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This book describes the historical and legal experiences of Americans of Asian ancestry who began to come to the United States in the mid-19th century. This study examines the way immigration and naturalization laws were unfairly administered against Asian immigrants and throws light on a less than admirable period of American legal history.

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This study examines the passage of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, which defined U.S.Taiwan relations after the United States diplomatic recognition of China. It analyzes how President Carters original legislation was shaped after extensive hearings, lengthy debates, and sharp disagreement in Congress and eventually achieved broad consensus.

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This study examines the passage of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, which defined U.S.Taiwan relations after the United States diplomatic recognition of China. It analyzes how President Carters original legislation was shaped after extensive hearings, lengthy debates, and sharp disagreement in Congress and eventually achieved broad consensus.

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Drawing on a wide range of historical sources - court records, newspaper reports, medical records, novels, oral histories and personal papers - A Lesbian History of Britain presents the extraordinary history of lesbian experience in Britain.

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In this firsthand look at school reform in Great Britain, John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe show how the landmark Education Reform Act of 1988 imposed a radically new framework on British education - a framework built on the same types of reforms that American activists have been proposing for years: school-based management, choice, and accountability.

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This book brings together in one place the liberal and conservative arguments that face the Republican and Democratic parties in the run-up to the 2008 election.

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A unique contribution to library management, this book provides practical advice on making wise decisions about the physical processing of nonprint materials, such as videotapes, computer disks, three-dimensional artifacts, and graphic materials.

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A call to action to dismantle the white supremacy work culture in libraries, and create an environment where EDI is not only talked about but realized.

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"The greatest American playwright of his generation" (New York Magazine)

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St Benedict's writing is steeped in scripture. In the Middle Ages, his Rule was seen as a digest of the Bible. It therefore crosses the divides of the church and speaks to Christians of all denominations. Approaching the Rule in a prayerful way, this commentary aims to help those who seek a contemplative centre in a busy life in modern times.

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A play that "charts the seventeenth century scientist's extraordinary fight with the church over his assertion that the earth orbits the sun"--Amazon.com.

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A Literary Symbiosis studies the merger of science fiction/fantasy and mystery fiction from historical and critical perspectives. While she admits the difficulties inherent in merging idea-oriented, speculative science fiction with the situation-specific and present-time oriented mystery story, she argues that the two genres have much in common.

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A Literature Guide to the Hospitality Industry is an annotated bibliography of materials with the common theme of hospitality. The citations of the Literature Guide provide current information for each title, including author, title, place of publication, publisher, and date of publication.

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Bill Clinton's 1993-94 health care reform initiative was one of the most active and sustained presidential campaigns ever undertaken in support of a single social issue, and certainly the boldest attempt to establish national health insurance in the United States.