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Modern and global Ayurveda : pluralism and paradigms /

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Light & liberty Thomas Jefferson and the power of knowledge /

Table of Contents: “…"The yeomanry of the United States are not the canaille of Paris" : Thomas Jefferson, American exceptionalism, and the "spirit" of democracy / Brian Steele -- "To diffuse knowledge more generally through the mass of the people" : Thomas Jefferson on individual freedom and the distribution of knowledge / Johann N. …”
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Light & liberty Thomas Jefferson and the power of knowledge /

Table of Contents: “…"The yeomanry of the United States are not the canaille of Paris" : Thomas Jefferson, American exceptionalism, and the "spirit" of democracy / Brian Steele -- "To diffuse knowledge more generally through the mass of the people" : Thomas Jefferson on individual freedom and the distribution of knowledge / Johann N. …”
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Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Childlessness in Europe: An Overview: Analyzing Childlessness: Michaela Kreyenfeld & Dirk Konietzka -- Childlessness in Europe: Reconstructing Long-Term Trends among Women Born in 1900-1972: Tomáš Sobotka -- Part II: Country Studies: Childlessness in the UK: Ann Berrington -- Childlessness in France: Katja Köppen, Magali Mazuy & Laurent Toulemon -- Childlessness in East and West Germany: Michaela Kreyenfeld & Dirk Konietzka -- Childlessness in Switzerland and Austria: Marion Burkimsher & Kryštof Zeman -- Childlessness in Finland: Anna Rotkirch & Anneli Miettinen -- Childlessness in the United States: Tomáš Frejka -- Part III:Women’s Education and Childlessness: Education and Childlessness: The Influence of Educational Field and Educational Level on Childlessness among Swedish and Austrian Women: Gerda Neyer, Jan Hoem & Gunnar Andersson -- Childlessness and Fertility Dynamics of Female Higher Education Graduates in Germany: Hildegard Schaeper, Michael Grotheer & Gesche Brandt -- Part IV: Fertility Ideals, Biographical Decisions and Assisted Reproduction: Fertility Ideals of Women and Men across the Life Course in Germany: Anne-Kristin Kuhnt, Michaela Kreyenfeld & Heike Trappe -- Childless at Age 30: A Qualitative Study of the Life Course Plans of Working Women in East and West Germany: Laura Bernardi & Sylvia Keim-Klärner -- Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Germany: A Review of the Current Situation: Heike Trappe -- Assisted Reproductive Technology in Europe: Usage and Regulation in the Context of Cross-Border Reproductive Care: Patrick Präg & Melinda C. …”
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Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Childlessness in Europe: An Overview: Analyzing Childlessness: Michaela Kreyenfeld & Dirk Konietzka -- Childlessness in Europe: Reconstructing Long-Term Trends among Women Born in 1900-1972: Tomáš Sobotka -- Part II: Country Studies: Childlessness in the UK: Ann Berrington -- Childlessness in France: Katja Köppen, Magali Mazuy & Laurent Toulemon -- Childlessness in East and West Germany: Michaela Kreyenfeld & Dirk Konietzka -- Childlessness in Switzerland and Austria: Marion Burkimsher & Kryštof Zeman -- Childlessness in Finland: Anna Rotkirch & Anneli Miettinen -- Childlessness in the United States: Tomáš Frejka -- Part III:Women’s Education and Childlessness: Education and Childlessness: The Influence of Educational Field and Educational Level on Childlessness among Swedish and Austrian Women: Gerda Neyer, Jan Hoem & Gunnar Andersson -- Childlessness and Fertility Dynamics of Female Higher Education Graduates in Germany: Hildegard Schaeper, Michael Grotheer & Gesche Brandt -- Part IV: Fertility Ideals, Biographical Decisions and Assisted Reproduction: Fertility Ideals of Women and Men across the Life Course in Germany: Anne-Kristin Kuhnt, Michaela Kreyenfeld & Heike Trappe -- Childless at Age 30: A Qualitative Study of the Life Course Plans of Working Women in East and West Germany: Laura Bernardi & Sylvia Keim-Klärner -- Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Germany: A Review of the Current Situation: Heike Trappe -- Assisted Reproductive Technology in Europe: Usage and Regulation in the Context of Cross-Border Reproductive Care: Patrick Präg & Melinda C. …”
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Smoking and health : report of the advisory committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.

Smoking and health : report of the advisory committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.

Sustaining linguistic diversity endangered and minority languages and language varieties /

Table of Contents: “…McCarty, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, and Ofelia Zepeda -- Heritage language education in the United States / Joy Kreeft Peyton ... …”
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Sustaining Linguistic Diversity : Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties /

Table of Contents: “…McCarty, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, and Ofelia Zepeda -- Heritage language education in the United States / Joy Kreeft Peyton ... …”
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Sustaining linguistic diversity endangered and minority languages and language varieties /

Table of Contents: “…McCarty, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, and Ofelia Zepeda -- Heritage language education in the United States / Joy Kreeft Peyton ... …”
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Sustaining Linguistic Diversity : Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties /

Table of Contents: “…McCarty, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, and Ofelia Zepeda -- Heritage language education in the United States / Joy Kreeft Peyton ... …”
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Library and Information Sciences Trends and Research /

Table of Contents: “…Part I Information Profession and Information Literacy -- Chapter 1 Career and Professional Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians and Other Information Professionals Specializing in Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning -- Chapter 2 So What’s the Big Deal With Information Literacy in the United States? -- Chapter 3 A Group Discussion on Information Literacy -- Part II Trends of Library and Information Sciences Education -- Chapter 4 iSchools & the iSchool at Syracuse University -- Part III Information Seeking and Retrieval -- Chapter 5 Visual Data Mining in a Q&A based Social Media Website -- Chapter 6 Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana -- Chapter 7 Exploratory Search: a Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, Systems Features, and Research Trends -- Part IV Informatics -- Chapter 8 Scientific Datasets: Informetric Characteristics and Social Utility Metrics for Biodiversity Data Sources -- Chapter 9 Knowledge Discovery of Complex Networks Research Literature -- Chapter 10 Bibliometrics and University Research Rankings Demystified for Librarians -- Part V Development of World Libraries -- Chapter 11 The Development of East Asian Libraries in North America.…”
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Library and Information Sciences Trends and Research /

Table of Contents: “…Part I Information Profession and Information Literacy -- Chapter 1 Career and Professional Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians and Other Information Professionals Specializing in Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning -- Chapter 2 So What’s the Big Deal With Information Literacy in the United States? -- Chapter 3 A Group Discussion on Information Literacy -- Part II Trends of Library and Information Sciences Education -- Chapter 4 iSchools & the iSchool at Syracuse University -- Part III Information Seeking and Retrieval -- Chapter 5 Visual Data Mining in a Q&A based Social Media Website -- Chapter 6 Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana -- Chapter 7 Exploratory Search: a Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, Systems Features, and Research Trends -- Part IV Informatics -- Chapter 8 Scientific Datasets: Informetric Characteristics and Social Utility Metrics for Biodiversity Data Sources -- Chapter 9 Knowledge Discovery of Complex Networks Research Literature -- Chapter 10 Bibliometrics and University Research Rankings Demystified for Librarians -- Part V Development of World Libraries -- Chapter 11 The Development of East Asian Libraries in North America.…”
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America's new swing region changing politics and demographics in the Mountain West /

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America's new swing region changing politics and demographics in the Mountain West /

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The future of religion toward a reconciled society /

Table of Contents: “…Weitensteiner -- Tepeyac and Plymouth Rock : pilgrimage and nationalism in Mexico and the United States / Brian C. Wilson -- Pains and pleasures of opium, religion, and modernity : a new view of Robert Owen / Anja Finger -- Max Horkheimer's negative theology of the totally other / Michael R. …”
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The future of religion toward a reconciled society /

Table of Contents: “…Weitensteiner -- Tepeyac and Plymouth Rock : pilgrimage and nationalism in Mexico and the United States / Brian C. Wilson -- Pains and pleasures of opium, religion, and modernity : a new view of Robert Owen / Anja Finger -- Max Horkheimer's negative theology of the totally other / Michael R. …”
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Mississippi : a history / by Busbee, Westley F.

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Mississippi : a history / by Busbee, Westley F.

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Reducing global poverty the case for asset accumulation /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Caroline Moser -- Intergenerational asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1978-2004 / Caroline Moser and Andrew Felton -- Learning from asset-based approaches to poverty / Michael R. Carter -- The stages-of-progress methodology and results from five countries / Anirudh Krishna -- Asset accumulation policy and poverty reduction / Caroline Moser -- Addressing vulnerability through asset building and social protection / Sarah Cook -- Social protection and asset accumulation by the middle class and the poor in Latin America / Andres Solimano -- Building natural resource-based assets in southern Africa : workable scenarios / Paula Nimpuno-Parente -- Protecting land rights in post-tsunami and postconflict Aceh, Indonesia / Lilianne Fan -- Hurricane Katrina : impact on assets and asset-building approaches to poverty reduction / Amy Liu -- Gangs, violence, and asset building / Dennis Rodgers -- Beyond microfinance / Vijay Mahajan -- Using microinsurance and financial education to protect and accumulate assets / Monique Cohen and Pamela Young -- Migrant foreign savings and asset accumulation / Manuel Orozco -- Transnational communities of the United States and Latin America / Hector Cordero-Guzman and Victoria Quiroz-Becerra -- Gender and transnational asset accumulation in El Salvador / Sarah Gammage -- Claiming rights : citizenship and the politics of asset distribution / Clare Ferguson, Caroline Moser, and Andy Norton.…”
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