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Love him or hate him, you certainly can't ignore him. For the past twenty years, Australian philosopher and professor of bioethics Peter Singer has pushed the hot buttons of our collective conscience. In addition to writing the book that sparked the modern animal rights movement, Singer has challenged our most closely held beliefs on the sanctity of human life, the moral obligation's of citizens of affluent nations toward those living in the poorest countries of the world, and much more, with arguments that intrigue as often and as powerfully as they incite.

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While federal action on immigration faces an uncertain future, states, cities and suburban municipalities craft their own responses to immigration. "Twenty-First-Century Gateways," focuses on the fastest-growing immigrant populations in metropolitan areas with previously low levels of immigrationplaces such as Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas-Fort Worth, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, and Washington, D.C. These places are typical of the newest, largest immigrant gateways to America, characterized by post-WWII growth, recent burgeoning immigrant populations, and...

Die Monarchen der vier unabhangigen italienischen Flachenstaaten erlieen 1848 Verfassungen, bevor Europa von Revolution erfasst wurde. Nur das Statuto Albertino behielt uber den historischen Moment hinaus Gultigkeit und ging als spatere Verfassung des Konigreiches Italien in die Geschichte ein. Eine intensive und alle Schwesterverfassungen gleichermaen einbeziehende Bearbeitung unter systematischer Verwendung von Archivmaterial fehlte bislang nicht nur in deutscher Sprache. In Italien wird 1848/49 vorwiegend als Unabhangigkeitskrieg und Vorstufe zur Nationalstaatsbildung erinnert...

The new commandments according to Rethinking Life and Death.
--If you must take human life, take responsibility for the consequences of your decisions.
--All human life is not of equal worth; treat beings in accordance to the ethical situation at hand.
--Respect a person's desire to live or die.
A profound and provocative work, Rethinking Life and Death, in the tradition of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, examines the ethical dilemmas that confront us as we near the twenty-first century.