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The problem of violence in schools has not gone away despite radical reductions in violent crimes throughout the country. This work provides a foundation for understanding why the violence occurs, preventing it from happening, and treating both offenders and victims after it happens.

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This incisively reasoned book by the editor of The New Republic addresses the full range of viewpoints on the issue. Sulllivan draws from both his personal experience and on rigorous argument to explore how a predominantly heterosexual society should treat those citizens who love members of their own sex. Auhor tour.

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Analyzes the ways in which women were viewed by men through a variety of literary and other discourses, from the "Divine Comedy" to the 20th century. This book traces the evolution of the cultural and social identity of women as perceived by women themselves.

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A Nobel laureate's collection of five original tales inspired by the Egypt of the pharaohs brings the world of ancient Egypt face-to-face with modern times. Reprint. 20, 000 first printing.

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This fascinating resource examines the day-to-day lives of early Christians-as depicted through documented accounts of the period-from the beginning of Christianity through 325 CE.

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Based on a five-year study, this work uses excerpts from interviews to examine ten adolescents' reasoning or "groundedness" for choices they make about their future, and offers suggestions for improving guidance services.

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The book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the election system in the thirteen colonies. It describes in clear-cut fashion what provincial politics was about, who ran for office and why, how candidates were nominated and elected, how balloting took place, who could and did vote, and why they did so.

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Voyages in Classical Mythology takes 44 great classical adventure tales of mythology and exploration and retells them in this beautifully written volume.

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Explores the roots and causes of our increasingly voyeuristic society and argues against using the First Amendment to safeguard our right to peer into others' lives.

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Robbins (German, Central Missouri State U.) begins by introducing L. S. Vygotsky's (1896-1934) cultural-historical theory, which differs from sociocultural theory in the US, and draws on his Russian background and such thinkers as Spinoza and Marx. Then she moves across the disciplines that he contr

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A revealing examination looks at the decision-making in four NATO capitals about waging war in Kosovo and Iraq.

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Tells the story of a migrant family enduring the harshness of the migrant fields and their abusive father.

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This intriguing study is the first comprehensive survey of American public opinion about Nazi Germany in the prewar years.

The 1930s were years when Americans struggled to define their country's role in a dangerous world.

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The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 prompted unprecedented public interest in the ethics of war, a debate that has raged furiously in the media, in politics and in the public consciousness ever since. This book explores the notion of developing an ethical theory that guides the behaviour of those who are at war.

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The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 prompted unprecedented public interest in the ethics of war, a debate that has raged furiously in the media, in politics and in the public consciousness ever since. This book explores the notion of developing an ethical theory that guides the behaviour of those who are at war.

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Specifically, War and Governance: International Security in a Changing World Order analyzes a number of critical issues such as whether regional security institutions have distinct advantages and liabilities in promoting international security, as compared with universal organizations like the United Nations.

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Looks at ways in which images and memories of war have emerged and endured in the 20th century. Through studies ranging from the construction of memorials through to film, this work discusses the complex identities of war memories and their social, cultural and political significances.

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Elephants have been deployed as weapons for centuries, particularly in South and South-East Asia, where war elephants constituted the bulk of most armies in the region from antiquity right up to the 19th century. This book offers an insight into the incredible history of these 'living tanks'.