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Preempting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future

Preempting Dissent: The Politics of an Inevitable Future

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Elmer, Greg / Opel, ong>Andong>y, PUBLISHER: Arbeiter Ring, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Bush administrationas aWar on Terrora ushered in a new logic ong>ofong> surveillance, suppressing public dissent ong>andong> mobilizing both afaitha ong>andong> afear.a Elmer ong>andong> Opel reveal ong>ong>theong>ong> underlying logic ong>ofong> preemption whereby threats must be eliminated before ong>ong>theong>ong>y materialize, drawing on social ong>ong>theong>ong>ories ong>andong> media analyses to assess ong>ong>theong>ong> wider ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this new era ong>ofong> security ong>andong> political order. ong>ong>Theong>ong>y track three emerging strategies: zoning or incarceration ong>ofong> protesters, expansion ong>ofong> human surveillance techniques by police ong>andong> law enforcement agencies, ong>andong> deployment ong>ofong> astealtha forms ong>ofong> crowd control. Addressing ong>ong>theong>ong> logic ong>ofong> preemption, Elmer ong>andong> Opel lay ong>ong>theong>ong> groundwork for more effective resistance.

Computers and the Collaborative Experience of Learning

Computers and the Collaborative Experience of Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crook, Charles / Cook, Charles, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Charles Cook examines ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> new technology on educational practice. He takes as his central ong>ong>theong>ong>me ong>ong>theong>ong> sociocultural nature ong>ofong> education ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> various interactions made possible by new technology. This book presents a thorough ong>andong> thoughtful contribution to ong>ong>theong>ong> pedagogical ong>andong> psychological implications ong>ofong> new technology which will be valuable to psychologists studying development, group processes ong>andong> education, as well as all those involved in ong>ong>theong>ong> use ong>ofong> computers in education.

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The U.S. Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public

The U.S. Postal Service: Status and Prospects of a Public

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tierney, John T., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This detailed, comprehensive volume examines ong>ong>theong>ong> many problems facing government corporations ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir management in general ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Postal Service in particular. Among ong>ong>theong>ong> topics discussed are ong>ong>theong>ong> trade-ong>ofong>fs between cost control efforts ong>andong> service performance; rate setting; rate regulation; ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> new technologies; controversial issues in labor-management negotiations; ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> effect ong>ofong> collective bargaining on postal costs ong>andong> operations. ong>ong>Theong>ong> study also looks at wheong>ong>theong>ong>r ong>ong>theong>ong> Postal Service is aggressively keeping pace with its major competitors ong>andong> wheong>ong>theong>ong>r it is successfully meeting ong>ong>theong>ong> needs ong>ofong> its customers.

Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family

Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Black Elk Desersa, Esong>ong>theong>ong>r / DeSersa, Clifton / Desersa Jr, Aaron, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, ong>ong>Theong>ong> story ong>andong> teachings ong>ofong> Nicholas Black Elk (), first recorded by John G. Neihardt in "Black Elk Speaks," have played a critical ong>roleong> in shaping ong>ong>theong>ong> way in which Native Americans ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>rs view ong>ong>theong>ong> past, present, ong>andong> future ong>ofong> Native America. ong>ong>Theong>ong>se conversations with ong>ong>theong>ong> descendents ong>ofong> Black Elk ong>ofong>fer an intimate look at life on ong>ong>theong>ong> Pine Ridge Reservation ong>andong> fresh perspectives on ong>ong>theong>ong> religious, economic, ong>andong> political opportunities ong>andong> challenges facing ong>ong>theong>ong> Lakota people today. In addition to revealing more about Black Elk ong>ong>theong>ong> healer, ong>ong>theong>ong> family also provides glimpses ong>ofong> Black Elk as a family man, teacher, ong>andong> influential ancestor.

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The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>ong>theong>ong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche ong>andong> Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Buddhist philosophy on ong>ong>theong>ong>m. Equally poignant are ong>ong>theong>ong> accounts ong>ofong> oong>ong>theong>ong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>ong>theong>ong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied ong>andong> meaningful, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Path ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Buhalis, Dimitrios / Tjoa, A. Min / Jafari, Jafar, PUBLISHER: Springer, ong>ong>Theong>ong> proceedings ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> conference ENTER - International Conference on Information ong>andong> Communication Technologies in Tourism - provide an international forum for ong>ong>theong>ong> discussion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> telecommunication ong>andong> information systems in tourism, inform potential users ong>andong> people concerned with ong>ong>theong>ong> importance ong>ofong> such technologies ong>andong> explain ong>ong>theong>ong>ir functioning. ong>ong>Theong>ong> following topics are treated in this volume: Dynamic Marketing Applications Using IT. - Designing Information Systems. - Using ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>Internetong>. - Transformation ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Travel Industry. - Re-engineering Management Approaches. - Enhancing Tourism Intermediaries. - New Horizons for Destination Management Systems. - Strategic Management in Tourism. - New IT Uses in Tourism.

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American Jewry and the Civil War

American Jewry and the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Korn, Bertram Wallace, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society ong>ofong> America, War has long been considered a classic text on ong>ong>theong>ong> Jewish ong>roleong> in early American history -- on ong>ong>theong>ong> Jewish community as a whole during ong>ong>theong>ong> tumultuous years ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> war, ong>andong> on its effort to raise ong>ong>theong>ong> concept ong>ofong> human rights ong>andong> equality above restrictions based on race or religion. This extensive volume features a new foreword ong>andong> new afterword, as well as an author's preface to ong>ong>theong>ong> original edition, an author's preface to ong>ong>theong>ong> first paperback edition (), an epilogue, four appendixes, notes, a bibliography, ong>andong> an index.

The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Baum, Lawrence, PUBLISHER: Congressional Quarterly Books, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Supreme Court provides a broad ong>andong> detailed understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> U.S. Supreme Court, describing how ong>ong>theong>ong> Court works ong>andong> presenting explanations for its behavior. It also explains oong>ong>theong>ong>r political processes that affect ong>ong>theong>ong> Court, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> nomination ong>andong> confirmation ong>ofong> justices. This seventh edition reflects recent developments, such as ong>ong>theong>ong> declining number ong>ofong> cases that ong>ong>theong>ong> Court decides each year, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> President Clinton's appointees on ong>ong>theong>ong> Court, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Court's tightening reins on Congress's efforts to regulate ong>ong>theong>ong> economy ong>andong> society. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book's glossary provides a quick guide to legal terms; its bibliography ong>andong> its new list ong>ofong> Web sources steer readers to additional information. ong>ong>Theong>ong> case index provides a link between specific cases ong>andong> general processes ong>andong> developments.

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In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief,

In the Course of a Lifetime: Tracing Religious Belief,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dillon, Michele / Wink, Paul, PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> California Press, "In ong>ong>theong>ong> Course ong>ofong> a Lifetime "provides an unprecedented portrait ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> dynamic ong>roleong> religion plays in ong>ong>theong>ong> everyday experiences ong>ofong> Americans over ong>ong>theong>ong> course ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ir lives. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book draws from a unique sixty-year-long study ong>ofong> close to two hundred mostly Protestant ong>andong> Catholic men ong>andong> women who were born in ong>ong>theong>ong> s ong>andong> interviewed in adolescence, ong>andong> again in ong>ong>theong>ong> s, s, s, ong>andong> late s. Woven throughout with rich, intimate life stories, ong>ong>theong>ong> book presents ong>andong> analyzes a wide range ong>ofong> data from this study on ong>ong>theong>ong> participants' religious ong>andong> spiritual journeys. A testament to ong>ong>theong>ong> vibrancy ong>ofong> religion in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States, "In ong>ong>theong>ong> Course ong>ofong> a Lifetime "provides an illuminating ong>andong> sometimes surprising perspective on how individual lives have intersected with cultural change throughout ong>ong>theong>ong> decades ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> twentieth century. Acquista Ora

Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual

Digital Media Revisited: Theoretical and Conceptual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liestol, Gunnar / Morrison, ong>Andong>rew / Rasmussen, Terje, PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), Arguing that "first encounters" have already applied traditional ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical ong>andong> conceptual frameworks to digital media, ong>ong>theong>ong> contributors to this book call for "second encounters," or a revisiting. Digital media are not only objects ong>ofong> analysis but also instruments for ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> innovative perspectives on both media ong>andong> culture. Drawing on insights from literary ong>ong>theong>ong>ory, semiotics, philosophy, aesong>ong>theong>ong>tics, ethics, media studies, sociology, ong>andong> education, ong>ong>theong>ong> contributors construct new positions from which to observe digital media in fresh ong>andong> meaningful ways. Throughout ong>ong>theong>ong>y explore to what extent interpretation ong>ofong> ong>andong> experimentation with digital media can inform ong>ong>theong>ong>ory. It also asks how our understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> digital media can contribute to our understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> social ong>andong> cultural change. ong>ong>Theong>ong> book is organized in four sections: Education ong>andong> Interdisciplinarity, Design ong>andong> Aesong>ong>theong>ong>tics, Rhetoric ong>andong> Interpretation, ong>andong> Social ong>ong>Theong>ong>ory ong>andong> Ethics. ong>ong>Theong>ong> topics include ong>ong>theong>ong> effects on reading ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> multimodal ong>andong> multisensory aspects ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> digital environment, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> practice on ong>ong>theong>ong> medium ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong>ory, how digital media are dissolving ong>ong>theong>ong> boundaries between leisure ong>andong> work, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> cyberspace on established ethical principles.

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Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "Marxism, China, ong>andong> Development" presents a comprehensive ong>andong> succinct discussion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Marxist ong>andong> Leninist doctrines for ong>ong>theong>ong> development ong>ofong> China. With keen observations ong>andong> forceful arguments, this study shows that ong>ong>theong>ong> effects ong>ofong> Marxism on China have long been misinterpreted in ong>ong>theong>ong> West."--Jrgen Domes, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Saar University"Prong>ofong>essor Gregor's prong>ofong>ound grasp ong>ofong> Marxism ong>andong> oong>ong>theong>ong>r political ideas ong>andong> trends ong>ofong> this century makes this a major contribution to ong>ong>theong>ong> understong>andong>ing ong>ofong> social change ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> part played by ideas in political transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University ong>ofong> Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, ong>andong> analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" ong>ofong> Marxist ong>andong> neo-Marxist thought. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, ong>ong>Theong>ong> Pennsylvania State University

Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: David, Bruno / Thomas, Julian, PUBLISHER: Left Coast Press, Over ong>ong>theong>ong> past three decades, "long>andong>scape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strong>andong>s ong>ofong> archaeology. From ong>ong>theong>ong> processualist study ong>ofong> settlement patterns to ong>ong>theong>ong> phenomenologist's experience ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> natural world, from human ong>impactong> on past environments to ong>ong>theong>ong> environment's ong>impactong> on human thought, action, ong>andong> interaction, ong>ong>theong>ong> term has been used. In this volume, for ong>ong>theong>ong> first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ideas ong>andong> practices ong>ofong> long>andong>scape archaeology, covering ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>ong>theong>ong>oretical ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> practical, ong>ong>theong>ong> research ong>andong> conservation, ong>andong> encasing ong>ong>theong>ong> term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for long>andong>scape archaeology, this volume will be ong>ong>theong>ong> benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Hong>andong>book are donated to ong>ong>theong>ong> World Archaeological Congress.

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The Marvellous Century: Archaic Man and the Awakening of

The Marvellous Century: Archaic Man and the Awakening of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Woodcock, George, PUBLISHER: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, In this fascinating ong>andong> scholarly overview, George Woodcock, author ong>andong> poet, allows us to experience ong>ong>theong>ong> beauty, ong>ong>theong>ong> savagery ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> all-encompassing ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>Theong>ong> Marvellous Century. It was an era ong>ofong> personalities ong>andong> uprisings. It was ong>ong>theong>ong> time ong>ofong> Xenophanes, Cyrus, Solon ong>ong>theong>ong> lawmaker, Sappho, ong>ong>theong>ong> Buddha, Aeschylus, Pythagoras, Confucius, Lao-tzu ong>andong> Nebuchadnezzar. It was an era ong>ofong> prose reawakenings, ong>ong>theong>ong> exploration ong>ofong> rational thought, ong>ong>theong>ong> central Asian silk trade, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> writing ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Upanishads. For ong>ong>theong>ong> Chinese, it was ong>ong>theong>ong> period ong>ofong> Spring ong>andong> Autumn under ong>ong>theong>ong> Chou Kingdom. Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism ong>andong> Modern Judaism had ong>ong>theong>ong>ir roots in ong>ong>theong>ong> sixth century. ong>ong>Theong>ong> Greek philosopher, Thales, studied astronomy ong>andong> geometry - passing on knowledge picked up from ong>ong>theong>ong> Egyptians - ong>andong> it was Thales who first postulated ong>ong>theong>ong> angles at ong>ong>theong>ong> base ong>ofong> an isosceles triangle to be equal. In India, atomic ong>ong>theong>ong>ories emerged, ong>andong> geography, geology ong>andong> physics all developed as disciplines.

Visual Factors in Reading

Visual Factors in Reading

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singleton, Chris / Cornelissen / Singleton C., C., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, This collection ong>ofong> essays examines how our visual ong>andong> language systems interact in relationship to reading. Addresses four important questions concerning ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> vision in reading Presents recent findings from neuroimaging literature along with important recent work concerning how letters ong>andong> letter strings are processed Investigates what constraints ong>ong>theong>ong> visual system ong>andong> eye movement control set on visual word recognition Discusses ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> left ong>andong> right visual field, togeong>ong>theong>ong>r with ong>ong>theong>ong> right ong>andong> left hemispheres in visual word recognition Evaluates what information ong>ong>theong>ong> brain computes when we read a word questions ong>ong>theong>ong> contribution ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> visual system on reading disability

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Life in a Medieval Castle

Life in a Medieval Castle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McAleavy, Tony / Chamberlain, Neville, PUBLISHER: Enchanted Lion Books, In ong>ong>theong>ong>ir heyday castles were homes to ong>ong>theong>ong> wealthiest ong>andong> most powerful members ong>ofong> society--royalty ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> great nobility, who displayed ong>ong>theong>ong>ir wealth by giving sumptuous banquets ong>andong> maintaining large households ong>ofong> retainers ong>andong> servants. As ong>ong>theong>ong>y traveled from castle to castle, ong>ong>theong>ong> monarchs ong>andong> nobles exercised governance ong>andong> dispensed justice. ong>ong>Theong>ong> first part ong>ofong> this book describes ong>ong>theong>ong> household ong>ofong> a great castle. ong>ong>Theong>ong> second ong>andong> third parts relate ong>ong>theong>ong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> castle ong>andong> its ong>roleong> in society. ong>ong>Theong>ong> final section traces ong>ong>theong>ong> decline ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> castle in favor ong>ofong> grong>andong> houses ong>andong> palaces. A wealth ong>ofong> source material, along with archaeological evidence, brings ong>ong>theong>ong> world ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> medieval castle to life.

Fiscal Austerity and Aging: Shifting Government

Fiscal Austerity and Aging: Shifting Government

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newcomer, Robert J. / Estes, Carroll L. / Estes, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), ong>ong>Theong>ong> authors draw on ong>ong>theong>ong> work ong>ong>theong>ong>y have done for a major research centre, in order to assess both ong>ong>theong>ong> shifts in policy towards ong>ong>theong>ong> elderly which have been wrought by ong>ong>theong>ong> austerity politics ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> s, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> likely long-term ong>impactong> ong>ofong> such changes. ong>ong>Theong>ong> views taken ong>ofong> older people, ong>ong>theong>ong> history ong>ofong> public policy toward ong>ong>theong>ong> aged, ong>ong>theong>ong> shifting responsibility between state ong>andong> federal government are discussed.

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The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History

The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schwantes, Carlos A., PUBLISHER: University ong>ofong> Nebraska Press, Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised ong>andong> expong>andong>ed ong>ong>theong>ong> entire work, which is still ong>ong>theong>ong> most comprehensive ong>andong> balanced history ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> region. This edition contains significant additional material on early mining in ong>ong>theong>ong> Pacific Northwest, sea routes to Oregon in ong>ong>theong>ong> early discovery ong>andong> contact period, ong>ong>theong>ong> environment ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> region, ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Klondike gold rush, ong>andong> politics since . Recent environmental controversies, such as endangered salmon runs ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> spotted owl dispute, have been addressed, as has ong>ong>theong>ong> effect ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Cold War on ong>ong>theong>ong> region's economy. ong>ong>Theong>ong> author has also expong>andong>ed discussion ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> ong>roleong>s ong>ofong> women ong>andong> minorities ong>andong> updated statistical information. Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes is a prong>ofong>essor in ong>ong>theong>ong> Department ong>ofong> History, ong>andong> director ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Institute for Pacific Northwest Study, at ong>ong>theong>ong> University ong>ofong> Idaho. He is ong>ong>theong>ong> author ong>ofong> a number ong>ofong> books, including "Hard Traveling: A Portrait ong>ofong> Work Life in ong>ong>theong>ong> New Northwest" (Nebraska ).

Frost Child, the (Lib)(CD)

Frost Child, the (Lib)(CD)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McNamee, Eoin, PUBLISHER: Listening Library, "ong>ong>Theong>ong> final book in ong>ong>theong>ong> thrilling Navigator trilogy." Twice ong>ong>theong>ong> Harsh have tried to destroy time, ong>andong> twice Owen ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Resisters have bong>andong>ed togeong>ong>theong>ong>r to stop ong>ong>theong>ong>m. In "City ong>ofong> Time, "Owen killed ong>ong>theong>ong> Harsh king, ong>andong> now ong>ong>theong>ong> Harsh are hungry for revenge. ong>ong>Theong>ong>ir massive fleet is ready to set sail on ong>ong>theong>ong> sea ong>ofong> time ong>andong> hunt down ong>ong>theong>ong> wily Navigator. In this third ong>andong> final adventure, ong>ong>theong>ong> Navigator ong>andong> his friends use every last ounce ong>ofong> bravery ong>andong> endurance to fight ong>ong>theong>ong> toughest battle ever. As Owen searches for a solution, he travels through time to meet his faong>ong>theong>ong>r ong>andong> grong>andong>faong>ong>theong>ong>r, ong>andong> discovers that ong>ong>theong>ong> mysterious Frost Child holds ong>ong>theong>ong> key to ong>ong>theong>ong> power ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Harsh. "From ong>ong>theong>ong> Hardcover edition."

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The Tears of Hispaniola: Haitian and Dominican Diaspora

The Tears of Hispaniola: Haitian and Dominican Diaspora

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Suarez, Lucia M., PUBLISHER: University Press ong>ofong> Florida, "ong>ong>Theong>ong> first book on ong>ong>theong>ong> market that considers ong>ong>theong>ong> experience ong>ofong> Haitians ong>andong> Dominicans in ong>ong>theong>ong> United States in one single effort ong>ofong> analysis ong>andong> does so through ong>ong>theong>ong> cultural venue ong>ofong> literary texts produced by writers from ong>ong>theong>ong> two communities."--Silvio To

Mountain Environments and Communities

Mountain Environments and Communities

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Funnell, Don / Funnell, D. C. / Funnell Don, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Mountain Environments ong>andong> Communities explains ong>ong>theong>ong> background physical environment ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong>n explores ong>ong>theong>ong> environmental ong>andong> social dimensions ong>ofong> mountain regions. This critical review ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> concepts currently employed in mountain research, draws upon a wide range ong>ofong> examples from developed ong>andong> developing countries. ong>ong>Theong>ong> dynamics ong>ofong> mountain life are described through both historical accounts ong>ofong> village-based systems ong>andong> examples ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> contemporary ong>impactong> ong>ofong> global capital ong>andong> sustainable development strategies.

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The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

The Privatization Process: A Worldwide Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: ong>Andong>erson, Terry L. / Hill, Peter J., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This volume examines ong>ong>theong>ong> promises ong>andong> pitfalls ong>ofong> national ong>andong> global privatization, providing a variety ong>ofong> perspectives on how privatization can best be achieved. Supported by a wealth ong>ofong> empirical evidence, ong>ong>theong>ong> contributors assess ong>ong>theong>ong> institutional changes ong>andong> economic ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this worldwide phenomenon.

The Declaration of Something Mysterious

The Declaration of Something Mysterious

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, On ong>ong>theong>ong> hillsides ong>andong> seashores ong>ofong> Galilee, Jesus proclaimed a message that people had never heard before. It was bold, challenging ong>andong> ong>ofong>ten mysterious. In this third ong>ofong> four studies on ong>ong>theong>ong> book ong>ofong> Luke, you'll discover anew ong>ong>theong>ong> promises ong>andong> commong>andong>s for ong>ong>theong>ong> kingdom living-straight from ong>ong>theong>ong> Master, for yesterday ong>andong> for always.

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Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy:

Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malinvaud, Edmond / Milleron, Jean-Claude / Nabli, Mustapha, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, ong>ong>Theong>ong>se companion volumes examine ong>ong>theong>ong> highly topical issue ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> adequacy ong>ofong> markets as an instrument ong>ofong> economic ong>andong> social development. In this era ong>ofong> transition ong>andong> experimentation in economic management by governments, a group ong>ofong> prominent international economists was brought togeong>ong>theong>ong>r to distill ong>ong>theong>ong>ir thinking on ong>ong>theong>ong> changing ong>roleong> ong>ofong> government in ong>ong>theong>ong> development process. ong>ong>Theong>ong> first volume discusses ong>ong>theong>ong> broad questions; ong>ong>theong>ong> second volume breaks down ong>ong>theong>ong> analysis into more detailed topics.

Empire

Empire

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vidal, Gore, PUBLISHER: Modern Library, Empire () shows America in its Gilded Age at ong>ong>theong>ong> end ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> last century, ong>ong>theong>ong> dominant world power ong>andong> Empire builder. ong>ong>Theong>ong> central figure is newspaper proprietor Caroline Sanford, who battles ong>ong>theong>ong> great figures ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> age: William Rong>andong>olph Hearst, presidents McKinley ong>andong> Roosevelt, Henry James, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> magnate families -- ong>ong>theong>ong> Astors, Vong>andong>erbilts, ong>andong> Whitneys. "A wonderfully vivid documentary drama", said ong>ong>Theong>ong> New York Times Book Review.

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Pictorial History of Hockey

Pictorial History of Hockey

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Romain, Joseph / Duplacey, James, PUBLISHER: Thunder Bay Press (CA), This lively volume begins with ong>ong>theong>ong> first games resembling ice hockey, played on ong>ong>theong>ong> frozen lakes ong>ofong> Europe ong>andong> North America, ong>andong> traces ong>ong>theong>ong> game's development to ong>ong>theong>ong> dazzling speed ong>andong> puck-hong>andong>ling that characterize it today. From ong>ong>theong>ong> first Stanley Cup playong>ofong>f in through ong>ong>theong>ong> growth ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> Pacific Coast Hockey Association, ong>ong>theong>ong> proliferation ong>ofong> boomtown hockey, ong>ong>theong>ong> birth ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> NHL, ong>ong>theong>ong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> All-Star game, ong>ong>theong>ong> advent ong>ofong> international competition, ong>andong> ong>ong>theong>ong> rival leagues to ong>ong>theong>ong> expansion teams, this illustrated volume tells ong>ong>theong>ong> complete story ong>ofong> ong>ong>theong>ong> fastest game on ice.

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