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Fight Sports and American Masculinity

Salvation in Violence from 1607 to the Present

By: Christopher David Thrasher

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Fight Sports and American Masculinity

Salvation in Violence from 1607 to the Present

By: Christopher David Thrasher

Throughout America's past, some men have feared the descent of their gender into effeminacy, and turned their eyes to the ring in hopes of salvation. This work explains how the dominant fight sports in the United States have changed over time in response to broad shifts in American culture and ideals of manhood, and presents a narrative of American history as seen from the bars, gyms, stadiums and living rooms of the heartland. Ordinary Americans were the agents who supported and participated in fight sports and determined its vision of masculinity. This work counters the economic determinism prevalent in studies of American fight sports, which overemphasize profit as the driving force in the popularization of these sports. The author also disputes previous scholarship's domestic focus, with an appreciation of how American fight sports are connected to the rest of the world.

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McFarland

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1476618232

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9781476618234

The Case for Identity Politics

Polarization, Demographic Change, and Racial Appeals

By: Christopher T. Stout

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The Case for Identity Politics

Polarization, Demographic Change, and Racial Appeals

By: Christopher T. Stout

Following the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election of 2016, many prominent scholars and political pundits argued that a successful Democratic Party in the future must abandon identity politics. While these calls for Democrats to distance themselves from such strategies have received much attention, there is scant academic work that empirically tests whether nonracial campaigns provide an advantage to Democrats today. As Christopher Stout explains, those who argue for deracialized appeals to voters may not be considering how several high-profile police shootings and acquittals, increasing evidence of growing racial health and economic disparities, retrenchments on voting rights, and the growth of racial hate groups have made race a more salient issue now than in the recent past. Moreover, they fail to account for how demographic changes in the United States have made racial and ethnic minorities a more influential voting bloc. The Case for Identity Politics finds that racial appeals are an effective form of outreach for Democratic candidates and enhance, rather than detract from, their electability in our current political climate.

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181

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University of Virginia Press

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0813944996

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9780813944999

Development and Environmental Politics Unmasked

Authority, Participation and Equity in East Timor

By: Christopher J. Shepherd

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Development and Environmental Politics Unmasked

Authority, Participation and Equity in East Timor

By: Christopher J. Shepherd

Focusing on rural development and environmental management, this book brings together the detailed history of development in East Timor under two colonial regimes and under the contemporary conditions of national independence. It addresses two comparative areas of development: across the three political regimes and across four case studies of projects delivered by various national or international development agencies in independent East Timor. Employing an original classificatory framework for kinds of approaches to development – coercive orders, mandated orders, negotiated orders – the book covers the plantation-centred development of Portuguese Timor as a European colony and the integration-oriented development of ‘Timor Timur’ as Indonesia’s 27th province. It examines the neoliberal ‘democratic’ development of East Timor (or Timor-Leste) in the current context of state and nation-building, before drawing on case studies to investigate how development proceeds as a negotiation between authoritative state, non-state and international actors and local people who need to adapt development and conservation projects to suit their lived realities. By using the history of East Timor to explore how particular modes of operationalising development interventions are intimately intertwined with the broader political system, this book makes a valuable contribution to the fields of Development Studies, Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, and Southeast Asian Studies.

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Routledge

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1136023046

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9781136023040

College Student Alcohol Abuse

A Guide to Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention

By: Christopher J. Correia,James G. Murphy,Nancy P. Barnett

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College Student Alcohol Abuse

A Guide to Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention

By: Christopher J. Correia,James G. Murphy,Nancy P. Barnett

Essential evidence-based strategies for the prevention and reduction of alcohol abuse among college students With contributions from notable substance abuse researchers, this practical guide presents clear strategies for prevention of and interventions for alcohol abuse in the college-age population. Ranging from community-based prevention programs to individual, motivational, and interview-based approaches, College Student Alcohol Abuse explores: The leading theories used to conceptualize college student drinking and related problems, with an emphasis on the clinical implications of each perspective Epidemiology of student drug use including illicit drugs and nonmedical use of prescription drugs The spectrum of empirically supported prevention programs with a focus on best practices and materials How to conduct assessments and create intervention programs for students with substance abuse problems A must-have resource for every college administrator, resident staff member, and addiction counselor who works with this unique population, College Student Alcohol Abuse translates the latest research findings and interventions into clear and evidence-based strategies for assessing and treating college students who are abusing alcohol.

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400

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118236076

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9781118236079

Alternative Approaches to Human Rights

The Disparate Historical Paths of the European, Inter-American and African Regional Human Rights Systems

By: Christopher Roberts

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Alternative Approaches to Human Rights

The Disparate Historical Paths of the European, Inter-American and African Regional Human Rights Systems

By: Christopher Roberts

This book explores the comparative historical evolution of the European, Inter-American and African regional human rights systems. The book devotes attention to various factors that have shaped the systems: the different circumstances in which they were founded; the influence of major states and inter-state politics within their respective regions; gradual processes of institutional evolution; and the impact of human rights advocates and claimants. Throughout, the book devotes careful attention to the impact of institutional and procedural choices on the functioning of human rights systems. Overarchingly, the book explores the contextually-generated differences between the three systems, suggesting that human rights practice is less unitary than it might at times appear. Prescriptively, the book proposes that, contrary to the received wisdom in some quarters, the Inter-American system's dual-track approach may provide the most promising model in regards to future human rights system design.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009080695

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9781009080699

Diagnostic Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology E-Book

By: Christopher P. Crum,Kenneth R. Lee,Marisa R. Nucci

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Diagnostic Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology E-Book

By: Christopher P. Crum,Kenneth R. Lee,Marisa R. Nucci

Drs. Christopher P. Crum, Marisa R. Nucci, and Kenneth R. Lee help you diagnose neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions of the female reproductive tract with their comprehensive update of Diagnostic Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology. This 2nd Edition provides all of the latest guidance needed to accurately evaluate pathologic features and morphologic patterns. With 650+ new color images, an appendix with algorithms for the use of biomarkers, key points, diagnostic pearls, and more... this title is a must-have for today’s pathologist. Find distinct diagnostic/differential diagnostic criteria for any potential obstetric/gynecologic specimen encountered in practice. Integrate exfoliative cytology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular/genetic testing together with findings gleaned from the traditional open surgical biopsy. Examine the cytologic features of specimens taken from the uterine cervix and corpus, following the Bethesda classification of these lesions. View more than 2,250 full-color photographs and photomicrographs, ideal for side-by-side comparison to the specimens seen in the laboratory. Make better decisions regarding complex pregnancy situations with a new chapter devoted to the "Placental Correlates of Unanticipated Fetal Death." Experience easier reference with key points and diagnostic pearls at the end of each chapter, and a new appendix on algorithms for the use of biomarkers. Update your cancer assessment skills with the restructured section on pelvic epithelial malignancies, including a new chapter on "Assessing Pelvic Cancer Risk and Intercepting Early Malignancy." Gain the professional insights of new co-editor Dr. Marissa Nucci, an associate professor in pathology at the Harvard Medical School.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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145570895X

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9781455708956

Latin Jazz

The Other Jazz

By: Christopher Washburne

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Latin Jazz

The Other Jazz

By: Christopher Washburne

Jazz has always been a genre built on the blending of disparate musical cultures. Latin jazz illustrates this perhaps better than any other style in this rich tradition, yet its cultural heritage has been all but erased from narratives of jazz history. Told from the perspective of a long-time jazz insider, Latin Jazz: The Other Jazz corrects the record, providing a historical account that embraces the genre's international nature and explores the dynamic interplay of economics, race, ethnicity, and nationalism that shaped it.

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209

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0195371623

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9780195371628

Amar Chitra Katha Folktales Collection

By: Christopher Baretto,Preeti Vyas

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Amar Chitra Katha Folktales Collection

By: Christopher Baretto,Preeti Vyas

The Amar Chitra Katha Folktales Series brings together some of the greatest folktales in the Amar Chitra Katha catalogue. These folktales are a celebration of the great collective inheritance from our past generations and aim to bring the reader closer to the thoughts and traditions that make up our country's identity. The first set in this collection includes Buddhist Stories, Tales of Wit and Wisdom, and Funny Folktales. The stories have been adapted to the chapter book format from the original Amar Chitra Katha comics for the very first time!

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Harper Collins

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9356295085

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9789356295087

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Fight Sports and American Masculinity

Fight Sports and American Masculinity

The Case for Identity Politics

The Case for Identity Politics

Development and Environmental Politics Unmasked

Development and Environmental Politics Unmasked

College Student Alcohol Abuse

College Student Alcohol Abuse

Alternative Approaches to Human Rights

Alternative Approaches to Human Rights

Diagnostic Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology E-Book

Diagnostic Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology E-Book

Latin Jazz

Latin Jazz

Amar Chitra Katha Folktales Collection

Amar Chitra Katha Folktales Collection

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