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Evolution of Government Policy Towards Homosexuality in the US Military
The Rise and Fall of DADT
Throughout history, homosexuality has been a complicating factor for men and women electing to serve in the armed forces of the United States. The right to serve became increasingly complicated when the Department of Defense responded to congressional legislation in 1993 by adopting a policy that...
To Be Published September 24th 2013 by Routledge
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The economic ideas of ordinary people (Routledge Revivals)
From preferences to trade
Human actions result from a compound of animal desires, constraints and the words we use to talk about desires and constraints. Modern economics has developed complex theories to explain the operation of both desires and constraints but has neglected the language people use when they talk about...
Published July 4th 2012 by Routledge
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Robots Unlimited
Life in a Virtual Age
Consider this: Robots will one day be able to write poetry and prose so touching that it will make men weep; compose dozens or even hundreds of symphonies that will rival the work of Mozart; judge a court case with absolute impartiality and fairness; or even converse with the natural ease of your...
Published November 15th 2005 by A K Peters/CRC Press
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Attention, Genes and ADHD
Recent advances in genetic methodology are providing important aetiological and developmental information to the growing literature on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and related conditions. Attention, Genes and ADHD is the first book to review and integrate both behaviour-genetic...
Published November 13th 2002 by Psychology Press
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Europe's Digital Revolution
Broadcasting Regulation, the EU and the Nation State
Series: Routledge Research in European Public Policy
Europe's Digital Revolution assesses the impact of digital broadcasting on regulatory practices in Europe. The current roles and responsibilities of nation states and the EU will have to respond to rapid technological and market developments. Levy considers how these responsibilities are likely to...
Published January 24th 2001 by Routledge
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New Frontiers In Stress Research
Modulation of Brain Function
The stress response is an adaptive, complex, and essential process that serves to prepare an organism for the variety of dangers it may encounter. However, this same process may also be detrimental. The challenge of identifying the circumstances which alter the advantageous stress response to a...
Published July 27th 1998 by CRC Press