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Hybridity / by Kraidy, Marwan M., 1972-

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Machineries of Oil : An Infrastructural History of BP in Iran / by Shafiee, Katayoun

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Selling Transracial Adoption : Families, Markets, and the Color Line / by Raleigh, Elizabeth Yoon Hwa, 1977-

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Musicians in Transit : Argentina and the Globalization of Popular Music / by Karush, Matthew B. (Matthew Benjamin), 1968-

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Committed : Remembering Native Kinship in and beyond Institutions / by Burch, Susan

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The Three Ages of Government : From the Person, to the Group, to the World / by Raadschelders, J. C. N.

Table of Contents: “…-- Governing as process: Negotiable authority and multisource decision-making -- The role and position of career civil servants in democratic political systems -- The nature of public authority -- Negotiable authority as key to understanding what democratic government is today -- The nature of public decision-making -- Multisource decision making as standard in democratic government -- The governing we can take for granted -- Citizens and government have come a long way in a very short time -- Democracy: Thriving by self-restraint, vulnerable to human instinct, tribal community, and global society -- The position and role of government in society -- The influence of human instinct -- The influence of tribal community -- The influence of global society -- Democracy as ideal and as vulnerable: Challenges from human behavior -- Democracy as ideal political system -- Declining trust in government -- Rent-seeking behavior by private actors: Business principles in the public realm -- Personality politics and populism: The enduring power of emotions -- Na-na-na-na-boo-boo politics: The price of polarization and partisanship -- The need for continuous civics education -- Democracy and bureaucracy: The delicate interplay of fairness and efficiency -- Democracy, self-restraint, and true guardians.…”
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The Three Ages of Government : From the Person, to the Group, to the World / by Raadschelders, J. C. N.

Table of Contents: “…-- Governing as process: Negotiable authority and multisource decision-making -- The role and position of career civil servants in democratic political systems -- The nature of public authority -- Negotiable authority as key to understanding what democratic government is today -- The nature of public decision-making -- Multisource decision making as standard in democratic government -- The governing we can take for granted -- Citizens and government have come a long way in a very short time -- Democracy: Thriving by self-restraint, vulnerable to human instinct, tribal community, and global society -- The position and role of government in society -- The influence of human instinct -- The influence of tribal community -- The influence of global society -- Democracy as ideal and as vulnerable: Challenges from human behavior -- Democracy as ideal political system -- Declining trust in government -- Rent-seeking behavior by private actors: Business principles in the public realm -- Personality politics and populism: The enduring power of emotions -- Na-na-na-na-boo-boo politics: The price of polarization and partisanship -- The need for continuous civics education -- Democracy and bureaucracy: The delicate interplay of fairness and efficiency -- Democracy, self-restraint, and true guardians.…”
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Parcours de femmes twenty years of women in French /

Table of Contents: “…Preface: The parcours of women in French, UK / Maggie Allison and Diana Holmes -- Tracking lives: women's biography in perspective / Siân Reynolds -- Trajectories of two women's libraries: a comparative study of the Bibliothèque Léonie La Fontaine and the Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand / Caroline Verdier -- A business trajectory: assessing female representation in Le petit journal, Europe's first mass circulation daily / Jane Chapman -- "Femme fatale" or "Femme Phénix"? …”
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Parcours de femmes twenty years of women in French /

Table of Contents: “…Preface: The parcours of women in French, UK / Maggie Allison and Diana Holmes -- Tracking lives: women's biography in perspective / Siân Reynolds -- Trajectories of two women's libraries: a comparative study of the Bibliothèque Léonie La Fontaine and the Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand / Caroline Verdier -- A business trajectory: assessing female representation in Le petit journal, Europe's first mass circulation daily / Jane Chapman -- "Femme fatale" or "Femme Phénix"? …”
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Indigenous Pathways, Transitions and Participation in Higher Education From Policy to Practice /

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 4 A design and evaluation framework for Indigenisation of Australian Universities -- Chapter 5 Indigenous Knowledges, Graduate Attributes and Recognition of Prior Learning for Advanced Standing: Tensions within the academy -- Practice, Programs and Future Directions -- Chapter 6 You've got to put your stamp on things: A rippling story of success -- Chapter 7 Canada's Indigenous peoples' access to post-secondary education: The spirit of the 'New Buffalo' -- Chapter 8 Perspectives on enabling education for Indigenous students at three comprehensive universities in regional Australia -- Chapter 9 How we do business: Setting the agenda for cultural competence at the University of Sydney -- Chapter 10 Grandmothers' pedagogy: Lessons for supporting Native students' attendance at universities -- Chapter 11 Tackling Indigenous incarceration through promoting engagement with Higher Education -- Chapter 12 Digital literacy and other factors influencing the success of online courses in remote Indigenous communities -- Chapter 13 Promoting engagement and success at university through strengthening the online learning experiences of Indigenous students living and studying in remote communities -- Chapter 14 The impact of enabling programs on Indigenous participation, success and retention in Australian higher education -- Chapter 15 'Red dirt' schools and pathways into higher education -- Conclusion -- Chapter 16 From policy to practice in higher education: cross-cutting issues in Indigenous pathways, transition and participation.…”
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The forgotten majority : German merchants in London, naturalization, and global trade, 1660-1815 / by Schulte Beerb�uhl, Margrit

Table of Contents: “…Boom and bankruptcy -- Insurance and trade at London's German trade houses -- London's early insurance business -- Networking Europe with the Americas and Asia -- The bankruptcy trend and the naturalized subjects' bankruptcies -- Waves of bankruptcy during the Coalition Wars -- The size of failed trade houses during the era of the Coalition Wars -- Muilman & Nantes -- Theophilus Blanckenhagen -- Persent & Bodecker -- Oom, Hoolboom, Knoblock & Co. and Hippius & Co. -- Estates of the failed -- Certificate of conformity and the ware broker : starting all over -- Commodity brokers and the freedom of the city -- Conclusion.…”
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Indigenous Pathways, Transitions and Participation in Higher Education From Policy to Practice /

Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 4 A design and evaluation framework for Indigenisation of Australian Universities -- Chapter 5 Indigenous Knowledges, Graduate Attributes and Recognition of Prior Learning for Advanced Standing: Tensions within the academy -- Practice, Programs and Future Directions -- Chapter 6 You've got to put your stamp on things: A rippling story of success -- Chapter 7 Canada's Indigenous peoples' access to post-secondary education: The spirit of the 'New Buffalo' -- Chapter 8 Perspectives on enabling education for Indigenous students at three comprehensive universities in regional Australia -- Chapter 9 How we do business: Setting the agenda for cultural competence at the University of Sydney -- Chapter 10 Grandmothers' pedagogy: Lessons for supporting Native students' attendance at universities -- Chapter 11 Tackling Indigenous incarceration through promoting engagement with Higher Education -- Chapter 12 Digital literacy and other factors influencing the success of online courses in remote Indigenous communities -- Chapter 13 Promoting engagement and success at university through strengthening the online learning experiences of Indigenous students living and studying in remote communities -- Chapter 14 The impact of enabling programs on Indigenous participation, success and retention in Australian higher education -- Chapter 15 'Red dirt' schools and pathways into higher education -- Conclusion -- Chapter 16 From policy to practice in higher education: cross-cutting issues in Indigenous pathways, transition and participation.…”
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The forgotten majority : German merchants in London, naturalization, and global trade, 1660-1815 / by Schulte Beerb�uhl, Margrit

Table of Contents: “…Boom and bankruptcy -- Insurance and trade at London's German trade houses -- London's early insurance business -- Networking Europe with the Americas and Asia -- The bankruptcy trend and the naturalized subjects' bankruptcies -- Waves of bankruptcy during the Coalition Wars -- The size of failed trade houses during the era of the Coalition Wars -- Muilman & Nantes -- Theophilus Blanckenhagen -- Persent & Bodecker -- Oom, Hoolboom, Knoblock & Co. and Hippius & Co. -- Estates of the failed -- Certificate of conformity and the ware broker : starting all over -- Commodity brokers and the freedom of the city -- Conclusion.…”
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Sociology in America a history /

Table of Contents: “…Morris -- The dark side of the force : one hundred years of the sociology of race / Howard Winant -- Pushing the boundaries or business as usual? : race, class, and gender studies and sociological inquiry / Patricia Hill Collins -- Criminology, criminologists, and the sociological enterprise / James F. …”
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Justice and mercy will kiss the vocation of peacemaking in a world of many faiths /

Table of Contents: “…Ellis -- Conflict, mediation, and peacemaking in the pastoral praxis of the Diocese of San Cristøbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico / Michel Andraos -- Peacemaking through educational institutions and ethical business practices -- Teaching peace in a dangerous world / Nathan Tierney -- International trading partners can lead the way to peace / Lee B. …”
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Why are we bad at picking good leaders a better way to evaluate leadership potential / by Cohn, Jeffrey, 1966-

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Innovative corporate performance management five key principles to accelerate results / by Paladino, Bob, 1959-

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Beyond September 11 an anthology of dissent /

Table of Contents: “…Sivanandan -- The policing of immigration in the new world disorder / Leanne Weber and Ben Bowling -- September 11 and all that : an African perspective / Tunde Zak Williams -- The Khaki election / Russell Hogg -- Signs of the times / Naomi Klein -- Business as usual? : corporate moralism and the 'war against terrorism' / Dave Whyte -- Markets, regulation and risk : the US Airlines industry and some fallout from September 11 / Steve Tombs -- Dangers of the armed response at home / Mick North -- Terrorism, neighbours and Nuremberg / Herman Schwendinger and Julia Schwendinger -- Pledging allegiance : the revival of prescriptive patriotism / Cecilia O'Leary and Tony Platt -- My fellow Americans : looking black on red Tuesday / Jonathan David Farley -- Neither pure nor vile / Mike Marqusee -- The lion, the witch and the warmonger : 'good', 'evil' and the shattering of imperial myth / Howard Davis -- Beyond September 11 : certainties and doubts / Barbara Hudson -- Could Osama Bin Laden have been a woman? …”
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