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"At the turn of the eighteenth century, Anthony Ashley Cooper, the third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671-1713) placed beauty at the center of his worldview. It revolutionized Western philosophy. Thinkers such as Hume, Leibniz, Voltaire, Goethe, and Humboldt were all indebted to Shaftesbury's pioneering explorations of the experience of beauty and the role it can play in moral judgment, religious worship, and appreciation of the systems of nature. By the turn of the twentieth century, however, Shaftesbury's stature had greatly diminished, a result of his writing in a densely literary and narrative style out of step with the methodological approaches of later philosophers. This book rediscovers Shaftesbury's vibrant ideas of beauty. It explains how Shaftesbury developed those ideas, and why they remain compelling. The author intends to make several rather explicit and provocative claims: Shaftesbury was instrumental in the development of the idea that all of wild nature has beauty and intrinsic value; his religious views were more uncompromisingly rational than almost any contemporary, and they ushered in a more critical approach to the study of the Bible and religion in general; he advanced what was at the time the highly contentious claim that an atheist can be virtuous, which was one of the most significant development in secular ethical theory; he originated the sentimentalist view that moral judgment is based in affection, or moral sense, and he made significant strides in moral psychology; he engaged in serious philosophical discussion of what makes art successful, initiating the line of inquiry that would come to be called 'aesthetics'; and, finally, Shaftesbury was prophetic in identifying the dangers of partiality and what he saw as the difficulty of combining political activity in a highly charged partisan environment with impartial concern for humanity as a whole"--

"In the twenty-first century, transnational land deals in the Global South have become increasingly prevalent and controversial. Widely seen as a new global land grab, transnational access to arable land in impoverished "land-rich" countries in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia highlights the link between the shifting geopolitics of economic development and problems of food security, climate change, and regional and international trade. Drawing on ethnographic and archival research, Upland Geopolitics uses the case of Chinese agribusiness investment in northern Laos-one of China's first sustained forays into foreign land deals during the boom years of the early 2000s-to study the unbalanced geography of the new global land rush. Contemporary Laos serves as a stage on which the growing frustration with traditional Western assistance is leading to new forms of South-South development cooperation. Connecting the current rubber plantation boom to a longer trajectory of foreign intervention in the region, Upland Geopolitics reveals how legacies of Cold War conflict continue to pave the way for transnational enclosure in a socially uneven landscape"--

Community Formation, 1850 to 1914 -- Development of the Black Community, Late 1915 to Early Great Depression Years -- The Development of the Black Community: The Great Depression Years, 1930s -- Expanded Community and New Realities, 1840 to 1960 -- The Civil Rights Years, 1960s -- Public School Desegregation, 1960s and 1970s -- Urban Renewal, 1960 to 1985: External Change Agents Juxtaposed with Internal Change Agents -- A New Reality, 1980 to 1985.

"This book is a resource for providers and students, integrating germane basic science information with clinical-medicine insights. The goal is to improve primary-care outpatient interactions for physicians, APRNs, and PAs. It is unique, integrating germane basic-science information with clinical-medicine. Unlike other resources that introduce these concepts more distinctly, this book bridges the gap and provides insights for providers and students. Also, there are succinct, yet comprehensive, presentations on managing the more common out-patient problems. The book is designed for primary care providers and students, e.g., physicians, APRNs, and PAs, who desire to improve their patient-education, diagnostic, and treatment skills. The PEARLS are instruments to embellish and emphasize important concepts. The focus of the book is to improve outpatient medicine delivery, and better informed and confident providers are keys to the process"--

Surviving Adolescence follows the roller coaster ride parents with teenagers experience, covering topics such as preparing for adolescence, the reality of confronting puberty, the family unit, bullying, burgeoning sexual issues, communicating effectively, and how to help teens tackle a new social environment, including cyberspace.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- PART I. SOCIAL CREDIT IN QUEBEC: ITS NATURE -- PART II. SOCIAL CREDIT IN QUEBEC: ITS DEVELOPMENT -- PART III. A PROFILE OF THE CREDITISTE LEADERSHIP -- PART IV. THE PATTERNS OF ORIENTATIONS AND ALLIANCES IN THE 1963 SPLIT: A CASE STUDY -- PART V. CONCLUSIONS -- Appendix A: Sample Design -- Appendix B: Questionnaire -- Appendix C: Index Construction -- Index

"Our modern economy depends on financial markets. When financial markets work, they allow people to buy homes and save for retirement; they allow companies to provide the goods and services that we enjoy and depend on. When financial markets don't work, companies fail, people lose their homes, lose their savings, and lose their jobs. Yet financial markets continue to grow in size and complexity and the management of financial risk has never been more important. Quantitative Financial Risk Management is designed to teach students and risk professionals about financial risk management with an emphasis on financial models and mathematical techniques. Each chapter provides numerous sample problems and end of chapter questions. The book provides clear examples of how these models are used in practice and encourages readers to think about the limits and appropriate use of financial models"--

Introduction : big data is watching you -- What is the Internet and how did it change data? -- How did law and policy evolve to address data 1.0 and 2.0? -- Data 3.0 and the challenges of privacy and security -- Reconfiguring privacy and security in the data 3.0 universe - Data 3.0 and controls on private sector use of data -- Data 3.0 and sovereignty : a question of conflict of laws -- Cyber warfare : deterrence and response -- Conclusion : meeting the challenge of data 3.0 : recommendations for law and policy

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Hills, Dales, and the Jaguaribe Valley: Carnauba Wax at the Dawn of Recorded Sound; Chapter 2. "Help Your Brother": Drought Songs as Protest; Chapter 3. The Secret of the Sertanejo: Listening to Forró, Hearing Drought; Chapter 4. Sounding the Real Backlands: Raimundo Fagner and the Soundscape of Orós; Chapter 5. Real or Plastic Forró: Soundscapes of a Changing Economy; Chapter 6. Forró, or Bread and Circuses: Carnival in Times of Drought; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION The Urban "Underclass" as a Metaphor of Social Transformation -- PART ONE: The Roots of Ghetto Poverty -- CHAPTER 1 Southern Diaspora: Origins of the Northern "Underclass -- CHAPTER 2 Blacks in the Urban North: The "Underclass Question" in Historical Perspective -- PART TWO: The Transformation of America's Cities -- CHAPTER 3 The Structures of Urban Poverty: The Reorganization of Space and Work in Three Periods of American History -- CHAPTER 4 Housing the "Underclass -- PART THREE: Families, Networks, and Opportunities -- CHAPTER 5 The Ethnic Niche and the Structure of Opportunity: Immigrants and Minorities in New York City -- CHAPTER 6 The Emergence of "Underclass" Family Patterns, 1900-1940 -- CHAPTER 7 Poverty and Family Composition since 1940 -- CHAPTER 8 Social Science, Social Policy, and the Heritage of African-American Families -- PART FOUR: Politics, Institutions, and the State -- CHAPTER 9 The Black Poor and the Politics of Opposition in a New South City, 1929-1970 -- CHAPTER 10 Nineteenth-Century Institutions: Dealing with the Urban "Underclass -- CHAPTER 11 Urban Education and the "Truly Disadvantaged": The Historical Roots of the Contemporary Crisis, 1945-1990 -- CHAPTER 12 The State, the Movement, and the Urban Poor: The War on Poverty and Political Mobilization in the 1960s -- CONCLUSION Reframing the "Underclass" Debate -- Contributors -- Name Index -- Subject Index