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The principle of content-neutrality is the cornerstone of freedom
of expression jurisprudence, protecting the core values of freedom
of speech set out in the first amendment, whilst also enabling the
government to place reasonable restrictions on protected speech.
The Politics of Freedom of Expression examines the US Supreme
Court's decision-making in freedom of expression cases, from the
Earl Warren Court in 1953 to the 2012 decisions of the John Roberts
Court, assessing the extent to which the justices take into
consideration their own political attitudes, jurisprudence and
external factors such as federal government participation. In doing
so, the book highlights the role of the civil rights movement in
developing the content-neutrality jurisprudential regime.
Establishing 'jurisprudential regime theory' as a framework for
incorporating the various factors that can affect decision-making,
the author draws on quantitative, qualitative and interpretive
methods in order to analyse the justices' changing treatment of
content-based and content-neutral cases over time. This unique
theoretical approach allows the text to push beyond the traditional
'law versus politics' debate in order to critically evaluate the
importance of content-neutrality to the Supreme Court's
decision-making, and to compare decision-making in the US with
Canada, Germany, Japan and the UK.
Elizabeth I was Queen of England for almost forty-five years. The
daughter of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn, as an infant she was briefly
accepted as her father's heir. After her mother was executed at her
father's command she was declared illegitimate and led a sometimes
scandalous existence until her accession to the throne at the age
of twenty-five. Elizabeth oversaw a vibrant age of exploration and
literature and established herself, the "Virgin Queen", a national
icon that lives on in the popular imagination. But Elizabeth was
England's second female monarch, and was greatly influenced by the
experiences and mistakes of the reign of her half-sister, Mary I,
before her. During her reign, Elizabeth had to perform a
complicated balancing act in religious matters. As religious wars
raged in Europe, Elizabeth herself a moderate Protestant, had to
manage an inherited Catholic realm and the demands of zealous
Protestants. The importance of such familiar features of
Elizabeth's reign as the presence in England of Mary Queen of Scots
and her enduring efforts to take the throne, the Spanish armada,
and the origins of English colonial expansion beyond the British
archipelago all receive fresh attention in this engaging book. This
new biography sheds light on Elizabeth's early life, influences and
on her personal religious beliefs as well as examining her reign,
politics and reassesses Elizabeth's reluctance to marry, a matter
for which she has been much praised, but which is here judged one
of the second queen regnant's more problematic decisions. Judith M.
Richards takes an objective and rounded view of Elizabeth's whole
life and provides the perfect introduction for students and general
readers alike.
This book highlights the multiple ways of telling stories of
radiation exposure; they include stories about Japan, Australia,
the United States, the Canadian Arctic, and more, and they probe
the framing of major incidents such as Three Mile Island,
Chernobyl, and Fukushima. All the chapters in this book are written
by authors who participated in our work at Oregon State University
and have benefited from hearing not only from scientists but also
from those whose lives were directly affected by the history of
radiation exposure. The question 'What is at stake when researching
and narrating the histories of radiation exposure?' is discussed,
but the book does not reinforce existing frameworks, such as legal
decisions or government policies, but rather highlights what
narrative framings accomplish and commit by scrutinizing them with
rigorous research, varied approaches, and, above all, listening to
those whose lives were most affected by exposure. Previously
published in Journal of the History of Biology Volume 54, issue 1,
April 2021
Elizabeth I was Queen of England for almost forty-five years.
The daughter of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn, as an infant she was
briefly accepted as her father s heir. After her mother was
executed at her father s command she was declared illegitimate and
led a sometimes scandalous existence until her accession to the
throne at the age of twenty-five. Elizabeth oversaw a vibrant age
of exploration and literature and established herself, the "Virgin
Queen," a national icon that lives on in the popular imagination.
But Elizabeth was England s second female monarch, and was greatly
influenced by the experiences and mistakes of the reign of her
half-sister, Mary I, before her. During her reign, Elizabeth had to
perform a complicated balancing act in religious matters. As
religious wars raged in Europe, Elizabeth herself a moderate
Protestant, had to manage an inherited Catholic realm and the
demands of zealous Protestants. The importance of such familiar
features of Elizabeth s reign as the presence in England of Mary
Queen of Scots and her enduring efforts to take the throne, the
Spanish armada, and the origins of English colonial expansion
beyond the British archipelago all receive fresh attention in this
engaging book. This new biography sheds light on Elizabeth s early
life, influences and on her personal religious beliefs as well as
examining her reign, politics and reassesses Elizabeth s reluctance
to marry, a matter for which she has been much praised, but which
is here judged one of the second queen regnant s more problematic
decisions. Judith M. Richards takes an objective and rounded view
of Elizabeth s whole life and provides the perfect introduction for
students and general readers alike.
Mary Tudor is often written off as a hopeless, twisted queen who
tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that
was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in
the process. In this radical re-evaluation of the first 'real'
English queen regnant, Judith M. Richards challenges her reputation
as 'Bloody Mary' of popular historical infamy, contending that she
was closer to the more innovative, humanist side of the Catholic
Church. Richards argues persuasively that Mary, neither boring nor
basically bloody, was a much more hard-working, 'hands on', and
decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Had she not died in her
early forties and failed to establish a Catholic succession, the
course of history could have been very different, England might
have remained Catholic and Mary herself may even have been treated
more kindly by history. This illustrated and accessible biography
is essential reading for all those with an interest in one of
England's most misrepresented monarchs.
Originally published in 1979 with a second edition in 1985. A basic
text for students of education and teachers who are coming to terms
for the first time with the nature of the curriculum. It introduces
the reader to the professional field that is of concern to all
engaged in the practical enterprise of education in a way which
provides a 'feel' for the preoccupations of the area and a 'sense'
of its complexities. With annotated further reading included, the
book reflects developments in all the major areas in curriculum
design and evaluation and in effecting curriculum change, plus
research and theory.
Coastal ecosystems make up some of the most important, yet most
endangered, regions in the world. The protection of the unique
processes that take place in these ecosystems requires that
partnerships be formed among ecologists, resource managers, and
planners.
Experienced in the challenges of coastal system analysis, the
contributors to this book provide multidisciplinary guidance on the
assessment and management of environmental impacts caused by
development. Each chapter examines an issue important to these
fragile ecosystems, first presenting a non-technical summary of the
issue and a review of the current state of the knowledge, then
following with data and a more detailed consideration of the topic.
Functioning both as a practical guide, accessible to nonscientists,
and as a rigorous scientific source book, Changing Land Use
Patterns in the Coastal Zone will be useful to ecologists, urban
and regional planners, resource managers, policymakers and
students. While many of the case studies included in this volume
are drawn from studies in the southeastern United States, the
examples and lessons provided will be relevant to those working in
all coastal environments.
About the Editors:
G. S. Kleppel is Professor and Director of the Biodiversity,
Conservation and Policy Program at the State University of New York
at Albany. M. Richard DeVoe is Executive Director of the South
Carolina Sea Grant Consortium in Charleston, South Carolina. Mac V.
Rawson, Jr. is Director of the Georgia Sea Grant Program at the
University of Georgia, Athens.
Originally published in 1979 with a second edition in 1985. A basic
text for students of education and teachers who are coming to terms
for the first time with the nature of the curriculum. It introduces
the reader to the professional field that is of concern to all
engaged in the practical enterprise of education in a way which
provides a 'feel' for the preoccupations of the area and a 'sense'
of its complexities. With annotated further reading included, the
book reflects developments in all the major areas in curriculum
design and evaluation and in effecting curriculum change, plus
research and theory.
From "Brown v. Board of Education" to "Roe v. Wade" to "Bush v.
Gore," the Supreme Court has, over the past fifty years, assumed an
increasingly controversial place in American national political
life. As the recurring struggles over nominations to the Court
illustrate, few questions today divide our political community more
profoundly than those concerning the Court's proper role as
protector of liberties and guardian of the Constitution. If the
nation is today in the midst of a "culture war," the contest over
the Supreme Court is certainly one of its principal battlefields.In
this volume, distinguished constitutional scholars aim to move
debate beyond the sound bites that divide the opposing parties to
more fundamental discussions about the nature of constitutionalism.
Toward this end, the volume includes chapters on the philosophical
and historical origins of the idea of constitutionalism; on
theories of constitutionalism in American history in particular; on
the practices of constitutionalism around the globe; and on the
parallel emergence of--and the persistent tensions
between--constitutionalism and democracy throughout the modern
world.In democracies, the primary point of having a constitution is
to place some matters beyond politics and partisan contest. And yet
it seems equally clear that constitutionalism of this kind results
in a struggle over the meaning or proper interpretation of the
constitution, a struggle that is itself deeply political. Although
the volume represents a variety of viewpoints and approaches, this
struggle, which is the central paradox of constitutionalism, is the
ultimate theme of all the essays.
This comprehensive treatise on the reticuloendothelial system is a
project jointly shared by individual members of the
Reticuloendothelial (RE) Society and bio medical scientists in
general who are interested in the intricate system of cells and
molecular moieties derived from those cells which constitute the
RES. It may now be more fashionable in some quarters to consider
these cells as part of what is called the mononuclear phagocytic
system or the lymphoreticular system. Nevertheless, because of
historical developments and current interest in the subject by
investigators from many diverse areas, it seems advantageous to
present in one comprehensive treatise current information and
knowledge con cerning basic aspects of the RES, such as morphology,
biochemistry, phylogeny and ontogeny, physiology, and pharmacology
as weIl as clinical areas including immunopathology, cancer,
infectious diseases, allergy, and hypersensitivity. It is
anticipated that by presenting information concerning these
apparently heterogeneous topics under the unifying umbrella of the
RES attention will be focused on the similarities as weIl as
interactions among the cell types constitut ing the RES from the
viewpoint of various disciplines. The treatise editors and their
editorial board, consisting predominantly of the editors of
individual vol umes, are extremely grateful for the enthusiastic
cooperation and enormous task undertaken by members of the
biomedical community in general and especially by members of the
American as weIl as European and Japanese Reticuloendothe lial
Societies."
An extraordinary development of the knowledge, concepts and
biomedical applications has occurred during the past two decades in
the biological sciences, including the Reticuloendothelial Sys- tem
(RES). For example, it is now widely recognized that distinct
classes of cells are involved in the recognition of "exogenous"
invaders of the body such as microorganisms and other foreign an-
tigens, as well as of "endogenous" parasites represented by trans-
formed neoplastic cells and altered "self" antigens. Prominent
among cell populations involved in such recognition of antigens and
subsequent immune responses are those constituting the RES. In
recent years, there has been much discussion and indeed contro-
versy as to what constitutes such a system and even whether the
term "RES" is appropriate. Some investigators feel that the phago-
cytes are the most important cells of the RES as they playa major
role in the defense mechanism of the host. Mononuclear phagocytes
include tissue macrophages ~s well as circulating monocytes and
their precursors. Although phagocytosis is a major functional ac-
tivity, it is only one of their several functions. The important
role of phagocytes and other mononuclear cells in antibody forma-
tion, cell-mediated immunity, specific and non-specific resistance
to microorganisms and tumor cells, as well as homeostatic adjust-
ments in general has become the focus of attention for many inves-
tigators.
This book contains the proceedings of a symposium held at the
College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 16-20 June
1986. The seed for this symposium arose from a group of
physiologists , soU scientists and biochemists that met in
Leningrad, USSR in July 1975 at the 12th Botanical Conference in a
Session organized by Professor B.B. Vartepetian. This group and
others later conspired to contribute to a book entitled Plant Life
in Anaerobic Environments (eds. D. D. Hook and R. M. M. Crawford,
Ann Arbor Science, 1978). Several contributors to the book
suggested in 1983 that a broad-scoped symposium on wetlands would
be useful (a) in facilitating communication among the diverse
research groups involved in wetlands research (b) in bringing
researchers and managers together and (c) in presenting a com
prehensive and balanced coverage on the status of ecology ami
management of wetlands from a global perspective. With this
encouragement, the senior editor organized a Plan ning Committee
that encompassed expertise from many disciplines of wetland
scientists and managers. This Committee, with input from their
colleagues around the world, organized a symposium that addressed
almost every aspect of wetland ecology and management.
Coastal ecosystems make up some of the most important and, yet,
most endangered, regions in the world. The protection of the unique
processes that take place in these ecosystems requires that
partnerships be formed among ecologists, resource managers and
planners.
Experienced in the challenges of coastal system analysis, the
contributors to this book provide multidisciplinary guidance on the
assessment and management of environmental impacts caused by
development. Each chapter examines an issue important to these
fragile ecosystems, first presenting a non-technical summary of the
issue and a review of the current state of the knowledge, then
following with data and a more detailed consideration of the topic.
Functioning both as a practical guide, accessible to nonscientists,
and as a rigorous scientific source book, Changing Land Use
Patterns in the Coastal Zone will be useful to ecologists, urban
and regional planners, resource managers, policymakers and
students. While many of the case studies included in this volume
are drawn from studies in the southeastern United States, the
examples and lessons provided will be relevant to those working in
all coastal environments.
Nunavut is a land of islands, encompassing some of the most remote
places on Earth. It is also home to some of the world's most
fascinating bird species. Birds of Nunavut is the first complete
survey of every species known to occur in the territory. Co-written
by a team of eighteen experts, it documents 295 species of birds
(of which 145 are known to breed there), presenting a wealth of
information on identification, distribution, ecology, behaviour,
and conservation. Lavishly illustrated with over 800 colour
photographs and 155 maps, this is a visually stunning reference
work on the birds that live in and visit Nunavut.
Inquiry into African American literature in recent decades has
neglected to probe the intellectual structure of the tradition’s
aesthetics and its underlying ideology. In The Ideological Origins
of African American Literature, Phillip M. Richards begins this
reconstructive work, illuminating the dialectical backstory of
black prose and poetry in America. Richards argues that the social
and political forces that influenced white literature were uniquely
reacted to, absorbed, and often times rejected by African American
literary figures — from the eighteenth-century Puritan notions of
a God-centered history to the onset of Romanticism and Modernism in
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Building his case for
ideological continuity, Richards surveys a profoundly creative
period of 125 years launched by an African American reaction
against a racist, mid-eighteenth-century American culture. This
epoch in African American literature saw a fusion of
Puritan-Protestant culture into a religious and secular worldview,
drawing in the poetry of Phillis Wheatley, antebellum slave
narratives, Richard Allen, and the periodicals of the ambitious
African Methodist Episcopalian movement—all of which would form
the underlying foundation of a black Victorian culture. A rising
black middle class, Richards argues, would later be secularized by
an eroding religious tradition under the pressures of
nineteenth-century modernity, the trauma of Jim Crow, and the
emerging northern ghetto. Richards further traces the emergence of
Romanticism which appeared with white American authors such as
Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman, but would not take shape in African
American literature until the likes of W.E.B. Du Bois and Langston
Hughes took stock of Anglo-European culture at the end of the
nineteenth century. The Ideological Origins of African American
Literature illustrates a pattern of black writing that eschews the
hegemonic white culture of the day for an evolving black culture
that would define an American literary landscape.
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