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Cunningham shows how that influence contest was won by the civil rights groups, how their preferred interpretations of fair redistricting and discriminatory purpose were adopted by the Division, and how their chosen districting models were forced upon states by the Division.

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Journey into the past! Follow Innerlight Warrior into the Maya jungle and explore the wonders of Chichen Itza. This educational book includes colorful illustrations and historic facts to engage children in fun learning. Both children and adults will enjoy this informative story.

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Brings together, for students of education policy and urban politics as well as scholars and school advocates, an analyses of the promise and limitations of mayoral takeovers of schools. Reflecting on the experience of six cities, this book tackles the question of whether putting mayors in charge is a step in the right direction.

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An entertaining and informative resource for those interested in British history, delving deep into its customs and folklore.

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This full-length biography of 19th-century Italian patriot and revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini explores the relationship between the person and the ideas.

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He also helped create a state historical agency, the New Jersey Historical Commission, to promote New Jersey's past and preserve its historic treasures.

Birkner describes McCormick's life and times.

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An international, multidisciplinary group of scholars examines the thesis of George Ritzer's popular book The McDonaldization of Society.

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Focusing on McLuhan's work, this title traces the systematic development of his thought. It intends to clarify McLuhan's thinking, to consolidate it in a fashion which prevents misreadings, and to open the way to advancing his own program: ensuring that the world does not sleepwalk into the twenty-first century with nineteenth-century perceptions.

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Marshall McLuhan was dubbed a media guru when he came to prominence in the 1960s. The Woodstock generation found him cool; their parents found him perplexing. This guide offers a close reading of all of his work with a focus on tracing the systematic development of his thought.

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The ruler in the Indic States of Southeast Asia was seen not as the "head of state" but as the center or navel of the world. Like polities, persons and houses were and are viewed as centered spaces (locations) where spiritual potency can gather. Shelly Errington explores the politics of constituting and maintaining such centered socio-political spa

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Addresses how funerals may be created which are not only relevant for the bereaved, but which also have theological integrity. This book addresses how funerals may be created which are not only relevant for the bereaved, but also have theological integrity.

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Most analyses of interpersonal communication ignore the relationship between communication and culture. When intercultural communication takes place, the interlocutors may have very different conceptions of what is being discussed, since meaning in any culture results from lifelong learning within that culture.

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They use their unique skills to examine three interwoven themes: the origin and meaning of American attitudes toward television, the relationship between high art and television's popular art, and the relationship between particular kinds of programs and the audience's sensibilities.

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This work concerns the measurement of love. It describes a theoretical paradigm and two love models, a common mythological framework for theory development and evaluation, an introduction to over 40 theories for love development, three empirical research programmes in measuring love, and more.

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This volume profiles 162 countries using as a basis for comparison more than a hundred indicators measuring how each country reflects 5 global values: peace, economic well-being, ecological balance, social justice, and political participation.

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Champion, an expert on criminal behavior, paroling, and sentencing, assesses how the justice system makes critical decisions about offender risks and needs.