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Guide to Freedom

Rediscovering the Underground Railroad in One United States County

By: Peter H. Michael

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Guide to Freedom

Rediscovering the Underground Railroad in One United States County

By: Peter H. Michael

This book should be of interest to any reader who has ever stopped to ponder what children usually ask their elders: Why are we here? In the context of history and myth, several aspects of Western and Eastern civilizations such as the ideas about the existence of an afterlife, evolution, creationism, God and lately inflationary cosmology have constantly been a subject of thought in many peoples' minds. The advances of modern science have provoked a clash between the beliefs in the existence of immaterial beings and the findings of historical people. This has resulted in a challenge to various myths and religious concepts that eventually have been neither entirely adopted nor implemented all over the world. This book is not intended to be a polemic about the existence of God. It is rather an account of how the IDEA of GOD originated and evolved in the mind of the most influential thinkers of all time. The advances of modern science in the West have giving rise to variable ideas about the origins of the universe and the possibility of a final end, which have permeated our society. This contrasts sharply with the thought of Eastern civilizations. This book is a reflection of the different opinions and beliefs about the idea of God as conceived by the minds of individuals in the past and present and by those that now continue to be concerned about the role of evolution and creation after more than five millennia of controversial discussion. The contributions of prominent figures, both ancient and modern, are exposed here with brevity and clarity.

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Forests as Fuel

Energy, Landscape, Climate, and Race in the U.S. South

By: Sarah Hitchner,John Schelhas,J. Peter Brosius

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Forests as Fuel

Energy, Landscape, Climate, and Race in the U.S. South

By: Sarah Hitchner,John Schelhas,J. Peter Brosius

In the US South, wood-based bioenergy schemes are being promoted and implemented through a powerful vision merging social, environmental, and economic benefits for rural, forest-dependent communities. While this dominant narrative has led to heavy investment in experimental technologies and rural development, many complexities and complications have emerged during implementation. Forests as Fuel draws on extensive multi-sited ethnography to ground the story of wood-based bioenergy in the biophysical, economic, political, social, and cultural landscape of this region. This book contextualizes energy issues within the history and potential futures of the region’s forested landscapes, highlighting the impacts of varying perceptions of climate change and complex racial dynamics. Eschewing simple answers, the authors illuminate the points of friction that occur as competing visions of bioenergy development confront each other to variously support, reshape, contest, or reject bioenergy development. Building on recent conceptual advances in studies of sociotechnical imaginaries, environmental history, and energy justice, the authors present a careful and nuanced analysis that can provide guidance for promoting meaningful participation of local community members in renewable energy policy and production while recognizing the complex interplay of factors affecting its implementation in local places.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793632359

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Burden of Empire

An Appraisal of Western Colonialism in Africa South of the Sahara

By: Peter Duignan,Lewis H. Gann

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Burden of Empire

An Appraisal of Western Colonialism in Africa South of the Sahara

By: Peter Duignan,Lewis H. Gann

Since its publication in 1967, Burden of Empire has been widely praised and criticized for its controversial approach to the problem of colonialism in Africa. The authors have challenged the new "orthodoxy" about Africa—the belief that little but evil and exploitation has resulted from the era of European colonialism.

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Hoover Press

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0817916938

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Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band - Percussion 2

Chorales and Warm-up Exercises for Tone, Technique and Rhythm

By: Peter Boonshaft,Chris Bernotas

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Sound Innovations for Concert Band: Ensemble Development for Intermediate Concert Band - Percussion 2

Chorales and Warm-up Exercises for Tone, Technique and Rhythm

By: Peter Boonshaft,Chris Bernotas

Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development is a valuable resource for helping your students grow in their understanding and abilities as ensemble musicians. It contains 412 exercises, including more than 70 chorales by some of today's most renowned concert band composers. An assortment of exercises is grouped by key and presented in a variety of intermediate difficulty levels. Where possible, several exercises in the same category are provided to allow variety, while still accomplishing the goals of that specific type of exercise. You will notice that many exercises and chorales are clearly marked with dynamics, articulations, style, and tempo for students to practice those aspects of performance. Other exercises are intentionally left flexible for the teacher to determine how best to use them in facilitating and addressing the needs and goals of their ensemble. Whether your students are progressing through exercises to better their technical facility, or challenging their musicianship with beautiful chorales, this book can be used after any band method or as a supplement to performance music. Contains chorales composed by Roland Barrett, Andrew Boysen, Ralph Ford, Rossano Galante, Robert Sheldon, Todd Stalter, Randall Standridge, and Michael Story.

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Alfred Music

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1470629895

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Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

By: Jeffrey J. Schaider,Stephen R. Hayden,Richard E. Wolfe,Adam Z. Barkin,Philip Shayne,Peter Rosen,Roger M. Barkin

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Rosen & Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult

By: Jeffrey J. Schaider,Stephen R. Hayden,Richard E. Wolfe,Adam Z. Barkin,Philip Shayne,Peter Rosen,Roger M. Barkin

The sixth edition of this comprehensive yet concise Rosen & Barkin’s 5 Minute Emergency Medicine Consult pulls together up-to-date and evidence-based practice guidelines for easy use in a busy emergency department. In just two brief, bullet-friendly, clutter-free pages, you can quickly decipher the information you need to confirm your diagnosis, order tests, manage treatment and more!

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496392973

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Cuba Libre

A 500-Year Quest for Independence

By: Philip Brenner,Peter Eisner

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Cuba Libre

A 500-Year Quest for Independence

By: Philip Brenner,Peter Eisner

This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since Christopher Columbus’s first arrival in 1492. With decades of experience studying and reporting on the island, Philip Brenner and Peter Eisner provide an incisive overview for all readers seeking to go beyond stereotypes in their exploration of Cuba’s politics, economy, and culture. As Cuba and the United States open their doors to each other, Cuba Libre gives travelers, policy makers, businesspeople, students, and those with an interest in world affairs an opportunity to understand Cuba from a Cuban perspective; to appreciate how Cubans’ quest for independence and sovereignty animates their spirit and shapes their worldview and even their identity. In a world ever more closely linked, Cuba Libre provides a compelling model for US citizens and policy makers to empathize with viewpoints far from their own experiences.

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0742566714

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The Changing Face of Colonial Education in Africa

Education, Science and Development

By: Peter Kallaway

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The Changing Face of Colonial Education in Africa

Education, Science and Development

By: Peter Kallaway

The Changing Face of Colonial Education in Africa offers a detailed and nuanced perspective of colonial history, based on 15 years of research that throws fresh light on the complexities of African history and the colonial world of the first half of the twentieth century. It provides an analytical background to the history of education in the colonial context by balancing contributions by missionary agencies, colonial government, humanitarian agencies, scientific experts and African agents. It offers a foundation for the analysis of modern educational policy for the postcolonial state. It attempts to move beyond clichés about colonial education to an understanding of the complexities of how educational policy was developed in different places at different times while giving credence to arguments that see schooling as a form of social control in the colonial environment. It is essential reading for academics, researchers and policymakers looking to better understand colonial education and contextualize modern developments related to the decolonizing African education. It is intended to provide an essential background for policy-makers by demonstrating the significance of a historical perspective for an understanding of contemporary educational challenges in Africa and elsewhere.

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African Sun Media

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1928314910

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Internet Marketing Tips for Busy Executives

Simple Ways to Improve Your Internet Presence

By: Peter Alexander,John Nobrega

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Internet Marketing Tips for Busy Executives

Simple Ways to Improve Your Internet Presence

By: Peter Alexander,John Nobrega

Book Description: A minority of the businesses in the United States has an Internet presence, and fewer than half of these companies are seeing a significant return on their Internet Marketing efforts. Why? Because these businesses don’t know how to market their sites effectively to their target audience. They either take the “If you build it, they will come” approach or they expect their Web site developers to do the marketing for them. Unfortunately, most developers are graphic artists, not marketing specialists. The tips included in this book are intended to give those with minimal knowledge of Internet Marketing techniques a simple way to develop an active, effective Web site. Anyone from a small business owner to a senior marketing executive within a large, global organization can use this book to quickly and easily make their company Web site better.

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iUniverse

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0595100198

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The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century

A Social Justice Hall of Fame

By: Peter Dreier

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The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century

A Social Justice Hall of Fame

By: Peter Dreier

A chronological collection of brief biographies on important figures for social justice in American history, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Bob Dylan.

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1568586817

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Countering Threats to Security and Stability in a Failing State

Lessons from Colombia

By: Peter DeShazo,Johanna Mendelson Forman,Phillip McLean

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Countering Threats to Security and Stability in a Failing State

Lessons from Colombia

By: Peter DeShazo,Johanna Mendelson Forman,Phillip McLean

This report from the CSIS Americas Program examines developments in Colombia to assess the lessons to be learned from that country's impressive recovery. The report analyzes why Colombia was on the road to possible state failure, how the process was reversed, and what will be needed to sustain progress. It also considers the role of U.S. assistance to Colombia since approval of the "Plan Colombia" special supplemental in 2000. The report highlights practical lessons from Colombia as a case study in countering challenges to security and stability in a weakened state. It will serve as an important point of reference for policymakers on Colombia-specific issues - as well as for those addressing challenges such as an inadequate state presence, large ungoverned spaces, weak rule of law, insurgencies, and a large-scale narcotics economy in other parts of the developing world.

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Social And Political Structures In West Germany

From Authoritarianism To Postindustrial Democracy

By: Ursula Hoffmann-lange,Peter Jelavich,Robert Rickards,Lewis J Edinger

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Social And Political Structures In West Germany

From Authoritarianism To Postindustrial Democracy

By: Ursula Hoffmann-lange,Peter Jelavich,Robert Rickards,Lewis J Edinger

This book offers a view of West German social structure and political culture from a multidisciplinary perspective. Focusing on the remarkable changes that have taken place in West Germany since World War II, it provides a basis for judging what direction a united Germany is likely to take.

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1000311651

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The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology

By: John D. Pfeifer,Louis P. Dehner,Peter A. Humphrey

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The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology

By: John D. Pfeifer,Louis P. Dehner,Peter A. Humphrey

Focusing on the essential information you need to know for the clinical practice of surgical pathology, this award-winning volume in the Lippincott Manual series provides concise, high-yield content that reflects today’s fast-changing advances in the field. In one convenient, portable resource, you’ll find complete coverage of surgical pathology for every organ and anatomic site —all at your fingertips for quick review and reference. Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology, 3rd Edition, is an ideal reference for surgical pathologists at all levels of training and practice.

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1496367804

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Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy

By: Peter Lasch,Janina Kneipp

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Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy

By: Peter Lasch,Janina Kneipp

This comprehensive overview of biomedical applications of vibrational spectroscopy focuses on methodologies that are most relevant to biodiagnostics. After a few introductory chapters that summarize the current status of the field, the reference covers current spectroscopic applications; new spectroscopic directions; and study design and the analysis of vibrational spectral fingerprints from complex biological and clinical samples . With chapters contributed by leading international experts, Biomedical Vibrational Spectroscopy is a core resource.

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0470283165

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Hibiscus Masonic Review

Volume 3 / 2009-2010

By: Peter J. Millheiser FACS

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Hibiscus Masonic Review

Volume 3 / 2009-2010

By: Peter J. Millheiser FACS

The Hibiscus Masonic Review is an annual international journal of the historical, sociological, philosophical, and cultural background of Freemasonry and its intellectual and societal impact on trends in critical thought. It combines the latest historical research on Freemasonry with articles exploring the many trends of intellectual though that are reflected in its rituals and its traditions. It is unique in its thorough exploration of the cultural background of freemasonry from many viewpoints.

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1450269133

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Hegel and Christian Theology : A Reading of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion

A Reading of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion

By: Peter C. Hodgson

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Hegel and Christian Theology : A Reading of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion

A Reading of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion

By: Peter C. Hodgson

Peter C. Hodgson engages the speculative reconstruction of Christian theology that is accomplished by Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, and provides a close reading of the critical edition of the lectures. He analyses Hegel's concept of the object and purpose of the philosophy of religion, his critique of the theology of his time, his approach to Christianity within the framework of the concept of religion, his concept of God, his reconstruction of central Christian themes, and his placing of Christianity among the religions of the world. Hodgson makes a case for the contemporary theological significance of Hegel by identifying currently contested sites of interpretation and their Hegelian resolution.

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OUP Oxford

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0199235716

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Spectroscopy

An interdisciplinary integral description of spectroscopy from UV to NMR

By: Peter M. Skrabal

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Spectroscopy

An interdisciplinary integral description of spectroscopy from UV to NMR

By: Peter M. Skrabal

This book provides a novel view of spectroscopic methods: it describes spectroscopy holistically in terms of integral physical aspects instead of the classical methodic order according to wavelengths. The book introduces the reader to UV/Vis, NIR, IR, ESR, and NMR spectroscopy. These methods and their common physical basis, namely the reversible absorption of energy from the respective region of the electromagnetic spectrum, are illustrated in a comprehensive manner with the help of a multitude of explicative colored graphics.

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372813385X

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The Working Landscape

Founding, Preservation, and the Politics of Place

By: Peter F. Cannavo

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The Working Landscape

Founding, Preservation, and the Politics of Place

By: Peter F. Cannavo

In America today we see rampant development, unsustainable resource exploitation, and commodification ruin both natural and built landscapes, disconnecting us from our surroundings and threatening our fundamental sense of place. Meanwhile, preservationists often respond with a counterproductive stance that rejects virtually any change in the landscape. In The Working Landscape, Peter Cannavò identifies this zero-sum conflict between development and preservation as a major factor behind our contemporary crisis of place. Cannavò offers practical and theoretical alternatives to this deadlocked, polarized politics of place by proposing an approach that embraces both change and stability and unifies democratic and ecological values, creating a "working landscape." Place, Cannavò argues, is not just an object but an essential human practice that involves the physical and conceptual organization of our surroundings into a coherent, enduring landscape. This practice must balance development (which he calls "founding") and preservation. Three case studies illustrate the polarizing development-preservation conflict: the debate over the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest; the problem of urban sprawl; and the redevelopment of the former site of the World Trade Center in New York City. Cannavò suggests that regional, democratic governance is the best framework for integrating development and preservation, and he presents specific policy recommendations that aim to create a "working landscape" in rural, suburban, and urban areas. A postscript on the mass exile, displacement, and homelessness caused by Hurricane Katrina considers the implications of future climate change for the practice of place.

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MIT Press

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0262262320

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9780262262323

Corporate Crime

By: Peter Yeager

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Corporate Crime

By: Peter Yeager

Corporate Crime, originally published in 1980, is the first and still the only comprehensive study of corporate law violations by our largest corporations. The book laid the groundwork for analyses of important aspects of corporate behavior. It defined corporate crime and found ways of locating corporate violations from various sources. It even drew up measures of the seriousness of crimes. Much of this book still applies today to the corporate world and its illegal behavior.A new introduction, "Corporate Crime: Yesterday and Today--A Comparison," prepared for this edition by coauthor Marshall B. Clinard, discusses the development of a criminological interest in corporate crime, explains the nature of corporate crime, and analyzes a number of issues involved in its study. Among the issues tackled are whether today's corporate crime is greater, more serious, and more complex; accounting fraud and its crucial role in hiding corporate crime; the pharmaceuticals, the industry with the most corporate violations; explanations of corporate crime in terms of economic factors, corporate culture, and the role of top executives; and new laws to control corporate crime and alternative approaches.

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Routledge

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1351525751

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Hegel and Christian Theology

A Reading of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion

By: Peter Crafts Hodgson

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Hegel and Christian Theology

A Reading of the Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion

By: Peter Crafts Hodgson

Aimed at theologians, philosophers of religion, scholars and students, Peter Hodgson provides a study of Hegel and of 19th century religious thought

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199273618

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The Book of Evidence

By: Peter Achinstein

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The Book of Evidence

By: Peter Achinstein

What is required for something to be evidence for a hypothesis? In this fascinating, elegantly written work, distinguished philosopher of science Peter Achinstein explores this question, rejecting typical philosophical and statistical theories of evidence. He claims these theories are much too weak to give scientists what they want--a good reason to believe--and, in some cases, they furnish concepts that mistakenly make all evidential claims a priori. Achinstein introduces four concepts of evidence, defines three of them by reference to "potential" evidence, and characterizes the latter using a novel epistemic interpretation of probability. The resulting theory is then applied to philosophical and historical issues. Solutions are provided to the "grue," "ravens," "lottery," and "old-evidence" paradoxes, and to a series of questions. These include whether explanations or predictions furnish more evidential weight, whether individual hypotheses or entire theoretical systems can receive evidential support, what counts as a scientific discovery, and what sort of evidence is required for it. The historical questions include whether Jean Perrin had non-circular evidence for the existence of molecules, what type of evidence J. J. Thomson offered for the existence of the electron, and whether, as is usually supposed, he really discovered the electron. Achinstein proposes answers in terms of the concepts of evidence introduced. As the premier book in the fabulous new series Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science, this volume is essential for philosophers of science and historians of science, as well as for statisticians, scientists with philosophical interests, and anyone curious about scientific reasoning.

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Oxford University Press

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0198032919

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Life in Crisis

The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders

By: Peter Redfield

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Life in Crisis

The Ethical Journey of Doctors Without Borders

By: Peter Redfield

Parts of the chapters were published previously.

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Univ of California Press

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0520274857

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Compounds with Rare Gases and Hydrogen

By: Jörn v. Jouanne,Vera Haase,Hannelore Keller-Rudek,Dieter Koschel,Peter Kuhn,Peter Merlet,Ulrike Ohms-Bredemann,Joachim Wagner,Hildegard List,Astrid Wietelmann,Sigrid Ruprecht,Carol Strametz

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Compounds with Rare Gases and Hydrogen

By: Jörn v. Jouanne,Vera Haase,Hannelore Keller-Rudek,Dieter Koschel,Peter Kuhn,Peter Merlet,Ulrike Ohms-Bredemann,Joachim Wagner,Hildegard List,Astrid Wietelmann,Sigrid Ruprecht,Carol Strametz

Some years ago the Gmelin Institute started to supplement the volumes on halogens and halogen compounds. For the elements chlorine and fluorine these supplementary volumes have already been finished. For the element bromine the volume A 1 is also available. Now the volume B 1 will be published starting with the description of the compounds of bromine. The present volume describes the compounds of bromine with rare gases and with hydrogen. The volume is dominated by the description of HBr and its aqueous solution, hydrobromic acid. Chemical and physical properties of the diatomic molecule HBr are extremely well studied by modern methods. Thus detailed descriptions are given of gas-phase properties, spectra, and properties of condensed phases. Emphasis is laid on elementary reaction processes such as energy transfer and single reaction steps for HBr formation and decomposition. These studies have become classics of modern reaction kinetics. Likewise, elementary reactions of HBr and Br- with nonmetallic compounds are described comprehensively.

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3540936009

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The Politics of American Foreign Policy

How Ideology Divides Liberals and Conservatives over Foreign Affairs

By: Peter Hays Gries

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The Politics of American Foreign Policy

How Ideology Divides Liberals and Conservatives over Foreign Affairs

By: Peter Hays Gries

This “eye-opening analysis” explains how and why America’s culture wars and partisan divide have led to dysfunctional US policy abroad (The Atlantic). In this provocative book, Peter Gries challenges the view that partisan elites on Capitol Hill are out of touch with a moderate American public. Dissecting a new national survey, Gries shows how ideology powerfully divides Main Street over both domestic and foreign policy and reveals how and why, with the exception of attitudes toward Israel, liberals consistently feel warmer toward foreign countries and international organizations—and desire friendlier policies toward them—than conservatives do. The Politics of American Foreign Policy weaves together in-depth examinations of the psychological roots and foreign policy consequences of the liberal-conservative divide; the cultural, socio-racial, economic, and political dimensions of American ideology; and the moral values and foreign policy orientations that divide Democrats and Republicans. Within this context, the book explores why Americans disagree over US policy relating to Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, and international organizations such as the UN.

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Stanford University Press

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0804790922

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Toward "thorough, Accurate, and Reliable"

A History of the Foreign Relations of the United States Series

By: William B. McAllister,Joshua Botts,Peter Cozzens,Aaron W. Marrs

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Toward "thorough, Accurate, and Reliable"

A History of the Foreign Relations of the United States Series

By: William B. McAllister,Joshua Botts,Peter Cozzens,Aaron W. Marrs

Toward "Thorough, Accurate, and Reliable" explores the evolution of the Foreign Relations of the United States documentary history series from its antecedents in the early republic through the early 21st century implementation of its current mandate, the 1991 Foreign Relations statute. This book traces how policymakers and an expanding array of stakeholders translated values like "security," "legitimacy," and "transparency" into practice as they debated how to balance the government's obligation to protect sensitive information with its commitment to openness. Determining the "people's right to know" has fueled lively discussion for over two centuries, and this work provides important, historically informed perspectives valuable to policymakers and engaged citizens as that conversation continues. Policymakers, citizens, especially political science researchers, political scientists, academic, high school, public librarians and students performing research for foreign policy issues will be most interested in this volume. Other related products: Available print volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/international-foreign-affairs/foreign-relations-united-states-series-frus

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0160932122

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Sports Great Scottie Pippen

By: Peter C. Bjarkman

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Sports Great Scottie Pippen

By: Peter C. Bjarkman

A look at the life and career of Scottie Pippen, who is the NBA's best all-around small forward. He also plays guard, and has helped the Chicago Bulls win three NBA championships. He was selected to play on the U.S. Olympic Dream Team, named to the All-NBA Defensive team four times, the All-NBA team twice, and was named the professional basketball's Most Valuable Player. Having emerged from team-mate Michael Jordan's shadow, Scottie Pippen has become one of the NBA's living legends.

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