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The Looting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth
Tom Burgis · PublicAffairs; First Edition edition
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The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Africa's resource states remained tethered to the bottom of the industrial supply... |
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Issues in U.S. Immigration
Carl L., III Bankston (Editor), · Salem Pr Inc; Har/Psc edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Issues in U.S. Immigration Designed for and written to be understood by high school students and college undergraduates, Immigration in U.S. History offers a clear and innovative approach to immigration history that can also be used by advanced students and scholars. Of the many themes... |
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On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City
Alice Goffman · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover |
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Forty years in, the War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. Arrest quotas and high-tech surveillance techniques criminalize entire blocks,... |
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Using iPhones, iPads, and iPods: A Practical Guide for Librarians
Tony Cosgrave · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
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Apple Inc. has sold more than 500 million iPhones, iPads, and iPodTouches. Library patrons are increasingly coming to libraries with the expectation that their Apple devices will work flawlessly with library services—or that they can find an iPad to use at the library if they don’t... |
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Engagement and Access: Innovative Approaches for Museums
Juilee Decker (Editor) · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
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Engagement and Access Innovative Approaches for Museums addresses how museums forge two-way communication and engaged participation through the use of community curation, social media, collaboration, and inquiry-based learning. Such approaches demonstrate how museums serve as thriving,... |
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