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Hon, Tze-ki, and Ying-kit Chan. The Cityscapes of Taipei, Hong Kong, and Singapore during the Cold War. Amsterdam University Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463722483.
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This volume presents a comparative analysis of three key cities—Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei—during the Cold War. Strategically positioned within international trade networks, these cities also served as critical nodes for both regional conflicts and cooperation. The comparison primarily focuses on their urban landscapes, drawing on the memories embedded in their collective memoryscapes, the imagery presented in their filmscapes, and the perceptions of their inhabitants, as reflected in fiction and films that portrayed urban life and the experiences of ordinary people. The Cityscapes of Ta
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Kamath, B. S. K., and Sarah Turle. MCQs for the Primary FRCA. Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199575770.001.0001.
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Designed specifically for the revised Primary FRCA examination, this book contains true/false multiple choice questions. It is divided into the three specific areas outlined in the FRCA curriculum: physics and measurement, physiology, and pharmacology. Each section includes a brief introduction, 170 mcqs and answers with explanations. Uniquely the book includes answers with explanations and cross-references to key textbooks, allowing you to read more on difficult areas. The author team balances extensive exam experience with recent exam success. Each question has also been expertly reviewed to
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Melcher, Miranda. Securing Peace in Angola and Mozambique. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350407954.
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Explaining how and why there are such diverging outcomes of UN peace negotiations and treaties, this book offers a detailed examination of peace processes in order to demonstrate that how treaties are negotiated and written significantly impacts their implementation. Drawing on case studies from the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars, Miranda Melcher demonstrates the critical importance of specificity in peace treaties in understanding implementation outcomes for military integration. Based on unique primary source data, including interviews with key actors who have participated in peace treaty
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McWilliams, John C. The 1960s Cultural Revolution. 2nd ed. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400605598.
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The 1960s Cultural Revolution is a highly readable and valuable resource revisiting personalities and events that sparked the cultural revolutions that have become synonymous with the 1960s. The 1960s Cultural Revolution: A Reference Guide is an engagingly written book that considers the forces that shaped the 1960s and made it the unique era that it was. An introductory historical overview provides context and puts the decade in perspective. With a focus on social and cultural history, subsequent chapters focus on the New Left, the antiwar movement, the counterculture, and 1968, a year that s
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Golan, Amos. The Metrics of Info-Metrics. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199349524.003.0003.
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In this chapter I present the key ideas and develop the essential quantitative metrics needed for modeling and inference with limited information. I provide the necessary tools to study the traditional maximum-entropy principle, which is the cornerstone for info-metrics. The chapter starts by defining the primary notions of information and entropy as they are related to probabilities and uncertainty. The unique properties of the entropy are explained. The derivations and discussion are extended to multivariable entropies and informational quantities. For completeness, I also discuss the comple
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Moore, Randy. Galápagos. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400655463.
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This encyclopedia provides readers with a comprehensive look at the Galápagos Islands, from the wildlife and scientists that made them famous to the challenges and issues the islands face today. In the mid-1800s, the Galápagos Islands served as Charles Darwin's playground, a volcanic archipelago where he famously worked on his theories of evolution and natural selection. But who actually discovered the islands? Why didn't any country claim them for more than 200 years? And is ecotourism hurting or helping these mysterious islands? This volume explores the history, science, and culture of the G
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Harward, Brian M., ed. The Presidency in Times of Crisis and Disaster. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216000709.
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Presidents hold the attention of the public like no other political actor. In addition, because of their unique role in the constitutional system, presidents often take immediate, unilateral action in the face of national emergencies. Exploring key events, crises, and disasters through the lens of presidential responsiveness, this text reveals not only the larger historical context but also the authority of presidents in meeting the “felt necessities of the time,” deepening readers’ understanding of those touchstone events. Comprehensive in temporal and topical scope, the book covers crises an
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Summitt, April R. Sequoyah and the Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216012900.
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Through a unique combination of narrative history and primary documents, this book provides an engrossing biography of Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee writing system, and clearly documents the importance of written language in the preservation of culture. Sequoyah's creation of an easy-to-learn syllabary for the Cherokee nation enabled far more than the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper of the Cherokee Nation, and the ability for Native Americans to communicate far more effectively than word of mouth can allow. In many ways, the effects of Sequoyah's syllabary demonstrate the critica
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Harris, Richard A., and Daniel J. Tichenor, eds. History of the U.S. Political System. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216972792.
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This reference resource combines unique historical analysis, scholarly essays, and primary source documents to explore the evolution of ideas and institutions that have shaped American government and Americans' political behavior. One of the most active and revealing approaches to research into the American political system is one that focuses on political development, an approach that combines the tools of the political scientist and the historian.A History of the U.S. Political System: Ideas, Interests, and Institutionsis the first comprehensive resource that uses this approach to explore th
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Harris, Richard, and Daniel Tichenor, eds. History of the U.S. Political System. ABC-CLIO, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216972778.
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This reference resource combines unique historical analysis, scholarly essays, and primary source documents to explore the evolution of ideas and institutions that have shaped American government and Americans' political behavior. One of the most active and revealing approaches to research into the American political system is one that focuses on political development, an approach that combines the tools of the political scientist and the historian.A History of the U.S. Political System: Ideas, Interests, and Institutionsis the first comprehensive resource that uses this approach to explore th
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Harris, Richard A., and Daniel J. Tichenor, eds. History of the U.S. Political System. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216972785.
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This reference resource combines unique historical analysis, scholarly essays, and primary source documents to explore the evolution of ideas and institutions that have shaped American government and Americans' political behavior. One of the most active and revealing approaches to research into the American political system is one that focuses on political development, an approach that combines the tools of the political scientist and the historian.A History of the U.S. Political System: Ideas, Interests, and Institutionsis the first comprehensive resource that uses this approach to explore th
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Dong, Lan, ed. 25 Events That Shaped Asian American History. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400605772.
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Asian Americans have made significant contributions to American history, society, and culture. This book presents key events in the Asian American experience through 25 well-developed, accessible essays; detailed timelines; biographies of notable figures; excerpts of primary source documents; and sidebars and images that provide narrative and visual information on high-interest topics. Arranged chronologically, the 25 essays showcase the ways in which Asian Americans have contributed to U.S. history and culture and bear witness to their struggles, activism, and accomplishments. The book offers
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Shaw, Dan. Morality and the Movies. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350333642.
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Morality and the Movies presents the ideal introduction to philosophical ethics for film lovers. Dan Shaw uses a series of sixteen popular films, including Hotel Rwanda, Casablanca, Citizen Kane, A Clockwork Orange, Dead Man Walking and Full Metal Jacket, to illustrate all the major ethical theories and key contemporary moral issues. The book provides a brief summary and philosophical interpretation of each film, with reference throughout to primary philosophical sources. A unique pedagogical feature is that each chapter begins with a five-step summary of the theoretical position in question a
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Finley, Laura L. Domestic Violence and Abuse. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400642111.
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A comprehensive and timely resource for students, activists, educators, and advocates, Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook provides a rich and scholarly assessment of this important social issue while also including stories and profiles for a more personal understanding. Domestic Violence and Abuse: A Reference Handbook provides a thorough review of the most recent research about intimate partner violence. Additionally, a historical review provides readers with a sense of how views on domestic violence have changed over time and how different policies and practices have and have
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Ball, Dewi Ioan, and Joy Porter, eds. Competing Voices from Native America. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216185048.
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A unique, carefully-chosen selection of short, stimulating primary-source accounts describes controversial moments in Native American history since 1492, sharing both Native and non-Native viewpoints. Not restricted to writings about military conflict, this anthology presents student researchers with the words of both Natives and non-Natives on a wide range of conflicts and bitterly contested issues involving Native American experiences and rights. Deploying an extensive array of sources, including newspaper reports, congressional documents, government documents, and Indian tribal sources, Com
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Frazer, Chris. Competing Voices from the Mexican Revolution. Greenwood Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400629624.
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A unique compilation of diverse sources, many in English translation for the first time, this book documents the Mexican Revolution, explains its popular and agrarian nature, and helps to clarify its often perplexing conflicts, alliances, and issues. Competing Voices from the Mexican Revolution: Fighting Words lets readers see this watershed moment in Mexican history in a new light, through the eyes of people who actually experienced it. This annotated collection of brief primary sources—from Mexican and U.S. government documents, novels, news articles, ballads, travel accounts and memoirs, ma
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King, Douglas J. William Shakespeare. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216035961.
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Based on solid research and clear explanations, this book provides a thorough and up-to-date analysis of 10 key facts and fictions regarding the life and works of William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is perhaps the most famous author in world literature. His works have attracted tremendous critical and historical attention, and the world in which he lived has been the subject of hundreds if not thousands of books. But for all the attention given to Shakespeare and his world, arguments continue about what we can say for sure concerning his life and works. This book brings a unique perspective to th
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McAlinden, Anne-Marie, Marie Keenan, and James Gallen. Transforming Justice Responses to Non-Recent Institutional Abuses. Oxford University PressOxford, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191967399.001.0001.
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Abstract This book critically examines justice responses to non-recent institutional abuses across the island of Ireland, comprising Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland within an international context, drawing on insights from interdisciplinary literature (eg law, political science, history, sociology, criminology, and social policy) and extensive primary research. Utilising the island of Ireland, North and South, as its primary case study, it comparatively examines the dominant forms of justice responses to non-recent institutional abuses, including prosecutions and civil litigation,
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Richards, Michael D., and Philip F. Riley. Term Paper Resource Guide to Twentieth-Century World History. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216024378.
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This historical research guide provides students and their teachers with 600 term paper ideas and cites more than a thousand print and nonprint sources on the 100 most important events that have shaped 20th-century world history. Organized in chronological order, the guide features entries on key events in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America that are covered in the world history curriculum in secondary schools and colleges. From the 1905 revolution in Russia to the Chinese economy at the end of the 20th century, a wide range of political, economic, social, and cultural eve
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Trefalt, Beatrice. Competing Voices from the Pacific War. Edited by Sean Brawley and Chris Dixon. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216185031.
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Key decisions and events of the Pacific War are explored in this work by juxtaposing Allied and Japanese accounts, giving voice to both sides in this epic confrontation. Competing Voices from the Pacific War: Fighting Words covers the period from July 1937 to September 1945, touching briefly on the post-war Allied occupation of Japan. Although it emphasizes American and Japanese accounts, it also includes perspectives from other nations. Materials covering political and strategic issues, the experiences of combatants and prisoners of war, the experiences of civilians caught up in the various w
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Shea, Daniel M., and Brian M. Harward. Presidential Campaigns. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216000778.
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Combining primary sources with expert commentary, this timely book probes critical moments in U.S. presidential elections in the last 20th- and early 21st-centuries, empowering readers to better understand and analyze the electoral process. Presidential Campaigns: Documents Decoded illuminates both the high stakes of a presidential campaign and the gaffes, controversies, and excesses that often influence the outcome. With a view to enabling readers to develop skills essential to political literacy, the book examines crisis points in modern presidential elections from the early 1950s through th
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Seelye, James, and Shawn Selby, eds. Shaping North America. ABC-CLIO, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216986270.
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This fascinating multivolume set provides a unique resource for learning about early American history, including thematic essays, topical entries, and an invaluable collection of primary source documents. In 1783, just months after the United States achieved independence from Great Britain, General George Washington was compelled to convince his officers not to undertake a military coup of the Congress of Confederation. Had the planned mutinous coup of the Newburgh Conspiracy gone forward, the American experiment may have ended before it even began. The pre-colonial and colonial periods of ear
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Seelye, James, and Shawn Selby, eds. Shaping North America. ABC-CLIO, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216986256.
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This fascinating multivolume set provides a unique resource for learning about early American history, including thematic essays, topical entries, and an invaluable collection of primary source documents. In 1783, just months after the United States achieved independence from Great Britain, General George Washington was compelled to convince his officers not to undertake a military coup of the Congress of Confederation. Had the planned mutinous coup of the Newburgh Conspiracy gone forward, the American experiment may have ended before it even began. The pre-colonial and colonial periods of ear
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Seelye Jr., James E., Shawn Selby, and Christine Eisel Assistant Editor, eds. Shaping North America. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216986263.
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This fascinating multivolume set provides a unique resource for learning about early American history, including thematic essays, topical entries, and an invaluable collection of primary source documents. In 1783, just months after the United States achieved independence from Great Britain, General George Washington was compelled to convince his officers not to undertake a military coup of the Congress of Confederation. Had the planned mutinous coup of the Newburgh Conspiracy gone forward, the American experiment may have ended before it even began. The pre-colonial and colonial periods of ear
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Horn, Jeff. The Industrial Revolution. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400669873.
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Through this book's roughly 50 reference entries, readers will gain a better appreciation of what life during the Industrial Revolution was like and see how the United States and Europe rapidly changed as societies transitioned from an agrarian economy to one based on machines and mass production. The Industrial Revolution remains one of the most transformative events in world history. It forever changed the economic landscape and gave birth to the modern world as we know it. The content and primary documents within The Industrial Revolution: History, Documents, and Key Questions provide key h
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Green, Michael, and Scott Stabler, eds. Ideas and Movements That Shaped America. ABC-CLIO, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400668159.
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America was founded on bold ideas and beliefs. This book examines the ideas and movements that shaped our nation, presenting thorough, accessible entries with sources that improve readers' understanding of the American experience. Presenting accessibly written information for general audiences as well as students and researchers, this three-volume work examines the evolution of American society and thought from the nation's beginnings to the 21st century. It covers the seminal ideas and social movements that define who we are as Americans—from the ideas that underpin the Bill of Rights to slav
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Bitzinger, Richard A., ed. The Modern Defense Industry. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400686597.
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Whether it’s guns and ammunition or multidimensional anti-terrorism systems, the defense industry is dynamic, complex, and ubiquitous. It is also mysterious, powerful, and controversial, involving thousands of players worldwide—from suppliers and producers to government and military procurers to shadowy figures that trade in the black market. This comprehensive, two-volume reference will explore, on a global scale, the various issues, concepts, problems, and controversies surrounding the rise of the modern defense industry. Unparalleled in its scope and insight, The Modern Defense Industry wil
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Ishikawa, Machiko. Paradox and Representation. Cornell University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501751943.001.0001.
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How can the “voiceless” voice be represented? This primary question underpins this book's analysis of selected works by Buraku writer, Nakagami Kenji (1946–1992). In spite of his Buraku background, Nakagami's privilege as a writer made it difficult for him to “hear” and “represent” those voices silenced by mainstream social structures in Japan. This “paradox of representing the silenced voice” is the key theme of the book. Gayatri Spivak theorizes the (im)possibility of representing the voice of “subalterns,” those oppressed by imperialism, patriarchy, and heteronomativity. Arguing for Burakum
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Chopra, Amit, Piyush Das, and Karl Doghramji, eds. Management of Sleep Disorders in Psychiatry. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190929671.001.0001.
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‘Management of Sleep Disorders in Psychiatry’ provides an in-depth and evidence-based review of sleep-wake disorders included in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) that are associated with a range of psychiatric disorders including mood, anxiety, psychotic, neurocognitive, eating, and substance use disorders. It also includes special sections on sleep-wake disorders associated with pediatric and neurological disorders, and reviews forensic issues encountered in the practice of psychiatry as they relate to sleep disorders. The book is unique in its focus
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Lee, Heather Vaughan, ed. Artifacts from American Fashion. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400614774.
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Clothing and fashion accessories can serve as valuable primary sources for learning about our history. This unique book examines daily life in 20th-century America through the lens of fashion and clothing. This collection explores fashion artifacts from daily life to shed light on key aspects of the social life and culture of Americans in the 20th century. Artifacts from American Fashion covers forty-five essential articles of fashion or accessories, chosen to illuminate significant areas of daily life and history, including Politics, World Events, and War; Transportation and Technology; Home
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Murray, Ann. Otto Dix and the Memorialization of World War I in German Visual Culture, 1914-1936. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350354654.
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This book examines the confrontational war pictures of Otto Dix (1891–1969) and explores their role in shaping the memory of World War I in Germany during the years 1914-36. Dix’s thirty-eight months on the World War I battlefields profoundly influenced his post-war artistic career, and saw him produce some of the most enduring images of the conflict and establish himself as one of Europe’s leading modernists. Offering substantial new research and presenting numerous primary sources to an English readership for the first time, the book examines Dix’s war pictures within the broader visual cult
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Newton, Michael. Famous Assassinations in World History. ABC-CLIO, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400649974.
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Representing a unique reference tool for readers interested in history, criminology, or terrorism, this book provides the most complete and up-to-date coverage of assassinations of key figures throughout history and around the world. Effecting the death of a political figure, a leader of a nation, or a public figure usually captures people's attention. But how often is assassination effective to achieve the larger objective beyond the death of the targeted individual?Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopediaoffers more than 200 entries on assassinations of all kinds that will all
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Shearer, Benjamin F. The Uniting States. Greenwood, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216190868.
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Fifty-one essays and over 90 maps tell the story of how each of the 50 states in the Union became part of, and remained, one nation, indivisible, over a span of 172 years. From Delaware's entry in 1787 through Hawaii's joining in 1959,The Uniting Statesbrings together the unique stories of each of the 50 United States' journey into statehood in a single reference work. Local, national, and international matters loom large in this unique look at America's continent-spanning transformation from isolated English colonies to 50 distinct states. From Delaware's entry in 1787 through Hawaii's joinin
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Aridan, Natan. Advocating for Israel. Lexington Books, 2017. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781666983548.
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This study analyzes the unique triangular relationship between Israel’s diplomatic representatives, pro-Israel advocates, and US administrations draws on a wealth of Hebrew and English primary documentation that includes; government archives, surveillance records, wiretappings, personal oral interviews, and diaries of key individuals. Natan Aridan demonstrates how a small new state succeeded in establishing a level of political, economic and military aid that has made for an alliance that is unique in the American experience. Revealed in considerable depth are the dilemmas facing Israeli and U
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Kear, Benjamin P., and Robert J. Hamilton-Bruce. Dinosaurs in Australia. CSIRO Publishing, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643101692.
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Over the last few decades our understanding of what Australia was like during the Mesozoic Era has changed radically. A rush of new fossil discoveries, together with cutting-edge analytical techniques, has created a much more detailed picture of ancient life and environments from the great southern continent. Giant dinosaurs, bizarre sea monsters and some of the earliest ancestors of Australia’s unique modern animals and plants all occur in rocks of Mesozoic age. Ancient geographical positioning of Australia close to the southern polar circle and mounting geological evidence for near freezing
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Friedwald, Will. Straighten Up and Fly Right. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190882044.001.0001.
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This book is the first true critical biography of Nat King Cole, the seminal 20th-century jazz pianist, popular singer, and African American cultural icon. It draws on many decades of research, extensive interviews, and the music itself to present an in-depth exploration of how Cole achieved his unique twin peaks: as both a pioneering, innovative instrumentalist, a key player in the transition from swing to modern jazz, with dozens of prominent disciples; and as the most popular male singer of his generation. This is the first new book on Cole in more than twenty years and the only one to take
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Cumo, Christopher. The Ongoing Columbian Exchange. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400693328.
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This unique encyclopedia enables students to understand the myriad ways that the Columbian Exchange shaped the modern world, covering every major living organism from pathogens and plants to insects and mammals. Most people have only the vaguest notion of how profoundly the world was changed by Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas. Indeed, some of what is commonly regarded as “traditional” Native American life and culture—living in teepees and hunting buffalo from horseback, for example—came from the arrival of Europeans. This encyclopedia helps students acquire fundamental informati
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Wouters, Jan, Frank Hoffmeister, Geert De Baere, and Thomas Ramopoulos. The Law of EU External Relations. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198869481.001.0001.
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This unique compilation of materials, cases, and commentary on EU external relations law is both a valuable teaching tool for (post-)graduate courses and seminars on the foreign relations of the European Union, as well as an indispensable first initiation in the legal foundations of the external action of the Union for diplomats, civil servants, attorneys, and other practitioners. Apart from making accessible key primary materials such as EU Treaty provisions; judgments and opinions of the Court of Justice; legislation; agreements; and more obscure documents revealing the law in practice, the
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Ganguli, Ina, Ricardo Hausmann, and Martina Viarengo. Career Dynamics and Gender Gaps Among Employees in the Microfinance Sector. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198829591.003.0009.
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Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are commonly identified as empowering women and making them key actors in generating social change and economic development. Yet little is known about the gender parity among employees within the lending institutions themselves and how this can impact development. While MFIs are increasingly important as employers in the developing world, there is little micro-level evidence about gender differences among MFI employees and MFIs’ relation to economic development. We use a unique panel dataset of employees from Latin America’s largest MFI to show that gender gaps
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Edwards, James R. The Gospel according to Mark. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/bci-0016.
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This new Pillar volume offers exceptional commentary on Mark that clearly shows the second Gospel ― though it was a product of the earliest Christian community ― to be both relevant and sorely needed in today's church. Written by a biblical scholar who has devoted thirty years to the study of the second Gospel, this commentary aims primarily to interpret the Gospel of Mark according to its theological intentions and purposes, especially as they relate to the life and ministry of Jesus and the call to faith and discipleship. Unique features of James Edwards's approach include clear descriptions
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O'Connor, David E. Encyclopedia of the Global Economy. Greenwood, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798216190967.
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There is no doubt that we live in a truly global economy. This unique resource covers a wide spectrum of concepts, people, and organizations related to economic globalization—from its origins in the quest for exotic spices in the 16th century to the debates and controversies that reflect it today. Volume 1 features over 150 entries, organized alphabetically, with definitions and descriptions, examples, photos, references, and exhibits featuring the most current data. Topical coverage includes such contemporary issues as offshore outsourcing, corporate social responsibility, child labor, and th
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Adenitire, John Olusegun, and Raffael Fasel. Animals and the Constitution. Oxford University PressOxford, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780198910534.001.0001.
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Abstract This book breaks new ground by challenging the human-centredness of current constitutional theory and practices. It pioneers a more capacious account of constitutionalism—sentience-based constitutionalism—which is grounded in respect for the interests of all governed sentient beings. The book demonstrates how this account can be implemented in modern constitutions by rethinking four key principles of constitutionalism: fundamental rights, proportionality, rule of law, and democracy. To illustrate how these principles can be reimagined to protect the interests of both humans and animal
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Taji, Acram, and John Reganold. Organic Agriculture. Edited by Paul Kristiansen. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643094604.
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With global revenue surpassing twenty-five billion dollars annually, organic agriculture is a highly visible and rapidly growing component of agricultural production. In Organic Agriculture: A Global Perspective, Paul Kristiansen, Acram Taji, and John Reganold, and their international group of contributors scientifically review key aspects of organic agriculture. At the intersection of research, education, and practice, the contributors look at the organic agricultural movement’s successes and limitations. 
 The first half of this book critically evaluates the agricultural production of b
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Baum, Nehami. Mental Health Professionals Working in a Shared Traumatic Reality. Edited by Sara Maltzman. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199739134.013.46.
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Professionals working in a shared traumatic reality—that is, in a disaster in their home community—are doubly exposed: both as individuals who experienced the disaster at first hand and as professionals who treat people traumatized by it. This chapter opens with a discussion of the development of the concept of “shared traumatic reality” and a presentation of the five key features of professionals’ double exposure: intrusive anxiety, lapses of empathy, immersion in professional role, role expansion, and changes in place and time of work. It then presents the findings of studies of Israeli ment
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Nadel, Meryl, and Susan Scher. Not Just Play. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190496548.001.0001.
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Not Just Play: Summer Camp and the Profession of Social Work offers the only book written in many decades that focuses on the relationship between social work and the summer camp movement. Is camp just play or more? This volume responds with a comprehensive treatment of this underappreciated field of practice. In addition to updating their knowledge, social workers, students, and camp professionals will benefit froem the book’s exploration of many perspectives on this subject. The text features four sections. An introduction to underlying concepts is followed by a historical perspective on the
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Crew, Spencer R., Lonnie G. Bunch III, and Clement A. Price. Memories of the Enslaved. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400684685.
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This book offers a first-person perspective on the institution of slavery in America, providing powerful, engaging interviews from the WPA slave narrative collection that enable readers to gain a true sense of the experience of enslavement. Today’s students understandably have a hard time imagining what life for slaves more than 150 years ago was like. The best way to communicate what slaves experienced is to hear their words directly. The material in this concise single-volume work illuminates the lives of the last living generation of enslaved people in the United States—former slaves who we
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Hardy, Grant, and Anne Kinney. The Establishment of the Han Empire and Imperial China. Greenwood, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400647482.
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The Han Dynasty created an enduring Chinese empire comparable to the Roman Empire. In this book, narrative chapters, biographical sketches, and translated primary documents give readers a unique overview of this important founding dynasty. The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E. to C.E. 221) ruled a large prosperous Chinese empire that was roughly contemporary with the Roman Empire and comparable in size. The Han was founded by Liu Bang who ruled as Emperor Gaozu. The Han emperors turned away from the harsh rule of their Qin predecessors and promoted Confucianism and other schools of thought while retaini
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Pokrant, Marvin. Desert Shield at Sea. Praeger, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400639357.
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Naval forces have not yet received the attention they are due for their role in Operation Desert Shield. This chronological account offers a unique, and as yet, unseen level of detail regarding the Navy's contribution throughout the operation. Relying on primary sources whenever possible, this book discusses naval decisions in terms of information available to decision-makers at the time and presents the pros and cons for alternative courses of action, as argued at the time of the original decision. It details the Navy's role in planning for successful operations, its constant vigil against su
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Turner, Martin R., and Matthew C. Kiernan, eds. Landmark Papers in Neurology. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199658602.001.0001.
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Landmark Papers in Neurology is a unique synthesis of expert opinion, charting the origins and contemporary development of clinical neuroscience. Through these important papers, covering a full range of neurodevelopmental, neurovascular, neuroinflammatory, and neurodegenerative perspectives, international opinion leaders describe the wider historical context, provoke debate, and inspire further reading. For each specialty, core findings are dissected across ten key manuscripts, and placed within a transforming neurological landscape, incorporating an extensive bibliography to guide further rea
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Brackett, Donald. Dark Mirror. Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400637773.
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Singer-songwriters’ lyrical reflections have a magical way of expressing our own sentiments and feelings. Almost all of the singer-songwriters discussed here—including Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Tom Waits, Amy Winehouse, The White Stripes, and many more—sing in an exotic and raw vocal style, which one would not traditionally call reassuring, and yet their profoundly unique voices appear to be the only ones capable of conveying their unique messages. One of the key elements being studied in this book is the fact that singer-songwriters often suffer from a deep sense of loneliness, perhaps associat