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Explains why militant Islamic fundamentalism is a threat to Muslim countries as well as to the West.

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What caused four recently bar mitzvahed middle-class youths to go on a crime spree of assault and murder in 1954 This book provides a compelling narrative retelling of the boys, their crimes, and a U.S. culture obsessed with juvenile delinquency.

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The Mauser Broomhandle semi-automatic pistol armed soldiers, law-enforcement personnel, adventurers, revolutionaries, and others in the years before, during and after World War I. From South Africa to China, this iconic handgun saw combat in a host of conflicts and achieved a prominence in popular culture that has made it a favorite among firearms collectors and enthusiasts.

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A complete history of the Royal Australian Air Force in action - written for anyone with an interest in aviation, the air force, or aircraft in general.

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This book explores how presidents use speeches to shape and influence public policy. Each chapter examines a selected speech delivered by every president from Roosevelt through Barack Obama to show how language has been instrumental in directing policy.

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This book explores how presidents use speeches to shape and influence public policy. Each chapter examines a selected speech delivered by every president from Roosevelt through Barack Obama to show how language has been instrumental in directing policy.

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Demonstrates how the fundamental principle of democratic government has come under assault by an administration that has sought to restore the imperial presidency of the early Nixon years. This book contains chapters which include discussions of the administration's actions pertaining to several key laws.

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The book explores the previously under-researched patterns and practices that fashioned a modern consumer society, charting the evolving habits among English men and women across three centuries. -- .

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This groundbreaking work tells the true story behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 reelection, drawing upon never-before-published personal files to expose a nexus of patronage and power that changed America forever.

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Edward Shils was a major intellectual and social thinker of the mid-twentieth century. This collection captures the major facets the thought of this complex and controversial figure. -- .

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The federation of the previously British and French Cameroons has, since 1961, tried to integrate a highly fragmented, bilingual society in which nearly every social cleavage found in Africa was present, including the complication of disparate colonial legacies. Professor Johnson describes the impact of these different colonial legacies on the tra

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Lathrop analyzes the use of political consultants and campaign tactics and shows their impact on the development of public policy.

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"On June 23, 1812, Napoleon's Grande Armee, over 500,000 men strong, poured over the Russian border. An equally massive Russian army faced them. The ensuing campaign was a catastrophe for Napoleon. Alt"

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The ideal campus design, once defined, is held up to over 100 campuses throughout the United States, and the relative artistic merit of each evaluated.

Both the best and the worst in campus design are critically observed from the standpoint of urban space, architectural quality, landscape, and overall appeal.

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An examination of the role of the Canadian army in Normandy and the organization, training and fighting-style that the Canadians brought to the battlefield in 1944. It discusses their peacetime preparations as well as the reverses they experienced in the last stages of World War II.

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