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Cops, Cameras, and Crisis: The Potential and the Perils of Police Body-Worn Cameras2021 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazineThe first expert and comprehensive analysis of the surprising impact of body-worn cameras Following the tragic deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and others at the hands of police, interest in body-worn cameras for local, state, and federal law...
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Defending the Undefendable (Large Print Edition): The Pimp, Prostitute, Scab, Slumlord, Libeler, Moneylender, and Other Scapegoats in the Rogue's GallLARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com Professor Block's book is in a new edition from the Mises Institute, completely reset and beautifully laid out in an edition worthy of its contents.It is among the most famous of the great defenses of victimless crimes and...
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Under Surveillance: Being Watched in Modern AmericaNever before has so much been known about so many. CCTV cameras, TSA scanners, NSA databases, big data marketers, predator drones, "stop and frisk" tactics, Facebook algorithms, hidden spyware, and even old-fashioned nosy neighbors--surveillance has become so ubiquitous that we take its presence for...
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Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship"This is a beautiful and important and soul-transporting book. . . . Please read it." --Elizabeth Gilbert "If you're in the market for genuine inspiration, I urge you to read Barking to the Choir." --Ann Patchett In a moving example of unconditional love in...
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Folk Religion of the Pennsylvania Dutch: Witchcraft, Faith Healing and Related PracticesFor almost three centuries, the "Pennsylvania Dutch"--descended from German immigrants--have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei (from the German "brauchen," to use) or Powwowing. The tradition was brought by immigrants from the Rhineland and Switzerland in the 17th and 18th centuries,...
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Early Cape Verdean & Portuguese Genealogy of Harwich, MaThis book is meant to preserve the history of Cape Verdeans that settled in the town of Harwich, Massachusetts. You will learn the connections between different families within the town and hopefully you will be able to begin your own genealogical research.Author: Amanda Raneo...
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Individuals and Societies for the Ib Myp 2A concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to Individual and societies teaching and learning.- Approaches each chapter with statements of inquiry framed by key and related concepts, set in a global context- Supports every aspect of assessment using tasks designed by an experienced MYP educator- Differentiates...
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Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic DisastersBased on a popular course for the FEMA Higher Education project, Preparedness and Response for Catastrophic Disasters provides important insight into plans to mitigate and respond to the devastation caused by large-scale catastrophic events. Hurricane Katrina provided clear evidence that these occurrences are both...
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The Prose EddaWritten in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods...
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After Before TimeStories of life from a remote Aboriginal community that sing with vivid and simple life, truth and power. At the end of 2008, Robbi Neal and her family travelled to the other end of mainland Australia to a remote Aboriginal community. They planned to...
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State Formation Through Emulation: The East Asian ModelNeither war nor preparations for war were the cause or effect of state formation in East Asia. Instead, emulation of China--the hegemon with a civilizational influence--drove the rapid formation of centralized, bureaucratically administered, territorial governments in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Furthermore, these countries engaged...
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Divide & Conquer: Race, Gangs, Identity, and ConflictHyper-criminalization and the normalization of violence was an integral aspect of Robert Weide's formative years growing up in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s, where Sureño, Crip, and Blood gangs maintained a precarious coexistence, often punctuated by racialized gang violence. His insider status...
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Fifty Days On Board A Slave-vesselReverend Pascoe G. Hill has left us a chilling testament. Fifty Days on Board A Slave Vessel is his unforgettable account of life on a slave ship. Hill's narrative locks fifty days into an existence of forever. It is a forever that haunts, not...
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Using Mplus for Structural Equation Modeling: A Researcher′s GuideIdeal for researchers and graduate students in the social sciences who require knowledge of structural equation modeling techniques to answer substantive research questions, Using Mplus for Structural Equation Modeling provides a reader-friendly introduction to the major types of structural equation models implemented in the...
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Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure: Connecting Critical and Humanistic GerontologyA wide range of contributors focus on major issues in ageing such as autonomy, agency, frailty, lifestyle, social isolation, dementia and professional challenges in social work and participatory research.Author: Jan BaarsPublisher: Policy PressPublished: 10/01/2014Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.50dISBN: 9781447300892About...
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Ageing with Disability: A Lifecourse PerspectiveThis is the first book to address the issue of ageing after a long life with disability. It breaks new ground through its particular life course perspective, examining what it means to age with a physical or mental disability and what the implications are...
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Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary IntroductionPassionate, engaging and challenging, this second edition of the ground-breaking Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction is a contemporary introduction to this diverse and complex field. Taking an interdisciplinary and critical approach, the book examines a diverse range of theories and perspectives and engages with...
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Invisible People: Stories of Lives at the Margins"Somewhere in the tangle of the subject's burden and the subject's desire is your story."--Alex Tizon Every human being has an epic story. The late Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alex Tizon told the epic stories of marginalized people--from lonely immigrants struggling to forge a new...
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Beauty in the City: The Ashcan SchoolGold Medalist, 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the US Northeast -Best Regional Non-Fiction CategoryFinalist for the 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional categorySilver Winner, 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the History categoryAt the beginning...
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Three WomenFrom a thrilling new talent, Lisa Taddeo, Three Women is a mesmerizing work of narrative journalism--reported over eight years--about the sex lives and desires of three ordinary American women. Lina, a homemaker in suburban Indiana, is a decade into a passionless marriage when she...
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