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the frantic thrashing of a seal pup's tail as it recoils from the vicious attack of a tiger shark-these are part of the natural drama of the animal world and daily events when deadly predators come face to face with their prey.

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The evolution of elite personal protection unitsalso known as close protection unitswithin the former Soviet Union is one of the least examined, yet crucial political developments in this region.

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Between 1927 and 1933, the journal "Close Up" championed a European avant-garde in film-making. This volume republishes articles from the journal, with an introduction and a commentary on the lives of, and complex relationships between, its writers and editors.

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Contrary to popular belief, the problem with US higher education is not too much politics but too little. Far from being bastions of liberal bias, American universities have largely withdrawn from the world of politics. So conclude Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy Mayer and Lee Fritschler in this illuminating book.

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"Closer" is a play which views love and sex like politics: its not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do.

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At the heart is the question: how will scientific advances and the philosophical issues they create affect the individual as well as humanity as a whole

Closer To Truth: Science, Meaning, and the Future explores the latest scientific research, philosophical thinking, and expressions of human creativity.

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This work examines the origins of the modern management of records and archives. It explores the importance of records in modern society, re-examining some of the historical antecedents for critical functions within modern records professions.

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As the average age of the population continues to rise in industrialized nations, the fiscal impacts of aging demand ever-closer attention. This title examines one oft-discussed approach to the issue - encouraging people to work longer than they now do.

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Successful strategies and principles for using information technology to transform regional and community economies exist, and they are presented here with clarity and insight in a way that is useful to both practitioners and researchers.

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This unique book offers readers a complete review of past, present, and future adult literacy programs. They will obtain a clear understanding of how to organize a multi-level, cost-justified Work Force Education program that meets America's 21st century international productivity requirements.

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Drawing examples from a range of African cultures, this book focuses on the art patronage systems that stimulate production, consumption, commodification and cultural meaning, and emphasizes the importance of cloth to aesthetic and cultural expression in African societies.

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Drawing examples from a range of African cultures, this book focuses on the art patronage systems that stimulate production, consumption, commodification and cultural meaning, and emphasizes the importance of cloth to aesthetic and cultural expression in African societies.

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In recent years, there has been a spate of books theorizing fashion. Few, however, take on board the artefactual nature of cloth. In contrast, costume historians have looked closely at garments, but have shown less concern with how clothing is informed by social structures.

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Social scientists, though interested in fashion theories, have rarely addressed the material qualities of clothing. In contrast, traditional studies of dress have focused on textiles but neglect the context within which dress becomes consumed as clothing. This book aims to combine these two 'camps' through a material culture approach to clothing.

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This book sets out to examine the multiple histories of cloth and clothing in the Pacific and to investigate its role in social innovation and resistance from the period of contact to the present day.

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This book sets out to examine the multiple histories of cloth and clothing in the Pacific and to investigate its role in social innovation and resistance from the period of contact to the present day.