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Book SynopsisIn this official history of the Falklands Campaign, Lawrence Freedman provides a detailed and authoritative account of one of the most extraordinary periods in recent British political history and a vivid portrayal of a government at war.After the shock of the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in April 1982, Margaret Thatcher faced the crisis that came to define her premiership as she determined to recover the islands. Freedman covers all aspects of the campaign - economic and diplomatic as well as military - and demonstrates the extent of the gamble that the government took. There are important accounts of the tensions in relations with the United States, concerns among the military commanders about the risks they were expected to take, the problems of dealing with the media and the attempts to reach a negotiated settlement. This definitive account describes in dramatic detail events such as the sinking of the Belgrano, the battle of Goose GTrade Review'a masterpiece of even-handed scholarship, and will undoubtedly remain the definitive word on the conflict.’Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph‘Freedman is not just a good historian but a terse, readable writer. This is a fine book about modern war, warts and all, in an age when such evenly balanced conflicts are rare.’Simon Jenkins, Sunday Times‘Freedman has the rare gift of offering both strategic guidance and a fine grasp of tactical details.’Jeremy Black‘In Lawrence Freedman, the campaign has found an impeccable chronicler’Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph‘Official this history certainly is, and something more. But is it definitive, critics may cry? With its personal panache and incisiveness, it is better than that – at least for this critic.' Robert Fox, Evening Standard‘fascinating, balanced, fantastically well-researched and well-written.’ Andrew Roberts, New Statesman'I highly recommend both volumes ... a must-have for serious students of this period', The Northern Mariner'a masterpiece of even-handed scholarship, and will undoubtedly remain the definitive word on the conflict.’Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph‘Freedman is not just a good historian but a terse, readable writer. This is a fine book about modern war, warts and all, in an age when such evenly balanced conflicts are rare.’Simon Jenkins, Sunday Times‘Freedman has the rare gift of offering both strategic guidance and a fine grasp of tactical details.’Jeremy Black‘In Lawrence Freedman, the campaign has found an impeccable chronicler’Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph‘Official this history certainly is, and something more. But is it definitive, critics may cry? With its personal panache and incisiveness, it is better than that – at least for this critic.' Robert Fox, Evening Standard‘fascinating, balanced, fantastically well-researched and well-written.’ Andrew Roberts, New Statesman'I highly recommend both volumes ... a must-have for serious students of this period', The Northern MarinerTable of ContentsIntroduction. Acknowledgements. Timings. Section 1: At War Section 2: Options for a Settlement Section 3: Operation Sutton Section 4: The Peruvian Initiative Section 5: American Support Section 6: Enforcing the Exclusion Zone Section 7: International Opinion Section 8: The Changing Military Balance Section 9: Fortress Falklands Section 10: The Franks Report

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Book SynopsisAs lacrosse continues to evolve, this collection will help us remember and understand its rich and complex history.Trade ReviewA strong contribution to Native American studies, sports history, and folklore. Recommended. Choice 2008 As this book amply demonstrates, lacrosse has an impressive history and a vibrant contemporary culture. -- Alan Bairner Journal of Sports Sciences 2008 It is to Vennum's credit that he has brought these legends to a wider audience and demonstrated the relevance of what might seem at first glance unpromising territory for sport scientists. -- Alan Bairner Journal of Sports Sciences 2008Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Animals as Star PlayersThe Great Game in Which the Birds Defeat the QuadrupedsA Dog's Power Beats the Old Chief2. Game Equipment from the Upper WorldThe Pale MoonPlaying with an Evil HeadThe First Lacrosse Ball3. Wagers and WarriorsPlaying for HeadsWakayabide Is Killed Playing Lacrosse and Later Takes RevengeThe Warriors of the Ho-Chunk Nation Struggle on Home Turf4. Tricksters and Culture HeroesHe Who Wears Human Heads for Earrings Defeats the GiantsManabus Is Dogged by WavesWhy the Turkey Buzzard Has a Red Scabby Neck5. Trees to Stop the ActionSnakes around the NeckAn Unusual Penalty BoxConclusionAppendix: Ethnographic IndexBibliographic NoteIndex

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Book SynopsisDispatches, diaries, memoirs, and letters by African-American travelers in search of home, justice, and adventure-from the Wild West to Australia.

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Book SynopsisIn the fall of 1983 a group of scholars met at Purdue University for the American Historical Association Conference on the Study and Teaching of Afro-American history. This group included some of the most prominent historians and educators in their professions, and at this landmark meeting they assessed and evaluated the entire field of Afro-American history, its past, present, and future. The sponsorship of the American Historical Association officially acknowledged the coming of age of black history as a vital and respected part of American history. The contributions of many outstanding scholars and educators make The State of Afro-American History, the proceedings of that conference, an authoritative and provocative examination of the Afro-American experience during slavery and since emancipation. Individual essays cover the ways in which black slaves shaped their environment, the forces that influenced the black urban experience in the United States, the evolution of scholarship

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Book SynopsisIn the early years of the republic, the US government negotiated with Indian nations. This work demonstrates that by depending on treaties, Europeans in North America institutionalized a paradox: the very documents by which they sought to dispossess Native peoples in fact conceded Native autonomy.

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Book SynopsisA translation of the original and unedited diary entries of the black Brazilian slum dweller who became an international best-selling author. The entries span the years 1958 to 1966 and there is also an explanation of how the Brazilian elites tried to obscure her true personality.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1958 1961 1962 1963 1966 Afterword Notes Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisThese novellas appeared at the height of fin-de-siecle American fascination with Japanese culture. Usually dismissed by critics because of their stereotypical treatment of Asian women, they have been paired here to show how they defined and redefined contemporary misconceptions of the """"Orient"""".Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Note on the Texts Madame Butterfly by John Luther Long A Japanese Nightingale by Onoto Watanna Edited by Winnifred Eaton Appendix Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisPresents the tragic tale of a family's destruction - the story of a mother who denies her clan its heritage.Table of ContentsChronology Introduction A Note on the Text Comedy: American Style Selected Essays Yarrow Revisited Nostalgia This Way to the Flea Market Selected Poems Oriflamme TouchT La Vie C'est la Vie Explanatory Notes

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Book SynopsisExamines the complex, and often hidden, bodily worlds of diverse women in Argentina during a period of profound social upheaval. Set against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis and intensified social movement activism post-2001, this title illuminates how multiple forms of injustice converge in and are contested through women's bodies.Trade Review"Bodies in Crisis is one of the few books that deals with the bodily dimensions of exclusion and resistance in Latin America. Bravo to Sutton for this highly original work." -- Javier Auyero * author of Flammable: Environmental Suffering in an Argentine Shantytown *"A masterful study on embodiment and modes of feminity in 21st century Argentina. It is accessible enough to be used with upper-level undergraduates even as it is detailed and complex enough to be essential for specialists in Argentina, a difficult balance which Sutton nonetheless achieves flawlessly." * Anthropological Quarterly *"Barbara Sutton provides a unique account of the social and political conjuncture in her country at the beginning of the twenty-first century that is both a brilliant attempt to theorize women's lives and struggles by bringing thhe body clearly 'back' into the picture, and a rendering of a concrete story of oppression and resistance in which women come to life as embodied subjects of history. Her well-written text brings her informants' stories richly to life." * Contemporary Sociology *"I rarely say this about academic books but I had a hard time putting this one down! Sutton has authored an exciting and engaging contribution to the literature on women and social movements." -- Michelle D. Bonner * University of Victoria *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Bodies in Crisis: An Introduction 2. Bodies Scars of Neoliberal Globalization 3. Beautiful Bodies: Femininity, Appearance, and Embodiment 4. More Than Reproductive Uteruses: Maternal Bodies and Abortion 5. Embattled Bodies: Violence against Women 6. Bodies in Protest: Poner el Cuerpo 7. Conclusion: Embodiment, Globcalities, and Resistance Notes References Index

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Trade Review"In an exemplary application of intersectional analysis to Black women’s labor history, Branch convincingly demonstrates that the 100- year legacy of racial and gender exclusion explains Black women’s poverty today." -- Bonnie Thornton Dill * author of Emerging Intersections: Race, Class and Gender in Theory Policy and Practice *“This is an important story to tell and Branch’s Opportunity Denied makes a significant contribution to the study of black women’s work.” -- Margaret L. Andersen * professor of sociology, University of Delaware *"This is a wonderful, well-written and carefully argued book. Branch does an excellent job of demonstrating how historical inequalities can take hundreds of years to remedy." * Labour/Le Travail *"Branch has done an excellent job analyzing a very complex and loaded topic. This book will surely required reading for scholars interestedin intersectionality and labor-market inequalities." * American Journal of Sociology *"Branch’s thesis is a powerful one. What does opportunity and economic progress really mean for black women as mothers, sisters, partners, and caretakers? For Branch, and the majority of black women, it indicates an occupational structure that maintains and protects the status quo and offers little promise of change." * American Studies Journal *"In an exemplary application of intersectional analysis to Black women’s labor history, Branch convincingly demonstrates that the 100- year legacy of racial and gender exclusion explains Black women’s poverty today." -- Bonnie Thornton Dill * author of Emerging Intersections: Race, Class and Gender in Theory Policy and Practice *“This is an important story to tell and Branch’s Opportunity Denied makes a significant contribution to the study of black women’s work.” -- Margaret L. Andersen * professor of sociology, University of Delaware *"This is a wonderful, well-written and carefully argued book. Branch does an excellent job of demonstrating how historical inequalities can take hundreds of years to remedy." * Labour/Le Travail *"Branch has done an excellent job analyzing a very complex and loaded topic. This book will surely required reading for scholars interestedin intersectionality and labor-market inequalities." * American Journal of Sociology *"Branch’s thesis is a powerful one. What does opportunity and economic progress really mean for black women as mothers, sisters, partners, and caretakers? For Branch, and the majority of black women, it indicates an occupational structure that maintains and protects the status quo and offers little promise of change." * American Studies Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Hierarchies of Preference at Work: The Need for an Intersectional Approach2. As Good as Any Man: Black Women in Farm Labor3. Excellent Servants: Domestic Service as Black Women's Work4. Existing on the Industrial Fringe: Black Women in the Factory5. Your Blues Ain't Nothing Like Mine: Race and Gender as Keys to Occupational Opportunity6. The Illusion of Progress: Black Women's Work in the Post-Civil Rights Era

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Trade Review"Raising the Race is a fascinating and original study of the lives of professional black women that contributes significantly to theorizing about women’s negotiation of family and career. Barnes expands sociological approaches to class mobility and feminist approaches to marriage, motherhood, and work by revealing how race profoundly affects the domestic strategies of these women despite their upward social mobility." -- Dorothy Roberts * author of Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty *"Rich in narrative power and in theoretical complexity, this important book defines the terrain for a new generation in work-family studies that moves beyond the past focus on white women." -- Joan Williams * author of Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It *"Barnes draws on interviews of 23 married professional mothers obtained through a snowball sample of women in the Atlanta area ... The method allows the author to fill a gap in the literature on black women’s work and family life and to challenge prevailing ideas about women’s strategies for addressing the work-family conflict ... Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate collections and above." * CHOICE *"Barnes's thoughtful analysis is timely and relevant for today's Black professional women and will benefit readers from a variety of levels and backgrounds" * PsycCRITIQUES *"In focusing specifically on black professional women who are also wives and mothers, Barnes makes a major contribution towards broadening sociological understandings of black families and the impacts of race across social class lines ... As a first-of-its-kind interrogation of important and timely issues, Raising the Race significantly advances our understandings of these complex social dynamics." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *"An excellent, well-written work for scholars and laypersons desirous of either introductory or updated information about the lifestyles of educated and wealthy African American women." * Journal of African American History *"Raising the Race makes several strong contributions to work–family scholarship and should serve as a call to action, encouraging us to broaden our conversations about work and family to ensure that they reflect the diverse experiences of people across race, class, and gender. Building on her work, we can ask new questions, eschew simplistic understandings of work and family, and uncover the challenges faced by people based on race, class, gender, and other social statuses." * Journal of Family Theory and Review *Left of Black with Riché Barnes, interview with host Dr. Mark Anthony Neal * Left of Black *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Black Career Women and Strategic Mothering Chapter 1 The Role of Black Women in Black Family Survival Strategies Chapter 2 Black Professional Women, Careers, and Family “Choice” Chapter 3 “Just in Case He Acts Crazy”: Strategic Mothering and the Collective Memory of Black Marriage and Family Chapter 4 Enculturating the Black Professional Class Chapter 5 Black Career Women, the Black Community, and the Neo-Politics of Respectability Conclusion Epilogue: Whatever Happened To . . . Appendix Notes References Index

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Trade Review"Borderland Saints offers compelling portraits of popular and secular saints who exist unapologetically outside the realm of official church teaching." * Latino Studies *"Addressing religion, spirituality and sanctity in Chicana/o culture, Borderlands Saints makesa significant contribution to a burgeoning area that demands critical attention." -- Carl Gutiérrez-Jones * University of California, Santa Barbara *"Through Martín’s incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands—and the exchange there between devotees and saints—as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies." -- Laura G. Gutiérrez * author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational Stage *Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Secular Sanctity of Borderlands Saints1. Saint of Contradictions: Teresa Urrea, La Santa de Cabora2. The Remains of Pancho Villa3. Canonizing César Chávez4. "Todos Somos Santos": Subcomandante Marcos and the EZLN5. Illegal Marginalizations: La Santísima MuerteConclusion: Narrative DevotionNotes Works CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisExamining events surrounding the test case of the right of Blacks to armed self-defense in the 1960s, this book tells the story of a Southern Black community's struggle to defend themselves against the Ku Klux Klan and other racists. This book heavily influenced the leader of the Black Panthers.

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Book SynopsisEric Walrond (1898-1966) was a significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance and New Negro Movement and a seminal writer of Black diasporic life. This anthology brings together a broad sampling of his writings.

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Book SynopsisInvestigates the role of the hush harbour (a safe place for free expression among African American speakers) as a productive space of rhetorical tradition and knowledge generation. Nunley identifies the barbershop as an important hush harbour for black males in particular and traces the powerful cultural trope and its hidden tradition of African American knowledge through multiple texts.

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Book SynopsisOffers a broad portrait of Latino/a life in the United States at the beginning of the twenty-first centuryTrade Review"The authors of these essays explore the theme of Latino/a identity by presenting popular media images of Latino/as and by examining the issues of representation that these images raise...instructive and useful." * Choice *"A valuable and highly informative discussion of the theoretical questions that underlie the production of popular culture in the twenty-first century." * Latin American Research Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments IntroductionPart I The Shape of the Latino Group: Who Are We and What Are We Talking about Anyway? Part II Conquest and Immigration: How We Got (Get) Here Part III Nativism, Racism, and Our Social Construction as a "Problem" Group: How Once We Were Here, We Were Racialized by the Dominant Culture Part IV Racial Construction and Demonization in Mass Culture: Media Treatment and StereotypesPart V Counterstories: We Begin to Talk Back and "Name Our Own Reality" Part VI Rebellious Lawyering and Resistance Strategies: We Fight Back Part VII Revisionist Law: Does the Legal System Work for Us? Part VIII Assimilation: Maybe Our Best Strategy Is Just to Duck? Part IX Splits and Tensions within the Civil Rights Community Part X Sex, Gender, and Class: Sure I'm a Latino, but I'm Still Different from You - How about It? Part XI English-Only, Bilingualism, Interpreters: You Mean I Can't Speak Spanish? Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisToday, race seems to be both everywhere and nowhere. There still exists a general abhorrence about discriminating between people according to their race. And yet, people are continually categorized according to their race--Afro- Caribbean, white, Jewish--though we often have difficulty in defining just what race is. Everything from criminality to the entrepreneurial spirit is given a racial connotation--witness stereotypes of black muggers or Asian shopkeepers. The Meaning of Race argues that the social meaning of race in modern society emerges from the contradiction between an ideological commitment to equality and the persistence of inequality as a practical reality. Kenan Malik here follows the development of racial ideology over the past two hundred years, tracing the different forms it has taken, from biological theories of race to the relationship between race and culture. Specific attention is focused on the impact of the break up of the postwar order and the end of the Cold War

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Book SynopsisThis work looks beyond the towering figure of Martin Luther King, Jr, to disclose the workings of the organization that supported him. It shows how Julian Bond, Jesse Jackson, Wyatt Walker, and others played a hand in the triumphs of Selma and Birmingham and the frustrations of Albany and Chicago.Trade ReviewSplendidly researched, cogently articulated...May well represent the finest single piece of published scholarship on the American Civil Rights Movement. - Choice

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Book SynopsisThe never-before-published account of the complex realities of race relations in the rural South in the 1930s by Horace Bond, author of Forty Acres and a Mule, a history of a black farming family, after Jerome Wilson was lynched in 1935. These important primary documents were rediscovered by civil rights scholar Adam Fairclough.Trade ReviewAn accessible and poignant work which will attract interest of anyone interested in the evolution of the black family and rural race relations.

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Book SynopsisProvides a new model for the analysis of ethnic and racial settlement patterns in the United States and Canada. Ethnoburbs are multiracial, multiethnic, multicultural, multilingual, and often multinational communities in which one ethnic minority group has a significant concentration but does not necessarily constitute a majority.

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