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How migrants became the scapegoats of contemporary mainstream politics

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Panoramic in scope, flawless in presentation, this book is a monument of international history. Having amassed all that is known of the kaleidoscopic blunders, deceptions and fateful games of secret intelligence, Donald Watt cogently explains how Europe's leaders were influenced and misled by Hitler's demonic drive for power.

A comprehensive and timely examination of the history and current status of immigrants and refugees-their stories, the events that led to their movement, and the place of these movements in contemporary history and politics.

This book tells the story of contemporary Christian music over the course of more than half a century-a parallel music universe that the average person knows little about, but whose worldwide impact cannot be overemphasized.

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Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter pilot - this is his definitive biography. Now part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION.

(, 2nd edition)

This book presents a comprehensive overview of global courtship and marriage customs, from ancient history to contemporary society, demonstrating the vast differences as well as the similarities across all of human culture.

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This is a manageable introduction to all the theories and approaches that make up media studies. The book is accompanied by extensive textual and online resources to give readers guidance at every step. Offering a truly global approach, this is a cutting edge text for today's students seeking to understand worldwide media, past and present.

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Meet the youth of today's Middle East, cool, sexy, and devout. Faced with her own quarter-life crisis, Allegra Stratton takes herself out of her comfort zone to meet the young men and women of Beirut, Amman, Cairo, Dubai, Kuwait and Damascus, where she encounters the muhajababes (and muhajaboys) a youth culture on the cusp of change.

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A collection of myths and creation stories from around the globe.

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This illustrated reference explores today's theories of personality - by knowing more about your own psychology, you can have a better life.

(, 2nd edition)

A landmark three-volume reference work documenting philanthropy and the nonprofit sector throughout American history, edited by the field's most widely recognized authority.

This user-friendly reference systematically covers the entire intellectual history of strategy and war, in all cultures and all times.

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Explores the impact of technological change on women's work and on women's wages, and analyzes the connections between gender relations and the new technologies.

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The contributors to this book examine the issues involved in what direction British policing should take. Should it promote itself as a police force, dedicated to the attack on crime and public disorder, or should it adopt the mantle of police service, devoted to providing reassurance

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Why are western societies - and particularly Britain - becoming more deeply divided, more violent, more squalid Donnison draws on the experience of innovative civic leaders, community activists, local policy-makers and researchers to answer these pressing questions.

Positive psychology is an attempt to redress the balance and focus on the positive aspects of life (human strengths and virtues that are found in the happiest people).

Positive psychology development programs are becoming commonplace in businesses, schools, and places of worship.

This book examines the current state of both the theory and practice of prison privatization in the United States in the 21st century, providing a balanced compendium of research that allows readers to draw their own conclusions about this controversial subject.

A collection of expert essays examines the privacy rights that have been lost in the post-9/11 era-giving students and others the knowledge they need to take back their constitutional protections.

(Hardback, 2nd ed. 2002)

Psychology in Perspective is a series of challenging essays addressing controversial themes and debates in psychology, including the impact of the behaviourist movement, concerns about ethical and socially responsible research (such as the human genome project), and issues in social and cognitive psychology.

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Western Europe became a multiethnic society in a fit of absence of mind. This book tackles uncomfortable questions about immigration and Islam head-on, and asks: Why can't we face the truth