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Homer Simpson Ponders Politics

Popular Culture as Political Theory

by Dean A. Kowalski, Timothy M. Dale, Eric T. Kasper
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013

It is often said that the poet Homer "educated" ancient Greece. Joseph J. Foy and Timothy M. Dale have assembled a team of notable scholars who argue, quite persuasively, that Homer Simpson and his ilk are educating America and offering insights into the social order and the human condition. Following...
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Texans on the Brink

Threatened and Endangered Animals

by Neil B. Ford, David Ford, Jeremy D. Maikoetter
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2019

What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect. Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic...
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by Chaitra M. Hardison, Nelson Lim, Kirsten M. Keller
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2015

Reviews the Los Angeles Fire Department’s hiring practices as of June 2014 and outlines a recommended new firefighter hiring process that is intended to increase efficiency of the hiring process, bolster the evidence supporting the validity of it, and make it more transparent and inclusive.
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2

Cultivation, pest and disease management

by Dr D. S. Gaydon, V. K. Singh, Prof. Bijay Singh
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017

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Achieving sustainable cultivation of coffee

Breeding and quality traits

by Dr Philippe Lashermes, Marie-Christine Coombes, Prof. Fábio M. DaMatta
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018

Covers recent research on coffee genetics, physiology and genetic diversity  Reviews the latest developments in breeding new varieties  Assesses advances in measuring and understanding the chemical composition, sensory and nutraceutical properties of coffee
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Mapping "Race"

Critical Approaches to Health Disparities Research

by Jonathan Kahn, Joseph L. Graves Jr., Jay S. Kaufman
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013

Researchers commonly ask subjects to self-identify their race from a menu of preestablished options. Yet if race is a multidimensional, multilevel social construction, this has profound methodological implications for the sciences and social sciences. Race must inform how we design large-scale data...
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of soybeans Volume 1

Breeding and cultivation techniques

by M.B. Zhang, X. T. Chu, H. N. Su
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...
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Imaniman

Poets Writing in the Anzaldúan Borderlands

by ire'ne lara silva, Rodney Gomez, Daniel E. Solís y Martínez
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017

In homage to Gloria Anzaldúa and her iconic work Borderlands/La Frontera, award-winning poets ire'ne lara silva and Dan Vera have assembled the work of 54 writers who reflect on the complex terrain—the deeply felt psychic, social, and geopolitical borderlands—that Anzaldúa inhabited, theorized,...
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The Witches' Brew Bundle

20 Witchy Stories

by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Leslie Claire Walker, Dayle A. Dermatis
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016

Magic sparks and cauldrons bubble; Potions bring love, and curses bring trouble. What if magic could help track down a murderer? Can a young, untrained witch save her people from a dark wizard – and at what cost to herself? Does a young woman’s dreams really predict the future?...
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by Bob Brown, Gwyndyn T. Alexander, Lou J. Berger
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2017

More Alternative Truths is an exploration of the potential consequences of today’s politics in our daily lives. More than our individual lives, but our American identity. This exploration defines this anthology.  So many of the stories ask what has America become?  What will it be in the...
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Athens, Arden, Jerusalem

Essays in Honor of Mera Flaumenhaft

by Jeffrey A. Smith, Harvey Flaumenhaft, Arlene W. Saxonhouse
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017

This collection of essays aims to explore fundamental questions about God, human nature, and political life through careful readings of the Greek poets, the Hebrew Bible, and Shakespeare. The volume investigates the abiding tension between the Hebraic and the Hellenic dimensions of the Western soul...
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by Claudia Anguiano, Roberto Avant-Mier, Lisa B. Y. Calvente
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011

Taking up the charge to study discourses of marginalized groups, while simultaneously extending scholarship about Latina/os in the field of Communication, Latina/o Discourse in Vernacular Spaces: Somos de Una Voz? provides the most current work examining the vernacular voices of Latina/os. The editors...
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Chemical Waste

Handling and Treatment

by J. Bromley, Karl R. Müller, J.T. Farquhar
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

During the past few years the worlds has reverberated of names like Seveso, Love Canal, Lekkerkerk, Times Beach, just to name the most publicized ones. All these names are connected with hazardous or toxic waste, waste from business and industry, especially the chemical industry. The list is endless...
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1

Cultivation techniques, quality and sustainability

by Dr Louis Jean Claude Autrey, Salem Saumtally, Asha Dookun-Saumtally
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017

Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...
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