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THE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF AMERICAN INEQUALITY

MARTHA J. BAILEY, LEAH PLATT BOUSTAN, AND WILLIAM J. COLLINS

A meticulous examination of the history and roots of economic inequality within the United States. This volume refines and extends the economic history literature on economic inequality in the United States. Economic inequality manifests itself on various dimensions, including access to resources and economic security, as well as access to education and opportunities for migrat...

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SHI'ISM, RESISTANCE, AND REVOLUTION

MARTIN KRAMER / SHAUL BAKHASH / CLINTON BAILEY / MICHAEL M J FISCHER

The recent revival of interest in the Muslim world has generated numerous studies of modern Islam, most of them focusing on the Sunni majority. Shi'ism, an often stigmatized minority branch of Islam, has been discussed mainly in connection with Iran. Yet Shi'i movements have been extraordinarily effective in creating political strategies that have ...

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K MESON LEPTONIC DECAYS

J. BAILEY / E. PICASSO / P. B. JONES

Progress in Nuclear Physics, Volume 12, Part 1: K Meson Leptonic Decay: The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon and Related Topics focuses on K Meson leptonic decay. The volume first discusses K Meson leptonic decay, including weak hadronic current, polarization of the muon, form of coupling, rate of partial decay, and density function of the Dalitz plot. The text then takes...

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US CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

CHRISTOPHER J. BAILEY

The United States is often perceived as sceptical, if not hostile, to the need to address man-made climate change. US government policy has undoubtedly disappointed environmentalists and scientists who believe more concerted action is needed, but a careful examination of the evidence reveals a number of policy actions designed to investigate, mitigate, and adapt to climate chan...

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A DAME FULL OF VIM AND VIGOUR

MARILYN BAILEY OGILVIE / CLIFFORD J. CHOQUETTE

First Published in 1999. Alice Middleton Boring was a remarkable woman who lived and worked in remarkable times. This feisty, head-strong scientist spent her life teaching biology in China, during some of the most tumultuous times in the country's history. Alice found herself continually distracted from science by civil war, revolution, the Japanese occupation, World War II (in...

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REFORM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE IN BRITAIN

RONAN PADDISON / S. J. BAILEY

First Published in 1988. This book of readings was compiled during the period between publication of the Green Paper 'Paying for Local Government' (Cmnd 9714) in January 1986 and the passage of the English and Welsh Community Charge (PoIl Tax) Bill through Parliament during the first half of 1988. The Scottish Bill reached the statute book in May 1987. Whilst the Scottish Bill ...

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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY

DAVID J. BAILEY

This book takes an in-depth look into recent developments in European social democracy. It begins by highlighting the somewhat paradoxical turn by a number of social democratic parties towards enhanced support for European integration, a move that has occurred despite the apparently ‘neoliberal’ direction of much of EU policy-output. A critical realist method is adopted, inform...

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GENDER AND EDUCATION IN CHINA

PAUL J. BAILEY

Gender and Education in China analyzes the significance, impact and nature of women's public education in China from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century. Educational change was an integral aspect of the early twentieth century state-building and modernizing reforms implemented by the Qing dynasty as a means of strengthening the foundations of dynastic rule and r...

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FIELD ARTILLERY AND FIRE POWER

J.B.A BAILEY

This definitive overview of the development and use of artillery makes the complex artillery systems of today understandable, while at the same time showing how they have evolved and how they are likely to change in the future. The author, until recently chief of artillery for the British Army, is considered one of the world's foremost experts on the subject. Unlike other books...

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WELDING STEELS WITHOUT HYDROGEN CRACKING

BAILEY, N / COE, F R / GOOCH, T G / HART, P H M / JENKINS, N / PARGETER, R J

A comprehensive guide to avoiding hydrogen cracking which serves as an essential problem-solver for anyone involved in the welding of ferritic steels. The authors provide a lucid and thorough explanation of the theoretical background to the subject but the main emphasis throughout is firmly on practice. ...

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OCCUPANCY ESTIMATION AND MODELING: INFERRING PATTERNS AND DYNAMICS OF SPECIES OCCURRENCE

MACKENZIE, DARRYL I. / NICHOLS, JAMES D. / ROYLE, J. ANDREW / POLLOCK, KENNETH H. / BAILEY, LARISSA L. /

Occupancy Estimation and Modeling is the first book to examine the latest methods in analyzing presence/absence data surveys. Using four classes of models (single-species, single-season; single-species, multiple season; multiple-species, single-season; and multiple-species, multiple-season), the authors discuss the practical sampling situation, present a likelihood-based model...

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STEALERS' SKY

ANDREW J. OFFUTT / JOHN DECLES / DUANE MCGOWEN / DIANA L. PAXSON / C.J. CHERRYH / ROBIN WAYNE BAILEY

The twelfth entry in the shared-world fantasy series finds wrongs righted, debts paid, and the city swathed in a mysterious dust storm. With the completion of its new wall, Sanctuary seems peaceful and prosperous. The Beysib and Rankan invaders now favor diplomacy over military action. The wharves that once hosted only fishermen are now full of trade ships carrying merchandise ...

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BLOOD TIES

DIANA L. PAXSON / JANET MORRIS / ROBIN WAYNE BAILEY / C.J. CHERRYH / ANDREW J. OFFUTT / DIANE DUANE

A ruined city rebuilds in the ninth entry of this shared-world fantasy series. Hakiem, storyteller and adviser, surveys the city of Sanctuary from a palace window and is heartbroken by what he sees. The city of outlaws and adventurers now lies in shambles, ravaged by war, plague, riots, and magical destruction, and many citizens are dead or wounded. Hakiem is not the only one t...

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UNEASY ALLIANCES

C.J. CHERRYH / JOHN DECLES / CHRIS MORRIS / ROBIN WAYNE BAILEY / C. S. WILLIAMS / DIANA L. PAXSON

The struggle to rebuild Sanctuary continues in the eleventh entry in this shared-world fantasy series. The storms of war have passed Sanctuary by, and ordinary folk are confident the worst is behind them. Citizens work to restore their lives as the reconstruction brings new life to the city in more ways than one. However, it’s not sunny skies for everyone. Some residents are op...

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THE DEAD OF WINTER

JANET MORRIS / ANDREW J. OFFUTT / ROBIN WAYNE BAILEY / C.J. CHERRYH / DIANE DUANE / DIANA L. PAXSON

The dead rise in the seventh volume of the shared-world fantasy, co-edited by the New York Times–bestselling author of the Myth Adventures series. As winter descends on the fractured city of Sanctuary, it’s expected that the rainy season will cool the air. But tensions are simmering. The Emperor is dead, and the rightful heir to the throne is in town. The city is a battlefield,...

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FIGHT TO FORGIVE

J. LEIGH BAILEY

Recent college grad Aaron Elliott is a pro when it comes to avoiding conflict. So when he hears his mother and stepfather plan to sell the family's rambling summer retreat, it takes everything in him to object. The lake house is where he feels closest to his late father. It's where he fell in love with his best friend…and it's where he let family pressure decide his future rath...

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