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The mountain resort town of Aspen, Colorado, is an ultra-exclusive power elite ’enclave’ and ’hub’ where both the US and......more
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Human Rights Voices is an anthology made up of original contributions from those most affected by human rights issues, i......more
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This book argues for the continued significance of religious inheritance as a key aspect of European modernity, contendi......more
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A key source of theory and practice for students interested in engaging communities in the policy process, the third edi......more
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Developments in synthetic biology are raising significant security concerns: Will they enable the creation of dangerous ......more
Written in an accessible and clear manner, Sexualities in Context presents focused overviews and explorations of some of......more
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Many scholars argue that a key feature of Putin s Russia is the re-legitimization of the Soviet past, especially the glo......more
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Drawing from an impressive selection of primary sources, interviews with government officials and international relation......more
This is a book about poverty but it does not study the poor and the powerless; instead it studies those who manage pover......more
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Explore an ecological strength-based framework for the treatment of gender-variant clients This comprehensive book provi......more
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