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Relations between the U.S. and Europe have declined in recent years, and today they are worse than at any time since the 1950s. In Friendly Fire, a veteran reporter known for her shrewd observations of political behavior in Europe examines the widening gulf and worsening acrimony between the U.

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Foreign policy in the postcold war era is profoundly complex, and so too are the institutions that share the responsibility to guide and manage America's relations with other countries.

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Friends, Lovers, Co-Workers, and Community analyzes both how complex, interpersonal relationships were both depicted in and were influenced by television programs in the first decade of the twenty-first century.

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A look at the heart of our political process by a man who has crossed over from observer to activist, to become one of our newest members of parliament.

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This is a study of friendship in international politics. It offers the history of friendship, and shows the role of friendship in building various legal and political orders on both equal and unequal terms. Told through an examination of sources ranging from diplomatic letters and bilateral treaties to poems and philosophical treatises. -- .

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This is a study of friendship in international politics. It offers the history of friendship, and shows the role of friendship in building various legal and political orders on both equal and unequal terms. Told through an examination of sources ranging from diplomatic letters and bilateral treaties to poems and philosophical treatises. -- .

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Based on a year-long micro-ethnography of a nursery school, this book presents a unique approach to childhood socialization by focusing directly upon the social, interactive, and communicative processes that make up the world of young children.

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The book addresses two major questions: How does the social-ecology of a public school classroom affect children's interactions and peer relations, and what are the important psychosocial processes by which children initiate and cultivate friendships at school.

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Since German unification, there have been many reports about xenophobia in Germany and the government has attempted to stem the wave of racism. This collection of essays, by writers from minority groups in Germany, sheds light on the diverse experiences of minority groups living in Germany.

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Since German unification, there have been many reports about xenophobia in Germany and the government has attempted to stem the wave of racism. This collection of essays, by writers from minority groups in Germany, sheds light on the diverse experiences of minority groups living in Germany.

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Examines how contemporary populism in the United States is the political expression of an underlying cultural decadence.

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From a Caste to a Minority explores the complex and changing attitudes held toward blacks by the nation's leading sociologists from 1896 to the end of World War II.

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Chronicles the interaction of public policies and private reproductive behaviour in the 28 formerly socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the USSR successor states from 1917 to the present.

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Presents an overview of Jewish circumcision throughout history. Beginning with "Genesis", this book traces paradoxes and tensions in biblical-Jewish circumcision as seen both within Judaism and from the dominant, non-Jewish culture. It is a useful reading in Jewish studies, medical sociology, and Judaic studies/theology.

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Pronko examines how guiding postulates determine the outcome of inquiry, raises new questions and new possibilities regarding old problems, and stresses the importance of seeing known facts in a new light and describing new theories.

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This reference provides a detailed listing of eponyms in the social sciences, along with entries for some toponyms. A brief bibliography concludes each entry, and the dictionary closes with lists of entries arranged by category and a selected bibliography of works on eponyms.

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Greek mythology, an important part of the curriculum for middle and high school students, serves as an exciting source of creative inspiration. Students get to know heroes, such as Heracles and Athena, in addition to lesser known but equally fascinating figures, such as Chiron and Asclepius.

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From Athens to America calls for the reversal of the withdrawal of the character-forming function from the political domain, arguing for public sectorfederal, state, and localinvolvement in character formation.

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This integrated view of nearly a half-century of change encompasses economic, financial, legal, and political issues.

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This examination of the economic policies of Somalia since 1970 is empirical in nature, employing political and economic analysis, economic theory, and econometric techniques, and argues that the governmental economic policy, policy responses to crises, and exogenous shocks have been bad for the long-term economic growth of the country.