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Enemies Within: The Cold War and the AIDS Crisis in Literature, Film, and Culture
Book discussing the literature and film of the Cold War and AIDS eras in an effort to link the two with the fear they created; "not only the political and biological illnesses...but also the fear and panic they engender." Index starts on page 235.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Foertsch, Jacqueline, 1964-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Criminal Law System of Medieval and Renaissance Florence
Book analyzing the law system of Florence, Italy during the Italian Renaissance; specifically it outlines the structure of the government, offices, and philosophies of governing. Index starts on page 281.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Stern, Laura Ikins
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Melville's Major Fiction: Politics, Theology, and Imagination
Book analyzing the popular works of Herman Melville and his motives for writing such stories such as: "Pierre," "The Confidence-Man," and "Billy Budd." Index starts on page 258.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Duban, James
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economics: From the Dismal Science to the Moral Science: The Moral Economics of Kendall P. Cochran
Adam Smith published The Theory of Moral Sentiments in 1759 and established the ethical foundation for The Wealth of Nations (1776) as well as the important role played by custom and fashion in shaping behaviors and outcomes. Kendall P. Cochran believed in Smith’s emphasis on value-driven analysis and seeking solutions to major problems of the day. Cochran believed that economists moved too far in the direction of analysis free of words like ought and should and devoted his career to establishing that economics is a moral science. A recent study by two Harvard professors, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, Growth in a Time of Debt (2010), asserted that healthy economic growth and high levels of government debt are incompatible. These conclusions are associated with the austerity movement, which calls for policymakers to reduce government spending in order to reduce the government’s debt and improve long-term growth prospects. The austerity movement has been used to justify the sharp decline in public sector employment that has restrained job growth since the recession of 2007. In 2013, a graduate student named Thomas Herndon discovered an error in the calculations of Reinhart and Rogoff, publishing his findings in a paper co-authored by his professors, …
Date:
January 2015
Creator:
Cochran, Kendall P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Nature of True Virtue: Theology, Psychology, and Politics in the Writings of Henry James, Sr., Henry James Jr., and William James
Book analyzing the writings and philosophies of 19th century American writers Henry James, Sr. and his sons William James and Henry James Jr. Index starts on page 249.
Date:
2019
Creator:
Duban, James, 1951-
System:
The UNT Digital Library