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Suitable for historians or students of British politics during the post-war years, this book concentrates on the Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath years when the battle between the Civil Service and the Government was at its most intense.

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This "inspiring, informative, mind-opening book" (New York Times) provides a new vision on aging, retirement, and the role of older Americans in the 21st century

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This text takes up the story of Prince Rupert from 1647, when his army career came to an end, and examines his work as an admiral, then sometimes known as a general-at-sea.

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"In this splendid book a master psychotherapist, one of the field's most respected researchers, provides the first definitive account of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in manual format. What distinguishe"

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A Revolutionary New Way To Understand The Human Body and Mind!

We are excited to offer a new way of thinking about the human body and mind that is gaining traction in the field of psychology. This college-level textbook, Principles of Somatic Psychology, explores the nature of embodied consciousness and provides a comprehensive overview of this exciting new field.

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Examines the experiences of individual prisoners-of-war, looking in particular at alleged war-crimes and ensuing claims for compensation levelled against the Japanese, and at British treatment of Italian POWs. The book provides an overview and synthesis of the most heated debates in the field.

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Examining prisons and prison systems throughout the world, this comprehensive encyclopedia provides an historical overview of institutions and systems around the world, as well as penal theories, prisoner culture and life, and notable prisoners and personnel. It also includes material on such famous prisons as the Tower of London and Alcatraz.

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Divides the history of war into three eras that define the balance of dominant activities between the public and private sectors: from the middle ages to the early modern era, the early-modern to the modern era, and the post-modern era. This book also considers legal of other constraints on the use of contractors, and the nature of the industry.

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While the true position of the citizen-soldier in relation to a standing army had not been clearly defined by 1860, the nation had made giant strides towards full acceptance of the idea that the U.S. Army, a standing force commanded by military professionals, was a national necessity.

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Many individuals studying problem solving consider creativity a special type of problem solving. On the other hand, many individuals studying creativity view problem solving as a special type of creative performance. What is truly the role of creativity in problem solving And how are problem solving and creativity related to problem finding

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Due to their pre-parliamentary careers and the influence of electoral rules, Senators are available, in several senses, to perform key tasks, both prior to and during the formal election campaign, in assisting their parties to secure the maximum number of House of Representatives seats. But how professional really are major party senators

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Written by an inmate serving 45 years for a drug conviction when he was 23, this is an in-depth view living behind bars from the perspective of prisoners themselves.

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Explains the origins and justifications for using racial profiles in police investigation, and argues that not only does the policy have serious social side effects, but statistics suggest that it is ineffective.

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A fascinating overview of prostitution and sex work in the United States, from the Colonial era to today, examines the issue as it affects men, women, and transgender individuals of all races and classes.

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This candid book reveals the enormity of the commercial sex-for-sale industry in the modern era.

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In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties.

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Written by the foremost authority on proverbs, this reference gives high school students, undergraduates, and general readers a concise yet comprehensive overview of proverbs in world culture.

The volume begins with definitions and classifications of proverbs and a discussion of their origin and dissemination.