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The Case against Democracy

By: Steven Michels

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The case for democracy is an intrinsic part of our political culture. This non-partisan book provides the other side of the story via well-researched history and current events that illuminate the theory and practice of democracy. Are the politics of the United States to blame for its current unsteady footing in the 21st century? This book aims to answer this uncomfortable but relevant question by examining the strengths and weaknesses of democracy, addressing complex topics such as the history of liberalism, the relationship between democracy and capitalism, the nature of representation, and the difference between government and politics. Each of the book's chapters focuses on a recognized shortcoming of popular government, such as inefficiency, self-interestedness, and non-participation. Each section begins by focusing on current events and tracing issues back through history—through to the American founding, and in many instances, to antiquity. In the conclusion, the author proposes a series of thought-provoking fixes.

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DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology

By: Vincent T. DeVita Jr.,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology

By: Vincent T. DeVita Jr.,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg's Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition has garnered universal acclaim as the world’s definitive, standard-setting oncology reference. More than 400 respected luminaries explore today’s most effective strategies for managing every type of cancer by stage of presentation - discussing the role of all appropriate therapeutic modalities as well as combined-modality treatments. This multidisciplinary approach will help your cancer team collaboratively face the toughest clinical challenges and provide the best possible care for every cancer patient. Access the complete contents online or on your mobile device, with quarterly updates reflecting late-breaking developments in cancer care, free for the first year on LWW Health Library. Take full advantage of the latest advances with brand-new chapters on Hallmarks of Cancer, Molecular Methods in Cancer, Oncogenic Viruses, Cancer Screening, and new sections on Genetic testing and counseling for cancer, plus comprehensive updates throughout – including coverage of the newest biologic therapies. Make optimal, well-coordinated use of all appropriate therapies with balanced, multidisciplinary advice from a surgeon, a medical oncologist, and a radiation oncologist in each major treatment chapter. Review the latest molecular biology knowledge for each type of cancer and its implications for improved management. Make the best decisions on cancer screening and prevention, palliative care, supportive oncology, and quality-of-life issues

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The Ethnic Avant-Garde

Minority Cultures and World Revolution

By: Steven S. Lee

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The Ethnic Avant-Garde

Minority Cultures and World Revolution

By: Steven S. Lee

During the 1920s and 1930s, American minority artists and writers collaborated extensively with the Soviet avant-garde, seeking to build a revolutionary society that would end racial discrimination and advance progressive art. Making what Claude McKay called "the magic pilgrimage" to the Soviet Union, these intellectuals placed themselves at the forefront of modernism, using radical cultural and political experiments to reimagine identity and decenter the West. Shining rare light on these efforts, The Ethnic Avant-Garde makes a unique contribution to interwar literary, political, and art history, drawing extensively on Russian archives, travel narratives, and artistic exchanges to establish the parameters of an undervalued "ethnic avant-garde." These writers and artists cohered around distinct forms that mirrored Soviet techniques of montage, fragment, and interruption. They orbited interwar Moscow, where the international avant-garde converged with the Communist International. The book explores Vladimir Mayakovsky's 1925 visit to New York City via Cuba and Mexico, during which he wrote Russian-language poetry in an "Afro-Cuban" voice; Langston Hughes's translations of these poems while in Moscow, which he visited to assist on a Soviet film about African American life; a futurist play condemning Western imperialism in China, which became Broadway's first major production to feature a predominantly Asian American cast; and efforts to imagine the Bolshevik Revolution as Jewish messianic arrest, followed by the slow political disenchantment of the New York Intellectuals. Through an absorbing collage of cross-ethnic encounters that also include Herbert Biberman, Sergei Eisenstein, Paul Robeson, and Vladimir Tatlin, this work remaps global modernism along minority and Soviet-centered lines, further advancing the avant-garde project of seeing the world anew.

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Columbia University Press

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0231540116

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The Digital Dystopias of Black Mirror and Electric Dreams

By: Steven Keslowitz

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The Digital Dystopias of Black Mirror and Electric Dreams

By: Steven Keslowitz

This critical examination of two dystopian television series--Black Mirror and Electric Dreams--focuses on pop culture depictions of technology and its impact on human existence. Representations of a wide range of modern and futuristic technologies are explored, from early portrayals of artificial intelligence (Rossum's Universal Robots, 1921) to digital consciousness transference as envisioned in Black Mirror's "San Junipero." These representations reflect societal anxieties about unfettered technological development and how a world infused with invasive artificial intelligence might redefine life and death, power and control. The impact of social media platforms is considered in the contexts of modern-day communication and political manipulation.

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McFarland

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Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History

By: Steven J. Zipperstein

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Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History

By: Steven J. Zipperstein

Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award (History) Named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Economist and the East Hampton Star Shortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize Separating historical fact from fantasy, an acclaimed historian retells the story of Kishinev, a riot that transformed the course of twentieth-century Jewish history. So shattering were the aftereffects of Kishinev, the rampage that broke out in late-Tsarist Russia in April 1903, that one historian remarked that it was “nothing less than a prototype for the Holocaust itself.” In three days of violence, 49 Jews were killed and 600 raped or wounded, while more than 1,000 Jewish-owned houses and stores were ransacked and destroyed. Recounted in lurid detail by newspapers throughout the Western world, and covered sensationally by America’s Hearst press, the pre-Easter attacks seized the imagination of an international public, quickly becoming the prototype for what would become known as a “pogrom,” and providing the impetus for efforts as varied as The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and the NAACP. Using new evidence culled from Russia, Israel, and Europe, distinguished historian Steven J. Zipperstein’s wide-ranging book brings historical insight and clarity to a much-misunderstood event that would do so much to transform twentieth-century Jewish life and beyond.

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1631492705

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Ovid, Fasti 1

A Commentary

By: Steven J. Green

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Ovid, Fasti 1

A Commentary

By: Steven J. Green

This commentary provides a detailed analysis of the first book of Ovid's Fasti, a complex poem which takes as its central framework the Roman calendar in the late Augustan/early Tiberian period and purports to deal with its religious festivals and their origins. Book I covers the month of January, and has proven to be particularly challenging to readers in light of the apparent revision/reworking of the text undertaken by the poet whilst in exile. This commentary - the most extensive yet on any single book of the poem - locates the text of Book I firmly in its literary, historical, and socio-political contexts and seeks both to incorporate and build on the recent scholarship on the poem. In light of the special nature of Book I, the commentary is prefaced by two introductory sections, the second of which tackles head-on the problems (and dynamics) of post-exilic reworking of the text.

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Ovid, Fasti 1

A Commentary

By: Steven Green

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Ovid, Fasti 1

A Commentary

By: Steven Green

This commentary provides a detailed analysis of the first book of Ovid's Fasti, a complex poem which takes as its central framework the Roman calendar in the late Augustan/early Tiberian period and purports to deal with its religious festivals and their origins. Book 1 covers the month of January, and has proven to be particularly challenging to readers in light of the apparent revision/reworking of the text undertaken by the poet whilst in exile. This commentary - the most extensive yet on any single book of the poem - locates the text of Book 1 firmly in its literary, historical and socio-political contexts and seeks both to incorporate and build on the recent scholarship on the poem. In light of the special nature of Book 1, the commentary is prefaced by two introductory sections, the second of which tackles head-on the problems (and dynamics) of post-exilic reworking of the text.

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More than a Moment

Contextualizing the Past, Present, and Future

By: Steven D. Krause

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More than a Moment

Contextualizing the Past, Present, and Future

By: Steven D. Krause

As recently as 2012, massive open online courses (MOOCs) looked poised to revolutionize higher education, but in just a few years their flaws and problems have made them into a less relevant model. In More than a Moment, Steven D. Krause explores MOOCs and their continuing impact on distance learning in higher education, putting them in the context of technical innovations that have come before and those that will be part of the educational future. Krause writes about his own experiences as a participant in several MOOCs and the experiences of faculty who developed and taught MOOCs. Contrary to many early claims from educational entrepreneurs, they were never entirely “new,” and MOOCs and their aftermath are still at the heart of the tensions between nonprofit universities and for-profit entities, particularly online program management firms, in delivering distance education. While MOOCs are no longer a threat to education in the United States, they are part of the ongoing corporatization of education and remain part of conversations about experienced-based credit, corporate training, and open education. Presenting historical, student, teacher, and administrative perspectives, More than a Moment is a well-rounded treatment that will be of interest to academics and entrepreneurs interested in distance education, online pedagogy, online program management, and public-private partnerships in higher education.

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Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present

From Ancient Times to the Present

By: Cynthia Clark Northrup,Jerry H. Bentley,Alfred E. Eckes, Jr,Patrick Manning,Kenneth Pomeranz,Steven Topik

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Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present

From Ancient Times to the Present

By: Cynthia Clark Northrup,Jerry H. Bentley,Alfred E. Eckes, Jr,Patrick Manning,Kenneth Pomeranz,Steven Topik

Written for high school or beginning undergraduate students, this four-volume reference valiantly attempts to provide a historical framework for the perhaps overly broad concept of world trade. Entry topics were selected on trade organizations, influential people, commodities, events that affected trade, trade routes, navigation, religion, communic

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Undisputed Champions of Europe

By: Steven Scragg

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Undisputed Champions of Europe

By: Steven Scragg

The Undisputed Champions of Europe is a trilogy-ending homage to the golden era of the European Cup. A place where the gods of the game battled for the biggest prize in club football; a place where the likes of Di Stefano, Eusebio, Best, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Dalglish, Gullit and so many others became legends, as they skated across thin ice to glory, in the colours of clubs that are now considered European royalty. An entirely different beast than the Champions League, it was a competition where you had to win your domestic league title to gain entry. With no safety net of group stages, one bad night of football was enough to send you back to square one. In contrast to today's Champions League winners - whose status as Europe's best team is regularly disputed - the winners of the European Cup truly were the undisputed kings of Europe. These are the stories and glories of football's highest achievers.

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1801500371

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Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Colon and Other Gastrointestinal Cancers

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Prostate and Other Genitourinary Cancers

From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Prostate and Other Genitourinary Cancers

From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Lymphomas and Leukemias

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Lymphomas and Leukemias

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

Selected from the world’s leading comprehensive cancer textbook, this tightly focused resource provides you with the practical, cutting-edge information you need to provide the best cancer care to each patient. Lymphomas and Leukemias: From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition, offers a complete and balanced view of this rapidly changing field, meeting the needs of oncology/hematology practitioners, fellows, and others who need an in-depth understanding of leukemias and lymphomas. The print reference gives you the solid, dependable guidance you have come to expect from this outstanding title, and the Inkling version features new quarterly updates written by a team of experts selected by the authors. Delivers focused, comprehensive information on leukemias and lymphomas drawn from the world’s leading cancer textbook, DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. Covers the full range of adult lymphomas and leukemias, including the molecular biology of lymphomas and acute and chronic leukemias; Hodgkin’s lymphoma; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; cutaneous lymphomas; management of acute and chronic leukemias, future directions and new treatments; myelodysplastic syndromes; plasma cell neoplasms; and more. Includes comprehensive information on leukemias and lymphomas of childhood, including supportive, long-term, palliative, and hospice care. Discusses in detail the growing importance of prevention and screening, giving you the understanding you need to improve your patients’ chances for a healthier, cancer-free life. Explains how the latest developments in biologic therapy apply to leukemias and lymphomas. Provides exhaustive coverage of combined modality cancer treatment, helping you determine when and how to integrate modalities in patient treatment. Ensures that you are fully up to date thanks to easy, mobile access to quarterly updates.

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Understanding Social Movements

Theories from the Classical Era to the Present

By: Steven M. Buechler

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Understanding Social Movements

Theories from the Classical Era to the Present

By: Steven M. Buechler

In thirteen succinct chapters, Buechler traces movement theories from the classical era of sociology to the most recent examples of transnational activism. He identifies the socio-historical context, central concepts, and guiding logic of diverse movement theories, with emphasis on: Comparisons of Marx and Lenin; Weber and Michels; and Durkheim and LeBon The Chicago School of the inter-war period The political-sociological approaches of the 1950s The varieties of strain and breakdown theories at the dawn of the 1960s Major paradigm shifts caused by the cascade of 1960s social movements Vivid examples of movements worldwide and coverage of all major theorists Critiques, debates, and proposed syntheses dominating the turn of the 21st century Recent trends (such as cyberactivism and transnational movements) and their theoretical implications

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Winning Hearts and Votes

Social Services and the Islamist Political Advantage

By: Steven Brooke

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Winning Hearts and Votes

Social Services and the Islamist Political Advantage

By: Steven Brooke

In non-democratic regimes around the world, non-state organizations provide millions of citizens with medical care, schooling, childrearing, and other critical social services. Why would any authoritarian countenance this type of activism? Under what conditions does the private provision of social services generate political mobilization? And in those cases, what linkage does the provision of social services forge between the provider and recipient? In Winning Hearts and Votes, Steven Brooke argues that authoritarians often seek to manage moments of economic crisis by offloading social welfare responsibilities to non-state providers. But providers who serve poorer citizens, motivated by either charity of clientelism, will be constrained in their ability to mobilize voters because the poor depend on the state for many different goods. Organizations that serve paying customers, in contrast, may produce high quality, consistent, and effective services. This type of provision generates powerful, reputation-based linkages with a middle-class constituency more likely to support the provider on election day. Brooke backs up his novel argument with an in-depth examination of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the archetypal organization that combines social service provision with electoral success. With a fascinating array of historical, qualitative, spatial, and experimental data he traces the Brotherhood's provision of medical services from its origins in the 1970s, through its maturation under the authoritarian regime of Hosni Mubarak, to its apogee during the country's brief democratic interlude, 2011–2013. In addition to generating new insights into authoritarian regimes, party-voter linkages and clientelism, and the relationship between political parties and social movements, Winning Hearts and Votes details the history, operations, and political effects of the Muslim Brotherhood's much discussed but little understood social service network.

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Cornell University Press

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1501730630

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Cancer of the Skin

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Cancer of the Skin

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

Selected from the world’s leading comprehensive cancer textbook, this tightly focused resource provides you with the practical, cutting-edge information you need to provide the best cancer care to each patient. Cancer of the Skin: From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition, offers a comprehensive and balanced view of this rapidly changing field, meeting the needs of oncology/hematology practitioners, fellows, and others who need an in-depth understanding of skin cancers. The print reference gives you the solid, dependable guidance you have come to expect from this outstanding title, and the Inkling version features new quarterly updates written by a team of experts selected by the authors. Delivers focused, comprehensive information on cancer of the skin drawn from the world’s leading cancer textbook, DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. Covers the full range of skin cancers, including nonmelanoma skin cancer, actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, angiosarcoma, microcystic adnexal carcinoma, and more; as well as cutaneous melanoma, including molecular biology; and genetic testing in skin cancer. Discusses in detail the growing importance of prevention and screening, giving you the understanding you need to improve your patients’ chances for a healthier, cancer-free life. Explains how the latest developments in biologic therapy applies to skin cancer. Provides exhaustive coverage of combined modality cancer treatment, helping you determine when and how to integrate modalities in patient treatment. Ensures that you are fully up to date thanks to easy, mobile access to quarterly updates.

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Cancer of the Breast

From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Cancer of the Breast

From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology

By: Steve Bruce,Steven Yearley

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The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology

By: Steve Bruce,Steven Yearley

Undoubtedly the most accessible, readable and downright interesting - even amusing - dictionary of its type. In being all of those things - and more - the dictionary does not sacrifice on quality. There are many well-chosen entries and they are quite informative. A useful addition to any scholar′s library while at the same time being an excellent resource for both graduate and undergraduate students" - George Ritzer, University of Maryland "This is a delightful and comprehensive dictionary. The authors write in an engaging and lively style that brings alive the ideas of sociology not only for existing practitioners, but also for a whole new generation of students" - Tim May, University of Salford With over 1000 entries on key concepts and theorists, The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology provides full coverage of the field, clarifying the technical use of apparently common words, explaining the fundamental concepts and introducing new and unfamiliar terms. This book provides: authoritative, reliable definitions accessible ′digests′ of key arguments contemporary, appealing illustrations of points readability. This is not just another dry guide to the discipline. Engagingly written with its audience firmly in mind, it will be the definitive and chosen companion to established textbooks and teaching materials in sociology.

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Cancer of the Thoracic Cavity

Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th edition

By: Vincent DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

Selected from the world’s leading comprehensive cancer textbook, this tightly focused resource provides you with the practical, cutting-edge information you need to provide the best cancer care to each patient. Cancer of the Thoracic Cavity: From Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition, offers a comprehensive and balanced view of this rapidly changing field, meeting the needs of oncology/hematology practitioners, fellows, and others who need an in-depth understanding of cancer of the lung and mediastinum. The print reference gives you the solid, dependable guidance you have come to expect from this outstanding title, and the Inkling version features new quarterly updates written by a team of experts selected by the authors. Delivers focused, comprehensive information on cancer of the thoracic cavity drawn from the world’s leading cancer textbook, DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology. Covers the molecular biology of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell and neuroendocrine tumors of the lung, and neoplasms of the mediastinum. Discusses in detail the growing importance of prevention and screening, giving you the understanding you need to improve your patients’ chances for a healthier, cancer-free life. Explains how the latest developments in biologic therapy applies to cancer of the thoracic cavity. Provides exhaustive coverage of combined modality cancer treatment, helping you determine when and how to integrate modalities in patient treatment. Ensures that you are fully up to date thanks to easy, mobile access to quarterly updates.

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Classical Sociological Theory

By: Steven Loyal,Sinisa Malesevic

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Classical Sociological Theory

By: Steven Loyal,Sinisa Malesevic

Introducing the founders of sociological theory – from Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Martineau through to Simmel, DuBois, Mead and others – this accessible textbook locates each thinker within their own social, political and historical context. By doing so, it helps readers to understand the development of central sociological concepts and how they can help us understand the contemporary world. The book includes: Lively biographical sections to help readers get to know each thinker Clear and easy-to-understand accounts of each theorist’s arguments - and the most common criticisms Key concept boxes highlighting the most influential ideas This comprehensive, enlightening text brings the rich and diverse field of classical sociological theory to life.

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Bourgeois Ideology and Education

Subversion Through Pedagogy

By: Steven Snow

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Bourgeois Ideology and Education

Subversion Through Pedagogy

By: Steven Snow

This book identifies the origins and central assertions of bourgeois ideology as well as the reasons for their persuasive power, and offers pedagogical tools to weaken them. The author suggests techniques for use in the classroom, the community and the imagination that subvert negative stereotypes about poor people and individualist explanations for socio-economic status. Written from an ecumenical socialist perspective combining Marxist, neo-Marxist, and anarchist perspectives, this book utilizes a broad interdisciplinary scope, encompassing political theory, religion, political psychology, and literature.

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Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America

Argentine Peronism in Comparative Perspective

By: Steven Levitsky

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Transforming Labor-Based Parties in Latin America

Argentine Peronism in Comparative Perspective

By: Steven Levitsky

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Cambridge University Press

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What Happened to the USMNT

The Ugly Truth About the Beautiful Game

By: Steven G. Mandis,Sarah Parsons Wolter

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What Happened to the USMNT

The Ugly Truth About the Beautiful Game

By: Steven G. Mandis,Sarah Parsons Wolter

An important read for those passionate about not only U.S. Soccer but fascinated by player development. This in-depth look uses unprecedented access and original data and analysis for the U.S. and other countries. Prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team had won just four World Cup matches in 72 years. While the American women's team has made World Cup victories a regular expectation, the men failed to even qualify for the 2018 tournament. In What Happened to the USMNT Columbia Business School adjunct professor and acclaimed author of The Real Madrid Way Steven Mandis turns his lens inward to examine what it will take for the U.S. men to achieve lasting success on the international stage. This meticulously researched, probing investigation challenges conventional wisdom and speaks to the importance of familiarity and authenticity to cultivate an organizational identity. If the Italians have their cantenaccio, the Spanish their tiki-taka, the Dutch their "total football," and the Brazilians their ginga, Mandis argues that cultivating a unique "American way" of soccer (coined the "Spirit of 1776") is not only possible but absolutely essential. Finally, a source of reference that goes beyond recounting history without context or repeating opinions without facts or analysis.

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1641256133

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The Beta Israel (Falasha) in Ethiopia

From Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century

By: Steven Kaplan

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The Beta Israel (Falasha) in Ethiopia

From Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century

By: Steven Kaplan

In the first full-length scholarly study of the "Black Jews" of Ethiopia, Kaplan (comparative religion and African studies, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) considers them as an aspect of Ethiopian history, rather than of Jewish history. They are not, he says, a lost tribe of Israel, but a native ethnic group that emerged in Ethiopia between the 14th and 16th centuries. He traces their cultural development and their relations with the mainstream culture, Ethiopian emperors, native and missionary Christians, and others. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Barley

Production, Improvement, and Uses

By: Steven E. Ullrich

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Barley

Production, Improvement, and Uses

By: Steven E. Ullrich

Barley is one of the world's most important crops with uses ranging from food and feed production, malting and brewing to its use as a model organism in molecular research. The demand and uses of barley continue to grow and there is a need for an up-to-date comprehensive reference that looks at all aspects of the barley crop from taxonomy and morphology through to end use. Barley will fill this increasing void. Barley will stand as a must have reference for anyone researching, growing, or utilizing this important crop.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0813801230

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Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology

Primer of the Molecular Biology of Cancer

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

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Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology

Primer of the Molecular Biology of Cancer

By: Vincent T. DeVita,Theodore S. Lawrence,Steven A. Rosenberg

Drawn from the content of the new Ninth Edition of Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, this unique publication brings together the basic scientific information on the molecular biology of cancer. The format is designed to be useful both to research scientists interested in the study of cancer and to oncologists who need to understand these new developments that are having a profound impact on the care of patients with cancer. Leading scientists and clinicians in the field of molecular biology and clinical oncology have lent their expertise to this project. The text has been divided into two parts. Part I includes thirteen chapters that deal with the general principles of the molecular biology of cancer that provide the basic framework for an understanding of the behavior of cancer cells. Part II includes an up-to-date description of how this new information has affected the understanding of the biology of 19 of the most common cancers, with an emphasis on how these new findings have been translated to impact the management of cancer patients. This distinctive text provides a single concise source of information for scientists and clinicians in this rapidly developing field

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1451156006

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The Work of Politics

Making a Democratic Welfare State

By: Steven Klein

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The Work of Politics

Making a Democratic Welfare State

By: Steven Klein

This theoretically innovative book shows how democratic social movements can use the welfare state to challenge domination in society.

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Cambridge University Press

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110847862X

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Flotsam & Jetsam: academic essays

By: steven harris

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Flotsam & Jetsam: academic essays

By: steven harris

Essays on T.S. Eliot, Walter Pater, James Joyce & Georg Lukacs, Hermann Hesse, Chuck Palahniuk, William Carlos Williams and Franz Kafka.

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Lulu.com

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1326248294

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The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700-1775

By: Steven Laurence Kaplan

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The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700-1775

By: Steven Laurence Kaplan

In preindustrial Europe, dependence on grain shaped every phase of life from economic development to spiritual expression, and the problem of subsistence dominated the everyday order of things in a merciless and unremitting way. Steven Laurence Kaplan’s The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700–1775 focuses on the production and distribution of France’s most important commodity in the sprawling urban center of eighteenth-century Paris where provisioning needs were most acutely felt and most difficult to satisfy. Kaplan shows how the relentless demand for bread constructed the pattern of daily life in Paris as decisively and subtly as elaborate protocol governed the social life at Versailles. Despite the overpowering salience of bread in public and private life, Kaplan’s is the first inquiry into the ways bread exercised its vast and significant empire. Bread framed dreams as well as nightmares. It was the staff of life, the medium of communion, a topic of common discourse, and a mark of tradition as well as transcendence. In his exploration of bread’s materiality and cultural meaning, Kaplan looks at bread’s fashioning of identity and examines the conditions of supply and demand in the marketplace. He also sets forth a complete history of the bakers and their guild, and unmasks the methods used by the authorities in their efforts to regulate trade. Because the bakers and their bread were central to Parisian daily life, Kaplan’s study is also a comprehensive meditation on an entire society, its government, and its capacity to endure. Long-awaited by French history scholars, The Bakers of Paris and the Bread Question, 1700–1775 is a landmark in eighteenth-century historiography, a book that deeply contextualizes, and thus enriches our understanding of one of the most important eras in European history.

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Duke University Press

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0822381982

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Reorganizing the Rust Belt

An Inside Study of the American Labor Movement

By: Steven Henry Lopez

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Reorganizing the Rust Belt

An Inside Study of the American Labor Movement

By: Steven Henry Lopez

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Univ of California Press

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0520232801

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This is Sociology

A Short Introduction

By: Dan Woodman,Steven Threadgold

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This is Sociology

A Short Introduction

By: Dan Woodman,Steven Threadgold

This is Sociology is an engaging, concise introduction to the key concepts used for studying social life. It covers a diverse range of theorists from the rich history of sociology and shows how thinking sociologically can help us understand our lives, the groups we are part of, and the rapid social changes and inequalities that shape contemporary societies. Key features: Uses compelling international examples and a range of theoretical perspectives from across the world, including theorists that have often been omitted from the established sociological canon. Covers topics such as globalization, culture, gender, race, and class. Introduces the latest approaches emerging from efforts to build an inclusive global sociology, one that moves beyond a Eurocentric perspective and is equipped for the challenges of the 21st Century. The book is essential reading for anyone new to studying sociology and is supported by a wide range of podcasts, videos, and discussion questions.

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1529771307

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The Diverted Dream

Community Colleges and the Promise of Educational Opportunity in America, 1900-1985

By: Steven Brint,Jerome Karabel

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The Diverted Dream

Community Colleges and the Promise of Educational Opportunity in America, 1900-1985

By: Steven Brint,Jerome Karabel

In the twentieth century, Americans have increasingly looked to the schools--and, in particular, to the nation's colleges and universities--as guardians of the cherished national ideal of equality of opportunity. With the best jobs increasingly monopolized by those with higher education, the opportunity to attend college has become an integral part of the American dream of upward mobility. The two-year college--which now enrolls more than four million students in over 900 institutions--is a central expression of this dream, and its invention at the turn of the century constituted one of the great innovations in the history of American education. By offering students of limited means the opportunity to start higher education at home and to later transfer to a four-year institution, the two-year school provided a major new pathway to a college diploma--and to the nation's growing professional and managerial classes. But in the past two decades, the community college has undergone a profound change, shifting its emphasis from liberal-arts transfer courses to terminal vocational programs. Drawing on developments nationwide as well as in the specific case of Massachusetts, Steven Brint and Jerome Karabel offer a history of community colleges in America, explaining why this shift has occurred after years of student resistance and examining its implications for upward mobility. As the authors argue in this exhaustively researched and pioneering study, the junior college has always faced the contradictory task of extending a college education to the hitherto excluded, while diverting the majority of them from the nation's four-year colleges and universities. Very early on, two-year college administrators perceived vocational training for "semi-professional" work as their and their students' most secure long-term niche in the educational hierarchy. With two thirds of all community college students enrolled in vocational programs, the authors contend that the dream of education as a route to upward mobility, as well as the ideal of equal educational opportunity for all, are seriously threatened. With the growing public debate about the state of American higher education and with more than half of all first-time degree-credit students now enrolled in community colleges, a full-scale, historically grounded examination of their place in American life is long overdue. This landmark study provides such an examination, and in so doing, casts critical light on what is distinctive not only about American education, but American society itself.

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Oxford University Press

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0199878803

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Two Cheers for Higher Education

Why American Universities Are Stronger Than Ever—and How to Meet the Challenges They Face

By: Steven Brint

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Two Cheers for Higher Education

Why American Universities Are Stronger Than Ever—and How to Meet the Challenges They Face

By: Steven Brint

Crusing student debt, rapidly eroding state funding, faculty embroiled in speech controversies, a higher-education market disrupted by online competition--today's headlines suggest that universities' power to advance knowledge and shape American society is rapidly declining. But after a recent period that witnessed soaring student enrollement and ample research funding, author Steven Brint argues that universities are in a better position than ever before. Focusing on the years 1980-2015, Brint details the trajectory of American universities, which was influenced by evolving standards of disciplinary professionalism, market-driven partnerships, and the goal of social inclusion. Today, knowledge-driven industries generate almost half of U.S. GDP, but students flock increasingly to fields connected to power centers of American life and steer away from the liberal arts. And opportunities for economic mobility are expanding even as academic expectations decline. In describing how universities can meet such challenges head on, especially in improving classroom learning, Brint offers not only a clear-eyed perspective on the current state of American higher education but also a pragmatically optimistic vision for the future. -- From publisher's description.

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Princeton University Press

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0691210284

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Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000

A Relevant and Irreverent Record

By: Steven Suskin

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Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000

A Relevant and Irreverent Record

By: Steven Suskin

This irreverent guide to the theatrical season presents a comprehensive discussion of forty-six shows-including Broadway and non-Broadway productions-and features not only dates and names but also the stories behind the statistics. Suskin has provided a unique and detailed record of the season's memorable moments, high points, and low points. Written from an insider's perspective, the book is knowledgeable, intriguing, provocative, and, above all, entertaining.

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0195165551

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Women's Movements in the United States

Woman Suffrage, Equal Rights, and Beyond

By: Steven M. Buechler

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Women's Movements in the United States

Woman Suffrage, Equal Rights, and Beyond

By: Steven M. Buechler

Buecheler explains why women's movements arise, the forms of organization they adopt, the diversity of ideologies they espouse, and the class and racial composition of women's movements. He also helps us to understand the roots of countermovements, as well as the mixture of successes and failures that has characterized both past and present women's movements. While recognizing both the setbacks and the victories of the contemporary movement, Buecheler identifies grounds for relative optimism about the lasting consequences of this ongoing mobilization.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813515599

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Lone Star Politics

Tradition and Transformation in Texas

By: Ken Collier,Steven Galatas,Julie Harrelson-Stephens

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Lone Star Politics

Tradition and Transformation in Texas

By: Ken Collier,Steven Galatas,Julie Harrelson-Stephens

In Texas, myth often clashes with the reality of everyday government. Explore the state's rich political tradition with Lone Star Politics as this local author team explains who gets what and how. Utilizing the comparative method, Ken Collier, Steven Galatas, and Julie Harrelson-Stephens set Texas in context with other states' constitutions, policymaking, electoral practices, and institutions as they delve into the evolution of its politics. Critical thinking questions and unvarnished "Winners and Losers" discussions guide students toward understanding Texas government and assessing the state's political landscape. The Sixth Edition expands its coverage on civil rights in the state, as well as contemporary issues highlighting the push-pull relationship between the state and federal and local governments.

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1544316305

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