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Combining new revelations from the past with sketches of a sane path forward, this is a deliberate collection looking at our past, present, and future.

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An inspiring and deeply reflective history of hardcore punk.

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Xinmins work combines the theoretical with practical aspects of leadership and is a must read for anyone doing business in and with China. Latha Ramchand, dean of C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

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This is the definitive, readable study by eminent expert Helen Lackner revealing the conflicts that threaten Yemen's very survival.

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Focuses on the big names of state and territory, Labor politics: Carr, Beattie, Bracks, Rann, Gallop, Martin, Stanhope and Bacon/Lennon. This book includes a chapter on each state or territory, and in each case focuses on the leader who has led their party to power.

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Examines the coming of age experiences of young men and women who became active in radical left circles in 1960s England. -- .

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While we enjoy unprecedented levels of prosperity and the promise of more to come, we are still battling an epidemic of depression, taking on record levels of debt and yearning for a deeper sense of meaning in our lives.

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In Game Change / Race of a Lifetime, the authors captured the full drama of Barack Obama's improbable, dazzling victory over the Clintons, John McCain and Sarah Palin. This book picks up the story in the Oval Office, where the president is beset by crises both inherited and unforeseen.

Does religion have a place in politics This work reveals the global reach and relevance of Christian political activities, examining how individuals, reform groups, and political organisations have employed Christian principles in participating in politics at a local, national, and global scale.

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This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online.

An unprecedented study of environmentalism, environmental movements, and efforts at "greening" across the globe, written by culturally embedded scholars with both academic expertise and first-hand experience with grassroots advocacy.

This encyclopedia details the participation of individual ethnic and racial minority groups throughout U.S. military history.

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How migrants became the scapegoats of contemporary mainstream politics

This book tells the story of contemporary Christian music over the course of more than half a century-a parallel music universe that the average person knows little about, but whose worldwide impact cannot be overemphasized.

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This book presents a comprehensive overview of global courtship and marriage customs, from ancient history to contemporary society, demonstrating the vast differences as well as the similarities across all of human culture.

This book examines the current state of both the theory and practice of prison privatization in the United States in the 21st century, providing a balanced compendium of research that allows readers to draw their own conclusions about this controversial subject.

A collection of expert essays examines the privacy rights that have been lost in the post-9/11 era-giving students and others the knowledge they need to take back their constitutional protections.

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Rashid Khalidi's powerful new book examines the record of Western involvement in the Middle East and analyzes the likely outcomes of the U.S.A's most recent incursions in the region. Begun as the United States and Britain moved their forces into Iraq, and specially updated for this U.K.

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Reporting from the backrooms and corridors of Parliament House in Canberra to the streets of post-industrial Burnie in Tasmania, the struggling rural communities of Gippsland and the Queensland heartland, Royce Kurmelovs captures with perceptive, real-time analysis the rise of Australian populism.

A comprehensive two-volume overview and analysis of all facets of espionage in the American historical experience, focusing on key individuals and technologies.

This expansive, three-volume set addresses the complexities of interconnectivity, therapeutic capacity, and the competencies needed in order to provide sophisticated and integrated community mental health care-both in the United States and within a global community.