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The Paradox of Continental Production

National Investment Policies in North America

By: Barbara L. Jenkins

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The Paradox of Continental Production

National Investment Policies in North America

By: Barbara L. Jenkins

Should national governments regulate foreign investment? The question is hotly contested in today's international trade debates. Barbara Jenkins here addresses this complex issue in a timely account of market relationships among North American nations. Jenkins provides up-to-date, detailed analyses of foreign investment regulations and policies in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. She identifies inherent contradictions in the general tactic that all three countries have pursued-simply relying on the pressures of the market rather than planning active strategy--and she assesses the likely effects on foreign investment of the recently concluded Canada--U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the potential North American free trade agreement. Free trade and the absence of adjustment policy, she argues, expose key political actors such as business and labor too broadly to market forces. The result is a projectionist reaction on the part of these domestic actors, which ultimately defeats efforts to liberalize trade and investment relations. In current approaches to foreign investment regulation, Jenkins detects divergent trends among the three countries: while Ottawa and Mexico City continue to liberalize their investment strategies, Washington is growing more interventionist. She shows, however, that the interventionism of the United States reflects a nationalistic trend rather than a commitment to a coherent strategy. Cautioning that the conclusion of a North American free trade agreement will only exacerbate the inadequacies of current policies, Jenkins concludes by offering recommendations for future action. The Paradox of Continental Production will be stimulating reading for policymakers, political economists, and other observers of Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. politics.

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Cornell University Press

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0801426766

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9780801426766

Breeding and Eugenics in the American Literary Imagination

Heredity Rules in the Twentieth Century

By: Ewa Barbara Luczak

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Breeding and Eugenics in the American Literary Imagination

Heredity Rules in the Twentieth Century

By: Ewa Barbara Luczak

A disturbing but ultimately discredited strain in American thought, eugenics was a crucial ideological force in the early twentieth century. Luczak investigates the work of writers like Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman, to consider the impact of eugenic racial discourse on American literary production from 1900-1940.

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281

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Springer

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1137545798

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9781137545794

Marie Adrien Persac

Louisiana Artist

By: H. Parrott Bacot,Barbara SoRelle Bacot,Sally Kittredge Reeves,John Lawrence,John Magill

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Marie Adrien Persac

Louisiana Artist

By: H. Parrott Bacot,Barbara SoRelle Bacot,Sally Kittredge Reeves,John Lawrence,John Magill

Marie Adrien Persac (1823-1873) was a French-born Louisiana artist who worked in a range of mediums to produce a unique view of the lower Mississippi Valley at midcentury. In the first catalogued exhibition devoted solely to this multifaceted but overlooked talent, paintings, drawings, maps, and photographs from numerous holdings have been brought together to present fresh insights and reevaluate this artist's place in the annals of American history and material culture. Due in part to his broad talents artist, cartographer, architect, civil engineer, photographer, and art teacher Persac's work is of major importance to Southern history researchers and art historians. His paintings of south Louisiana plantation houses have captured that now-varnished lifestyle in minute detail, approximating the exactitude of architectural drafting. Today this series is invaluable to scholars of the period, as is Persac's painting of a steamboat interior -- the only one known to exist -- and another French Opera House, which burned to the ground in 1919.

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164

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LSU Press

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080712642X

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9780807126424

Literacy in America

An Encyclopedia of History, Theory and Practice

By: Barbara J. Guzzetti

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Literacy in America

An Encyclopedia of History, Theory and Practice

By: Barbara J. Guzzetti

Offers comprehensive information about literacy and related instructional and assessment topics.

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432

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ABC-CLIO

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1576073580

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9781576073582

Wrong's What I Do Best

Hard Country Music and Contemporary Culture

By: Barbara Ching

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Wrong's What I Do Best

Hard Country Music and Contemporary Culture

By: Barbara Ching

This is the first study of "hard" country music as well as the first comprehensive application of contemporary cultural theory to country music. Barbara Ching begins by defining the features that make certain country songs and artists "hard." She compares hard country music to "high" American culture, arguing that hard country deliberately focuses on its low position in the American cultural hierarchy, comically singing of failures to live up to American standards of affluence, while mainstream country music focuses on nostalgia, romance, and patriotism of regular folk. With chapters on Hank Williams Sr. and Jr., Merle Haggard, George Jones, David Allan Coe, Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, and the Outlaw Movement, this book is written in a jargon-free, engaging style that will interest both academic as well as general readers.

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200

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Oxford University Press

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0190283092

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9780190283094

Cancer Nursing

By: Connie Henke Yarbro,Debra Wujcik,Barbara Holmes Gobel

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Cancer Nursing

By: Connie Henke Yarbro,Debra Wujcik,Barbara Holmes Gobel

Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice, Eighth Edition continues as the gold standard in oncology nursing. With contributions from the foremost experts in the field, it has remained the definitive reference on the rapidly changing science and practice of oncology nursing for more than 25 years. Completely updated and revised to reflect the latest research and developments in the care of patients with cancer, the Eighth Edition includes new chapters on the biology of cancer, sleep disorders, and palliative care across the cancer continuum. The Eighth Edition also includes significant updates to the basic science chapters to reflect recent increases in scientific knowledge, especially relating to genes and cancer. Also heavily revised are the sections devoted to the dynamics of cancer prevention, detection, and diagnosis, as well as treatment, oncologic emergencies, end of life care, and professional and legal issues for oncology nurses.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1284128199

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9781284128192

Book's by Barbara L. Jenkins

The Paradox of Continental Production

The Paradox of Continental Production

Breeding and Eugenics in the American Literary Imagination

Breeding and Eugenics in the American Literary Imagination

Marie Adrien Persac

Marie Adrien Persac

Literacy in America

Literacy in America

Wrong's What I Do Best

Wrong's What I Do Best

Cancer Nursing

Cancer Nursing

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