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Broadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa : accelerating high-speed internet access / by Gelvanovska, Natalija

Table of Contents: “…Morocco; B. Tunisia; C. The Arab Republic of Egypt; D. Jordan; E. Algeria; F. …”
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Consumption and violence : radical protest in Cold-War West Germany / by Sedlmaier, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Department Stores : Political Protest in the Commercial Sphere -- Neo-Marxist Critiques of Affluent Society : "Need to Break the Rules" -- Consumer Society under Fire : The Militant Targeting of an Abstract Enemy -- Public Transport : Protest against Fare Increases -- The Media : The Anti-Springer Campaign -- Urban Space : The Squatting Movement -- Global Responsibilities : In Search of Consumer Morality and Solidarity.…”
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Parodies of Ownership : Hip-Hop Aesthetics and Intellectual Property Law / by Schur, Richard L.

Table of Contents: “…From chattel to intellectual property : legal foundations of African American cultural critique -- Critical race theory, signifyin', and cultural ownership -- Defining hip-hop aesthetics -- Claiming ownership in the post--civil rights era -- "Fair use" and the circulation of racialized texts -- "Transformative uses" : parody and memory -- From invisibility to erasure? …”
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Consumption and Violence : Radical Protest in Cold-War West Germany / by Sedlmaier, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Department Stores : Political Protest in the Commercial Sphere -- Neo-Marxist Critiques of Affluent Society : "Need to Break the Rules" -- Consumer Society under Fire : The Militant Targeting of an Abstract Enemy -- Public Transport : Protest against Fare Increases -- The Media : The Anti-Springer Campaign -- Urban Space : The Squatting Movement -- Global Responsibilities : In Search of Consumer Morality and Solidarity.…”
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Imperial Muslims : Islam, Community and Authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937 / by Reese, Scott Steven

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : a community of Muslims -- Hanuman's tunnel : collapsing the space between Hind and Arabia in the Arab imaginary -- Aden, the Company and Indian Ocean interests -- Claims to community : mosques, cemeteries and the universe -- "The Qadi is not a judge" : the Qadi's courts, community and authority -- "An innocent amusement" : marginality, spirit possession and the moral community -- Scripturalism, Sufism and the limits of defining public religiosity.…”
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The Sanctuary City : Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia / by Vitiello, Domenic

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Sanctuary and the Immigrant City -- Sanctuary in Solidarity : Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement -- Refugee Resettlement : Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System -- African Diasporas : Liberians and Black America -- Muslim Town : Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America -- New Sanctuary : Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements -- Conclusion : What Do We Owe Each Other?…”
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Principles of private firm valuation by Feldman, Stanley J.

Table of Contents: “…The value of fair market value -- Creating and measuring the value of private firms -- The restructuring of frier manufacturing -- Valuation models and metrics : discounted free cash flow and the method of multiples -- Estimating the cost of capital -- The value of liquidity : estimating the size of the liquidity discount -- Estimating the value of control -- Taxes and firm value --Valuation and financial reports : the case of measuring goodwill impairment.…”
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The truth about health care why reform is not working in America / by Mechanic, David, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…-- Saving lives individually or in populations -- The murky challenge of mental health -- The activated patient and the doctors' dilemma -- The neglect of long-term care -- The quest for quality -- Setting fair limits -- Restoring trust in the health system -- The challenge of change -- Steps in our health future.…”
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This land the battle over sprawl and the future of America / by Flint, Anthony, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Pitched battles -- The density dilemma -- Smart, and fair -- Planning and disaster -- Conclusion: Six healthy habits for sensible growth.…”
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Swing along the musical life of Will Marion Cook / by Carter, Marva Griffin

Table of Contents: “…Boyhood -- From Oberlin to Berlin -- The Chicago World's Fair of 1893-34 -- The National Conservatory and beginning of musical career -- Broadway, here I come! …”
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Parodies of Ownership : Hip-Hop Aesthetics and Intellectual Property Law / by Schur, Richard L.

Table of Contents: “…From chattel to intellectual property : legal foundations of African American cultural critique -- Critical race theory, signifyin', and cultural ownership -- Defining hip-hop aesthetics -- Claiming ownership in the post--civil rights era -- "Fair use" and the circulation of racialized texts -- "Transformative uses" : parody and memory -- From invisibility to erasure? …”
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Consumption and Violence : Radical Protest in Cold-War West Germany / by Sedlmaier, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Department Stores : Political Protest in the Commercial Sphere -- Neo-Marxist Critiques of Affluent Society : "Need to Break the Rules" -- Consumer Society under Fire : The Militant Targeting of an Abstract Enemy -- Public Transport : Protest against Fare Increases -- The Media : The Anti-Springer Campaign -- Urban Space : The Squatting Movement -- Global Responsibilities : In Search of Consumer Morality and Solidarity.…”
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Imperial Muslims : Islam, Community and Authority in the Indian Ocean, 1839-1937 / by Reese, Scott Steven

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : a community of Muslims -- Hanuman's tunnel : collapsing the space between Hind and Arabia in the Arab imaginary -- Aden, the Company and Indian Ocean interests -- Claims to community : mosques, cemeteries and the universe -- "The Qadi is not a judge" : the Qadi's courts, community and authority -- "An innocent amusement" : marginality, spirit possession and the moral community -- Scripturalism, Sufism and the limits of defining public religiosity.…”
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The Sanctuary City : Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia / by Vitiello, Domenic

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : Sanctuary and the Immigrant City -- Sanctuary in Solidarity : Central Americans and the Sanctuary Movement -- Refugee Resettlement : Southeast Asians and the Resettlement System -- African Diasporas : Liberians and Black America -- Muslim Town : Iraqis, Syrians, and Palestinians in Arab and Muslim America -- New Sanctuary : Mexicans and the New Immigration Movements -- Conclusion : What Do We Owe Each Other?…”
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Learning and the market place essays in the history of the early modern book / by Maclean, Ian, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…The market for scholarly books and conceptions of genre in Northern Europe, 1570-1630 -- The readership of philosophical fictions in France in the sixteenth century : the bibliographical evidence -- Mediations of Zabarella in northern Germany, 1586-1623 -- The diffusion of learned medicine in the sixteenth century through the printed book -- The reception of medieval practical medicine in the sixteenth century : the case of Arnau de Vilanova -- Melanchthon at the book fairs, 1560-1601 : editors, markets and religious strife -- Cardano and his publishers, 1534-1663 -- André Wechel at Frankfurt, 1572-1581 -- Murder, debt and retribution in the Italico-Franco-Spanish book trade : the Beraud-Michel-Ruiz affair, 1586-1591 -- Competitors or collaborators? …”
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Myth, media, and culture in Star wars an anthology /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Douglas Brode -- "Cowboys in Space": Star Wars and the Western Film / Douglas Brode -- Is Star Wars a Modernized Fairy Tale? / Arthur Berger -- From Disneyland to Modesto: George Lucas and Walt Disney / Craig Svonkin -- May the Myth Be with You, Always: Archetypes, Mythic Elements and Aspects of Joseph Campbell's Heroic Monomyth in the Original Star Wars Trilogy / Leah Deyneka -- Not so long ago, not so far away: New Variations on Old Themes: Questioning Star Wars' Revival of Heroic Archetypes / Dan Rubey -- From Sky-Walking to Dark Knight of the Soul: George Lucas' Star Wars Turns to Tragic Drama / John C. …”
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Trait anxiety

Table of Contents: “…The impact of trait anxiety to cognitive function in ERP studies / Yue-jia Luo, Ruolei Gu, Yu-xia Huang, Xuebing Li, Xinying Li, Xiyao Xie and others -- An innovative approach to explore perinatal anxiety / Irène Capponi -- Trait anxiety and dental anxiety / Lucía Lago-Méndez, Márcio Diniz Freitas, Carmen Senra-Rivera, Gloria Seoane Pesqueira, Abel García-García and others -- Anxiety sensitivity affects early processing of physical threat words : an event related potential investigation of the dot-probe task / Isabel Taake, Fern Jaspers-Fayer, Mario Liotti -- Is it me? fears of causing discomfort to others and of negative evaluation as predictors of social anxiety in men and women from a community sample of mexico / R. …”
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True blood : investigating vampires and Southern Gothic /

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Learning and the market place essays in the history of the early modern book / by Maclean, Ian, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…The market for scholarly books and conceptions of genre in Northern Europe, 1570-1630 -- The readership of philosophical fictions in France in the sixteenth century : the bibliographical evidence -- Mediations of Zabarella in northern Germany, 1586-1623 -- The diffusion of learned medicine in the sixteenth century through the printed book -- The reception of medieval practical medicine in the sixteenth century : the case of Arnau de Vilanova -- Melanchthon at the book fairs, 1560-1601 : editors, markets and religious strife -- Cardano and his publishers, 1534-1663 -- André Wechel at Frankfurt, 1572-1581 -- Murder, debt and retribution in the Italico-Franco-Spanish book trade : the Beraud-Michel-Ruiz affair, 1586-1591 -- Competitors or collaborators? …”
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Myth, media, and culture in Star wars an anthology /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Douglas Brode -- "Cowboys in Space": Star Wars and the Western Film / Douglas Brode -- Is Star Wars a Modernized Fairy Tale? / Arthur Berger -- From Disneyland to Modesto: George Lucas and Walt Disney / Craig Svonkin -- May the Myth Be with You, Always: Archetypes, Mythic Elements and Aspects of Joseph Campbell's Heroic Monomyth in the Original Star Wars Trilogy / Leah Deyneka -- Not so long ago, not so far away: New Variations on Old Themes: Questioning Star Wars' Revival of Heroic Archetypes / Dan Rubey -- From Sky-Walking to Dark Knight of the Soul: George Lucas' Star Wars Turns to Tragic Drama / John C. …”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view