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Introduction -- Richard Valenti: super Christian -- Lee Roy Martin: The Gaffney strangler -- Marc Evonitz: coward's way out -- Larry Gene Bell: God chose us -- Final justice - the life and crimes of Pee Wee Gaskins -- Richard Starrett: delusional denial -- James Neil Tucker: the $34 killer -- Sweet Eddie Fischer: one man epidemic -- The literate monster - Stephen Stanko -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- About the author

How does one comprehend the phenomenon of the modernization of an Asian society in a globalized East Asian context? With this opening question, the author proceeds to give an account of how the modernization processes for postcolonial societies in Asia, such as those of India, Malaysia, and Singapore, are fraught with collaborations and conflicts between different socio-political, historical, economic, and cultural agents.

Ole Bruun's work depicts the life of a community of Mongolian livestock herders as they begin to adjust to life outside of their contained Soviet-style collectives. The author identifies and addresses the most essential conditions for their continued existence in the age of the market: the adaptability of their own culture and working strategies, government policy, and international attention

An examination of property rights reforms in Russia before the revolution reveals the advantages and pitfalls of liberal democracy in actionfrom a government that could be described as neither liberal nor democratic. The author analyzes whether truly liberal reform can be effectively established from above versus from the bottom upor whether it is simply a product of exceptional historical circumstances.

Cover; Endorsements; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Quotes; Introduction; Getting Acquainted; Inquisitions; Hating God; Odd Christians and Naturalism; The Tough World; Books; Theism Versus Naturalism; The End of the Tour; The Inevitability of People; The Fall; Free Will; Freedom and Environment; Mystery; Fan Mail; Christianity and Violence; Proximate Versus Ultimate Meaning; Study Guide; Notes; Author Info.

Investigating Identity Theft Fraud: A Guide for Businesses, Law Enforcement, and Victims walks readers through the process of conducting a successful identity theft investigation. Based on the author-directed Identity Theft Partners in Prevention Program at Michigan State University, it covers all aspects of conducting an investigation--from initial discovery of a crime to persecution of the perpetrator

The goal of this cutting edge book is to reposition social marketing so that foundations, government agencies, and various nonprofits will approach social change in a way that reaches both upstream and downstream individuals in society. Author Alan R. Andreasen outlines potential roles, restates fundamental principles, and then suggests how social marketing might be applied to a sample of nontraditional challenges.

An examination of property rights reforms in Russia before the revolution reveals the advantages and pitfalls of liberal democracy in action, from a government that could be described as neither liberal nor democratic. The author analyzes whether truly liberal reform can be effectively established from above versus from the bottom up, or whether it is simply a product of exceptional historical circumstances.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Multilateral Agencies -- 3 - Multinational Companies -- 4 - Patent Policies -- 5 - Environment Policies -- 6 - Agricultural Reform -- 7 - Industrial Reform -- 8 - Monetary and Banking Reform -- 9 - Fiscal Reform -- 10 - Trade Reform -- 11 - Public Sector Reform -- 12 - Labour Market Reform -- References and Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

"This book analyzes the origins of the relationships between Islamist groups and Pakistan's military, and explores Pakistan's quest for identity and security. Tracing how the Pakistani military has sought U.S. support by making itself useful for concerns of the moment, author Husain Haqqani offers an alternative view of political developments in Pakistan since the country's independence in 1947"--Provided by publisher

This book integrates time-honored approaches to empowerment practice with today's more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. Synthesizing several theoretical supports--the strengths perspective, system theory, theories of family well-being, and theories of coping--the author responds to the question "What works?" with today's families in need. Practice illustrations are provided throughout

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Boxes; Tables; Symbols, abbreviations and acronyms; Preface; 1 Introduction; I The market, efficiency and equity; II Normative and positive theory of economic policy; III Microeconomic policies; IV Macroeconomic policies; V Public institutions in an international setting; VI Globalisation and the quest for a new institutional setting; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index.

This book draws together literature from the fields of strategy, management and innovation to examine the importance of a firm's national base at a sectoral level in an era of globalization. By considering two very dynamic high-technology industries - semiconductors and liquid crystal displays, the author shows how national systems of innovation are of great importance in determining competitive success

Voices that Reason is a path-breaking work. The author has charted the thoroughfares that speed the thought of many black South Africans towards specific expectations, grievances and actions. The present work constitutes an important and thought-provoking culmination of a generation's worth of disparate but related revisionist thinking within the social sciences and history of South Africa

The main contemporary sociological theories are outlined (Parsons, Luhmann, Habermas, Bourdieu, Boudon, Foucault etc.). The author shows the possibility of a synthesis of the functional system theory and the Neogramscian theory. In this way Niklas Luhmann and Kees van der Pijl become parts of a comprehensive theory of society named as the theory of double structures of society.