Oxford University Press

An investigation of the relationships between city and countryside in Italy during the early Roman Empire, using evidence from literary texts and inscriptions, and the wealth of data derived from archaeological field surveys over recent years....

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A History of Southern IdentityFrom the seventeenth century Cavaliers and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Civil Rights        museums and recent conflicts over the Confederate flag, here is a brilliant portrait        of southern identity, served in an engaging blend of history, literature, and        popular culture. In this insightful book, written with dry...

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The National Study of Youth and Religion asserts that, instead of consequential faith, most American teenagers practice "e;Moralistic Therapeutic Deism"e; - a superficial, low-commitment, self-serving spirituality that seems to characterize many American churches. Dean believes that churches must recover a "e;missional...

In this book Cigno and Rosati develop a theoretical framework within which to analyze decisions about child labour, drawing on empirical studies and making policy recommendations. They address such issues as parental decisions, gender, education, health, fertility and infant mortality, and children living alone; provide studies of child labour in...