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This collection of studies by experts on drug abuse treatment represents the state of the art in research examining what works best and why in a nationwide effort to improve and expand treatment to counteract the epidemic use of cocaine and the spread of AIDS.

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Presents the story of the Jewish community in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. This work reveals a pattern of adaptation to American life surprisingly different from that followed by Jewish immigrants to metropolitan areas. It presents an examination of Jewish life in the Eastern European regions from which most of Johnstown's immigrants came.

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Inside Doctoring provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it is like to become and be a physician. From pre-med to resident, the effective doctor to the incompetent one, Inside Doctoring presents autobiographical accounts and real-life case studies in insightful and fascinating detail.

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For the past three decades, the federal government has targeted the poorest areas of American cities with a succession of antipoverty initiatives, yet these urban neighborhoods continue to decline.

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By listening to the voices of the subcultural stylists themselves - their subjective perceptions of their style and the ideas that lie behind them - the author provides insights into issues of subjectivity and identity.

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By listening to the voices of the subcultural stylists themselves - their subjective perceptions of their style and the ideas that lie behind them - the author provides insights into issues of subjectivity and identity.

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Chapters of this volume, written by authorities from around the world, explore various instances of Islamophobia and examine discursive contexts such as media coverage and manipulation, political discourse, and general attitudes in the public sphere. The book extends existing discussions and highlights some hitherto less--debated concerns.

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Chapters of this volume, written by authorities from around the world, explore various instances of Islamophobia and examine discursive contexts such as media coverage and manipulation, political discourse, and general attitudes in the public sphere. The book extends existing discussions and highlights some hitherto less--debated concerns.

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Our primal tendencies have been forged by a legacy of millions of years of evolutionary biology as well as a legacy of ancestral lineage. This book explores the origins of our tribalistic and racist inclinations, their resilience in our collective ethos, as well as its permeation in our modern society and our everyday interactions with others.

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This study describes how and why institutional racism arose in Hawai'i, what kept it going and how it can be dismantled. It focuses on racial problems in relation to education, employment, health care delivery and public accommodation.

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The book explores the internationalization and institutionalization of gender politics from the late 1960s to the present. It examines the successes, difficulties, and contradictions of this process by taking a global perspective, including case studies on the European Union, Mexico, South Korea, and Egypt, among others.

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The book explores the internationalization and institutionalization of gender politics from the late 1960s to the present. It examines the successes, difficulties, and contradictions of this process by taking a global perspective, including case studies on the European Union, Mexico, South Korea, and Egypt, among others.

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Nearly five million Muslims call France home, the vast majority from former French colonies in North Africa. While France has successfully integrated waves of immigrants in the past, this new influx poses a new variety of challenges much as it does in neighboring European countries.

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This collection of essays investigates the historical genealogy of our contemporary ideas of intellectual or learning disability. The essays engage with literary, educational, cultural, legal, religious, psychiatric and philosophical histories to track how and why these precursor ideas arose and explore how they helped shape current concepts.

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This collection of essays investigates the historical genealogy of our contemporary ideas of intellectual or learning disability. The essays engage with literary, educational, cultural, legal, religious, psychiatric and philosophical histories to track how and why these precursor ideas arose and explore how they helped shape current concepts.

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Most studies on the relationship between intellectuals and society take either a Marxist approach--that intellectuals speak for individual class interests--or claim that intellectuals are beyond class.

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A brilliant state-of-the-art report on how the landmark theory of multiple intelligences is radically changing our understanding of education and human development.

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The devastating and politically consequential defeat of President Clinton's comprehensive health plan in Congress has unleashed a torrent of speculation over who or what killed reform. This volume weighs the importance of Congress in the failure to enact health reform by examining more broadly how Congress shapes health policy.

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Drawing on the academic literature and real-world examples, this book details the impacts of interactive media in various sectors of American society. The aim is to provide the reader with a set of applicable principles and practical tips for understanding and navigating these changes, now and into the future.

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Agency sponsored intercountry adoption (ICA) first began with the end of World War II when European orphans were adopted by American families. It discusses each country's formal statutes on transracial and intercountry adoption, and describes the organizations and/or social movements advocating such adoptions as well as those opposing them.

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