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UNINA9910818952003321 |
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Solonick Justin S. <1982-> |
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Engineering victory : the Union siege of Vicksburg / / Justin S. Solonick |
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Carbondale : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , [2015] |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Military engineers - United States - History - 19th century |
Vicksburg (Miss.) History Siege, 1863 |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Engineering and construction |
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Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction: with a spade in one hand and a gun in the other -- The engineer's art -- America's early sieges -- Preparing to dig them out -- Earthworks rose as by magic -- More roads to Rome than one -- The school of the sap -- The body snatchers -- Turning loose the dogs of war -- Toiling day and night -- The key to Vicksburg -- Conclusion: Vicksburg is ours!. |
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UNINA9910960463103321 |
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Wrongful conviction : international perspectives on miscarriages of justice / / C. Ronald Huff and Martin Killias, editors |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008 |
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9786611973209 |
9781281973207 |
1281973203 |
9781592136476 |
1592136478 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (327 p.) |
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HuffC. Ronald |
KilliasMartin |
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Judicial error |
Justice, Administration of |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENTS; Part I Cross-National Perspectives and Issues; 1 Introduction C. Ronald Huff and Martin Killias; 2 Wrongful Conviction and Moral Panic: National and International Perspectives on Organized Child Sexual Abuse Randall Grometstein; 3 Judicial Error and Forensic Science: Pondering the Contribution of DNA Evidence Beatrice Schiffer and Christophe Champod; Part II North American Perspectives and Issues; 4 Wrongful Convictions in the United States C. Ronald Huff; 5 The Adversary System and Wrongful Conviction Marvin Zalman |
6 Fatal Errors: Compelling Claims of Executions of the Innocent in the Post-Furman Era William S. Lofquist and Talia R. Harmon7 The Fallibility of Justice in Canada: A Critical Examination of Conviction Review Kathryn M. Campbell; Part III European and Israeli Perspectives and Issues; 8 Wrongful Convictions in Switzerland: The Experience of a Continental Law Country Martin Killias; 9 The Vulnerability of Dutch Criminal Procedure to Wrongful Conviction Chrisje Brants; 10 Criminal Justice and Miscarriages of Justice in England and Wales Clive Walker and Carole McCartney |
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11 A Comparative Analysis of Prosecution in Germany and the United Kingdom: Searching for Truth or Getting a Conviction? Isabel Kessler12 Wrongful Convictions in France: The Limits of "Pourvoien Révision" Nathalie Dongois; 13 The Sanctity of Criminal Law: Thoughts and Reflections on Wrongful Conviction in Israel Arye Rattner; 14 Wrongful Convictions in Poland: From the Communist Era to the Rechtstaat Experience Emil W. Plywaczewski, Adam Górski,and Andrzej Sakowicz; Part IV Conclusions |
15 Wrongful Conviction: Conclusions from an International Overview C. Ronald Huff and Martin KilliasContributors; Index |
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Imperfections in the criminal justice system have long intrigued the general public and worried scholars and legal practitioners. In Wrongful Conviction, criminologists C. Ronald Huff and Martin Killias present an important collection of essays that analyzes cases of injustice across an array of legal systems, with contributors from North America, Europe and Israel. This collection includes a number of well-developed public-policy recommendations intended to reduce the instances of courts punishing innocents. It also offers suggestions for compensating more fairly those who are |
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UNINA9910483817603321 |
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Staveren Irene van <1963-> |
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Alternative Ideas from 10 (Almost) Forgotten Economists / / by Irene van Staveren |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021 |
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[1st ed. 2021.] |
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1 online resource (XIII, 211 p. 21 illus.) |
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Economics |
Economics - History |
Econometrics |
Finance |
History |
Schools of economics |
History of Economic Thought and Methodology |
Quantitative Economics |
Financial History |
Heterodox Economics |
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Monografia |
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1: Karl Marx on Capitalism -- 2: Hyman Minsky on Financial Crises -- 3: John Maynard Keynes on Debt and Demand -- 4: Frank Knight on Risk and Uncertainty -- 5: Barbara Bergmann on Gender Biases.-6: Thorstein veblen on Inequality -- 7: Amartya Sen on Financial Capabilities -- 8: Gunnar Myrdal on Social Vulnerability -- 9: Adam Smith on the Abuse of Markets -- 10: Joan Robinson on Economic Pluralism. |
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"Irene van Staveren's latest book is a perfect blend of theoretical economics, history of thought and contemporary policy making. Van Steveren mixes biographical details and theoretical contributions from |
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ten notable economists with a focus on present day economic problems, especially those that have arisen since the financial crisis-cum-recession of 2008-09. The book is perfect for students who want to learn non-mainstream approaches to economics while also focusing on problems that exist in the here and now." - Philip Pilkington, Macroeconomist at GMO LLC and author of The Reformation in Economics How should we address today's big problems, and what we can take from icons of economics past? How would John Maynard Keynes have resolved today's debt problem, or how would Adam Smith have assessed the European carbon emission trading market? This book applies the ideas of ten renowned economists (Marx, Minsky, Keynes, Knight, Bergmann, Veblen, Sen, Myrdal, Smith, Robinson) to real world economic problems, directly or indirectly related to the causes and consequences of the 2008 financial crisis. Each chapter presents an economist, and structures the 'problem', the 'insight' (the economist's idea), the 'economist' (short bio), and two 'practices' offering real-world alternatives.This book presents a lively and original approach that will be of interest to economists and non-economists alike, discussing key elements of an economics for a postcapitalist economy and connecting policy insights to real-world problems of today. |
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