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Staging China : The Politics of Mass Spectacle / by Schneider, Florian, 1977-

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Measuring racial discrimination

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Defining race -- Defining discrimination -- Theories of discrimination -- Causal inference and the assessment of racial discrimination -- Experimental methods for assessing discrimination -- Statistical analysis of observational data -- Attitudinal and behavioral indicators of discrimination -- An illustration of methodological complexity : racial profiling -- Measurement of race by the U.S. government -- Cumulative disadvantage and racial discrimination -- Research : next steps.…”
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Gateway to the northern plains railroads and the birth of Fargo and Moorhead / by Engelhardt, Carroll L.

Table of Contents: “…At the crossing : the incorporation of Fargo and Moorhead -- Booster dreams : Henry Bruns and Moorhead's collapse -- Boomtown on the prairie : Fargo becomes a gateway city -- Old and new Americans : the people of Fargo and Moorhead -- Domestic virtues : middle-class moral order -- Vagabonds, workers, and purveyors of vice -- Building a better community : the politics of good government.…”
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The protection roles of UN human rights special procedures by Ramcharan, B. G.

Table of Contents: “…Contemporary challenges of international protection -- Origins, essence and foundations of special procedures -- The protection roles of country mandates -- The protection roles of thematic mandates -- State, individual, corporate, and international responsibility -- Prevention, urgent action and appeals -- Containment and mitigation : the transmittal of complaints to government and visits on the spot -- Fact-finding, recommendations, and follow up -- Remedies -- Advocacy for protection.…”
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A more imperfect union how inequity, debt, and economics undermine the American dream / by Jennings, James L., 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Money and debt -- Income -- Money flows -- Productivity -- Cycles -- Saving, savings, and debt -- Government and inflation -- Investment and economic growth -- The rate of interest -- Profits -- Money demand and velocity -- Monetary policy -- Fiscal policy -- Labor -- Debt and the economic cycle -- Foreign affairs -- Poverty -- Economic theory -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- List of figures and tables.…”
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The embedded librarian innovative strategies for taking knowledge where it's needed / by Shumaker, David, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Defining embedded librarianship -- Push and pull : the forces driving embedded librarianship -- Embedded librarians in higher education -- Embedded librarians in the health sciences -- Embedded librarians in corporations, nonprofits, and government -- Embedded librarians in schools and public libraries -- Assessing your readiness -- Getting started with embedded librarianship -- Sustaining your embedded role -- Evaluating your success.…”
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Social and political bonds a mosaic of contrast and convergence / by Barnard, F. M. (Frederick M.)

Table of Contents: “…Introductory perspectives -- Status identification : class and social mobility -- Social interaction : conflict, cooperation and culture -- Political development : dynamics and contexts -- Power and political authorization -- Electoral choices : parties and governments -- Democracy : scripts and players -- Hidden powers and odd allies : lobbyists and bureaucrats -- Political mediation : parts and wholes (an overview) -- Bridging and belonging : concluding reflections.…”
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The Pinochet file : a declassified dossier on atrocity and accountability / by Kornbluh, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Project FUBELT : "formula for chaos" -- Destabilizing democracy : the United States and the Allende government -- Pinochet in power : building a regime of repression -- Consolidating dictatorship : the United States and the Pinochet regime -- American casualties -- Operation Condor : state-sponsored international terrorism -- Denouement of the dictator : from terrorism to transition -- Atrocity and accountability : the long epilogue of the Pinochet case.…”
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This is not Dixie / by Campney, Brent M. S.

Table of Contents: “…-- "Negroes are the favorites of the government" -- "Kansas has an ample supply of darkies" -- "A day more dreadful than any that we have yet experienced" -- "Some finely tuned spring-release trap" -- "The life of no colored man is safe" -- "Sowing the seed of hatred and prejudice" -- "Peace at home is the most essential thing".…”
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Sport and the pandemic : perspectives on Covid-19's impact on the sport industry /

Table of Contents: “…Marketing and communication perspectives -- Part 3. Governance during the pandemic -- Part 4. Spectatorial and participatory aspects -- Part 5. …”
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Victims' State : War and Welfare in Austria, 1868-1925 / by Hsia, Ke-Chin

Table of Contents: “…Government Poverty and Incentive Pensions in the Nineteenth Century -- The Emergence of the War Welfare Field from Peace to War -- A Social Offensive on the Home Front -- The Last-Ditch Effort to Save the Monarchy -- War Victims, a New Power Factor -- A Republic with "the Correct National and Social Sensibilities" -- "The Public's Interest in Invalids Has Waned."…”
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A Gentle Occupation : Dutch Military Operations in Iraq, 2003-2005 / by Cate, Arthur ten, Brocades Zaalberg, Thijs

Table of Contents: “…A sandpit under Dutch controlâ€? -- 3 Governing in the midst of chaos -- 4 Creating a secure environment -- 5 Caught between a power struggle and an uprising -- 6 Reconstruction -- 7 Dutch approach? …”
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Trading Places : Accessing land in African cities / by Napier, Mark, 1964 December 22-

Table of Contents: “…-- Defining markets: a set of transactions between actors -- In the meantime ... moving towards secure tenure by recognising local practice -- Getting land governance right in sub-Saharan cities: more than land administration -- Choices and decisions: locating the poor in urban land markets.…”
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Northern New Spain : A Research Guide / by Barnes, Thomas Charles, 1946-, Polzer, Charles W., Naylor, Thomas H.

Table of Contents: “…The Documentary Relations of the Southwest -- DRSW computer access bibliography -- Types and structures of documents -- Paleography -- Documentary collections -- General guides and aids to documentary collections -- The structure of colonial government -- Political evolution of Northern New Spain -- Money and Currency -- Weights and measures -- Nomenclature of native groups -- Racial terminology -- Lists of colonial officials -- Maps -- Glossary -- Bibliography.…”
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A handbook of children and young people's participation : perspectives from theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…/ Anita Franklin and Kate Martin -- Participation among young people with mental health issue : redefining the boundaries / Ann Dadich -- Advocacy for children in family group conferences : reflections on personal and public decision making / Perpetua Kirby and Sophie Laws -- Questioning understandings of children's participation : applying a cross-cultural lens / Jan Mason and Natalie Bolzan -- The construction of childhood and the socialisation of children in Ghana : implications for the implementation of article 12 of the CRC / Afua Twum-Danso -- Youth participation in indigenous traditional communities / Yolanda Corona Caraveo, Carlos Perez and Julián Hernández -- Rights through evaluation and understanding children's realities / Vicky Johnson -- Children's participation in school and community : European perspectives / Renate Kr'nzl-Nagl and Ulrike Zartler -- Building towards effective participation : a learning-based network approach to youth participation / Tiina Sotkasiira, Lotta Haikkola, and Liisa Horelli -- Getting the measure of children and young people's participation : an exploration of practice in Wales / Anne Crowley and Anna Skeels -- "No one ever listens to us" : challenging obstacles to the participation of children and young people in Rwanda / Kirrily Pells -- Child reporters as agents of change / Lalatendu Acharya -- "Pathways to participation" revisited : learning from Nicaragua's child coffee-workers / Harry Shier -- "Students as professionals" : the London Secondary School Councils action research project / Hiromi Yamashita and Lynn Davies -- Children's participation in citizenship and governance / Sara L. Austin -- Maintaining the status quo : appraising the effectiveness of youth councils in Scotland / Brian McGinley and Ann Grieve -- More than crumbs from the table : a critique of youth parliaments as models of representation for marginalised young people / Alan Turkie -- Nil desperandum as long as you carpe diem / Jack Lewars -- In search of agency : participation in a youth organisation in Turkey / Fahriye Sancar and Yucel Can Severcan -- Children's participation as a struggle over recognition : exploring the promise of dialogue / Robyn Fitzgerald, Anne Graham, Anne Smith, and Nicola Taylor -- Children and deliberative democracy in England / Tom Cockburn -- Governance and participation / E. …”

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Positive tourism in Africa / by Mkono, Mucha (Muchazondida)

Table of Contents: “…-- Tourism progress in the SADC region : post-colonial era milestones -- Tourism and economic wellbeing in Africa -- The positive interaction between tourism development and human development : evidence from Mauritius -- Tourism governance and organizational infrastructure in the East African community : a baseline analysis -- The contribution of the law to tourism : the case of Mauritius -- Crises, controversies, and the future Terrorism and tourism recovery cases : a study of Tunisia and Egypt -- The trophy hunting controversy : how hunters rationalise their pastime in social media -- Management of a mature destination : Kruger National Park, South Africa -- The future of tourism in Africa : optimism in a changing environment.…”
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Rethinking Value Chains : Tackling the Challenges of Global Capitalism by Palpacuer, Florence

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover -- Rethinking Value Chains: Tackling the Challenges of Global Capitalism -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of figures and tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Rethinking value chains in times of crisis -- Notes -- References -- Part I Mounting issues in the governance of global value chains -- one Global production networks: the state, power and politics -- Introduction -- Reconsidering state roles in GPNs -- GPNs and the integral state -- 'States of discipline': GPNs, the integral state and labour control…”
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Globalization and organization world society and organizational change /

Table of Contents: “…Meyer -- Planning development : globalization and the shifting locus of planning / Hokyu Hwang -- Governed by governance : the new prism for organizational change / Gili S. …”
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