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The European Voter
This book provides a systematic comparative analysis of how and why voting behaviour has changed in Europe in recent decades. It has been widely argued that radical changes have occurred in the how and why of voting behaviour in Europe as a result of changes in the structure of society, most notably the rise in material affluence and educational attainment, and the decline in religious observance and the size of the working class. But most tests of this proposition have been undertaken on single countries. This book, however, systematically tests the validity of this proposition across various European countries. The argument that social change has altered voting behavior has been increasingly challenged on the grounds that it takes too little account of changes in the choices that are put before voters by the parties, such as the promises and proposals that are put forward at election time. This book, therefore, also assesses the relative explanatory power of claims that voting behaviour has changed because of changes in society against claims that it responds to changes in the offerings of political parties. And it is clear from the analyzes reported in this book that contrary to the claims of much of the extant literature, the latter argument appears better able to account for many of the patterns and changes in European voting behaviour, and thus the book constitutes an important challenge to much current academic orthodoxy. This is the first book to provide a systematic comparison of the long-term dynamics of the voting behaviour of individual voters across such a wide range of European countries, taking into account the dynamics of the choices put before voters by the parties and, for the first time, relating this to the way voters behave. Comparative Politics is a series for students and teveryers of political science that deals with contemporary issues in comparative government and politics. The General Editors are Max Kaase, Professor of Political Science, Vice President and Dean, School of Humanities and Social Science, International University Bremen; and Kenneth Newton, Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Southampton. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461720816
- The European Voter
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Geographic Information Systems An Introduction 3rd Edition
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is the combining of computer database technology with geo-referenced information, resulting in digital maps and databases with applications in areas such as transportation planning, natural resource and environmental studies, utility management, highways and infrastructures, town planning and municipal government, and commercial applications. It is an ideal tool for integrating data from sources ranging from satellites to tax records. The continued growth of increasingly powerful GIS systems has increased the amount of practical applications for this field, and created a demand for skilled GIS-trained employees. This book is an ideal introduction to the concepts involved in GIS. This new edition brings the technical information up to date, and includes expanded coverage of open data standards. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461720951
- Geographic Information Systems An Introduction 3rd Edition
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PACKAGE ARRIBA W/CDROM BRIEF ED
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: 0130889350 > ARRIBA W/CDROM BRIEF ED 013088703X > WORKBK ARRIBA COMM CULTR - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461121795
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Beef Production and Management Decisions
Written for commercial beef producers, students, and others interested in the beef industry. Identifies the primary management principles and practices needed by commercial producers to raise productive and profitable cattle that meet the specifications needed by the beef industry. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461718633
- Beef Production and Management Decisions
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PACKAGE COLLEGE ALGEBRA & TRIG
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: COLLEGE ALGEBRA & TRIG I/A MATHXL - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461666475
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Eyes Before Ease
Provides a look at the history of spelling and explains why spelling is still important. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461511275
- Eyes Before Ease
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The Shadow of the Panther Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America
A controversial, engrossing revisionist assessment of Huey Newton, the civil rights movement, and the Black Panther Party, The Shadow of the Panther 'will awaken profound misgivings--about gun-barrel rhetoric, about armed rebellion, about the ambiguities of justice' (The New Yorker). Photos. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461514238
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Stop Telling Start Selling How to Use Customer-Focused Dialogue to Close Sales
In this newly revised and updated edition of Stop Telling, Start Selling Richardson teveryes you the critical skills you need to revitalize your sales process, including how to understand your customer's political, personal, and business needs; position your message so it is important to your customer; unlearn manipulative tactics that can kill a sale early on; gather customer feedback to adjust your message as you go; and maintain selling momentum and shorten the sales cycle. Stop Telling, Start Selling will help you truly listen to customers and put them first. That's what it takes to win the trust - and the business - of today's sophisticated customers. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461571317
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All-Mountain Skier
''Covers more information than a week's worth of private lessons.'--'Ski magazine 'The All-Mountain Skier helps skiers advance their skills with a foolproof, self-instructional program for mastering advanced techniques in even the most challenging conditions. Drawing from his extensive experience as a ski professional, instructor Mark Elling delivers essential advice and information--including tips from other expert skiers--to help readers perform like pros. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461571389
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India Development Report 1999-2000
Evaluation of performance of Indian economy; contributed articles. - Books Reading - New - 461410168
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A. Madhaviah A Biography and a Novel
Biography of A. Matavaiya, 1872-1925, Tamil author. - Books Reading - New - 461410192
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At the Japanese Table
At the Japanese Table is a highly engaging guide to the Japanese way of eating, providing both social and historical background for what readers might encounter when visiting Japan or eating at authentic Japanese restaurants. Written by a contributor to the renowned Oxford Companion to Food, this book describes meals and menus, both formal and informal, along with the kitchens, cooking utensils and techniques, and even the many types of restaurants and dining rooms. The book reveals the cultural importance of fresh foods, raw foods, and rice, and describes the diverse connections between food and seasonality. - Books Reading - New - 461410209
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Taking Chances Winning with Probability
Taking Chances presents an entertaining and fascinating exploration of probability, revealing traps and fallacies in the field. It describes and analyzes a remarkable variety of situations where chance plays a role, including football pools, the Lottery, TV games, sport cards, roulette, conins, and dice. The book guides the reader through common pitfalls, demonstrates how to make better informed decisions, and shows where the odds can be unexpectedly in your favor. This new edition has been fully updated, and includes information on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' and 'The Weakest Link,' plus a new chapter on Probability for Lawyers. - Books Reading - New - 461410493
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Oxford Book of Aphorisms
An aphorism is 'a short pithy statement or maxim, ' but beneath this definition lies a wealth of wit and insight to which neither the word nor a brief description can do justice. This anthology demonstrates just how rewarding an art form the aphorism can be, and just how brilliantly the aphorist can illuminate the hidden truth, or lay bare the ironies of existence. Specific sections on desires and longings, self-doubt, fame and reputations, happiness and sorrow, cover the whole range of aphoristic literature. This book brings together the most diverse figures--the classic aphorists, like La Rochefoucauld; the philosophers, from the Greeks to Samuel Johnson to Virginia Woolf--as well as statesman, scientists, boulevardiers, Olympians, and gadflies. John Gross draws on their wisdom and wit to produce an anthology that will be referred to time and time again. Praise for the previous edition: - Books Reading - New - 461513457
- Oxford Book of Aphorisms
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