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"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages. As the only general reference encyclopedia still published today, The World Book Encyclopedia 2023 provides authoritative content on almost every topic to learners of all ages, from school-age readers (9-18) to adults. Whether you are looking up information to understand a subject or checking a fact for a homework assignment, tens of thousands of index entries make it easy to...
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"Icelandic Sheepdogs are born with extra toes. Dalmatians are born without spots. Some Siberian Huskies have one blue eye and one brown eye. Learn all about the characteristics of various dog breeds and much more! Packed with amazing photographs and fun facts, dog owners and fans will get an in-depth look at these curious, lovable canines." --Amazon
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SAGE Reference
Pub. Date
[2014]
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1 online resource (1369 pages : illustrations, maps)
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English
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Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field. --Provided by publisher.
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SAGE
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2015.
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1 online resource (520 pages)
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English
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"This single volume set answers questions surrounding community policing, including the evolution of community policiing, how police departments engage with the public and how effective have efforts in community policing been."--
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SAGE
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (2712 pages)
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English
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"Several encyclopedias overview the contemporary system of criminal justice in America, but full understanding of current social problems and contemporary strategies to deal with them can come only with clear appreciation of the historical underpinnings of those problems. Thus, this five-volume work surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present. It covers the...
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SAGE
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource.
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English
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"This e-only volume expands and updates the original 4-volume Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World (2011), offering a wide range of new entries and new multimedia content. The entries reflect such developments as the Arab Spring that brought women's issues in the Islamic world into sharp relief, the domination of female athletes among medal winners at the London 2012 Olympics, nine more women joining the ranks of democratically elected heads of...
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SAGE
Pub. Date
2012.
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1 online resource (928 pages)
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English
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"Covering the key concepts, events, laws and legal doctrines, court decisions, and litigators and litigants, this new reference on the law of search and seizure-in the physical as well as the online world-provides a unique overview for individuals seeking to understand the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Nearly 950 A to Z entries cover the key issues that surround this essential component of the Bill of Rights and the linchpin of a right...
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SAGE Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 online resource(lxii, 2406 pages : illustrations, maps)
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English
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This comprehensive title is among the first to extensively use newly released 2010 U.S. Census data to examine multiculturalism today and tomorrow in America. This distinction is important considering the following NPR report by Eyder Peralta: "Based on the first national numbers released by the Census Bureau, the AP reports that minorities account for 90 percent of the total U.S. growth since 2000, due to immigration and higher birth rates for Latinos."...
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Sage Publications, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 online resource (xxix,438, x, 439-940 pages : illustrations, map)
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English
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This book provides an accessible ready reference on the retention and continuity of African culture within the United States. Our conceptual framework holds, first, that culture is a form of self-knowledge and knowledge about self in the world as transmitted from one person to another. Second, that African people continuously create their own cultural history as they move through time and space. Third, that African descended people living outside...
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SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Second edition.
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1 online resource (xlvii, 1836, A605 pages)
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English
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The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty", Second Edition addresses the persistence of poverty across the globe while updating and expanding the landmark first edition, originally published in 2006 prior to the economic calamities of 2008. For instance, while continued high rates of income inequality might be unsurprising in developing countries such as Mexico, the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reported in May 2013 even...
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SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 online resource (1005 pages : illustrations)
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English
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In discussing a management topic, scholars, educators, practitioners, and the media often toss out the name of a theorist (Taylor, Simon, Weber) or make a sideways reference to a particular theory (bureaucracy, total quality management, groupthink) and move on, as if assuming their audience possesses the necessary background to appreciate and integrate the reference. This is often far from the case. Individuals are frequently forced to seek out a...
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Dive into the world of creepy-crawlies in this Encyclopedia of Insects. Packed with hundreds of bugs, every one is looked at in fascinating detail by natural history expert Jules Howard. From the cutest and most beautiful, to the deadliest and most disgusting, there's something for everyone in this book which highlights the importance of the insect world. Plus, find out what actually makes an insect, an insect - with guest entries from the non-insects:...
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SAGE Reference
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 online resource (1853 pages)
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English
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This reference covers economics, the nexus and engine that runs society, affecting societal well-being, raising standards of living when economies prosper or lowering citizens through class structures when economies perform poorly.--Provided by publisher.
"This four-volume set brings economic topics down from the abstract stratosphere to the grounded experiences of people's lives. When the housing bubble pops, there are equations that predict it...
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"A welcome edition for the digital age, this volume teaches young people how to do encyclopedia research in the traditional sense. Readers learn the basics of how to use an encylopedia, how to search for information both offline and online, and how to utilize their findings in school projects. They also learn how to do online research, and search tips and information on online citations are given. Finally, this volume lets readers test their research...
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SAGE Reference/CQ Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 online resource (xxv, 753, I-43 pages : illustrations, map)
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English
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"The Encyclopedia of Politics in the American West is an A to Z reference work on the political development of one of America's most politically distinct, not to mention its fastest growing, region. This work will cover not only the significant events and actors of Western politics, but also deal with key institutional, historical, environmental, and sociopolitical themes and concepts that are important to more fully understanding the politics of...
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SAGE Reference/CQ Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 online resource (943 pages)
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English
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Social deviance does not involve just criminal behaviorits any behavior that violates a cultural norm, and that can involve something as minor as consistently and deliberately wearing lively mismatched socks. Moreover, whether a crime, a sin, or simply unique taste, whats considered deviant at one time and place can change, as when extensive tattooing and "body art" evolved from a sideshow carnival spectacle to a nearly universal rite of passage within...
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2010
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1 online resource (227 p.)
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English
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"This Crossword Puzzle Dictionary contains several special categories not usually found in puzzle references, for example, complete Kentucky Derby and Nobel Prize winners. Also noteworthy are lists of rivers and their tributaries, cities on rivers, islands, deities, poetic words, and an expanded section on American authors. Gods and Goddesses, plus extensive foreign words."--
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"Pigology delves into the history of pigs, pig breeds around the world, famous pigs, pigs in culture, and so much more, with engaging scenes from illustrator Camilla Pintonato. This lively visual encyclopedia offers something to discover for everyone young and old: nature- and animal-loving young readers, pig enthusiasts, pig farmers, and pet pig owners"--Provided by publisher.
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SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2014]
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1 online resource (4 volumes (xlviii, 1946 pages))
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English
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This work explores the topic of transportation across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and related areas, including geography, public policy, business, and economics.--Provided by publisher.
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