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Regulating Judicial Elections - Assessing State Codes of Judicial Conduct (Paperback): C. Scott Peters Regulating Judicial Elections - Assessing State Codes of Judicial Conduct (Paperback)
C. Scott Peters
R1,276 Discovery Miles 12 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

State judicial elections are governed by a unique set of rules that enforce longstanding norms of judicial independence by limiting how judicial candidates campaign. These rules have been a key part of recent debates over judicial elections and have been the subject of several U.S. Supreme Court cases. Regulating Judicial Elections provides the first accounting of the efficacy and consequences of such rules. C. Scott Peters re-frames debates over judicial elections by shifting away from all-or-nothing claims about threats to judicial independence and focusing instead on the trade-offs inherent in our checks and balances system. In doing so, he is able to examine the costs and benefits of state ethical restrictions. Peters finds that while some parts of state codes of conduct achieve their desired goals, others may backfire and increase the politicization of judicial elections. Moreover, modest gains in the protection of independence come at the expense of the effectiveness of elections as accountability mechanisms. These empirical findings will inform ongoing normative debates about judicial elections.

Dynamic Meteorology - A Basic Course (Paperback): Adrian Gordon, Warwick Grace, Roland Byron-Scott, Peter Schwerdtfeger Dynamic Meteorology - A Basic Course (Paperback)
Adrian Gordon, Warwick Grace, Roland Byron-Scott, Peter Schwerdtfeger
R1,248 Discovery Miles 12 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Dynamic Meteorology: A Basic Course' is an introduction to the physics of the atmosphere. Starting from the basics, it provides students with an awareness of simple mathematics and enthusiastically proceeds to provide a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of meteorology. The authors lead students to a scientifically rigorous understanding of the behaviour of weather systems such as highs, lows, fronts, jet streams and tropical cyclones. From the 'ABC' of the laws of Avogrado, Boyle and Charles to the powerful omega equation and beyond, this is a simple exposition of dynamic meteorology. Why does the wind blow along the lines of isobars rather than across them? Why are low pressure systems on the weather map more intense than high-pressure systems? Why is there much less constraint on the strength of the wind around a cyclone than an anticyclone? An international team of academic experts in meteorology answer these and many other fundamental questions with simple mathematical equations. Covering both northern and southern hemispheres, 'Dynamic Meteorology' equips students of earth and environmental sciences with proper understanding of the essential mathematics necessary to unlock the mysteries of the natural world.

Martin Buber - Creaturely Life and Social Form (Hardcover): Sarah Scott Martin Buber - Creaturely Life and Social Form (Hardcover)
Sarah Scott; Contributions by Peter A. Huff, Claire E. Sufrin, Samuel Hayim Brody, Yemima Hadad, …
R2,148 Discovery Miles 21 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A new collection of essays highlighting the wide range of Buber's thought, career, and activism. Best known for I and Thou, which laid out his distinction between dialogic and monologic relations, Martin Buber (1878–1965) was also an anthologist, translator, and author of some seven hundred books and papers. Martin Buber: Creaturely Life and Social Form, edited by Sarah Scott, is a collection of nine essays that explore his thought and career. Martin Buber: Creaturely Life and Social Form shakes up the legend of Buber by decentering the importance of the I-Thou dialogue in order to highlight Buber as a thinker preoccupied by the image of relationship as a guide to spiritual, social, and political change. The result is a different Buber than has hitherto been portrayed, one that is characterized primarily by aesthetics and politics rather than by epistemology or theology. Martin Buber: Creaturely Life and Social Form will serve as a guide to the entirety of Buber's thinking, career, and activism, placing his work in context and showing both the evolution of his thought and the extent to which he remained driven by a persistent set of concerns.

Catholic Gentry in English Society - The Throckmortons of Coughton from Reformation to Emancipation (Hardcover, New Ed):... Catholic Gentry in English Society - The Throckmortons of Coughton from Reformation to Emancipation (Hardcover, New Ed)
Geoffrey Scott; Edited by Peter Marshall
R4,452 Discovery Miles 44 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume advances scholarly understanding of English Catholicism in the early modern period through a series of interlocking essays on single family: the Throckmortons of Coughton Court, Warwickshire, whose experience over several centuries encapsulates key themes in the history of the Catholic gentry. Despite their persistent adherence to Catholicism, in no sense did the Throckmortons inhabit a 'recusant bubble'. Family members regularly played leading roles on the national political stage, from Sir George Throckmorton's resistance to the break with Rome in the 1530s, to Sir Robert George Throckmorton's election as the first English Catholic MP in 1831. Taking a long-term approach, the volume charts the strategies employed by various members of the family to allow them to remain politically active and socially influential within a solidly Protestant nation. In so doing, it contributes to ongoing attempts to integrate the study of Catholicism into the mainstream of English social and political history, transcending its traditional status as a 'special interest' category, remote from or subordinate to the central narratives of historical change. It will be particularly welcomed by historians of the sixteenth through to the nineteenth century, who increasingly recognise the importance of both Catholicism and anti-Catholicism as central themes in English cultural and political life.

Martin Buber - Creaturely Life and Social Form (Paperback): Sarah Scott Martin Buber - Creaturely Life and Social Form (Paperback)
Sarah Scott; Contributions by Peter A. Huff, Claire E. Sufrin, Samuel Hayim Brody, Yemima Hadad, …
R1,003 Discovery Miles 10 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A new collection of essays highlighting the wide range of Buber's thought, career, and activism. Best known for I and Thou, which laid out his distinction between dialogic and monologic relations, Martin Buber (1878–1965) was also an anthologist, translator, and author of some seven hundred books and papers. Martin Buber: Creaturely Life and Social Form, edited by Sarah Scott, is a collection of nine essays that explore his thought and career. Martin Buber: Creaturely Life and Social Form shakes up the legend of Buber by decentering the importance of the I-Thou dialogue in order to highlight Buber as a thinker preoccupied by the image of relationship as a guide to spiritual, social, and political change. The result is a different Buber than has hitherto been portrayed, one that is characterized primarily by aesthetics and politics rather than by epistemology or theology. Martin Buber: Creaturely Life and Social Form will serve as a guide to the entirety of Buber's thinking, career, and activism, placing his work in context and showing both the evolution of his thought and the extent to which he remained driven by a persistent set of concerns.

Working, Housing: Urbanizing - The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016): Jennifer... Working, Housing: Urbanizing - The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)
Jennifer Robinson, Allen J. Scott, Peter J. Taylor
R985 Discovery Miles 9 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents an incisive outline of the historical development and geography of cities. It focuses on three themes that constitute essential foundations for any understanding of urban form and function. These are: (a) the shifting patterns of urbanization through historical time, (b) the role of cities as centers of production and work in a globalizing world, and (c) the diverse housing and shelter needs of urban populations. The book also explores a number of critical urban problems and the political challenges that they pose. Empirical evidence from urban situations on all five continents is brought into play throughout the discussion.

Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist (Hardcover, 8th edition): Olga A.C. Ibsen, Scott Peters Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist (Hardcover, 8th edition)
Olga A.C. Ibsen, Scott Peters
R2,845 Discovery Miles 28 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist: With General Pathology Introductions, 8th Edition offers the most trusted general and oral pathology information that's tailored to the specific role and responsibilities of the dental hygienist, while reflecting the content on the national board exam. Authors Ibsen and Peters incorporate the ideal mix of clinical photographs, radiographs, and focused discussions to help you learn how to successfully identify, understand, evaluate, and document disease formations at the skeletal and cellular levels. Tailored content focuses on the role of the dental hygienist in oral health care. Trusted author team makes this a text you can rely on to provide authoritative coverage of oral pathology. Pathology synopsis tables provide at-a-glance summaries to help you focus on the most critical information for each lesion, disease, or condition. Learning objectives clearly define expected outcomes for each chapter. Vocabulary resources include key term listings with definitions and pronunciations and a back-of-book glossary for handy UPDATED! Art program includes the latest high-quality radiographs and color clinical photos. REVISED! Chapter review questions written in the same multiple-choice style and formats as the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination provide valuable study and review opportunities.

I Escaped The Grizzly Maze - A National Park Survival Story (Paperback): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped The Grizzly Maze - A National Park Survival Story (Paperback)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Battlespace 1865 - Archaeology of the Landscapes, Strategies, and Tactics of the North Platte Campaign, Nebraska (Paperback):... Battlespace 1865 - Archaeology of the Landscapes, Strategies, and Tactics of the North Platte Campaign, Nebraska (Paperback)
Douglas D. Scott, Peter Bleed, Amanda Renner
R1,147 R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Save R113 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For a period of about week in February 1865, as the Civil War was winding down and Plains Indian communities were reeling in the wake of the Sand Creek massacre, combat swept across the Nebraska panhandle, especially along the Platte River. The fighting that marked this event barely compares to the massive campaigns and terrible carnage that marked the conflict that was taking place in the eastern states but it was a significant event at the opening on the ensuing Indian Wars. Operating on terrain they knew well, Cheyenne warriors and other Native forces encountered the US Cavalry who operated within a modern network of long distance migration and pony express trails and military stations. The North Platte Campaign offers a good basis for the application of landscape approaches to conflict archaeology if only because of its scale. This fighting is both easily approached and fascinatingly encompassed. There were probably far fewer than 1000 fighters involved in those skirmishes, but before, after, and between them, they involved substantial movements of people and of equipment that was similar to the arms and gear in service to other Civil War era combatants. They also seem to have used approaches that were typical of America's western warfare. Like many of the conflicts of interest to modern observers, the North Platte fights were between cultural different opponents. Archaeological consideration of battlefields such as Rush Creek and Mud Springs, bases, and landscapes associated with this fighting expose how the combat developed and how the opposing forces dealt with the challenges they encountered. This study draws on techniques of battlefield archaeology, focusing on the concept of 'battlespace' and the recovery, distribution and analysis of artifacts and weaponry, as well as historical accounts of the participants, LiDAR-informed terrain assessment, and theoretical consideration of the strategic thinking of the combatants. It applies a landscape approach to the archaeological study of war and reveals an overlooked phase of the American Civil War and the opening of the Indian Wars.

Regulating Judicial Elections - Assessing State Codes of Judicial Conduct (Hardcover): C. Scott Peters Regulating Judicial Elections - Assessing State Codes of Judicial Conduct (Hardcover)
C. Scott Peters
R4,585 Discovery Miles 45 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

State judicial elections are governed by a unique set of rules that enforce longstanding norms of judicial independence by limiting how judicial candidates campaign. These rules have been a key part of recent debates over judicial elections and have been the subject of several U.S. Supreme Court cases. Regulating Judicial Elections provides the first accounting of the efficacy and consequences of such rules. C. Scott Peters re-frames debates over judicial elections by shifting away from all-or-nothing claims about threats to judicial independence and focusing instead on the trade-offs inherent in our checks and balances system. In doing so, he is able to examine the costs and benefits of state ethical restrictions. Peters finds that while some parts of state codes of conduct achieve their desired goals, others may backfire and increase the politicization of judicial elections. Moreover, modest gains in the protection of independence come at the expense of the effectiveness of elections as accountability mechanisms. These empirical findings will inform ongoing normative debates about judicial elections.

Restaurant Prosperity Formula(tm) - What Successful Restaurateurs Do (Paperback): David Scott Peters Restaurant Prosperity Formula(tm) - What Successful Restaurateurs Do (Paperback)
David Scott Peters
R539 R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Save R91 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The Prison Island - An 1836 Child Convict Survival Story (Hardcover): Scott Peters, Juliet Fry I Escaped The Prison Island - An 1836 Child Convict Survival Story (Hardcover)
Scott Peters, Juliet Fry
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The Gold Rush Fever - A California Gold Rush Survival Story (Hardcover): Scott Peters, S.D. Brown I Escaped The Gold Rush Fever - A California Gold Rush Survival Story (Hardcover)
Scott Peters, S.D. Brown
R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The Gold Rush Fever - A California Gold Rush Survival Story (Paperback): Scott Peters, S.D. Brown I Escaped The Gold Rush Fever - A California Gold Rush Survival Story (Paperback)
Scott Peters, S.D. Brown
R284 Discovery Miles 2 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The Tower of London (Paperback): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped The Tower of London (Paperback)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean (Paperback): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped Pirates In The Caribbean (Paperback)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R293 Discovery Miles 2 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mystery of the Egyptian Temple (Paperback): Scott Peters Mystery of the Egyptian Temple (Paperback)
Scott Peters
R322 R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Save R40 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The Donner Party - Pioneers on the Oregon Trail, 1846 (Hardcover): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped The Donner Party - Pioneers on the Oregon Trail, 1846 (Hardcover)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R498 Discovery Miles 4 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The Donner Party - Pioneers on the Oregon Trail, 1846 (Paperback): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped The Donner Party - Pioneers on the Oregon Trail, 1846 (Paperback)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R259 Discovery Miles 2 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped Amazon River Pirates (Hardcover): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped Amazon River Pirates (Hardcover)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The World's Deadliest Shark Attack (Hardcover): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped The World's Deadliest Shark Attack (Hardcover)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The California Camp Fire - California's Deadliest Wildfire (Hardcover): Scott Peters, S.D. Brown I Escaped The California Camp Fire - California's Deadliest Wildfire (Hardcover)
Scott Peters, S.D. Brown
R521 R459 Discovery Miles 4 590 Save R62 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped The California Camp Fire - California's Deadliest Wildfire (Paperback): Scott Peters, S.D. Brown I Escaped The California Camp Fire - California's Deadliest Wildfire (Paperback)
Scott Peters, S.D. Brown
R291 Discovery Miles 2 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped North Korea! (Hardcover): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped North Korea! (Hardcover)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R519 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R62 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I Escaped North Korea! (Paperback): Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe I Escaped North Korea! (Paperback)
Scott Peters, Ellie Crowe
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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