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Weary Warriors

Power, Knowledge, and the Invisible Wounds of Soldiers

by Michael J. Prince, Pamela Moss ...

As seen in military documents, medical journals, novels, films, television shows, and memoirs, soldiers’ invisible wounds are not innate cracks in individual psyches that break under the stress of war. Instead, the generation of weary warriors is caught up in wider social and political networks and institutions—families, activist groups, government bureaucracies, welfare state programs—mediated ... Read more

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As seen in military documents, medical journals, novels, films, television shows, and memoirs, soldiers’ invisible wounds are not innate cracks in individual psyches that break under the stress of war. Instead, the generation of weary warriors is caught up in wider social and political networks and institutions—families, activist groups, government bureaucracies, welfare state programs—mediated
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War and German Memory

Excavating the Significance of the Second World War in German Cultural Consciousness

by K. Michael Prince ...

Germans often claim that "we have learned the lessons of our history." But what, precisely, are the lessons they have drawn from their Nazi-era past? What experiences from that time continue to hold significant meaning for Germans today, and how have those experiences shaped postwar German cultural identity? Though Germans have come to recognize the evils of Nazism, for them, its primary evil ... Read more

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Germans often claim that "we have learned the lessons of our history." But what, precisely, are the lessons they have drawn from their Nazi-era past? What experiences from that time continue to hold significant meaning for Germans today, and how have those experiences shaped postwar German cultural identity? Though Germans have come to recognize the evils of Nazism, for them, its primary evil
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Policy Analysis in Canada

by Michael Prince, Iris Geva-May, Justin Longo, Rachel Laforest, Greg Flynn, Paul Wilson, Jonathan Craft, Bryan Evans, Andrea Migone, Adam Wellstead, Seck Tan0, Michael Howlett1 ...

Series Book 13 - International Library of Policy Analysis
Policy analysis in Canada brings together original contributions from many of the field’s leading scholars. Contributors chronicle the evolution of policy analysis in Canada over the past 50 years and reflect on its application in both governmental and non-governmental settings.As part of the International Library of Policy Analysis series, the book enables cross-national comparison of public ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Policy analysis in Canada brings together original contributions from many of the field’s leading scholars. Contributors chronicle the evolution of policy analysis in Canada over the past 50 years and reflect on its application in both governmental and non-governmental settings.As part of the International Library of Policy Analysis series, the book enables cross-national comparison of public
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Struggling for Social Citizenship

Disabled Canadians, Income Security, and Prime Ministerial Eras

by Michael Prince ...

The Canada Pension Plan disability benefit is a monthly payment available to disabled citizens who have contributed to the CPP and are unable to work regularly at any job. Covering the program’s origins, early implementation, liberalization of benefits, and more recent restraint and reorientation of this program, Struggling for Social Citizenship is the first detailed examination of the single ... Read more

$36.99 USD

The Canada Pension Plan disability benefit is a monthly payment available to disabled citizens who have contributed to the CPP and are unable to work regularly at any job. Covering the program’s origins, early implementation, liberalization of benefits, and more recent restraint and reorientation of this program, Struggling for Social Citizenship is the first detailed examination of the single
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Give Me This Mountain

Faith To Go From Barely Surviving To Actually Thriving

by Joseph Prince ...

Narrated by Michael Davis ...

Unabridged

4 hours 24 min

This is a book—no—a guide to faith.Real, raw, and authentic faith.Not the kind of polished, feel-good faith that’s only good on the good days and vanishes the moment life turns up the heat.We’re talking about faith for when and where it really matters— in the face of adversity, disappointment, anxiety about the future, and the seemingly impossible odds we’re up against that the world and our ... Read more

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This is a book—no—a guide to faith.Real, raw, and authentic faith.Not the kind of polished, feel-good faith that’s only good on the good days and vanishes the moment life turns up the heat.We’re talking about faith for when and where it really matters— in the face of adversity, disappointment, anxiety about the future, and the seemingly impossible odds we’re up against that the world and our
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Stupid Wars

A Citizen's Guide to Botched Putsches, Failed Coups, Inane Invasions & Ridiculous Revolutions

by Ed Strosser, Michael Prince ...

When winners write history, they sometimes "forget" to include their own embarrassing misjudgments. Fortunately, this take-no-prisoners edition of history isn't going to let the winners (or the losers) forget the mistakes of the past. Be prepared to laugh out loud—and gasp in horror—at the most painfully idiotic strategies, alliances, and decisions the world has ever known. These stupid wars have ... Read more

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When winners write history, they sometimes "forget" to include their own embarrassing misjudgments. Fortunately, this take-no-prisoners edition of history isn't going to let the winners (or the losers) forget the mistakes of the past. Be prepared to laugh out loud—and gasp in horror—at the most painfully idiotic strategies, alliances, and decisions the world has ever known. These stupid wars have
... Read more
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Social Media Marketing 2019: Secret Strategies to Become an Influencer of Millions on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook While Advertising Your Personal Brand in 2018 and Beyond

by Dave Welch ...

Narrated by K Michael Prince ...

Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

Do You Want to Dominate Social Media in 2019?Would You Like to Learn All About Social Media Marketing?Are You Looking to Take Your Business to New Heights With Up-to-date Social Media Marketing?Social media is a superb and energizing world, and seeing each of the devices accessible will give you the confidence to build deals or set up an individual relationship with your clients.There are many ... Read more

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Do You Want to Dominate Social Media in 2019?Would You Like to Learn All About Social Media Marketing?Are You Looking to Take Your Business to New Heights With Up-to-date Social Media Marketing?Social media is a superb and energizing world, and seeing each of the devices accessible will give you the confidence to build deals or set up an individual relationship with your clients.There are many
... Read more
Speaking of Writing: A Brief Rhetoric

by Allegra Goodman, Michael Prince ...

Can a writing textbook inform and entertain? Can a very brief rhetoric also function as a stand-alone guide to college writing? Yes and yes. Speaking of Writing is a concise yet comprehensive rhetoric with readings. Informed by scholarship in Writing Studies, this book follows four college students from diverse backgrounds as they face the challenges of reading, writing, and critical thinking in ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Can a writing textbook inform and entertain? Can a very brief rhetoric also function as a stand-alone guide to college writing? Yes and yes. Speaking of Writing is a concise yet comprehensive rhetoric with readings. Informed by scholarship in Writing Studies, this book follows four college students from diverse backgrounds as they face the challenges of reading, writing, and critical thinking in
... Read more
The Shortest Way with Defoe

Robinson Crusoe, Deism, and the Novel

by Michael B. Prince ...

A scholarly and imaginative reconstruction of the voyage Daniel Defoe took from the pillory to literary immortality, The Shortest Way with Defoe contends that Robinson Crusoe contains a secret satire, written against one person, that has gone undetected for 300 years. By locating Defoe's nemesis and discovering what he represented and how Defoe fought him, Michael Prince's book opens the way to a ... Read more

$71.99 USD

A scholarly and imaginative reconstruction of the voyage Daniel Defoe took from the pillory to literary immortality, The Shortest Way with Defoe contends that Robinson Crusoe contains a secret satire, written against one person, that has gone undetected for 300 years. By locating Defoe's nemesis and discovering what he represented and how Defoe fought him, Michael Prince's book opens the way to a
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Absent Citizens

Disability Politics and Policy in Canada

by Michael J. Prince ...

Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making. People with disabilities are, in many respects, missing from the theories and practices of social rights, political participation, employment, and civic membership. Absent Citizens brings to light these chronic deficiencies in Canadian society and emphasizes the effects that these omissions have on the ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Disability exists in the shadows of public awareness and at the periphery of policy making. People with disabilities are, in many respects, missing from the theories and practices of social rights, political participation, employment, and civic membership. Absent Citizens brings to light these chronic deficiencies in Canadian society and emphasizes the effects that these omissions have on the
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Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy

by Michael J. Prince, James J. Rice ...

No one is content with the state of health and social programs in Canada today. The Right thinks that there is too much government involvement, and the Left thinks there is not enough. In Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy James Rice and Michael Prince track the history of the welfare state from its establishment in the 1940s, through its development in the mid 1970s, to the period of ... Read more

$29.99 USD

No one is content with the state of health and social programs in Canada today. The Right thinks that there is too much government involvement, and the Left thinks there is not enough. In Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy James Rice and Michael Prince track the history of the welfare state from its establishment in the 1940s, through its development in the mid 1970s, to the period of
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Adapting the Beat Poets

Burroughs, Ginsberg, and Kerouac on Screen

by Michael J. Prince ...

Series series Film and History
In the post-World War II era, authors of the beat generation produced some of the most enduring literature of the day. More than six decades since, work of the Beat Poets conjures images of unconventionality, defiance, and a changing consciousness that permeated the 1950s and 60s. In recent years, the key texts of Beat authors such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac have ... Read more

$89.99 USD

In the post-World War II era, authors of the beat generation produced some of the most enduring literature of the day. More than six decades since, work of the Beat Poets conjures images of unconventionality, defiance, and a changing consciousness that permeated the 1950s and 60s. In recent years, the key texts of Beat authors such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac have
... Read more

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