The collapse of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe opened the doors to cultural treasures that for decades had been hidden, forgotten, or... misinterpreted. Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann looks at Central Europe as a cultural entity while chronicling more than three hundred years of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Ukraine, Lithuania and western parts of the Russian Federation. Kaufmann surveys a remarkable range of art and artifacts created from the coming of the Renaissance through to the Enlightenment."Kaufmann throws considerable light on one of the more neglected and least understood periods in art history."—Philadelphia Inquirer"A wonderful book which does justice both to a formal analysis of the art and to an explanation of broader political and economic forces at work."—Virginia Quarterly Review"Important and stimulating, Kaufmann's study examines the cultural legacy of a region too little known and understood."—Choice"Peaks of the creative heritage which [Kaufmann] describes reserve their message—and their surprises—for those who visit them in situ. But invest in Kaufmann's volume before you go."—R. J. W. Evans, New York Review of Books

Crammed with intriguing details, this illuminating appraisal of vice and excess in the cradle of democracy delivers a fascinating and engagingly written... study of the hedonism that ruled Athens. of photos.

As any reader of the Symposium knows, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates conversed over lavish banquets, kept watch on who was eating too much fish,... and imbibed liberally without ever getting drunk. In other words, James Davidson writes, he reflected the culture of ancient Greece in which he lived, a culture of passions and pleasures, of food, drink, and sex before—and in concert with—politics and principles. Athenians, the richest and most powerful of the Greeks, were as skilled at consuming as their playwrights were at devising tragedies. Weaving together Greek texts, critical theory, and witty anecdotes, this compelling and accessible study teaches the reader a great deal, not only about the banquets and temptations of ancient Athens, but also about how to read Greek comedy and history.

The wisest teachings of Buddhism say that, like all oppositions, one must move beyond gender. But as Serinity Young shows in this enlightening work, the... rhetoric of Buddhist texts, the symbolism of its iconography, and the performative import of its rituals, tell different, and often contradictory, stories. In Courtesans and Tantric Consorts, Serinity Young takes the reader on a journey through more than 2000 years of biographical writings, iconographic depictions, and ritual practices revealing Buddhism's deep struggles with gender.Juxtaposing empowering images of women with their textual repudiation, beginning with the Buddha himself who abandoned his wife; tantric courtesans who are considered necessary to male enlightenment with fertility rituals designed to ensure male offspring; tales of gender-bending gods and goddesses with all male heavens; Serinity Young draws on a vast range of sources to reveal the colourful, and often troubling, mosaic of beliefs that inform Buddhist views about gender and sexuality.

There is a consensus throughout much of the western world that the public sector is in urgent need of repair. This study seeks to understand why this is... so by comparing developments in Canada and the United Kingdom. It looks to changes in values both in society and inside government, and to the relationships between politicians and civil servants at the top and between civil servants and citizens at the bottom.Donald J. Savoie argues that both Canada and the UK now operate under court government rather than cabinet government. By court government, he means that effective power now rests with their respective prime ministers and a small group of carefully selected courtiers. For things that matter to prime ministers and their courts, the decision-making process shifts from formal to informal, involving only a handful of actors. For things that matter less to them, the decision-making process is horizontal, cumbersome, and consultative, and involves a multitude of actors from different government departments and agencies as well as a variety of individuals operating outside government.Court governments undermine both the traditionally bureaucratic model and basic principles that have guided the development of our Westminster-Whitehall parliamentary system. Nonetheless, Canada and the United Kingdom still cling to accountability requirements better suited to the past and the traditional bureaucratic model. Savoie concludes with a call for new accountability requirements that correspond with court government as well as the new relationships between politicians and civil servants, and civil servants and citizens.

Why waste your time chasing after prospects when you can get them to come to you? Most self-proclaimed rainmakers let business drizzle in rather than... positioning themselves to experience a downpour. Courting Business gives you the strategies for getting prospects to contact you. Ann Marie Sabath's proven three-step strategy will inspire you to be creative, consistent, and politely relentless in a way that will please even the toughest prospects. This hands-on guide offers tips and techniques for successfully attracting and closing business. With Courting Business, you'll: * Discover the three most important qualities for success. * See why if you're on time, you're late! * Realize how instilling the sense of urgency in your professional style will differentiate you from your competition. * Learn why doing more for fewer people will assist you in developing stronger relationships. * Establish instant rapport with prospects and clients through the use of connectors. * Learn how to overcome the fear of rejection. * Figure out how to turn a "no" today into a "yes" tomorrow. * And much more!

Winner of the 2010 Pacific Sociological Association Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship AwardA lesbian couple rears a child together and, after... the biological mother dies, the surviving partner loses custody to the child’s estranged biological father. Four days later, in a different court, judges rule on the side of the partner, because they feel the child relied on the woman as a “psychological parent.” What accounts for this inconsistency regarding gay and lesbian adoption and custody cases, and why has family law failed to address them in a comprehensive manner?In Courting Change, Kimberly D. Richman zeros in on the nebulous realm of family law, one of the most indeterminate and discretionary areas of American law. She focuses on judicial decisions—both the outcomes and the rationales—and what they say about family, rights, sexual orientation, and who qualifies as a parent. Richman challenges prevailing notions that gay and lesbian parents and families are hurt by laws’ indeterminacy, arguing that, because family law is so loosely defined, it allows for the flexibility needed to respond to—and even facilitate — changes in how we conceive of family, parenting, and the role of sexual orientation in family law.Drawing on every recorded judicial decision in gay and lesbian adoption and custody cases over the last fifty years, and on interviews with parents, lawyers, and judges, Richman demonstrates how parental and sexual identities are formed and interpreted in law, and how gay and lesbian parents can harness indeterminacy to transform family law.

Israel's military court system, a centerpiece of Israel's apparatus of control in the West Bank and Gaza since 1967, has prosecuted hundreds of... thousands of Palestinians. This authoritative book provides a rare look at an institution that lies both figuratively and literally at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Lisa Hajjar has conducted in-depth interviews with dozens of Israelis and Palestinians--including judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, defendants, and translators--about their experiences and practices to explain how this system functions, and how its functioning has affected the conflict. Her lucid, richly detailed, and theoretically sophisticated study highlights the array of problems and debates that characterize Israel's military courts as it asks how the law is deployed to protect and further the interests of the Israeli state and how it has been used to articulate and defend the rights of Palestinians living under occupation.

Since 1958, twenty-five men and two women have forced the Supreme Court to consider whether the Constitution's promises of equal protection apply to gay... Americans. Here Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price reveal how the nation's highest court has reacted to these cases--from the surprising 1958 victory of a tiny homosexual magazine to the 2000 defeat of a gay Eagle Scout. A triumph of investigative reporting, Courting Justice gives us an inspiring new perspective on the struggle for civil rights in America.

Courting Your Career is an edgy new job-search book that uses dating as a metaphor to break down the process of finding a great job. Each chapter of... Courting Your Career contains detailed anecdotes and advice appropriate for every stage of a typical job search, from what initially attracts us to a potential employer, to strategies for landing that dream job.

The source judges use to review patent issues. Patent Law and Practice was first published for federal judges by the Federal Judicial Center, and the... FJC continues to distribute each new edition to the judges and their clerks to keep them up to date on patent law changes. This insider s look at patent litigation helps you to forecast how your case arguments will be interpreted by the court. The judiciary relies on Patent Law and Practice, citing it often, most notably in the 1996 Supreme Court decision affecting almost every subsequent patent case Markman v. Westview Instruments. Patent Law and Practice, Sixth Edition has been updated to reflect changes in patent law since the last edition. Major cases impacting patent law are: In re Bilski (2008, Fed. Cir. en banc), in which the Federal Circuit established a new standard for the patentability of business method processes and algorithms. eBay, Inc. v. MercExchange, LLC (2006,S.Ct.), in which the Supreme Court overturned the test applied by the Federal Circuit relating to the availability of permanent injunctions in patent litigation MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc. (2007, S.Ct), in which the Supreme Court expanded the availability of declaratory judgment jurisdiction for companies seeking to challenge the patent of another KSR Int l v. Teleflex, Inc., (2007, S.Ct), in which the Supreme Court revisited the law of invalidity for obviousness for the first time in a generation, revising the standard applied by the Federal Circuit since the 1980s In re Seagate Tech., LLC (2007, Fed. Cir. en banc), in which the Federal Circuit reversed 24 years of decisions and established a new standard for assessing willful infringement, a precursor to an award of increased damages and attorneys' fees Critical new issues addressed. The Sixth Edition covers the Federal Circuit response to these and other recent Supreme Court decisions, as well as the Federal Circuit's continued evolution of the law relating to claim construction, invalidity for anticipation, the statutory disclosure and claiming requirements, indirect infringement, infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, and the defense of inequitable conduct. You can use the latest edition of Patent Law and Practice to: cite cases and sources relied upon by the bench. direct the judge to a specific page in the guide for a key case or explanation. understand and specifically address procedural issues facing the court.

When genocidal violence gripped Rwanda in 1994, the international community recoiled, hastily withdrawing its peacekeepers. Late that year, in an effort... to redeem itself, the United Nations Security Council created the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to seek accountability for some of the worst atrocities since World War II: the genocide suffered by the Tutsi and crimes against humanity suffered by the Hutu. But faced with competing claims, the prosecution focused exclusively on the crimes of Hutu extremists. No charges would be brought against the Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front, which ultimately won control of the country. The UN, as if racked by guilt for its past inaction, gave in to pressure by Rwanda’s new leadership. With the Hutu effectively silenced, and the RPF constantly reminding the international community of its failure to protect the Tutsi during the war, the Tribunal pursued an unusual form of one-sided justice, born out of contrition.      Fascinated by the Tribunal’s rich complexities, journalist Thierry Cruvellier came back day after day to watch the proceedings, spending more time there than any other outside observer. Gradually he gained the confidence of the victims, defendants, lawyers, and judges. Drawing on interviews with these protagonists and his close observations of their interactions, Cruvellier takes readers inside the courtroom to witness the motivations, mechanisms, and manipulations of justice as it unfolded on the stage of high-stakes, global politics. It is this ground-level view that makes his account so valuable—and so absorbing. A must-read for those who want to understand the dynamics of international criminal tribunals, Court of Remorse reveals both the possibilities and the challenges of prosecuting human rights violations.  A Choice Outstanding Academic BookBest Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association for School LibrariesBest Books for High Schools, selected by the American Association for School LibrariesBest Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Association

Readable and practical text for criminal justice courses on court procedure and judicial process, incorporating an overview of evidentiary issues. ... Features: This text explores the details of the judicial process, explaining the various phases of a criminal prosecution in a clear and often entertaining style. The book provides a balance between theoretical discussions and practical,down-to-earth examples of law in action at every phase of a criminal proceeding. Well-written text that is accessible to both students and professors. Thoughtful pedagogy includes the following: Learning objectives that are stated clearly and succinctly at the beginning of each chapter Terms and legal vocabulary set out in bold in the body of the text and defined immediately in the margin for the ease of student comprehension Figures and tables to illustrate crucial points, designed to capitalize on different learning styles among students Case scenarios to help students develop their understanding of the material Excerpts from seminal or otherwise noteworthy US Supreme Court cases End of chapter questions, activities and assignments to hone the students' understanding Reference to a sample criminal case to help develop specific points in each chapter Complete Mock Trial package that includes police, investigative reports, charging documents and other materials to assist student in actually presenting a criminal case ""For the Prosecution/For the Defense,"" point/counter point feature in each chapter that discusses an issue from the prosecution and defense viewpoints Web sites for further research and/or discussion Profiling the Professional: an interview and profile of a legal professional, such as a judge, law enforcement officer, defense attorney, etc., that appears in each chapter. This feature explains the day-to-day world of a legal professional, helping the student/reader make an intellectual and emotional connection with the real-life professionals in the criminal justice system Logical and understandable organization. Author has a wealth of trial experience at every phase of criminal litigation, as well as extensive experience writing textbooks.

Steve Bogira’s riveting book takes us into the heart of America’s criminal justice system. Courtroom 302 is the story of one year in one courtroom... in Chicago’s Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country. We see the system through the eyes of the men and women who experience it, not only in the courtroom but in the lockup, the jury room, the judge’s chambers, the spectators’ gallery. When the judge and his staff go to the scene of the crime during a burglary trial, we go with them on the sheriff’s bus. We witness from behind the scenes the highest-profile case of the year: three young white men, one of them the son of a reputed mobster, charged with the racially motivated beating of a thirteen-year-old black boy. And we follow the cases that are the daily grind of the court, like that of the middle-aged man whose crack addiction brings him repeatedly back before the judge. Bogira shows us how the war on drugs is choking the system, and how in most instances justice is dispensed–as, under the circumstances, it must be–rapidly and mindlessly. The stories that unfold in the courtroom are often tragic, but they no longer seem so to the people who work there. Says a deputy in 302: “You hear this stuff every day, and you’re like, ‘Let’s go, let’s go, let’s get this over with and move on to the next thing.’” Steve Bogira is, as Robert Caro says, “a masterful reporter.” His special gift is his understanding of people–and his ability to make us see and understand them. Fast-paced, gripping, and bursting with character and incident, Courtroom 302 is a unique illumination of our criminal court system that raises fundamental issues of race, civil rights, and justice.

Courtroom 302 is the fascinating story of one year in Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country. Here we... see the system through the eyes of the men and women who experience it, not only in the courtroom but in the lockup, the jury room, the judge's chambers, the spectators' gallery. From the daily grind of the court to the highest-profile case of the year, Steve Bogira’s masterful investigation raises fundamental issues of race, civil rights, and justice in America.