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 Maxine Eichner, "The Supportive State: Families, Government, and America's Political Ideals" English | ISBN: 0195343212 | 2010 | 208 pages | PDF | 1396 KB Broad agreement exists among politicians and policymakers that the family is a critical institution of American life. Yet the role that the state should play with respect to family ties among citizens remains deeply contested. This controversy over the state's role undergirds a broad range of public policy debates: Does the state have a responsibility to help resolve conflicts between work and family? Should same-sex marriage be permitted? Should parents who receive welfare benefits be required to work? Yet while these individual policy issues are endlessly debated, the underlying theoretical question of the stance that the state should take with families remains largely unexplored.  The Soviet Army's High Commands in War and Peace, 1941-1992 by Richard W Harrison English | ISBN: 1952715105 | 480 pages | EPUB | July 28, 2022 | 9.12 Mb The first full treatment of the unique phenomenon of High Commands in the Soviet Army during World War II and the Cold War.  Clive Davis, Anthony DeCurtis, "The Soundtrack of My Life" English | 2013 | ISBN: 1476714797, 147673982X, | EPUB | pages: 608 | 81.1 mb Music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Simon & Garfunkel, Barry Manilow, the Grateful Dead, Patti Smith, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and Alicia Keys.
 The Small Business Startup Bible : Fully comprehensive guide to setting up on your own by Zoe Goodchild English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B5PK4V4L | 93 pages | MOBI | 0.25 Mb The small business startup Bible contains everything you need to know when embarking on starting your own business. From the basics right up to management and scaling your business - it has everything you need to know, saving you time and money!  Jenny S. Martinez, "The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law" English | ISBN: 0195391624 | 2012 | 264 pages | PDF | 1090 KB There is a broad consensus among scholars that the idea of human rights was a product of the Enlightenment but that a self-conscious and broad-based human rights movement focused on international law only began after World War II. In this narrative, the nineteenth century's absence is conspicuous-few have considered that era seriously, much less written books on it. But as Jenny Martinez shows in this novel interpretation of the roots of human rights law, the foundation of the movement that we know today was a product of one of the nineteenth century's central moral causes: the movement to ban the international slave trade. Originating in England in the late eighteenth century, abolitionism achieved remarkable success over the course of the nineteenth century. Martinez focuses in particular on the international admiralty courts, which tried the crews of captured slave ships. The courts, which were based in the Caribbean, West Africa, Cape Town, and Brazil, helped free at least  Billy Holzberg, "The Sexual Politics of Border Control " English | ISBN: 1032170875 | 2022 | 192 pages | EPUB | 1218 KB The Sexual Politics of Border Control conceptualises sexuality as a method of bordering and uncovers how sexuality operates as a key site for the containment, capture and regulation of movement. By bringing together queer scholarship on borders and migration with the rich archive of feminist, Black, Indigenous and critical border perspectives, it highlights how the heteronormativity of the border intersects with the larger dynamics of racial capitalism, imperialism and settler colonialism; reproductive inequalities; and the containment of contagion, disease and virality.
 Mike Thomas, "The Second City Unscripted: Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater" English | 2009 | ISBN: 0810128446, 034551422X | EPUB | pages: 302 | 2.3 mb Since its modest beginning in 1959, The Second City in Chicago has become a world-renowned bastion of hilarity. A training ground for many of today's top comedic talents-including Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Bill Murray, and Amy Sedaris- it was an early blueprint for improv-based sketch revues in North America and abroad. Its immeasurable influence also extends to television, film, and the Broadway stage. Mike Thomas interviewed scores of key figures who have contributed to Second City's vast legacy -its stars as well as those who worked and continue to work behind the scenes-to create this entertaining and informative oral history. The story is equal parts legendary highlights, gossip, and insight into how the theater's brand of comedy was and is created. Unprecedented in scope and rife with colorful tales well told, The Second City Unscripted is an essential account of this iconic show business institution.  The Rough Guide to New Zealand (Travel Guide eBook) by Rough Guides English | December 2, 2018 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B07L9HKCWX | 755 pages | EPUB | 17 Mb Discover this spectacular destination with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to sample fine wines in Hawke's Bay, canoe along the Whanganui River or hike across the Franz Josef glacier, The Rough Guide to New Zealand will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way.  The Realm of Shambhala: A Complete Vision for Humanitys Perfection by Shar Khentrul Lodrö English | March 2, 2021 | ISBN: 1611808030 | 232 pages | PDF | 2.69 Mb A comprehensive account of Shambhala according to the Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism.
 Gautam Sen, "The Purpose of India's Security Strategy: Defence, Deterrence and Global Involvement" English | ISBN: 0367435926 | 2019 | 226 pages | EPUB | 1200 KB This book comprises the journey of the Indian nation state and its tryst with destiny, where successive political leaderships, while governing India, contributed to a better understanding of the idea of India, its political and strategic culture, and the role that its military has had to play to develop that culture. Hence, the journey has been from the backwaters of 'defensive defence' to create a credible deterrence capacity as well as a doctrine to implement the same through political will and enter the domain of global involvement in the strategic, non-strategic as well as non-traditional areas of security. Thus, the title of the book The Purpose of India's Security Strategy: Defence, Deterrence and Global Involvement. It is hoped that this book will serve as a referral document to understand the polemics of the development of a strategic culture in India for an era which will be dominated by the information age and artificial intelligence, without forgetting that the Indian political leadership has come of age to understand the role of the military in the process of nation building. |
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