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The Confusions of Young Törless (riverrun editions)
The Confusions of Young Torless is a taut, powerful depiction of teenage masculinity in this short novel set in an Austrian military academy. An unpopular boy is gradually bullied …
Labor and Capital in the Age of Globalization
This book offers a timely analysis of work and labor processes and how they are rapidly changing under globalization. The contributors explore traditional sectors of the U.S. and …
A Theory of Legal Argumentation
What is to be understood by 'rational legal argument'? To what extent can legal reasoning be rational? Is the demand for rationality in legal affairs justified? And what are the …
Medical Firsts
An exploration of medical discoveries-from the ancient Greeks to the present""Always help, or at least do no harm."" Following this simple yet revolutionary idea, Hippocrates laid …
Social Problems across the Life Course
The human life course is filled with and subject to a wide range of personal difficulties, many of which are shared by others. Life events and processes such as birth, childhood, …
Insect Biodiversity
Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together leading scientific experts to assess the impact insects have on humankind and the earth s fragile ecosystems. It examines …
Stochastic Modelling in Physical Oceanography
The study of the ocean is almost as old as the history of mankind itself. When the first seafarers set out in their primitive ships they had to understand, as best they could, …
The Book of Paradise
The raucously witty Yiddish classic about a Jewish Paradise afflicted by very human temptations and pains, in a new translation On being expelled from Paradise, young Samuel Abba …
Healing Together
Kaiser Permanente is the largest managed care organization in the country. It also happens to have the largest and most complex labor-management partnership ever created in the …
Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems
Over the past century, humans have molded the Colorado River to serve their own needs, resulting in significant impacts to the river and its ecosystems. Today, many scientists, …
Confucianism and Ecology
Confucianism demonstrates a remarkable wealth of resources for rethinking human-earth relations. This second volume in the series on religions of the world and the environment …