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Social Cues

How the Liberal Community Legitimizes Humanitarian War

by Jonathan Art Chu ...

Series series Elements in International Relations
This Element advances a theory of social cues to explain how international institutions legitimize foreign policy. It reframes legitimization as a type of identity politics. Institutions confer legitimacy by sending social cues that exert pressures to conform and alleviate social–relational concerns regarding norm abidance, group participation, and status and image. Applied to the domain of ... Read more

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This Element advances a theory of social cues to explain how international institutions legitimize foreign policy. It reframes legitimization as a type of identity politics. Institutions confer legitimacy by sending social cues that exert pressures to conform and alleviate social–relational concerns regarding norm abidance, group participation, and status and image. Applied to the domain of
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America on the World Stage

A Global Approach to U.S. History

by Organization of American Historians, Ted Dickson, David Armitage, Stephen Aron, Edward L. Ayers, Thomas Bender, Stuart M. Blumin, J. D. Bowers, Stuart M. Burton0, Charap1, Jonathan Chu2, Kathleen Dalton3, Betty A. Dessants4, Kevin Gaines5, Fred Jordan6, Melvyn P. Leffler7, Louisa B. Moffitt8, Philip D. Morgan9, Mark A. Noll0, Gary W. Reichard1, Daniel T. Rodgers2, Leila J. Rupp3, Brenda Santos4, Gloria Sesso5, Shammas Carole6, Suzanne M. Sinke7, Omar Valerio-Jimenez8, Penny M. Von Eschen9, Patrick Wolfe0, Pingchao Zhu1 ...

Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events, Gary W. Reichard and Ted Dickson reframe the teaching of American history in a global context. Each essay covers a specific chronological period and approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from an international perspective, emphasizing ... Read more

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Recognizing the urgent need for students to understand the emergence of the United States' power and prestige in relation to world events, Gary W. Reichard and Ted Dickson reframe the teaching of American history in a global context. Each essay covers a specific chronological period and approaches fundamental topics and events in United States history from an international perspective, emphasizing
... Read more
Christian Social Activism and Rule of Law in Chinese Societies

by Chris White, Fenggang Yang, Yucheng Bai, Jeffrey Chiu, Calida Chu, George Dunn, Bob Fu, Kim Kuen Ip, Wai Luen Kwok0, Tsz-him Lai1, Yan Liu2, Magdaléna Rychetská3, Jenny McGill4, Mark McLeister5, Timotheus Mui6, Shiho Murakami7, Jonathan Seitz8, Joshua Tan9, Carsten Vala0, Fuk Tsang Ying1, Xinzhang Zhang2 ...

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Although Christianity has been a minority religion in Chinese societies, Christians have been powerful catalysts of social activism in seeking to establish democracy and rule of law in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and diasporic communities. The chapters gathered in this collection reveal the vital influence of Christian individuals and groups on social, political, and legal activism in ... Read more

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Although Christianity has been a minority religion in Chinese societies, Christians have been powerful catalysts of social activism in seeking to establish democracy and rule of law in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and diasporic communities. The chapters gathered in this collection reveal the vital influence of Christian individuals and groups on social, political, and legal activism in
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Dealing with Life after College

by Matthew Chow, Jonathan Chu ...

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After the ivory tower existence of college comes the hard reality of "real life." Although the economy is steadily curving upwards, many college graduates still have to face the reality that their efforts over the past four years may not readily result in the payoff of a lucrative job. To put it bluntly, many new graduates today find themselves newly unemployedFor those that fall under this ... Read more

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After the ivory tower existence of college comes the hard reality of "real life." Although the economy is steadily curving upwards, many college graduates still have to face the reality that their efforts over the past four years may not readily result in the payoff of a lucrative job. To put it bluntly, many new graduates today find themselves newly unemployedFor those that fall under this
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Made to Order

Robots and Revolution

by Annalee Newitz, John Chu, Daryl Gregory, Alice Sola Kim, Rich Larson, Ken Liu, Carmen Maria Machado, Ian R. Macleod, Suzanne Palmer ...

100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games.They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where ... Read more

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100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games.They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where
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Computers and Games

12th International Conference, CG 2024, Virtual Event, November 25-29, 2024, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Michael Hartisch, Chu-Hsuan Hsueh, Jonathan Schaeffer ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computers and Games, CG 2024, held as a virtual event, during November 25-29, 2024.The 17 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Chess and its Variants; Go and NoGo; General Approaches for Solving and ... Read more

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computers and Games, CG 2024, held as a virtual event, during November 25-29, 2024.The 17 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: Chess and its Variants; Go and NoGo; General Approaches for Solving and
... Read more
Advances in Computer Games

18th International Conference, ACG 2023, Virtual Event, November 28–30, 2023, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Michael Hartisch, Chu-Hsuan Hsueh, Jonathan Schaeffer ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Advances in Computer Games, ACG 2023, held online, during November 28–30, 2023.The 14 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Chess and its Variants, Solving Games, Board Games, Card Games, Player ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Advances in Computer Games, ACG 2023, held online, during November 28–30, 2023.The 14 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Chess and its Variants, Solving Games, Board Games, Card Games, Player
... Read more
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Overthinking

Declutter Your Mind, Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety And Eliminate Negative Thinking

by Jonathan Lee ...

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4 hours 54 min

How to Stop Worrying and Eliminate the Negative Thinking in less of one month.Overthinking is more than just a nuisance--studies show thinking too much can take a serious toll on your well-being.Here are the three dangers of being an overthinker:It increases your chances of mental illness.It interferes with problem-solving.It disturbs your sleep.A 2013 study published in the Journal of Abnormal ... Read more

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How to Stop Worrying and Eliminate the Negative Thinking in less of one month.Overthinking is more than just a nuisance--studies show thinking too much can take a serious toll on your well-being.Here are the three dangers of being an overthinker:It increases your chances of mental illness.It interferes with problem-solving.It disturbs your sleep.A 2013 study published in the Journal of Abnormal
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The Long List Anthology Volume 6

More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List

by David Steffen, Elizabeth Bear, Yoon Ha Lee, Ellen Klages, Aimee Ogden, John Chu, Fonda Lee, Brooke Bolander, A.T. Greenblatt, T. Kingfisher, Mary Robinette Kowal, Sam J. Miller, Karen Osborne, A.C. Wise, Mimi Mondal, JY Neon Yang, G.V. Anderson, M. Evan MacGriogair, Suzanne Palmer ...

Series Book 6 - The Long List Anthology Series
This is the sixth annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to get them to more readersThe Long List Anthology Volume 5 collects ... Read more

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This is the sixth annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to get them to more readersThe Long List Anthology Volume 5 collects
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A Death in the House

And Other Stories

by Clifford D. Simak ...

Series Book 7 - The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak
Ten thrilling and intriguing tales of space travel, war, and alien encounters from the multiple Hugo Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction.This magnificent compendium of stories, written during science fiction's golden age, highlights Clifford D. Simak at his very best, combining ingenious concepts with his trademark humanism and exploring strange visitations, remarkable technologies, and ... Read more

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Ten thrilling and intriguing tales of space travel, war, and alien encounters from the multiple Hugo Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction.This magnificent compendium of stories, written during science fiction's golden age, highlights Clifford D. Simak at his very best, combining ingenious concepts with his trademark humanism and exploring strange visitations, remarkable technologies, and
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The Intergalactic Interloper

by Delas Heras ...

Aliens have landed in New York City—and they're here to contact Earth's most intelligent life forms: house cats.Welcome to the East Village, where a cosmic visitor throws one peculiar neighborhood into chaos. There's Ollie, a struggling musician with a missing cat and a crumbling bookstore job. Zara, his sharp-tongued bandmate. A rabbit-obsessed neighbor. A ghost-chasing widow. A cursed super. And ... Read more

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Aliens have landed in New York City—and they're here to contact Earth's most intelligent life forms: house cats.Welcome to the East Village, where a cosmic visitor throws one peculiar neighborhood into chaos. There's Ollie, a struggling musician with a missing cat and a crumbling bookstore job. Zara, his sharp-tongued bandmate. A rabbit-obsessed neighbor. A ghost-chasing widow. A cursed super. And
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The Complete Genesis Earth Trilogy

by Joe Vasicek ...

Series series Genesis Earth Trilogy
The ultimate voyage of discovery ends with the truth about yourself. The ultimate truth requires you to sacrifice your innocence. The ultimate redemption can only be gained after you confront the past.This omnibus edition contains:Genesis EarthEdenfallThe Stars of Redemption ... Read more

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The ultimate voyage of discovery ends with the truth about yourself. The ultimate truth requires you to sacrifice your innocence. The ultimate redemption can only be gained after you confront the past.This omnibus edition contains:Genesis EarthEdenfallThe Stars of Redemption
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