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Crime and Punishment in America

By: Elliott Currie

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Crime and Punishment in America

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Argues that a policy of mass incarceration is ineffective and that prison expenditures could have greater impact on criminal violence if spent on prevention and rehabilitation programs.

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1250024218

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A Peculiar Indifference

The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America

By: Elliott Currie

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A Peculiar Indifference

The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America

By: Elliott Currie

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR From Pulitzer Prize finalist Elliott Currie comes a devastating exploration of the extreme levels of violence afflicting Black communities, and a blueprint for addressing the crisis About 170,000 Black Americans have died in homicides just since the year 2000. Violence takes more years of life from Black men than cancer, stroke, and diabetes combined; a young Black man in the United States has a fifteen times greater chance of dying from violence than his white counterpart. Even Black women suffer violent death at a higher rate than white men, despite homicide’s usual gender patterns. Yet while the country has been rightly outraged by the recent spate of police killings of Black Americans, the shocking amount of “everyday” violence that plagues African American communities receives far less attention, and has nearly disappeared as a target of public policy. As acclaimed criminologist Elliott Currie makes clear, this pervasive violence is a direct result of the continuing social and economic marginalization of many Black communities in America. Those conditions help perpetuate a level of preventable trauma and needless suffering that has no counterpart anywhere in the developed world. Compelling and accessible, drawing on a rich array of both classic and contemporary research, A Peculiar Indifference describes the dimensions and consequences of this enduring emergency, explains its causes, and offers an urgent plea for long-overdue social action to end it.

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Metropolitan Books

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1250769949

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Reckoning

Drugs, the Cities, and the American Future

By: Elliott Currie

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Reckoning

Drugs, the Cities, and the American Future

By: Elliott Currie

Discusses drugs, crime and violence in America's inner cities.

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Macmillan

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0809015714

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9780809015719

Whitewashing Race

The Myth of a Color-Blind Society

By: Michael K. Brown,Martin Carnoy,Elliott Currie,Troy Duster,David B. Oppenheimer

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Whitewashing Race

The Myth of a Color-Blind Society

By: Michael K. Brown,Martin Carnoy,Elliott Currie,Troy Duster,David B. Oppenheimer

In an updated new edition of this classic work, a team of highly respected sociologists, political scientists, economists, criminologists, and legal scholars scrutinize the resilience of racial inequality in twenty-first-century America. Whitewashing Race argues that contemporary racism manifests as discrimination in nearly every realm of American life, and is further perpetuated by failures to address the compounding effects of generations of disinvestment. Police violence, mass incarceration of Black people, employment and housing discrimination, economic deprivation, and gross inequities in health care combine to deeply embed racial inequality in American society and economy. Updated to include the most recent evidence, including contemporary research on the racially disparate effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, this edition of Whitewashing Race analyzes the consequential and ongoing legacy of "disaccumulation" for Black communities and lives. While some progress has been made, the authors argue that real racial justice can be achieved only if we actively attack and undo pervasive structural racism and its legacies.

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Univ of California Press

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0520394607

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9780520394605

Remaking the Middle Ages

The Methods of Cinema and History in Portraying the Medieval World

By: Andrew B.R. Elliott

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Remaking the Middle Ages

The Methods of Cinema and History in Portraying the Medieval World

By: Andrew B.R. Elliott

Proposing a fresh theoretical approach to the study of cinematic portrayals of the Middle Ages, this book uses both semiotics and historiography to demonstrate how contemporary filmmakers have attempted to recreate the past in a way that, while largely imagined, is also logical, meaningful, and as truthful as possible. Carrying out this critical approach, the author analyzes a wide range of films depicting the Middle Ages, arguing that most of these films either reflect the past through a series of visual signs (a concept he has called "iconic recreation") or by comparing the past to a modern equivalent (called "paradigmatic representation").

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McFarland

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0786461764

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9780786461769

A Peculiar Indifference

The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America

By: Elliott Currie

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The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America

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Crime and Punishment in America

By: Elliott Currie

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Crime and Punishment in America

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Argues that a policy of mass incarceration is ineffective and that prison expenditures could have greater impact on criminal violence if spent on prevention and rehabilitation programs.

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0805060162

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Mental Health and Sport

Supporting Elite Athletes

By: Richard Elliott

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Mental Health and Sport

Supporting Elite Athletes

By: Richard Elliott

The relationship between mental health and elite sport has found itself under more intense scrutiny in recent years. This has occurred as a result of the increasing number of elite athletes who have chosen to talk about the mental health challenges that they have faced during their careers. It is also reflective of an emerging body of academic work that seeks to make sense of the interplay that exists between mental health and elite sport. Mental Health and Sport: Supporting Elite Athletes is offered as a further contribution to that body of work; one that is designed to benefit practitioners who are already working with elite athletes, and those who aspire to do so. It does so by providing a foundational understanding of mental health, by introducing some of the challenges that elite athletes can face during their careers, and by making some practical recommendations that can be used to help support the mental health of elite athletes. Split into six substantive chapters that introduce key overarching issues relating to mental health and elite sport, and explore the implications for specific groups of athletes, Mental Health and Sport: Supporting Elite Athletes is an important reference for anybody who has an interest in better supporting the mental health of elite athletes at youth and/or senior levels.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040151353

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9781040151358

Understanding Deviance

A Guide to the Sociology of Crime and Rule-breaking

By: David M. Downes,Paul Elliott Rock,Eugene McLaughlin

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Understanding Deviance

A Guide to the Sociology of Crime and Rule-breaking

By: David M. Downes,Paul Elliott Rock,Eugene McLaughlin

Understanding Deviance' provides an indispensable guide to the major themes and theories which have come to form the sociology of crime and deviance, from their origins in the research of the University of Chicago sociology department in the 1920s to the most recent work in cultural criminology.

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Oxford University Press

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0198747349

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Astrological Transits

The Beginner's Guide to Using Planetary Cycles to Plan and Predict Your Day, Week, Year (or Destiny)

By: April Elliott Kent

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Astrological Transits

The Beginner's Guide to Using Planetary Cycles to Plan and Predict Your Day, Week, Year (or Destiny)

By: April Elliott Kent

Your birth chart is a snapshot of the sky taken at the moment and place of your birth, one that reflects your character, personality, strengths, and challenges. But the moment after that picture was taken, the planets moved on--some quickly, some very slowly. Astrologers call the moving planets "transits," and by comparing their movements to your birth chart you can gain a complete view of how best to prepare for challenges, meet opportunities, and stay grounded in a constantly-changing world. In Astrological Transits, astrologer April Elliott Kent will guide you through the best ways to make the most of your birth chart. Learn how to make the most of good transits and harness and transform the energy of "bad" ones. You'll also understand planetary cycles and anticipate your own transits. Finally, you'll know how to read planetary return charts, work with planetary retrogrades, and use eclipses to recognize major patterns and turning points in your life. If you are comfortable reading a birth chart, you are ready to move your chart into the future using transits. Instructions, tables, and worksheets will make tracking your transit cycles simple and exciting!

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Fair Winds Press

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1592336833

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The Rules of Insanity

Moral Responsibility and the Mentally Ill

By: Carl Elliott

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The Rules of Insanity

Moral Responsibility and the Mentally Ill

By: Carl Elliott

Arguing that there is little useful that can be said about the responsibility of mentally ill offenders in general, Elliott looks at specific mental illnesses in detail; among them schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorders, psychosexual disorders such as exhibitionism and voyeurism, personality disorders, and impulse control disorders such as kleptomania and pyromania. He takes a particularly hard look at the psychopath or sociopath, who many have argued is incapable of understanding morality.

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SUNY Press

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0791429512

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Vision and Goal-Directed Movement

Neurobehavioral Perspectives

By: Digby Elliott,Michael Khan

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Vision and Goal-Directed Movement

Neurobehavioral Perspectives

By: Digby Elliott,Michael Khan

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement: Neurobehavioral Perspectives is also available as an e-book. The e-book is available at a reduced price and allows readers to highlight and take notes throughout the text. When purchased through the Human Kinetics Web site, access to the e-book is immediately granted when the order is received. To interact with the environment, an individual must code, store, and translate spatial information into the appropriate motor commands for achieving an outcome. Working from this premise, Vision and Goal-Directed Movement: Neurobehavioral Perspectives discusses how visual perception, attention, and memory are linked to the processes of movement preparation and execution. With contributions from active researchers in movement science, Vision and Goal-Directed Movement presents the latest theories on the utilization of vision in goal-directed movement control. As a resource for motor control and motor learning researchers, students, educators, and clinicians, Vision and Goal-Directed Movement offers the following: • Comprehensive coverage of current behavior-based literature on the visual control of goal-directed movement • A systematic explication of the sensory and physiological processes and systems responsible for fast, accurate, and efficient performance • A solid foundation for further study of the sensory and neural systems responsible for precise goal-directed behavior • A discussion of how current research on vision and goal-directed movement can assist in creating efficient and safe work environments Using research informed by neural imaging and magnetic brain stimulation, this text provides readers with a better understanding of the neural foundations for goal-directed movement, illustrates the flexibility of the human visuomotor system, and discusses how regulation of movements depends on the learning and developmental history of the performer. It begins by reviewing the works of R.S. Woodworth and the influence of his theories on current research. The majority of the chapters in the first section of the book take a behavioral and process-oriented approach to exploring goal-directed movement. The text then explores the sensory and neural foundations for goal-directed action, including issues related to both pursuit and saccadic eye movements as well as discussion of the specialization of various cortical systems for the regulation of movement. Especially relevant to professionals and scientists concerned with skill instruction and rehabilitation, the final part of the text provides a review of recent research on how and why limb control changes occur with practice and development. In addition, Vision and Goal-Directed Movement considers how the research presented can maximize precision, efficiency, and safety in workspace design. Vision and Goal-Directed Movement: Neurobehavioral Perspectives adds a unique offering to the literature base for motor behavior, demonstrating how advances in both behavioral and neurophysiological methods can inform theories related to the biological systems contributing to skilled performance.

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Human Kinetics

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1492583332

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Fatal Mission

The Life and Death of the Crew of the Naughty Nan 467 SQN RAAF

By: Mal Elliott

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Fatal Mission

The Life and Death of the Crew of the Naughty Nan 467 SQN RAAF

By: Mal Elliott

Fatal Mission is the story of Australian navigator Oscar Furniss, just one of 55,000 young men who perished while flying for Bomber Command during World War II. Lovingly crafted by his nephew, Mal Elliott, this book brings to life a young man whose name was never spoken by his family and who was a stranger to his modern-day descendants. Elliott follows Oscar from his carefree childhood in the Blue Mountains through his training over the vast emptiness of Canada to the mist-shrouded patchwork landscapes of Britain and on to the hostile skies of occupied France. He uses the accounts of the two surviving aircrew to piece together the events of the fateful night that saw most of the crew of Lancaster JA901, affectionately know as Naughty Nan , perish as pilot Colin Dickson heroically manoeuvred his burning aircraft away from the towns and villages that dotted the landscape. This has been a difficult book for Elliott to write as it contains a harrowing description of his uncle’s last moments. The terrible impact of the deaths of the aircrew are vividly described alongside the miraculous tales of the two survivors. But for the family of Oscar Furniss there would be no miracle, just the lingering weight of deep and lasting grief. This is a story that moves beyond the technical descriptions of bombing missions to describe the human toll of conflict. It underlines the crucial importance of commemoration, of refusing to allow those who perished in war to be forgotten. Theirs was a sacrifice that we who live in freedom should never forget.

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Simon and Schuster

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1922265152

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9781922265159

God's Neighborhood

A Hopeful Journey in Racial Reconciliation and Community Renewal

By: Scott Roley,James Isaac Elliott

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God's Neighborhood

A Hopeful Journey in Racial Reconciliation and Community Renewal

By: Scott Roley,James Isaac Elliott

Roley was once a rising star in the contemporary Christian music scene, but then he felt called to racial reconciliation and moved to a disadvantaged neighborhood where he embodies the ideals that are needed to forge a just society.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830832246

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Decolonisation

From Revolution to Evolution

By: David Boucher,Ayesha Omar

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Decolonisation

From Revolution to Evolution

By: David Boucher,Ayesha Omar

Offers a comparative analysis of the processes and aftermath of decolonisation from philosophical, historical, literary and legal perspectives.

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NYU Press

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1776148452

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9781776148455

Practical Share Valuation

By: Nigel Eastaway,Diane Elliott,Chris Blundell,Cameron Cook

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Practical Share Valuation

By: Nigel Eastaway,Diane Elliott,Chris Blundell,Cameron Cook

Provides a reference point for practitioners, who may need to prepare or review a valuation of shares or intangible assets, and acts as a practical guide to the more straightforward valuations which are required for tax purposes. Practical Share Valuation combines decades of the authors' practical experience in order to provide a reference guide to the valuation of unquoted shares and intangible assets as well as a practical handbook for practitioners preparing more routine valuations for tax purposes. The book highlights the relevant case law relating to valuations and also provides a handy list of additional data sources to aid the valuer in gaining access to the comparator data and latest valuation standards available. Whether you need to prepare a valuation or review work prepared by another practitioner, this book provides a wealth of easily accessible information, hints and tips to help you navigate through the potential minefield of share valuations. The seventh edition includes the following updates: - Full analysis of new legislation proposed on bringing non-resident companies with UK taxable income and gains from the disposal of UK residential property interests within the scope of corporation tax; - Guidance on new penalties in connection with offshore matters and offshore transfers (FA 2016), for inheritance tax for transfers of value on or after 1 April 2017 and for income and CGT from April 2016, in particular a new asset-based penalty for certain offshore disclosure inaccuracies and failures; - Commentary on several well-publicised litigation battles regarding failed tax avoidance schemes, such as HMRC vs Ingenious Media and HMRC vs Rangers Football Club; - Changes to the Companies Act 2006 and new reporting requirements as a result of the transition to FRS 102 and FRS 105 (effective for accounting periods on or after 1 January 2016); - Updated guidance from HMRC Shares and Assets Valuations and International Valuation Standards 2017.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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152650510X

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9781526505101

Buck Clayton's Jazz World

By: Buck Clayton,Nancy M. Elliott

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Buck Clayton's Jazz World

By: Buck Clayton,Nancy M. Elliott

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. One morning in Parsons, Kansas -- 2. Los Angeles and the West Coast -- 3. Shanghai -- 4. I never heard such swinging music -- 5. Basie -- 6. In Uncle Sam's army -- 7. JATP and a trip to Europe -- 8. A new phase in my career -- 9. From New York to Australia -- 10. Humphrey Lyttelton and my English tours -- 11. Health problems -- 12. Still swinging -- Chronological discography by Bob Weir -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

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A&C Black

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1871478553

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9781871478556

Ecological Complexity

By: Alkistis Elliott-Graves

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Ecological Complexity

By: Alkistis Elliott-Graves

Complexity has received substantial attention from scientists and philosophers alike. There are numerous, often conflicting, accounts of how complexity should be defined and how it should be measured. Much less attention has been paid to the epistemic implications of complexity, especially in Ecology. How does the complex nature of ecological systems affect ecologists' ability to study them? This Element argues that ecological systems are complex in a rather special way: they are causally heterogeneous. Not only are they made up of many interacting parts, but their behaviour is variable across space or time. Causal heterogeneity is responsible for many of the epistemic difficulties that ecologists face, especially when making generalisations and predictions. Luckily, ecologists have the tools to overcome these difficulties, though these tools have historically been considered suspect by philosophers of science. The author presents an updated philosophical account with an optimistic outlook of the methods and status of ecological research.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108903282

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9781108903288

Values in Science

By: Kevin C. Elliott

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Values in Science

By: Kevin C. Elliott

This Element introduces the philosophical literature on values in science by examining four questions: (1) How do values influence science? (2) Should we actively incorporate values in science? (3) How can we manage values in science responsibly? (4) What are some next steps for those who want to help promote responsible roles for values in science? It explores arguments for and against the “value-free ideal” for science (i.e., the notion that values should be excluded from scientific reasoning) and concludes that it should be rejected. Nonetheless, this does not mean that value influences are always acceptable. The Element explores a range of strategies for distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate value influences. It concludes by proposing an approach for managing values in science that relies on justifying, prioritising, and implementing norms for scientific research practices and institutions.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009059548

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Critical Marketing

By: Pauline Maclaran,Michael Saren,Christina Goulding,Richard Elliott,Miriam Caterall

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Critical Marketing

By: Pauline Maclaran,Michael Saren,Christina Goulding,Richard Elliott,Miriam Caterall

Marketing is still widely perceived as simply the creator of wants and needs through selling and advertising and marketing theory has been criticized for not taking a more critical approach to the subject. This is because most conventional marketing thinking takes a broadly managerial perspective without reflecting on the wider societal implications of the effects of marketing activities. In response this important new book is the first text designed to raise awareness of the critical, ethical, social and methodological issues facing contemporary marketing. Uniquely it provides: · The latest knowledge based on a series of major seminars in the field · The insights of a leading team of international contributors with an interdisciplinary perspective . A clear map of the domain of critical marketing · A rigorous analysis of the implications for future thinking and research. For faculty and upper level students and practitioners in Marketing, and those in the related areas of cultural studies and media Critical Marketing will be a major addition to the literature and the development of the subject.

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Routledge

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1136412921

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