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Governing Latin America is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the contemporary politics of the region. Focusing on the enduring difficulties of achieving democratic stability, it explores the
Originally published in 1988 (Wiley), and here reissued with revisions, this concise introduction to nonstandard analysis takes an axiomatic internal set theory approach. It starts with an exposition
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Originally published by The Beacon Press, Boston, 1952, under the title Readings from World Religions , this unabridged republication offers an introduction to 11 world religions. Each chapter outline
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Offers an introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and presents thirty-five entries on major authors and their works, including literary criticism and a complete bibliography for each author.
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A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction
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Providing a broad introduction to the growing field, this book explores the way in which peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates used therapeutically. With help of numerous illustrations,
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