Is that a fish in your ear? : translation and the meaning of everything by Bellos, David

Table of Contents: “…-- Bibles and bananas : the vertical axis of translation relations -- Translation impacts -- The third code : translation as a dialect -- No language is an island : the awkward issue of L3 -- Global flows : center and periphery in the translation of books -- A question of human rights : translation and the spread of international law -- Ceci n'est pas une traduction : language parity in the European Union -- Translating news -- The adventure of automated language-translation machines -- A fish in your ear : the short history of simultaneous interpreting -- Match me if you can : translating humor -- Style and translation -- Translating literary texts -- What translators do -- Beating the bounds : what translation is not -- Under fire : sniping at translation -- Sameness, likeness, and match : truths about translation -- Avatar : a parable of translation -- Afterbabble : in lieu of an epilogue.…”


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Social media : culture and identity

Table of Contents: “…: a social media analysis of digital protest, transgender rights, and international restroom legislation / by Melvin L. …”
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Political writings by Voltaire, 1694-1778

Table of Contents: “…By a member of a public body --- Thoughts on public administration --- The rights of men and the usurpations of others. Translated from the Italian --- Commentary on the book On crimes and punishments, by a provincial lawyer --- Dialogue between a philosopher and a comptroller-general of finance.…”


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From Yugoslavia to the western Balkans : studies of a European disunion, 1991-2011 by Hayden, Robert M.

Table of Contents: “…HUMANITARIAN HYPOCRISY -- Human Rights Activists and the Civil War in Yugoslavia : The Questionable Morality of Liberal Absolutism -- Humanrightsism : From Moral Critique of Violence to Crusade for Moral Violence -- "Genocide Denial" Laws as Secular Heresy : A Critical Analysis with Reference to Bosnia -- What's Reconciliation Got to Do With It? …”
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Modern homosexualities : fragments of lesbian and gay experience

Table of Contents: “…Adam -- Constructing lesbian sexualities / Diane Richardson -- Resisting the erasure of lesbian sexuality : a challenge for queer activism / Anna Marie Smith -- Abseil makes the heart grow fonder : lesbian and gay campaigning tactics and section 28 / Vicki Carter -- Dangerous activism / Jason Annetts and Bill Thompson -- Equal rights for all : strategies for lesbian and gay equality in Britain / Peter Tatchell.…”


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Close Reading with Paired Texts Secondary : Engaging Lessons to Improve Comprehension. by Rasinski, Timothy

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Page 2 -- Credits -- Page 3 -- Table of Contents -- Page 4 -- Introduction -- Page 4 -- About Close Reading -- Page 8 -- How to Use This Book -- Page 8 -- Lesson Plan Overview -- Page 10 -- Language Arts Texts -- Page 10 -- Unit 1-Beauty -- Page 19 -- Unit 2-Mark Twain -- Page 28 -- Unit 3-Monster Movies -- Page 37 -- Mathematics Texts -- Page 37 -- Unit 4-Geometry -- Page 46 -- Unit 5-Fractals -- Page 55 -- Unit 6-Cryptography -- Page 64 -- Science Texts -- Page 64 -- Unit 7-Engineering and Technology -- Page 73 -- Unit 8-Radiation -- Page 82 -- Unit 9-Stress -- Page 91 -- Social Studies Texts -- Page 91 -- Unit 10-Equal Rights -- Page 100 -- Unit 11-Women's Suffrage -- Page 109 -- Unit 12-The Devastation of War -- Page 118 -- Appendices -- Page 118 -- Appendix A: References Cited -- Page 119 -- Appendix B: Correlation to the Standards -- Page 122 -- Appendix C: Tips for Implementing the Lessons -- Page 123 -- Appendix D: Strategies -- Page 125 -- Appendix E: Assessment Options -- Page 126 -- Appendix F: Student Reproducibles -- Thank You Page.…”
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Technology and the cloud

Table of Contents: “…Stallman -- Cloud computing could increase user freedom and should be further developed / Ryan Paul -- Hacking is a significant threat to cloud computing / Rena Marie Pacella -- Cloud computing could minimize security threats / AFCEA Cyber Committee -- Cloud computing makes access a new form of ownership / Lance Ulanoff -- Cloud computing rsquo;s redefinition of ownership could threaten digital property rights / Simson L. Garfinkel -- Cloud technology will create jobs / Sara Jerome -- Cloud computing will destroy jobs / Larry Dignan -- Cloud computing could lessen computing's negative environmental impact / Jack Newton -- Cloud computing could increase computing's negative environmental impact / Simon Munro -- The us government should provide more specific legislation concerning cloud computing / Kurt Schiller -- Too much legislation of cloud computing could stifle innovation / Julian Sanchez -- Current regultion provides a viable roadmap to the adoption of secure cloud computing by the federal government / David McClure -- Current regulation must be improved to ensure the adoption of secure cloud computing by the federal government / Gregory C. …”


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Growing up communist in the Netherlands and Britain : childhood, political activism, and identity formation. by Weesjes, Elke

Table of Contents: “…Communist Youth Organisations 1969-1991 -- Gender roles, sexuality and the feminist movement -- The anti-racist movement -- The gay rights movement -- The final years -- Part II -- 5 From Heroes to Villains -- The Second World War and '1956' -- Resistance and war trauma -- '1956' -- 6 Private Spheres -- Communist Home Life -- Politics at home -- Cultural upbringing -- Child-rearing mores -- 7 Public Spheres -- Neighbourhood, School and Work -- School and education -- Work and careers -- Anti-communism -- MI5 and the BVD -- Working mothers -- Money and poverty -- Summer camps and holidays…”
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Globalizations and Social Movements : Culture, Power, and the Transnational Public Sphere.

Table of Contents: “…State Terror, Constitutional Traditions, and National Human Rights Movements: A Cross-National Quantitative Comparison; Chapter 4. …”
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Joyce and the law

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: James Joyce and the law / Jonathan Goldman -- Legal lives of Joyce's characters -- Criminal conversation: marriage, adultery, and the law in Joyce's work / Janine Utell -- Joyce and British finance law: adrift on the waters of international investment / Carey Mickalites -- Joyce, the aliens act and immigration / Steven Morrison -- Legal regimes of Joyce's spaces and places -- National languages and neutral idioms: Joyce among the language laws / Tekla Mecsncentber -- Rights and losses: the ends of minority recognition in Joyce and international law / Rich Cole -- Dublin Inc.: Municipal corporation reform in "Ivy Day in the committee room" / Celia Marshik -- "Nobody owns": Ulysses, tenancy and property law / Andrew Gibson -- Pro bono publico: urban space in "Cyclops" / Robert Brazeau -- Joyce's legal language and sources -- "Eating orangepeels in the park": Largesse, libel, and public action in Ulysses / Anne Marie D'Arcy -- The law in/of Finnegans Wake: a starchamber quiry / Terence Killeen -- The logos of trademark: Joyce, Bass Ale, and brand insignias / Jonathan Goldman -- Circulation and its legalities -- Literature meets law in court: the trials of ulysses / Joseph M. …”
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Science Education in India Philosophical, Historical, and Contemporary Conversations

Table of Contents: “…Addressing diversity in Indian Science classroom Rekha Koul -- 10. Educational rights of a girl child in India Geeta Verma & Vanashri Nargund-Joshi -- 11. …”
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Searching for a 'principle of humanity' in international humanitarian law

Table of Contents: “…/ Kjetil Mujezinović Larsen -- The principle of humanity in the development of "special protection" for children in armed conflict : 60 years beyond the geneva conventions and 20 years beyond the convention on the rights of the child / Katarina Månsson -- Military occupation of eastern Carelia by Finland in 1941-44 : was international law pushed aside? …”
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The Education of African-Americans

Table of Contents: “…The civil rights movement and educational change / Meyer Weinberg -- The social and historical context : a case study of philanthropic assistance / Charles V. …”


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Conflict and crisis : the Presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1945-1948 by Donovan, Robert J.

Table of Contents: “…Cold War -- 1947: The Eightieth Congress convenes -- China mission fails: Marshall Secretary of State -- Crisis in Europe -- The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan -- The misguided loyalty program -- Taft-Hartley: Truman on the offensive -- CIA -- Palestine -- The historic civil rights report -- Wallace declares.…”


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Axel Honneth's social philosophy of recognition : freedom, normativity, and identity by Pada, Roland Theuas

Table of Contents: “…The Sphere of Democracy and Rights6. Some General Triangulations of Reconstructive Normative Simulations; 7. …”
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Private property vs. the public trust

Table of Contents: “…Real Estate Development: A Developer's Interest (4:41) -- Real Estate Development: The Value of Property (2:13) -- Real Estate Development: A Planning Commission Perspective (3:32) -- Real Estate Development: Debating Property Value (1:26) -- Real Estate Development: Zoning Issues (2:26) -- Real Estate Development: Environmental Concerns (2:31) -- Real Estate Development: Attitudes About Property (3:20) -- Real Estate Development: Role of the Press (1:28) -- Real Estate Development: A Politician's Point of View (1:33) -- Real Estate Development: Creative Development Solutions (2:47) -- Real Estate Development: A Development Hearing (5:18) -- Real Estate Development: Environmental Response to a Subdivision (2:39) -- Real Estate Development: A Politician's Solution (2:15) -- Real Estate Development: Constitutional Rights of Property Owners (2:39) -- Real Estate Development: Fair Compensation for Property (2:41) -- Real Estate Development: Government Planning and Property Values (2:34) -- Real Estate Development: Taking Private Property for the Public (3:19) -- Real Estate Development: Land Use Cases and the Judicial System (4:03) -- Real Estate Development: Role of the Federal Government in Land Use Disputes (3:40) -- Real Estate Development: The Press and Public Perceptions (2:39)…”
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Taxation in Crisis Tax Policy and the Quest for Economic Growth

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Taxation and Rebellion – a Historical and Philosophical Perspective -- Chapter 2: Majority rule, Rights and Taxation -- Chapter 3: Inequality in Landownership, Democracy and Progressive Taxation: Evidence from Historical Data -- Chapter 4: Tax Havens: The Crisis of Transparency -- Chapter 5: Corporate Profits' Tax Avoidance: how the 'Double Irish' impedes global social progress and removes the prosperity base needed for future generations.- Chapter 6: 30 Years of Tax Reforms - How Much Impact on Danish Growth?…”
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Democratic governance in Latin America

Table of Contents: “…Stephens -- Institutional design and judicial effectiveness: lessons from the prosecution of rights violations for democratic governance and the rule of law / Daniel M. …”


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Gender, Power, and Military Occupations : Asia Pacific and the Middle East since 1945. by De Matos, Christine De

Table of Contents: “…The National Struggle and Women's Rights: The Case of Palestine.…”
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Non-State Actor Dynamics in International Law : From Law-Takers to Law-Makers. by Ryngaert, Cedric

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Foreword by Bob Reinalda; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Non-State Actors: International Lawâ#x80;#x99;s Problematic Case; PART ONE; 2 Multinational Enterprises as Actors in International Law: Creating â#x80;#x98;Soft Lawâ#x80;#x99; Obligations and â#x80;#x98;Hard Lawâ#x80;#x99; Rights; 3 The Impact of Non-State Actors on the International Law Regime of Corporate Social Responsibility: Blessing or Curse?…”
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