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Explores the economic, political and social costs of inequality through a discussion of the experience of Latin America - one of the most unequal regions in the world

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Explores the economic, political and social costs of inequality through a discussion of the experience of Latin America - one of the most unequal regions in the world

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Focusing on pastoral and lay leadership in the African-American church, this books deals with internal and external issues - such as the tendency towards bifurcated mentality and practices, and the social issue of race and affirmative action.

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In this third edition of The Course of American Democratic Thought, Ralph H.

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It confirms that First Amendment rights were controversial issues for many nineteenth century Americans.

The Course of Tolerance examines previously ignored issues such as the Postal Bill of 1836 and press freedom during the Reconstruction period in the South, making this the most comprehensive volume on its subject to date.

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Her good looks and wit attracted many male admirers, first her husband, the Honourable George Norton, and then the Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne.

After years of simmering jealousy, George Norton accused Caroline and the Prime Minister of a criminal conversation (adultery) resulting in a trial referred to as the scandal of the century.

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Skinner reveals how the Roman Catholic Church, through its agency, the National Legion of Decency, dominated the American film censorship scene in tandem with the Production Code Administration.

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The first comprehensive account of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in Ireland -- .

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Offers the comprehensive history of Australian medical and scientific ideas about race and place. This work examines the notion of 'whiteness' as a flexible category in scientific and public debates. It also provides an account of experimentation in the 1920s and 1930s on Aboriginal people in the central deserts.

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The winner of the first Basic Prize in History of Science is a controversial study of the rise of medicine in Australia and its relation to racial thinking

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This innovative and interdisciplinary collection of essays considers examples of monstrous children since the 16th century to the present, spanning real-life and popular culture, to exhibit the manifestation of the Western cultural anxiety around the problematic, anomalous child as naughty, dangerous, or just plain evil.

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A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessible discussion of how and why a more flexible and culturally sensitive system of health care can-and must be-achieved.

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A "one size fits all" approach to health care doesn't work well, especially for America's extremely diverse population. This book provides a lively and accessible discussion of how and why a more flexible and culturally sensitive system of health care can-and must be-achieved.

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A cross-cultural approach to urban space. This is a collection of essays providing a range of case studies which aim to address important questions about space and power, processes of change, aesthetics and attitudes towards space, and social divisions expressed through urban life.

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A cross-cultural approach to urban space. This is a collection of essays providing a range of case studies which aim to address important questions about space and power, processes of change, aesthetics and attitudes towards space, and social divisions expressed through urban life.

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Explores the diverse ways in which community radio negotiates equitable representation of its target communities in the context of material, technological and policy shifts in the community broadcasting sector

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The Culture and Politics of Populist Masculinities offers analyses of articulations and performances that link populism to masculinity. Drawing on cultural, political, and historical perspectives, the contributors tackle gender-related attitudes, values, and representations in populist cultures and political movements around the globe.

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Adorno viewed mass culture as commodified - produced to be sold on the market and without aesthetic value. Here, Deborah Cook critically examines this view and argues that even in Adorno's "pessimistic" theory, mass culture can be understood as potentially liberating.

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Throughout its long history, homedressmaking has been a formative experience in the lives of millions of women. This volume is an account of the significance of homedressmaking as a form of American and European material culture, and explores themes including gender, technology and consumption.