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Erotophonophilia:

Investigating Lust Murder
Janet McClellan
ISBN13: 9781604976953
Date: 18-May-10

This book examines the effectiveness and efficiency of the typologies of lust murder (erotophonophilia) advocated by contemporary researchers, specifically, Godwin, Holmes and Holmes; Keppel and Walter; Kocsis, Cooksey, and Irwin. It is an important book for all students in criminal justice undergraduate and graduate programs, and it is of equally significant interest for law enforcement investigators. Read More..

Farmers' Markets:

Success, Failure, and Management Ecology
Garry Stephenson
ISBN13: 9781604975093
Date: 28-May-08

This is the only book presently available that investigates the current phenomenal growth of farmers’ markets in the U.S. The book incorporates both the academic and the practical. It will be an important reference to students and researchers across disciplines with interests in food system research, as well as practitioners managing or working with farmers’ markets. Read More..

U.S. Farm Bills and Policy Reforms:

Ideological Conflicts Over World Trade, Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Agriculture
Nadine Lehrer
ISBN13: 9781604977011
Date: 28-Apr-10

Nadine Lehrer guides us through ideological conflicts over world trade, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture as embedded in U.S. farm policy debates. Integrating theory and history with a multidisciplinary perspective on changing situational drivers, interest group struggles, and Congressional politics, Lehrer uses the farm bill as an illustrative case for illuminating U.S. political processes and implications. Read More..

The FCC and the Politics of Cable TV Regulation, 1952-1980:

Organizational Learning and Policy Development
Michael Zarkin
ISBN13: 9781604977226
Date: 28-Sep-10

While other studies have examined the history of cable television regulation, none has fully explained why the FCC struggled to develop regulations during its formative years. In this study, Michael Zarkin helps fill this gap by providing such an explanation through an application of organizational learning theory. This book will be of interest to scholars who study regulatory agencies, the policy process, and communications law and policy. Read More..