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Socializing Capital: The Rise Of The Large Industrial Corporation In America - William G. RoyEver since Adolph Berle and Gardiner Means wrote their classic 1932 analysis of the American corporation, The Modern Corporation and Private Property, social...... |
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Great Books, Bad Arguments: "republic, Leviathan", And "the Communist Manifesto" - W. G. RuncimanPlato's Republic, Hobbes's Leviathan, and Marx's Communist Manifesto are universally acknowledged classics of Western political thought. But how strong are t...... |
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Slum Upgrading And Participation: Lessons From Latin America - Ivo ImparatoThis book offers five geographically and institutionally diverse case studies from Latin America, where some of the longest-running and most successful progr...... |
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Making A Success Of Marriage - David YountExperienced counselor and author David Yount offers road-tested, gimmick-free advice on topics ranging from finances and in-laws to intimacy and children to ...... |
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Ordinary Places/extraordinary Events: Citizenship, Democracy And Public Space In Latin America - Clara IrazábalClara Irazábal and her contributors explore the urban history of some of Latin America's cities through studies of their public spaces and what has taken pla...... |
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Cities And Development - , Sean FoxThis book provides a critical analysis of the contribution of cities to social, political and economic development and highlights the key challenges facing u...... |
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Protestants In Communist East Germany: In The Storm Of The World - Wendy R. TyndaleThis is the story of how the Protestants in the GDR struggled to survive while striving to put their theology into practice and remaining true to their visio...... |
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Dubai Amplified: The Engineering Of A Port Geography - Stephen J. RamosA detailed examination of the increasingly ambitious developments and infrastructure programmes realized in Dubai since the 1970s. This book provides an inva...... |
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Decentering Biotechnology: Assemblages Built And Assemblages Masked - Michael S. CarolanA theoretically sophisticated analysis of the nature of objects and the role of technology as a form of life which shapes the social landscape, Decentering B...... |
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Asian Cities, Migrant Labor And Contested SpacesThis book explores how migration plays a central role in the renewing and reworking of urban spaces in the rapidly changing cities of Asia. The contributors ...... |
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Loose SpacePublic space is a frequent theme in recent writing about cities; scholars describe ways in which urban activities, histories and identities are prescribed, c...... |
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Religion And Commodification - Vineeta SinhaUsing the lens of 'visuality' and 'materiality,' this book offers insights into the everyday religious lives of Hindus as they strive to sustain theistic, de...... |
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StargazingStargazing highlights the interactional dynamics of celebrity and fame in contemporary society, including the thoughts and feelings of stars on the red carpe...... |
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Celebrity Culture And The American Dream - Karen SternheimerUsing examples from the first celebrity fan magazines of 1911 to the present, Celebrity Culture and the American Dream considers how major economic and histo...... |
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Restorative Justice In A Prison Community - Cheryl SwansonThis book provides a unique perspective on how restorative justice works in an actual prison setting. Theory, practice, research findings, and the illustrati...... |
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Is That Your Child? - Marion Kilson"Is That Your Child?" is a question that countless mothers of biracial children encounter whether they are African American or European American, rearing chi...... |
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Personality Presenters - Frances BonnerPersonality Presenters explores the role of the television presenter, analysing the distinct skills possessed by different categories of host and the expecta...... |
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Pathways Through Crisis - Carl A. MaidaWhen densely populated urban areas face severe crises--natural disasters, epidemics, sudden unemployment, massive immigration--they often find that establish...... |
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Stories About Science In Law - David S. CaudillThe book presents examples of how literary sources can provide a supplement to our understanding of science in law. Challenging the view that law and science...... |
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Sensing Cities: Regenerating Public Life In Barcelona And Manchester - Monica Montserrat DegenThis book identifies an important aspect in the analysis of urban change in the late twentieth century by highlighting the significance of the senses in the ...... |