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Many economists celebrate markets as institutions promoting efficiency and supporting freedom and liberty, others condemn them for generating economic inequality and social disharmony. This book offers a critical evaluation of both perspectives and outlines a modern economics of markets and society.

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The Subaltern Speak combines an analysis of the ways in which various forms of power now operate, with a specific focus on spaces in which subaltern groups act to reassert their own perceived identities, cultures and histories.

In "Look, a Negro!, political theorist Robert Gooding-Williams imaginatively and impressively unpacks fundamental questions around issues of race and racism. Inspired by Frantz Fanon's famous description of the profound effect of being singled out by a white child with the words "Look, a Negro!, " his book is an insightful, rich and unusually wide ranging work of social criticism. These essays engage the themes that have centrally occupied rec...

Lost Histories of Indian Cricket studies the personalities and controversies that have shaped Indian cricket over the years and brings to life the intensity surrounding India's national game. It may be true that that cricket today arouses more passions in India than in any other cricket playing country in the world. Yet, when it comes to writing on the history of the game, Indians have been reticent and much of the past has been obscured and l...

When a mighty, magical force sweeps Amber and Trevor into the past, they relive historical events and soon learn more about the little-known Buffalo Soldiers than any history book could teach. The 9th and 10th cavalry and 24th and 25th infantry regiments were African American soldiers nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by the Native Americans they encountered. The plot is based on history: In September of 1867 in northern Colorado, Captain Lewis H. ...

This captivating collection of first-hand accounts brings to life the "War to End All Wars.

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Balancing current and historical issues, this volume of essays covers the most significant worldwide epidemics from the Black Death to AIDS.

The photos in this edition are black and white. Designing high-performance military aircraft in the slide-rule era was challenging. Being the first person to fly these airplanes and expand an aircraft's flight envelope was often very frightening, if not downright deadly. It is hard to believe that someone could really endure 22 years in this occupation, plus another 30 years in the aircraft industry, often leading the industry-wide transiti...

This work brings together 16 of the best presentations on sport from the conferences of the Popular Culture Association. Topics include baseball (the 1941 World Series, the career of Stan Musial, Italian Americans in the game, and Japanese players), golf (Tiger Woods, and the culture wars over women at Augusta National), football (integration at UCLA, the controversy over the Indian mascot at Florida State, and the creation of the New Orleans ...

In Joseph Campana's debut collection, starring Audrey Hepburn, icons of public consumption speak in the language of private devotion. "Encourage emulation. Inspire idolatry. Be a muse, be a nymph, be a sprite, bewitch me. Rise from obscurity. Set trends. Break habits. Make statements. Count blessings. Distribute kindnesses. Arouse devotion. Devote yourself to nobility. Ascend, ascend, ascend." -from "How to Be a Star

Are bad girls casualties of patriarchy, a necessary evil, or visionary pioneers? The authors in this volume propose shifts in our perceptions of bad girls by providing new ways to understand them through the case of Japan. By tracing the concept of the bad girl as a product of specific cultural assumptions and historical settings, Bad Girls of Japan maps new roads and old detours in revealing a disorderly politics of gender. Bad Girls of Japan...

The bravery displayed by our soldiers at war is commonly recognized. However, often forgotten is the courage required by veterans when they return home and suddenly face reintegration into their families, workplaces, and communities. Authored by three mental health professionals with many years of experience counseling veterans, "Courage After Fire" provides strategies and techniques for this challenging journey home. "Courage After Fire" off...

Discrete-time signal processing has had a momentous impact on advances in engineering and science over recent decades. The rapid progress of digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits in processing speed, functionality and cost-effectiveness has led to their ubiquitous employment in signal processing and transmission in diverse milieux. The absence of training or pilot signals from many kinds of transmission – in, for example, speech analysi...

The Everything Craps Strategy Book" reveals all the secrets a gambler needs to go home a winner. Whether a novice or a pro, you'll learn the tricks and tips necessary to mastering one of the more difficult gambling games in the casino. From laying down the basics to step-by-step guidance on advanced strategies, this is your all-inclusive guide to beating the craps table!Strategies include: Pass and ComeDo and Don't SideRegression and Progressi...

Throughout history, the use and workmanship of metal has been closely associated with the very notion of civilization. Never was this connection more apparent than during the Metallurgic Age, which coincided with England's Victorian era and the Gilded Age in America. This era, covering essentially the 19th century, saw unprecedented advances as a passion for technology and learning fueled a period of discovery and of practical application of t...

Im Haus von Lady Sarah Goldwyn wird ihr Butler von einem Werwolf getötet. John nimmt sich des Falles an. Doch der Einsatz ist eine Falle und John wird von Robotermenschen in die Irrenanstalt eines verrückten Wissenschaftlers verschleppt. Zunächst sieht es so aus, als dass Mr. Mondo mehr ist als nur ein einzelner verrückter Wissenschaftler und er hilflos ausgeliefert ist. Kommen Suko und Bill Conolly noch rechtzeitig, um ihn zu befreien?Teil 1 ...