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When the National Science Foundation funds research about the earth's crust and the Department of Energy supports studies on the disposal of nuclear wastes, what do they expect for their money Most scientists believe that in such cases the government wants information for immediate use or directions for seeking future benefits from nature. Challen

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A reference for students contemplating a career in physical anthropology, this text describes several rewarding career paths that physical anthropologists have chosen. Students will understand how anthropological theory, methods and training are applicable to job responsibilities and development.

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This book introduces statistical techniques for the particular needs of historians. A special feature of the book is a discussion of the historical evolution of statistical techniques as a means of understanding their current applications and interpretations.

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This book introduces statistical techniques for the particular needs of historians. A special feature of the book is a discussion of the historical evolution of statistical techniques as a means of understanding their current applications and interpretations.

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In this "How to Pick Up Girls" for the age of political correctness, Baber and Spitznagel shepherd guys from ages 13 to 30 through the murky waters of the modern dating pool, and then escort them down the path to contemporary relationship nirvana, covering all the stages of masculine romantic development. 30 illustrations.

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Profound changes have occurred in the demography and sociology of Italian fertility since Napoleonic times. Using the statistical system instituted in 1861 with national unification, Massimo Livi-Bacci provides a systematic and detailed analysis of fertility trends in Italy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He brings to light the main feat

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Readers seeking a historical and cross-cultural treatment of marriage and the family will not be disappointed by this book. After going back to the earliest generations of human life to seek the roots of why and how human beings came to marry, it explores the various points in family life at which marriages are made, dissolved, and remade.

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This narrative history of one of the most far-reaching social movements in the 20th century shows how it defied the law and made the use of contraception an acceptable social practice-and a necessary component of modern healthcare.

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This text looks at the smallest and simplest of dwellings in order to explore some of the largest questions that can be posed about architecture. What begins where architecture ends What was before architecture

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Presents the history of the Gomez, an elite family of Mexico that includes several hundred individuals, and their spouses and the families of their spouses. This book shows how the Gomez have evolved a distinctive subculture and an ability to advance their economic interests under changing political and economic conditions.

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With the growing interest in the great number of culturally, linguistically, and ethnically different families entering the United States, it is essential for researchers and mental health practitioners to acquire a working knowledge that can aid in a healthier adjustment of these families.

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Scholars and upper level and graduate students of economic history, developmental economics, regional economics, international economics, and political economy will find provocative contrasts and insights in this collection of essays, presented at the 18th annual Political Economy of the World-System Conference.

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Scholars and upper level and graduate students of economic history, developmental economics, regional economics, international economics, and political economy will find provocative contrasts and insights in this collection of essays, presented at the 18th annual Political Economy of the World-System Conference.

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From the authors of the #1 New York Times best-selling Half the Sky, a unique and essential narrative about making a difference in the world--a road-map to becoming a conscientious global citizen. The basis of a PBS four-hour series.

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Offering a different approach to landscape perception, this book is a photographic essay about topographic features of the landscape. Integrating philosophical approaches to landscape perception with anthropological studies, it uses this perspective to examine the relationship between prehistoric sites and their topographic settings.

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This book is an extended photographic essay about the topographic features of the landscape. The author puts forward a radically new perspective for conceptualizing the meaning and significance of prehistoric monuments in relation to the natural landscape.

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No army in the Middle East has been as written about in English as has Israel's, yet this book actually says something new. Reuven Gal, former chief psychologist of the IDF, looks at the influences on the Israeli soldier and their impact on the IDF's performance.

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This book offers a new approach by combining the disciplines of history, psychology, and religion to explain the suicidal element in both Western culture and the individual, and how to treat it.

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We are in a race against time to save urban children from educational failure and to reform urban school systems before people give up on them.