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'The Bell Curve' in Perspective
This open access book examines the implications of The Bell Curve for the social, economic, and political developments of the early 21st century. Following a review of the reception of The Bell Curve and its place in the campaign to end affirmative action, Professor Tucker analyses Herrnstein’s concept of the “meritocracy” in relation to earlier 20th century eugenics and the dramatic incr…
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- 978-3-031-41614-9
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- oer.unej.ac.id
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- Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology
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Towards Resilient Organizations and Societies
This open access book brings together scholars in the fields of management, public policy, regional studies, and organization theory around the concept of resilience. The aim is to provide a more holistic understanding of the complex phenomenon of resilience from a multi-sectorial, cross-national, and multidisciplinary perspective. The book facilitates a conversation across diverse disciplinary…
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- 978-3-030-82072-5
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- Public Sector Organizations
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Bordieuan Field Theory as an Instrument for Military Operational Analysis
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book uses Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory as a lens through which to examine military operations. Novel in its approach, this innovative text provides a better, more nuanced understanding of the modern ‘battlespace’, particularly in instances of prolonged low-intensity conflict. Formed in two parts, this book primarily explores th…
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- 978-3-319-65352-5
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- oer.unej.ac.id
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- New Security Challenges
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The School of Salamanca: A Case of Global Knowledge Production
Over the past few decades, a growing number of studies have highlighted the importance of the ‘School of Salamanca’ for the emergence of colonial normative regimes and the formation of a language of normativity on a global scale. According to this influential account, American and Asian actors usually appear as passive recipients of normative knowledge produced in Europe. This book proposes…
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- 9789004449749
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- 444hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- Max Planck Studies in Global Legal History of the Iberian Worlds, Volume: 2
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Prosthetic Body Parts in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
This open access book investigates imaginaries of artificial limbs, eyes, hair, and teeth in British and American literary and cultural sources from the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Prosthetic Body Parts in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture shows how depictions of prostheses complicated the contemporary bodily status quo, which increasingly demanded an appearance of physical …
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- 978-3-030-78589-5
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- Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture
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Disrupted Development and the Future of Inequality in the Age of Automation
This open access book examines the future of inequality, work and wages in the age of automation with a focus on developing countries. The authors argue that the rise of a global ‘robot reserve army’ has profound effects on labor markets and economic development, but, rather than causing mass unemployment, new technologies are more likely to lead to stagnant wages and premature deindustrial…
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- 978-3-030-30131-6
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- Rethinking International Development series
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The School of Salamanca: A Case of Global Knowledge Production
Over the past few decades, a growing number of studies have highlighted the importance of the ‘School of Salamanca’ for the emergence of colonial normative regimes and the formation of a language of normativity on a global scale. According to this influential account, American and Asian actors usually appear as passive recipients of normative knowledge produced in Europe. This book proposes…
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- 9789004516441
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- 296 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- Thomas Duve, José Luis Egío, and Christiane Birr
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The Saqqara Necropolis through the New Kingdom = Biography of an Ancient Egyp…
This book is the first comprehensive monographic treatment of the New Kingdom (1539–1078 BCE) necropolis at Saqqara, the burial ground of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, and addresses questions fundamental to understanding the site’s development through time. For example, why were certain areas of the necropolis selected for burial in certain time periods; what were the tombs’ spati…
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- 9789004467149
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- 560 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Volume: 131
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The Role of International Administrative Law at International Organizations =…
The Role of International Administrative Law at International Organizations, edited by Peter Quayle, is centred on the law of employment relations at international organizations, and divided into four parts. It examines the interplay between international administrative law and the jurisdictional immunities of international organizations. It explores the principles and practice of resolving emp…
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- 9789004441033
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- 342 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- AIIB Yearbook of International Law, Volume: 3
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The Dutch Paper Industry from 1580 to the Present
This open access book is the first to provide an analysis of the Dutch paper industry over a period encompassing six centuries. Responding to a trend of renewed scholarly interest in paper industries and production, the book seeks to illuminate the factors behind this relatively small national industry’s centuries-long survival. Previous historical research has shown that sets of colonial,…
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- 978-3-031-54324-1
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- Palgrave Studies in Economic History
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