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Preface | |
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Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations | |
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Race and Ethnicity | |
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Ethnic Groups | |
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Minority Groups | |
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Ethnic Discrimination | |
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Types of Discrimination | |
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The Institutionalization of Discrimination | |
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Ethnic Stratification | |
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Ethnic Prejudice | |
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Adaptations to Prejudice and Discrimination | |
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Passive Acceptance | |
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Marginal Participation | |
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Assimilation | |
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Withdrawal and Self-Segregation | |
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Rebellion and Revolt | |
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Organized Protest | |
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Ethnogenesis | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms | |
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Explaining Ethnic Relations | |
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Theories of Ethnic Relations | |
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Assimilation Theories | |
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Pluralism Theories | |
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Biological Theories | |
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Psychological Theories | |
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Human Ecology Theories | |
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Power and Stratification Theories | |
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A Unified Theory of Ethnic Relations | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Anglo-Saxon Core and Ethnic Antagonism | |
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Early Colonization of America | |
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The Anglo-Saxons | |
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The Early Colonists | |
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The Cultural and Institutional Legacy of Early Colonization | |
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The Core Culture | |
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The Core Institutional Structures | |
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Anglo-Saxon Hegemony and the Dynamics of Ethnicity | |
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The Domination of the Anglo-Saxon Core | |
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The Anglo-Saxon Core and the Dynamics of Discrimination | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms | |
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White Ethnic Americans | |
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Resource Shares of White Ethnics | |
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Irish Americans | |
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Identifiability of Irish Americans | |
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Negative Beliefs about Irish Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Irish Americans | |
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Stratification of Irish Americans | |
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Italian Americans | |
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Identifiability of Italian Americans | |
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Negative Beliefs about Italian Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Italian Americans | |
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Stratification of Italian Americans | |
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Jewish Americans | |
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Identifiability of Jewish Americans | |
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Negative Beliefs about Jewish Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Jewish Americans | |
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Stratification of Jewish Americans | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
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African Americans | |
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Resource Shares of African Americans | |
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The Impoverishment of African Americans | |
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The Income of African Americans | |
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The Occupational Distribution of African Americans | |
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Educational Attainment of African Americans | |
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Housing of African Afnericans | |
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Life Span of African Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against African Americans | |
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Identifiability of African Americans | |
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Negative Beliefs about African Americans | |
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Institutionalized Discrimination against African Americans | |
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Stratification of African Americans | |
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Affluent and Poor African Americans: The Widening Gap | |
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The African American Underclass: Myth or Reality? | |
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Threats and Hostility toward African Americans | |
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Responding to Discrimination | |
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Protest during Slavery | |
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Protest after Slavery | |
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The Last Sixty Years | |
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The New African Americans | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
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Native Americans | |
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On the Verge of Extinction | |
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Resource Shares of Native Americans | |
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Income of Native Americans | |
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Occupational Distribution of Native Americans | |
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Educational Attainment of Native Americans | |
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Life Span of Native Americans | |
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Housing of Native Americans | |
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Poverty of Native Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Native Americans | |
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Identifiability of Native Americans | |
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Negative Beliefs about Native Americans | |
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Institutionalized Discrimination against Native Americans | |
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Stratification of Native Americans | |
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Responding to Discrimination | |
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War as a Nonviable Response | |
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Retreatism as Another Nonviable Response | |
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Pan-Indianism and Ethnogenesis | |
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The Economic Battle | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
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Latinos | |
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Resource Shares of Latinos | |
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Poverty Levels of Latinos | |
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Income of Latinos | |
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Occupational Distribution of Latinos | |
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Educational Attainment of Latinos | |
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Life Span of Latinos | |
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Housing of Latinos | |
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Mexican Americans | |
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Identifiability of Chicanos | |
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The History of Mexican Americans: Conquest, Displacement, and Exploitation | |
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Negative Beliefs about Chicanos | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Mexican Americans | |
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Stratification of the Mexican-Origin Population | |
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Puerto Ricans | |
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Identifiability of Puerto Ricans | |
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Negative Beliefs about Puerto Ricans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Puerto Ricans | |
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Stratification of Puerto Ricans | |
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Cuban Americans | |
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Negative Beliefs about Cuban Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Cuban Americans | |
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Stratification of Cuban Americans | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
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Asian and Pacific Island Americans | |
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Asian Americans | |
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Resource Shares of Asian Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Asian Americans | |
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Stratification of Asian Americans | |
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Responding to Discrimination | |
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The Precarious Situation for Asian Americans | |
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Pacific Islanders: A Short Exploratory Note | |
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Resource Shares of Pacific Islanders | |
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Identifiability of Pacific Islanders | |
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Negative Beliefs about Pacific Islanders | |
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Institutionalized Discrimination against Pacific Islanders | |
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Stratification of Pacific Islanders | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
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Arab Americans | |
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Who Are Arab Americans? | |
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A Profile of Arab Americans | |
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A Short History of Arab American Immigration | |
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Resource Shares of Arab Americans | |
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Incomes of Arab Americans | |
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Poverty among Arab Americans | |
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Labor Force Participation among Arab Americans | |
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Educational Attainment of Arab Americans | |
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The Dynamics of Discrimination against Arab Americans | |
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Identifiability of Arab Americans | |
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Negative Beliefs about Arab Americans | |
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Institutionalized Discrimination against Arab Americans | |
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Responding to Discrimination: Ethnogenesis | |
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Summary | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
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The Future of Ethnicity in America | |
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The New Immigrants | |
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Changing Patterns of Irnrnigration | |
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Immigration, Birth Rates, and Changing Composition of Ethnic Populations | |
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Reasons for the Shift in Immigration Patterns | |
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Settlement Patterns of the New Immigrants | |
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Other Characteristics of the New Immigrants | |
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The Immigration Dilemma | |
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The Future Dynamic of Discrimination | |
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Latinos and the American Future | |
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Asian Americans in the Future | |
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African Americans in the Future | |
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New Patterns of Ethnic Mixing | |
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The Problematic Nature of a Multicultural America | |
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Conclusion: The Ongoing Struggle for Social Justice in U.S. Society | |
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Points of Debate | |
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Key Terms/Key Legislation | |
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Glossary | |
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References | |
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Photo Credits | |
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Index | |