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The American Manufactory

Art, Labor, and the World of Things in the Early Republic

By: Laura Rigal

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The American Manufactory

Art, Labor, and the World of Things in the Early Republic

By: Laura Rigal

This cultural history of American federalism argues that nation-building cannot be understood apart from the process of industrialization and the making of the working class in the late-eighteenth-century United States. Citing the coincidental rise of federalism and industrialism, Laura Rigal examines the creations and performances of writers, collectors, engineers, inventors, and illustrators who assembled an early national "world of things," at a time when American craftsmen were transformed into wage laborers and production was rationalized, mechanized, and put to new ideological purposes. American federalism emerges here as a culture of self-making, in forms as various as street parades, magazine writing, painting, autobiography, advertisement, natural history collections, and trials and trial transcripts. Chapters center on the craftsmen who celebrated the Constitution by marching in Philadelphia's Grand Federal Procession of 1788; the autobiographical writings of John Fitch, an inventor of the steamboat before Fulton; the exhumation and museum display of the "first American mastodon" by the Peale family of Philadelphia; Joseph Dennie's literary miscellany, the Port Folio; the nine-volume American Ornithology of Alexander Wilson; and finally the autobiography and portrait of Philadelphia locksmith Pat Lyon, who was falsely imprisoned for bank robbery in 1798 but eventually emerged as an icon for the American working man. Rigal demonstrates that federalism is not merely a political movement, or an artifact of language, but a phenomenon of culture: one among many innovations elaborated in the "manufactory" of early American nation-building.

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Princeton University Press

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0691227748

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Medical Group Management

Strategies for Enhancing Performance

By: Steven T. Valentine,Laura P. Jacobs

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Medical Group Management

Strategies for Enhancing Performance

By: Steven T. Valentine,Laura P. Jacobs

Medical Group Management: Strategies for Enhancing Peformance is a book that should be read and understood by physicians and administrators dedicated to creating successful health care delivery systems. today we find ourseves at a significant juncture in miedical practice, when optimal business practices will determine the winners and losers among medical groups. Preferving the enduring and critical relationship between doctors and their patients now depends more than ever on careful strategic planning and execution by medical management.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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1567261027

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God, Suffering, and the Value of Free Will

By: Laura W. Ekstrom,Laura Waddell Ekstrom

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God, Suffering, and the Value of Free Will

By: Laura W. Ekstrom,Laura Waddell Ekstrom

This book focuses on arguments from suffering against the existence of God and on a variety of issues concerning agency and value that they bring out. The central aim is to show the extent and power of arguments from evil. The book provides a close investigation of an under-defended claim at the heart of the major free-will-based responses to such arguments, namely that free will is sufficiently valuable to serve as the good, or prominently among the goods, that provides a God-justifying reason for permitting evil in our world. Offering a fresh examination of traditional theodicies, it also develops an alternative line the author calls a divine intimacy theodicy. It makes an extended case for rejection of the position of skeptical theism. The book expands upon an argument from evil concerning a traditional doctrine of hell, which reveals a number of interesting issues concerning fault, agency, and blameworthiness. In response to recent work contending that the problem of evil is defanged since God's baseline attitude toward human beings is indifference, the book defends the essential perfect moral goodness of God. Finally it takes up the question of whether or not it makes sense to live a religious life as an agnostic or as an atheist"--

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0197556418

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The New Foreign Policy

Complex Interactions, Competing Interests

By: Laura Neack

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The New Foreign Policy

Complex Interactions, Competing Interests

By: Laura Neack

Integrating theory and case studies, this cogent text explores the processes and factors that shape foreign policy. In her thoroughly revised and updated edition, Laura Neack considers both old and new lessons, drawing on a rich array of real foreign policy choices and outcomes. In new cases, Neack explores decision making in the Eurozone crisis, increasing nationalism in Germany and Japan and what seems to be growing bellicosity among Canadians, Obama’s grand strategy and the responses of rising powers Brazil and India, and the Egyptian youth revolution. Following a levels-of-analysis organization, the author considers all elements that influence foreign policy, including the role of leaders, bargaining, national image, political culture, public opinion, the media, and nonstate actors.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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1442220082

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Kittler Now

Current Perspectives in Kittler Studies

By: Stephen Sale,Laura Salisbury

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Kittler Now

Current Perspectives in Kittler Studies

By: Stephen Sale,Laura Salisbury

Friedrich Kittler was one of the world’s most influential, provocative and misunderstood media theorists. His work spans analyses of historical ‘discourse networks’ inspired by French poststructuralism, influential theorizations of new media, through to musings on music and mathematics. Always controversial and relentlessly unpredictable, Kittler’s work is a major reference point for contemporary media theory, literary criticism and cultural studies. This is the only book of essays currently available in English on an important thinker whose influence across disciplines is growing. The volume situates Kittler’s ideas, explaining and critiquing his sometimes difficult writing, and using his theories to undertake innovative readings of old and new media. It also includes previously untranslated work by Kittler himself. Contributors include Caroline Bassett, Steven Connor, Alexander R. Galloway, Mark B. Hansen, John Durham Peters and Geoffrey Winthrop-Young.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0745676340

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Sports Scandals

By: Peter Finley,Laura L. Finley,Jeffrey Fountain

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Sports Scandals

By: Peter Finley,Laura L. Finley,Jeffrey Fountain

Cheaters, gamblers, drugs, and violence. Sound like the latest action/adventure film? It is most likely playing in a stadium, ice rink, track field, basketball court, or ballpark near you. We're talking about the larger-than-life scandals that often surround and sometimes engulf the world of sports. Covering everything from the little leagues to college and professional sports, this indespensable book offers students an intriguing, readable guide to the most notorious scandals in American sports history. Each chapter focuses on a specific category of scandal, including race-related, gender-related, drug-related, violence-related, recruiting and academic-related, and coaching scandals. Insightful, in-depth entries offer and overview of the historical and cultural context, what occurred and who was involved, as well as the response to the scandal. Entries within chapters clearly outline the diversity of viewpoints surrounding the scandal as well as the associated ethical, moral, and legal issues. Highlighting why sport scandals matter to athletes, to coaches, to teams, to organizations, to the media, and to the public, this volume is an ideal resource for both ready reference and for reading cover-to-cover.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313344590

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9780313344596

Close Encounters

Communication in Relationships

By: Laura K. Guerrero,Peter A. Andersen, Ph.D.,Walid A. Afifi

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Close Encounters

Communication in Relationships

By: Laura K. Guerrero,Peter A. Andersen, Ph.D.,Walid A. Afifi

Using a relational approach to the study of interpersonal communication, this text provides comprehensive coverage of popular theories and concepts in interpersonal communication. The research base of the book draws from communication, but also emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of the study of personal relationships.

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SAGE

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141294953X

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Rethinking Adult Career Development

A Critical Perspective

By: Laura L. Bierema

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Rethinking Adult Career Development

A Critical Perspective

By: Laura L. Bierema

Rethinking Adult Career Development explores the challenges, transitions, learning, and change adults experience as they navigate careers across their lifetimes. It considers what happens when adults realise they have chosen the wrong career, lose their jobs, experience injustice and discrimination, or are forced to make career shifts for which they are underprepared.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1035309130

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9781035309139

Emotional and Behavioral Problems

A Handbook for Understanding and Handling Students

By: Paul Zionts,Laura Zionts,Richard L. Simpson

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Emotional and Behavioral Problems

A Handbook for Understanding and Handling Students

By: Paul Zionts,Laura Zionts,Richard L. Simpson

The authors take a complex, under-discussed topic and give teachers and administrators useful, basic guidelines they can put to use quickly in understanding, identifying, and helping this special group of students.

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Corwin Press

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1483384810

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Money and Happiness

A Guide to Living the Good Life

By: Laura Rowley

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Money and Happiness

A Guide to Living the Good Life

By: Laura Rowley

Praise for Money & Happiness "Laura Rowley makes us all understand the money-happinessconnection in our own lives so that we spend our time and ourefforts wisely. She gets to the heart of why money can bringfeelings of stress, joy, and freedom, and Rowley offers insightthat every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will leadto living a rich life in every possible definition of theterm." --Lucy Danziger, Editor in Chief, Self magazine "This is a wry and companionable guide to getting your finances inbetter sync with your values, and who wouldn't be enriched bythat?" --Melinda Henneberger, Contributing Editor, Newsweek "Money and Happiness takes cold, hard, financial information andwarms it up through the voice of your best friend. You'll find outhow to achieve your life dreams, and avoid money nightmares. Thecost of this book may be the best investment you'll evermake." --Kevin McKinley, CFP, author of Make Your Kid a Millionaire andhost of public radio's On Your Money "Let Laura Rowley guide you to a rational and rewarding life byhelping you re-order your approach to your financial well-being.This book covers all the dimensions you need to know about how toplan properly for your reality. She teaches that you need not beloaded to be happy. And she shows you how to set, then achieve,your goals. For your sanity, Rowley is a welcome antidote to thewave of materialism washing over our culture." --Allan Dodds Frank, Bloomberg Television

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John Wiley & Sons

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047172856X

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Anxiety Management in Children with Mental and Physical Health Problems

By: Laura Nabors

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Anxiety Management in Children with Mental and Physical Health Problems

By: Laura Nabors

This book examines the implications of anxiety for children who have different types of comorbid mental health problems or chronic physical illnesses. It describes the differences between anxiety and fear in children and addresses how anxiety presents in children. The book presents ideas for treatment of anxiety in children and adolescents using examples and case studies. Chapters review evidence-based practices and explore common challenges in managing anxiety in school and community settings. In addition, chapters offer recommendations for improving social and emotional functioning and reducing anxiety symptoms, along with practical guidelines for working with children in therapy settings. Topics featured in this book include: The co-occurrence of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. The appearance of anxiety before or after substance abuse. Typical and atypical presentations of anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder. Chronic illness and anxiety in young children. Family-oriented cognitive behavior therapy and its use in children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder. The potential relationship between conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder, and anxiety. Anxiety Management in Children with Mental and Physical Health Problems is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians and other practitioners in clinical child and school psychology, social work, public health, family studies, educational psychology and counseling, health education, and allied disciplines.

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Springer Nature

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303035606X

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9783030356064

Colony

By: Laura J. Burns,Melinda Metz

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Colony

By: Laura J. Burns,Melinda Metz

Interactive storylines allow readers to chose more than two dozen possible endings. A guest speaker--who is actually an ant-like demon queen--arrives at Sunnydale to talk about self-esteem, and to recruit drone-like workers to build her colony.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416900578

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9781416900573

Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively

Cases and Analysis

By: Laura Neack

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Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively

Cases and Analysis

By: Laura Neack

What is foreign policy? What do we know about why states pursue certain foreign policies and not others? What factors go into the shaping of foreign policy? Studying Foreign Policy Comparatively, Fourth Edition (formerly titled The New Foreign Policy), answers these questions, and more, by exploring how scholars analyze foreign policy and by applying this knowledge to new foreign policy cases. Benefits of the fourth edition: Every chapter is devoted to a distinct level in the levels-of-analysis approach Provides easy-to-understand explanations and demonstrations of policy models and theories A mixture of current and historical cases from around the world extends students’ knowledge of foreign policy and understanding of contemporary problems New cases include the refugee crisis in Europe, rising populism and anti-immigrant coalition governments, Russian use of media, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538109638

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Interpersonal Encounters

Connecting Through Communication

By: Laura K. Guerrero,Bree McEwan

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Interpersonal Encounters

Connecting Through Communication

By: Laura K. Guerrero,Bree McEwan

With a practical and innovative approach to the study of interpersonal communication, Interpersonal Encounters: Connecting through Communication, by Laura K. Guerrero and Bree McEwan, prepares students to become better communicators in their personal and professional lives.

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SAGE Publications

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1483311376

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Rectors Remembered: The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 6

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

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Rectors Remembered: The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 6

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

Volume 6 of 8, 3337 to 4042. A genealogical compilation of the descendants of John Jacob Rector and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Fischbach. Married in 1711 in Trupbach, Germany, the couple immigrated to the Germanna Colony in Virginia in 1714. Eight volumes document the lives of over 45,000 individuals.

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Lulu.com

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1312620307

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9781312620308

Elusive Security

States First, People Last

By: Laura Neack

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Elusive Security

States First, People Last

By: Laura Neack

This clear and concise text offers a comprehensive comparison of national, international, and human security concepts and policies. Laura Neack argues that security remains elusive because of a centuries-old ethic insisting that states are the primary and most important international actors, can rely ultimately only on themselves for protection, and must keep all options on the table for national security. The author compellingly demonstrates how a state-first security ethic ultimately fails to secure states, the international community and--most important--human beings. Although security as a concept can be widened to include almost any aspect of existence, Neack focuses especially on security from physical violence, beginning with efforts by states to defend themselves against violent attack. She explores such topics as the internal and external dimensions of security, terrorism, and defending the homeland; threat perception and responses; preemptive and preventive wars; and other military interventions. Next, Neack examines efforts over the past century to protect states through the construction of the United Nations international security system and how collective security, peacekeeping, and peace enforcement have been used in that system. Throughout, Neack shows that human security has only mattered in terms of servicing the state's security needs, a critique she takes up directly in the final chapters. A range of short and extended case studies are offered to illustrate the conceptual materials and policy debates over security. In this state-first world, we only can choose between degrees of insecurity; true security remains elusive.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742528669

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9780742528666

Who Speaks for Nature?

On the Politics of Science

By: Laura Ephraim

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Who Speaks for Nature?

On the Politics of Science

By: Laura Ephraim

Introduction. The Science Question in Political Theory -- Earth to Arendt -- Vico's World of Nature -- Descartes and Democracy -- Hobbes's Worldly Geometry of Politics -- Epilogue. Science and Politics at the End of the World

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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081224981X

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9780812249811

At Home in the Studio

The Professionalization of Women Artists in America

By: Laura R. Prieto

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At Home in the Studio

The Professionalization of Women Artists in America

By: Laura R. Prieto

Picture of the prospects and constraints faced by women sculptors in the United States from the late eighteenth century throught the 1930s and the emerging of a professional identity for women artists. Thanks to their success as neoclassicists, women sculptors were able to cross over into nationalistic and political subjects that were unavailable to women painters.

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Harvard University Press

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0674004868

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9780674004863

American Fair Trade

Proprietary Capitalism, Corporatism, and the 'New Competition,' 1890–1940

By: Laura Phillips Sawyer

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American Fair Trade

Proprietary Capitalism, Corporatism, and the 'New Competition,' 1890–1940

By: Laura Phillips Sawyer

Rather than viewing the history of American capitalism as the unassailable ascent of large-scale corporations and free competition, American Fair Trade argues that trade associations of independent proprietors lobbied and litigated to reshape competition policy to their benefit. At the turn of the twentieth century, this widespread fair trade movement borrowed from progressive law and economics, demonstrating a persistent concern with market fairness - not only fair prices for consumers but also fair competition among businesses. Proponents of fair trade collaborated with regulators to create codes of fair competition and influenced the administrative state's public-private approach to market regulation. New Deal partnerships in planning borrowed from those efforts to manage competitive markets, yet ultimately discredited the fair trade model by mandating economy-wide trade rules that sharply reduced competition. Laura Phillips Sawyer analyzes how these efforts to reconcile the American tradition of a well-regulated society with the legacy of Gilded Age of laissez-faire capitalism produced the modern American regulatory state.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108548040

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9781108548045

Gibsons & Orrs: Pioneer Families

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

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Gibsons & Orrs: Pioneer Families

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

The descendants of Alexander & Elizabeth Votah Gibson and William Orr. Many of the descendants who settled in Fremont County, Iowa, are traced to the present, including biographies and photographs when available. Also included in the book is documentation of one branch of the William & Keziah Snead Keyser family.

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1329877713

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In Their Best Interest?

The Case Against Equal Rights for Children

By: Laura Martha Purdy

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In Their Best Interest?

The Case Against Equal Rights for Children

By: Laura Martha Purdy

From where they live and which school they attend to whether they may work, children's decisions are controlled by parents and guardians. Advocates of equal rights for children have, however, offered both empirical evidence and ethical arguments against the popular assumption that children are incompetent to exercise the same freedoms as adults. Laura M. Purdy here challenges both aspects of the case for children's liberation, rejecting the conclusion that in democratic societies legal distinctions between children and adults should be eliminated.

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Cornell University Press

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0801499569

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9780801499562

Gendering Global Conflict

Toward a Feminist Theory of War

By: Laura Sjoberg

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Gendering Global Conflict

Toward a Feminist Theory of War

By: Laura Sjoberg

Laura Sjoberg positions gender and gender subordination as key factors in the making and fighting of global conflict. Through the lens ofgender, she examines the meaning, causes, practices, and experiences of war, building a more inclusive approach to the analysis of violent conflict between states. Considering war at the international, state, substate, and individual levels, Sjoberg's feminist perspective elevates a number of causal variables in war decision-making. These include structural gender inequality, cycles of gendered violence, state masculine posturing, the often overlooked role of emotion in political interactions, gendered understandings of power, and states' mistaken perception of their own autonomy and unitary nature. Gendering Global Conflict also calls attention to understudied spaces that can be sites of war, such as the workplace, the household, and even the bedroom. Her findings show gender to be a linchpin of even the most tedious and seemingly bland tactical and logistical decisions in violent conflict. Armed with that information, Sjoberg undertakes the task of redefining and reintroducing critical readings of war's political, economic, and humanitarian dimensions, developing the beginnings of a feminist theory of war.

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Columbia University Press

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023152000X

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9780231520003

The Connection Gap

Why Americans Feel So Alone

By: Laura Pappano

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The Connection Gap

Why Americans Feel So Alone

By: Laura Pappano

The Connection Gap explores the new loneliness of people who are overcommitting and underconnecting. Laura Pappano takes a passionate look at the pressures and desires of modern culture by drawing on personal experience, academic studies, and perceptive observations of our culture as reflected in advertising, literature, and popular magazines."--BOOK JACKET.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813529794

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Measuring Global Media Freedom

The Media Freedom Analyzer as a New Assessment Tool

By: Laura Schneider

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Measuring Global Media Freedom

The Media Freedom Analyzer as a New Assessment Tool

By: Laura Schneider

The Media Freedom Analyzer developed by Laura Schneider is a new way to measure global media freedom in a more objective, unbiased and transparent way. Grounded in the opinions of around 1000 experts from 126 countries, the index is the first empirically validated tool to assess free and independent media across the world. The existing press freedom rankings are frequently criticized for being arbitrary and having a Western bias. This book tackles this very problem. In times of widespread populism, disinformation and mistrust in the media, it is vitally important to have an assessment tool that is accepted across cultures.

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Springer Nature

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3658280956

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Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia

Powhatan People and the Color Line

By: Laura J. Feller

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Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia

Powhatan People and the Color Line

By: Laura J. Feller

Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924 recodified the state’s long-standing racial hierarchy as a more rigid Black-white binary. Then, Virginia officials asserted that no Virginia Indians could be other than legally Black, given centuries of love and marriage across color lines. How indigenous peoples of Virginia resisted erasure and built their identities as Native Americans is the powerful story this book tells. Spanning a century of fraught history, Being Indigenous in Jim Crow Virginia describes the critical strategic work that tidewater Virginia Indians, descendants of the seventeenth-century Algonquian Powhatan chiefdom, undertook to sustain their Native identity in the face of deep racial hostility from segregationist officials, politicians, and institutions. Like other Southeastern Native groups living under Jim Crow regimes, tidewater Native groups and individuals fortified their communities by founding tribal organizations, churches, and schools; they displayed their Indianness in public performances; and they enlisted whites, including well-known ethnographers, to help them argue for their Native distinctness. Describing an arduous campaign marked by ingenuity, conviction, and perseverance, Laura J. Feller shows how these tidewater Native people drew on their shared histories as descendants of Powhatan peoples, and how they strengthened their bonds through living and marrying within clusters of Native Virginians, both on and off reservation lands. She also finds that, by at times excluding African Americans from Indian organizations and Native families, Virginian Indians themselves reinforced racial segregation while they built their own communities. Even as it paved the way to tribal recognition in Virginia, the tidewater Natives’ sustained efforts chronicled in this book demonstrate the fluidity, instability, and persistent destructive power of the construction of race in America.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806191600

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Evil and Theodicy

By: Laura W. Ekstrom

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Evil and Theodicy

By: Laura W. Ekstrom

Suffering is ubiquitous. Quests to make sense of it in relation to the existence of God – and to find meaning in our lives in the face of it – are significant aspects of the human experience. Evil and Theodicy motivates the project of theodicy by examining arguments rooted in evil against God's existence and by critically assessing the response of skeptical theism. Ekstrom explores eight different lines of theodicy. She argues that, even if the prospects for theodicy are dim with respect to defending the rationality of theistic belief in light of suffering, nonetheless, work in theodicies is practically useful.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009293052

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9781009293051

Summer of Love

10 Romances to Make You Melt

By: Laura Simcox,Dana Volney,Christine S Feldman,Leslie P. Garcia,Ana Krista Johnson,Eva Shaw,Iris Leach,Karyn Gerrard,Caroline Carter,Alysia S. Knight

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Summer of Love

10 Romances to Make You Melt

By: Laura Simcox,Dana Volney,Christine S Feldman,Leslie P. Garcia,Ana Krista Johnson,Eva Shaw,Iris Leach,Karyn Gerrard,Caroline Carter,Alysia S. Knight

Everyone's feeling hot, hot, hot with these sexy summer romances at their fingertips. And who can blame them with these 10 hunks of burning love? Now they're in one place for one sizzling price. Don't wait to join the fun - grab a lounge chair, a fruity drink and dive in! Summer Promises: Drama queen Carly Foster is stuck with the theater in a touristy ghost town with charming Asher Day. Is he flirting with her because he's bored or is there room for passionate play off stage, too? Paradise Point: Inheriting half ownership in Paradise Point marina is a break Liv Barnette embraces with open arms. The sexy downside? Sharing her windfall with Army Ranger Adam Lark, who wants her gone . . . or so he thinks. Coming Home: Danny McCutcheon is a name Callie hasn't spoken in years, but now a family emergency brings her home. They both have reasons to fight the growing attraction between them, but the temptation may prove to be too much to resist, despite a very real risk to their hearts. Wildflower Redemption: Luz Wilkinson returns to tiny Rose Creek, Texas, to lick her wounds and toughen her resolve against love's sting. But will Aaron Estes, her riding student's widower dad, spur her to try again? Jade's Treasure: Jade Sawyer simply wants to be left alone to manage her family's mountain resort and design her jewelry. Then world-famous author Matthew Riley McLaughlin books a room as a hideout, and their shared need for privacy becomes personal. Can she overlook his betrayal when they reach the climax? Doubts of the Heart: Recent breast cancer survivor Nica Dobson is trying to regain her spirit and accept the changes in her body and mind. Now an old flame and ancient secrets during her Hawaiian leave challenge her to embrace love, too. An Outback Affair: The last thing Cassie expected when she stepped in to raise her nephew was for his uncle, Joel Caine, to wrestle for custody too. Now their plan to split parenting responsibilities requires trust in each other, and their attraction could disrupt the entire agreement. Letting Love Win: A misunderstanding leaves Kiley Adams stunned and pregnant with sexy CEO Rand Monroe's heir. Can this disastrous beginning lead to a happily ever after? His Wicked Celtic Kiss: It took just one teasing wink and a sexy Irish lilt from bad boy Lorcan Byrne to turn Julie Denison's world upside down. The problem is, he's only in town for six months, and happily ever after isn't in this world traveler's vocabulary . . . unless Julie can help him learn a new language. Surge: University transfer student Marcus sets out to earn fellow student Laura's friendship. That's all it can ever be, since his secret could jeopardize not only a relationship but everything he's worked for his entire life. But as the heat rises, he must choose between love and his dreams. Sensuality Level: Sensual

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Workplace Wellness that Works

10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being and Vitality into Any Organization

By: Laura Putnam

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Workplace Wellness that Works

10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being and Vitality into Any Organization

By: Laura Putnam

A smarter framework for designing more effective workplace wellness programs Workplace Wellness That Works provides a fresh perspective on how to promote employee well-being in the workplace. In addressing the interconnectivity between wellness and organizational culture, this book shows you how to integrate wellness into your existing employee development strategy in more creative, humane, and effective ways. Based on the latest research and backed by real-world examples and case studies, this guide provides employers with the tools they need to start making a difference in their employees' health and happiness, and promoting an overall culture of well-being throughout the organization. You'll find concrete, actionable advice for tackling the massive obstacle of behavioral change, and learn how to design and implement an approach that can most benefit your organization. Promoting wellness is a good idea. Giving employees the inspiration and tools they need to make changes in their lifestyles is a great idea. But the billion-dollar question is: what do they want, what do they need, and how do we implement programs to help them without causing more harm than good? Workplace Wellness That Works shows you how to assess your organization's needs and craft a plan that actually benefits employees. Build an effective platform for well-being Empower employees to make better choices Design and deliver the strategy that your organization needs Drive quantifiable change through more creative implementation Today's worksite wellness industry represents a miasma of competing trends, making it nearly impossible to come away with tangible solutions for real-world implementation. Harnessing a broader learning and development framework, Workplace Wellness That Works skips the fads and shows you how to design a smarter strategy that truly makes a difference in employees' lives—and your company's bottom line.

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T.C. Boyle's "The Tortilla Curtain": Urban Conditions, Racism, and Ecological Disaster in Fortress Los Angeles

By: Laura Schomaker

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T.C. Boyle's "The Tortilla Curtain": Urban Conditions, Racism, and Ecological Disaster in Fortress Los Angeles

By: Laura Schomaker

Los Angeles is famous for its sunny weather, for the Hollywood film studios and for being the residence of the rich and beautiful. And although - or, precisely because - all this is more illusion than reality, the city frequently serves as setting for various pieces of fiction. However, Los Angeles does not only play a huge role in the media, but since lately also in the realm of urban studies. Having long been a kind of ‘outsider’ in the field, it is now regarded as a prototypical example for urban development by the L.A. School. In this context, its image is less sunny and positive, but reveals a deep-rooted racism against Latin-American immigrants in combination with a fortress mentality on the part of its white population as well as a unique urban ecology, in which natural catastrophes seem to be regular occurrences. This paper intends to outline the significance of Los Angeles in urban studies and trace the thereby acquired findings in a fictional representation of the city: T.C. Boyle’s novel The Tortilla Curtain. In the process, it is shown how urban conditions, racism and nature, especially in the form of ecological disasters, intersect and influence each other.

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Criminal Law

Core Concepts

By: G. Larry Mays,Jeremy Ball,Laura Fidelie

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Criminal Law

Core Concepts

By: G. Larry Mays,Jeremy Ball,Laura Fidelie

This author team had students in mind when they wrote the book on Criminal Law. Criminal Law: Core Concepts uses examples and case excerpts that are interesting and informative, along with logically organized, plain-English discussion of the Model Penal Code. This is the basis for developing a solid understanding of criminal law concepts. One look inside this book and you ll notice that every page promises unobstructed learning. You ll see an uncluttered page design, uncluttered coverage, writing uncluttered by legalese, and case excerpts uncluttered by extraneous detail Everything in this book serves a purpose. Criminal Law: Core Concepts features: A commitment to clarity, reflected in the writing style, organization, pedagogy, and design Shrewd case editing that hones in on salient themes and principles Engaging and informative examples throughout the text Plain English discussion of the Model Penal Code Timely coverage of contemporary topics, such as street crime

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Rectors Remembered: The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 2

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

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Rectors Remembered: The Descendants of John Jacob Rector Volume 2

By: Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch

Volume 2 of 8, pages 505-1212. A genealogical compilation of the descendants of John Jacob Rector and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Fischbach. Married in 1711 in Trupbach, Germany, the couple immigrated to the Germanna Colony in Virginia in 1714. Eight volumes document the lives of over 45,000 individuals.

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Ethics and the Problem of Evil

By: Marilyn McCord Adams,John Hare,Linda Zagzebski,Laura Garcia,Bruce Russell,Stephen J. Wykstra,Stephen Maitzen

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Ethics and the Problem of Evil

By: Marilyn McCord Adams,John Hare,Linda Zagzebski,Laura Garcia,Bruce Russell,Stephen J. Wykstra,Stephen Maitzen

Provocative essays that seek “to turn the attention of analytic philosophy of religion on the problem of evil . . . towards advances in ethical theory” (Reading Religion). The contributors to this book—Marilyn McCord Adams, John Hare, Linda Zagzebski, Laura Garcia, Bruce Russell, Stephen Wykstra, and Stephen Maitzen—attended two University of Notre Dame conferences in which they addressed the thesis that there are yet untapped resources in ethical theory for affecting a more adequate solution to the problem of evil. The problem of evil has been an extremely active area of study in the philosophy of religion for many years. Until now, most sources have focused on logical, metaphysical, and epistemological issues, leaving moral questions as open territory. With the resources of ethical theory firmly in hand, this volume provides lively insight into this ageless philosophical issue. “These essays—and others—will be of primary interest to scholars working in analytic philosophy of religion from a self-consciously Christian standpoint, but its audience is not limited to such persons. The book offers illustrative examples of how scholars in philosophy of religion understand their aims and how they go about making their arguments . . . hopefully more work will follow this volume’s lead.”—Reading Religion “Recommended.”—Choice

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A Moon for the Misbegotten on the American Stage

A History of the Major Productions

By: Laura Shea

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A Moon for the Misbegotten on the American Stage

A History of the Major Productions

By: Laura Shea

A Moon for the Misbegotten is one of Eugene O'Neill's most frequently revived works, and major American revivals of the play have been instrumental in securing its esteemed position in theater history. While the play's landmark production in 1973 is largely regarded as the moment when it finally achieved greatness, its 60-year production history also includes several regional productions and Broadway revivals. This work provides a production history of A Moon for the Misbegotten in the United States, from the play's original Theatre Guild production in 1947 to its Broadway revival in 2007. Throughout the study, the author provides the inside story on the play's often rocky transition from the page to the stage, including detailed looks at initial casting difficulties and several controversies over censorship.

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Cambridge International AS/A Level Psychology Study and Revision Guide Third Edition

By: David Clarke,Mandy Wood,Andrea Pickering,Laura Swash

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Cambridge International AS/A Level Psychology Study and Revision Guide Third Edition

By: David Clarke,Mandy Wood,Andrea Pickering,Laura Swash

Stretch yourself to achieve the highest grades, with structured syllabus coverage, varied exam-style questions and annotated sample answers, to help you to build the essential skill set for exam success. - Benefit from expert advice and tips on skills and knowledge from experienced subject authors. - Effectively manage your revision with a brand-new introduction that clearly outlines what is expected from you in the exam. - Keep track of your own progress with a handy revision planner. - Use the new glossary-index section to identify and address gaps in knowledge. - Consolidate and apply your understanding of key content and skills with short 'Test yourself' and exam-style questions.

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