Reviews for Licensing Law Handbook International Trade Secret Protection, 2003-2004

The average rating for Licensing Law Handbook International Trade Secret Protection, 2003-2004 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-04-21 00:00:00 Daniel Pariseau This book had the makings of a great read. The well-known history of the Civil War includes various barbarous acts committed by officers and enlisted alike. Taking the viewpoint of Confederacy and Union soldiers, this book goes further into the abuse of power, constant struggle with soldiers abandoning their duties of going AWOL, the use of alcohol in medicine as well as indecent or dangerous activities. Each chapter discusses a different issue and Court Martials that accompanied the various transgressions. Each court martial often found soldiers guilty and condemned them to death. Most soldiers were left to defend themselves without council and against officers who knew the legal process better. Officers thought themselves above the law and would use their authority to overpower civilians and soldiers alike. From a medical perspective, all soldiers were given alcohol on a regular basis for medical needs, but alcoholism wasn’t identified as a condition until much later in history. Those who suffered injuries were sent to hospitals that were substandard and understaffed often leaving decomposition to nature and sewage to back up into kitchens. While this book began well, as the chapters went on the author used repetitive language and instead of combining stories or offering an overview through a culmination of stories that supported the particular malady, the narrative began to sound more and more like notes that were pieced together. Each account ended with the same outcome. The content was informative and at times entertaining, but not concise. Following the reviews of this book online, I would agree with critics in not recommending this book. ~Jessica

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-21 00:00:00 M.hassan Yousefi Lande's book offers an excellent overview of the intersection of mental health and military law during the American Civil War. He covers how the medical-legal institutions set up by the military did (or did not) account for depression, "nostalgia" (think of it a bit like PTSD), insanity, and malingering. The book includes accounts of several important court martial trials as well as the medical records produced at the Government Hospital for the Insane. The book does not often move into the level of meaning, instead Lande remains focused on the medical and legal apparatus mobilized to deal with troubled soldiers. I would have liked to see a more broad social analysis but that's a minor quibble (and not something Lande claimed to do). The book is approachable and easy to read. The index is a bit thin but the bibliography and endnotes will prove helpful to researchers.