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The education of a Christian woman a sixteenth-century manual / by Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540

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Complete poetry and prose a bilingual edition / by Labé, Louise, 1526?-1566

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Against marriage the correspondence of la Grande Mademoiselle / by Montpensier, Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de, 1627-1693

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Laura Battiferra and her literary circle an anthology / by Battiferri degli Ammannati, Laura, 1523-1589

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The inquisition of Francisca a sixteenth-century visionary on trial /

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Letters and orations by Fedele, Cassandra, 1465?-1558

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Memoirs of the life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière a novel / by Villedieu, Madame de, d. 1683

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William Sloane Coffin, Jr a holy impatience / by Goldstein, Warren

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Growing the game the globalization of major league baseball / by Klein, Alan M., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The crisis at the core -- The Kansas City Royals : shopping without a credit card -- The Los Angeles Dodgers : bright lights, big market -- The Dominican Republic : fishing where the fish are -- Japan : emerging from the feudal eclipse -- Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom : the European backwater -- South Africa : baseball and the new politics -- When will there be a real world series?…”
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The origins of capitalism and the "rise of the West" by Mielants, Eric

Table of Contents: “…Perspectives on the origins of merchant capitalism in Europe -- Orthodox Marxism -- Brennerism (or the Brenner approach) -- The modernization theory -- World-systems analysis -- The inter-city-state system of the Middle Ages -- Tentative conclusions -- The political economies of China and Europe compared -- The Chinese socioeconomic revolution during the Sung dynasty (circa 900-1280) -- China and the Mongols -- Ming China and Europe : divergent paths -- Conclusions vis-á-vis European capitalism -- The political economies of South Asia and Europe compared -- Trade and commodity flows in the South Asian region -- States and state structures in South Asia -- The strategies of elites in South Asia and Europe -- The impact of the perilous frontier -- Conclusions -- The political economies of Western Europe and Northern Africa compared -- Northern Africa and the Sudanic states (circa 1200-1500) -- North African cities, states, and the balance of power in the Mediterranean -- Conclusions -- Conclusion : Was the Western-European city-state in the Middle Ages a European miracle?…”
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Enforcing international law from self-help to self-contained regimes / by Noortmann, Math

Table of Contents: “…The objectives of self help -- Self-help terminology -- The normative modalities -- Self-constraint as reflected in the principle to settle disputes by "peaceful" means and alternative dispute resolution -- Institutionalized dispute settlement -- Implementing "consented" outcomes -- The concept of self-contained regimes -- The European Community -- The World Trade Organization.…”
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Race matters an international legal analysis of race discrimination / by Cotter, Anne-Marie Mooney

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to race matters -- Race matters in race relations -- Race matters in the United Nations -- Race matters in Australia and New Zealand -- Race matters in Africa and South Africa -- Race matters in Canada, Mexico and the United States -- Race matters in the North American Free Trade Agreement -- Race matters in the United Kingdom and Ireland -- Race matters in the European Union -- Conclusion to race matters.…”
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The human rights field operation law, theory and practice /

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Hellenic philosophy origin and character / by Evangeliou, Christos

Table of Contents: “…Origin and maturity of Hellenic philosophy -- The origin of Hellenic philosophy -- Three basic questions -- The way from Hellas to the Nile -- The origin of Hellenic philosophy -- Modern Europeans vs. ancient Hellenes -- Plato and European philosophy -- Plato and Platonism -- Two versions of Platonism -- Augustine vs. …”
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Engaging deconstructive theology by Michener, Ronald T.

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Strategic arena switching in international trade negotiations

Table of Contents: “…: South Africa's regional trade policy / Gottfried Wellmer -- Turkey : WTO negotiations in the shadow of the European Union / Gaye Yilmaz -- Conclusions : Doha Round and forum-switching / Joachim Becker and Wolfgang Blaas.…”
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Religion and law an introduction / by Edge, Peter W.

Table of Contents: “…-- The state and the individual -- The nature of the problems -- Disobeying generally applicable prohibitions -- Religious drug use in the US, England, and South Africa -- Refusing a positive duty to act -- Conscientious objection to military service under the ECHR -- Conscientious objection to taxation in the US -- Seeking protection for religious difference : improper proselytism under the European Convention on Human Rights -- The state and the religious organisation -- The nature of the problems -- Organisational involvement in the domestic constitution and international organisations -- Religious representation in the UK -- Organisational involvement in the international arena -- State involvement in the organisation : registration and recognition in Russia -- Organisational involvement in state initiatives : religious charities in the UK -- Claims against religious organizations : clergy issues -- Claims by clergy in the United Kingdom -- Claims for the misconduct of religious professionals in the United States -- Community rights : sacred places -- Sacred buildings in the United Kingdom -- Sacred places in the US : indigenous American religions and the US landscape -- International guarantees of religious interests -- Universal declaration of human rights -- International covenant on civil and political rights -- 1981 Declaration -- European Convention on Human Rights -- Introductions to particular jurisdictions -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Canada -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Theoretical issues -- Defining religion -- Significance of law and religion to one another.…”
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Inside the digital revolution policing and changing communication with the public / by Wessels, Bridgette

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The context of changing communication with the public using digital technologies -- The problem of defining "project digital": making sense of digital technologies in police service environments -- The cultural dynamics of technological change -- Putting the researcher in the field: the performances and positions of the ethnographer in innovative networks of communication -- The cultural history of Programme digital and project ATTACH in the MPS -- Phase one of the relations of production: "kicking-off and the early days" -- Phase two of the relations of production: "moving on and developing e-services" -- The construction of a digital services narrative at European, national and regional levels -- Narratives of service provision in the metropolitan police service: embedding telematics within service narratives -- Participation between service providers and residents: local people's perceptions of services in the East End of London -- Police work and everyday life -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The research methods and objectives of Newham focus groups.…”
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Culture, urbanism and planning

Table of Contents: “…: conservation movement and planning in twentieth-century Scandinavian capitals / Laura Kolbe -- Planning the historic city : 1960s plans for Bath and York / John Pendelbury -- Multiple exposures or new cultural values? : European historical centres and recent immigration fluxes / Alessandro Scarnato -- New urbanism and planning history : back to the future / Christopher Silver -- Branding the city of culture : the death of city planning? …”
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Convergence and Fragmentation media technology and the information society /

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