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Presents a collection of facts and figures covering various aspects of American life. This title provides the official Federal summary of statistics-derived from both government and private statistical sources - on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

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This study presents a compendium of statistical material relating to the Welsh language in the 19th century. Divided into five sections, the statistical findings are presented in tabular form, together with explanatory maps.

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A theoretically rigorous examination of the claims of dependency theory in a world increasingly dominated by regional superpowers.

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Academic field work data collections are unique and unrepeatable records of highly significant events. This collection of refereed papers from the conference of the same name held at the University of Sydney in December 2006, provides a record of recent research practice by fieldworkers in linguistics, botany and anthropology.

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When Princeton anthropologist John Borneman arrived in Syria's second-largest city in 2004 as a visiting Fulbright professor, he took up residence in what many consider a "rogue state" on the frontline of a "clash of civilizations" between the Orient and the West. Hoping to understand intimate interactions of religious, political, and familial auth

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Debates about financial reform have led to the recognition that a healthy financial system doesn't depend solely on how it is structured--organizational culture matters as well. Based on extensive research in a Wall Street derivatives-trading room, Taking the Floor considers how the culture of financial organizations might change in order to remain healthy, even in times of crises.ises.

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The contributors to Taking Up Space focus on representations of womens labour in cultural production (literature, cinema and television, journalism, bande dessine). The chapters draw on a wide range of work experiences, from salaried work in academic, artistic, corporate and working-class worlds to unpaid (reproductive, domestic) labour, illegal activities and activism.

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Leading scholars make the case that Marx & Critical Theory remain essential teaching material for a diverse range of contemporary fields.

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This important study critically assesses the role of the mainstream media in shaping the politics and the popular understanding of the 'Greek Crisis.'

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An innovative discussion of the influence of agrarian movements on the process of US state building between 1840 and 1980.

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In the social sciences today, students are taught theory by reading and analyzing the works of Karl Marx, Max Weber, and other foundational figures of the discipline. What they rarely learn, however, is how to actually theorize. This is a practical guide to doing just that, written by a well-known sociologist.

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"Examines the history and key organizers of the Boston Athletic Association and the B.A.A.'s influence on the modern Olympic Games, the Boston Marathon, and the modern fitness movement"--Provided by publisher.

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Thinking through original empirical research, this book explores the relations between girls' bodies and images from a Deleuzian perspective. Holding in suspension models of cause-and-effect and of subject(ivity)/object(ivity) it asks, what do images make possible for the becoming of bodies -- .

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A new and fully-updated centenary edition of Raymond Williams's seminal collection of essays on nationhood and cultural identity, Who Speaks for Wales

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This study of the Anglican Church in Wales should be of interest to those concerned with the nature of Christianity in contemporary society. It provides a description and analysis of the territorial organization of a church, and offers a review of the beliefs and activities of church members.

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A thoughtful analysis of the developing interplay between post-socialist European communities and Western neoliberal actors.

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Where do new alternatives, new organizational forms, and types of people come from Combining biochemical insights about the origin of life with innovative and historically oriented social network analyses, this book develops a theory about the emergence of organizational, and biographical novelty from the coevolution of multiple social networks.