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Conviction of the Innocent Lessons From Psychological Research


Free Download Brian L. Cutler PhD, "Conviction of the Innocent: Lessons From Psychological Research"
English | ISBN: 1433810212 | 2011 | 370 pages | PDF | 3 MB
In this book, editor Brian L. Cutler presents a provocative overview of current psychological research on conviction of the innocent. Chapter authors investigate how the roles played by suspects, investigators, eyewitnesses, and trial witnesses-as well as pervasive systemic problems-increase the risk of conviction of the innocent.

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An Innocent Abroad Lectures in China


Free Download An Innocent Abroad: Lectures in China by J. Hillis Miller, Fredric Jameson
English | 2015 | ISBN: 0810132583 | 339 pages | PDF | 1.47 Mb
Since 1988, J. Hillis Miller has traveled to China to lecture on literary theory, especially the role of globalization in literary theory. Over time, he has assisted in the development of distinctively Chinese forms of literary theory, Comparative Literature, and World Literature. The fifteen lectures gathered in An Innocent Abroad span both time and geographic location, reflecting his work at universities across China for more than twenty-five years. More important, they reflect the evolution of Miller’s thinking and of the lectures’ contexts in China as these have markedly changed over the years, especially on either side of Tiananmen Square and in light of China’s economic growth and technological change. A foreword by the leading theorist Fredric Jameson provides additional context.

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