context both with respect to commons research and
with respect to innovation and information policy. Eleven detailed
case studies apply and discuss the framework exploring knowledge
commons across a wide variety of scientific and cultural domains.
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