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This work examines all major changes in US immigration law since 1965. It compares immigration approaches and attitudes in the US to those in other countries facing similar problems. It also discusses all the major agencies and organizations that influence immigration policy

This is an exploration of nation-building around the world and the related problems and challenges - from conflict to the role of democracy. This work covers aspects including the rebuilding of Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor, and examines nation-building as a civilian and military enterprise.

Machine generated contents note: Preface: Diary of a Warm Winter vii -- Introduction xiii -- 1 A Sketch of the Problem 1 -- 2 The General Consensus on Global Warming 33 -- 3 Warmer Is Better; Richer Is Healthier: Global-warming Skeptics 83 -- 4 Icemelt: Glacial, Arctic, and Antarctic 123 -- 5 Warming Seas 153 -- 6 Flora and Fauna 183 -- 7 Human Health 209 -- 8 A Fact of Daily Life: Global Warming and Indigenous Peoples 221 -- 9 Greenhouse Gases and the Weather: Now, and in the Year 2100 231 -- 10 Possible Solutions 251 -- Postscript 275 -- Bibliography 281 -- Index 345

This book breaks the complex topic of homelessness into key elements, examining the roots of the problem, programmes to address it, current research and public perceptions of homelessness. "American Homelessness" examines the growth of homelessness in the United States since 1980