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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 110 pages. 5.50x0.23x8.50 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Zustand: Good. Ex owner markings on prelim pages. Some shelf wear.

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Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. Summary:Singapore is changing. The consensus that the PAP government has constructed and maintained over five decades is fraying. The assumptions that underpin Singaporean exceptionalism are no longer accepted as easily and readily as before. Among these are the ideas that the country is uniquely vulnerable, that this vulnerability limits its policy and political options, that good governance demands a degree of political consensus that ordinary democratic arrangements cannot produce, and that the country's success requires a competitive meritocracy accompanied by relatively little income or wealth redistribution. But the policy and political conundrums that Singapore faces today are complex and defy easy answers. Confronted with a political landscape that is likely to become more contested, how should the government respond? What reforms should it pursue? This collection of essays suggests that a far-reaching and radical rethinking of the country's policies and institutions is necessary, even if it weakens the very consensus that enabled Singapore to succeed in its first fifty years.…

Zustand: as new. Kalamazoo, Mich. Medieval Institute Publications, 2008. Hardcover. 198 pp. - The collection opens with Gneuss's Rawlinson Center lecture, delivered just a few months prior to the Handlist's publication. The lecture is followed by essays by Donald Scragg and Thomas N. Hall that examine the scribes, contents, circumstances of production, and intended uses of selected manuscripts from the late Anglo-Saxon period. Four essays follow, by Kees Dekker, Rebecca Brackmann, Aaron J Kleist, and Rolf H. Bremmer Jr. investigating the fates of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts at the hands of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century antiquaries. The resulting collection addresses the concerns of Anglo-Saxon manuscript studies today, which have been given new energy by the publication of the Handlist. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9781580441377. Keywords : .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Likely ex-military library - likely lighter use with corresponding military stamp. Likely condition is Fair-Good if not stated. All other info as listed. NB note this is a placeholder description and my entire list is being regularly updated with photographs and information. Please enquire for further details for this copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xv, 554 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Printing. Near Fine In Near Fine Dj. Inscribed At Length "To C. A. G. Wiersma With Deepest Respect And Much Gratitude For Your Friendship, Guidance And Encouragement Over The Years. Eugene Roberts. " Born And Educated In The Netherlands, Cornelis A. G. Wiersma Came To The Biology Department At The California Institute Of Technology In 1934 At The Invitation Of Thomas Hunt Morgan. He Represented The Field Of Comparative Physiology And His Scientific Career Focused First On The Neuromuscular System, Then The Central Nervous System And Finally On The Visual System. From 1943 To 1950, He Studied The Myography And Treatment Of Poliomyelitis And The Treatment Of Schizophrenia With Electronarcosis While On The Attending Staff Of The L. A. County General Hospital. Wiersma Was Also A Member Of The Los Angeles County Smog Control Commission, Which Studied The Effects Of Pollution On Humans In The Los Angeles Area. In 1976, He Was Honored By A Symposium Given By His Former Coworkers When He Retired After Forty-Five Years, And Was Given The Title Professor Emeritus. Wiersma Maintained An Active Interest In His Research Until He Died. Wiersma Was A Member Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science, The American Physiological Society, The Society For Neuroscience And Sigma Xi. He Was A Correspondent Of The Royal Netherlands Academy Of Arts And Sciences And A Foreign Associate Of The National Academy Of Science. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 384 pages. 5.80x0.80x8.30 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 416 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 824 pages. 9.25x6.12x1.69 inches. In Stock.