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Symbolism and Ritual in a One-Party Regime

Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture

By: Larissa Adler-Lomnitz,Rodrigo Salazar Elena,Ilya Adler

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Symbolism and Ritual in a One-Party Regime

Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture

By: Larissa Adler-Lomnitz,Rodrigo Salazar Elena,Ilya Adler

Because of the long dominance of Mexico’s leading political party, the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, the campaigns of its presidential candidates were never considered relevant in determining the victor. This book offers an ethnography of the Mexican political system under PRI hegemony, focusing on the relationship between the formal democratic structure of the state and the unofficial practices of the underlying political culture, and addressing the question of what purpose campaigns serve when the outcome is predetermined. Discussing Mexican presidential politics from the perspectives of anthropology, political science, and communications science, the authors analyze the 1988 presidential campaign of Carlos Salinas de Gortari—the last great campaign of the PRI to display the characteristics traditionally found in the twentieth century. These detailed descriptions of campaign events show that their ritualistic nature expressed both a national culture and an aura of domination. The authors describe the political and cultural context in which this campaign took place—an authoritarian presidential system that dated from the 1920s—and explain how the constitutional provisions of the state interacted with the informal practices of the party to produce highly scripted symbolic rituals. Their analysis probes such topics as the meanings behind the candidate’s behavior, the effects of public opinion polling, and the role of the press, then goes on to show how the system has begun to change since 2000. By dealing with the campaign from multiple perspectives, the authors reveal it as a rite of passage that sheds light on the political culture of the country. Their study expands our understanding of authoritarianism during the years of PRI dominance and facilitates comparison of current practices with those of the past.

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Symbolism and Ritual in a One-party Regime

Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture

By: Larissa Adler de Lomnitz,Rodrigo Salazar Elena,Ilya Adler

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Symbolism and Ritual in a One-party Regime

Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture

By: Larissa Adler de Lomnitz,Rodrigo Salazar Elena,Ilya Adler

Because of the long dominance of MexicoÕs leading political party, the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, the campaigns of its presidential candidates were never considered relevant in determining the victor. This book offers an ethnography of the Mexican political system under PRI hegemony, focusing on the relationship between the formal democratic structure of the state and the unofficial practices of the underlying political culture, and addressing the question of what purpose campaigns serve when the outcome is predetermined. Discussing Mexican presidential politics from the perspectives of anthropology, political science, and communications science, the authors analyze the 1988 presidential campaign of Carlos Salinas de GortariÑthe last great campaign of the PRI to display the characteristics traditionally found in the twentieth century. These detailed descriptions of campaign events show that their ritualistic nature expressed both a national culture and an aura of domination. The authors describe the political and cultural context in which this campaign took placeÑan authoritarian presidential system that dated from the 1920sÑand explain how the constitutional provisions of the state interacted with the informal practices of the party to produce highly scripted symbolic rituals. Their analysis probes such topics as the meanings behind the candidateÕs behavior, the effects of public opinion polling, and the role of the press, then goes on to show how the system has begun to change since 2000. By dealing with the campaign from multiple perspectives, the authors reveal it as a rite of passage that sheds light on the political culture of the country. Their study expands our understanding of authoritarianism during the years of PRI dominance and facilitates comparison of current practices with those of the past.

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Theory of Random Sets

By: Ilya Molchanov

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Theory of Random Sets

By: Ilya Molchanov

This monograph, now in a thoroughly revised second edition, offers the latest research on random sets. It has been extended to include substantial developments achieved since 2005, some of them motivated by applications of random sets to econometrics and finance. The present volume builds on the foundations laid by Matheron and others, including the vast advances in stochastic geometry, probability theory, set-valued analysis, and statistical inference. It shows the various interdisciplinary relationships of random set theory within other parts of mathematics, and at the same time fixes terminology and notation that often vary in the literature, establishing it as a natural part of modern probability theory and providing a platform for future development. It is completely self-contained, systematic and exhaustive, with the full proofs that are necessary to gain insight. Aimed at research level, Theory of Random Sets will be an invaluable reference for probabilists; mathematicians working in convex and integral geometry, set-valued analysis, capacity and potential theory; mathematical statisticians in spatial statistics and uncertainty quantification; specialists in mathematical economics, econometrics, decision theory, and mathematical finance; and electronic and electrical engineers interested in image analysis.

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Cato Supreme Court Review, 2010-2011

By: Ilya Shapiro

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Cato Supreme Court Review, 2010-2011

By: Ilya Shapiro

Now in its 10th year, this acclaimed annual publication brings together leading national scholars to analyze the Supreme Court's most important decisions from the term just ended and preview the year ahead.

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Cato Supreme Court Review, 2009-2010

By: Ilya Shapiro

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Cato Supreme Court Review, 2009-2010

By: Ilya Shapiro

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Ninth Amendment in Light of Text and History -- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission: "Precisely What WRTL Sought to Avoid -- United States v. Stevens: Restricting Two Major Rationales for Content-Based Speech Restrictions -- Church and State at the Crossroads: Christian Legal Society v. Martinez -- Doe v. Reed and the Future of Disclosure Requirements -- The Tell-Tale Privileges or Immunities Clause -- The Degradation of the "Void for Vagueness" Doctrine: Reversing Convictions While Saving the Unfathomable "Honest Services Fraud" Statute -- Taking Stock of Comstock: The Necessary and Proper Clause and the Limits of Federal Power -- Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB: Narrow Separation-of-Powers Ruling Illustrates That the Supreme Court Is Not "Pro-Business"--Federal Misgovernance of Mutual Funds -- Forward to the Past -- Antitrust Formalism Is Dead! Long Live Antitrust Formalism! Some Implications of American Needle v. NFL -- Looking Ahead: October Term 2010 -- Contributors -- About Cato

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On Art

By: Ilya Kabakov

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On Art

By: Ilya Kabakov

During the 1960s and 1970s, the Russian conceptual artist Ilya Kabakov was a galvanizing figure in Moscow's underground art community, ultimately gaining international prominence as the “leader” of a band of artists known as the Moscow Conceptual Circle. Throughout this time, he created texts that he would distribute among his friends, and by the late 1990s his written production amounted to hundreds of pages. Devoted to themes that range from the “cosmism” of pre-Revolutionary Russian modernism to the philosophical implications of Moscow’s garbage, Kabakov’s handmade booklets were typed out on paper, then stapled or sewn together using rough butcher paper for their covers. Among these writings are faux Socialist Realist verses, theoretical explorations, art historical analyses, accompaniments to installation projects, and transcripts of dialogues between the artist and literary theorists, critics, journalists, and other artists. This volume offers for the first time in English the most significant texts written by Kabakov. The writings have been expressly selected for this English-language volume and there exists no equivalent work in any language.

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Democracy and Political Ignorance

Why Smaller Government Is Smarter

By: Ilya Somin

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Democracy and Political Ignorance

Why Smaller Government Is Smarter

By: Ilya Somin

One of the biggest problems with modern democracy is that most of the public is usually ignorant of politics and government. Often, many people understand that their votes are unlikely to change the outcome of an election and don't see the point in learning much about politics. This may be rational, but it creates a nation of people with little political knowledge and little ability to objectively evaluate what they do know. In Democracy and Political Ignorance, Ilya Somin mines the depths of ignorance in America and reveals the extent to which it is a major problem for democracy. Somin weighs various options for solving this problem, arguing that political ignorance is best mitigated and its effects lessened by decentralizing and limiting government. Somin provocatively argues that people make better decisions when they choose what to purchase in the market or which state or local government to live under, than when they vote at the ballot box, because they have stronger incentives to acquire relevant information and to use it wisely.

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The Grasping Hand

Kelo v. City of New London & the Limits of Eminent Domain

By: Ilya Somin

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The Grasping Hand

Kelo v. City of New London & the Limits of Eminent Domain

By: Ilya Somin

In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled that the city of New London, Connecticut, could condemn fifteen residential properties in order to transfer them to a new private owner. Although the Fifth Amendment only permits the taking of private property for “public use,” the Court ruled that the transfer of condemned land to private parties for “economic development” is permitted by the Constitution—even if the government cannot prove that the expected development will ever actually happen. The Court’s decision in Kelo v. City of New London empowered the grasping hand of the state at the expense of the invisible hand of the market. In this detailed study of one of the most controversial Supreme Court cases in modern times, Ilya Somin argues that Kelo was a grave error. Economic development and “blight” condemnations are unconstitutional under both originalist and most “living constitution” theories of legal interpretation. They also victimize the poor and the politically weak for the benefit of powerful interest groups and often destroy more economic value than they create. Kelo itself exemplifies these patterns. The residents targeted for condemnation lacked the influence needed to combat the formidable government and corporate interests arrayed against them. Moreover, the city’s poorly conceived development plan ultimately failed: the condemned land lies empty to this day, occupied only by feral cats. The Supreme Court’s unpopular ruling triggered an unprecedented political reaction, with forty-five states passing new laws intended to limit the use of eminent domain. But many of the new laws impose few or no genuine constraints on takings. The Kelo backlash led to significant progress, but not nearly as much as it may have seemed. Despite its outcome, the closely divided 5-4 ruling shattered what many believed to be a consensus that virtually any condemnation qualifies as a public use under the Fifth Amendment. It also showed that there is widespread public opposition to eminent domain abuse. With controversy over takings sure to continue, The Grasping Hand offers the first book-length analysis of Kelo by a legal scholar, alongside a broader history of the dispute over public use and eminent domain and an evaluation of options for reform.

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The Venture Mindset

How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth

By: Ilya Strebulaev,Alex Dang

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The Venture Mindset

How to Make Smarter Bets and Achieve Extraordinary Growth

By: Ilya Strebulaev,Alex Dang

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER & FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH "Full of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act." –Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google "A must-read for board members, executives, and investors.” – Amy Bance, investor and Fortune 500 Board Member The Venture Mindset is a playbook on how to adapt to a rapidly changing world, make smarter bets, launch new ventures, and transform traditional organizations into hubs for innovation, from a top Stanford professor and a technology executive. Venture capitalists are known for their extraordinary ability to spot opportunities. They know how to identify emerging trends, how to bring new industries into being, and when to hold them and when to fold. Their unique mindset has made them the force behind world-changing companies such as Amazon, Google, Moderna, SpaceX, and Zoom. Stanford Professor Ilya Strebulaev has devoted two decades to studying VCs’ counterintuitive approaches to decision-making and the reasons behind the successes and failures of corporate innovations. Alex Dang has witnessed up close how VCs’ thinking and mechanisms can create successful businesses at companies like Amazon and McKinsey. Combining their insight and extensive experience, they present nine distinct principles that will help you make better decisions, transform your business, and achieve remarkable results, no matter your industry. In The Venture Mindset, you’ll learn: • One question VCs ask that will change the way you evaluate opportunities • Why you should encourage dissent and be wary of consensus • The number one killer of innovation in traditional corporate environments • Why it’s crucial to learn when to ‘pull the plug’ on initiatives • Why failure is not just an option, but a necessity Packed with entertaining stories and scientific precision, The Venture Mindset is a must-read for anyone who wants to be better equipped for the era of uncertainty when industry, company, and career can be disrupted overnight. The Venture Mindset will teach you more than how to simply survive. It’ll teach you how to win big.

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Empire Speaks Out

Languages of Rationalization and Self-Description in the Russian Empire

By: Ilya Gerasimov,Jan Kusber,Alexander Semyonov

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Empire Speaks Out

Languages of Rationalization and Self-Description in the Russian Empire

By: Ilya Gerasimov,Jan Kusber,Alexander Semyonov

Historians habitually write about empires that expand, wage wars, and collapse, as if empires were self-evident and self-conscious entities with a distinct and clear sense of purpose. The stories of empires are told in the language of modern nation-centred social sciences: multi-cultural and heterogeneous empires of the past appear either as huge “nations” with a common language, culture, and territory, or as amalgamations of would-be nations striving to gain independence. Empire Speaks Out reconstructs the historical encounter of the Russian Empire of the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries with the complex challenge of modernity. It does so by taking the self-awareness of empire seriously, and by looking into how bureaucrats, ideologues, politicians, scholars, and modern professionals described the ethnic, cultural, and social diversity of the empire. “Empire” then reveals itself not through deliberate and well-conceived actions of some mysterious political body, but as a series of “imperial situations” that different people encounter and perceive in common categories. The rationalization of previously intuitive social practices as imperial languages is the central theme of the collection. This book is published with support from Volkswagen Foundation, within the collective research project “Languages of Self Description and Representation in the Russian Empire”

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Work Different

10 Truths for Winning in the People Age

By: Kate Bravery,Ilya Bonic,Kai Anderson

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10 Truths for Winning in the People Age

By: Kate Bravery,Ilya Bonic,Kai Anderson

An insightful and practical new guide to how sustainable people management works in today’s global economy, with guidance on how to transform the way your organization recruits, hires, upskills, and retains its people In Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age, a team of business experts and workforce advisors give an incisive take on the staffing challenges facing leaders in the modern global economy. The book reveals how executives and decision makers can adapt their people agenda for shifts in labor models and employee sentiment. You’ll look ahead to what’s next and learn how to weave sustainability and resilience into your business priorities and make real progress on profits, people, and the planet. You’ll also discover: How generative AI and labor trends will converge to put a premium on agile organizations How to understand what people really want from the organizations they’re employed by: The Lifestyle Contract How you can build a culture that transcends structures and walls, and places skills at the heart of change How stakeholder capitalism and ESG are drawing a new roadmap for success An indispensable resource for executives, managers, board members, human resources professionals, and other business leaders, Work Different: 10 Truths for Winning in the People Age is the no-nonsense, hands-on people management blueprint that you’ve been waiting for.

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Computational Statistics in Climatology

By: Ilya Polyak

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Computational Statistics in Climatology

By: Ilya Polyak

Descriptions of climate are based on average meteorological values taken from different global positions, but these averages should be considered together with other statistics that ultimately characterize spatial and temporal variability. This book meets this need.

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Cato Supreme Court Review 2008-2009

By: Ilya Shapiro

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Cato Supreme Court Review 2008-2009

By: Ilya Shapiro

Annotation. Now in its eighth year, this acclaimed annual publication brings together leading national scholars to analyze the Supreme Court's most important decisions from the term just ended and preview the year ahead.

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Free to Move

Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom

By: Ilya Somin

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Free to Move

Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom

By: Ilya Somin

How foot voting outperforms ballot box voting -- Foot voting and federalism -- Foot voting and international migration -- Foot voting in the private sector -- Foot voting and self-determination -- Problems and keyhole solutions -- The foot voting constitution -- Implications for international law and global governance -- Conclusion : prospects for a foot voting future.

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Motivation in War

The Experience of Common Soldiers in Old-Regime Europe

By: Ilya Berkovich

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Motivation in War

The Experience of Common Soldiers in Old-Regime Europe

By: Ilya Berkovich

This book fundamentally revises our notion of why soldiers of the eighteenth century enlisted, served and fought. In contrast to traditional views of the brutal conditions supposedly prevailing in old-regime armies, Ilya Berkovich reveals that soldiers did not regard military discipline as illegitimate or unnecessarily cruel, nor did they perceive themselves as submissive military automatons. Instead he shows how these men embraced a unique corporate identity based on military professionalism, forceful masculinity and hostility toward civilians. These values fostered the notion of individual and collective soldierly honour which helped to create the bonding effect which contributed toward greater combat cohesion. Utilising research on military psychology and combat theory, and employing the letters, diaries and memoirs of around 250 private soldiers and non-commissioned officers from over a dozen different European armies, Motivation in War transforms our understanding of life of the common soldier in early modern Europe.

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Introduction to Quantum Field Theory with Applications to Quantum Gravity

By: Iosif L. Buchbinder,Ilya Shapiro

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Introduction to Quantum Field Theory with Applications to Quantum Gravity

By: Iosif L. Buchbinder,Ilya Shapiro

This textbook presents a detailed introduction to the general concepts of quantum field theory, with special emphasis on principal aspects of functional methods and renormalization in gauge theories, and includes an introduction to semiclassical and perturbative quantum gravity in flat and curved spacetimes.

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Practical Video Game Bots

Automating Game Processes using C++, Python, and AutoIt

By: Ilya Shpigor

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Practical Video Game Bots

Automating Game Processes using C++, Python, and AutoIt

By: Ilya Shpigor

Develop and use bots in video gaming to automate game processes and see possible ways to avoid this kind of automation. This book explains how bots can be very helpful in games such as multiplayer online games, both for training your character and for automating repetitious game processes in order to start a competition with human opponents much faster. Some players might use bots for cheating or avoiding game rules to gain an advantage over opponents - a sophisticated form of hacking that includes some elements of artificial intelligence (AI). However, while Practical Video Game Bots considers these topics, it is not a cheater's guide. Rather, this book is an attempt to overcome the information vacuum regarding bot development in video game applications. Through the use of three case study game examples, it covers most methods and technologies that are used by bot developers, and the details of anti-cheating systems. This book provides answers and useful advice for topics such as process automation, reverse engineering, and network applications. Modern bot applications use technologies from all these domains. You will also consider the work mechanisms of different kinds of bots and will write simple prototypes. What You Will Learn Discover bots and apply them to game applications Use clicker bots with OS-level embedding data, output-device capture, and more Develop in-game bots, with process memory analysis and access Work with out-game bots, with network interception and embedding data Deal with input device emulation and OS-level interception data Who This Book Is For Those with some prior experience in game development and coding experience in Python, C++, and Windows APIs.

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1484237366

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Microarray Quality Control

By: Wei Zhang,Ilya Shmulevich,Jaakko Astola

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Microarray Quality Control

By: Wei Zhang,Ilya Shmulevich,Jaakko Astola

Microarray technology provides researchers in the life sciences with a revolutionary tool for measuring gene expression. However, this highly developed process involves multiple steps, from sample selection to data analysis, each susceptible to potentially costly errors. Without sound quality control, experimental microarrays may produce useless or, even worse, misleading results. Microarray Quality Control provides a comprehensive resource for ensuring quality control in every step of this complex process. From experimental design to data processing, analysis, and interpretation, the emphasis in this text remains on practical advice for each stage of planning and running a microarray study. Chapters cover: * Quality of biological samples * Quality of DNA * Hybridization protocols Scanning * Data acquisition * Image analysis * Data analysis Written for the broad group of workers-biologists, mathematicians, statisticians, engineers, physicians, and computational scientists-involved in microarray studies, Microarray Quality Control features a straightforward style easily accessed by various disciplines. Useful checklists and tips help ensure the integrity of results, and each chapter contains a thorough review of pertinent literature. The only complete, systematic treatment of the topic available, Microarray Quality Control offers students and practitioners an invaluable resource for improving experimental quality and efficiency.

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0471726249

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Supreme Disorder

Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court

By: Ilya Shapiro

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Supreme Disorder

Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court

By: Ilya Shapiro

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021: POLITICS BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "A must-read for anyone interested in the Supreme Court."—MIKE LEE, Republican senator from Utah Politics have always intruded on Supreme Court appointments. But although the Framers would recognize the way justices are nominated and confirmed today, something is different. Why have appointments to the high court become one of the most explosive features of our system of government? As Ilya Shapiro makes clear in Supreme Disorder, this problem is part of a larger phenomenon. As government has grown, its laws reaching even further into our lives, the courts that interpret those laws have become enormously powerful. If we fight over each new appointment as though everything were at stake, it’s because it is. When decades of constitutional corruption have left us subject to an all-powerful tribunal, passions are sure to flare on the infrequent occasions when the political system has an opportunity to shape it. And so we find the process of judicial appointments verging on dysfunction. Shapiro weighs the many proposals for reform, from the modest (term limits) to the radical (court-packing), but shows that there can be no quick fix for a judicial system suffering a crisis of legitimacy. And in the end, the only measure of the Court’s legitimacy that matters is the extent to which it maintains, or rebalances, our constitutional order.

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1684510724

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Symbolism and Ritual in a One-party Regime

Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture

By: Larissa Adler de Lomnitz,Rodrigo Salazar Elena,Ilya Adler

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Symbolism and Ritual in a One-party Regime

Unveiling Mexico's Political Culture

By: Larissa Adler de Lomnitz,Rodrigo Salazar Elena,Ilya Adler

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A Conspiracy Against Obamacare

The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case

By: R. Barnett,J. Adler,D. Bernstein,O. Kerr,D. Kopel,I. Somin

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A Conspiracy Against Obamacare

The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case

By: R. Barnett,J. Adler,D. Bernstein,O. Kerr,D. Kopel,I. Somin

The Affordable Care Act debate was one of the most important and most public examinations of the Constitution in our history. At the forefront of that debate were the bloggers of the Volokh Conspiracy who, from before the law was even passed, engaged in a spirited, erudite, and accessible discussion of the legal issues involved in the case.

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(Deutsch - Englisch) 5 Bedtime Stories for Falling Asleep

The Enchanted Adventures of the Winter Forest

By: Ilya Glamazdin

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(Deutsch - Englisch) 5 Bedtime Stories for Falling Asleep

The Enchanted Adventures of the Winter Forest

By: Ilya Glamazdin

[DE] Möchten Sie, dass Ihr Kind zweisprachig aufwächst? Bezaubern Sie es mit unseren Geschichten in zwei Sprachen [EN] Do you want your child to grow up bilingual? Enchant them with our fairy tales in two languages! Arno, Ivo, and their brave companions embark on enchanting journeys through the mysterious winter forest. Together, they overcome exciting adventures and learn the importance of friendship, unity, courage, and helpfulness. This enchanting edition takes you into a world of various adventures and mysteries. Immerse yourself in this fascinating series, consisting of five stories: 1. The Mystery of the Crystal Lake 2. The Miracle of Colors at Moonlight Peak 3. The Hidden Wonder of the Ice Cave 4. The Melody of the Winter Forest 5. The Mystery of the Healing Crystal These stories are more than just entertainment. They are a bridge to important life values such as friendship, perseverance, and self-confidence. Here, dreams are brought to life, and the bond between parents and children is strengthened. Each book is a treasure chest full of valuable narratives that boost self-esteem and stimulate the imagination.

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