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15 produkter
Fat Politics
The Real Story behind America's Obesity Epidemic
Häftad, 2006
312 kr
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Over the past twenty years, obesity has risen in the United States to epidemic proportions. Today, over sixty percent of Americans are overweight, and over one in four is obese. This book examines the cultural contradictions that underlie this massive transformation. Oliver's highly readable yet …
Fat Politics
The Real Story behind America''s Obesity Epidemic
E-bok, 2005
202 kr
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It seems almost daily we read newspaper articles and watch news reports exposing the growing epidemic of obesity in America. Our government tells us we are experiencing a major health crisis, with sixty percent of Americans classified as overweight, and one in four as obese. But how valid are these …
Fat Politics
The Real Story behind America''s Obesity Epidemic
E-bok, 2005
202 kr
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It seems almost daily we read newspaper articles and watch news reports exposing the growing epidemic of obesity in America. Our government tells us we are experiencing a major health crisis, with sixty percent of Americans classified as overweight, and one in four as obese. But how valid are these …
Enchanted America
How Intuition and Reason Divide Our Politics
Av J. Eric Oliver, Thomas J. Wood
Häftad, 2018
326 kr
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America is in civic chaos, its politics rife with conspiracy theories and false information. Nationalism and authoritarianism are on the rise, while scientists, universities, and news organizations are viewed with increasing mistrust. Its citizens reject scientific evidence on climate change and …
Enchanted America
How Intuition and Reason Divide Our Politics
Av Thomas J. Wood, J. Eric Oliver
E-bok, 2018
514 kr
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America is in civic chaos, its politics rife with conspiracy theories and false information. Nationalism and authoritarianism are on the rise, while scientists, universities, and news organizations are viewed with increasing mistrust. Its citizens reject scientific evidence on climate change and …
Paradoxes of Integration
Race, Neighborhood, and Civic Life in Multiethnic America
Inbunden, 2010
857 kr
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The United States is rapidly changing from a country monochromatically divided between black and white into a multiethnic society. "The Paradoxes of Integration" helps us to understand America's racial future by revealing the complex relationships among integration, racial attitudes, and …
Paradoxes of Integration
Race, Neighborhood, and Civic Life in Multiethnic America
Häftad, 2010
265 kr
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The United States is rapidly changing from a country monochromatically divided between black and white into a multiethnic society. "The Paradoxes of Integration" helps us to understand America's racial future by revealing the complex relationships among integration, racial attitudes, and …
Paradoxes of Integration
Race, Neighborhood, and Civic Life in Multiethnic America
E-bok, 2010
644 kr
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The United States is rapidly changing from a country monochromatically divided between black and white into a multiethnic society. The Paradoxes of Integration helps us to understand America’s racial future by revealing the complex relationships among integration, racial attitudes, and neighborhood …
Democracy in Suburbia
Häftad, 2001
462 kr
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Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just what is a suburb? How do social environments shape civic life? Looking beyond popular stereotypes, Democracy in Suburbia answers these questions by examining how suburbs …
Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy
Av J. Eric Oliver, Shang E. Ha m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
436 kr
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Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few explanations …
Democracy in Suburbia
E-bok, 2021
642 kr
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Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just what is a suburb? How do social environments shape civic life? Looking beyond popular stereotypes, Democracy in Suburbia answers these questions by examining how suburbs …
How to Know Your Self
The Art & Science of Discovering Who You Really Are
Inbunden, 2026
297 kr
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For more than twenty years, University of Chicago professor J. Eric Oliver has taught a legendary course—The Intelligible Self—that students routinely describe as life-changing. Now, in How to Know Your Self, he brings the best of that classroom experience to readers everywhere, guiding us through …
How to Know Your Self
The Art and Science of Discovering Who You Really Are
Häftad, 2027
194 kr
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A thinking person's guide to self-awareness, How to Know Your Self also shows how you can use self-knowledge to live a happier life.Most of us live with a low-grade sense that something's off. A background hum of anxiety, regret, or dissatisfaction we can't quite name. We try positive thinking, …
Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy
Av Zachary Callen, Shang E. Ha m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
599 kr
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Local government is the hidden leviathan of American politics: it accounts for nearly a tenth of gross domestic product, it collects nearly as much in taxes as the federal government, and its decisions have an enormous impact on Americans'' daily lives. Yet political scientists have few …
Enchanted America
How Intuition and Reason Divide Our Politics
Av J. Eric Oliver, Thomas J. Wood
Inbunden, 2018
825 kr
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America is in civic chaos, its politics rife with conspiracy theories and false information. Nationalism and authoritarianism are on the rise, while scientists, universities, and news organizations are viewed with increasing mistrust. Its citizens reject scientific evidence on climate change and …
