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A civilian internee of World War II, a fugitive in Rome from
1941-44, a partisan, and a member of Tito's Yugoslav army, the
author fought against the German occupation of Yugoslavia. After
the war, as a foreign editor of the Belgrade daily, Borba, he
covered the 1946 Paris Peace Conference, the 1948 Tito-Stalin rift,
and the 1951 Panmunjom talks to end the Korean war. In 1956, as a
UN and US correspondent, he resigned over Tito's refusal to support
the Hungarian Revolution, sought and was granted political asylum
in the US. Requiem for a Country is about the destruction of
Sephardic life in Bosnia, as well as about the dissolution of what
used to be a harmonious coexistence of multiethnic people of
Yugoslavia.
The emotional attachment of a child to caregivers, and the
attachment of the caregivers to the child, is of vital importance
to the child's socioemotional development. Proper attachment can
affect one's ability to feel and express love, moral development,
motivation to achieve, and sense of identity. Modern industrial
societies have seen a recent surge in attachment problems, yet
there has been little information on clinical interventions for
attachment disorders. The Handbook of Attachment Interventions
meets this need by providing information on diverse patient
populations across different therapeutic philosophies, while
providing specific techniques for treating attachment disordered
children and their families. The book begins with a discussion of
how attachment disorders relate to subsequent antisocial behavior
patterns and other disorders, as well as general issues parents may
encounter with an attachment disordered child. Subsequent chapters
discuss special patient populations (the adopted child, military
families, etc.) and techniques for intervention.
Practitioners in clinical, private practice, managed care, and
hospital settings, social workers, developmental psychologists, and
interested parents find the Handbook of Attachment Interventions a
valuable reference.
John Levy's text presents microeconomic theory for use in
analyzing and formulating public policy. It couples a direct and
non-intimidating approach to essential theory with a presentation
that is sophisticated at the policy level. It does not attempt to
cover the entire body of economic theory, but rather presents those
elements of theory most relevant to courses in public economics and
public policy in such programs as public administration, policy
analysis, health planning, environmental management, urban affairs,
and urban planning. The text is divided into two parts. The first
introduces basic concepts with an emphasis on their philosophical
underpinnings and policy uses; the second consists of six essays on
policy-related subjects, selected to make use of concepts presented
in the first part. Among the unusual features of the book are the
discussion of the tax expenditure concept, benefit cost analysis
with numerical example, substantial discussions of the origins and
philosophical implications of economic man as a behavioral model,
and an entire chapter devoted to public choice.
This completely updated and revised edition of Levy's highly
regarded work examines the important changes in the economic world
faced by communities since publication of the first edition in
1981. Much new material has been added to reflect the increasingly
important role of state government, heightened intermunicipal
competition, rising foreign investment, the diminished availability
of federal development funds, and more. Like the previous edition,
this is designed as a how-to book for the practitioner as well as a
resource for students of public administration, planning, and
development economics. The author provides a general framework for
considering the pros and cons of various economic development
approaches, offers an overview of the new federal role in local
economic development and the rationale for national economic
development policy, and presents a systematic discussion of local
economic development techniques, strategy, financing and tax
abatement, federal and state programs, and marketing and
promotion.
Following a general introduction, Levy looks at the political
context of economic development, local government organizations and
personnel, and recent economic changes-- including the
deindustrialization issue and foreign trade-related matters.
Chapters on the role of the states, reasonable expectations, and
local economic development in the national context are new to this
edition, as is a chapter that surveys actual practitioner
experience in order to identify what does and does not work in
local economic development. Subsequent discussions focus on the use
of public relations, advertising and marketing in local government;
assessing economic development potential; development planning and
financing; and labor markets and fiscal impacts. An important
addition to this edition is the inclusion of a simple, generic
PC-based fiscal impact model. Indispensable for anyone involved in
local economic development, this new edition offers a comprehensive
look at the development situation faced by communities as we move
into the 1990s.
Indispensable for both the trainee and experienced professional,
this is the only truly comprehensive account of the major role of
the neurosurgeon in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain.
The elite panel of contributors were chosen due to their expertise
and international reputations. The result of their achievement
covers the whole spectrum from criteria for patient selection and
the details of operative techniques, to the risks, complications,
and expected outcomes for a wide variety of anatomic, ablative, and
augmentative neurosurgical procedures in treating chronic,
intractable pain. The neurosurgeon will find here chapters on the
latest neuroaugmentative advances utilizing electrical stimulation
and implantable drug infusion systems as well as a useful section
providing algorithms and guidelines for the evaluation and
treatment of specific pain syndromes. Over 100 photographs and
exquisite line drawings - many specifically commissioned for this
book - enhance the text. Invaluable for acquiring the critical
judgement and clinical skills necessary to apply the procedures
involved.
This volume offers a definitive source for understanding social
influences in L2 pronunciation, demonstrating the importance of
empirical findings from a number of research perspectives, and
outlining the directions that future work can take. The aim is to
present a coherent argument for the significance of social factors
and how they contribute to phonological acquisition.
In the gruesome battle for Guadalcanal, David Levy was skipper of
PT 59, one of several Patrol/Torpedo boats that were among the
first U.S. Navy vessels to engage Japanese warships at the
beginning of World War II. Dave's wartime experiences in the South
Pacific marked one of the most transformative periods in his life.
In the Navy he quickly learned to assume a "deal-maker" persona
that helped him get along with fellow PT boat skippers, many of
whom, like future president John F. Kennedy, came from privileged
East Coast families. He got to be known in the Navy by the nickname
"Hogan," famous as "the guy to go to," who could get things done,
organize parties well-stocked with liquor and women, obtain
supplies when none seemed available, and, in those early, desperate
days of the battle for Guadalcanal, also perform in the top ranks
of competent PT boat skippers. The PT boats were small,
maneuverable, and fast, and they were given the seemingly
impossible mission of regularly engaging and sinking the much
larger and more numerous destroyers, cruisers, and battleships of
the Imperial Japanese Navy. Dave's PT 59 was in the thick of all
the action. These brave PT boat skippers, many of whom were
graduates of Ivy League colleges or the U.S. Naval Academy, were a
hard-partying group, and their "fast times" during World War II
epitomized the intensity with which life was lived by those who,
like Dave, were fully engaged in the deadly struggles of the
Pacific War. Dave's wartime experiences shaped the rest of his
life, a long journey that has included a successful law career,
annual ski trips to his vacation home in Aspen since the early
1950s, and fishing all over the world.
These two titles look at long-term processes that have had a major
impact on the modern world economy.
The 1994 Cargese Summer Institute on Frontiers in Partide Physics
was organized by the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (M.
Levy), the Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris (J. Iliopoulos), the
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (R. Gastmans), and the Uni- versite
Catholique de Louvain (J. -M. Gerard), which, since 1975, have
joined their efforts and worked in common. It was the eleventh
Summer Institute on High Energy Physics organized jointly at
Cargese by three of these universities. Severa! new frontiers in
partide physics were thoroughly discussed at this school. the new
euergy range in deep-iuelastic electron-proton scattering is beiug
In particular, explored by HERA (DESY, Hamburg), and Professor A.
De Roeck described the first results from the H1 and Zeus
experiments, while Professors A. H. Mueller aud Z. Kuuszt discussed
their relevance from the theoretical point of view. Also, the
satellite exper- iments offer new possibilities for exploring the
links between astrophysics, cosmology, and partide physics. A
critica] a. nalysis of these experiments was performed by Pro-
fessor B. Sadoulet, and Professor M. Spiro made the connection with
the results from earth-based neutrino experiments. Finally, much
attentiou was giveu to the latest re- sults from the TEVATRON
(Fermilab, USA), showing further evidence for the loug awaited top
quark. Professor A. Tollestrup gave a detailed presentation of
these results aud discussed their importance for the Standard
Model.
In his book, philosopher and law professor Ken Levy explains why he
agrees with most people, but not with most other philosophers,
about free will and responsibility. Most people believe that we
have both - that is, that our choices, decisions, and actions are
neither determined nor undetermined but rather fully
self-determined. By contrast, most philosophers understand just how
difficult it is to defend this "metaphysical libertarian" position.
So they tend to opt for two other theories: "responsibility
skepticism" (which denies the very possibility of free will and
responsibility) and "compatibilism" (which reduces free will and
responsibility to properties that are compatible with determinism).
In opposition to both of these theories, Levy explains how free
will and responsibility are indeed metaphysically possible. But he
also cautions against the dogma that metaphysical libertarianism is
actually true, a widespread belief that continues to cause serious
social, political, and legal harms. Levy's book presents a crisp,
tight, historically informed discussion, with fresh clarity,
insight, and originality. It will become one of the definitive
resources for students, academics, and general readers in this
critical intersection among metaphysics, ethics, and criminal law.
Key features: Presents a unique, qualified defense of "metaphysical
libertarianism," the idea that our choices, decisions, and actions
can be fully self-determined. Written clearly, accessibly, and with
minimal jargon - rare for a book on the very difficult issues of
free will and responsibility. Seamlessly connects philosophical,
legal, psychological, and political issues. Will be provocative and
insightful for professional philosophers, students, and
non-philosophers.
An in-depth appraisal of the key environmental, policy,
legislative, and political issues for packaging and packaged
products. International experts discuss responses and activities in
different parts of the world, exploring the vital role that
environmentally responsible packaging must play in all
societies.
"Family Authorship and Romantic Print Culture" explores the
conjunction of authorship and family life as a distinctive cultural
formation of Romantic-era Britain. Through examination of the
practices and texts of literary families, the book traces an
alternative history of Romantic authorship, one that lies on the
cusp between a vanishing manuscript culture and the dominance of
print; that reflects a struggle in Romantic self-identity between
communities of feeling and individual genius; and that grapples
with an evolving tension between the private and public spheres.
The majority of cancer-related deaths are associated with
nutritional problems. The major role that nutrition and diet play
in the development and course of cancer had only been recently
appreciated, and relatively little had been written on the topic in
general. A critical component of nutrition and diet is eating
behavior. Originally published in 1985, the purpose of this book
was to meet the needs of both the clinician and the researcher by
bringing together data and theory about nutrition and cancer from
several disciplines, as considered from a biobehavioral
perspective. The first chapter of the book provides an overview of
the purposes and organization of the volume. The rest is divided
into 3 parts. Part 1 focuses on basic research concerned with the
nature and development of taste aversions and taste preferences in
human and animals. Part 2 applies the basic processes reviews in
the first part to the cancer area, focusing on eating and
nutritional problems related to both tumor development and to
learned processes that develop as a result of being exposed to
radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments. Part 3 focuses on
identifying and evaluating intervention strategies for improving
the nutritional status of people with cancer or at high risk for
developing cancer.
This book is designed to provide a comprehensive and
state-of-the-art resource for clinicians who care for patients with
sepsis and research scientist alike, . Patients with severe sepsis
requiring ICU admission have very high rates of ICU and overall
hospital mortality, with estimates ranging from 18 to 50%. Risk
factors for death from sepsis include underlying illness, increased
age, and multi-system organ failure. This is compounded by the
significant variation in the management of early severe sepsis.
Care of these patients and clinical conditions can be quite
complex, and materials are collected from the most current,
evidence-based resources. Book sections have been structured to
review the overall definitions and epidemiology of sepsis as well
as current insights into the pathophysiology of sepsis. This review
summarizes the evidence for the international consensus guidelines
for the identification and management of sepsis. The latter part of
this book reviews emerging concepts and approaches in the diagnosis
and management of sepsis that may significantly reduce mortality in
the future. Sepsis: Pathophysiology, Definitions and the Challenge
of Bedside Management represents a collaboration between authors
drawn from a variety of disciplines and contributions from basic
scientists and highly recognized clinical opinion leaders with
expertise in clinical trials.
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