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The Politics of Abortion
by Anne Hendershott  Synopsis Arguing that Roe v. Wade effectively radicalized the abortion debate by denying to the pro-life side the ordinary tools of politics and persuasion, Hendershott suggests moving the discussions from the courts back to the realm of politics where there...
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The Best Political Cartoons of the Year (Best Political Cartoons of the Year)
by Daryl Cagle Synopsis This is the eBook version of the printed book. Political cartoons convey ideas with a power and impact that could never be achieved with words; they tell our history as it is shouted from newspaper editorial pages, recording our feelings as America...
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So They Understand: Cultural Issues in Oral History
by William Schneider Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-190) and index....
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Divorced But Still My Parents
by Shirley, Ph.d. Thomas Publisher Comments Divorced But Still My Parents is a textbook, workbook and storybook for children ages six through twelve. Based on the grief recovery model, this guide gently encourages boys and girls to understand the feelings caused by the parents' separation, and...
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Gig: Americans Talk about Their Jobs
by John Bowe and Marisa Bowe 
Synopsis "Amazing . . . a gem of a book that uses only the strength of the human voice to tell an American story -- sometimes dark, always fascinating." -- "USA Today "The accounts are wonderfully revealing, with gritty and almost shockingly honest detail. For...
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Chinese Culture and Christianity
by Paul K Chao Synopsis Chinese Culture and Christianity traces the origin, development, and growth of Chinese culture in relationship to Christianity. This comprehensive work will be of interest to students of sociology, philosophy, religion, political science, and...
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The Uses of the Folk
by Karl Hagstro Miller Publisher Comments The Uses of the Folk introduces a new way of understanding the relationship between artists and populations designated as the folk and the scholars who define them. The issue begins with the premise that vernacular culture is an important tool through...
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Evolution's Edge: The Coming Collapse and Transformation of Our World
by Graeme Taylor Publisher Comments It is now five minutes to midnight on the doomsday clock, reflecting the fact that we are closer to assuring the obliteration of our species than we have been at any time since the early eighties. We are rapidly approaching a tipping point, where we will...
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The Evolution of Love
by Emil Lucka Synopsis The object of this book which is addressed to all cultured men and women is to set forth the primitive manifestations of love and to throw light on those strange emotional climaxes which I have called Metaphysical Eroticism.' (Excerpt from Preface)...
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Landscapes of Minnesota: A Geography
by John Fraser Hart Publisher Comments Have you ever wondered why Minnesota's forests grow in the north and not in the West? Why gaming casinos are prospering? Why producers raise chickens instead of cows? Why some towns grow while others fail? Minnesota's natural wonders have had an effect...
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Contesting Citizenship in Urban China (Studies of the East Asian Institute)
by Dorothy J. Solinger Synopsis Post-Mao market reforms in China have led to a massive migration of rural peasants toward the cities. Officially denied residency in the cities, the over 80 million members of this "floating population" provide labor for the economic boom in urban areas...
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Doing Without: Women and Work After Welfare Reform
by Jane Henrici Synopsis The welfare reform legislation enacted in 1996 was applauded by many for the successes it had in dramatically reducing the number of people receiving public assistance, most of whom were women with children. Today, however, more than a decade later...
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Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era: Text and Readings
by Scott Appelrouth and Laura Desfor Edles Synopsis Sociological Theory in the Contemporary Era: Text and Readings combines the major writings of sociology??'s core contemporary theorists with a historical and theoretical framework for understanding these works. Authors Scott Appelrouth and Laura Desfor...
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From Birth To One: the Year of Opportunity (UK Edition)
by Maria Robinson Publisher Comments "The book is written in an engaging and accessible style and the passion of the author is evident. ...an interesting and timely text that will be useful to those working with very young children and their families." British Journal of Educational Studies...
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Redefining Success: Working Close to Home
by Philip C. Groce Synopsis Follow a path cut by a country doctor who examines the lives of men and women who choose to live close to work to pursue a dream, a lifestyle, or even a practical reality. When people make the decision to work close to home, they say good-bye to the...
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Give Peace a Chance : Exploring the Vietnam Antiwar Movement (92 Edition)
by Melvin (ed.) Small Synopsis Written by veterans of the Vietnam War and participants in the organized opposition to it, this book examines how the activities of America's most important antiwar movement affected the lives of its citizens and its government....
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Otherness in Question: Labyrinths of the Self (Hc)
by Lvia Mathias Simo Synopsis This book brings to social scientists a new look at how human beings are striving towards understanding others-- and through that effort-- making sense of themselves. It brings together researchers from all over the World who have suggested a set of new...
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Culture and Society: Contemporary Debates
by Jeffrey C Alexander Publisher Comments This volume brings together the major statements by the leading contemporary scholars of cultural analysis on the relation between culture and society. Part One surveys the range of current analytical debate over culture, focusing on the relationship of...
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Toward an Anthropology of Graphing: Semiotic and Activity-Theoretic Perspectives
by Wolff-michael Roth Publisher Comments Toward an Anthropology of Graphing: Semiotic and Activity-Theoretic Perspectives presents the results of several studies involving scientists and technicians. In Part One of the book, "Graphing in Captivity", the author describes and analyses the...
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Approaches to Measuring Human Behavior in the Social Environment
by William R. Nugent Book News Annotation In this collection of 11 studies, contributors cover a variety of situations, including the psychometric evaluation of structured clinical interviews for DSM-IV childhood diagnoses, self-rating scales for assessing the severely mentally ill, measuring...
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