Nanoscale Phase Separation and Colossal Magnetoresistance

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The study of the spontaneous formation of nanostructures in single crystals is rapidly developing into a dominant field of research in the subject area known as strongly correlated electrons. The structures appear to originate in the competition of phases. This book addresses nanoscale phase separation, focusing on the manganese oxides with colossal magnetoresistance (CMR). The text argues that nanostructures are at the heart of the CMR phenomenon. Other compounds are also addressed, such as high-temperature superconductors, where similar nanostructures exist. Brief contributions by distinguished researchers are also included. The book contains updated information directed at experts, both theorists and experimentalists. Beginning graduate students or postdocs will also benefit from the introductory material of the early chapters, and the book can be used as a reference for an advanced graduate course.

Colossal Magnetoresistance Materials and Other Magnetic Semiconductors

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Colossal Magnetoresistance Materials and Other Magnetic Semiconductors
Eduard L. Nagaev , and E.L. Nagaev
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Colossal Magnetoresistive Manganites

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ASIN: 1402018444

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This book is a comprehensive account of the present understanding of an important class of perovskite oxide materials with potential industrial applications. The chapters are written by well-known scientists who are on the forefront of the field and have directly contributed to its recent progress. Special care has been taken to maintain a balance between the space devoted to new experimental results and that devoted to recent theoretical developments. The book contains recent experimental and theoretical results on colossal magnetoresistive (CMR) manganites not covered by any other book in the field, and hence this will be very beneficial to graduate students and researchers in condensed matter and applied physics, materials science and solid state chemistry.

Physics of Manganites (Fundamental Materials Research)

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This book contains articles, both experimental and theoretical, by leading researchers on various aspects of doped manganites. They cover structural, optical, magnetic, and transport properties. Doped manganites are not only important for potential applications because of their `colossal' magnetoresistance, but are extremely fascinating systems to study because of strong coupling between charge, spin, and orbital degrees of freedom associated with Mn ions.

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Physics of Manganites (Fundamental Materials Research)
S.D. Mahanti T.A. Kaplan
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With humor and insight, October Revolution records the personal odyssey of Rod Huxley, a one-time radical author forced to confront a past he has successfully avoided for more than two decades. A terrorist is holding hostages at a Burger King in Washington, DC, and only one demand has been issued: that Huxley appear in the fast-food restaurant. His cross-country trip is one of mystery (Who is in the Burger King--and why?), confusion, and remembrance. The journey is further complicated by bungling FBI Special Agent Fenwick, who has been dispatched from Washington to "protect" Huxley.

Wrenched from self-imposed hermitage, Huxley is forced to come to terms once again with the publication in 1972 of his Cookbook for Revolution: 150 Easy Ways to Boil, Broil, and Fry the Rich, an act of literary creation he quickly came to regret. Not only has he had to live with the hack job done to his manuscript by a New York editor, but he's also spent most of his life trying to forget the so-called revolutionaries whose zeal was inspired by his book.

Yet now Huxley is forced to ask himself tough questions about his relationship to this very public past: Why were many ideals so readily discarded? Are any worth retrieving now? Can anything be learned from the "revolutionary Sixties," or have nostalgia and cynicism made that impossible? Huxley's ultimate quest--to find his own answers to these questions--unfolds as he approaches the unknown terrorist waiting for him at a fast food restaurant in the nation's capital.

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Memories for those of us who were there in the 60's & 70's!.......1999-05-06

This book is a must for those who wonder what happened to the survivors of the 1960s and 1970s. Well written, Tom Lamarr treats the characters with an humorous irreverance they so justly deserve. A great story line that will keep you guessing. The book finishes with suspense and a surprise ending. Must reading.

Funny, satirical and silly all at once........1999-01-02

I don't usually read fiction as so much of it is tripe but once I started reading "October Revolution" I found it so funny and original. The characters kept developing and evolving and they had all of the original humor of movies that I want to watch over and over. It not only spoofed what is remembered about the 60's but all pretentiousness of those who are in movements - whatever decade they are in. This book deserves to be read.

East Meets West: The Russian Trumpet Tradition from the Time of Peter the Great to the October Revolution, With a Lexicon of Trumpeters Active in Russia ... the Historical Brass Society Series, 4)

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East Meets West: The Russian Trumpet Tradition from the Time of Peter the Great to the October Revolution, With a Lexicon of Trumpeters Active in Russia ... the Historical Brass Society Series, 4)
Edward H. Tarr
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Harvard divided: An exhibition held at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 3 through October 10, 1976 :[catalogue]

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Harvard divided: An exhibition held at the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 3 through October 10, 1976 :[catalogue]
Linda Ayres
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1776: The British story of the American Revolution : [catalogue of an exhibition] sponsored by The Times, The Sunday Times and Barclays Bank [held at the] ... London, 14th April to 2nd October 1976

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1776: The British story of the American Revolution : [catalogue of an exhibition] sponsored by The Times, The Sunday Times and Barclays Bank [held at the] ... London, 14th April to 2nd October 1976
Kenneth Pearson , and Patricia Connor
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WHEN MISS EMMIE WAS IN RUSSIA: ENGLISH GOVERNESSES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION.

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WHEN MISS EMMIE WAS IN RUSSIA: ENGLISH GOVERNESSES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION.
Harvey. Pitcher
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A Vindication of My Conduct: The Court Martial Trial of Lieutenant Colonel George Etherington of the 60th or Royal American Regiment held on the Island of St. Lucia in the West Indies, October 1781 and the Extraordinary Story of the Surrender of the Island of St. Vincent¿s in the British Caribbean during the American Revolution

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A Vindication of My Conduct: The Court Martial Trial of Lieutenant Colonel George Etherington of the 60th or Royal American Regiment held on the Island of St. Lucia in the West Indies, October 1781 and the Extraordinary Story of the Surrender of the Island of St. Vincent's in the British Caribbean during the American Revolution - Dr. Todd E. Harburn and Rodger Durham. The fascinating story of the surrender of St. Vincent's Island, and the subsequent attempt by the colonial governor to make the military commander a scapegoat, is presented here from a fresh perspective based on new research and previously unpublished documentation. A Vindication of My Conduct outlines this intertwined story of plots and subplots involving not only the colonial governor, Valentine Morris, and Lt. Col. George Etherington of the famed 60th Royal American Regiment, but also the Colonial Assembly, the Carib Indians of the island, the plantation owners and merchants, the British Government, and the 60th Royal American Regiment, which garrisoned the various posts on the island. It illustrates the folly that occurred between military and civilian factions that ultimately contributed to the lost British cause-much like that which occurred simultaneously in the American colonies.

The main feature of this book is the original, controversial, and never before published 1781 trial transcript which reveals the true "behind the scenes" story, not the least of which entailed a land grant dispute and the intense personality conflict that existed between Etherington and Morris.

The book contains several rarely seen original illustrations, documents, and prints, including Etherington's recently discovered portrait, along with present-day photographs of the sites where these events actually took place. It is arranged in three parts: a chronological background of the events leading to the surrender; the original unedited trial transcript; and the authors' in-depth analysis, annotation, and edit of the transcripts. This is of particular interest since other historians have written only brief, very similar general accounts, all of which basically reached the same erroneous conclusions, and which a review of the transcripts does not support. A fine addition to your Revolutionary War library! 2002, 214 pp., illus., index, $16.95 #H2092

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2 must reads for those even remotely interested in American history!

Wonderful History By An Award Winning Historian and Novelist!

Great history book from Edgar Award winner!

The Day the Revolution Ended: 19 October 1781
William H. Hallahan
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Praise for William Hallahan's The Day the american Revolution Began

"Hallahan has successfully evoked all the passion and drama of the birth of the American Revolution."
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"A page-turning narrative . . . in-depth profiles of the actors . . . adds a delightful human dimension to the story of the struggle for freedom."
-- Virginian Pilot

Following the success of William Hallahan's The Day the American Revolution Began, here is the dramatic conclusion to the American Revolution and the spirited beginning of a new nation. The Day the Revolution Ended vividly tells the story of America's victory through the eyes of those who lived it. Using such rich primary sources as diaries, journals, memoirs, newspapers, letters, official documents, and other eyewitness accounts, The Day the Revolution Ended traces the tense chess game of troop movements, skirmishes, and tooth-and-nail battles that brought the American forces, their French allies, the British troops, and the Hessian mercenary soldiers to their fateful encounter at Yorktown. Hallahan paints a sharp portrait of the events and the colorful players in the war, including Benedict Arnold's seething vengeance, Nathanael Greene's ability to turn even a retreat into a victory, Lafayette's military ardor, General Clinton's incompetent leadership, and Washington's high-stakes battles, as well as the extraordinary bravery of both generals and common soldiers alike.

William Hallahan's skillful and colorful narrative details the exuberance of the new nation, as news of England's surrender travels north, city by city, to Philadelphia, New York, Boston, then on to London and Paris, and our young nation takes its first steps toward fulfilling its brilliant destiny.

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2 must reads for those even remotely interested in American history!.......2007-07-30

For those who are looking for well-documented, well-written and insightful reading on the American Revolution, I recommend "The Day the American Revolution Began: 19 April 1775" about the battle of Lexington and Concord and "The Day the Revolution Ended: 19 October 1781" about the battle of Yorktown, both by William H. Hallahan.
The factual events and personalities swirling around both of these crucial engagements in the struggle of the American colonies to throw off the tyrannical yoke of King George III and his agents and forces in North America are skillfully woven into a truly enjoyable, "can't put it down" recounting of the painful birth of the United States of America. History has never been so clear and exciting!

Wonderful History By An Award Winning Historian and Novelist!.......2007-04-17

This is a wonderful work by an award winning historian and novelist. It is very well researched and tremendously well written and thus a very good read indeed!

In "The Day the Revolution Ended. 19 October 1781", William Hallahan, author of the equally successful "The Day the American Revolution Began" focuses on the last crucial years of the Revolutionary War. Hallahan is a talented writer who brings the leading figures in the war - including King George III, George Washington, General Cornwallis and a host of others - to life. He shows the seminal role played by France in Washington's victory at Yorktown, forcing the British to negotiate and grant the colonies their independence.

Indeed, French support to the Americans, including two fleets, some 50,000 troops, tens of thousands of muskets, thousand of cannon, uniforms for the entire American Continental Army, and millions of hard currency in interested free loans, were the foundation upon which the American victory was built. Hallahan makes it clear that without the French, Washington and the colonies would have lost the war.

Like most historians of the period, Hallahan is especially critical of a Continental Congress that failed in every way to provide for American troops in the field. Indeed, the French were responsible for the one instance in the war in which Washington's troops were paid in hard currency.

This is a brilliant book!

Great history book from Edgar Award winner!.......2004-05-05

Couldn't put it down! I love Mr. Hallahan's books, both his fiction and non-fiction. This book is another treat, and again shows how a really good writer can make history come alive.

As he did in the first book of the series, Hallahan uses anecdotes and strong characterizations to make an eminently readable book. Although it seems strange to say about a history book, it's a cliffhanger! If you didn't alreay know the answer as to who won the American Revolution, you would be on the edge of your seat reading this book to find out.

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The idea of a Lenin renaissance might well provoke an outburst of sarcastic laughter. Marx is OK, but Lenin? Doesn't he stand for the big catastrophe which left its mark on the entire twentieth-century world political scene? Lenin, however, deserves wider consideration than this, and his writings of 1917 are testament to a formidable political figure. They reveal his ability to grasp the significance of an extraordinary moment in history. Everything is here, from Lenin-the-ingenious-revolutionary-strategist to Lenin-of-the-enacted-utopia. To use Kierkegaard's phrase, what we can glimpse in these writings is Lenin-in-becoming: not yet Lenin-the-Soviet-institution, but Lenin thrown into an open, contingent situation. Slavoj Zizek's foreword situates the 1917 writings in their historical context, while his Afterword tackles the key question of whether Lenin can be reinvented in our era of 'cultural capitalism,' Zizek is convinced: whatever the discussion—the forthcoming crisis of capitalism, the possibility of a redeeming violence, the falsity of liberal tolerance—he believes that Lenin's time has come again.

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Audacious Zizek re-publishes Lenin.......2005-03-30

Zizek audaciously republishes Lenin's works which were penned on the eve of the Russian Revolution. He points out that this leader was alone among the revolutionaries of his time in being able to clearly identify the emergence of a revolutionary situation and then lead a revolutionary movement to seize upon it. Zizek calls on people to see the genius of Lenin and study his works, especially in these times of great tumult. He challenges people who want to change the world to go beyond activism against oppression, or mere reflections or descriptions of what is. His book is a plea for the necessity of studying, and the importance of developing, revolutionary theory* in order to transform the world with an alert, dreaming eye toward what could be. A better world is possible....

*I noticed with pleased surprise (given that Zizek is no Maoist) that Professor Zizek has written the preface of an exciting new book by Bob Avakian and Bill Martin called Marxism and the Call of the Future. But then it makes sense in light of Zizek's thirst for elevating the discourse of radical politics and philosophy.

Why Lenin Why Now?.......2004-11-27

It's always fascinating why an intellectual might be drawn toward a persona, well here one of the greatest political strategists of the century, the last one. Lenin is not one one can warm up to with the vagaries of history for his succession the monstrous detour from Trotsky to Stalin.
Marx yes with his early philosophical searchings of humanism, creating a new science of historical man/woman, and then his work on capital exposing the whys and wherefors for greed, profit,work, distribution and circulation, even Wall Street Sharks find Marx interesting if detestable. But Lenin (so we are told) failed to ignite a revolution that sustained itself, and won, like it is a game of soccer!, the deep complexities of Mother Russia transforming itself after centuries of barbarism was more than formidable.

Lenin for Zizek represents a way out of the impasse of the present, the current digitalization and virtualization of reality of the consumer of the culture of un-change,(to have a revolution, you need a revolution) The neo-liberal order it is clear still requires escape valves the World Bank and the IMF, wars famines,death squads,corruption, massacres, poverty and environmental rape to sustain itself. For there is a man at the end still waiting for surplus value. Lenin's work represents a way out of the impasse of subjectivity of change. Now that deconstruction, and structuralisms, postmodernities vigours haven't produced tangible change we have returned to the Badiou-ian "truth-event" for which Lenin is a guide to action of sorts.

Lenin for Zizek was one who worked his way out of the impasse he always found himself in as best he could, where he bewildered many of this comrades adopting positions few could see the immediate results. Lenin as well had to fall backwards,while in power making compromises with the Western democracies who simply wanted a reversion to the Czar for starts,then as a pretext to steal Mother Russia for natural and strategic purposes, something a perennial pattern we find now within the Middle East. Also for the burgeoning years of the 20th Century how can we have a functioning communist state,that confiscated the property of the former ruling classes, this revolution stuff might spill over into other industrial powers as it almost did in Germany.
The tour de force here is Zizek's essay "Repeating Lenin", a turgid yet focused theoretical romp into Left iconic history, shibboleths with Hegel and Lacan by his side. Zizek for instance finds affinity with Adorno's "Negative Dialectics", as another impasse similar to Lenin's "Philosophical Notebooks" of 1915. Both found themselves working their way through a reality. With Lenin though he assumed completion, the seizure of power, whereas with Adorno he found no way out toward change; cultural political or otherwise.

Lenin's primary texts are here reproduced, ones Zizek found useful.

Theoretical shot in the arm for a stagnant Left.......2003-10-04

This review is in response to iek's latest call for a return to Lenin (specifically the material collected in the introduction and afterword to Revolution at the Gates).
Zizek's exhortation is explicitly aimed not at resurrecting a mythical "lost" revolutionary past, to continue, as if without interruption, the legacy of Lenin the Soviet institution. Rather, iek instructs us to repeat the "revolutionary spark" of Lenin circa 1917, when the Bolsheviks recognized the unique Augenblick of their contingent geopolitical situation and seized the moment, thus reinventing the Marxist project. iek claims that the left is today at a crossroads similar (indeed, homologous) to that of Lenin just before the October revolution: imperialist war rages on, colonialism (whether disguised as "post" or not) is rampant, global ecological catastrophe looms...and the current political coordinates offer no viable solution to these disastrous conditions. In this sense, returning to Lenin means reclaiming the freedom to engage in politics that extend beyond the borders of the liberal parliamentary-democratic consensus in order to authentically address today's most pressing social and political concerns. I can but only enthusiastically agree with such a rejection of the prohibitions on thought imposed by "post-ideological" liberal-democratic hegemony.
Now, this is obviously merely scratching the surface of iek's argument, and for all the theoretical nuancing involved in delimiting it as a call to repeat the revolutionary impulse of Lenin in today's political constellation, calling for a "return to Lenin" most certainly brings up a host of questions and problems. One concern I find particularly nagging: does a return to Lenin, even in the form of a revolutionary impulse translated and retrofitted to today's political coordinates, consequently mean a return to the vanguard Party?
Apparently, for iek it does. He justifies this conclusion via a rather convincing detour that begins with claiming the right to a politics of truth to establish a partisan universality. He then goes through a Hegelian reading of materialism in which it is demonstrated that an "external" position of knowledge cannot possibly exist. This leads to a discussion of the modalities of knowledge (the four discourses) accordint to Lacan in order to show that the Party should be identified with the subject-supposed-to-know (homologous to the Analyst) which represents the form of the activity of the masses. Importantly, here "form" is to be understood as the "traumatic kernel of the Real" that compels everything around it to become engaged with it. To me this implies that the Party is ostensibly merely an organizing principle that "quilts" the activity of the revolutionary masses: it "poses" as a knowledgably distilled interpretation of the collective will, but this organizing and interpretative knowledge is in actuality merely supposed knowledge to which the rank and file respond and develop their own knowledge which thus truly directs the revolutionary movement.
As can be expected, this text is punctuated with typical Zizekian commentary on film, literature and current events, constituting a performative analysis (analysis in the clinical sense, that is) of current leftist political theory. If the reader is familiar with the workings of Zizek's oblique approach to criticism, this text is very fruitful indeed.

Zizek's Disappointment.......2003-02-01

With 'Revolution at the Gates' Zizek affirms that he past his zenith nearly a decade ago.

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This study is an innovative and controversial study of how the best-known Jews writing in Russian in early Soviet period attempted to resolve the conflict between their cultural identity and their place in Revolutionary Russia. Babel, Mandelstam, Pasternak and Ehrenburg struggled to form creative selves out of the contradictions of origins, outlook and social or ideological pressures. Comparison of literary texts and the visual arts reveals unexpected correspondences in the response to political and cultural change. Sicher provides a fascinating view of intercultural and intertextual connections and contrasts.

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