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This reference book provides a summary of what we know about parents and the parent-child relationship. Through more than 240 alphabetically arranged entries, the volume synthesizes the present state of research on parenting.

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This volume takes up the topic of racism in American Cinema from its early days of film production to the present. Covering over 300 entries that include films, producers, directors, actors, genres, and critical interpretations, this book is the first of its kind.

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From the gruff, sword-toting swashbucklers of the Middle Ages to modern adventure epics like The Princess Bride, the aura surrounding the sword is one that is both romantic and pragmatic.

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Record collectors, archivists, and music historians will welcome the second volume of The Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings, bringing the history and comprehensive catalog of the Victor Talking Machine Company through the year 1907, when the Matrix Numbering system, inaugurated in April, 1903 had reached number 4999.

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This book brings to light the broad range of events and issues which make the end of American agricultural production an impending reality.

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By examining the history of the legal regulation of union actions, this fascinating book offers a new interpretation of American labor-law policy-and its harmful impact on workers today.

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Examination and resource on apartheid and its demise in South Africa.

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Franco Ferrarotti here offers a provocative look at the future of a world dominated by mass media--particularly television.

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The End of Corruption and Impunity argues that it is feasible to limit the corruption that plagues developing regions of the world by implementing an international treaty designed to combat dysfunctional criminal justice systems and restore human rights.

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A scathing indictment of the current development agenda, and an impassioned call for a new and radical approach to alleviating global poverty.

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A scathing indictment of the current development agenda, and an impassioned call for a new and radical approach to alleviating global poverty.

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This title explores the process of decolonization of France's largest colony, French West Africa. The author challenges the traditional dichotomy between "imperial" and "colonial" history, and asks was successful decolonization achieved largely by accident.

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This title explores the process of decolonization of France's largest colony, French West Africa. The author challenges the traditional dichotomy between "imperial" and "colonial" history, and asks was successful decolonization achieved largely by accident.

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With the end of the British Raj in 1947, the Foreign Office replaced the Government of India as the department responsible for the Persian Gulf, and would proceed to manage relations with the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates, UAE) until British withdrawal in 1971.

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The eighth volume in Frederick Madden's monumental documentary history of the British Empire, this volume deals with some of the dependenciesthe West Indies, British Honduras, Hong Kong, Fiji, Cyprus, Gibraltar and the Falklandssince 1948.

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Kulp provides a thorough examination of John Dewey's influential arguments against traditional theories of knowledge;

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Explores the influence of Achaemenid ideology on the worldview and construction of community identity in Ezra-Nehemiah from the Old Testament.

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Explores the influence of Achaemenid ideology on the worldview and construction of community identity in Ezra-Nehemiah from the Old Testament.