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Central to David Richards's elegant and provocative Identity and the Case for Gay Rights is the injustice of what he calls "moral slavery." This concept describes the cultural construction of stereotypes that dehumanize the affected group and are rationalized in the context of historical structural injustices. The burdens moral slavery places on individual's identity formation are similar to those associated with discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and religion, and are similarly unconstitutional and inhumane. Richards finds the analogy to religious toleration most apt and useful as a model for those struggling for recognition of gay rights. One of the strongest points here is that such an approach neatly sidesteps the biological reductionism that shadows women's rights and race-based rights, and that could attach to gay rights if the "gay gene" theory becomes the dominant theme in mobilization around the issue. By aligning gay rights most closely with religious liberty and other First Amendment values such as free speech and association, Richards is able to preserve both the ideas of identity and choice: like spirituality, sexual orientation is part of who you are and a matter of individual conscience.

This is a beautifully written and powerfully argued piece of scholarship from a highly regarded and prolific constitutional philosopher. Though a slim volume, the book contains historical analysis of case studies that is sophisticated and challenging, as well as a prescription for a model that finds "homosexual" to be a suspect classification. It's intelligent reading not only for those interested in gay rights but also those who follow the civil rights fortunes of African Americans, women, and religious minorities. --Julia Riches

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How should we chart a course toward legal recognition of gay rights as basic human rights? In this enlightening study, legal scholar David Richards explores the connections between gay rights and three successful civil rights movements—black civil rights, feminism, and religious toleration—to determine how these might serve as analogies for the gay rights movement.

Richards argues that racial and gender struggles are informative but partial models. As in these movements, achieving gay rights requires eliminating unjust stereotypes and allowing one's identity to develop free from intolerant views. Richards stresses, however, that gay identity is an ethical choice based on gender equality. Thus the right to religious freedom offers the most compelling analogy for a gay rights movement because gay identity should be protected legally as an ethical decision of conscience.

A thoughtful and highly original voice in the struggle for gay rights, David Richards is the first to argue that discrimination is like religious intolerance-denial of full humanity to individuals because of their identity and moral commitments to gender equality.

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Brilliant Case for Gay Rights.......2000-08-10

Richards has advanced the constitutional argumentation for gay rights in a profound way. He has analogized the case for gay rights to arguments for racial, gender, and religious equality and concluded that attempts to find a genetic or "innate" basis for homosexuality are no more likely to provide grounds for equality than to provide grounds for continued inequality and discrimination.

Instead, Richards argues that the manner in which gay men and lesbians deal with life, love, birth, and death is ultimately a profound conscious and CONSCIENTIOUS choice that warrants the same type of respect accorded freely chosen religious beliefs.

Thus, the denial of equal rights to gay men and lesbians imposes an impermissible "moral slavery" that advances a sectarian view (of the immorality of homosexuality) while dehumanizing homosexuals and relegating their conscience, feelings, and choices to a sphere of "unspeakability." This goes against the very nature of freedom of religious belief. He finds such "moral slavery" against gay men and lesbians unsupportable, in part, because it relies on inaccurate and negative stereotypes, and it applies a double standard to same-sex relations that it does not similarly apply to heterosexual relations (e.g., no compulsory procreation for heterosexual marriage).

On the whole, an excellent piece of scholarly research that every lawmaker, jurist, and attorney should read to respond to the call of gay equality.

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Identity and the Case for Gay Rights : Race, Gender, Religion as Analogies
David A. J. Richards
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback

Civil Rights | Nonfiction | Gay & Lesbian | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000OPSW0G

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Identity and the Case for Gay Rights : Race, Gender, Religion as Analogies
David A J Richards
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000OPWOKU

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Opportunistic Infections: Toxoplasma, Sarcocystis, and Microsporidia will focus on two important Genera of Apicomplexan parasites, Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis species, and the medically important members of the Phylum Microsporida. We have been fortunate in obtaining excellent contributions from many experts in the field.
Volumes in the "World Class Parasites" book series are written for researchers, students and scholars who enjoy reading about excellent research on problems of global significance. Each volume focuses on a parasite, or group of parasites, that has a major impact on human health, or agricultural productivity, and against which we have no satisfactory defense. The volumes are intended to supplement more formal texts that cover taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, vector distribution, symptoms and treatment. They integrate vector, pathogen and host biology and celebrate the diversity of approach that comprises modern parasitological research.

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Classic work remains only detailed treatment of subject for practical designer. Part One covers fundamental concepts of geometrical and physical optics. Part Two offers systematic study and design of practically all types of optical systems. Reader can then design simpler optical systems without aid.

Applied Optics & Optical Design. Part One (1) and Part Two (2).

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Applied Optics & Optical Design. Part One (1) and Part Two (2).
A. E., Conrady
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OV8MS2

Selected Papers on Infrared Design, Parts 1 & 2 (Proceedings of S P I E)

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Selected Papers on Infrared Design, Parts 1 & 2 (Proceedings of S P I E)
R. Barry Johnson
Manufacturer: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engine
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Binding: Paperback

Applied | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0892525487

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Applied Optics & Optical Design Part 1
A E Conrady
Manufacturer: DOVER PUBLICATIONS +
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N64RKK

Applied Optics and Optical Design, Parts 1 and 2

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Applied Optics and Optical Design, Parts 1 and 2
A.E. Conrady
Manufacturer: Dover
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KXBKH4

Applied Optics and Optical Design; Part 1

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Applied Optics and Optical Design; Part 1

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HVREW4

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Tarzan had renounced his right to the woman he loved, and civilization held no pleasure for him. After a brief and harrowing period among men, he turned back to the African jungle where he had grown to manhood. It was there he first heard of Opar, the city of gold, left over from fabled Atlantis.
It was a city of hideous men -- and of beautiful, savage women, over whom reigned La, high priestess of the Flaming God. Its altars were stained with the blood of many sacrifices. Unheeding of the dangers, Tarzan led a band of savage warriors toward the ancient crypts and the more ancient evil of Opar . . .

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The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs contains even more adventure, romance and enthralling action than Tarzan of the Apes. The New York Sun hailed it as, "High-adventure ? ten times better than Tarzan of the Apes."

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Super Reader.......2007-08-04

Tarzan decides it is best if he leaves Jane, and returns to Africa. He falls in with a couple of dodgy noble types, and ends up having some Arab adventures, joins the Waziri tribe, and eventually ends up reunited with Jane in Opar.

The only problem he has is that one of the powerful women of Opar wants his body, and is not too happy Jane has prior claims.

Revelation of his position, marriage and return eventuate.

It's a classic!.......2007-01-05

It was ordered for my daughter. When children show an interest in worthwhile reading, one doesn't hesitate to supply them with what they want.

TARZAN TAKES PARIS!.......2006-03-31

That's not the whole story of course but it's an impressive part of it. Tarz renounces his family name,fortune and the woman he loves, giving it all to his cousin, and he does it all in Wisconsin! Yup, Wisconsin. Hurting from the ordeal, he heads off to Paris to forget about Jane. Wow, the Apeman in the City of Lights! So he spends time in Paris, almost has an affair with a Russian noblewoman, whups on her brother(an evil Russian spy), hangs out in art galleries and operas and eventually joins the French Secret Service out of boredom. All this is just the set-up for the rest of the novel. The book does seem to end too quickly but I think that has more to do with the serial/pulp nature of the story's publication deadline than any fault of the author. Tarzan and The Return of... are an entertaining 0ne-Two punch. Anyone who reads #1 should finish the experience by reading #2. I wish someone would make a film of this book, it's more interesting than the first one.

Magnifique!.......2006-03-02

This was the second Tarzan novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It picks up right where the first Tarzan book left off. Jane is engaged to Tarzan's cousin and Tarzan is sailing back to Europe. Will Tarzan and Jane end up together? Of course, but there will be many obstacles before they get there. This is a solid adventure novel, which fans of old time pulp fiction will enjoy.

Treasured memories.......2005-12-04

When I was a kid (thirty years ago) my dad had an old beaten copy of this book that my three brothers and I readr, reread and probably took worse care of than we should have. I remember the cover vividly- Tarzan fighting a lion, but dressed in what would be considered traditional Arab garb. Every chapter had it's own illustration- THE TREASURE VAULTS OF OPAR featuring Tarzan leaping across a wide chasm!

I reread these books again in my teenage years and found this one to be my favorite. I think I enjoyed it even more than TARZAN OF THE APES.

The story begins with Tarzan crossing the Atlantic after leaving Jane and her family on a train platform in northern Wisconsin (a region of the world I call home) and meeting, not for the last time Rokoff and Paulvitch, two Russian spies who make it their life's goal to humiliate and destroy the Ape Man. Their first meeting includes Tarzan spoiling a plan to blackmail a Count and Countess who quickly become Tarzan's friends.

Later, in Paris, Rokoff and Paulvitch manipulate the Count into challenging Tarzan into a pistol duel, which Tarzan both wins and loses.

Tarzan arrives in Africa again later, ignominiously tossed off a liner by the two mad Russians. He swims ashore and is immediately in his element again.

Meanwhile, Jane and her father, along with Cecil Clayton (Jane's fiance') arrive ashore in Africa following a harrowing period on the ocean in a rowboat when their yacht founders.
Tarzan visits Opar, the fabled city of Atlantians where he dukes it out with savage men and the beautiful high priest, La.

How he and Jane reunite and Cecil's fate, as well as Tarzan claiming his birthright are all part of a story that you need to read to enjoy.

Is Burroughs the greatest writer of the 20th Century? Maybe not, but he is one of the premiere storytellers. This book is one of the most satisfying of the series. It also sets up many adventures in the next dozen, or so, books. La, Opar, Paulvitch and Rokoff are all revisited.

Take the trip- it's worth every second.

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The Return of Tarzan

Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000BUPCJI

The Return of Tarzan (Tarzan Series, Second Book of the famous Tarzan series)

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The Return of Tarzan (Tarzan Series, Second Book of the famous Tarzan series)

Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000BJ0P00

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In this, the second volume, Tarzan regjects civilization and goes back to his savage homeland: "Those who enjoyed Tarzan of the Apes, will delight even more in The Return of Tarzan, which holds no less adventure and thrill, happily righats a great wrong, and ends just as it should."

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The Return of Tarzan (Tarzan, #2)

Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0345258312

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Book #2 in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan series.

3 PBs by Edgar Rice Burroughs: Return of Tarzan, Tarzan the Untamed, The Gods of Mars

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3 PBs by Edgar Rice Burroughs: Return of Tarzan, Tarzan the Untamed, The Gods of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VVN2Y4

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Discover November 1996 - The Tarzan Syndrome, Math Against Electoral Tyranny, Return of the good Virus, Light at the Bottom of the Sea (The World of Science, Vol 17 No. 11)

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Discover November 1996 - The Tarzan Syndrome, Math Against Electoral Tyranny, Return of the good Virus, Light at the Bottom of the Sea (The World of Science, Vol 17 No. 11)

Manufacturer: Discover Magazine
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000N6PIBM

Il ritorno di Tarzan (The Return of Tarzan)

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Il ritorno di Tarzan (The Return of Tarzan)
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Manufacturer: Edizioni Aurora
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000T9JFYE

The Illustrated Tarzan Books No. 2: The Return of Tarzan (The Illustrated Tarzan Books, 2)

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The Illustrated Tarzan Books No. 2: The Return of Tarzan (The Illustrated Tarzan Books, 2)

Manufacturer: House of Greystoke
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Pamphlet
ASIN: B000F8GTUW

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Reprint of a picturized novel from Edgar Rice Burroughs' : The Return of Tarzan. Graphic novel first published in: 1929.

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The Return of Tarzan
Edgar Rice. Burroughs
Manufacturer: A. L. Burt Company Publishers.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NRNT3U

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The Return of Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0345027027

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