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  • CAPITALISM AS MEGAMACHINE
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    CAPITALISM AS MEGAMACHINE
    JACQUES RICHARD
    The concept of a “megamachine” – a closed system operating to a pre-established utilitarian purpose which results in the machinisation of humanity – has existed in various forms since at least the late 19th century. This book builds on previous attempts to define and analyse the machine and argues that modern industrial capitalism is at the heart of it. The first part of the bo...

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  • THE QUANTUM PHYSICS OF ATOMIC FREQUENCY STANDARDS
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    THE QUANTUM PHYSICS OF ATOMIC FREQUENCY STANDARDS
    JACQUES VANIER / CIPRIANA TOMESCU
    The Quantum Physics of Atomic Frequency Standards: Recent Developments, Second Edition, covers advances in atomic frequency standards (atomic clocks) from the last several decades. It explains the use of various techniques, such as laser optical pumping, coherent population trapping, laser cooling, and electromagnetic and optical trapping, in the implementation of classical mic...

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  • SAINT BONAVENTURE
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    SAINT BONAVENTURE
    JACQUES GUY BOUGEROL
    Dans l'histoire de la pensée chrétienne, saint Bonaventure se distingue comme le plus éminent philosophe franciscain du XIIIe siècle et une figure clé du développement de la théologie spirituelle de l'Église. Les quatre études qui composent ce volume présentent des analyses approfondies des principales sources d'inspiration de Bonaventure, de l'Antiquité jusqu'à saint Bernard, ...

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  • L'IBÉRIE CHRÉTIENNE ET LE MAGHREB (XIIE - XVE SIÈCLES)
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    L'IBÉRIE CHRÉTIENNE ET LE MAGHREB (XIIE - XVE SIÈCLES)
    CH.-E. DUFOURCQ / JACQUES HEERS
    The late Ch.-E. Dufourcq was one of the first to map out the relations between the Christian and Muslim coastlands of the medieval western Mediterranean. These studies reveal the extent of the contribution he made to the subject, and the care and attention with which he handled the scattered documentary sources. There are three main themes to the volume: one group of articles f...

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  • CAN COMMON PEOPLE GOVERN?
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    CAN COMMON PEOPLE GOVERN?
    JACQUES BIDET
    In Can Common People Govern?, the renowned French social theorist, philosopher, and historian Jacques Bidet offers a theoretical and political exploration of political parties, movements, and uprisings as forms of popular political organization. He highlights the contradictions of the party-form and the movement-form through a critical analysis of Lenin, Xi Jinping, Gramsci, Al...

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  • SECULARISM: THE BASICS
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    SECULARISM: THE BASICS
    JACQUES BERLINERBLAU
    Secularism: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to confusing and contradictory public discussions of secularism across the globe. In this lively and lucid book, Jacques Berlinerblau addresses why secularism is defined in so many ways and why it so ignites people’s passions. In so doing, he explores the following important questions: What does secularism mean? Why ...

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  • ESTRATEGIA = EJECUCIÓN
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    ESTRATEGIA = EJECUCIÓN
    JACQUES PIJL
    En la era digital, las organizaciones deben convertirse en agentes de disrupción si quieren sobrevivir. La continuidad lineal pertenece al pasado. Solo existe una ley: ESTRATEGIA = EJECUCIÓN. O dicho de otro modo: una estrategia tiene que ser tan brillante como su puesta en práctica y viceversa. Ahí radica la ventaja competitiva. De hecho, podría decirse que incluso la eficacia...

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  • THE REFUGEE IN THE POST-WAR WORLD
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    THE REFUGEE IN THE POST-WAR WORLD
    JACQUES VERNANT
    First published in 1953, The Refugee in the Post-War World presents a comprehensive survey on the global refugee situation after the Second World War. Chapter I and II of Part I attempt a definition of what is meant by a refugee and states the problems to which the refugees give rise for the receiving countries and the international community; chapter III contains a brief accou...

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  • LANGUAGE AND TRUTH
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    LANGUAGE AND TRUTH
    JACQUES MOESCHLER
    The nature of truth is a current preoccupation both in political and social debates. The emergence and consequences of fake news and misinformation are at the core of what some call a post-truth world. Divided into two parts, Language and Truth develops the theoretical framework of language, truth, and communication. The book illustrates the way in which fake news is adhered to...

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  • HOSPITALITY, VOLUME II
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    HOSPITALITY, VOLUME II
    JACQUES DERRIDA
    Jacques Derrida explores the ramifications of what we owe to others. Hospitality reproduces a two-year seminar series delivered by Jacques Derrida at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris between 1995 and 1997. In these lectures, Derrida asks a series of related questions about responsibility and “the foreigner”: How do we welcome or turn away the foreigner?...

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  • TRAUMA AND EMBODIED HEALING IN DRAMATHERAPY, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
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    TRAUMA AND EMBODIED HEALING IN DRAMATHERAPY, THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
    J. F. JACQUES
    This edited volume explores the singularity of embodiment and somatic approaches in the healing of trauma from a dramatherapy, theatre and performance perspective. Collating voices from across the fields of dramatherapy, theatre and performance, this book examines how different interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches offer unique and unexplored perspectives on the body a...

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  • THEOLOGY AND TECHNIQUE
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    THEOLOGY AND TECHNIQUE
    JACQUES ELLUL
    Theology and Technique is a posthumous, incomplete volume drafted in the 1970s that nevertheless constitutes a significant addition to the Ellul corpus. Working from Jacques Ellul's original outline, a collaborative team including three of Ellul's children, a grandson, and Ellul scholars has assembled previous partial publications that Ellul himself approved for eventual incorp...

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  • A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF COMMON PEOPLE
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    A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF COMMON PEOPLE
    JACQUES BIDET
    This book advances a counter-intuitive thesis: modern attacks on the global ecological balance are exclusively the result of processes of social domination, whether they are based on class, gender or nation. If this is the case, then it follows that ecological struggle and social struggle are one and the same thing. The approach is inspired by Marx’s theory, as revisited throug...

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  • SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI
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    SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI
    JACQUES LE GOFF
    Known for speaking with the birds, for professing poverty, receiving the stigmata and for initiating the Franciscan order, Francis of Assisi is one of the most radical and inspiring figures in Christianity. In this outstanding and celebrated biography, the distinguished medievalist Jacques Le Goff paints a fascinating picture of the life of Francis of Assisi. Locating Francis i...

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  • RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS DECISION MAKING
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    RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS DECISION MAKING
    ANNEMIEKE ROOBEEK / JACQUES DE SWART / MYRTHE VAN DER PLAS
    In the past, profit was the driving force for most business investment decisions. However, now organizations need to additionally deliver on impact goals. Responsible Business Decision Making provides a practical guide for how organizational leaders can make smart responsible business decisions. It offers a framework that eliminates internal bias, aligns ethical values with bus...

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  • THE THINKING MACHINE
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    THE THINKING MACHINE
    JACQUES FUTRELLE
    This entertaining short story collection features Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, nicknamed "The Thinking Machine"—a brilliant but abrasive scientist who proves time and again that any puzzle can be solved by the application of logic. Could you beat the world chess master in one try if you'd never played or studied the game? Or plot and execute a successful escape from an ...

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  • DESERT, WILDERNESS, WASTELAND, AND WORD
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    DESERT, WILDERNESS, WASTELAND, AND WORD
    JACQUES ELLUL
    Desert, Wilderness, Wasteland, and Word features an English translation of a recently discovered and until-now unpublished essay of Jacques Ellul's that examines the significance of the desert from biblical, theological, and ethical perspectives. It also provides an introduction that contextualizes Ellul's piece, and five incendiary essays that critically reflect on Ellul's wor...

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  • DESERT, WILDERNESS, WASTELAND, AND WORD
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    DESERT, WILDERNESS, WASTELAND, AND WORD
    JACQUES ELLUL
    Desert, Wilderness, Wasteland, and Word features an English translation of a recently discovered and until-now unpublished essay of Jacques Ellul's that examines the significance of the desert from biblical, theological, and ethical perspectives. It also provides an introduction that contextualizes Ellul's piece, and five incendiary essays that critically reflect on Ellul's wor...

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  • HOW TO ENGAGE IN DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ON IDENTITY, RACE, AND POLITICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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    HOW TO ENGAGE IN DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ON IDENTITY, RACE, AND POLITICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
    TAMMY HODO / JACQUES WHITFIELD / BRIAN VAN BRUNT / POPPY FITCH
    How to Engage in Difficult Conversations on Identity, Race, and Politics in Higher Education addresses the polarized political and racialized climate in the United States. This practical resource offers faculty and staff much needed direction related to hosting difficult conversations as they occur in the classroom, residence halls, orientation events, and coffee shops around c...

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  • AN ESSAY ON CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
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    AN ESSAY ON CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
    JACQUES MARITAIN
    This important essay by the French Catholic philosopher articulates the foundation for his influential interpretations of Thomas Aquinas. Known for his influential writings that brought fresh relevance to the work of Thomas Aquinas, Jacques Maritain was one of the most important Catholic philosophers of the twentieth century. Although An Essay on Christian Philosophy is not gen...

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  • THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PARADOX
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    THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PARADOX
    ZACHARY A. SMITH / PETER JACQUES
    Now in its eighth edition, The Environmental Policy Paradox continues the book's tradition of offering an accessible introduction to the social, economic, legal, and political matters pertaining to environmental policy while also developing the student’s own unique views. The text explains why some environmental ideas shape policy while others do not and illustrates that even w...

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  • COMPARATIVE POLICING
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    COMPARATIVE POLICING
    JACQUES DE MAILLARD
    This book is a systematic and comparative analysis of police systems in the Western world, looking at their structure and how they tackle contemporary social problems, such as economic austerity, multi-level governance, transnational change, relations with minorities and transformation of delinquency. Core content includes: • Comparative histories of the formation of national p...

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  • RADICAL ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTING TO SAVE THE PLANET
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    RADICAL ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTING TO SAVE THE PLANET
    JACQUES RICHARD
    The solutions and tools generally offered to policymakers on environmental issues – such as carbon pricing and environmental taxation – most often emanate from neoclassical economists. This book shows that the tools of these economists are ineffective for the job and must be replaced by methods from the sphere of ecological accounting. The work has four main themes: First, the ...

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  • 5G IMPACT ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
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    5G IMPACT ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
    JACQUES BOU ABDO
    Considering the importance of wireless networks in healthcare, this book is dedicated to studying the innovations and advancements of wireless networks for biomedical application and their impact. This book focuses on a wide range of wireless technologies related to healthcare and biomedical applications which include, among others, body sensor networks, mobile networks, intern...

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  • A DISCOURSE UPON THE ORIGIN AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE INEQUALITY AMONG MANKIND
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    A DISCOURSE UPON THE ORIGIN AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE INEQUALITY AMONG MANKIND
    JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
    The aim of the Discourse is to examine the foundations of inequality among men, and to determine whether this inequality is authorised by natural law. Rousseau attempts to demonstrate that modern moral inequality, which is created by an agreement between men, is unnatural and unrelated to the true nature of man. ...

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  • THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION
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    THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION
    MICHEL JACQUES GAGNÉ
    Thinking Critically About the Kennedy Assassination uses the tools of critical thinking, historical research, and philosophical inquiry to debunk the many myths and conspiracy theories surrounding JFK’s shocking and untimely death. As we approach the 60th anniversary of the violent public assassination of President John F. Kennedy, over half of all Americans surveyed continue t...

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  • THE FRENCH ECONOMY
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    THE FRENCH ECONOMY
    JACQUES MELITZ / CHARLES WYPLOSZ
    This volume brings together the proceedings of a conference held at the Institut Europeen d' Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) at Fontainebleau on July 5, 6, and 7, 1982. Summer conferences abound in the Paris region. That it was possible to attract an imposing international cast of economists within walking distance of the historic castle of Fontainebleau and one hour away ...

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  • ART AND POETRY
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    ART AND POETRY
    JACQUES MARITAIN
    The French philosopher's treatise on the nature of art and poetry includes enlightening critiques of major painters and dialogues with notable writers. Originally published in 1935 with the title Frontières de la Poésie, this work by Jacques Maritain explores the nature and subjectivity of art and poetry. As a philosopher, Maritain attempts to define the two concepts, describ...

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  • ECONOMICS, ACCOUNTING AND THE TRUE NATURE OF CAPITALISM
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    ECONOMICS, ACCOUNTING AND THE TRUE NATURE OF CAPITALISM
    JACQUES RICHARD / ALEXANDRE RAMBAUD
    Almost all economists, whether classical, neoclassical or Marxist, have failed in their analyses of capitalism to consider the underpinning systems of accounting. This book draws attention to this lacuna, focusing specifically on the concept of capital: a major concept that dominates all teaching and practice in both economics and management. It is argued that while for the pra...

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  • CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMIC THOUGHT
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    CAPITAL IN THE HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMIC THOUGHT
    JACQUES RICHARD / ALEXANDRE RAMBAUD
    Starting with the first "scientific" economists such as Cantillon (1755) and Quesnay (1758) and ending with Piketty (2019), this book explores the treatment of the concept of capital in the history of accounting and economic thought. The work provides a rare juxtaposition of the reasoning, discourse and writings of accountants and economists. With regard to ‘capital’, this appr...

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