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In Objectivity Is Not Neutrality, Thomas L. Haskell argues for a moderate historicism that acknowledges the force of perspective and reaffirms the pluralistic practices of a liberal democratic societyeven while upholding time-honored distinctions between fact and fiction, scholarship and propaganda, right and might. Haskell addresses questions ......
In Merging Colleges for Mutual Growth, James Martin and James E. Samels bring together a distinguished group of higher education professionals to provide the first comprehensive handbook for those involved in--or considering--an academic merger, consolidation, or new form of resource sharing. Providing practical and theoretical advice on the ......
This book develops a scientific approach to the study of clinical acid-base physiology, giving emphasis to the areas of most significance in diagnosis and therapy.
Providence--a city named in the hope that a direct compliment to God might place Him under some sort of obligation to its inhabitants--provides Jean McGarry with the fertile ground of her comic and gritty, harsh and touching cycle of stories. Weaving in and out of Airs of Providence is a novella telling the story of April and Margery Flanaghan, ......
n describing the origins of modern ''science,'' historians often fail to appreciate or misread how the ancients understood and used significant expressions of ''natural knowledge.'' Few read the story of the cyclops, for example, as useful advice about where to travel and settle -- and where not to. Others search for ''lost Egyptian wisdom'' ......
Throughout the world, the incidence of malignant melanoma is increasing at an alarming rate. This dramatic rise is largely due to more frequent and prolonged exposure to intense sun, the result of major changes in clothing styles, recreation, and lifestyle (including widespread access to midwinter resort vacations). Significantly, recent ......
Recent years have seen a shift in the belief that a religious world-view, specifically a Christian one, precludes a commitment to environmentalism. Whether as ''stewards of God's creation'' or champions of ''environmental justice,'' church members have increasingly found that a strong pro-ecology stand on environmental issues is an integral ......
From East Baltimore to Forest Park to Park Heights, from Nates and Leon's deli to Hutzler's department store, Jewish Baltimore tells stories of neighborhoods, people, and landmarks that have been important to Baltimore's Jewish experience. Gilbert Sandler, whose popular columns have appeared in Baltimore's Jewish Times and the Baltimore Sun, ......
In Regulatory Politics in Transition Marc Eisner argues that to understand fully the importance of regulatory policy we need to survey the critical policy shifts brought about during the Progressive period, the New Deal, and the contemporary period. Eisner adopts a regulatory regime framework to address the combination of policy change and ......
