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Globalization and Terrorism: The Migration of Dreams and Nightmares מאת Jamal R. Nassar This incisive text casts a clear light on globalization and terrorism as Jamal R. Nassar carefully defines these twin concepts, placing them in historical as well as political context. Focusing on the key case studies of Palestine and Northern Ireland, he applies their lessons to other examples of c...

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Religion, Race, and the American Presidency מאת Gaston Espinosa The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before. The 2008 presidential candidates reached out to an unprecedented number of racial and religious voting constituencies, including African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Mainline P...

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Digging Through the Bible: Modern Archaeology and the Ancient Bible מאת Richard Freund Many of our religious beliefs are based upon faith alone, but archaeology gives us the opportunity to find evidence about what really happened in the past-evidence that can have a dramatic impact on what we believe and how we understand the Bible today. Archaeologist and rabbi Richard Freund takes r...

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Contemporary Mormonism: Latter-day Saints in Modern America מאת Claudia L. Bushman Much misunderstood, Mormonism had a colorful beginning in the 19th century, as a visionary named Joseph Smith founded and built a community of believers with their own unique faith. In the late-20th century, the church had to come to terms with its own growth and organization, as well as with the in...

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Breaking the Tablets: Jewish Theology After the Shoah מאת David Weiss Halivni How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the God of Israel? Breaking the Tablets is David Weiss Halivni's eloquent and insightful response to this question. Halivni, Auschwitz survivor and one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of the past century, declares that at this time of ...

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The Beginning Psychotherapist's Companion מאת Jan Willer Ph.D.

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Tally's Corner: A Study of Negro Streetcorner Men (Legacies of Social Thought) מאת Elliott Liebow The first edition of Tally's Corner, a sociological classic, was the first compelling response to the culture of poverty thesis--that the poor are different and, according to conservatives, morally inferior--and alternative explanations that many African Americans are caught in a tangle of pathology...

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Of God and Madness: A Historical Novel מאת T. Byram Karasu Of God and Madness is the story of Adam, an emotionally troubled young man who is on a captivating spiritual journey. In this intriguing saga, Adam comes of age during the tumultuous end of the Ottoman Empire while attempting to maintain his own precarious sanity. This is the story of a man who bega...

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Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process מאת L. Sandy Maisel PARTIES AND ELECTIONS IN AMERICA is a comprehensive text about both political parties (including their histories and organizations) and elections, including the processes, strategies, and personalities of the electoral process at the national, state, and local levels....

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Islamic Extremism: Causes, Diversity, and Challenges מאת Monte and Princess Palmer This accessible and deeply informed book examines the threat that Islamic extremists pose to America and provides a balanced discussion of the link between Iraq and the war on terror. Explaining the basics of Islam and guiding the reader through the intricacies of each significant fundamentalist gro...

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Irreducible Mind: Toward a Psychology for the 21st Century מאת Adam Crabtree Practically every contemporary mainstream scientist presumes that all aspects of mind are generated by brain activity. We demonstrate the inadequacy of this picture by assembling evidence for a variety of empirical phenomena which it cannot explain. We further show that an alternative picture develo...

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The Death Penalty: For and Against (Point-Counterpoint - Philosophers Debate Contemporary Issues , No 94) מאת Louis P. Pojman Two distinguished social and political philosophers take opposing positions in this highly engaging work. Louis P. Pojman justifies the practice of execution by appealing to the principle of retribution: we deserve to be rewarded and punished according to the virtue or viciousness of our actions. He...

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We Will Be Heard: Women's Struggles for Political Power in the United States מאת Jo Freeman In We Will Be Heard, noted political scientist Jo Freeman chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power. Fifteen case studies of women's struggles for political influence provide the historical context for today's political events. Starting with a general overview, the t...

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Epistemology: Classic Problems and Contemporary Responses (Elements of Philosophy) מאת Laurence BonJour In Epistemology, Laurence Bonjour introduces the serious philosophy student to the history and concepts of epistemology, while simultaneously challenging them to take an active part in its ongoing debates. The text reflects BonJour's conviction that the place to start any discussion of the theories ...

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Victorious and Vulnerable: Why Democracy Won in the 20th Century and How it is Still Imperiled (Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society) מאת Azar Gat Azar Gat provides a politically and strategically vital understanding of the peculiar strengths and vulnerabilities that liberal democracy brings to the formidable challenges ahead. Arguing that the democratic peace is merely one manifestation of much more sweeping and less recognized pacifist tende...

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Rags of My Soul: Poems מאת T. Byram Karasu Rags of My Soul is a remarkable first book of poetry from acclaimed New York psychiatrist, T. Byram Karasu. Writing a series of brief, glancing poems, Karasu draws on profound psychological insights and deep emotional desire to reveal much about contemporary relationships and how the individual is a...

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The Baha'i Faith in America מאת William Garlington The American Baha'i community is the subject of this scholarly book. Read here a dispassionate history of the Baha'i Faith in America, from 1895 to 2000. The author assesses the development of Baha'is in the United States, discusses current events and issues within the community, and surveys contem...

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The World History Workbook, Volume 1: The Ancient World to 1500 מאת David Hertzel This innovative and user-friendly workbook is designed to guide students and instructors through the ideas and methods of the growing field of world history. Useful as either a supplement or a core text, this hands-on book provides all the elements necessary to conduct a full-fledged world history c...

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The Mouse that Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence (Culture and Education) מאת Henry A. Giroux Henry Giroux shows how Disney atempts to hide befind a cloak of innocence and entertainment, while simultaneously exercising its influence as a major force on both global economics and cultural learning....

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The African American Experience in Vietnam: Brothers in Arms (African American History Series) מאת James E. Westheider In this book James Westheider explores the social and professional paradoxes facing African-American soldiers in Vietnam. Service in the military started as a demonstration of the merits of integration as blacks competed with whites on a near equal basis for the first time. Yet as the war in Vietn...

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The Long Ride of Major Von Schill: A Journey Through German History and Memory מאת Sam A. Mustafa

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Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of American Politics מאת David A. Hopkins Brimming with data and examples from the heated 2004 election, and laced with previews of 2008, the twelfth edition of this classic text offers a complete overview of the presidential election process from the earliest straw polls and fundraisers to final voter turnout and exit interviews. The compr...

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In Memory's Kitchen: A Legacy from the Women of Terezin מאת Cara De Silva A beautiful memorial to the brave women who defied Hitler by preserving a part of their hertiage and a part of themselves in this handwritten collection of recipes, proving that the Nazis could not break the spirit of the Jewish people....

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Evolution and Religion: A Dialogue (New Dialogues in Philosophy) מאת Michael Ruse Ruse, a leading expert on Charles Darwin, presents a fictional dialogue among characters with sharply contrasting positions regarding the tensions between science and religious belief....

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Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics מאת James W. Ceaser Noted campaign scholars James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney, Jr., take readers along on the longest, most expensive, and in many ways most dramatic presidential campaign in American history. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of political history and deep resources of current poli...

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Readings in the Philosophy of Technology מאת David M. Kaplan This second edition of Readings in the Philosophy of Technology examines the nature of technology as well as the effects of technologies upon human knowledge, activities, societies, and environments. The aim of philosophy of technology is to understand, evaluate, and criticize the ways in which tech...

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The Making of a Quagmire: America and Vietnam During the Kennedy Era מאת David Halberstam Pulitzer-prize winning author David HalberstamOs eyewitness account of the most critical political period of U.S. involvement in Vietnam_the Kennedy/Diem era_remains as fresh and stimulating today as when it was first published in 1965. In the introduction to this edition, historian Daniel J. Singal...

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The Bare Bones Introduction to Integrated Marketing Communication מאת Robyn Blakeman This small, inexpensive text is an in-depth yet simply stated discussion on the business and structure of integrated marketing communication (IMC). The book focuses exclusively on introductory issues concerning integrated marketing communication as both a communication device and as a profession....

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The Jews of Khazaria מאת Kevin Brook In this thoroughly revised edition of a modern classic, The Jews of Khazaria explores many exciting new discoveries about the Khazars' religious life, economy, military, government, and culture. It builds upon new studies of the Khazars, evaluating and incorporating recent theories, along with new d...

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The Norman Conquest: England after William the Conqueror (Critical Issues in History) מאת Hugh M. Thomas Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and readable book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring changes wrought by William the Conqueror and his followers. From the perspective of a modern social historian, Hugh M. Thomas considers the conquest's wid...

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Going Dirty: The Art of Negative Campaigning, Updated Edition מאת David Mark

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Black Valor: Buffalo Soldiers and the Medal of Honor, 1870 - 1898 מאת Frank N. Schubert They were U.S. Army soldiers. Just a few years earlier, some had been slaves. Several thousand African Americans served as soldiers in the Indian Wars and in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War in the latter part of the 19th century. They were known as buffalo soldiers, believed to have b...

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The Conservative Century: From Reaction to Revolution (Critical Issues in American History) מאת Gregory L. Schneider This concise history focuses on the development of American conservatism in the twentieth century up to the present....

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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo: A Companion to the Public Television Film מאת Denis Belliveau Did Marco Polo reach China? This richly illustrated companion volume to the public television film chronicles the remarkable two-year expedition of explorers Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell as they sought the answer to this controversial 700-year-old question. With his epic book, The Travels o...

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Greeks & Romans Bearing Gifts: How the Ancients Inspired the Founding Fathers מאת Carl J. Richard This lively and engaging book is the only popular work to explore the profound impact of Ancient Greece and Rome on the founding fathers. Recounting the stirring stories the founders encountered in their favorite histories of Greece and Rome, renowned scholar Carl J. Richard explores what they learn...

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Fighting in the Jim Crow Army: Black Men and Women Remember World War II מאת Maggi M. Morehouse The voices throughout this book offer a glimpse into the mostly unknown story of two African American combat divisions as they experienced military service during World War II. The soldiers of the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions speak of segregation in the military and racial attitudes in army faci...

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Media and Society: A Critical Perspective (The R & L Series in Mass Communication) מאת Arthur Asa Berger Media and Society, Second Edition is a lively, illustrated introduction to the role that mass media play in our lives and our society. Featuring updated examples and illustrations, as well as expanded material on media theories and ideology, Media and Society helps us understand the relationship bet...

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Jefferson's America, 1760-1815 מאת Norman K. Risjord A captivating and lucid narrative of America's revolutionary generation, Jefferson's America takes the reader from the earliest rumblings of colonial dissent, through the crises of revolution and nation-making, to the heroic drama of the War of 1812. Risjord deftly weaves together strands of biograp...

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The United States in Asia מאת Robert G. Sutter This thoughtful and deeply informed book assesses the background, status, and outlook of U.S. relations with the Asia-Pacific. Noted expert Robert G. Sutter provides a balanced inventory of significant points of agreement and disagreement between the United States and the governments and peoples of ...

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The Keys to the White House: A Surefire Guide to Predicting the Next President, 2008 Edition מאת Allan J. Lichtman Prominent political analyst and historian, Allan J. Lichtman, presents thirteen historical factors, or _keys,_ that have successfully predicted the outcome of presidential elections from 1860 to 2004....

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The Human Tradition in Modern Europe, 1750 to the Present (The Human Tradition Around the World Series) מאת Cora Granata This engaging and humanizing text traces the development of Europe since the mid-eighteenth century through the lives of people of the time. Capturing key moments, themes, and events in the continent's turbulent modern past, the book explores how ordinary Europeans both shaped their societies and we...

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Globalization and American Popular Culture, Second Edition מאת Lane Crothers This concise and insightful book examines the way that American movies, music, and television as goods marketed and consumed around the world are key elements of contemporary globalization. Lane Crothers offers a nuanced exploration of these influential cultural products and their contradictory impa...

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Destination Dissertation: A Traveler's Guide to a Done Dissertation מאת Sonja Foss Dissertations aren't walls to scale or battles to fight; they are destinations along the path to a professional career. This friendly guide helps doctoral students develop and write their dissertations, using travel as a metaphor. This time-tested method comes from the authors' successful work at th...

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Churchill's Military Histories: A Rhetorical Study מאת Algis Valiunas This publication examines Churchill's intentions in writing his volumes of military history and contends that Churchill's books teach readers the prudence needed for self-government in a democratic age. The author argues that the signal feature of Churchill's histories is the way in which they maint...

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The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking מאת Noel Hendrickson The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook for Critical Thinking provides a quick and authoritative reference for issues regarding reasoning, and provides clear and succinct discussions of issues such as counterfactuals, rational decision-making, and critical thinking in writing....

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ConUNdrum: The Limits of the United Nations and the Search for Alternatives מאת Brett Schaefer This book examines the broad range of social, political, economic and security issues addressed by the United Nations and experts comment on strengths and weaknesses of the current system in addressing those concerns. The U.N. has a long history of ineffectively handing the world's most critical pro...

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The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800, Third Edition (Critical Issues in History) מאת D. E. Mungello In the twenty-first century, China has emerged as the leading challenger to U.S. global dominance. China is often seen as a sleeping giant, emerging out of backwardness toward modernization. However, this vast country is not newly awakening, but rather returning to its previous state of world eminen...

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Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 מאת Howard Jones Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 presents a straightforward, balanced, and comprehensive history of American international relations from the American Revolution to 1913. This core text demonstrates the complexities of the decision-making process that led to the ris...

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Gender and the Politics of Possibilities: Rethinking Globablization (The Gender Lens) מאת Manisha Desai

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Fight for the Bay: Why a Dark Green Environmental Awakening is Needed to Save the Chesapeake Bay מאת Howard R. Ernst Hailed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as 'a must read for anyone concerned about environmental protection,' this challenging book provides a wake-up call for those concerned about the future of the Chesapeake Bay and other endangered waterways around the globe. While blunt in his evaluation of past and pr...

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Transnational Catholicism in Post-Communist Europe מאת Timothy A. Byrnes Through the use of three case studies--Poland, Croatia, and the Slovak Republic--Timothy Byrnes argues that the Catholic Church remains deeply involved in the central politics of this vital region over both governmental structure and public policy; deeply implicated (for better or worse) in the ethn...

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Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) מאת Ronald J. Pestritto Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism highlights Wilsons sharp departure from the traditional principles of American government, most notably the Constitution. Ronald J. Pestritto persuasively argues that Wilsons unfailing criticism places him clearly in line with the Progressives assaul...

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Tropical Deforestation (Exploring Environmental Challenges) מאת Matt Moran This book introduces readers to the important concepts for understanding the environmental challenges and consequences of deforestation. Contributions from scientists and academics in the social sciences and humanities provide readers with an initial _tool kit_ for understanding the concepts central...

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Law and Justice from Antiquity to Enlightenment מאת Robert W. Shaffern This concise intellectual history of the law offers an accessible introduction to the development of law from ancient Babylon to eighteenth-century Europe. Robert Shaffern examines a rich array of sources to illuminate ideas about law and justice in Western civilization. Designed specifically for un...

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Older Adult-Led Health Promotion in Urban Communities: Models and Interventions מאת Melvin Delgado

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A Will to Choose: The Origins of African American Methodism מאת J. Gordon Melton A Will to Choose surveys the first century of African American Methodism from its emergence in the 1860s through the changes wrought by the Civil War. From the beginning of Methodism in the United States, African Americans appropriated Methodism, helped transform it from a revitalization movement in...

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The Child's Conception of the World: A 20th-Century Classic of Child Psychology מאת Jean Piaget A milestone of child psychology, "The Child's Conception of the World" explores the ways in which the reasoning powers of young children differ from those of adults....

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Unchecked and Unbalanced: How the Discrepancy Between Knowledge and Power Caused the Financial Crisis and Threatens Democracy (Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society) מאת Arnold Kling In Unchecked and Unbalanced, Arnold Kling provides a blueprint for those who are skeptical of political and financial elitism. At the heart of Kling's argument is the growing discrepancy between two phenomena: knowledge is becoming more diffuse, while political power is becoming more concentrated. K...

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A Concise History of the French Revolution מאת Sylvia Neely This concise yet rich introduction to the French Revolution explores the origins, development, and eventual decline of a movement that defines France to this day. Through an accessible chronological narrative, Sylvia Neely explains the complex events, conflicting groups, and rapid changes that chara...

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The Myth of Prison Rape: Sexual Culture in American Prisons מאת Mark S. Fleisher The Myth of Prison Rape asserts that sexual violence is not as widespread in the prison system as it is portrayed in popular media and culture, but provides a more nuanced picture of the complex sexual dynamics of the incarcerated. Drawing on results of the most comprehensive study of inmate sexuali...

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The Uses of History: Understanding the Soviet Union and Russia מאת Alexander Dallin Exploring Soviet and Russian history and politics, this book brings together the classic essays of renowned scholar Alexander Dallin. The author provides insightful analysis and nuanced interpretations of such key--and controversial--issues as the domestic sources of Soviet foreign policy, Stalin's ...

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Approaching Eden: Adam and Eve in Popular Culture מאת Theresa Sanders

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To Ask for an Equal Chance: African Americans in the Great Depression (African American History Series) מאת Cheryl Lynn Greenberg

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The Operator's Manual for the New Administration מאת Mark A. Abramson

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Punishment for Sale: Private Prisons, Big Business, and the Incarceration Binge (Issues in Crime & Justice) מאת Donna Selman Punishment for Sale is the definitive modern history of private prisons, told through social, economic and political frames. The authors explore the origin of the ideas of modern privatization, the establishment of private prisons, and the efforts to keep expanding in the face of problems and bad pu...

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NGOs at the Table: Strategies for Influencing Policy in Areas of Conflict מאת Cheyanne Church The number of NGO's working in the area of conflict has increased dramatically over the last few decades and they are fast becoming a vital component of both local and international responses to conflicts. As their influence rises, many seek to more effec...

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A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War מאת Harry Jaffa A New Birth of Freedom is the culmination of over a half a century of study and reflection by one of America's foremost scholars of American politics, Harry V. Jaffa. This long-awaited sequel to Crisis of the House Divided, first published in 1959, continues Jaffa's piercing examination of the polit...

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The Information Revolution and World Politics (New Millennium Books in International Studies) מאת Elizabeth Hanson This readable and cogent book provides a much-needed overview of the information revolution in a global context. First tracing the historical evolution of communications since the development of the printing press, Elizabeth C. Hanson then explores the profound ways that new information and communic...

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Encountering Paul: Understanding the Man and His Message (Come & See) מאת Tatha Wiley The Apostle Paul remains one of the most fascinating, enigmatic, and controversial figures of the early Christian Church. While much of his writing is liberating and inspiring, his words have also been used to support slavery, male domination, and religious exclusivism. Drawing on the literary and h...

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Tehran Rising: Iran's Challenge to the United States מאת Ilan I. Berman Today, Iran constitutes the single greatest challenge to the United States and the War on Terror. In the Persian Gulf and Central Asia, Iranian policymakers are busy cobbling together alliances intended to marginalize the United States and its Coalition allies. Iran remains the world's most active s...

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Race, Wrongs, and Remedies: Group Justice in the 21st Century (Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society) מאת Amy Wax Black Americans continue to lag behind on many measures of social and economic well-being. Conventional wisdom holds that these inequalities can only be eliminated by eradicating racism and providing well-funded social programs. In Race, Wrongs, and Remedies, Amy L. Wax applies concepts from the law...

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Artifacts of Revolution: Architecture, Society, and Politics in Mexico City, 1920-1940 (Latin American Silhouettes) מאת Patrice Elizabeth Olsen This innovative history utilizes the built environment as a means of tracing the path of the consolidation of the Mexican Revolution. Patrice Olsen considers the physical changes in Mexico City's built environment, using them as a means to evaluate the extent and direction of regime consolidation of...

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Making Autism a Gift: Inspiring Children to Believe in Themselves and Lead Happy, Fulfilling Lives מאת Robert Evert Cimera Despite new research and increased public awareness, autism is still looked at in a negative light. Most books on the subject perpetuate this notion by saying that autism is bad or needs to be overcome, rather than highlighting the positive--for instance, many people with autism graduate from colleg...

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A Colossal Hoax: The Giant from Cardiff that Fooled America מאת Scott Tribble

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Cutting to the Core: Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries מאת David Benatar When the benefits of surgery do not outweigh the harms or where they do not clearly do so, surgical interventions become morally contested. Cutting to the Core examines a number of such surgeries, including infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female children, the separation of conjo...

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Religion and the New Republic מאת James H. Hutson A collection of the country's most respected historians, philosophers, and theologians examines the role of religion in the founding of the United States. This collection of never before published essays, originally delivered at the Library of Congress, presents the most original and recent scholars...

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Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics מאת James Ceaser Noted campaign scholars James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney, Jr., take readers along on the longest, most expensive, and in many ways most dramatic presidential campaign in American history. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of political history and deep resources of current poli...

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No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer (New Social Formations) Sabrina McCormick

No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer (New Social Formations) מאת Sabrina McCormick

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International Relations in Southeast Asia: The Struggle for Autonomy (Asia in World Politics) מאת Donald E. Weatherbee This balanced, comprehensive guide to Southeast Asian politics offers a sensible but nondogmatic realist approach to the region's international relations. In this revised, second edition, Donald E. Weatherbee lucidly explains the dynamics of the Southeast Asian subsystem as a struggle for autonomy i...

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A Commonsense Book of Death: Reflections at Ninety of a Lifelong Thanatologist מאת Edwin Shneidman

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Digging Through the Bible: Modern Archaeology and the Ancient Bible מאת Richard Freund Digging Through the Bible shares new information about the Holy Land that can provide a powerful connection between past history and present faith. Join celebrated archaeologist and rabbi Richard Freund as he takes readers through digs he has led, searching for evidence about key biblical character...

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The 2008 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective (Communication, Media, and Politics) מאת Robert E. Denton Jr. Presidential campaigns are our national conversations_the widespread and complex communication of issues, images, social reality, and personas. In 2008, more people participated in the conversation, as voter numbers in every demographic group increased to levels of the 1970s. Here, political communi...

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Readings in the Philosophy of Technology מאת David M. Kaplan Readings in the Philosophy of Technology is a collection of the important works of both the forerunners of philosophy of technology and contemporary theorists, addressing a full range of topics on technology as it relates to ethics, politics, human nautre, computers, science, and the environment....

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The New Politics of the Old South: An Introduction to Southern Politics Charles S. Bullock III

The New Politics of the Old South: An Introduction to Southern Politics מאת Charles S. Bullock III The latest presidential election demonstrated the national importance of the shifting demographics and partisan leanings of the Southern states. When it first appeared in 1998, The New Politics of the Old South broke new ground by examining Southern political trends at the end of the twentieth centu...

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The Epic in Film: From Myth to Blockbuster מאת Constantine Santas Constantine Santas encourages us to wonder why critics have routinely dismissed the epic film. In The Epic in Film, he argues that blockbuster and artistic are not mutually exclusive terms and that epic film is an inherently profound genre in its ability to tap into a nation's dreams and fears. Whet...

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The Just War Myth: The Moral Illusions of War מאת Andrew Fiala As war continues to be a primary topic in public debate, Andrew Fiala in The Just War Myth critically examines the concept of just war, arguing that actual wars never live up to the ideals of just war theory. The book provides a historical overview of the just war idea and also turns a critical eye ...

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School Reform in a Global Society מאת William E. Segall This far reaching text, explores the relations between global wealth and poverty, American and European elites and Third World indigenous societies, and the role schools play in the destruction of cultures. It exams how the dark underside of capitalism, called neoliberalism, is using schools to dest...

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Nature, Woman, and the Art of Politics מאת Eduardo A. VelØsquez This impressive collection of previously unpublished essays examines the relationship between competing conceptions of "nature" and "woman." By looking historically and comprehensively at the problems and questions associated with human thinking about nature and woman, the contributors strive to gai...

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God, Philosophy, Universities: A Selective History of the Catholic Philosophical Tradition מאת Alasdair MacIntyre Alasdair MacIntyre has written a selective history of the Catholic philosophical tradition, designed to show how belief in God informed and informs philosophical enquiry in different historical and social settings....

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American Evangelicals: A Contemporary History of A Mainstream Religious Movement (Critical Issues in History) מאת Barry Hankins There may be no group in American society that is more talked about but so little understood as Evangelical Christians. Sometimes dismissed as violent fundamentalists and ignorant flat earthers, few can doubt the political, cultural, and religious significance of the Evangelicals. Barry Hankins puts...

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Chinese Among Others: Emigration in Modern Times (State and Society in East Asia) מאת Philip A. Kuhn This book tells the remarkable worldwide story of Chinese emigration since the sixteenth century, a process that is integral to the history of state and society in China. Distinguished historian Philip A. Kuhn explores the creative opportunism that has allowed Chinese migrants to adapt to different ...

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Islam on the Street: Religion in Modern Arabic Literature מאת Muhsin al-Musawi

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A Will to Choose: The Origins of African American Methodism מאת J. Gordon Melton A "Will to Choose" surveys the first century of African American Methodism from its emergence in the 1860s through the changes wrought by the Civil War. From the beginning of Methodism in the United States, African Americans appropriated Methodism, helped transform it from a revitalization movement ...

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Of God and Madness: A Historical Novel מאת T. Byram Karasu "Of God And Madness" is the fictional story of Adam, an emotionally troubled young man, whose spiritual journey enables him to become a godly adult. Adam is a child of a Jewish woman, a palace concubine, and the last of the Ottoman sultans. Raised in palatial surroundings by a French Catholic govern...

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Roanoke, 2nd Edition: The Abandoned Colony מאת Karen Ordahl Kupperman The story of Roanoke is a tale marked by courage, miscalculation, exhilaration, intrigue, and enduring mystery. Now in its second edition, Roanoke: The Abandoned Colony tells the tragic and heroic story of the lost colony during the years between Columbus's voyages and the landing of the Mayflower. ...

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Poverty and Power: The Problem of Structural Inequality מאת Edward Royce Poverty and Power suggests that today's poverty results from deep-rooted disparities in income, wealth, and power. The rate and severity of poverty remain high, because millions of Americans are trapped in low-wage jobs, inadequately served by government policy, excluded from mainstream policy debat...

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China's Tibet?: Autonomy or Assimilation מאת Warren W. Smith Jr. This groundbreaking book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to its own goals. Warren Smith argues that Beijing fears any genuine autonomy or dialogue with the Dalai Lama, convinced that it will fuel renewed nationalism in China's Tibet, ...

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Overwhelming Terror: Love, Fear, Peace, and Violence among the Semai of Malaysia (War and Peace Library) מאת Robert Knox Dentan

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Crucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations from 1897 מאת Howard Jones This book is a narrative history of America's foreign affairs from 1897 to the present that focuses on the major personalities and events from the William McKinley administration through President George W. Bush....

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A Concise History of Modern Korea: From the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present מאת Michael J. Seth This comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this anc...