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The Gran Chaco region of South America constitutes a cultural area that is little known and largely misunderstood by the majority of people living outside its borders.

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In a book as provocative and insightful as Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand, Barreca explores the new politics of marriage. "Feminist humor maven Regina Barreca takes on marriage with her characteristic wit and wisdom, demystifying the institution's roles and expectations clearly and usefully".--Ms.

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Looks in detail at the growth in popularity and profile of the English folk arts in the first decade of the twenty-first century -- .

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This book examines how radio announcers construct, prepare, and perform their on-air personalities during a time when the radio industry is fighting to stay relevant amid expanding media options.

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Periods in Pop Culture: Menstruation in Film and Television, by Lauren Rosewarne, investigates the portrayals of menstruation in film and television, spotlighting a paradox of a common bodily occurrence still causing controversy, fear, and offense. This is the first book to focus exclusively on media representations of menstruation and to undertake a comprehensive analysis of its depictions.

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This volume introduces the concept of Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress (PITS), a form of PTSD symptoms caused not by traditionally expected roles, such as being a victim or rescuer in trauma, but by being an active participant in causing trauma.

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How mobile communications in Japan became a pervasively personal tool that connects families and friends, creating "always-on" social engagement.

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A unique manual for managers in health care facilities, this volume contains model policies and procedures found through experience to be useful in helping managers manage their work force while at the same time enhancing the employee relations atmosphere.

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This survey of the current state of progress in legal aid systems in fifteen areas of the world cites the constitutional and philosophical goals of each nation regarding the poor and legal aid and it explores the ways in which the actual situation differs from the ideal.

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Perspectives on the Politics of Abortion examines the abortion issue from ethical, empirical, and legal angles and offers some rather unconventional analyses and surprising conclusions with regard to this familiar issue.

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It goes on to show that confrontations can be positive forces for change.

The text is comprised of five instances of persuasion advocacy combined with six shorter case studies. Students of persuasion, communication theory, and discourse analysis will find this work a valuable resource.

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It goes on to show that confrontations can be positive forces for change.

The text is comprised of five instances of persuasion advocacy combined with six shorter case studies. Students of persuasion, communication theory, and discourse analysis will find this work a valuable resource.

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Kuhlman explores the reasons so many antiwar progressive reformers ended up forming the most vocal faction favoring U.S. intervention in World War I. Some suffragists supported war because they saw war relief work as a way to prove themselves manly enough to withstand the rigors of citizenship during war, and therefore worthy of the vote.

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This book explains the role that peyote-a hallucinogenic cactus-plays in the religious and spiritual fulfillment of certain peoples in the United States and Mexico, and examines pressing issues concerning the regulation and conservation of peyote as well as issues of indigenous and religious rights.

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