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Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism
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Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to CarnismWhy We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism

In Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows Joy investigates factory farming, exposing how cruelly the animals are treated, the hazards that meatpacking workers face, and the environmental impact of raising 10 billion animals for food each year. Controversial and challenging, this book will change the way you think about food forever.
 
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Understanding Utterances: An Introduction to Pragmatics
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Understanding Utterances: An Introduction to PragmaticsUnderstanding Utterances: An Introduction to Pragmatics

This textbook provides an introduction to pragmatics from the point of view of Sperber and Wilson's Relevance Theory.
 
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An Introduction to Literature
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An Introduction to LiteratureAn Introduction to Literature

An Introduction to Literature 

A leader in the market for over 30 years, this paperback anthology continues to uphold the traditions that have made it a success - classic and contemporary selections with a range of multicultural voices as well as a non-intrusive apparatus that covers the elements of literature and the writing process while incorporating fresh new material. The new edition features "Writer's at Work", a novel, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, a new casebook on Hamlet, a 24-page color insert "Poems and Paintings" and more student writing throughout. For anyone interested in literature. 

 
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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Language
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An Introduction to the Philosophy of LanguageAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Language

In this textbook, Michael Morris offers a critical introduction to the central issues of the philosophy of language. Each chapter focusses on one or two texts which have had a seminal influence on work in the subject, and uses these as a way of approaching both the central topics and the various traditions of dealing with them. Texts include classic writings by Frege, Russell, Kripke, Quine, Davidson, Austin, Grice and Wittgenstein. 
 
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Introduction to Criminal Law
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Introduction to Criminal LawIntroduction to Criminal Law by Prof. Joshua Dressler of Edwin M. Cooperman Institute, Ohio State University of Law. Expert author provides an introduction to the definitions and elements of the various crimes and defenses, integrating both the common law and the Model Penal Code. Subjects covered include offenses against the person, habitation and occupancy, property, and other offenses. Reviews imputability, responsibility in general, limitations in criminal capacity, modifying circumstances, and special defenses.

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Tags: defenses, offenses, Introduction, Criminal, occupancy, property