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The crisis of Islamic civilization by Allawi, Ali A., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…-- The rights of man: the duties of man -- Wealth and poverty -- The decline of creativity -- The last crisis.…”
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Cities, nature and development the politics and production of urban vulnerabilities /

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Geographies of wealth and risk accumulation : neoliberal policy and resource instrumentalism -- pt. 2. …”
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Making sense of Micronesia the logic of Pacific island culture / by Hezel, Francis X.

Table of Contents: “…The personal touch -- Forging an identity -- The limits of the individual -- The place of wealth -- The uses of information -- Deciphering the unspoken -- Showing respect -- The matter of sex -- The real power of women -- Love and its expression -- Coping with conflict -- Handling uncertainty and loss.…”
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Lives per gallon the true cost of our oil addiction / by Tamminen, Terry

Table of Contents: “…The breath of our fathers -- A losing proposition -- Desperate enterprise -- All that glitters -- Wealth rather seems to possess them -- Worse poison to men's souls -- Postcards from the year -- The quality of mercy -- Epilogue : the seventh generation.…”
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A Statistical portrait of the United States social conditions and trends /

Table of Contents: “…Population characteristics -- Households and families -- Social conditions -- Labor force and job characteristics -- Housing -- Income, wealth, and poverty -- Education -- Crime and criminal justice -- Health -- Leisure, volunteerism, and religiosity -- Voting -- Environment -- Government -- Appendix: Detailed tables.…”
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The sinister way the divine and the demonic in Chinese religious culture / by Von Glahn, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Ancestors, ghosts, and Gods in ancient China -- The Han cult of the dead and salvific religion -- Shanxiao: mountain goblins -- Plague demons and epidemic Gods -- The song transformation of Chinese religious culture -- Wutong: from demon to deity -- The enchantment of wealth.…”
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Poor numbers how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / by Jerven, Morten, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…-- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.…”
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A Statistical portrait of the United States social conditions and trends /

Table of Contents: “…Population characteristics -- Households and families -- Social conditions -- Labor force and job characteristics -- Housing -- Income, wealth, and poverty -- Education -- Crime and criminal justice -- Health -- Leisure, volunteerism, and religiosity -- Voting -- Environment -- Government -- Appendix: Detailed tables.…”
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The sinister way the divine and the demonic in Chinese religious culture / by Von Glahn, Richard

Table of Contents: “…Ancestors, ghosts, and Gods in ancient China -- The Han cult of the dead and salvific religion -- Shanxiao: mountain goblins -- Plague demons and epidemic Gods -- The song transformation of Chinese religious culture -- Wutong: from demon to deity -- The enchantment of wealth.…”
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Poor numbers how we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it / by Jerven, Morten, 1978-

Table of Contents: “…-- Measuring African wealth and progress -- Facts, assumptions and controversy : lessons from the datasets -- Data for development : a guide to African development statistics -- Conclusion : development by numbers.…”
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The triumph of Venus the erotics of the market / by Schroeder, Jeanne Lorraine

Table of Contents: “…Pandora's amphora: the eroticism of contract and gift -- Orpheus's desire: the end of the market -- Narcissus's death: the Calabresi-Melamed trichotomy -- The Midas touch: the lethal effect of wealth maximization -- The Eumenides' return: the founding of law through the repression of the feminine -- Epilogue: The birth of Venus.…”
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New World gold cultural anxiety and monetary disorder in early modern Spain / by Vilches, Elvira

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : money, credit, and value -- New world gold -- Selling the Indies : Columbus and the economy of the marvelous -- Gold : a problematic standard -- The new world of money -- Writing about debt -- The Indies, value, and wealth -- Conclusion : a remote and exotic geography.…”
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Religion, work and inequality

Table of Contents: “…Religion, occupations, and wealth -- pt. 3. Religion and education -- pt. 4. …”
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New World gold cultural anxiety and monetary disorder in early modern Spain / by Vilches, Elvira

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : money, credit, and value -- New world gold -- Selling the Indies : Columbus and the economy of the marvelous -- Gold : a problematic standard -- The new world of money -- Writing about debt -- The Indies, value, and wealth -- Conclusion : a remote and exotic geography.…”
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Religion, work and inequality

Table of Contents: “…Religion, occupations, and wealth -- pt. 3. Religion and education -- pt. 4. …”
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The triumph of Venus the erotics of the market / by Schroeder, Jeanne Lorraine

Table of Contents: “…Pandora's amphora: the eroticism of contract and gift -- Orpheus's desire: the end of the market -- Narcissus's death: the Calabresi-Melamed trichotomy -- The Midas touch: the lethal effect of wealth maximization -- The Eumenides' return: the founding of law through the repression of the feminine -- Epilogue: The birth of Venus.…”
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A prosperous way down : principles and policies / by Odum, Howard T. (Howard Thomas), 1924-2002, Odum, Elisabeth C.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Part I The Approaching Summit -- 1 Introduction to the Way Down -- 2 The Present Condition -- 3 Intellectual Views of the Future -- Part II System Principles -- 4 The Ways of Energy and Materials in All Systems -- 5 Pulsing and the Growth Cycle -- 6 Real Wealth and the Economy -- 7 Spatial Organization -- 8 Population and Wealth -- Part IlII Policies for Transition and Descent -- 9 The Global Network -- 10 Energy Sources -- 11 Sustaining a Nation -- 12 Sustaining People -- 13 Starting Down -- 14 Reorganizing Cities -- 15 Restoring Waters -- 16 Refreshing the Landscape -- 17 Transmitting Knowledge -- 18 Preparing People -- 19 Summary for Action -- Notes -- References -- Index.…”
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A prosperous way down : principles and policies / by Odum, Howard T. (Howard Thomas), 1924-2002, Odum, Elisabeth C.

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Part I The Approaching Summit -- 1 Introduction to the Way Down -- 2 The Present Condition -- 3 Intellectual Views of the Future -- Part II System Principles -- 4 The Ways of Energy and Materials in All Systems -- 5 Pulsing and the Growth Cycle -- 6 Real Wealth and the Economy -- 7 Spatial Organization -- 8 Population and Wealth -- Part IlII Policies for Transition and Descent -- 9 The Global Network -- 10 Energy Sources -- 11 Sustaining a Nation -- 12 Sustaining People -- 13 Starting Down -- 14 Reorganizing Cities -- 15 Restoring Waters -- 16 Refreshing the Landscape -- 17 Transmitting Knowledge -- 18 Preparing People -- 19 Summary for Action -- Notes -- References -- Index.…”
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See change making the transition to a sustainable enterprise economy / by Waddock, Sandra A.

Table of Contents: “…The context for SEEing change -- Redefining wealth as wellbeing -- Rethinking capitalism -- The emerging responsibility and sustainability agendas -- Business Unusual 2.0 -- Crossing sector boundaries -- Boundary spanners -- Towards sustainable enterprise -- Leading SEE change -- Towards a sustainable enterprise economy.…”
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See change making the transition to a sustainable enterprise economy / by Waddock, Sandra A.

Table of Contents: “…The context for SEEing change -- Redefining wealth as wellbeing -- Rethinking capitalism -- The emerging responsibility and sustainability agendas -- Business Unusual 2.0 -- Crossing sector boundaries -- Boundary spanners -- Towards sustainable enterprise -- Leading SEE change -- Towards a sustainable enterprise economy.…”
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