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The Globe on Paper

Author : Giuseppe Marcocci
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192589571
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book The Globe on Paper written by Giuseppe Marcocci and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age of exploration exposed the limits of available universal histories. Everyday interactions with cultures and societies across the globe brought to light a multiplicity of pasts which proved difficult to reconcile with an emerging sense of unity in the world. Among the first to address the questions posed by this challenge were a handful of Renaissance historians. On what basis could they narrate the history of hitherto unknown peoples? Why did the Bible and classical works say nothing about so many visible traces of ancient cultures? And how far was it possible to write histories of the world at a time of growing religious division in Europe and imperial rivalry around the world? A study of the cross-fertilization of historical writing in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, The Globe on Paper reconstructs a set of imaginative accounts worked out from Mexico to the Moluccas and Peru, and from the shops of Venetian printers to the rival courts of Spain and England. The pages of this book teem with humanists, librarians, missionaries, imperial officials, as well as forgers and indigenous chroniclers. Drawing on information gathered—or said to have been gathered—from eyewitness reports, interviews with local inhabitants, ancient codices, and material evidence, their global narratives testify to an unprecedented broadening of horizons which briefly flourished before succumbing to the forces of imperial and religious reaction.

Enhancing Human Capacities

Author : Julian Savulescu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444393545
Total Pages : 811 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Enhancing Human Capacities written by Julian Savulescu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 811 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhancing Human Capacities is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives. Presents a rich range of perspectives on enhancement from world leading ethicists and scientists from Europe and North America The most comprehensive volume yet on the science and ethics of human enhancement Unique in providing a detailed overview of current and expected scientific advances in this area Discusses both general conceptual and ethical issues and concrete questions of policy Includes sections covering all major forms of enhancement: cognitive, affective, physical, and life extension

Practical Ethics

Author : Peter Singer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139496891
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Practical Ethics written by Peter Singer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thirty years, Peter Singer's Practical Ethics has been the classic introduction to applied ethics. For this third edition, the author has revised and updated all the chapters and added a new chapter addressing climate change, one of the most important ethical challenges of our generation. Some of the questions discussed in this book concern our daily lives. Is it ethical to buy luxuries when others do not have enough to eat? Should we buy meat from intensively reared animals? Am I doing something wrong if my carbon footprint is above the global average? Other questions confront us as concerned citizens: equality and discrimination on the grounds of race or sex; abortion, the use of embryos for research and euthanasia; political violence and terrorism; and the preservation of our planet's environment. This book's lucid style and provocative arguments make it an ideal text for university courses and for anyone willing to think about how she or he ought to live.

Liberalism with Excellence

Author : Matthew H. Kramer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198777965
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Liberalism with Excellence written by Matthew H. Kramer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past several decades, political philosophers have frequently clashed with one another over the question whether governments are morally required to remain neutral among reasonable conceptions of excellence and human flourishing. Whereas the numerous followers of John Rawls (and kindred philosophers such as Ronald Dworkin) have maintained that a requirement of neutrality is indeed incumbent on every system of governance, other philosophers -- often designated as 'perfectionists' -- have argued against the existence of such a requirement. Liberalism with Excellence enters these debates not by plighting itself unequivocally to one side or the other, but instead by reconceiving each of the sides and thus by redirecting the debates that have occurred between them. On the one hand, the book rejects the requirement of neutrality by contending that certain subsidies for the promotion of excellence in sundry areas of human endeavour can be proper and vital uses of resources by governments. Advocating such departures from the constraint of neutrality, the book presents a version of liberalism that can rightly be classified as 'perfectionist'. On the other hand, the species of perfectionism espoused in Liberalism with Excellence diverges markedly from the theories that have usually been so classified. Indeed, much of the book assails various aspects of those theories. What is more, the aspirational perfectionism elaborated in the closing chapters of the volume is reconcilable in most key respects with a suitably amplified version of Rawlsianism. Hence, by reconceiving both the perfectionist side and the neutralist side of the prevailing disputation, Liberalism with Excellence combines and transforms their respective insights.

Financial Accounting, Reporting, and Analysis

Author : Jennifer Maynard
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199606056
Total Pages : 743 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Financial Accounting, Reporting, and Analysis written by Jennifer Maynard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all the accounting issues and reporting standards (IAS, IFRS) that an accounting student needs to know, this text provides a fresh, decision-usefulness approach that will enhance students' interpretative skills and take their understanding to the next level.

Body Language in Hellenistic Art and Society

Author : Jane Masséglia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0198723598
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Body Language in Hellenistic Art and Society written by Jane Masséglia and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are so many Hellenistic kings shown with one arm in the air? Could posture distinguish the slave from the citizen? Was there a Hellenistic etiquette of sitting down? How did Hellenistic Greeks feel about the bodies of the disabled and the elderly? And what did it mean to Tuck-for-Luck? This richly-illustrated book brings together a wide range of Hellenistic art objects, and reveals how ancient social attitudes were encoded in the body language of their subjects. Incorporating approaches from anthropology and archaeology, it considers a wide range of social groups, from the elite to slaves, and examines the postures, gestures, and body actions which were considered appropriate to each. By examining Hellenistic kings, queens, public intellectuals, citizen men and women, Africans, servants, paidagogoi, fishermen, peasants, old women, dwarfs, and the disabled, this study provides important new insights into what is 'Hellenistic' about Hellenistic Art, and into the anxieties of Hellenistic society. In doing so, it not only reconsiders familiar concepts such as the 'individuality' of the civic elite and the apparent passivity of women, but also reveals Hellenistic attitudes towards issues such as old age, race, and child abuse, and explores power, prejudice, and the role of art in both reflecting and enforcing social stereotypes.

The Reputation Game

Author : David Waller
Publisher : Oneworld
ISBN 13 : 9781786073518
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Reputation Game written by David Waller and published by Oneworld. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your reputation affects everything, the opportunities that come your way in business and in life - learn the rules to life's most important game...

Taxing Profit in a Global Economy

Author : Michael P. Devereux
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198808062
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Taxing Profit in a Global Economy written by Michael P. Devereux and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international tax system is in dire need of reform. It allows multinational companies to shift profits to low tax jurisdictions and thus reduce their global effective tax rates. A major international project, launched in 2013, aimed to fix the system, but failed to seriously analyse the fundamental aims and rationales for the taxation of multinationals' profit, and in particular where profit should be taxed. As this project nears its completion, it is becomingincreasingly clear that the fundamental structural weaknesses in the system will remain. This book, produced by a group of economists and lawyers, adopts a different approach and starts from first principles in order to generate an international tax system fit for the 21st century. This approach examines fundamental issues of principle and practice in the taxation of business profit and the allocation of taxing rights over such profit amongst countries, paying attention to the interests and circumstances of advanced and developing countries. Once this conceptual framework is developed, the book evaluates the existing system and potential reform options against it. A number of reform options are considered, ranging from those requiring marginal change to radically different systems. Some options have been discussed widely. Others, particularly Residual Profit Split systems and a Destination Based Cash-Flow Tax, are more innovative and have been developed at some length and in depth for the first time in this book. Their common feature is that they assign taxing rights partly/fully to the location of relatively immobile factors: shareholders or consumers.

Preparing for the BMAT

Author : Nick Sample
Publisher : Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 9780435280130
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Preparing for the BMAT written by Nick Sample and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps students to develop the thinking skills required for success in the BMAT, which is required by seven universities for entrance onto competitive courses, such as medicine and veterinary science.

Open Access and the Humanities

Author : Martin Paul Eve
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316195732
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Open Access and the Humanities written by Martin Paul Eve and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you work in a university, you are almost certain to have heard the term 'open access' in the past couple of years. You may also have heard either that it is the utopian answer to all the problems of research dissemination or perhaps that it marks the beginning of an apocalyptic new era of 'pay-to-say' publishing. In this book, Martin Paul Eve sets out the histories, contexts and controversies for open access, specifically in the humanities. Broaching practical elements alongside economic histories, open licensing, monographs and funder policies, this book is a must-read for both those new to ideas about open-access scholarly communications and those with an already keen interest in the latest developments for the humanities. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Books Online.

Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Skills

Author : Karen Holland
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199563101
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Skills written by Karen Holland and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-04-22 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nursing students require a unique guide to research and evidence based practice (EBP) to help them succeed in both the classroom and the clinical area. This book is a one-stop-shop of the theory and practice of EBP including practical tips for assignments and placements.

Parliamentary Papers

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thonis-Heracleion in Context

Author : Damian Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905905331
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Thonis-Heracleion in Context written by Damian Robinson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Late Period, the Egyptian port of Thonis-Heracleion was the obligatory port of entry and customs point into and out of Egypt and a vital node in the trading network of the eastern Mediterranean. This book presents the latest results of scholars working on the excavation and post-excavation of Thonis-Heracleion together with wider-ranging stu

Economic Actors and the Limits of Transitional Justice

Author : Leigh A. Payne
Publisher : Proceedings of the British Aca
ISBN 13 : 9780197267264
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Economic Actors and the Limits of Transitional Justice written by Leigh A. Payne and published by Proceedings of the British Aca. This book was released on 2022-02-06 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business involvement in human rights violations has been part of the past, the present, and will likely continue in the future. A legacy of impunity has prevailed globally. Using case studies and original datasets, this volume seeks to understand how corporate accountability for human rights violations has been achieved and what barriers persist.

Sībawayhi

Author : M. G. Carter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Sībawayhi written by M. G. Carter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eighth-Century Scholar Sibawayhi Is Recognized As The First Systematic Grammarian Of Arabic. By Outlining The Central Ideas Of Sibawayhi As Well As Describing His Legacy And Achievements, This Book Provides An Accessibly Written And Non-Technical Introduction To The Whole Subject Of Arabic Linguistics, And To The Life And Time Of The Man Who Founded The Discipline.

Oxford English Dictionary

Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195218893
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Oxford English Dictionary written by John A. Simpson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

IMF Staff Papers

Author : International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 9781589061231
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book IMF Staff Papers written by International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2002-11-04 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reports for uncovered interest parity (UIP) using daily data for 23 developing and developed countries during the crisis-strewn 1990s. UIP is a classic topic of international finance, a critical building block of most theoretical models, and a dismal empirical failure. UIP states that the interest differential is, on average, equal to the ex post exchange rate change. UIP may work differently for countries in crisis, whose exchange and interest rates both display considerably more volatility. This volatility raises the stakes for financial markets and central banks; it also may provide a more statistically powerful test for the UIP hypothesis. Policy-exploitable deviations from UIP are, therefore, a necessary condition for an interest rate defense. There is a considerable amount of heterogeneity in the results, which differ wildly by country.