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European slave trading in the Indian Ocean, 1500-1850 / by Allen, Richard Blair

Table of Contents: “…Satisfying the demand for laboring people, 1500-1850 -- The British East India Company and the trade in stout coffree men, 1621-1804 -- Satisfying the constant demand of the French, 1670-1810 -- Carrying away the unfortunate from India and Southeast Asia, 1500-1800 -- The Mascarenes and the disgraceful traffic in chattel labor, 1811-1835 -- The dictates of humanity, Indian convicts, and the new system of slavery, 1774-1850.…”
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European slave trading in the Indian Ocean, 1500-1850 / by Allen, Richard Blair

Table of Contents: “…Satisfying the demand for laboring people, 1500-1850 -- The British East India Company and the trade in stout coffree men, 1621-1804 -- Satisfying the constant demand of the French, 1670-1810 -- Carrying away the unfortunate from India and Southeast Asia, 1500-1800 -- The Mascarenes and the disgraceful traffic in chattel labor, 1811-1835 -- The dictates of humanity, Indian convicts, and the new system of slavery, 1774-1850.…”
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Behind the walls a guide for family and friends of Texas inmates / by Renaud, Jorge Antonio, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…A short history of Texas prisons -- Diagnostic -- Living quarters -- Food -- Clothing -- Work -- Administrative segregation -- Medical/dental -- Recreation -- Money -- Mail -- Visits and phone calls -- Religion -- Law Libaries/libraries -- Craft shop -- Substance abuse -- Education -- Discipline -- Lockdowns -- Drugs -- Racism, gangs and violence -- Parole and good-time -- Emergencies -- The ECHO -- Helping convicts stay out of prison.…”
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Naming evil, judging evil

Table of Contents: “…Peter Euben -- Evil and the morality of conviction / David Wong -- Combining clarity and complexity : a layered approach to cross-cultural ethics / Elizabeth Kiss -- Liberal dilemmas and moral judgment / Malachi Hacohen -- Between bigotry and nihilism : moral judgment in pluralist democracies / Thomas A. …”
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Naming evil, judging evil

Table of Contents: “…Peter Euben -- Evil and the morality of conviction / David Wong -- Combining clarity and complexity : a layered approach to cross-cultural ethics / Elizabeth Kiss -- Liberal dilemmas and moral judgment / Malachi Hacohen -- Between bigotry and nihilism : moral judgment in pluralist democracies / Thomas A. …”
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Resilient school leaders strategies for turning adversity into achievement / by Patterson, Jerry L., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…A deeper meaning of resilience -- Optimism in the face of the storm -- Optimism and pessimism in action -- Be clear about what matters most -- Act on the courage of your convictions -- Personal efficacy -- How leaders sustain and strengthen personal efficacy -- The meaning and importance of personal energy -- How leaders sustain and increase energy -- From personal resilience to team resilience -- Bringing it all together: six strengths of resilient leaders -- Appendix: the education leaders we interviewed.…”
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Resilient school leaders strategies for turning adversity into achievement / by Patterson, Jerry L., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…A deeper meaning of resilience -- Optimism in the face of the storm -- Optimism and pessimism in action -- Be clear about what matters most -- Act on the courage of your convictions -- Personal efficacy -- How leaders sustain and strengthen personal efficacy -- The meaning and importance of personal energy -- How leaders sustain and increase energy -- From personal resilience to team resilience -- Bringing it all together: six strengths of resilient leaders -- Appendix: the education leaders we interviewed.…”
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The framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal by O'Connor, J. Patrick

Table of Contents: “…-- The sentencing hearing -- The free Mumia movement -- The post-conviction relief act hearings -- Arnold Beverly -- Mumia's own account -- Was Faulkner an FBI informant? …”
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The creation of God by Pinxten, Rik

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The framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal by O'Connor, J. Patrick

Table of Contents: “…-- The sentencing hearing -- The free Mumia movement -- The post-conviction relief act hearings -- Arnold Beverly -- Mumia's own account -- Was Faulkner an FBI informant? …”
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The creation of God by Pinxten, Rik

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Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 / by Parrillo, Nicholas R.

Table of Contents: “…The old regime : lawful bargaining for public services -- Bargaining outlawed -- A regulatory nightmare : salaries as a remedy for corrupt exchange and official lucre -- A government capable of saying "no" : salaries as a reaction against customer service -- State and local taxation : the tax ferrets -- Federal taxation : the moiety men -- Criminal prosecution : cash for convictions -- Incarceration : jailors' fees and penitentiary profits -- Naval warfare : prize money and blood money -- Epilogue : American state-building and the critique of bureaucracy.…”
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Against the profit motive : the salary revolution in American government, 1780-1940 / by Parrillo, Nicholas R.

Table of Contents: “…The old regime : lawful bargaining for public services -- Bargaining outlawed -- A regulatory nightmare : salaries as a remedy for corrupt exchange and official lucre -- A government capable of saying "no" : salaries as a reaction against customer service -- State and local taxation : the tax ferrets -- Federal taxation : the moiety men -- Criminal prosecution : cash for convictions -- Incarceration : jailors' fees and penitentiary profits -- Naval warfare : prize money and blood money -- Epilogue : American state-building and the critique of bureaucracy.…”
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Hidden victims the effects of the death penalty on families of the accused / by Sharp, Susan F., 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The death penalty, victims' families, and families of prisoners -- Dealing with the horror : "we're sentenced, too" -- Trying to cope: withdrawal, anger, and joining -- The grief process : denial and horror, the BADD cycle (bargaining, activity, disillusionment and desperation) -- Facing the end : families and execution -- Aftermath : picking up the pieces -- "But he's innocent--" : dealing with wrongful accusations and convictions -- Double losers : being both a victim's family member and an offender's family member -- Family after the fact : fictive kin and death row marriages -- The death penalty and families, revisited -- Conclusion.…”
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Hidden victims the effects of the death penalty on families of the accused / by Sharp, Susan F., 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The death penalty, victims' families, and families of prisoners -- Dealing with the horror : "we're sentenced, too" -- Trying to cope: withdrawal, anger, and joining -- The grief process : denial and horror, the BADD cycle (bargaining, activity, disillusionment and desperation) -- Facing the end : families and execution -- Aftermath : picking up the pieces -- "But he's innocent--" : dealing with wrongful accusations and convictions -- Double losers : being both a victim's family member and an offender's family member -- Family after the fact : fictive kin and death row marriages -- The death penalty and families, revisited -- Conclusion.…”
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The Brothers Coen unique characters of violence / by Doom, Ryan P.

“…: Fargo (1996) -- Abiding by Chandler: The big Lebowski (1998) -- Three convicts and the KKK: O brother, where art thou? (2000) -- Cutting Cain's law: The man who wasn't there (2001) -- Cruel intentions: Intolerable cruelty (2003) -- The killing joke: The ladykillers (2004) -- The unrelenting country: No country for old men (2007) -- Burning paranoia: Burn after reading (2008)…”
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The Brothers Coen unique characters of violence / by Doom, Ryan P.

“…: Fargo (1996) -- Abiding by Chandler: The big Lebowski (1998) -- Three convicts and the KKK: O brother, where art thou? (2000) -- Cutting Cain's law: The man who wasn't there (2001) -- Cruel intentions: Intolerable cruelty (2003) -- The killing joke: The ladykillers (2004) -- The unrelenting country: No country for old men (2007) -- Burning paranoia: Burn after reading (2008)…”
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Hybrid Justice : The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia / by Ciorciari, John D. (John David), Heindel, Anne

Table of Contents: “…Forging a hybrid court : a mountain never has two tigers -- Pairing the court's national and international features -- Serving two masters : dual administration, oversight, and funding -- Case 001 : convicting an infamous Khmer Rouge torture chief : you cannot cover an elephant with a rice basket -- Case 002 : the centerpiece case against senior leaders : cutting the head to fit the hat? …”
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Hybrid Justice : The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia / by Ciorciari, John D. (John David), Heindel, Anne

Table of Contents: “…Forging a hybrid court : a mountain never has two tigers -- Pairing the court's national and international features -- Serving two masters : dual administration, oversight, and funding -- Case 001 : convicting an infamous Khmer Rouge torture chief : you cannot cover an elephant with a rice basket -- Case 002 : the centerpiece case against senior leaders : cutting the head to fit the hat? …”
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The letters of Jerome asceticism, biblical exegesis, and the construction of Christian authority in late antiquity / by Cain, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…-- The case against Jerome : trial and conviction -- Exile of a prophet -- The embattled ascetic saga -- Jerome's personal, theological, and ecclesiastical profiles -- Jerome's spiritual advice -- Legitimization -- The exegetical letters -- Remembering Fabiola, defending Hebrew verity -- From Bethlehem to the furthest reaches of Gaul -- Ep . 120 to Hedibia (Bordeaux) -- Ep . 121 to Algasia (Cahors?) …”
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