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Interpretation in Political Theory

Theorists interested in learning more about any given interpretive approach are often required to navigate a dizzying array of sources, with no clear sense of where to begin. The prose of many primary sources is often steeped in dense and technical argot that novices find intimidating or even impenetrable. Interpretation in Political Theory provide students of political theory a single introductory reference guide to major approaches to interpretation available in the field today. Comprehensive and clearly written, the book includes: A historical and theoretical overview that situates the practice of interpretation within the development of political theory in the twentieth century. Chapters on Straussian esotericism, historical approaches within the Cambridge School of interpretation, materialist approaches associated with Marxism, the critical approaches associated with varieties of feminism, Greimassian semiotics, Foucaultian genealogy, the negative dialectics of Theodor Adorno, deconstruction as exemplified by Jacques Derrida and Paul de Man, and Lacanian psychoanalysis. An exposition of the theoretical and disciplinary background of each approach, the tools and techniques of interpretation it uses, its assumptions about what counts as a relevant text in political theory, and what it considers to be the purpose or objective of reading in political theory. A reading of Thomas Hobbes s Leviathan to illustrate how each approach can be applied in practice. A list of suggestions for further reading that will guide those interested in pursuing more advanced study. An invaluable textbook for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and even seasoned scholars of political theory interested in learning more about different interpretive approaches. "

Comprehensive and clearly written, the book includes: A historical and theoretical overview that situates the practice of interpretation within the development of political theory in the twentieth century.

The Interpretation of Financial Statements

The Classic 1937 Edition

"All investors, from beginners to old hands, should gain from the use of this guide, as I have." From the Introduction by Michael F. Price, president, Franklin Mutual Advisors, Inc. Benjamin Graham has been called the most important investment thinker of the twentieth century. As a master investor, pioneering stock analyst, and mentor to investment superstars, he has no peer. The volume you hold in your hands is Graham's timeless guide to interpreting and understanding financial statements. It has long been out of print, but now joins Graham's other masterpieces, The Intelligent Investor and Security Analysis, as the three priceless keys to understanding Graham and value investing. The advice he offers in this book is as useful and prescient today as it was sixty years ago. As he writes in the preface, "if you have precise information as to a company's present financial position and its past earnings record, you are better equipped to gauge its future possibilities. And this is the essential function and value of security analysis." Written just three years after his landmark Security Analysis, The Interpretation of Financial Statements gets to the heart of the master's ideas on value investing in astonishingly few pages. Readers will learn to analyze a company's balance sheets and income statements and arrive at a true understanding of its financial position and earnings record. Graham provides simple tests any reader can apply to determine the financial health and well-being of any company. This volume is an exact text replica of the first edition of The Interpretation of Financial Statements, published by Harper & Brothers in 1937. Graham's original language has been restored, and readers can be assured that every idea and technique presented here appears exactly as Graham intended. Highly practical and accessible, it is an essential guide for all business people--and makes the perfect companion volume to Graham's investment masterpiece The Intelligent Investor.

This volume is an exact text replica of the first edition of The Interpretation of Financial Statements, published by Harper & Brothers in 1937.

Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements

The Search for the Company with a Durable Competitive Advantage

Korean edition of WARREN BUFFETT AND THE INTERPRETATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The Search for the Company with a Durable Competitive Advantage by Mary Buffett and David Clark, authors of The Tao of Warren Buffett, introduces Buffett's fundamental methods and successful strategies on investments. Translated by Kim Sang U. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Inspired by the seminal work of Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham, this book presents Buffett's interpretation of financial statements with anecdotes and quotes from the master investor himself.

Protestant Biblical Interpretation

A Textbook of Hermeneutics

Examines hermeneutic, the study of Biblical interpretation, its history and impact.

. . . As such it forms one of the most important members of the theological sciences. This is especially true for conservative Protestantism, which looks on the Bible as . . . the only authoritative voice of God to man.

Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation

This unique single-volume edition explores current issues in the interpretation of the Bible from the perspective of specific academic disciplines.

This one-volume edidition of the Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation series explores current issues in the interpretation of the Bible from the perspective of specific academic disciplines: history, literary criticism, science and ...

Jewish Interpretation of the Bible

Ancient and Contemporary

Although Jewish tradition gives tremendous importance to the Hebrew Bible, from the beginning Jewish interpretation of those scriptures has been practiced with remarkable freedom. Karin Hedner Zetterholm offers a clear and concise introduction to the legal, theological, and historical presuppositions that shaped the dominant stream of rabbinic interpretation, including Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrashim, discussing specific examples of different interpretive methods. She then explores the contours of Jewish biblical interpretation evident in the New Testament and the legacy of ancient traditions in the way different Jewish movements read the Bible today. Students of the history of biblical interpretation and of Judaism will find this an important and engaging resource.

Karin Hedner Zetterholm offers a clear and concise introduction to the legal, theological, and historical presuppositions that shaped the dominant stream of rabbinic interpretation, including Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrashim, discussing ...

LEXISNEXIS GUIDE

Legislation and Statutory Interpretation, 5th Edition

The fifth edition of this popular guide has been updated to include: expanded analysis of the modern approach to statutory interpretation, recent case law (including key High Court decisions), updated examples of legislation, revised ...

The Earliest Extant Work on the Hadith, Sahifah Hammam Ibn Munabbih

Comprising As-Sahifah As-sahihah of Abu-Hurairah (d. 58 H./677) Prepared for His Pupil Hammam Ibn Munabbih (d. 101 H./719)

Ma'mar al - Basri ' was the first according to Basrah to Dhahabi ( al - Ibar , I , 220_221 ) to go from Yemen for study purposes . He seems to have died in 153 H./770 or a year later . For Ma'mar's date of birth , our note on § 89 .

The Problem of Creation in Islamic Thought, Qurʹan, Hadith, Commentaries, and Kalam

Here he summarizes the views of many scholars on the value of Isnâd . They were interested in the study of Isnâd : thus Ibn Khaldûn described it as the most important part of the science of Hadith , Muqaddima , Beirut 1956 , p . 796.