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This book brings to life the efforts of Mura Dehn to record, analyse and champion the development of jazz dance during the 1930s, 40s and 50s in America.

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Bestselling author and philosopher Roger Scruton follows up his classic work of criticism Understanding Music by turning his immense critical faculties to music both contemporary and classical.

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This book explores the intermediary functions of Muslim interpreters in Senegal to affirm their status as active historical agents in the historiography on French colonial rule in West Africa, including themes such as the intersection of knowledge and power in a colonial context and Muslim identity formation and French assimilation.

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One man, three wives, too many secrets. A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship.

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Award-winning actor, director and playwright Keith Baxter's absorbing memoir of working with the greats

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A comprehensive guide to cryptozoology-the quest to identify animals that have not been officially catalogued by science and to place these unknown animals into their proper zoological categories.

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Mythical creatures capture our imagination in a way quite unlike that of the worlds known animals. Covering the unicorn, mermaid, dragon, phoenix, vampire, werewolf, Bigfoot, and thunderbird, this book examines where the tales of these creatures originated, what truth there might be in them, and why they are of such universal fascination.

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Provides a thorough analysis of many of the premises that are assumed in modern discussion about the origins of Christianity and the leaders of the movement in Jerusalem.

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Narrative Medicine in Hospice Care argues that the models of selfhood and care found in the work of Paul Ricoeur can serve as a framework for clinicians, caregivers, and end-of-life patients regardless of the patients verbal and cognitive capabilities.

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Narrative Productions of Meaning explores how stories, ranging from self-stories to those told by media, social activists, politicians, social policy makers, and social service providers, shape the meaning of self, others, objects, events, and experiences and how these meanings have material consequences.

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This book offers a review of cases, data, and literature addressing the impact of national service programs and volunteerism in and across communities. The chapters, written by diverse authors, are structured to appeal to students and practitioners of policy, government, and nonprofit studies.

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Natural resource and environmental conflicts have long been issues confronting human societies. This case-based examination of a wide range of natural resource disputes exposes students and teachers to many contemporary examples that offer reasons for both hope and concern.

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Navigating Post-Truth and Alternative Facts: Religion and Science as Political Theology is an edited volume that explores the critical intersection of religion, science, and politics. Contributors reflect on the role of interdisciplinary scholarship for the health of a society threatened by post-truth and alternative facts.

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Archaeologists based in the US, Ukraine, and Britain report on expeditions in Jordan in 1993 and 1994. They say that the biologic data suggest that Neanderthals were an offshoot of the human lineage, but the question of the degree to which archaic and modern populations differed in cognition and beh

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This book addresses important issues facing neighborhoods as they strive to meet the human needs of their residents. It examines neighborhood mobilization from multiple perspectives.

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Based on years of field research, this study examines the construction of urban and suburban space in the Philippines since a recent housing boom caused by an influx of wealth from returning Filipino migrants. It analyzes various developments, such as the rise of gated suburban communities and their effects on marginalized populations.