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Behavioral finance and investor types managing behavior to make better investment decisions / by Pompian, Michael M., 1963-

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Behavioral finance and investor types managing behavior to make better investment decisions / by Pompian, Michael M., 1963-

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The forgotten people : Cane River's Creoles of color / by Mills, Gary B.

Table of Contents: “…A fusion of roots -- A matriarchal legacy -- Photo essay: Cane River, circa 1740 -- Early development of the Isle Brevelle community -- Background of the major allied families -- In pursuit of wealth -- The faith of their fathers -- Cane River culture -- Racism and citizenship -- Economic and social decline.…”
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The forgotten people : Cane River's Creoles of color / by Mills, Gary B.

Table of Contents: “…A fusion of roots -- A matriarchal legacy -- Photo essay: Cane River, circa 1740 -- Early development of the Isle Brevelle community -- Background of the major allied families -- In pursuit of wealth -- The faith of their fathers -- Cane River culture -- Racism and citizenship -- Economic and social decline.…”
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Morality and masculinity in the Carolingian empire by Stone, Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Personal power; 7. Power and wealth; 8. Marriage; 9. Sex; 10. Men and morality; Bibliography.…”
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Morality and masculinity in the Carolingian empire by Stone, Rachel

Table of Contents: “…Personal power; 7. Power and wealth; 8. Marriage; 9. Sex; 10. Men and morality; Bibliography.…”
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Gossip, markets, and gender how dialogue constructs moral value in post-socialist Kilimanjaro / by Pietilä, Tuulikki, 1917-

Table of Contents: “…Domesticating the market, marketing the domestic -- Feeding, drinking, and eating : market women restructuring gender -- Constructing moral reputation : the case of Mama Njau -- From captured wives to bound men : rethinking female respect -- Urban men in their home lineages -- Making sense of failure : stories of businessmen and wealth.…”
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Gossip, markets, and gender how dialogue constructs moral value in post-socialist Kilimanjaro / by Pietilä, Tuulikki, 1917-

Table of Contents: “…Domesticating the market, marketing the domestic -- Feeding, drinking, and eating : market women restructuring gender -- Constructing moral reputation : the case of Mama Njau -- From captured wives to bound men : rethinking female respect -- Urban men in their home lineages -- Making sense of failure : stories of businessmen and wealth.…”
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Uncertain peril genetic engineering and the future of seeds / by Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…-- The botany of scarcity -- The botany of abundance -- A green wealth -- Ripe for change -- A conversation with corn -- The down-turned hand -- A cabinet of seeds displayed -- Epilogue: the seeded earth.…”
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Uncertain peril genetic engineering and the future of seeds / by Cummings, Claire Hope, 1943-

Table of Contents: “…-- The botany of scarcity -- The botany of abundance -- A green wealth -- Ripe for change -- A conversation with corn -- The down-turned hand -- A cabinet of seeds displayed -- Epilogue: the seeded earth.…”
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The challenges of the housing economy an international perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Contributors -- Glossary -- Introduction : the housing economy and the credit crunch -- The housing boom, the bust and US housing policy -- Housing bubbles and foreclosures that follow : the case of Las Vegas -- Unemployment risk, homeownership, and housing wealth : lessons from the bubble -- The changing nature of household demand and housing market trends in China -- The structural sustainability of home ownership in Australia -- Impacts on wealth and debt of changes in the Danish financial framework over a housing cycle -- Market stability, housing finance, and home ownership in Germany -- The responsiveness of new supply to house prices : a perspective from the Spanish housing market -- The UK housing market cycle and the role of planning : the policy challenge following the financial crisis -- Developments in the role of social housing in Europe -- Delivering affordable housing in the UK -- The UK private rented sector as a source of affordable accommodation -- Conclusions: the challenges ahead -- References -- Index.…”
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The challenges of the housing economy an international perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Contributors -- Glossary -- Introduction : the housing economy and the credit crunch -- The housing boom, the bust and US housing policy -- Housing bubbles and foreclosures that follow : the case of Las Vegas -- Unemployment risk, homeownership, and housing wealth : lessons from the bubble -- The changing nature of household demand and housing market trends in China -- The structural sustainability of home ownership in Australia -- Impacts on wealth and debt of changes in the Danish financial framework over a housing cycle -- Market stability, housing finance, and home ownership in Germany -- The responsiveness of new supply to house prices : a perspective from the Spanish housing market -- The UK housing market cycle and the role of planning : the policy challenge following the financial crisis -- Developments in the role of social housing in Europe -- Delivering affordable housing in the UK -- The UK private rented sector as a source of affordable accommodation -- Conclusions: the challenges ahead -- References -- Index.…”
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Fonthill Recovered : A Cultural History by Dakers, Caroline

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Fonthill Recovered : A Cultural History by Dakers, Caroline

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Materializing poverty : how the poor transform their lives / by Taylor, Erin B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the wealth of poverty -- More than artifacts: the materiality of poverty -- Building futures: squatting as an enabling constraint -- Too big to ignore: the state and the persistence of squatting -- "Crisis is coming": material manifestations of immaterial ends -- Moving places: barrios as barometers of national progress -- Flexible identities: negotiating values through material forms.…”
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Materializing poverty : how the poor transform their lives / by Taylor, Erin B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the wealth of poverty -- More than artifacts: the materiality of poverty -- Building futures: squatting as an enabling constraint -- Too big to ignore: the state and the persistence of squatting -- "Crisis is coming": material manifestations of immaterial ends -- Moving places: barrios as barometers of national progress -- Flexible identities: negotiating values through material forms.…”
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Material relations : the marriage figurines of prehispanic Honduras / by Hendon, Julia A. (Julia Ann)

Table of Contents: “…Tenampua : Conflict and Competition -- Chapter 4. Campo Dos : Wealth and Influence -- Chapter 5. Currusté : Family and Ancestors -- Chapter 6. …”
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Material relations : the marriage figurines of prehispanic Honduras / by Hendon, Julia A. (Julia Ann)

Table of Contents: “…Tenampua : Conflict and Competition -- Chapter 4. Campo Dos : Wealth and Influence -- Chapter 5. Currusté : Family and Ancestors -- Chapter 6. …”
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On Glasgow and Edinburgh by Crawford, Robert, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…. -- City hearts -- Poverty and wealth -- Sauchiehall Street, masterpieces, tenements, and books -- Art, learning, arsenic, and architecture -- Water -- Coda: the Falkirk Wheel.…”
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Obstructive marketing : restricting distribution of products and services in the age of asymmetric warfare / by Hyslop, Maitland

Table of Contents: “…List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- Introduction and definition -- "Obstructive marketing" : origins -- "Obstructive marketing" challenges -- Context -- Risk and dependency -- Asymmetric warfare -- The effect of the capital markets and sovereign wealth funds -- "Obstructive marketing" and asymmetric warfare : asymmetric obstructive marketing -- Protecting against "obstructive marketing" -- Summary -- The future -- Appendix a -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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