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From Triumph to Crisis

Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist Countries

By: Hilary Appel,Mitchell A. Orenstein

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From Triumph to Crisis

Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist Countries

By: Hilary Appel,Mitchell A. Orenstein

The postcommunist countries were amongst the most fervent and committed adopters of neoliberal economic reforms. Not only did they manage to overcome the anticipated domestic opposition to 'shock therapy' and Washington Consensus reforms, but many fulfilled the membership requirements of the European Union and even adopted avant-garde neoliberal reforms like the flat tax and pension privatization. Neoliberalism in the postcommunist countries went farther and lasted longer than expected, but why? Unlike pre-existing theories based on domestic political-economic struggles, this book focuses on the imperatives of re-insertion into the international economy. Appel and Orenstein show how countries engaged in 'competitive signaling', enacting reforms in order to attract foreign investment. This signaling process explains the endurance and intensification of neoliberal reform in these countries for almost two decades, from 1989–2008, and its decline thereafter, when inflows of capital into the region suddenly dried up. This book will interest students of political economy and Eastern European and Eurasian politics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108395082

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The Lands in Between

Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

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The Lands in Between

Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

Russia's stealth invasion of Ukraine and its assault on the US elections in 2016 forced a reluctant West to grapple with the effects of hybrid war. While most citizens in the West are new to the problems of election hacking, state-sponsored disinformation campaigns, influence operations by foreign security services, and frozen conflicts, citizens of the frontline states between Russia and the European Union have been dealing with these issues for years. The Lands in Between: Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Russia's Hybrid War contends that these "lands in between" hold powerful lessons for Western countries. For Western politics is becoming increasingly similar to the lands in between, where hybrid warfare has polarized parties and voters into two camps: those who support a Western vision of liberal democracy and those who support a Russian vision of nationalist authoritarianism. Paradoxically, while politics increasingly boils down to a zero sum "civilizational choice" between Russia and the West, those who rise to the pinnacle of the political system in the lands in between are often non-ideological power brokers who have found a way to profit from both sides, taking rewards from both Russia and the West. Increasingly, the political pathologies of these small, vulnerable, and backwards states in Europe are our problems too. In this deepening conflict, we are all lands in between.

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Oxford University Press

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0190936169

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Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

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Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

A comprehensive parallel study of two critical East-Central European transition economies

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University of Michigan Press

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047206746X

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9780472067466

Privatizing Pensions

The Transnational Campaign for Social Security Reform

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

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Privatizing Pensions

The Transnational Campaign for Social Security Reform

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

Reveals how international institutions have played a seminal role in the development, diffusion, and implementation of new pension reforms that are transforming the postwar social contract in more than 30 countries worldwide, including the United States.

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Princeton University Press

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0691136971

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Ecological Identity

Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist

By: Mitchell Thomashow

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Ecological Identity

Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist

By: Mitchell Thomashow

Through theoretical discussion as well as hands-on participatory learning approaches, Thomashow provides concerned citizens, teachers, and students with the tools needed to become reflective environmentalists. Mitchell Thomashow, a preeminent educator, shows how environmental studies can be taught from different perspective, one that is deeply informed by personal reflection. Through theoretical discussion as well as hands-on participatory learning approaches, Thomashow provides concerned citizens, teachers, and students with the tools needed to become reflective environmentalists. What do I know about the place where I live? Where do things come from? How do I connect to the earth? What is my purpose as a human being? These are the questions that Thomashow identifies as being at the heart of environmental education. Developing a profound sense of oneself in relationship to natural and social ecosystems is necessary grounding for the difficult work of environmental advocacy. In this book he provides a clear and accessible guide to the learning experiences that accompany the construction of an "ecological identity": using the direct experience of nature as a framework for personal decisions, professional choices, political action, and spiritual inquiry. Ecological Identity covers the different types of environmental thought and activism (using John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, and Rachel Carson as environmental archetypes, but branching out into ecofeminism and bioregionalism), issues of personal property and consumption, political identity and citizenship, and integrating ecological identity work into environmental studies programs. Each chapter has accompanying learning activities such as the Sense of Place Map, a Community Network Map, and the Political Genogram, most of which can be carried out on an individual basis. Although people from diverse backgrounds become environmental activists and enroll in environmental studies programs, they are rarely encouraged to examine their own history, motivations, and aspirations. Thomashow's approach is to reveal the depth of personal experience that underlies contemporary environmentalism and to explore, interpret, and nurture the learning spaces made possible when people are moved to contemplate their experience of nature.

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MIT Press

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0262700638

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9780262700634

Great Myths of Adolescence

By: Jeremy D. Jewell,Michael I. Axelrod,Mitchell J. Prinstein,Stephen Hupp

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Great Myths of Adolescence

By: Jeremy D. Jewell,Michael I. Axelrod,Mitchell J. Prinstein,Stephen Hupp

A research-based guide to debunking commonly misunderstood myths about adolescence Great Myths of Adolescence contains the evidence-based science that debunks the myths and commonly held misconceptions concerning adolescence. The book explores myths related to sex, drugs and self-control, as well as many others. The authors define each myth, identify each myth's prevalence and present the latest and most significant research debunking the myth. The text is grounded in the authors’ own research on the prevalence of belief in each myth, from the perspective of college students. Additionally, various pop culture icons that have helped propagate the myths are discussed. Written by noted experts, the book explores a wealth of topics including: The teen brain is fully developed by 18; Greek life has a negative effect on college students academically; significant mood disruptions in adolescence are inevitable; the millennial generation is lazy; and much more. This important resource: Shatters commonly held and topical myths relating to gender, education, technology, sex, crime and more Based in empirical and up-to-date research including the authors' own Links each myth to icons of pop culture who/which have helped propagate them Discusses why myths are harmful and best practices related to the various topics A volume in the popular Great Myths of Psychology series Written for undergraduate students studying psychology modules in Adolescence and developmental psychology, students studying childhood studies and education studies, Great Myths of Adolescence offers an important guide that debunks misconceptions about adolescence behavior. This book also pairs well with another book by two of the authors, Great Myths of Child Development.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119248795

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9781119248798

International Politics and the Environment

By: Ronald B Mitchell

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International Politics and the Environment

By: Ronald B Mitchell

This title provides graduate students with a sophisticated overview of this increasingly important field, outlining the causes of international environmental problems and assessing the ways in which political responses have been formulated, implemented and evaluated.

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SAGE Publications

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1412919746

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Perfection's Therapy

An Essay on Albrecht Dürer's Melencolia I

By: Mitchell B. Merback

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Perfection's Therapy

An Essay on Albrecht Dürer's Melencolia I

By: Mitchell B. Merback

A deft reinterpretation of the most zealously interpreted picture in the Western canon as a therapeutic artifact. Albrecht Dürer's famous portrayal of creative effort in paralysis, the unsurpassed masterpiece of copperplate engraving titled Melencolia I, has stood for centuries as a pictorial summa of knowledge about the melancholic temperament, a dense allegory of the limits of earthbound arts and sciences and the impossibility of attaining perfection. Dubbed the “image of images” for being the most zealously interpreted picture in the Western canon, Melencolia I also presides over the origins of modern iconology, art history's own science of meaning. Yet we are left with a clutter of mutually contradictory theories, a historiographic ruin that confirms the mood of its object. In Perfection's Therapy, Mitchell Merback reopens the case file and argues for a hidden intentionality in Melencolia's opacity, its structural “chaos,” and its resistance to allegorical closure. That intentionality, he argues, points toward a fascinating possibility never before considered: that Dürer's masterpiece is not only an arresting diagnosis of melancholic distress, but an innovative instrument for its undoing. Merback deftly resituates Dürer's image within the long history of the therapeutic artifact. Placing Dürer's therapeutic project in dialogue with that of humanism's founder, Francesco Petrarch, Merback also unearths Dürer's ambition to act as a physician of the soul. Celebrated as the "Apelles of the black line" in his own day, and ever since as Germany's first Renaissance painter-theorist, the Dürer we encounter here is also the first modern Christian artist, addressing himself to the distress of souls, including his own. Melencolia thus emerges as a key reference point in a venture of spiritual-ethical therapy, a work designed to exercise the mind, restore the body's equilibrium, and help in getting on with the undertaking of perfection.

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MIT Press

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1935408771

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Antidepressants

By: E. Siobhan Mitchell,D. J. Triggle

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Antidepressants

By: E. Siobhan Mitchell,D. J. Triggle

Presents the history, physical properties and physiological effects of antidepressant drugs, trends and attitudes about antidepressants among teens, information about prevention and more.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438101929

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Kinship and Casework

By: Hope Jensen Leichter,William E. Mitchell,Candec Rogers,Judith Lieb

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Kinship and Casework

By: Hope Jensen Leichter,William E. Mitchell,Candec Rogers,Judith Lieb

Reaffirms the importance of the larger kinship network through analysis of extensive data on the clients of one social agency. The authors show that the less kinship-oriented caseworkers often attempt to change clients' kin relationships in the direction of less involvement, raising questions about value differences in therapeutic practice. The book also points to the importance of concepts, such as those dealing with family kinship, that will enable the caseworker to appraise the client's social relationships more fully. The authors emphasize the benefits to be derived from a closer liaison between social work and social science.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610446623

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Grab the Queen Power

Live Your Best Life!

By: Allyn Mitchell Evans

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Grab the Queen Power

Live Your Best Life!

By: Allyn Mitchell Evans

Grab the Queen Power: Live Your Best Life!" is a guide for women looking to reclaim their personal power. Transformation requires understanding. Why did women accept external influences over their own knowing? Using the Queen archetype as their roadmap, the book will have its readers reaching for their tiaras before they know it. After all, it is good to be Queen....

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Allyn Evans

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1932993207

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Malignant Metaphor

Confronting Cancer Myths

By: Alanna Mitchell

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Malignant Metaphor

Confronting Cancer Myths

By: Alanna Mitchell

“Clear medical explanations . . . will bring comfort to those readers and their loved ones facing a cancer diagnosis” (Publishers Weekly). A Finalist for the Lane Anderson Award for Science Writing Alanna Mitchell explores the facts and myths about cancer in this powerful book, as she recounts her family’s experiences with the disease. When her beloved brother-in-law John is diagnosed with malignant melanoma, Alanna throws herself into the latest clinical research, providing us with a clear description of what scientists know of cancer and its treatments. When John enters the world of alternative treatments, Alanna does, too, looking for the science in untested waters. She comes face to face with the misconceptions we share about cancer, which are rooted in blame and anxiety, and opens the door to new ways of looking at our most-feared illness. Beautifully written, Malignant Metaphor is a compassionate and persuasive book that has the power to change the conversation about cancer. “Mitchell’s research is rooted in science, while her writing remains grippingly personal.” ―Quill & Quire

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ECW Press

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1770907971

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9781770907973

Blueprints Family Medicine

By: Martin S. Lipsky,Mitchell S. King

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Blueprints Family Medicine

By: Martin S. Lipsky,Mitchell S. King

Blueprints Family Medicine, Third Edition provides students with a complete review of key concepts and topics and serves as a rapid reference during day-to-day activities in patient care—perfect for clerkship rotations and the USMLE. This edition has been completely updated while maintaining its succinct, organized, and concise style. 100 USMLE-style multiple-choice questions with full explanations Key Points at the end of each chapter summarize important information Updated Appendix of evidence-based resources Companion website offers access to fully searchable text plus an additional 50 USMLE-style questions with answers

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1608310876

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Crystal Structure Analysis for Chemists and Biologists

By: Jenny P. Glusker,Mitchell Lewis,Miriam Rossi

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Crystal Structure Analysis for Chemists and Biologists

By: Jenny P. Glusker,Mitchell Lewis,Miriam Rossi

Anhand verschiedener Beispiele zeigen die Autoren die Bedeutung der Kristallographie für Chemie und Biochemie auf und bieten somit eine gute Zusammenfassung der allgemeinen Prinzipien der Kristallstrukturanalyse. Zum einen sollen Interessierte, die diese Methode nicht selbst durchführen, in die Lage versetzt werden, deren Ergebnisse zu interpretieren. Zum anderen wird dem Leser deutlich gemacht, welche Bedeutung die ungeheure Datenmenge, die sich aus dieser Methode ergibt, einerseits für die Chemie sowie andererseits für die Biochemie hat. Das Buch ist verständlich geschrieben und mit zahlreichen Abbildungen versehen. Durch die Darstellung der Kristallstrukturanalyse im Vergleich zu anderen Methoden ist das Werk auch besonders für fortgeschrittene Studenten geeignet, die sich mit der Kristallographie vertraut machen wollen.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471185434

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9780471185437

Blueprints Family Medicine

By: Mitchell King,Martin Lipsky

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Blueprints Family Medicine

By: Mitchell King,Martin Lipsky

Blueprints Family Medicine provides a complete, yet succinct review of the key concepts and topics that students need to know for a four- to six-week family medicine clerkship. With its concise, well-organized format, it serves as an ideal rapid reference for day-to-day patient care as well as subject examinations and board review.

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1496377907

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The Lands in Between

Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

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The Lands in Between

Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

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Oxford University Press

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From Triumph to Crisis

Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist Countries

By: Hilary Appel,Mitchell A. Orenstein

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From Triumph to Crisis

Neoliberal Economic Reform in Postcommunist Countries

By: Hilary Appel,Mitchell A. Orenstein

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Cambridge University Press

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Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

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Out of the Red

Building Capitalism and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe

By: Mitchell Alexander Orenstein

A comprehensive parallel study of two critical East-Central European transition economies

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University of Michigan Press

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Privatizing Pensions

The Transnational Campaign for Social Security Reform

By: Mitchell A. Orenstein

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The Transnational Campaign for Social Security Reform

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Princeton University Press

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0691136971

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Taking Stock of Shock

Social Consequences of the 1989 Revolutions

By: Kristen Ghodsee,Mitchell Orenstein

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Taking Stock of Shock

Social Consequences of the 1989 Revolutions

By: Kristen Ghodsee,Mitchell Orenstein

Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell A. Orenstein blend empirical data with lived experiences to produce a robust picture of who won and who lost in post-communist transition, contextualizing the rise of populism in Eastern Europe. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, more than 400 million people suddenly found themselves in a new reality, a dramatic transition from state socialist and centrally planned workers' states to liberal democracy (in most cases) and free markets. Thirty years later, postsocialist citizens remain sharply divided on the legacies of transition. Was it a success that produced great progress after a short recession, or a socio-economic catastrophe foisted on the East by Western capitalists? Taking Stock of Shock aims to uncover the truth using a unique, interdisciplinary investigation into the social consequences of transitionincluding the rise of authoritarian populism and xenophobia. Showing that economic, demographic, sociological, political scientific, and ethnographic research produce contradictory results based on different disciplinary methods and data, Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell Orenstein triangulate the results. They find that both the J-curve model, which anticipates sustained growth after a sharp downturn, and the "disaster capitalism" perspective, which posits that neoliberalism led to devastating outcomes, have significant basis in fact. While substantial percentages of the populations across a variety of postsocialist countries enjoyed remarkable success, prosperity, and progress, many others suffered an unprecedented socio-economic catastrophe. Ghodsee and Orenstein conclude that the promise of transition still remains elusive for many and offer policy ideas for overcoming negative social and political consequences.

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Oxford University Press

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0197549268

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9780197549261

Roma in an Expanding Europe

Breaking the Poverty Cycle

By: Dena Ringold,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Erika Wilkens

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Roma in an Expanding Europe

Breaking the Poverty Cycle

By: Dena Ringold,Mitchell Alexander Orenstein,Erika Wilkens

Following the enlargement of the European Union in May 2004, Roma (or gypsies) are now the largest minority group in Europe. They are also one of the poorest and most vulnerable groups, living mainly in Central and Eastern Europe, suffering poverty levels as high as ten times that found within majority populations. The lack of information about the living conditions and needs of Roma people compound these stark gaps in human development outcomes. This publication, prepared for a conference held in Budapest, Hungary in June 2003, brings together original sociological research, evaluations of programme initiatives, and the first comparative cross-country household survey on ethnicity and poverty. It finds that Roma poverty is multi-faceted and can only be addressed by a inclusive policy approach which respects their diversity.

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World Bank Publications

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0821354574

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9780821354575

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