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Designed for both academic and lay audiences, this book identifies the characteristics of ritual and, via multiple examp

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Unbelievable: Why We Believe and Why We Don't 9780755624058, 9781780767352

Why believe? What kinds of things do people believe in? How have they come to believe them? And how does what they belie

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The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters 9781400889303

A revealing and provocative look at the current state of global science We take the advance of science as given. But h

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Religion: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters 9781400887989

A groundbreaking new theory of religion Religion remains an important influence in the world today, yet the social sci

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Homeopathy : How It Really Works 159102109X, 2003010925

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EU Security Policy: What it Is, How it Works, Why it Matters 9781685850425

What is the European Union's security and defense policy (CSDP)? How does it work? Does it make a difference in int

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The Trap What It Is, How It Works, and How We Escape Its Illusions 9781838415327

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Setting the Stage : What We Do, How We Do It, and Why 9780819577221, 9780819577214

David Hays, elected to the Theater Hall of Fame in 2014, created an exciting and successful career designing scenery and

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Campaign Finance and American Democracy: What the Public Really Thinks and Why It Matters 9780226713137

In recent decades, and particularly since the US Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision, lawmakers and o

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Japan: Why It Works, Why It Doesn't 9780824863050

This collection of twenty-six essays furnishes concise explanations of everyday Japanese life in simplified economic ter

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