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Competing Voices from the Mexican Revolution

Fighting Words

By: Chris Frazer Ph.D.

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Competing Voices from the Mexican Revolution

Fighting Words

By: Chris Frazer Ph.D.

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, manifestos, correspondence, and graphic arts—brings together a wide range of contrasting opinions on the revolution's pivotal moments and controversies. From the beginnings of social unrest in the 1890s to the war's conclusion in 1923, readers can assess debates between factions, follow key individuals and military/political movements, evaluate the motives of participants, explore U.S.-Mexican relations, and gauge the war's impact across the full spectrum of Mexican society, including women and the peasant and working classes.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216064022

Race, Science, and the Nation

Reconstructing the Ancient Past in Britain, France and Germany

By: Chris Manias

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Race, Science, and the Nation

Reconstructing the Ancient Past in Britain, France and Germany

By: Chris Manias

Across the nineteenth century, scholars in Britain, France and the German lands sought to understand their earliest ancestors: the Germanic and Celtic tribes known from classical antiquity, and the newly discovered peoples of prehistory. New fields – philology, archeology and anthropology – interacted, breaking down languages, unearthing artifacts, measuring skulls and recording the customs of "savage" analogues. This was a decidedly national process: disciplines institutionalized on national levels, and their findings seen to have deep implications for the origins of the nation and its "racial composition." However, this operated within broader currents. The wide spread of material and novelty of the methods meant that these approaches formed connections across Europe and beyond, even while national rivalries threatened to tear these networks apart. Race, Science and the Nation follows this tension, offering a simultaneously comparative, cross-national and multi-disciplinary history of the scholarly reconstruction of European prehistory. As well as showing how interaction between disciplines was key to their formation, it makes arguments of keen relevance to studies of racial thought and nationalism. It shows these researches often worked against attempts to present the chaotic multi-layered ancient eras as times of mythic origin. Instead, they argued that the modern nations of Europe were not only diverse, but were products of long processes of social development and "racial" fusion. This book therefore brings to light a formerly unstudied motif of nineteenth-century national consciousness, showing how intellectuals in the era of nation-building themselves drove an idea of their nations being "constructed" from a useable past.

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Routledge

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113505469X

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Left of Hollywood

Cinema, Modernism, and the Emergence of U.S. Radical Film Culture

By: Chris Robé

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Left of Hollywood

Cinema, Modernism, and the Emergence of U.S. Radical Film Culture

By: Chris Robé

In the 1930s as the capitalist system faltered, many in the United States turned to the political Left. Hollywood, so deeply embedded in capitalism, was not immune to this shift. Left of Hollywood offers the first book-length study of Depression-era Left film theory and criticism in the United States. Robé studies the development of this theory and criticism over the course of the 1930s, as artists and intellectuals formed alliances in order to establish an engaged political film movement that aspired toward a popular cinema of social change. Combining extensive archival research with careful close analysis of films, Robé explores the origins of this radical social formation of U.S. Left film culture. Grounding his arguments in the surrounding contexts and aesthetics of a few films in particular—Sergei Eisenstein's Que Viva Mexico!, Fritz Lang's Fury, William Dieterle's Juarez, and Jean Renoir's La Marseillaise—Robé focuses on how film theorists and critics sought to foster audiences who might push both film culture and larger social practices in more progressive directions. Turning at one point to anti-lynching films, Robé discusses how these movies united black and white film critics, forging an alliance of writers who championed not only critical spectatorship but also the public support of racial equality. Yet, despite a stated interest in forging more egalitarian social relations, gender bias was endemic in Left criticism of the era, and female-centered films were regularly discounted. Thus Robé provides an in-depth examination of this overlooked shortcoming of U.S. Left film criticism and theory.

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University of Texas Press

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0292749902

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Ancient Civilizations

By: Chris Scarre,Brian Fagan,Charles Golden

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Ancient Civilizations

By: Chris Scarre,Brian Fagan,Charles Golden

Ancient Civilizations offers a comprehensive and straightforward account of the world’s first civilizations and how they were discovered, drawing on many avenues of inquiry including archaeological excavations, surveys, laboratory work, highly specialized scientific investigations, and both historical and ethnohistorical records. This book covers the earliest civilizations in Eurasia and the Americas, from Egypt and the Sumerians to the Indus Valley, Shang China, and the Maya. It also addresses subsequent developments in Southwest Asia, moving on to the first Aegean civilizations, Greece and Rome, the first states of sub-Saharan Africa, divine kings and empires in East and Southeast Asia, and the Aztec and Inka empires of Mesoamerica and the Andes. It includes a number of features to support student learning: a wealth of images, including several new illustrations; feature boxes which expand on key sites, finds, and written sources; and an extensive guide to further reading. With new perceptions of the origin and collapse of states, including a review of the issue of sustainability, this fifth edition has been extensively updated in the light of spectacular new discoveries and the latest theoretical advances. Examining the world’s pre-industrial civilizations from a multidisciplinary perspective and offering a comparative analysis of the field which explores the connections between all civilizations around the world, this volume provides a unique introduction to pre-industrial civilizations in all their brilliant diversity. It will prove invaluable to students of Archaeology.

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Routledge

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042968438X

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9780429684388

Wave Hunters

By: Chris Lacy

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Wave Hunters

By: Chris Lacy

A young surfer holds the only map to a lost treasure worth millions. But standing between him and the treasure is a dangerous band of pirates who will stop at nothing to possess it. Wave Hunters is a clever new adaptation of the adventure classic Treasure Island.

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PageFree Publishing, Inc.

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158961206X

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So You Want to Be a Fighter

Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience and Acceptance--Inside and Outside the Ring

By: Chris Algieri

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So You Want to Be a Fighter

Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience and Acceptance--Inside and Outside the Ring

By: Chris Algieri

“I hated every minute of training, but I said: ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” – Muhammad Ali Behind every goal accomplished is a journey filled with confidence, success, and admiration but also challenges, disappointments, and moments of despair. But even when there are hardships, unseen struggles, dark times of indecision, injuries, and financial problems, there are also moments of motivation, self-awareness, and coping strategies to help you push through the negative to reach the positive. Everyone has a story of success. Everyone has a story of failure or missed opportunities. So You Want to Be a Fighter? collects these kinds of stories in one place—told by well-known (and not-so-well-known) trainers, boxers, and MMA fighters, including Chris Algieri, former junior welterweight boxing champion and undefeated kickboxer. You’ll hear about accomplishments, mishaps, tears of joy and pain, moments of utter frustration but also jubilation, and stories about what might have been if things had gone a little bit differently. If you’ve ever wondered what boxers and MMA fighters endure behind the scenes—maybe you yearn to join them?—this is the book that will bring you all the different aspects to competing in a fight sport.

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Penguin

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0744061393

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Bandit Nation

A History of Outlaws and Cultural Struggle in Mexico, 1810-1920

By: Chris Frazer

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Bandit Nation

A History of Outlaws and Cultural Struggle in Mexico, 1810-1920

By: Chris Frazer

A look at the bandit in history and current legend, showing how those memories remain alive and well in Mexican society.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803220316

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Baseball's Greatest Series

Yankees, Mariners, and the 1995 Matchup That Changed History

By: Chris Donnelly

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Baseball's Greatest Series

Yankees, Mariners, and the 1995 Matchup That Changed History

By: Chris Donnelly

Baseball's Greatest Series details what many believe to be the most exciting postseason series in baseball history: the 1995 Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners. This division series was not simply about two teams playing five postseason games. It was about Ken Griffey Jr., Lou Piniella, Buck Showalter, Gene Michael, Jim Leyritz, Randy Johnson, Wade Boggs, Tony Fernandez, Pat Kelly, Dion James, Darryl Strawberryùand many others who changed the course of baseball history . . . A team playing to keep baseball alive in the Pacific Northwest A manager who was literally managing for his job A New York sports icon who for one week reminded everybody of the dominating player he had been a decade earlier Chris Donnelly's replay of this entire season reminds readers that it was a time when grown men cried their eyes out after defeat, and others, just a few hundred feet away, poured beer and champagne over one another while 57,000 people in Seattle's Kingdome celebrated. Five games they were. Five games that reminded people, after the devastating players' strike in 1994, how great a game baseball is because comebacks are always possible, no matter how great the obstacles may seem. From Don Mattingly's only postseason home run, which caused a near riot, to Edgar Martinez's legendary eleventh inning series-clinching double, Donnelly chronicles the earlier struggles of both teams during the 1980s, their mid-1990s resurgence, all five heart-stopping games of the series, and the dramatic and long-lasting effects of Seattle's victory. Simply stated, Baseball's Greatest Series hits a home run.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813549132

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Business of Digital Television

By: Chris Forrester

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Business of Digital Television

By: Chris Forrester

Essential reading for anyone involved in broadcasting. The Business of Digital Television presents an overview or the digital television industry. Chris Forrester examines the key technologies and developments of the marketplace, with comments on the future from leading industry experts. Written in an accessible style for the non-engineer, Forrester covers the issues that are most pertinent to strategic direction, providing, broadcasting professionals with essential facts, data and commentary in one single source. You will: Discover trends in digital TV technology Gain knowledge about the international marketplace See an analysis of the financial models Understand the importance of partnerships Find out the key drivers for change Gain an insight into emerging technologies in the future

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Taylor & Francis

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113602977X

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Addicted to Black & Gold

One Fan's Year with His Club and the World's Most Popular Sport

By: Chris Gallutia

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Addicted to Black & Gold

One Fan's Year with His Club and the World's Most Popular Sport

By: Chris Gallutia

This book bleeds passion and commitment. The author has taken the time to recount his feelings on his club as the year unfolded. The book contains pithy remarks, trenchant observations, and fresh, insightful view of the burgeoning American soccer scene through the eyes of one fan. He covers his club in an honest open manner, remaining forever objective albeit dedicated to his team. At the same time, he assesses the sport, the league, and opposing clubs in the same forthright manner.

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iUniverse

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0595096573

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Pandemonium: A Graphic Novel

By: Chris Wooding

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Pandemonium: A Graphic Novel

By: Chris Wooding

Acclaimed author Chris Wooding's first graphic novel -- fun fantasy-adventure with a macabre twist! Seifer's life is about to become a royal pain.As captain of the local skullball team, Seifer Tombchewer is the envy of his peers. He's fast, he's strong, and he flies circles around the competition. But Seifer's always dreamed of more--of leaving his tiny, remote village for a new life beyond the mountains.He just never dreamed it would happen like this. Knocked unconscious and abducted, Seifer awakens in the royal palace to learn that Prince Talon Pandemonium has gone missing. And since Seifer is a ringer for Talon, it's his duty to replace the missing royal in his roles of diplomat, warrior, and Lord Defender of the Realm.He might fool Talon's sisters. He might fool Talon's army. But Seifer has little hope of fooling Talon's enemies. . . .Chris Wooding and debut artist Cassandra Diaz team for a classic tale of mistaken identity set against the breathtakingly original backdrop of the Darkling Realm.

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Scholastic Inc.

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0545393043

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9780545393041

Ewan McGregor

An Unauthorized Biography

By: Chris Nickson

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Ewan McGregor

An Unauthorized Biography

By: Chris Nickson

The radical star of "Trainspotting" and the hottest young member of the "Brit Pack", Ewan McGregor is Scotland's biggest export since Sean Connery. Get plugged into the whole story of this dynamic young actor--soon to be at the center of of the new "Star Wars" film coming in May--from his training at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama to his first big break on British TV. of photos.

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Macmillan

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0312969104

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Bone Guard Adventures, Volumes 4-6

By: E. Chris Ambrose

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Bone Guard Adventures, Volumes 4-6

By: E. Chris Ambrose

The Adventure Continues! Join Grant Casey and the rest of the Bone Guard team for another round of danger and discovery! Their lives and friendships will be threatened as they face their toughest opponents yet in these three books! The Maya Bust A secret stash, a hidden tomb, a father's love-spelled out in blood! With Gooney's estranged daughter kidnapped, Grant treks a deadly jungle and dives a sacred cenote to free her from a drug smuggler hunting a stash concealed in a Maya pyramid. When the ransom goes south, Grant embeds with the enemy to reach the victims before they become the latest blood sacrifice. The Fascist Frame A stolen library, an old adversary, a league of warriors lying in wait. The Warden holds the key to a stash of Italian artworks stolen by the Nazis, including a thousand-year-old library Jewish library from Rome-a stash sought for money to fund secret Commie-hunters. When betrayal comes, even Grant can't brace for impact. The Roman Candle When an unknown Caravaggio painting goes missing, an ambitious art restorer will do anything to gain access-even over Grant's dead body. Renaissance science and the artist's tragic life provide the clues, while a team member's past haunts the hunters. If Grant's enemies win the race, they'll have the flame to spark the Apocalypse.

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Rocinante

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1941107524

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9781941107522

Namibia

By: Chris McIntyre

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Namibia

By: Chris McIntyre

Namibia is the ideal country for a self-drive holiday. This book featuers fifty maps and listings of the lodges, guest farms and bushcamps of Namibia.

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Bradt Travel Guides

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1841621870

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9781841621876

A Cat Called Birmingham

By: Chris Pascoe

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A Cat Called Birmingham

By: Chris Pascoe

In the long history of mankind's relationship with felines, one cat stands head and shoulders below the rest. Highly inflammable, the glass-jawed Birmingham lurches from one catastrophe to the next. Through encounters with washing machine spin cycles to his lovelorn pursuit of the aggressively uninterested Sammy, Chris Pascoe's hilarious book paints an intimate portrait of the author's calamitous relationship with a cat wholly unsuited to being feline. Persistently molested by an irate sparrow, physically incapable of negotiating the intricacies of the cat-flap and with a near-fatal appreciation of the effects of gravity, Brum nevertheless remains steadfast in his subconscious pursuit of oblivion. Worryingly, these stories are true. Will nine lives be enough?

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1444717154

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Behind the Book

Eleven Authors on Their Path to Publication

By: Chris Mackenzie Jones

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Behind the Book

Eleven Authors on Their Path to Publication

By: Chris Mackenzie Jones

Explores how eleven contemporary first-time authors, in genres ranging from post-apocalyptic fiction to young adult fantasy to travel memoir, navigated these pathways with their debut works. Based on extensive interviews with the authors, it covers the process of writing and publishing a book from beginning to end, including idea generation, developing a process, building a support network, revising the manuscript, finding the right approach to publication, building awareness, and ultimately moving on to the next project. It also includes insights from editors, agents, publishers, and others who helped to bring these projects to life.

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University of Chicago Press

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022640580X

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The Maya Bust

A Bone Guard Adventure

By: E. Chris Ambrose

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The Maya Bust

A Bone Guard Adventure

By: E. Chris Ambrose

A secret stash, a hidden crypt, a father's love—spelled out in blood... When his commander's estranged daughter vanishes in Guatemala, Grant Casey treks a deadly jungle and dives a sacred cenote to free her from a drug smuggler looking for a stash in a Maya pyramid. Before his death in a rain of gunfire at her Quinceañeria, Raxha's druglord father encoded a map on a cacao cup, a map that might lead her to millions in drugs in the tomb of Maya royalty. Unfortunately, his old mistress gave the cup to some Americans to prevent Raxha from completing the delivery and drawing the village back under the influence of the deadly Zetas cartel. Determined to claim her father's legacy, kidnapping is only the beginning of a quest that may end with Raxha tearing out the heart of her enemy. Awakened by a call from his old commander's ex, and sworn to secrecy about the rescue mission, Grant's integrity is torn. Does he betray his client's trust, or the man who hated him for so long, the man who risked his life to save Grant's own? He sets up for his CO to follow the clues while he tracks down Lexi's friends to find the cup—and only then finds out Lexi's boyfriend is missing, too. How complicated could this get? Oh, yeah, Lexi is deaf, the police are complicit, and their adversary keeps a pet jaguar. When the ransom exchange goes south, Grant embeds with the bad guys in a desperate attempt to rescue the victims before they become the latest blood sacrifice. "A compelling adventure set in an exotic locale...a diverse cast of characters battles vicious foes while attempting to slay their own demons." ~ The Big Thrill

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Rocinante Books

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1941107311

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All Men Are Created ... an American Story

Sparta Territory: the Beginning

By: Christopher "Chris" Nuels

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All Men Are Created ... an American Story

Sparta Territory: the Beginning

By: Christopher "Chris" Nuels

It is 1865 in a war-torn America as battles between the North and South rage throughout the land. The book follows three former slaves and their journey from bonds of slavery to the mantle of leadership. Amra, born a warrior prince in Africa and brought to slavery through treachery. He is a warrior seeking to retain his African values and estabhish himself as a man in an environment intimidated by his very presence. Fieldhand, born into slavery and content in his life as a slave until one night of tragedy transformed him into a crazy, cold-blooded murderer. He satisfies his hate with the blood of the Confederate soldiers and the Negroes who helped them. Fessa, born free and adopted by a college professor who ensured he was provided a world class education. Both, later paid the price for his kindly act when faced with the ugly brutality of the South. Follow as the three men shed the shackles of slavery for the burden of manhood and leadership and join the fight for freedom as part of a special unit comprised of former black slaves and a white prisoners. Each sets out on a journey to find freedom in a country where their enemies are determined to keep them in servitude. , All Men Are Created ... An American Story is the historical tale of the trials and tribulations of characters of color as they transition from a lifetime of slavery to men, and finally to leaders.

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Archway Publishing

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1665710942

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Theoretical and Policy-Oriented Aspects of the External Debt Economics

By: Chris Czerkawski

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Theoretical and Policy-Oriented Aspects of the External Debt Economics

By: Chris Czerkawski

The past approach to the international debt crisis has been traditionally based on conventional banking principle in which debt had to be paid back in fuH and in time. International lending was a function of the perceived credit standing of debtor country and the return on investment (ROI). If debtor country run into difficulties and had problems with service payments - it was generally assumed that the debt-related expenditures were mismanaged. With economic stability and firm financial rules - the debt crisis was supposed to disappear after application of appropriate adjustment measures. However in the world of inconsistent lending criteria greater uncertainty and increased volatility of expectations - the problem has continued to get worse. At the beginning of the 1990s a number of countries are more indebted than at any other time in the past. Until mid 1980s extern al debt economics has been rather a disembodied concept for most economists and business leaders. The main reason for this neglect of one of the most important macroeconomic categories was difficulty of distinguishing terminologically and methodologically the domestic determinants of national expenditures from the external ones. Then there were conceptual problems in distinguishing the functional determinants of macroeconomic liquidity from external and domestic determinants of macro-economic solvency. Moreover many studies of the debt crisis were one-sided. Usually debt was seen as a 'white-black' phenomenon with debtor countries accusing creditor countries for causing the crisis and vice versa.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642845495

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A Reckoning For Kings

A Novel of Vietnam

By: Chris Bunch,Allan Cole

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A Reckoning For Kings

A Novel of Vietnam

By: Chris Bunch,Allan Cole

A fictionalized account of the Tet Offensive beginning in October 1967, when the North Vietnamese Army crosses the border into South Vietnam, and ending when the Tet invasion erupts on January 30, 1968.

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Allan Cole

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1440109907

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Step Forward Level 3 Workbook

By: Barbara Denman,Chris Mahdesian

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Step Forward Level 3 Workbook

By: Barbara Denman,Chris Mahdesian

A five level four-skills course that integrates language instruction into meaningful, real-life contexts.

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Oxford University Press

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0194836231

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Warrior Police

Rolling with America's Military Police in the World's Trouble Spots

By: Gordon Cucullu,Chris Fontana

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Warrior Police

Rolling with America's Military Police in the World's Trouble Spots

By: Gordon Cucullu,Chris Fontana

For the first time ever, author Gordon Cucullu gives readers an explosive inside look at modern military police units and their role in defending our freedom. America has been at war on several fronts since the 9/11 attack. While public attention has focused on Marines, conventional Army units, and Special Operations Forces, a lion's share of the war-fighting has been done, under media radar, by Military Police units. These squad and platoon-sized units patrol dangerous urban streets, build up local police units to improve neighborhood stability, and conduct civic action missions. On many occasions they have rushed into a vicious firefight to come to the assistance of infantry units in desperate straits. They keep villages Taliban-free, monitor balloting sites, and interdict drug shipments. In detention centers at Camp Bucha, Iraq, Bagram, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo, Cuba they guard some of the most dangerous terrorists in history. The story is told by the soldiers themselves, recounting what they have seen and experienced, along with historical context and first-hand field observations by the author team who were provided with unique inside access. Warrior Police takes readers into the bloody streets of Iraq, the dangerous back-country of Afghanistan, and wherever our Military Police are needed.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429941650

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9781429941655

The Art of Painted Comics

By: Chris Lawrence,Alex Ross

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The Art of Painted Comics

By: Chris Lawrence,Alex Ross

The history of painters in comics goes back to the dawn of pulp magazine covers. From "The Shadow" and "The Spider" to "The Black Bat" and so many other characters, painter's works have graced the covers of comics and pulps, which have influenced many artists over the decades. This deluxe coffeetable art book, edited and overseen by Alex Ross — one of the comic industry's most recognized painters, whose expertise has helped guide and define its contents — is the most important, most comprehensive prestige hardcover retrospective of the history of painters in comics, of all time.

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Dynamite

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1606903535

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9781606903537

Unnamed

Unsuspecting Heroes Singled Out by God

By: Chris Travis

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Unnamed

Unsuspecting Heroes Singled Out by God

By: Chris Travis

The author invites readers to join God's roster of unforgettable heroes and--like the unnamed heroes of the Bible--live a life of significance and adventure.

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0784774390

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Pandemonium

By: Chris Wooding

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Pandemonium

By: Chris Wooding

Seifer Tombchewer, a peasant boy living in the macabre Darkling Realm, proves his worth when he is forced to impersonate the missing Prince Talon Pandemonium as diplomat, warrior, and Lord Defender of the Realm.

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0545252210

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Ancient Civilizations

By: Dr. Brian Fagan,Chris Scarre

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Ancient Civilizations

By: Dr. Brian Fagan,Chris Scarre

Drawing on many avenues of inquiry: archaeological excavations, surveys, laboratory work, highly specialized scientific investigations, and on both historical and ethnohistorical records; Ancient Civilizations, 3/e provides a comprehensive and straightforward account of the world’s first civilizations and a brief summary of the way in which they were discovered.

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1317350324

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Examples & Explanations for California Evidence

By: Chris Chambers Goodman

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Examples & Explanations for California Evidence

By: Chris Chambers Goodman

A favorite among successful students, and often recommended by professors, the unique Examples & Explanations series gives you extremely clear introductions to concepts followed by realistic examples that mirror those presented in the classroom throughout the semester. Use at the beginning and midway through the semester to deepen your understanding through clear explanations, corresponding hypothetical fact patterns, and analysis. Then use to study for finals by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the accompanying analysis. Designed to complement your casebook, the trusted Examples & Explanations titles get right to the point in a conversational, often humorous style that helps you learn the material each step of the way and prepare for the exam at the end of the course. The unique, time-tested Examples & Explanations series is invaluable to teach yourself the subject from the first day of class until your last review before the final. Each guide: helps you learn new material by working through chapters that explain each topic in simple language challenges your understanding with hypotheticals similar to those presented in class provides valuable opportunity to study for the final by reviewing the hypotheticals as well as the structure and reasoning behind the corresponding analysis quickly gets to the point in conversational style laced with humor remains a favorite among law school students is often recommended by professors who encourage the use of study guides works with ALL the major casebooks, suits any class on a given topic provides an alternative perspective to help you understand your casebook and in-class lectures

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Crazy for Cornelia

By: Chris Gilson

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Crazy for Cornelia

By: Chris Gilson

Kevin and Cornelia are just beginning to sort out plans for the future when they become the target of a Machiavellian grab at the Lord family fortune. Now it's two very different people fron very different backgrounds against the world.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446930784

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Baby, Don't Hurt Me

Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live

By: Chris Kattan,Travis Thrasher

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Baby, Don't Hurt Me

Stories and Scars from Saturday Night Live

By: Chris Kattan,Travis Thrasher

You may know him as Mango, Mr. Peepers, the gibberish-spouting Suel Forrester, or one half of the head-bopping brothers in A Night at the Roxbury. Maybe you remember him as the forlorn gothic kid Azrael Abyss, Gay Hitler, or the guitarist in the "More Cowbell" sketch. Whichever it is, Chris Kattan has earned a spot in the hearts of a generation of comedy fans. Chris Kattan has defied comparison, expectations, and sometimes gravity with his inimitable style of physical comedy. By creating some of the most memorable Saturday Night Live characters, as well as his many roles in film and television, Kattan has remained one of the most fearless and versatile comedians in the world. Not long after Chris was labeled one of the improv group Groundlings' "must-see" performers in the company, he was cast on SNL—and within the first six weeks, Chris's film career also took off. Now, for the first time, Kattan opens up about eight seasons on SNL, performing alongside friends and future legends including Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, and Tina Fey, and guest hosts from Charlize Theron to Tom Hanks to David Bowie. He also shares stories of his unusual childhood (involving a secluded mountain with zen monks) with Leonard Cohen and Alan Watts. Baby, Don't Hurt Me offers an unprecedented look into Chris's life, from his fascinating relationship with Lorne Michaels, a private Valentine's Day dinner with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, an unforgettable flight with Beyoncé, and even breaking his neck on live television. Baby, Don't Hurt Me is a candid, revealing memoir from a timeless comedian and a window into the world of millennium-era SNL, from the rehearsals to the after-after parties, as narrated by your hilarious and inspiring friend—who just so happened to be there for all of it.

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BenBella Books

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1944648763

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Named and Shamed

By: Chris Tookey

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Named and Shamed

By: Chris Tookey

Author Christopher Tookey and a host of critics, from the celebrated to the obscure, provide feedback on some of the biggest films to have reached our screens, indexed by actor or actress and presented alphabetically.Many of the most famous people of the last 100 years are here, from Woody Allen to Will Ferrell and Andrew Lloyd Webber to Julia Roberts. No celebrity is left unscathed, with short one-liner comments to paragraph reviews, such as:“To my eye, [Daniel] Radcliffe still looks like the teenage offspring of Hitler and a gay owl.”(Robbie Collin, News of the World)Christoper takes inspiration from books including Diana Rigg’s No Turn Unstoned and Matthew Parris’ Scorn. Named & Shamed is guaranteed to make you laugh at least once per page and will appeal greatly to the general reader and in particular to all film fans.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1848765606

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Starlings and Mynas

By: Adrian Craig,Chris Feare

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Starlings and Mynas

By: Adrian Craig,Chris Feare

A comprehensive illustrated guide to the Old World family of birds in the Helm Identification series. Starlings range from familiar species such as Common Starling and Common Myna, which are closely associated with people and have been introduced to many parts of the world, to little-known forest birds with a very restricted distribution. The family is centred on tropical Asia and tropical Africa, where two separate evolutionary radiations have occurred. This is the first monograph on the starling family, and summarises the current knowledge of all speices, with a comprehensive bibliography. Information from the avicultural literature is included since for some species nesting and other behaviour have never been observed in the field. Many starlings are highly social, some even nest in colonies, and cooperative breeding ('helpers at the nest') occurs in a number of African species highlights areas where information is lacking, particularly for those starlings whose existence is threatened by habitat destruction.

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A&C Black

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1408135221

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Beginning Ajax

By: Chris Ullman,Lucinda Dykes

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Beginning Ajax

By: Chris Ullman,Lucinda Dykes

Using proven examples and explaining concepts step by step, this book shows you how building Ajax-enabled sites and applications allows more interactive user interfaces than ever before. You’ll learn about the differences in capabilities between client-side and server-side development techniques, as well as how Ajax crosses this boundary. You’ll also discover how Ajax techniques can be summed up by patterns (which are development models that you’ll use repeatedly). With a mastery of these techniques, you’ll be able to breathe new life into your Web sites.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470148527

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Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management - E-Book

By: Chris Pasero,Margo McCaffery

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Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management - E-Book

By: Chris Pasero,Margo McCaffery

Pain Assessment and Pharmacologic Management, by highly renowned authors Chris Pasero and Margo McCaffery, is destined to become the definitive resource in pain management in adults. It provides numerous reproducible tables, boxes, and figures that can be used in clinical practice, and emphasizes the benefits of a multimodal analgesic approach throughout. In addition, Patient Medication Information forms for the most commonly used medications in each analgesic group can be copied and given to patients. This title is an excellent resource for nurses to become certified in pain management. - Presents best practices and evidence-based guidelines for assessing and managing pain most effectively with the latest medications and drug regimens. - Features detailed, step-by-step guidance on effective pain assessment to help nurses appropriately evaluate pain for each patient during routine assessments. - Provides reproducible tables, boxes, and figures that can be used in clinical practice. - Contains Patient Medication Information forms for the most commonly used medications in each analgesic group, to be copied and given to patients. - Offers the authors' world-renowned expertise in five sections: - Underlying Mechanisms of Pain and the Pathophysiology of Neuropathic Pain includes figures that clearly illustrate nociception and classification of pain by inferred pathology. - Assessment includes tools to assess patients who can report their pain as well as those who are nonverbal, such as the cognitively impaired and critically ill patients. Several pain-rating scales are translated in over 20 languages. - Nonnopioids includes indications for using acetaminophen or NSAIDs, and the prevention and treatment of adverse effects. - Opioids includes guidelines for opioid drug selection and routes of administration, and the prevention and treatment of adverse effects. - Adjuvant Analgesics presents different types of adjuvant analgesics for a variety of pain types, including persistent (chronic) pain, acute pain, neuropathic pain, and bone pain. Prevention and treatment of adverse effects is also covered. - Includes helpful Appendices that provide website resources and suggestions for the use of opioid agreements and for incorporating pain documentation into the electronic medical record. - Covers patients from young adults to frail older adults. - Provides evidence-based, practical guidance on planning and implementing pain management in accordance with current TJC guidelines and best practices. - Includes illustrations to clarify concepts and processes such as the mechanisms of action for pain medications. - Features spiral binding to facilitate quick reference.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323082637

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9780323082631

China and Latin America

Development, Agency and Geopolitics

By: Chris Alden,Alvaro Mendez

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China and Latin America

Development, Agency and Geopolitics

By: Chris Alden,Alvaro Mendez

China's role as an economic powerhouse in Latin America is reshaping a region on the cusp of development and change. Since the turn of the century, bilateral trade between China and Latin America has increased massively, going from $12.17 billion in 2000 to $307.94 billion in 2019. From the pampas of Argentina and the vast Brazilian Amazon to Panama's canal and Jamaica's coastal waters, China is financing roads, railways, dams and ports that are transforming regional economies and societies. Beyond China's global search for resources and markets, Bejing's engagement with Latin America is amplified by cutting-edge technologies and a growing assertiveness in regional diplomatic and military affairs. The United States, once complacent in its dominant position over its proverbial 'backyard', is increasingly alarmed by the spectacle of deepening Chinese involvement in this part of the Western hemisphere. What are we to make of these shifting dynamics? In this detailed and up-to-the-minute investigation, Chris Alden, author of the critically acclaimed China in Africa, and Alvaro Mendez, leading expert in the international relations of Latin America, look at the interests, strategies and practices of China's incoming power. The book starts by unpacking the historical links between Imperial China and Colonial Latin America through the 19th century, then turns to the revolutionary role played by Mao's China during the Cold War. Next, it turns to global China's contemporary expansion into Latin America by focusing on the development dimensions of engagement in individual countries, and concurrently, on the exercise of agency by Latin American governments and societies intent on managing Chinese interests to their advantage. Finally, the book addresses these relationships in the context of heightened global competition between China and the United States, which in Latin America manifests as sharpened contestation over everything from investment in lithium mining to the promotion of Covid vaccines.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786992558

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Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1

By: Chris Chant

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Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1

By: Chris Chant

Featuring illustrations throughout, a detailed exploration of the unlikely aces among the Austro-Hungarians. Starting the war with only 35 aircraft, Austro-Hungarian industry went on to produce only moderate numbers of poor quality aircraft. The fliers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire operating on the Serbian and Russian fronts were fortunate at first, finding themselves faced by small numbers of aircraft yet more obsolescent than their own. Serbia fell in 1915, but when Italy declared war the Austro-Hungarians were still faced with a two-front war – a static front against Italy, and a far more fluid one against Russia. As Christopher Chant explains in this compact volume, Austro-Hungarian fighter pilots performed bravely and often very effectively under extremely difficult geographic, climatic and operational conditions.

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178200890X

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