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The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

This collection examines the foreign and domestic policies of President George W Bush''s administration. The analysis begins with an account of how highly polarized - in terms of public opinion and electoral patterns - this presidency has proved to be (in a chapter by the editors). This is followed by chapters on the use of unilateral executive powers (by Louis Fisher and William Howell) and pre-rogative powers (by Richard Pious). Because the policy choices of the Bush presidency have had such fundamental effects both in domestic policy and in US foreign policy, three contributors (Thomas Langston, John Burke, James Pfiffner) then address the processes of decision making especially in respect to the war against Iraq. How the administration governs by a recurring process of campaigning is examined in chapters on public opinion and war (by Gary Jacobson), the promotional presidency (by Larry Jacobs), mobilizing congressional support for war (by Scott Blinder) and the White House communications system (by Martha Kumar). Finally the way in which the Bush White House relates to congress and the process of building congressional coalitions to enact laws is the subject of chapters on ''executive style'' of this administration (by Charles O Jones) and the failure to reform social security (by Fiona Ross). It will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand one of the most controversial administrations in recent years.

DKK 518.00
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The Guermantes Way - Peter Bush - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Guermantes Way - Peter Bush - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

''the social kaleidoscope was shifting''The Guermantes Way, the third volume of Marcel Proust''s In Search of Lost Time, provides a transition from the realm of adolescence into the adult social world of Belle Epoque Paris. Its pages buzz with worldly conversations, with bravado and posturing, infatuation, scandal, prejudice, and intrigue. To the fore is Proust''s ear for spoken language and how it provides a stage for human foibles as well as inventiveness and panache. This is a broad canvas studded with amusing anecdotes, surprising vignettes and touching scenes, as well as fascinating characters including the indomitable Duchesse de Guermantes and her enigmatic relation the Baron de Charlus. The Guermantes Way immerses readers into a society in flux, as the old aristocracy cedes to a wealthy, rising bourgeoisie and everyone, regardless of class or standing, must navigate the perilous waters of the Dreyfus Affair. Through these lenses, Proust explores questions of substance and superficiality, and identity and belonging, in highly memorable scenes concerning friendship, love, mortality, and loss. The novel is an extraordinary chronicle of pre-war Paris as well as a vital stepping stone in Proust''s novel, building on the formative, partially learned lessons of the second volume, In the Shadow of Girls in Blossom, and preparing the ground for the portentous challenges of the volumes that lie ahead.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

DKK 126.00
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The Fish Who Could Wish - John Bush - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Fish Who Could Wish - John Bush - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Deep in the ocean lives a fish whose wishes come true! He wishes for all sorts of crazy things - a castle, a car, and even fine clothes to wear. But he is a rather foolish fish and one day he wishes to be just like all the other fish . . . perhaps this will be the one wish he wishes he never wished!The rhythmical text is great to read aloud and Korky Paul''s illustrations take to you to a crazy underwater world. With its neat punch line, this is a book that children will just love to hear (and join in with) over and over again.

DKK 107.00
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Jihad and Just War in the War on Terror - Alia Brahimi - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Jihad and Just War in the War on Terror - Alia Brahimi - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

In the war on terror, both ''sides'' have taken great pains to justify their actions in moral terms. As force is employed so are sophisticated arguments which directly invoke the just war traditions of the West and Islam. This book offers an exploration of the ways in which George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden drew upon, and simultaneously re-conceptualised, important moral concepts from within the Western and Islamic just war traditions. It examines a range of jus ad bellum and jus in bello issues, including Western debates about pre-emptive self-defence, Islamic requirements for right authority to declare war, proportionality in the Battle of Fallujah, and the legitimacy of suicide bombing in Islam. It also considers how a series of authoritative voices in the West and in the Muslim world appealed to just war and jihad ideas to vigorously contest Bush and bin Laden''s cases for war. The book''s central argument--that the Bush administration and al-Qaeda departed from important consensuses about justified warfare--contains within it an alternative way of understanding the war on terror. Rather than a clash between civilisations, it is suggested that the conflict can be accounted for by a clash within civilisations: in resorting to war, both sides acted against their own traditions and contravened the requirements of their own civilisations.This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.

DKK 1116.00
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Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper: Oxford Level 6: Grub Up - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper: Oxford Level 6: Grub Up - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The magic key takes Biff, Chip and Kipper to the bush in Grub Up. What will the children find for dinner in the bush? The non-fiction book that accompanies this title is Minibeasts Matter!.Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings will develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across both text types. This book is one of six titles at Oxford Level 6, which are phonically decodable featuring a small number of pre-taught, non-decodable topic words to enrich the texts and support language development. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress.

DKK 105.00
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The Damascus Document - Steven D. (mark Taper Professor Of The History Of Judaism Fraade - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Damascus Document - Steven D. (mark Taper Professor Of The History Of Judaism Fraade - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Steve D. Fraade offers a new translation, with notes, and detailed commentary to the Dead Sea Scroll most commonly called the Damascus Document, based on both ancient manuscripts from caves along the western shore of the Dead Sea, and medieval manuscripts from the Cairo Geniza. The text is one of the longest and most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Its importance derives from several aspects of its contents: its extensive collections of laws, both for the sectarian community that authored it and for the rest of Israel; some of the oldest examples of scriptural interpretation, both legal and narrative, both implicit and explicit, with important implications for our understanding of the evolving status of the Hebrew canon; some of the clearest expressions, often in hortatory form, of the community''s self-understanding as an elect remnant of Israel that understands itself in dualistic opposition to the rest of Israel, its practices, and its leaders; important expressions of the community''s self-understanding as a priestly alternative to the sacrificial worship in the Jerusalem Temple; expressions of an apocalyptic, eschatological understanding of living as the true Israel in the "end of days;" important expressions of attitudes toward woman, sexual activity, and marriage; importance for our understanding of ancient modes of teaching and of ritual practice; importance for the study of the history of the Hebrew language and its scribal practices. The volume contains a substantial introduction, dealing with these aspects of the Damascus Document and locating its place within the Dead Sea Scrolls more broadly as well as the historical context of ancient Judaism that gave rise to this text.

DKK 877.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Pack of 6 - Kate Ruttle - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Pack of 6 - Kate Ruttle - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters.Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading Tree. Six engaging stories at Level 2 provide focused practice of phonics at Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. There are 6 Floppy''s Phonics Fiction titles available at Level 2: The Zip: Will Dad fit into his wet kit?Posh Shops: Biff, Chip and Kipper shop for Mum.Jack: Jack runs at Floppy.Bang the Gong: Mum is fed up!Quiz: Biff has a quiz.A Robin''s Eggs: Biff and Chip see a robin''s eggs in a bush.

DKK 403.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: The Zip - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: The Zip - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters.Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading Tree. Six engaging stories at Level 2 provide focused practice of phonics at Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. There are 6 Floppy''s Phonics Fiction titles available at Level 2: The Zip: Will Dad fit into his wet kit?Posh Shops: Biff, Chip and Kipper shop for Mum.Jack: Jack runs at Floppy.Bang the Gong: Mum is fed up!Quiz: Biff has a quiz.A Robin''s Eggs: Biff and Chip see a robin''s eggs in a bush.

DKK 91.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Quiz - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Quiz - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters.Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading Tree. Six engaging stories at Level 2 provide focused practice of phonics at Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. There are 6 Floppy''s Phonics Fiction titles available at Level 2: The Zip: Will Dad fit into his wet kit?Posh Shops: Biff, Chip and Kipper shop for Mum.Jack: Jack runs at Floppy.Bang the Gong: Mum is fed up!Quiz: Biff has a quiz.A Robin''s Eggs: Biff and Chip see a robin''s eggs in a bush.

DKK 90.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Jack - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Jack - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters.Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading Tree. Six engaging stories at Level 2 provide focused practice of phonics at Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. There are 6 Floppy''s Phonics Fiction titles available at Level 2: The Zip: Will Dad fit into his wet kit?Posh Shops: Biff, Chip and Kipper shop for Mum.Jack: Jack runs at Floppy.Bang the Gong: Mum is fed up!Quiz: Biff has a quiz.A Robin''s Eggs: Biff and Chip see a robin''s eggs in a bush.

DKK 91.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: A Robin's Eggs - Kate Ruttle - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: A Robin's Eggs - Kate Ruttle - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters.Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading Tree. Six engaging stories at Level 2 provide focused practice of phonics at Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. There are 6 Floppy''s Phonics Fiction titles available at Level 2: The Zip: Will Dad fit into his wet kit?Posh Shops: Biff, Chip and Kipper shop for Mum.Jack: Jack runs at Floppy.Bang the Gong: Mum is fed up!Quiz: Biff has a quiz.A Robin''s Eggs: Biff and Chip see a robin''s eggs in a bush.

DKK 91.00
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Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Posh Shops - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Oxford Reading Tree: Level 2: Floppy's Phonics Fiction: Posh Shops - Roderick Hunt - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Engaging decodable stories fully aligned to Letters and Sounds enable your pupils to practise their phonics skills with their favourite characters.Written by Roderick Hunt MBE and illustrated by Alex Brychta, award-winning creators of the Oxford Reading Tree. Six engaging stories at Level 2 provide focused practice of phonics at Letters and Sounds Phase 3. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. There are 6 Floppy''s Phonics Fiction titles available at Level 2: The Zip: Will Dad fit into his wet kit?Posh Shops: Biff, Chip and Kipper shop for Mum.Jack: Jack runs at Floppy.Bang the Gong: Mum is fed up!Quiz: Biff has a quiz.A Robin''s Eggs: Biff and Chip see a robin''s eggs in a bush.

DKK 90.00
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European Foreign Policy - Simon J. Nuttall - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

European Foreign Policy - Simon J. Nuttall - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

European Foreign Policy traces the development of the European Union''s foreign policy making from the old governmental co-operation (EPC) to the common foreign and security policy introduced by the Maastricht Treaty. It is the first time the process had been explained from a comprehensive historical as well as political viewpoint. The impact of the fall of communism as well as the Gulf War and the early stages of the conflict in Yugoslavia are analysed in detail. The personal roles played by Mitterrand, Kohl, and Bush are vividly described. The theme of the book is the way in which ideological quarrels between intergovernmentalists and integrationists have distorted EU foreign policy making, leading to general dissatisfaction with the CFSP. Yet, contrary to the received opinion, the policy-making process is under the influence of bureaucratic procedures slowly shifting towards the Community model.

DKK 807.00
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Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs - Jeremy Waldron - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs - Jeremy Waldron - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. His contributions have spanned the major controversies of the War on Terror - including the morality and legality of torture, whether security can be ''balanced'' with liberty, and the relationship between public safety and individual rights. He has also tackled underlying questions essential to understanding the practical debates - including what terrorism is, and what a right to security would entail.This volume collects all Waldron''s work on these issues, including six published essays and two previously unpublished essays. It also includes a new introduction in which Waldron presents an overview of his contribution, and looks at the problems currently facing the Obama administration and the UK Government in dealing with the legacy of the Bush White House.The volume will be essential reading for all those engaged with contemporary politics, security law, and the continuing struggle for an ethical response to terrorism.

DKK 343.00
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The Last of the Race - Fiona J. Stafford - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The Last of the Race - Fiona J. Stafford - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

This is an innovative and wide-ranging study of the myth of ''The Last of the Race'' as it develops in a range of literary and non-literary texts from the late seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries.The perennial fascination with the end of the world has given rise to many ''last men'', from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. Endangered peoples such as the Maasai or Bush People, continue to attract intense interest. Fiona Stafford begins with Milton and ends with Darwin, exploring the myth-making of their texts in the light of contemporary literary, scientific, political and religious views. Chapters on Milton, Burnet, Defoe, Ossian, Cowper, Wordsworth, Byron, Mary Shelley, Fenimore Cooper, Bulwer-Lytton, and Darwin combine to form an important account of the traces of this most resonant of cultural preoccupations, providing a distinguished contribution to cultural history as well as to literary studies.

DKK 702.00
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Barcelona Tales - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Barcelona Tales - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Barcelona is one of the most visited cities in Europe, a multilingual capital of an autonomous region that longs to be independent of Spain. The city is famous for its painters, modernist architecture, style of football, and its history, but as Peter Bush reveals it has always been a major centre of literary talent and creativity. Barcelona Tales presents a selection of newly translated short stories by 14 writers, many of them Catalan. The stories explore the themes of migration and class conflict in a city renowned in world literature from the day rural innocents Don Quixote and Sancho Panza visited its streets at the beginning of the seventeenth-century, and witnessed the wonders of the printing press and the cruelties of slavery. Together, they open up the city in ironic, tragic, and lyrical ways, inviting readers to explore fictional lives and literary styles that reflect the dynamic, conflict-ridden character and history of this great European city.

DKK 139.00
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Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs - Jeremy Waldron - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Torture, Terror, and Trade-Offs - Jeremy Waldron - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Jeremy Waldron has been a challenging and influential voice in the moral, political and legal debates surrounding the response to terrorism since 9/11. His contributions have spanned the major controversies of the War on Terror - including the morality and legality of torture, whether security can be ''balanced'' with liberty, and the relationship between public safety and individual rights. He has also tackled underlying questions essential to understanding the practical debates - including what terrorism is, and what a right to security would entail.This volume collects all Waldron''s work on these issues, including six published essays and two previously unpublished essays. It also includes a new introduction in which Waldron presents an overview of his contribution, and looks at the problems currently facing the Obama administration and the UK Government in dealing with the legacy of the Bush White House.The volume will be essential reading for all those engaged with contemporary politics, security law, and the continuing struggle for an ethical response to terrorism.

DKK 482.00
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 11: The Swallow and the Nightingale - Oscar Wilde - Bog - Oxford University Press -

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 11: The Swallow and the Nightingale - Oscar Wilde - Bog - Oxford University Press -

Two stories full of love, devotion and sacrifice. A mournful statue is helped by a swallow to carry out acts of charity around the city. A nightingale longs to find a red rose for her friend, but the rose bush asks a high price. Both these feathered creatures pay the ultimate price to help others, showing that true love is selfless. These retellings of Oscar Wilde''s tragic short stories will reduce you to tears with their beauty and magic.TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.

DKK 116.00
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Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 11: The Swallow and the Nightingale Pack 6 - Oscar Wilde - Bog - Oxford University Press -

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 11: The Swallow and the Nightingale Pack 6 - Oscar Wilde - Bog - Oxford University Press -

Two stories full of love, devotion and sacrifice. A mournful statue is helped by a swallow to carry out acts of charity around the city. A nightingale longs to find a red rose for her friend, but the rose bush asks a high price. Both these feathered creatures pay the ultimate price to help others, showing that true love is selfless. These retellings of Oscar Wilde''s tragic short stories will reduce you to tears with their beauty and magic.TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.

DKK 612.00
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Preemption - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Preemption - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The dramatic declaration by U.S. President George W. Bush that, in light of the attacks on 9/11, the United States would henceforth be engaging in "preemption" against such enemies as terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction forced a wide-open debate about justifiable uses of military force. Opponents saw the declaration as a direct challenge to the consensus, which has formed since the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations, that armed force may be used only in defense. Supporters responded that in an age of terrorism defense could only mean "preemption." This volume of all-new chapters provides the historical, legal, political, and philosophical perspective necessary to intelligent participation in the on-going debate, which is likely to last long beyond the war in Iraq. Thorough defenses and critiques of the Bush doctrine are provided by the most authoritative writers on the subject from both sides of the Atlantic. Is a nation ever justified in attacking before it has been attacked? If so, under precisely what conditions? Does the possibility of terrorists with weapons of mass destruction force us to change our traditional views about what counts as defense? This book provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of the justifiability of preemptive or preventive military action. Its engaging debate, accompanied by an analytic Introduction, focuses probing criticism against the most persuasive proponents of preemptive attack or preventive war, who then respond to these challenges and modify or extend their justifications. Authors of recent pivotal analyses, including historian Marc Trachtenberg, international relations professor Neta Crawford, law professor David Luban, and political philosopher Allen Buchanan, are confronted by other authoritative writers on the nature and justification of war more broadly, including historian Hew Strachan, international normative theorist Henry Shue, and philosophers David Rodin, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, and Suzanne Uniacke. The resulting lively and many-sided exchanges shed historical, legal, political, and philosophical light on a key policy question of our time. Going beyond the simple dichotomies of popular discussion the authors reflect on the nature of all warfare, the arguments for and against it, and the possibilities for the moral to constrain the military and the political in the face of grave threat. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.

DKK 661.00
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Preemption - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Preemption - - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

The dramatic declaration by U.S. President George W. Bush that, in light of the attacks on 9/11, the United States would henceforth be engaging in "preemption" against such enemies as terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction forced a wide-open debate about justifiable uses of military force. Opponents saw the declaration as a direct challenge to the consensus, which has formed since the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations, that armed force may be used only in defense. Supporters responded that in an age of terrorism defense could only mean "preemption." This volume of all-new chapters provides the historical, legal, political, and philosophical perspective necessary to intelligent participation in the on-going debate, which is likely to last long beyond the war in Iraq. Thorough defenses and critiques of the Bush doctrine are provided by the most authoritative writers on the subject from both sides of the Atlantic.Is a nation ever justified in attacking before it has been attacked? If so, under precisely what conditions? Does the possibility of terrorists with weapons of mass destruction force us to change our traditional views about what counts as defense? This book provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of the justifiability of preemptive or preventive military action. Its engaging debate, accompanied by an analytic Introduction, focuses probing criticism against the most persuasive proponents of preemptive attack or preventive war, who then respond to these challenges and modify or extend their justifications. Authors of recent pivotal analyses, including historian Marc Trachtenberg, international relations professor Neta Crawford, law professor David Luban, and political philosopher Allen Buchanan, are confronted by other authoritative writers on the nature and justification of war more broadly, including historian Hew Strachan, international normative theorist Henry Shue, and philosophers David Rodin, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, and Suzanne Uniacke. The resulting lively and many-sided exchanges shed historical, legal, political, and philosophical light on a key policy question of our time. Going beyond the simple dichotomies of popular discussion the authors reflect on the nature of all warfare, the arguments for and against it, and the possibilities for the moral to constrain the military and the political in the face of grave threat.This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.

DKK 727.00
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Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens - Dr Skylar Hopkins - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens - Dr Skylar Hopkins - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

This accessible book describes a fascinating range of emerging infectious disease outbreaks affecting humans, including rabies, Ebola virus, Lyme disease, bubonic plague, and of course, Covid-19. The book also covers emerging infectious diseases in wildlife, such as Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease, white nose syndrome, mange, and musk ox lungworm. These case studies span the entire range of zoonotic disease emergence pathways, from sheep testicles in Wyoming, USA to butchered bush rats in Vietnam! Transmission dynamics are examined from diverse perspectives - from global drivers of pathogen emergence (including globalization, land use patterns, and changing climates) to outbreak epidemiology (epidemic curves and disease spillover), to conservation and control interventions.Despite a recent explosion of courses on the topic, and a viral pandemic that has affected the entire world, this is the first textbook to focus on pathogen spillover ecology at the human—wildlife interface. Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens serves as an introduction to this multidisciplinary field for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students interested in disease ecology, veterinary epidemiology, public health, and conservation. It will also be relevant to a broader interdisciplinary audience of conservation biologists and public health specialists, and even the interested public.

DKK 429.00
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Lying and Deception - Thomas L. Carson - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Lying and Deception - Thomas L. Carson - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Thomas Carson offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date investigation of moral and conceptual questions about lying and deception. Part I addresses conceptual questions and offers definitions of lying, deception, and related concepts such as withholding information, "keeping someone in the dark," and "half truths." Part II deals with questions in ethical theory. Carson argues that standard debates about lying and deception between act-utilitarians and their critics are inconclusive because they rest on appeals to disputed moral intuitions. He defends a version of the golden rule and a theory of moral reasoning. His theory implies that there is a moral presumption against lying and deception that causes harm -- a presumption at least as strong as that endorsed by act-utilitarianism. He uses this theory to justify his claims about the issues he addresses in Part III: deception and withholding information in sales, deception in advertising, bluffing in negotiations, the duties of professionals to inform clients, lying and deception by leaders as a pretext for fighting wars (with special attention to the case of Bush and Cheney), and lying and deception about history (with special attention to the Holocaust), and cases of distorting the historical record by telling half-truths. The book concludes with a qualified defence of the view that honesty is a virtue.

DKK 796.00
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Idylls - Theocritus - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

Idylls - Theocritus - Bog - Oxford University Press - Plusbog.dk

''Eucritus and I and pretty Amyntas turned asideTo the farm of Phrasidamus, where we sank downWith pleasure on deep-piled couches of sweet rushes,And vine leaves freshly stripped from the bush.''The Greek poet Theocritus of Syracuse (first half of the third century BC) was the inventor of ''bucolic'' poetry. These vignettes of country life, centred on competitions in song and love, are the foundational poems of the western pastoral tradition. They were the principal model for Virgil in the Eclogues and their influence can be seen in the work of Petrarch and Milton. Although it is the pastoral poems for which he is chiefly famous, Theocritus also wrote hymns to the gods, brilliant mime depictions of everyday life, short narrative epics, epigrams, and encomia of the powerful. The great variety of his poems illustrates the rich and flourishing poetic culture of what was a golden age for Greek poetry. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

DKK 112.00
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