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The $800 million pill : the truth behind the cost of new drugs / / Merrill Goozner
| The $800 million pill : the truth behind the cost of new drugs / / Merrill Goozner |
| Autore | Goozner Merrill <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.4/3/61510973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Prescription pricing
Drugs - Prices Pharmaceutical industry Consumer education |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american society
biochemists biotech drugs drug companies drug cost drug culture drug funding drug innovation drug manufacturing drug pricing expose piece genetic disorders government funded research high costs human genome project investments medical breakthroughs medical innovations medical research pharmaceutical companies prescription drugs private sector public heath public sector research and development us government |
| ISBN |
1-282-35824-3
9786612358241 0-520-93928-X 1-59734-450-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE. BIOHYPE -- PART TWO. DIRECTED RESEARCH -- PART THREE. BIG PHARMA -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Eight hundred million dollar pill |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780445003321 |
Goozner Merrill <1950->
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2004 | ||
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Asylum denied [[electronic resource] ] : a refugee's struggle for safety in America / / David Ngaruri Kenney and Philip G. Schrag
| Asylum denied [[electronic resource] ] : a refugee's struggle for safety in America / / David Ngaruri Kenney and Philip G. Schrag |
| Autore | Kenney David Ngaruri <1973-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
| Disciplina |
323.6/31
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SchragPhilip G. <1943-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - Government policy - United States
Political refugees - Government policy - United States Civil rights - United States Human rights - United States Political refugees - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
academic
african immigrant asylum attempted murder courage crime deportation escape farmers farming hard times homeland human rights violations human rights immigrant stories immigration law immigration reform immigration imprisonment kenya kenyan immigrant legal issues legal strategy life story murder native land political refugee political prisoner refugee story scholarly torture true story united states us government |
| ISBN |
1-281-38555-7
9786611385552 0-520-93472-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The farmers' boycott -- Basketball -- Temporary safety -- Bernie and Dave -- My day in court -- Winning the lottery -- The fourth circuit -- A cold day in Richmond -- Exiled -- The witch arrives -- The lawyer's epilogue -- The client's epilogue. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782013003321 |
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Kenney David Ngaruri <1973->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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Atonement and forgiveness [[electronic resource] ] : a new model for black reparations / / Roy L. Brooks
| Atonement and forgiveness [[electronic resource] ] : a new model for black reparations / / Roy L. Brooks |
| Autore | Brooks Roy L (Roy Lavon), <1950-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (347 p.) |
| Disciplina | 973/.049673 |
| Soggetto topico |
African Americans - Reparations
Atonement Government liability - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african americans
atonement black americans black culture black redress movement black reparations controversial egalitarianism federal government forgiveness historians history of segregation history of slavery human rights international perspective modern society morality national apology oppression race issues race reparations race scholars racial inequalities racism restorative justice retrospective us government |
| ISBN |
0-520-34340-9
0-520-93973-5 1-4175-4077-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1. The Purpose and History of the Black Redress Movement -- 2. Harms to Slaves and Free Blacks -- 3. Harms to Descendants -- 4. The Tort Model -- 5. The Atonement Model -- 6. Opposing Arguments -- EPILOGUE -- Appendix 1: Selected List of Other Atrocities -- Appendix 2: Summary of the Negotiations That Led to Germany's Foundation Law -- NOTES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CASES -- STATUTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777352203321 |
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Brooks Roy L (Roy Lavon), <1950->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 | ||
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Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell
| Barnum Brown [[electronic resource] ] : the man who discovered Tyrannosaurus rex / / Lowell Dingus and Mark A. Norell |
| Autore | Dingus Lowell |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
560.92
B |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NorellMark |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleontologists - United States
Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Soggetto non controllato |
20th century
american scientists barnum brown biographical dinosaur species dinosaurs famous discoveries famous scientists field notes fossil hunters fossils historical account legendary figures letters natural history natural sciences nonfiction oil paleontologist science historians science history scientific discoveries scientific expeditions scientists tyrannosaurus rex united states us government western frontier |
| ISBN |
1-282-55614-2
9786612556142 0-520-94552-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Prologue. The Mindset of Barnum Brown -- One. Child of the Frontier (1873-1889) -- Two. Student . . . of Sorts (1889 - 1896) -- Three. Apprentice Extraordinaire (1896 - 1898) -- Four. To Land's End: Patagonia (1898 - 1900) -- Five. To the Depths of Hell Creek (1900 - 1903) -- Six. Love (1903 - 1906) -- Seven. Loss (1906 - 1910) -- Eight. The Canadian Dinosaur Bone Rush (1910 - 1916) -- Nine. Cuba, Abyssinia, and Other Intrigues (1916 - 1921) -- Ten. Jewels from the Orient: Raj India (1921 - 1923) -- Eleven. Perils and Pearls Up the Irrawaddy: Burma (1923) -- Twelve. Samos: Isle of Intrigue (1923 - 1925) -- Thirteen. Ancient Americans Hunting Bison? Birds as Dinosaurs? (1925 - 1931) -- Fourteen. Digging - and Flying - for Dinosaurs -- Fifteen. Toward the Golden Years -- Sixteen. Brown as a Spy, Movie Consultant, and Showman at the World's Fair (1942 - 1963) -- Epilogue -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781037603321 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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Burying Uncertainty : Risk and the Case Against Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste / / K. S. Shrader-Frechette
| Burying Uncertainty : Risk and the Case Against Geological Disposal of Nuclear Waste / / K. S. Shrader-Frechette |
| Autore | Shrader-Frechette K. S. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1993] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
| Disciplina | 621.48/38 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radioactive waste disposal in the ground - Environmental aspects
Radioactive waste disposal in the ground - Risk assessment |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american history
consent due process ethics geology government half life health and safety legal issues liability morals natural history natural world nevada nuclear power nuclear waste political politics pollution public health radioactive waste radwaste respiratory illness science scientific united states history us government us history yucca mountain |
| ISBN |
1-282-35497-3
9786612354977 0-520-91396-5 0-585-29941-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Riddle of Nuclear Waste -- 2. Understanding the Origins of the Problem -- 3. Reliance on Value Judgments in Repository Risk Assessment -- 4. Subjective Estimates of Repository Risks -- 5. Subjective Evaluations of Repository Risks -- 6. Problematic Inferences in in Assessing Repository Risks -- 7. Uncertainty: An Obstacle to Geological Disposal -- 8. Equity: An Obstacle to Geological Disposal -- 9. .An Alternative to Permanent Geological Disposal -- Notes -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495870003321 |
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Shrader-Frechette K. S.
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1993] | ||
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China's naval operations in the South China Sea : evaluating legal, strategic and military factors / / by Bruce A. Elleman, William V. Pratt Professor of International History, U. S. Naval War College [[electronic resource]]
| China's naval operations in the South China Sea : evaluating legal, strategic and military factors / / by Bruce A. Elleman, William V. Pratt Professor of International History, U. S. Naval War College [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Elleman Bruce A. <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Folkestone : , : Renaissance Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 341.4/480916472 |
| Collana | Renaissance books Asia Pacific series |
| Soggetto topico | Law of the sea - South China Sea |
| Soggetto non controllato |
military interests
sea traffic us government |
| ISBN | 1-898823-68-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: ; 1. Early History of the South China Sea Disputes -- ; 2. China's Maritime Territorial Disputes with Vietnam -- ; 3. China's Spratly-KIG Maritime Dispute with the Philippines -- ; 4. China's Continental Shelf Dispute with Malaysia -- ; 5. China's Energy Resources Dispute with Brunei -- ; 6. China's Natuna Island Fishing Dispute with Indonesia -- ; 7. China's Sovereignty Disputes with Taiwan -- ; 8. United States as the South China Sea Maritime Arbiter -- Conclusions: China's Contemporary and Future Maritime Strategy in the SCS -- ; Appendix A Timeline -- Supporting Documents -- ; doc. 1 Sino-French Tonkin Treaty, 26 June 1887 -- ; doc. 2 Cairo Declaration, 1 December 1943 -- ; doc. 3 Potsdam Proclamation, 26 July 1945 -- ; doc. 4 Treaty of Peace with Japan, 8 September 1951 -- ; doc. 5 Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan, 28 April 1952 -- ; doc. 6 U.S.-ROC Mutual Defense Treaty, 2 December 1954 (ratified 1955) -- ; doc. 7 Formosa Resolution, 1955 -- ; doc. 8 Declaration on China's Territorial Sea, 4 September 1958 -- ; doc. 9 Prime Minister Pham Van Dong's Letter, 14 September 1958 -- ; doc. 10 Shanghai Communique, 28 February 1972 -- ; doc. 11 Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America, 16 December 1978 -- ; doc. 12 Taiwan Relations Act, 10 April 1979 -- ; doc. 13 Joint Communique on the Question of Arms Sales to Taiwan, 17 August 1982 -- ; doc. 14 Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 25 February 1992 -- ; doc. 15 1992 ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea, 22 July 1992 -- ; doc. 16 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, PART V, Exclusive Economic Zone, in force since 14 November 1994 -- ; doc. 17 concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People's Republic of China, 21 March 1996 -- ; doc. 18 Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the PRC, 26 June 1998 -- ; doc. 19 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, 4 November 2002 -- ; doc. 20 Anti-Secession Law adopted by NPC, 14 March 2005 -- ; doc. 21 Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, 29 June 2010 -- ; doc. 22 In the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration, 12 July 2016. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796310003321 |
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Elleman Bruce A. <1959->
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| Folkestone : , : Renaissance Books, , 2018 | ||
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China's naval operations in the South China Sea : evaluating legal, strategic and military factors / / by Bruce A. Elleman, William V. Pratt Professor of International History, U. S. Naval War College [[electronic resource]]
| China's naval operations in the South China Sea : evaluating legal, strategic and military factors / / by Bruce A. Elleman, William V. Pratt Professor of International History, U. S. Naval War College [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Elleman Bruce A. <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Folkestone : , : Renaissance Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 341.4/480916472 |
| Collana | Renaissance books Asia Pacific series |
| Soggetto topico | Law of the sea - South China Sea |
| Soggetto non controllato |
military interests
sea traffic us government |
| ISBN | 1-898823-68-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: ; 1. Early History of the South China Sea Disputes -- ; 2. China's Maritime Territorial Disputes with Vietnam -- ; 3. China's Spratly-KIG Maritime Dispute with the Philippines -- ; 4. China's Continental Shelf Dispute with Malaysia -- ; 5. China's Energy Resources Dispute with Brunei -- ; 6. China's Natuna Island Fishing Dispute with Indonesia -- ; 7. China's Sovereignty Disputes with Taiwan -- ; 8. United States as the South China Sea Maritime Arbiter -- Conclusions: China's Contemporary and Future Maritime Strategy in the SCS -- ; Appendix A Timeline -- Supporting Documents -- ; doc. 1 Sino-French Tonkin Treaty, 26 June 1887 -- ; doc. 2 Cairo Declaration, 1 December 1943 -- ; doc. 3 Potsdam Proclamation, 26 July 1945 -- ; doc. 4 Treaty of Peace with Japan, 8 September 1951 -- ; doc. 5 Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan, 28 April 1952 -- ; doc. 6 U.S.-ROC Mutual Defense Treaty, 2 December 1954 (ratified 1955) -- ; doc. 7 Formosa Resolution, 1955 -- ; doc. 8 Declaration on China's Territorial Sea, 4 September 1958 -- ; doc. 9 Prime Minister Pham Van Dong's Letter, 14 September 1958 -- ; doc. 10 Shanghai Communique, 28 February 1972 -- ; doc. 11 Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America, 16 December 1978 -- ; doc. 12 Taiwan Relations Act, 10 April 1979 -- ; doc. 13 Joint Communique on the Question of Arms Sales to Taiwan, 17 August 1982 -- ; doc. 14 Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 25 February 1992 -- ; doc. 15 1992 ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea, 22 July 1992 -- ; doc. 16 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, PART V, Exclusive Economic Zone, in force since 14 November 1994 -- ; doc. 17 concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People's Republic of China, 21 March 1996 -- ; doc. 18 Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the PRC, 26 June 1998 -- ; doc. 19 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, 4 November 2002 -- ; doc. 20 Anti-Secession Law adopted by NPC, 14 March 2005 -- ; doc. 21 Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, 29 June 2010 -- ; doc. 22 In the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration, 12 July 2016. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808259703321 |
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Elleman Bruce A. <1959->
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| Folkestone : , : Renaissance Books, , 2018 | ||
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Germ Wars : The Politics of Microbes and America's Landscape of Fear / / Melanie Armstrong
| Germ Wars : The Politics of Microbes and America's Landscape of Fear / / Melanie Armstrong |
| Autore | Armstrong Melanie <1977-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.325/35610973 |
| Collana | Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics |
| Soggetto topico |
Biopolitics
Bioterrorism - United States - Psychological aspects Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention |
| Soggetto non controllato |
activism
activist america american government american history american biological science biological weapon biologist biology bioterrorism biowarfare contemporary dangerous disease germ warfare government spending government microbes modern world policymaker politics revolution scientific united states government united states history us government us history warfare |
| ISBN | 0-520-96614-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. Political Ecologies of Bioterror -- 1. "Smallpox Is Dead". The Public Health Campaign to (Almost) Eradicate a Species -- 2. Microbes for War and Peace On the Military Origins of Containment -- 3. The Wild Microbiological West Fighting Ticks and Weighing Risks -- 4. Agents of Care. Bioterrorism Preparedness at the CDC -- 5. Simulation Science. Securing the Future -- 6. Bioterror Borderlands. Of Nature and Nation -- Conclusion. "Freaked Out Yet?" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
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Armstrong Melanie <1977->
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2017] | ||
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The Nature of Race : How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Difference / / Ann Morning
| The Nature of Race : How Scientists Think and Teach about Human Difference / / Ann Morning |
| Autore | Morning Ann |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Race
Racism in anthropology Racism in education Racism in textbooks Anthropology Social Sciences Physical Anthropology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
ancestry anthropologists anthropology biological sciences biologists contemporary society critical analysis dna testing education system genetics human biology human differences nonfiction physiology race and culture race in america racial differences racial issues researchers scientific perspective scientists social constructs sociologists sociology students textbooks theoretical us government |
| ISBN |
1-283-27840-5
9786613278401 0-520-95014-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- ONE. Introduction: what is race? -- TWO. What Do We Know about Scientific and Popular Concepts of Race? -- THREE. Textbook Race: Lessons on Human Difference -- FOUR. Teaching Race: Scientists on Human Difference -- FIVE. Learning Race: Students on Human Difference -- SIX. Race Concepts beyond the Classroom -- SEVEN. Conclusion: the redemption of essentialism -- APPENDIX A: Textbook Sample Selection and List -- APPENDIX B: Interview Research Design and Methodology -- APPENDIX C: Faculty Questionnaire -- APPENDIX D: Student Questionnaire -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] | ||
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Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit
| Savage dreams : a journey into the landscape wars of the American West / / Rebecca Solnit |
| Autore | Solnit Rebecca |
| Edizione | [Twentieth anniversary edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 917.8042 |
| Soggetto topico | Landscapes - West (U.S.) - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american government
american history american west civic cultural studies environment environmental thinking experiments governmental power great basin hidden wars history of the west indigenous peoples invisible wars landscape theory national park native americans nevada testing site nuclear bombs nuclear testing program politics power structures tragic united states of america us government us history war against the land war yosemite national park |
| ISBN | 0-520-95792-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- PREFACE TO THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION -- Acknowledgments -- From Hell to Breakfast -- Like Moths to a Candle -- April Fool's Day -- Trees -- Lise Meitner's Walking Shoes -- Golden Hours and Iron County -- Ruby Valley and the Ranch -- The War -- Keeping Pace with the Tortoise -- The Rainbow -- Spectators -- Framing the View -- Vanishing (Remaining) -- Fire in the Garden -- The Name of the Snake -- Up the River of Mercy -- Savage's Grave -- Full Circle -- Afterword to the 1999 Edition -- Sources -- Index |
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Solnit Rebecca
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| Berkeley, California ; ; Los Angeles, California : , : University of California Press, , 2014 | ||
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