"Contemporary Labor Economics, 8e" presents the "new" labor economics. In the past, study of labor was highly descriptive, emphasizing historical developments, facts, institutions, and legal considerations. Labor markets and unemployment was given some attention, but the analysis was typically minimal. This state of affairs has changed ...
"Democracy at Risk" reveals the dangers of civic disengagement for the future of representative democracy. The authors, all eminent scholars, undertake three main tasks: documenting recent trends in civic engagement, exploring the influence that the design of political institutions and public policies have had on those trends, and recommending ...
This guide includes coverage of the Arches, Canyonlands, and Capitol Reefs National Parks. Features three handy hiking charts and more than 50 hike descriptions.
Regression toward the mean is a complex statistical principle that plays a crucial role in any research involving the measurement of change. This primer is designed to help researchers more fully understand this phenomenon and avoid common errors in interpretation. The book presents methods of graphing regression toward the mean, facilitating ...
This volume contains the poetic fragments of the two illustrious singers of early sixth-century Lesbos: Sappho, the most famous woman poet of antiquity, whose main theme was love; and Alcaeus, poet of wine, war, and politics, and composer of short hymns to the gods. Also included are the principal testimonia, the ancients' reports on the lives and ...
This four-colour collection of gonioscopic three-dimensional photographs is a complete diagnostic tool that provides a comprehensive visual summary of the glaucoma disease process. Includes previously unpublished slides from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
This study examines marketing's impact on economic development. Focusing on less developed and newly industrialised countries, the authors outline how marketing can and should be used as a primary tool by government, business and private planners. A model based upon Japan's development is used.
Towards the end of the fifth century B.C. Aristophanes and the other writers of comedy used contemporary poets and musicians as targets for their jokes, making fun of their innovations in language and music. The dithyrambs of Melanippides, Cinesias, Phrynis, Timotheus, and Philoxenus are remarkable examples of this new style. The poets of the new ...
The five volumes in the Loeb Classical Library edition of "Greek Lyric" contain the surviving fragments of solo and choral song. This poetry was not preserved in medieval manuscripts, and few complete poems remain. Later writers quoted from the poets, but only so much as suited their needs; these quotations are supplemented by papyrus texts found ...
The most important poets writing in Greek in the sixth century BCE came from Sicily and southern Italy. Stesichorus was called by ancient writers "most Homeric"--a recognition of his epic themes and noble style. He composed verses about the Trojan War and its aftermath, the Argonauts, the adventures of Heracles. He may have been a solo singer, ...
Truly a passport to Indian country, this guide is devoted entirely to the places to go & things to see & do on Indian reservations in 33 states - upcoming events, cultural institutions, recreational opportunities & archaeological & historic sites actually owned & operated by the tribes themselves. Organized state by state, the book features photos ...
Bacchylides, nephew of Simonides and rival of Pindar, wrote choral poetry of many types. We have a number of his victory odes--poems celebrating victories in athletic contests--as well as dithyrambs and other hymns. He was a master of the captivating narrative. Also represented in this volume is the Boeotian Corinna, whose work, versions of local ...
This work is divided into four sections: "Historic Events", including descriptions of historical and dramatic significance; "Rallies", profiling the biggest and best events and how they have developed over the years, including the RAC, Monte-Carlo, London-Sydney, London-Mexico, Safari, 1000 Lakes, Mille Miglia and Sofia-Liege;"Drivers", including ...
This is an account of the different types of anaesthesia and the simplest and most reliable means by which these can be produced. The authors attempt to clarify for the medical student, hospital resident, and beginner in the speciality, the underlying and unchanging principles of good and safe practice within the operating area and surgical ...
A Sense of Mission reveals how 50 U.S., Japanese, and European companies survived troubled economic times through good corporation mission statements and steady leadership. It explores how Johnson & Johnson thrived even after product-tampering, while redefining British Airways' customer-service mission revitalized that sagging company.
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