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As America rushes headlong into a dramatic campaign season, it is clear that these consequential contests and the ones that follow will be hugely influenced by recent changes in the nation's makeup.

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Presents historical survey of supernatural and superhuman themes in American culture. This book discusses various works of popular culture with supernatural and superhuman themes - such as "The X-Files", "Smallville", "The 4400", "Medium", "Heroes", "Lost", and "The Dead Zone".

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This title looks at the enlistment, training, daily life and combat experiences of the typical British officer in the crucial periods of the North America conflicts, the Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars.

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In Redeeming "The Prince," one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars puts forth a startling new interpretation of arguably the most influential but widely misunderstood book in the Western political tradition. Overturning popular misconceptions and challenging scholarly consensus, Maurizio Viroli also provides a fresh introduction to the work

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Overturning popular misconceptions and challenging scholarly consensus, this book provides a fresh introduction to the work. Seen from this original perspective, five centuries after its composition, it offers new insights into the nature and possibilities of political liberation.

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A mother and son break down barriers for physically challenged kids in mainstream school systems in this stunning novel. The inspirational story will make you consider our educational goals for ALL children!

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The unprecedented growth in population movements in the latter part of the twentieth century has added a new dimension to the issue of national security. This edited volume explores the ways in which the movement of people affects the economic, social, cultural, political, and environmental security of states.

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This interdisciplinary book provides a timely analysis of the practical effects and potential limitations of New Labour rhetoric in the area of social justice and will be essentuial reading for anyone with hopes for the development of a more generous and inclusive vision of social justice for the future. -- .

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Presenting an alternative view of where educational reform must begin, the contributors contend that we must begin with rethinking the nature of learning and with newer knowledge about how students learn.

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Presenting an alternative view of where educational reform must begin, the contributors contend that we must begin with rethinking the nature of learning and with newer knowledge about how students learn.

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Redefining the French Republic is an innovative work. Explicitly adopting a multidisciplinary approach, the book investigates continuity and change in contemporary French politics, society and culture. -- .

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The early returns from Census 2000 data show that the United States continued to undergo dynamic changes in the 1990s, with cities and suburbs providing the locus of most of the volatility.

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Results from Census 2000 have confirmed that American cities and metropolitan areas lie at the heart of the nation's most pronounced demographic and economic changes.

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Drawing on international comparisons of data on happiness, this book offers both general and academic audiences a simple, deep, and honest answer to the timeless question: "What makes people happy"

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Music, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form of political expression, a vehicle for bridging or reinforcing social boundaries, and a valuable tool for movements reconfiguring the social landscape. This title examines the political force of folk music through the social activities that make up movements.

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A daunting challenge to the international community is how to go about lifting the world's huge poor population out of poverty. ""Asset-based"" approaches to development are aimed specifically at designing and implementing public policies that will increase the capital assets of the poor i.

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This book examines whether direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising changed in response to recommendations made by the FDA in 2009 to enhance the informational and motivational value of advertising to be more accessible to minority populations and consequently work to reduce health disparities.

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This book analyzes current trends in prisoner reentry programs while focusing on the populations those programs are meant to serve. By providing formerly incarcerated populations with empowerment programming designed to build and redirect their social identity in a positive way, the reintegration process has a better chance of being successful.

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This book analyzes current trends in prisoner reentry programs while focusing on the populations those programs are meant to serve. By providing formerly incarcerated populations with empowerment programming designed to build and redirect their social identity in a positive way, the reintegration process has a better chance of being successful.

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The most important book on the Eisenhower presidency in over a decade, Warshaw's edited collection provides extensive new data to support the view of Eisenhower as an activist, hands-on, involved president.