The Spotted Hyena: A Study of Predation and Social Behavior, Paperback

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Reducere. In this seminal study, Hans Kruuk redefines the image of the spotted hyena, not as a common scavenger, but as a complex matriarchal predator with l...

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In an original study of civilian support for the jihadi insurgency in the Russian North Caucasus in Dagestan, this Element that assesses theories a...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Paul SpencerNumber of pages: 374Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 32Cover type: Pap...

How authoritarian and racist discourse functions

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Though once thought anathema to one another, in contemporary society, Zafirovski shows that Capitalism and Dictatorship are increasingly codependen...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Craig (St Thomas Aquinas College, USA) MartinNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 1...