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Suitable for researchers and students looking to understand this emerging field in economics, this title surveys the major theories, evidence, and methods used in the field. It displays the topics in organizational economics, including the roles of individuals and groups in organizations, organizational structures and processes, and more.

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This is a general-interest introduction to the Old Testament from many disciplines. There are 23 essays with 23 individual reference lists.

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Describes the central thesis of author's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history, the subject of the epilogue to War and Peace.

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Baltimore was once a vibrant manufacturing town, but today, with factory closings and steady job loss since the 1970s, it is home to some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in America. The Hero's Fight provides an intimate look at the effects of deindustrialization on the lives of Baltimore's urban poor, and sheds critical light on the unintend

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When it comes to politics, we often perceive our own beliefs as fair and socially beneficial, while seeing opposing views as merely self-serving. But in fact most political views are governed by self-interest, even if we usually don't realize it. Challenging our fiercely held notions about what motivates us politically, this book explores how self-

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Includes thirteen selections from the polemical writings of Henry D Thoreau that represent various stages in his twenty-two years of active writing. This title offers a microcosm of Thoreau's literary career. It allows the reader to achieve a full sense of Thoreau's evolution as a writer and thinker.

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"First published in Germany as Das Heilige Reomische Reich Deutscher Nation: Vom Ende des Mittelalters bis 1806; Munich: Verlag C.H. Beck oHG, 2013"--Title page verso.

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The "I Ching" originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago. In 136 BCE the emperor declared it a Confucian classic. This title tells the extraordinary story of how this cryptic and once obscure book became one of the most widely read and extensively analyzed texts in all of world literature.

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Expresses the nature of William Blake's genius and of his art.

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The core of William Blake's vision, his greatness as one of the British Romantics, is most fully expressed in his 'Illuminated Books', masterworks of art and text intertwined and mutually enriching. This title includes poems that provides introduction, notes, commentaries, and bibliography.

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Describes the dissemination of the autocratic mythology of Urizen, William Blake's inflexibly rationalist and myopic law-giver. This title stands as Blake" 's sensible and considered response to the events of his time. It features ten full-page illustrations.

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Civility is desirable and possible, but can this fragile ideal be guaranteed The Importance of Being Civil offers the most comprehensive look at the nature and advantages of civility throughout history and in our world today. Esteemed sociologist John Hall expands our understanding of civility as related to larger social forces--including revoluti

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Constituents often fail to hold their representatives accountable for federal spending decisions--even though those very choices have a pervasive influence on American life. Why does this happen Breaking new ground in the study of representation, The Impression of Influence demonstrates how legislators skillfully inform constituents with strategic

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Constituents often fail to hold their representatives accountable for federal spending decisions--even though those very choices have a pervasive influence on American life. Why does this happen Breaking new ground in the study of representation, The Impression of Influence demonstrates how legislators skillfully inform constituents with strategic

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The first narrative history of the neglected but essential period of African American literature between the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era.

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Offers a narrative history of the neglected but essential period of African American literature between the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era. This title reveals how artistic collectives in New York, Chicago, and Washington fostered a sense of destiny and belonging among diverse and disenchanted peoples.