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Highlighting the crucial yet largely overlooked role played by societys middle layers in the historical development of Latin America, Patrick Barr-Melej provides the first comprehensive analysis of the rise of Chiles middle-class reform movement and its profound impact on that countrys cultural and political landscapes.

Robert Fighting Bob La Follette (18551925) was one of the most significant leaders of American progressivism.

Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, European School of Business Reutlingen, language: English, abstract: This thesis investigates the choice of payment method in German M&A.

While slavery is often at the heart of debates over the causes of the Civil War, historians are not agreed on precisely what aspect of slavery with its various social, economic, political, cultural, and moral ramifications gave rise to the sectional rift.

To date, media and scholarly attention to gay politics and policy has focused on the morality debates over sexual orientation and the legal aspects of rights for non-heterosexuals.

When Machines Think is a bold, human‑first exploration of artificial intelligence, written for a world standing at the crossroads of progress and purpose.

More children than ever are crossing international borders alone to seek asylum worldwide.

Photo opportunities, ten-second sound bites, talking heads and celebrity anchors: so the world is explained daily to millions of Americans.

Imagine one day you receive a letter in the mail that informs you that a large energy company is planning to build a massive pipeline through your property.

Photo opportunities, ten-second sound bites, talking heads and celebrity anchors: so the world is explained daily to millions of Americans.

Although water is nature's most important molecule; its regulation and management are among the most challenging public policy issues for any society.

Debt crises have placed strains not only on the European Union's nascent federal system but also on the federal system in the United States.

America's fragmented, decentralized, politicized, and bureaucratic system of education governance is a major impediment to school reform.

Housing desegregation is one of Americas last civil rights frontiers.

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"Ich glaube an Freiheit.

This book explores the role of algorithmic media services (e.

This book explores the role of algorithmic media services (e.

This book offers a rigorous and accessible examination of missing persons that moves beyond the dominant true crime focus on serial killers, cold cases, and unexplained disappearances.

This book offers a rigorous and accessible examination of missing persons that moves beyond the dominant true crime focus on serial killers, cold cases, and unexplained disappearances.

Candidate Fetterman: John Fetterman’s U.

Candidate Fetterman: John Fetterman’s U.

Using real-world case studies from across the Global South, this book shows how partisanship has been an important tool in journalism.

Using real-world case studies from across the Global South, this book shows how partisanship has been an important tool in journalism.

Both scholars and decision-makers recognize that the functioning of an organization is the result of a complex interplay between purposively designed elements, such as structures and processes, and emergent elements, like the informal networks of relationships that connect individuals and groups.

From coping with Covid-19 through to manging climate change, from Brexit through to the barricading of Congress, from democratic disaffection to populist pressures, from historical injustices to contemporary social inequalities, and from scapegoating through to sacrificial lambs.

This book serves as a comprehensive reference for conducting political analyses of emerging welfare systems in the Global South.

Both scholars and decision-makers recognize that the functioning of an organization is the result of a complex interplay between purposively designed elements, such as structures and processes, and emergent elements, like the informal networks of relationships that connect individuals and groups.

There has been a quiet revolution over the course of the past quarter century in the prosecution of individuals for war crimes before international courts.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Covering the beginning of the television era to the present, Battleground provides an unprecedented look at the Electoral College strategies used by US presidential campaigns from 1952 to 2020 and what difference they make on election day.

Covering the beginning of the television era to the present, Battleground provides an unprecedented look at the Electoral College strategies used by US presidential campaigns from 1952 to 2020 and what difference they make on election day.

This book serves as a comprehensive reference for conducting political analyses of emerging welfare systems in the Global South.

War is famously associated with uncertainty.

Since the 1970s, federal circuit courts have designated some decisions as unpublished as a means of keeping up with an increasing number of appeals, yet still providing quality legal analysis.

This book presents groundbreaking research on children's perceptions and experiences of their surroundings, examining how these perceptions shape their travel decisions and overall well-being.

This book presents groundbreaking research on children's perceptions and experiences of their surroundings, examining how these perceptions shape their travel decisions and overall well-being.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the intersection of disability, disaster risk, and resilience within the sociocultural and ecological contexts of Oceania.

What if the most influential institution in modern America isn't the school or the church, the corporation or the ballot box—but the prison?

British politics has long been conceived of as fundamentally a majoritarian, two-party game.

British politics has long been conceived of as fundamentally a majoritarian, two-party game.

Winner: Palmer Civil Liberties PrizeSilver Gavel Award FinalistJules Milstein Faculty Writing AwardFrom wiretapping American citizens to waterboarding foreign prisoners, the Bush administration has triggered an uproar over its tactics in the War on Terrorand over its justifications for using them.

Sustainable Visions: An Architect's Critique of Modern MauritiusBy Rambassun (Sandeep) SewpalIn this compelling and timely collection, acclaimed Mauritian architect Rambassun Sewpal offers a bold, critical examination of an island nation at a crossroads.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the intersection of disability, disaster risk, and resilience within the sociocultural and ecological contexts of Oceania.

Prime Ministers (PMs) are the most influential, powerful, and visible politicians in parliamentary democracies.

What drives government popularity?

This book provides a comprehensive review of Chinese trademark law, policy and practice with the updated materials since the reform of Chinese trademark law in 2019.

Since the 1970s, federal circuit courts have designated some decisions as unpublished as a means of keeping up with an increasing number of appeals, yet still providing quality legal analysis.