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"Designed as an introductory text, this book details several aspects of Latin American culture as experienced by millions of people living in Central and South America. The author argues that despite early and considerable European influences on the region, indigenous Latin American traditions still characterize much of the social and artistic heritage of the Latin American countries"--Provided by publisher

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: The New U.S. Enemy -- Chapter One: Defining Terrorism -- Chapter Two: The Current Threat: Islamic Terrorism -- Chapter Three: Motivations, Tactics, and Targets -- Chapter Four: Terrorism's High Costs -- Chapter Five: The Future of Terrorism -- Notes -- Discussion Questions -- Glossary -- Organizations to Contact -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover

This book examines how the United States Supreme Court understands freedom of speech during political campaigns and elections. To address this question, the author considers both the nature of the Court's evaluation (or vision) of political speech in this context and the process by which this understanding is formulated, with a focus on four recent and representative cases.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From Dating to Hooking Up -- 3. The Hookup -- 4. The Hookup Scene -- 5. The Campus as a Sexual Arena -- 6. Men, Women, and the Sexual Double Standard -- 7. Life after College: A Return to Dating -- 8. Hooking Up and Dating: A Comparison -- Methodological Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

"This book argues the 1986 American bombing of Libya represented an act of desperation by then-president Reagan in order to salvage American credibility in the Arab world. The author asserts that the Libyan bombings served as a foreshadowing of the Iraq War illustrating U.S. willingness to use military power to preserve American interests in the Middle East"--Provided by publisher

CONTENTS; Prologue vii; Chapter 1. An Introduction to Transgender Terms and Concepts 1; Chapter 2. A Hundred Years of Transgender History 31; Chapter 3. Transgender Liberation 59; Chapter 4. The Difficult Decades 91; Chapter 5. The Current Wave 121; Reader's Guide 155; Further Reading and Resources 158; Sources 165; Index 175; Acknowledgments 185; About the Author 186

"Biography of three generations of the one family (Hubert, Doug and Larry Anthony), all of whom for over some 70 years held the Federal seat of Richmond in NSW for the National Party. Note that the hold on the seat was not continuous for this entire period. Author is also a member of the National Party)".--Provided by publisher

Gain new insights into the causes and the solutions to prejudice and racism with this thought-provoking book. It provides substantial evidence that shows how prejudice and racism stem from basic motives, such as belonging, understanding, and controlling. Moreover, the author demonstrates why new approaches to understanding prejudice and racism must study both cognitive and motivational aspects.

"This work traces the history of mercury in popular culture, beginning in the early 18th century when Dr. Thomas Dover, nicknamed "Dr. Quicksilver," began prescribing doses of raw mercury to clear out intestinal blockages and rid the body of syphilis and other diseases. The author details the role of mercury in several medical, industrial, and cultural applications"--Provided by publisher.

Providing an original argument about the decline of social democracy, the author investigates how its decline has increased the popularity of minor parties and independents, along with the reasons for social democratic membership and electoral decline. This is an important book for scholars of social democracy and the broader themes of world politics, political parties, social movements and globalization.

"This book argues the 1986 American bombing of Libya represented an act of desperation by then-president Reagan in order to salvage American credibility in the Arab world. The author asserts that the Libyan bombings served as a foreshadowing of the Iraq War illustrating U.S. willingness to use military power to preserve American interests in the Middle East"--Provided by publisher

Stephan Nüesch investigates the driving forces of superstar and celebrity emergence, the efficiency of superstar salaries in professional sports, and the star attraction of superstars and celebrities both in sports and in the media. The author provides an economic theory of very famous but trivial celebrities. Dr. Stephan Nüesch war Assistent von Prof. Dr. Egon Franck am Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensführung und -politik der Universität Zürich. Dort ist er jetzt als Oberassistent tätig.

The Globalization of Nothing is back in a revised and completely updated Second Edition. In this reconceptualized volume, author George Ritzer focuses his attention squarely on the processes of globalization and how they relate to McDonaldization. This revision is shorter, more concise, and spends much less space on the Nothing-Something continuum that he introduced in the First Edition.

Intro -- Contents -- 1: December 7, 1941 -- 2: Coming to Hawaii -- 3: Becoming American -- 4: East and West -- 5: In the Wake of Pearl Harbor -- 6: "4-C -- 7: "Go for Broke -- 8: Becoming a National Figure -- 9: For Hawaii and the Nation -- 10: Into the Twenty-first Century -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Photo Credits -- Index -- About the Author.

Author Francis Bradford, a former Hall-Scott engineer, provides valuable resources and insight not available to any other Hall-Scott researcher. Well-illustrated with numerous photos, drawings, and memos, this fascinating book will be of interest to history buffs in the areas of aviation, rail, marine, trucks, buses, fire equipment, and industrial engines, and to World War and military historians.