Author: Andrew Mason
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: disagreement, political, explaining
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 1993-08-27
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0521433223
ISBN-13: 9780521433228

This book examines a number of different accounts developed by philosophers and political theorists to explain why political disagreement is so extensive and persistent. The author argues that moral and political questions can have correct answers, but that not every reasonable person will necessarily be satisfied with these answers. He develops a framework that gives a role to the individual’s reasons for his or her beliefs, but also to psychological and sociological factors, to explain the intractability of political disputes.

Authors:Andrew Mason, Mark J. Newcomb,
Publisher: Cisco Press
Keywords: cisco, core, series, press, security, secure, internet, solutions
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 2001-05-30
List price: $55.00
ISBN-10: 1587050161
ISBN-13: 9781587050169

At present, no available publication deals with Internet security from a Cisco perspective utilizing the Cisco Secure product family. Cisco Secure Internet Security Solutions covers the basics of Internet security and then concentrates on each member of the Cisco Secure product family, providing a rich explanation with examples of the preferred configurations required for securing Internet connections.Aimed at networking professionals responsible for securing the corporate connection to the Internet, this book starts by explaining the threats posed by the Internet and progresses to a complete

Authors:Richard Bellamy, Andrew Mason,
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Keywords: concepts, political
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2003-08-02
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0719059097
ISBN-13: 9780719059094

This book offers a sophisticated analysis of central political concepts in the light of recent debates in political theory. It introduces readers to some of the main interpretations, pointing out their strengths and weaknesses, including a broad range of the main concepts used in contemporary debates on political theory. It tackles the principle concepts employed to justify any policy or institution and examines the main domestic purposes and functions of the state. It goes on to study the relationship between state and civil society and finally looks beyond the state to issues of global conce

Authors:Robert L. Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Andrew Mason,
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Keywords: macroeconomy, transfers, intergenerational, aging, population
Number of Pages: 307
Published: 2007-11
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 1847200990
ISBN-13: 9781847200990

Population aging is a global phenomenon that influences not only the industrialized countries of Asia and the West, but also many middle- and low- income countries that have experienced rapid fertility decline and achieved long life expectancies. This book explores how workers and consumers are responding to population aging and examines how economic growth, generational equity, trade and international capital flows are influenced by population aging. The contributors draw on the experience of the developing and industrialized worlds and on countries in Asia, North America, and Europe. They of

Authors:Mary Ann Mason, Eve Mason Ekman,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: balance, family, careers, generation, new, fast, track, mothers
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2007-06-18
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0195182677
ISBN-13: 9780195182675

In the past few decades the number of women entering graduate and professional schools has been going up and up, while the number of women reaching the top rung of the corporate and academic worlds has remained relatively stagnant. Why are so many women falling off the fast track? In this timely book, Mary Ann Mason traces the career paths of the first generation of ambitious women who started careers in academia, law, medicine, business, and the media in large numbers in the 1970s and ’80s. Many women who had started families but continued working had ended up veering off the path to

Authors:Dr Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead, Dr Tom Mason,
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: study, skills, series, nurses, sage
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2007-12-07
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1412934176
ISBN-13: 9781412934176

This thoroughly revised Second Edition of Study Skills for Nurses will show you how to develop the skills and techniques you need for stress-free studying throughout your nursing training. Written in a lively and down-to-earth style it will help you face everyday challenges with confidence.

Authors:Mary Ann Mason, Eve Mason Ekman,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: family, careers, balance, generation, fast, track, mothers
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2008-12-24
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0195373693
ISBN-13: 9780195373691

In the past few decades the number of women entering graduate and professional schools has been going up and up, while the number of women reaching the top rung of the corporate and academic worlds has remained relatively stagnant. Why are so many women falling off the fast track? In this timely book, Mary Ann Mason traces the career paths of the first generation of ambitious women who started careers in academia, law, medicine, business, and the media in large numbers in the 1970s and ’80s. Along with her daughter, Mason has written a guide for young women who are facing the tough decis