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John Niven's analysis of slavery and sectional conflict before the Civil War

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The role of literature in inmate rehabilitation and identity reconstruction

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Michael Kauffman's triad of men's violence and masculinity construction

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Negotiating Iran's nuclear program: diplomacy versus military action

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American society's internal decline and economic vulnerability

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Sales professionals' influence on marketing strategy and customer understanding

The worse the economic climate in an industry or economy, the greater the level of battling that goes on between marketing and sales for the direction of all customer-facing strategies.

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