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This book is an explication of social class and the adjudication of repetitive property offenders within the under class. It describes their class-informed subculture and near absence of any politicized action or strategy.

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From the 11th-century, when one commentator claimed the capital was being overrun with Moors, to the garage MCs and street poets of today this book tells the story of life in London for black and Asian people from the 17th-century until today.

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Symbolizing both commerce and culture, London has always been a magnet for the ambitions of the middle classes. This book explores the powerful impact of globalization on London's economy and those who are caught up in it. It also provides an analysis of the profound effects of globalization on city dwellers.

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Symbolizing both commerce and culture, London has always been a magnet for the ambitions of the middle classes. This book explores the powerful impact of globalization on London's economy and those who are caught up in it. It also provides an analysis of the profound effects of globalization on city dwellers.

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The secrets, the myths and the facts behind Washington, D.C.'s design and its Masonic significance.

In this groundbreaking, original work, David Ovason reveals the intimate connections between the mysterious zodiacal symbols and the stellar lore of Washington, D.C.

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Looks at women's commitment, representation and participation in elected politics in the UK in terms of gender equality

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Are you different from everyone else That's okay! Harrison knows exactly what it feels like to be different. In this story, Harrison will show you what makes him special and how he looks at life with his limb differences.

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Explores the psychology of love from the legend of Tristan and Isolde to Hollywood. Bringing together historical, religious, philosophical, and cultural dimensions, the author traces the evolution of Western romantic love from its literary beginnings as an awe-inspiring secret to its commercialization in the cinema.

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In the 1920s and 1930s a highly visible network of white women activists vigorously promoted the rights of Australian Aborigines. The telling of this little known story breaks new ground by linking feminist history and race relations.

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What motivates political leaders to seek office What social backgrounds do political leaders exhibit The authors concentrate on two principal types of political leaders: Loyalists, those who seek office through peaceful processes, whether appointive or elective;

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This book is an intellectual history of the late Mabel Agnes Elliott (1898-1990). Despite being disregarded by her male colleagues, she became a productive sociologist in addition to being a feminist and a pacifist.

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When The Village People appeared on the music scene in the late 1970s, they struck a cultural nerve and fueled a craze. Never before had gay sexuality been as up-front and in the face of American audiences. This book shows how this novel band paralleled activities over the years within the gay culture and gay rights movement.

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While the great medieval philosopher, theologian, and physician Maimonides is acknowledged as a leading Jewish thinker, his intellectual contacts with his surrounding world are often described as related primarily to Islamic philosophy. This title demonstrates that he was deeply influenced not only by Islamic philosophy but by Islamic culture.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE is one man's journey around the globe to find his purpose in life. While delaying "adulthood" as long as possible, author Cecil Nazareth, CPA, CA, MBA, taps into his faith, the "immigrant hustle" and inner strength to realize his superpower is helping others succeed, whether on the athletic field, in the classroom, in the workplace or ultimately in life.

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Exemplifies content and meanings that are lost in longitudinal studies dealing with aggravated lives, and offers new methodology for and a new theoretical approach to studying the life course.

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Challenging the neglect of feminism in accounts of the global justice movement, this book explores the origins, ideas, and practices of what Catherine Eschle and Bice Maiguashca term "feminist antiglobalization activism." Drawing on fieldwork undertaken at the World Social For...

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This collection of over 400 biographies of eminent ethnic Americans celebrates a wide array of inspiring individuals and their contributions to U.S. history.

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