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This study of Canadian communities includes a variety of articles, all based on empirical research. The articles cover all community types, from rural and small town to suburban and urban, and all regions of Canada, from western Canada to Quebec.

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This book is about the concept of intelligence which derives virtually all of its significance from an occurrence use of mental conduct adverbs. The Concept of Intelligence provides an episodic rather than a dispositional analysis, while at the same time, agreeing that intelli...

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Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1860 book, "The Conduct of Life" is among the gems of his mature works. It poses the questions of human freedom and fate. This book is edited from the original 1860 edition and annotated to illuminate and trace Emerson's references.

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For those who believe America is worth defending, The Control Factor explores the psychological maneuvers, fantasies, and entanglements we engage in to avoid clearly seeing the Islamic threat that confronts us. The prerequisite for developing necessary strategies to ensure our survival is taking responsibility for our perceptions and actions.

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Working from the concept of cosmopolitanism and incorporating textual evidence from philosophy, drama of the English Renaissance, seventeenth-century travel narratives, and eighteenth-century literature, this book explores the interactions between the European consciousness and the foreign.

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Based on a detailed analysis of 21,000 pages of primary works as well as numerous biographies, the book presents that author's formulations of the objectives, strategies, and tactics of eight African-American and African activists_Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Marc...

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Drawing on a wide array of primary and secondary sources, this text aims to compare and contrast the historical roots, goals, strategies, organizational structures and current activities of Palestinian and Israeli opponents of any mutual compromise.

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The pro-hunting/anti-hunting debate is an issue that reaches from California to New York to Florida. Hunters defend their activity while anti-hunters violently condemn it. This study presents arguments from both groups and aims to help broaden the perspective of each side.

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In this study, author Rajendra Ramlogan calls for a re-examination of the legal and institutional framework for protection of the global environment within the context of the special needs of the developing world. This unique third-world perspective on international environmental law is suitable for college-level courses.

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Despite the implementation of numerous reform policies, moral education in China remains problematic. This study presents a student perspective on the dilemma of the moral education curriculum in a Chinese secondary school.

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Today even strong democratic leaders do not hesitate to employ unorthodox means to achieve swift policy changes. The diplomacy of surprise is their most effective tool. This pioneering work explores the differences between diplomatic and military surprise, and examines the the...

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This book transports the reader from the world of mainstream economics, in which the object of observation is The Market (exchange), to a world in which the object of observation is the economic process. Both producer and consumer must, respectively, be legitimate owners of real wealth and monetary wealth.

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This book explores the Prince Edward County's school closings. For five years (1959-1964), African American students coped with the absence of public schooling. Their efforts led to the case Davis v. the County School Board of Prince Edward County, consolidated with Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

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Features new to the second edition include a foreword by Tynnetta Muhammad, wife and student of Elijah Muhammad; opening comments by world renowned mathematician Dr. Abdulalim Sahabazz; a new chapter co-authored with Dr. Dorothy Blake Fardan; plus guided questions and power po...

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The Essential Bill of Rights: Original Arguments and Fundamental Documents provides the convenience of an affordable and accessible compilation of the original, essential documents and arguments that eventually led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights in the United States.

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The Evolution of Crises and Underdevelopment in Africa, explores the impact of historical, political, economic, and international legal influences on Africa since colonialism. The study focuses on the four troubled African nations of Sierra Leone, Congo Democratic Republic, Sudan, and the Republic of Congo.

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This fascinating study examines the changes in feminist organizations that were founded in the early 70s as alternatives to the traditional, bureaucratic human-service organizations. Through in-depth case studies, this book examines the life cycle of 15 feminist organizations ...

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The First Sioux War was a vitally important conflict that helped define Lakota Sioux / white relations; created a closer national unity among the Sioux; and allowed the United States Army to develop new military tactics, which would eventually be used to defeat the Plains Indi...

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This work commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Worcester Municipal Research Bureau, a non-profit organisation which conducts non-partisan research on issues facing Worcester's municipal government. The essays focus on the shift of power from federal and state governments to the local level.

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This book explores factors leading to a surge in youth voting and outlines strategies for political parties to continue attracting young voters to the polls. In 2008, the possibility of the first U.S. African American president as well as the economic and political climate of the nation galvanized young voters.

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This book presupposes that pastors and seminarians deeply desire to answer the question of all questions: how do I make disciples of Jesus Christ The Great CoMission is a practical guide that will be helpful for pastors in the field, yet meaty enough for seminarians in the classroom.