Автор: Sanford Levinson Название: Wrestling with Diversity ISBN: 0822332264 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822332268 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 101810.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание:
“Diversity” has become a mantra within discussions of university admissions policies and many other arenas of American society. In the essays collected here, Sanford Levinson, a leading scholar of constitutional law and American government, wrestles with various notions of diversity. He begins by explaining why he finds the concept to be almost useless as a genuine guide to public policy. Discussing affirmative action in university admissions, including the now famous University of Michigan Law School case, he argues both that there may be good reasons to use preferences—including race and ethnicity—and that these reasons have relatively little to do with any cogently developed theory of diversity. Distinguished by Levinson’s characteristic open-mindedness and willingness to tease out the full implications of various claims, each of these nine essays, written over the past decade, develops a case study focusing on a particular aspect of public life in a richly diverse, and sometimes bitterly divided, society.
Although most discussions of diversity have focused on race and ethnicity, Levinson is particularly interested in religious diversity and its implications. Why, he asks, do arguments for racial and ethnic diversity not also counsel a concern to achieve religious diversity within a student body? He considers the propriety of judges drawing on their religious views in making legal decisions and the kinds of questions Senators should feel free to ask nominees to the federal judiciary who have proclaimed the importance of their religion in structuring their own lives. In exploring the sense in which Sandy Koufax can be said to be a “Jewish baseball player,” he engages in broad reflections on professional identity. He asks whether it is desirable, or even possible, to subordinate merely "personal" aspects of one’s identity—religion, political viewpoints, gender—to the impersonal demands of the professional role. Wrestling with Diversity is a powerful interrogation of the assumptions and contradictions underlying public life in a multicultural world.
Автор: Adorno Theodor, Frenkel-Brunswik Else, Levinson Da Название: The Authoritarian Personality ISBN: 1788731646 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788731645 Издательство: Macmillan Рейтинг: Цена: 38810.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Hugely influential study of the psychology of authoritarianism.
Автор: Sanford Levinson Название: Wrestling with Diversity ISBN: 0822332396 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822332398 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 27450.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
“Diversity” has become a mantra within discussions of university admissions policies and many other arenas of American society. In the essays collected here, Sanford Levinson, a leading scholar of constitutional law and American government, wrestles with various notions of diversity. He begins by explaining why he finds the concept to be almost useless as a genuine guide to public policy. Discussing affirmative action in university admissions, including the now famous University of Michigan Law School case, he argues both that there may be good reasons to use preferences—including race and ethnicity—and that these reasons have relatively little to do with any cogently developed theory of diversity. Distinguished by Levinson’s characteristic open-mindedness and willingness to tease out the full implications of various claims, each of these nine essays, written over the past decade, develops a case study focusing on a particular aspect of public life in a richly diverse, and sometimes bitterly divided, society.
Although most discussions of diversity have focused on race and ethnicity, Levinson is particularly interested in religious diversity and its implications. Why, he asks, do arguments for racial and ethnic diversity not also counsel a concern to achieve religious diversity within a student body? He considers the propriety of judges drawing on their religious views in making legal decisions and the kinds of questions Senators should feel free to ask nominees to the federal judiciary who have proclaimed the importance of their religion in structuring their own lives. In exploring the sense in which Sandy Koufax can be said to be a “Jewish baseball player,” he engages in broad reflections on professional identity. He asks whether it is desirable, or even possible, to subordinate merely "personal" aspects of one’s identity—religion, political viewpoints, gender—to the impersonal demands of the professional role. Wrestling with Diversity is a powerful interrogation of the assumptions and contradictions underlying public life in a multicultural world.
Автор: Levinson Harry, Price Charlton R., Munden Kenneth J. Название: Men, Management, and Mental Health ISBN: 0674424735 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674424739 Издательство: Harvard University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 77370.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
"But Mama, but Mama, what if I were a super smelly skunk, and I smelled so bad that my name was Stinky Face?"Mothers love their children and this unconditional love is truly tested in I LOVE YOU, STINKY FACE. Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore beautifully weave a reassuring tale of the love and affection of a parent. The imaginative son turns himself into a meat-eating dinosaur, a swamp creature and much, much more before being satisfied with the fact that no matter how stinky he is or how slimy of a creature he could possibly be, he is loved and nothing will change that.
Автор: Levinson Jerrold Название: The Pleasures of Aesthetics: Culture and Credit in Britain, 1694-1994 ISBN: 0801430593 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801430596 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 123550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Translated into English for the first time in this edition, The Jena System, 1804-5: Logic and Metaphysics is an essential text in the study of the development of Hegel`s thought. It is the climax of Hegel`s efforts to construct a neutral theory of the categories of finite cognition ("logic") as the necessary bridge to the theory of infinite, or philosophical, cognition ("metaphysics").
Автор: Levinson Amir Название: Fireworks in a Dark Universe ISBN: 1786345110 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786345110 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 113570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: 'The content is presented in a colloquial style that is easy to understand and interesting to read. It is supported by numerous colour figures and pictures. Thanks to the excellent quality of the paper and the print, the pictures are indeed pleasing to look at ... The text is self-contained as much as possible. It can be recommended to any scientifically interested reader who wants an overview of the universe, what is in it, and of the methods and instruments in use for the investigations science undertakes to acquire this knowledge.'Contemporary PhysicsThis popular science book offers a glimpse into a plethora of extreme cosmic phenomena in which the theories of modern physics, particularly quantum mechanics and general relativity, play a key role. Despite their vastly different appearances, these cosmic phenomena have much in common: they are all powered by exotic stars -- black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs -- collectively called compact objects.The book describes, in accessible language, the physics underlying these phenomena, the historical background that led to their discovery, and the various observational techniques used by astronomers for their exposure. The book contains many spectacular photographs taken with modern telescopes around the world and satellites of different space agencies, as well as illustrations specially prepared by the author to enhance the reading experience.
Автор: Levinson Harry Название: The Exceptional Executive ISBN: 0674424700 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674424708 Издательство: Harvard University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 59770.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Sanford Levinson Название: Written in Stone: Public Monuments in Changing Societies ISBN: 082232220X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822322207 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 26300.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Is it “Stalinist” for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capitol? Is it possible for America to honor General Custer and the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln? Indeed, can a liberal, multicultural society memorialize anyone at all, or is it committed to a strict neutrality about the quality of the lives led by its citizens?
In Written in Stone, legal scholar Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses of ever-changing societies to the monuments and commemorations created by past regimes or outmoded cultural and political systems. Drawing on examples from Albania to Zimbabwe, from Moscow to Managua, and paying particular attention to examples throughout the American South, Levinson looks at social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments. He asks what kinds of claims the past has on the present, particularly if the present is defined in dramatic opposition to its past values. In addition, he addresses the possibilities for responding to the use and abuse of public spaces and explores how a culture might memorialize its historical figures and events in ways that are beneficial to all its members.
Written in Stone is a meditation on how national cultures have been or may yet be defined through the deployment of public monuments. It adds a thoughtful and crucial voice into debates surrounding historical accuracy and representation, and will be welcomed by the many readers concerned with such issues.
Автор: Jerrold Levinson Название: Music in the Moment ISBN: 0801431298 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801431296 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 54910.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
What is required for a listener to understand a piece of music? Does aural understanding depend upon reflective awareness of musical architecture or large-scale musical structure? Jerrold Levinson thinks not. In contrast to what is commonly assumed, Levinson argues that basic understanding of music only requires properly grounded, present-focused attention, and that virtually everything in the comprehension of extended pieces of music that suggests explicit architectonic awareness can be explained without positing conscious grasp of relationships across broad spans.
Levinson rejects the notion that keeping music's large-scale form before the mind is somehow essential to fundamental understanding of it. As evidence, he describes in detail the experience of listening to a wide range of music. He defends, with some qualifications, the views of nineteenth-century musician and psychologist Edmund Gurney, author of The Power of Sound, who argued that musical comprehension requires only attention to the evolution of music from moment to moment.
Music theory standardly misapprehends the experience and mindset of most who know and love classical music, concludes Levinson. His book is a defense of the passionate and attentive, though architectonically unconcerned, music listener.
Автор: Shelton, Hugh ; Levinson, Ronald ; McConnell, Malc Название: Without Hesitation: The Odyssey of an American Warrior ISBN: 0312604572 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780312604578 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Рейтинг: Цена: 19000.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Levinson, William A. Название: Reshore Production Now ISBN: 1032445408 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032445403 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Levinson, William A. Название: Reshore Production Now ISBN: 1032445394 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032445397 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 39800.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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