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Cambridge University Press Community in Historical Perspective
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Cambridge University Press Multiracial Britishness
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Cambridge University Press Africas Urban Youth
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Cambridge University Press Africas Urban Youth
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Cambridge University Press The Political Life of Memory
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Cambridge University Press The Nation in British Literature and Culture
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Cambridge University Press Black Networks Matter
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Cambridge University Press Syndicates and Societies
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Cambridge University Press Black Networks Matter
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Cambridge University Press Voices from Calcutta
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Cambridge University Press The Case of Labourers in Husbandry Stated and Considered
Book SynopsisDavid Davies (17421819) was an English clergyman and social commentator. This volume, first published in 1795, contains Davies' detailed discussion of the causes of poverty among agricultural labourers drawn from accounts of their annual expenditure, providing valuable evidence for the increase in rural poverty in the late eighteenth century.Table of ContentsDedication; Part I: 1. Introductory observations concerning the poor and the poor-laws; 2. An enquiry into the state of the poor, necessary, previous to a reform of the poor-laws; 3. Observations suggested by the foregoing accounts; 4. An apology for the poor; Part II: 1. A view of the progressive advance of the poor-rate; 2. Circumstances which have enhanced the prices of the necessaries of life, and by consequence increased the number of the poor, thereby doubly augmenting the rate; 3. Circumstances which have directly increased the number of the poor, and by consequence the amount of the rate; 4. Circumstances which have directly increased the rate itself; 5. Comparison of the prices of the necessaries of life about the middle of this century with the with their present prices; 6. Application of the contents of Sections II and III to account for the late augmentation of the poor-rate; 7. Sketch of the relative proportion between labour and the necessaries of life in different periods; Part III: 1. A reduction of the prices of certain necessary articles recommended, as soon as this shall be practicable; 2. Providing additional employment for men and boys in winter, that they may lose no time at that season; 3. Providing constant employment for women and girls, that they may be enabled to earn more than they commonly do; 4. Correcting the improvidence of the lower people, and encouraging frugality among them; 5. Rating the wages of labourers according to the statute 5 Eliz. c.4, or; 6. Regulating the price of day-labour by the price of bread; 7. Supplying the deficiency of the earnings of large families out of the poor-rate, &c.; 8. A supposed objection against the measure of raising wages answered. Conclusion; Appendix containing a collection of accounts, shewing the earnings and expences of labouring families in different parts of the kingdom.
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Cambridge University Press The English Peasant
Book SynopsisThis grim description of the realities of life for the rural poor was the result of Richard Heath's travels around the country in the 1870s, published in book form in 1893. Heath's general theme is of poverty and ignorance, the result of primitive living conditions and low pay.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. The English via dolorosa, or glimpses of the history of the agricultural labourer; 2. The cottage homes of England; 3. Walks and talks with English peasants; 4. Types of English agricultural life; 5. The poor man's gospel.
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Cambridge University Press Varieties of Nationalism
Book SynopsisThis Element proposes that nationalism can be broken down productively into parts based on three key questions: 1. Does a nation exist? 2. How do national narratives vary? 3. When do national narratives matter?Table of Contents1. Why another nationalism book?; 2. What we already know about nationalism; 3. Does a nation exist? Elite and popular fragmentation; 4. How do national narratives vary? Ascriptiveness and thickness; 5. When do national narratives matter? Salience of national identities; 6. Nationalism across social science disciplines; 7. Conclusion; References.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc La Storia
Book SynopsisA saga of a people, their struggles, and the triumphs in a new world, told with drama and passion....Should be read by all Americans interested in what binds us together, despite our different backgrounds and histories. — New York Times Book ReviewFrom the early Italian adventurers who played an important role in the European expansion across the Atlantic to the political and business leaders of the 1990s, this book tells a dramatic story. The heart of the story is the mass migration that took place between 1880 and 1924, when a whole culture left its ancient roots to settle in the cities and towns of America.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe The Meaning of Difference American Constructions
Book SynopsisHow do categories of people come to be seen as âœdifferentâ? How does being âœdifferentâ affect peopleâs lives? What does difference mean at the level of the individual, social institutions, or society? What difference does âœdifferenceâ make? The Meaning of Difference offers a conceptual structure and up-to-date readings on the differences distinctive to American lifeâdifferences of race and ethnicity, sex and gender, social class, sexuality, and disability.Table of ContentsPrefaceSECTION I—CONSTRUCTING CATEGORIES OF DIFFERENCE Framework EssayWHAT IS RACE? WHAT IS ETHNICITY?1. “Race” and the Construction of Human Identity, Audrey Smedley 2. Who Is Black? One Nation's Definition, F. James Davis3. The Evolution of Identity, The Washington PostPersonal Account: A Loaded Vacation, Niah Grimes4. Real Indians: Identity and the Survival of Native America, Eva Marie Garroutte 5. An Interlocking Panethnicity: The Negotiation of Multiple Identities among Asian American Social Movement Leaders, Dana Y. NakanoPersonal Account: I Thought My Race Was Invisible, Sherri H. Pereira 6. Latino Racial Choices: The Effects of Skin Colour and Discrimination on Latinos’ and Latinas’ Racial Self-Identifications, Tanya Golash-Boza and William Darity, Jr.7. Whiteness as an 'Unmarked' Cultural Category, Ruth Frankenberg8. Plus Ça Change . . . ? Multiraciality and the Dynamics of Race Relations in the United States, Frank D. Bean and Jennifer LeePersonal Account: The Price of Nonconformity, Julia Morgenstern Personal Account: Basketball, Andrea M. BuschWHAT IS SEX? WHAT IS GENDER? 9. The Olympic Struggle over Sex, Alice Dreger 10.All Together Now: Intersex Infants and IGM, Riki Wilchins 11.Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference, Cordelia FineWHAT IS SOCIAL CLASS? 12. What’s Class Got to Do with It?, Michael Zweig13.The Silver Spoon: Inheritance and the Staggered Start, Stephen J. McNamee and Robert K. Miller Jr.Personal Account: I Am a Pakistani Woman, Hoorie I. Siddique14.The Great Divergence: America’s Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do about It, Timothy Noah WHAT IS SEXUALITY? 15.Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women’s Love and Desire, Lisa M. Diamond16.The Biology of the Homosexual, Roger N. Lancaster 17.The Heterosexual Questionnaire, Martin Rochlin WHAT IS DISABILITY?18. Disability Definitions: The Politics of Meaning, Michael OliverPersonal Account: Invisibly Disabled, Heather L. Shaw 19.What Wounds Enable: The Politics of Disability and Violence in Chicago, Laurence Ralph20.Ethnicity, Ethics, and the Deaf-World, Harlan LaneSECTION II—EXPERIENCING DIFFERENCE Framework EssayRACE AND ETHNICITY21. Formulating Identity in a Globalized World, Carola Suárez-OrozcoPersonal Account: Hair, Sarah FaragallaPersonal Account: The Americanization of a Reluctant Vietnamese-American, Hoai Huong Tran 22. Latinos in the U.S. Race Structure, Clara E. Rodríguez23. Everybody’s Ethnic Enigma, Jelita McLeodPersonal Account: My Strategies, Eric Jackson24. From Friendly Foreigner to Enemy Race, John TehranianPersonal Account: Master Status: Pride and Danger, Sumaya Al-Hajebi SEX AND GENDER25.The Privilege of Teaching about Privilege, Michael A. Messner 26.Proving Manhood, Timothy BenekePersonal Account: Just Something You Did as a Man, Francisco Hernandez27.“I’m Not a Feminist, But . . .”: Popular Myths about Feminism, Penny A. Weiss SEXUALITY28. "Dude, You’re a Fag": Adolescent Male Homophobia, C. J. Pascoe29. Gendered Sexuality in Young Adulthood: Double Binds and Flawed Options, Laura Hamilton and Elizabeth Armstrong Personal Account: Living Invisibly, Tara S. Ellison30. Sexual Orientation and Sex in Women’s Lives: Conceptual and Methodological Issues, Esther D. Rothblum SOCIAL CLASS31. Cause of Death: Inequality, Alejandro Reuss32. Why Are Droves of Unqualified, Unprepared Kids Getting into Our Top Colleges? Because Their Dads Are Alumni, John Larew Personal Account: That Moment of Visibility, Rose B. Pascarell33. The Myth of the “Culture of Poverty”, Paul Gorski DISABILITY34. Public Transit, John Hockenberry 35. "Can You See the Rainbow?"' The Roots of Denial, Sally French 36. Not Blind Enough: Living in the Borderland Called Legal Blindness, Beth Omansky Personal Account: A Time I Didn't Feel Normal, Heather CallenderSECTION III—THE MEANING OF DIFFERENCE Framework EssayRACE AND ETHNICITY37. Fourteen Key Supreme Court Cases and the Civil War Amendments38.Blink in Black and White, Malcolm GladwellPersonal Account: Just Like My Mama Said, Anthony McNeill 39.Safe Haven in America? Thirty Years after the Refugee Act of 1980, David W. Haines 40.Hispanics Are Forgotten in Civil Rights History, Nicholas Dauphine 41.Balancing Identities: Undocumented Immigrant Asian American Students and the Model Minority Myth, Tracy Poon Tambascia, Jonathan Wang, Breanne Tcheng, and Viet T. BuiPersonal Account: Let Me Work for It!, Isabelle Nguyen42.Segregated Housing, Segregated Schools, Richard Rothstein SEX AND GENDER43.Many Faces of Gender Inequality, Amartya SenPersonal Account: He Hit Her, Tim Norton 44.The Not-So-Pink Ivory Tower, Ann Mullen45.The Gender Revolution: Uneven and Stalled, Paula England SEXUALITY46.Sex Education and the Promotion of Heteronormativity, Tanya McNeill Personal Account: Learning My Own Privilege, Mireille M. Cecil 47.Gaga Relations: The End of Marriage, J. Jack Halberstam 48.Queers without Money: They Are Everywhere. But We Refuse to See Them, Amber Hollibaugh SOCIAL CLASS49.Rethinking American Poverty, Mark R. Rank 50.Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education, Peter Sacks 51.Wealth Stripping: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor, James H. CarrDISABILITY52.Disability Trouble, Bradley A. Areheart 53.Learning Disabilities: The Social Construction of a Special Education Category, Christine E. Sleeter 54.(Re)Creating a World in Seven Days: Place, Disability, and Salvation in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Emily AskewSECTION IV—BRIDGING DIFFERENCES Framework Essay 55.Adolescent Masculinity in an Age of Decreased Homohysteria, Eric Anderson 56.What Can We Do? Becoming Part of the Solution, Allan G. Johnson Personal Account: Parents' Underestimated Love, Octavio N. Espinal57.In Defense of Rich Kids, William Upski WimsattPersonal Account: Where Are You From?, C.C. 58.Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, Paul Kivel CreditsIndex
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Penguin Putnam Inc The State of the World Atlas
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OUP USA Human Behavior and the Social Environment Macro Level
Book SynopsisUnique to Human Behavior and the Social Environment, Macro Level is the focus on the natural as well as physical environment in the study of human behavior and use of a trauma-informed model in the study of social service organizations. This is the only social work text to include a chapter on findings from social psychology relevant to human behavior.
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The University of Chicago Press Doormen Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries
Book SynopsisDoormen know what their tenants eat, what kind of movies they watch, whom they spend time with, and whether they have kinky sex. But if doormen are unusually familiar with their tenants, they are also socially very distant. This book untangles this unusual dynamic to reveal the many ways tenants and doormen negotiate their complex relationship.Trade Review"With Doormen, Peter Bearman emerges as one the most original and dazzling chroniclers of urban society today. In this exceptionally readable book, he shows that everyday urban settings and workers are as interesting as the housing projects, street-corner men, and crack dealers that are the standard topics of contemporary urban studies." - Mitchell Duneier, author of Sidewalk and Slim's Table"
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The University of Chicago Press Throughout your Generations Forever Sacrifice
Book SynopsisWhy does sacrifice, more than any other major religious institution, depend on gender dichotomy? Why do so many societies oppose sacrifice to childbirth, and why are childbearing women so commonly excluded from sacrificial practices? In this feminist study of relations between sacrifice, gender, and social organization, Nancy Jay reveals sacrifice as a remedy for having been born of woman, and hence uniquely suited to establishing certain and enduring paternity. Drawing on examples of ancient and modern societies, Jay synthesizes sociology of religion, ethnography, biblical scholarship, church history, and classics to argue that sacrifice legitimates and maintains patriarchal structures that transcend men's dependence on women's reproductive powers.
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The University of Chicago Press Faith in Action Religion Race and Democratic
Book SynopsisRichard L. Wood spent several years working with two local groups in Oakland, California, one faith-based, the other race-based. Comparing their activist techniques and acheivements, Wood argues that their alternative cultures offer a more democratic future for all Americans.Trade Review"Faith in Action is a timely and intelligent work - a penetrating look at the efficacy of faith-based community activism. Wood's creative new study will appeal to sociologists of culture, politics, and religion and to anyone interested in how social movements work and continue to prosper." - Christian Smith, author of American Evangelicalism
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MIT Press Ltd History and Class Consciousness Studies in
Book SynopsisThis is the first time one of the most important of Lukács' early theoretical writings, published in Germany in 1923, has been made available in English. The book consists of a series of essays treating, among other topics, the definition of orthodox Marxism, the question of legality and illegality, Rosa Luxemburg as a Marxist, the changing function of Historic Marxism, class consciousness, and the substantiation and consciousness of the Proletariat. Writing in 1968, on the occasion of the appearance of his collected works, Lukács evaluated the influence of this book as follows:For the historical effect of History and Class Consciousness and also for the actuality of the present time one problem is of decisive importance: alienation, which is here treated for the first time since Marx as the central question of a revolutionary critique of capitalism, and whose historical as well as methodological origins are deeply rooted in Hegelian dialectic. It goes withou
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University of Wisconsin Press In the Province of the Gods
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Kenny Fries writes out of the pure hot emergency of a mortal being trying to keep himself alive. So much is at stake here—health, affection, culture, trauma, language—but its greatest surprise is what thrives in the midst of suffering. A beautiful book.”—Paul Lisicky, author of The Narrow Door“In this subtle page turner, Fries helps reinvent the travel-as-pilgrimage narrative. He neither exoticizes nor shies away from the potential pitfalls of a Western mind traveling abroad; instead he demonstrates how, through an all-too-rare open heart and a true poet’s eye, bridges can be built and understanding deepened, one sincere action at a time.”—Marie Mutsuki Mockett, author of Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye“Deeply moving and exquisitely written about many things—cultural and physical difference, sexuality, love, loss, mortality, and the ephemeral nature of beauty and art—and a love letter to Japan.”— Mira Bartók, author of The Memory Palace“Not your typical AIDS memoir. . . . It’s also a book about living with a life-long disability, living in a unique and vastly different culture than one’s own. . . . Fries offers compelling insight into Japanese culture. Perhaps from a lifetime spent on the outside looking in, he shines in his understanding of and his perspective on the human condition.” — John Francis Leonard, A&U“An achingly beautiful and intricately-woven personal narrative…. Fries’ prose shines with a honed and brightly polished clarity—each phrase hangs heavy with meaning, reduced only to what is necessary, a world in of itself. . . . to read it is to experience what true literary achievement really means.”—Julia Bouwsma, Connotation Press“Absorbing, moving and intensely human. . . . In the unsettled and often angry world of disability politics, Kenny Fries' memoir enters centre stage, projecting an oasis of calm and insightful enquiry.”—WordgatheringTable of Contents Prologue: In the Province of the Gods I. Floating One: Genkan Two: Fortune Three: Barrier Free Four: Foreign Affairs Five: Mono no Aware Six: Physical Facts Seven: A Mountain of Skulls and Candlelit Graves Eight: An Infected Throat and a Healing Tree Nine: Borrowing the Hills II. Away One: Before Two: After III. World One: Survivals Two: A Pair of One-Winged Birds Three: History Being Created, or What the Leech Child Says Four: Rare and Uncommon Beings Five: Bubbling Water Six: My Japan Seven: Before and After Eight: Positive Effects Nine: New Stories in an Ancient Land Epilogue: Procession Acknowledgments Suggested Readings
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Back Bay Books The Good Immigrant
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Random House USA Inc Ten Billion
Book SynopsisDeforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us. As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase. And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare. Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront of research into complex natural systems, sounds the alarm. TEN BILLION is a snapshot of our planet, and our species, approaching a crisis, and a stark analysis of where this leaves us. TEN BILLION is not another climate book. TEN BILLION is a book about us.
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Random House USA Inc The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy
Book SynopsisA brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change. --The New York TimesAt the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth, and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige, and political significance.Deftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts, and statistics, David Cannadine shows how this shift came about--and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Astonishingly learned, lucidly written, and sparkling with wit, The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history.
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Random House USA Inc Seeing Voices
Book SynopsisThe renowned neurologist and bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat takes us on a journey into the world of deaf culture, and the underpinnings of the remarkable visual language of the congenitally deaf. This book will shake your preconceptions about the deaf, about language and about thought.... One of the finest and most thoughtful writers of our time. —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewLike The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, this is a fascinating voyage into a strange and wonderful land, a provocative meditation on communication, biology, adaptation, and culture. In Seeing Voices, Oliver Sacks turns his attention to the subject of deafness, and the result is a deeply felt portrait of a minority struggling for recognition and respect—a minority with its own rich, sometimes astonishing, culture and unique visual language, an extraordinary mode of communication that tells us much about the basis of language in hearing people as well. Seeing Voices is, as Studs Terkel has written, an exquisite, as well as revelatory, work.
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WW Norton & Co Atlas of the Invisible
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2021 Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography awarded by the American Association of Geographers An unprecedented portrait of the hidden patterns in human society—visualized through the world of data.Trade Review"Atlas of the Invisible is full of mind-blowing maps that harness the power of data to tell us something about ourselves and our planet." -- Hannah Fry, Professor in the Mathematics of Cities and author of The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything"Fantastic…a magical combo of art and graphic gut-punch." -- Dave Eggers"Page after page, graphic after graphic and text after text, Atlas of the Invisible erupts with a kind of rigorous wonder. Laying out patterns on everything from nomenclature to bike-sharing to unexploded ordnance, Cheshire and Uberti examine data sets you never even thought of in the interest of developing a portrait of the world as it is. The result is a strange and startling masterpiece." -- Matthew Specktor, author of American Dream Machine"A stone cold act of genius." -- Dan Snow, HistoryHit"Spectacular and truly Humboldtian." -- Andrea Wulf, author of The Invention of Nature"James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti’s extraordinary new book, Atlas of the Invisible transforms our understanding of our human selves, other lives on earth, and the planet we share. Packed with revelatory insights, the book is a masterful example of the power of compelling visual storytelling to reveal – from within the complexities of modern data chaos – meaning and knowledge otherwise hidden from view." -- B. Natterson-Horowitz, MD, bestselling author of Zoobiquity"An absolute visual delight." -- Manuel Lima, author of The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of Knowledge"If you’re into #dataViz, you *need* to have this one… Every page reveals a surprise." -- Alberto Cairo, Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the University of Miami and author of How Charts Lie"Gorgeous… Digging [through] troves of data, [Cheshire and Uberti] paint an essential portrait of Where We’ve Been, Who We Are, & How We’re Doing. Imagine Morpheus explaining The Matrix to you—only he’s also a BRILLIANT graphic designer." -- Minh Lê, bestselling author of Lift, Drawn Together, on Twitter"Stunning." -- Valerie Trouet, author of Tree Story, on Twitter"An eye-opening visual look at the assumptions and trends that lie beneath how the modern world ticks.…Demography and graphic design meet in an extraordinarily revealing book." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Atlas of the Invisible takes this literally, with design-heavy info-mapping of cellular connections in the Great Lakes, eviction rates, the ethnicity of immigrants living on South Halsted Street in 1895. A cartographer’s dream, and often revelatory." -- Christopher Borrelli - Chicago Tribune"[T]his unique volume.…is designed to inspire readers to act." -- Library Journal"An endlessly fascinating array of insight and analysis." -- Mark Reynolds - Traveller Magazine
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The University of Michigan Press Researching Black Communities
Book SynopsisPractical advice for conducting social science research in racial and ethnic minority populations
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Arcadia Publishing Italians in Chicago Voices of America
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Arcadia Publishing Italians in Haverhill Images of America Arcadia
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Arcadia Publishing Bremen and North Central Indiana Images of
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Arcadia Publishing Growing Up Greek in St Louis Voices of America
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Arcadia Publishing Italians in Chicago Images of America Arcadia
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University of British Columbia Press Political Elites in Canada
Book SynopsisA timely work that examines how Canadian political elites are adapting to changes in digital media technology.Table of ContentsForewordBy Susan DelacourtPart 1: Introduction1 Political Elites in the Age of Digital Media / Alex Marland, Andrea Lawlor, and Thierry Giasson2 Tips and Tactics for Securing Interviews with Political Elites / Alex Marland and Anna EsselmentPart 2: Governmental Political Elites3 The Intersection of Public Policy and Digital Communication: The Federal Government Vantage Point / Robert P. Shepherd and Bryan Evans4 Political Staff and Permanent Public Servants: Still Getting Along / Jennifer Robson and R. Paul Wilson5 Gender, Tone, and Content of Premiers’ News Coverage: A Matched Comparison / Melanee Thomas, Allison Harell, and Tania Gosselin6 From Elitism to Idealization: The Representation of Premiers in Social Media Videos / J.P. Lewis and Stéphanie Yates7 Supreme Court Judges: Traditional Elite Roles in a Digital Age / Erin CrandallPart 3: Non-Governmental Political Elites8 Communication as the Workhouse of Government Politics: The Liberal Party Leader and the Liberal Caucus / Cristine de Clercy9 Political Strategists in Canada / Jamie Gillies and David Coletto10 Hybridity and Mobility: Media Elite Status on Political Twitter Hashtags / Geneviève Chacon, Andrea Lawlor, and Thierry Giasson11 Scandals and Screenshots: Social Media Elites in Canadian Politics / Fenwick McKelvey, Marianne Côté, and Vincent Raynauld12 The National Message, the Local Tour: Candidates’ Use of Twitter during the 2015 Canadian Election / Julie Killin and Tamara A. Small13 Going Digital: Non-Profit Organizations in a Transformed Media Environment / Rachel LaforestPart 4: Conclusion14 Emerging Voices, Evolving Concerns / Andrea Lawlor, Alex Marland, and Thierry GiassonGlossary; Index
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George Braziller Bridges and Boundaries
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Samurai
Book SynopsisOsprey''s examination of Japan''s Samurai warriors of the medieval period. Perhaps the greatest warriors in history, the Samurai were a product of a social system totally geared to war. The Samurai became expert in fighting both on horseback and on the ground. Their way of life was dictated by the code of Bushido or ''way of the warrior'' and clad in their magnificent, multi-coloured armour they were perfectly suited to the violent clan and dynastic warfare that dominated medieval Japan as the most powerful families vied for supremacy. In this title Anthony J Bryant presents a fascinating overview of these truly élite warriors.Table of ContentsIntroduction · Chronology · Origins and Rise of the Warrior Class · The Genpei War (1180-85) · The Kamakura Bakufu and Regency · War of the Northern and Southern Courts · The Muromachi Period · Warfare in Muromachi and Momoyama Japan · Sengoku Japan · Hashiba Hideyoshi · The Return of the Shogun · Arms and Armour: Heian and Kamakura Japan · Arms and Armour: Muromachi and Momoyama Japan · The Plates
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John Wiley & Sons Breaking Chains Slavery on Trial in the Oregon
Book SynopsisTells the story of the only slavery case adjudicated in Oregon's pre-Civil War courts - Holmes v. Ford. Through the lens of this landmark case, R. Gregory Nokes explores the historical context of racism in Oregon and the West, reminding readers that there actually were slaves in Oregon, though relatively few in number.
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Temple University Press,U.S. Social Inequality in Oaxaca A History of
Book SynopsisAnalyzes the urbanization of one area from its origins more than two thousand years ago. This book examines Oaxaca, Mexico, paying particular attention to neighborhoods, families and economic activities, and focuses on issues of poverty and inequality.Trade Review"Anthropologists Murphy and Stepick trace urbanization in the capital city of the state of Oaxaca for more than 2,000 years. Their study represents a micro perspective that describes the colonias populares, the poor neighborhoods, and the struggles of Oaxacans to survive and improve life in marginal communities... The book is well organized, with excellent annotated footnotes and a reading list." --Choice "Murphy and Stepick catch Oaxaca at a special time in its history. When the illustrious works of theory in the academic disciplines have faded, when Foucault is a footnote and deconstruction derided, books like this one will still be valuable. A portrait of a city during the most difficult period of its country's recent economic history." --Henry A. Selby (from the Foreword)Table of ContentsIllustrations and Tables Foreword Henry A. Selby Acknowledgments Acronyms 1. Introduction 2. A Social History of Oaxaca 3. People and Places: Oaxaca's Social Geography 4. Contemporary Economics 5. Community-Level Adaptation 6. Family and Household: Oaxaca's Social Firmament 7. Four Households 8. Conclusion Notes Further Reading References Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Human Geography People Place and Culture 11e
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Taylor & Francis Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Book SynopsisThe fifth edition of Human Behavior in the Social Environment takes students through the life course perspective to give a concise, compact treatment of human behavior. The text also comes with a rich companion website that includes support materials and six unique cases that encourage students to learn by doing and to apply their knowledge of human behavior to best practices.
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Flatiron Books Nomad Century
Book SynopsisThe MOST IMPORTANT BOOK I imagine I''ll ever read.Mary RoachFROM AN AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE JOURNALIST comes an urgent investigation of environmental migrationthe most underreported, seismic consequence of our climate crisis that will force us to change whereand howwe live.An IMPORTANT and PROVOCATIVE start to a crucial conversation. Bill McKibbenWe are facing a species emergency. We can survive, but to do so will require a planned and deliberate migration of a kind humanity has never before undertaken. This is the biggest human crisis you've never heard of.Drought-hit regions bleeding those for whom a rural life has become untenable. Coastlines diminishing year on year. Wildfires and hurricanes leaving widening swaths of destruction. The culprit, most of us accept, is climate change, but not enough of us are confronting one of its biggest, and most present, consequences: a total reshaping of the earth's human geography. As Gaia Vince
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John Wiley & Sons Diversity Done Right
Book SynopsisA surprising new look at diversity, equity, and inclusion at contemporary workplaces and beyond. In Diversity Done Right: Navigating Cultural Difference to Create Positive Change In the Workplace the Senior Vice President of Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Hyatt, Tyronne Stoudemire, delivers an enlightening and startling look at group dynamics via case studies and interviews representing a variety of backgrounds. In the book, you'll learn how to use proven and tested frameworks and tools to assess, develop, and demonstrate cross cultural competence and humility in each chapter. You'll also discover: Strategies for developing humility and understanding of organizational and societal group dynamics. Real-world examples of situations in which individuals were offended or harmed through the misbehavior of others. The consequences of the collision of different world viewsPerfect for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, Diversity Done Right will a
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Capstone Press Where People Live Wonder Readers Fluent Level
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Rowman & Littlefield Demography
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, introductory text takes an applied, interdisciplinary approach. Because one author is a sociologist and the other a demographer, the text introduces perspectives from many different disciplines. The most applied book on the market, Demography: The Science of Population teaches students how to use the multitude of demographic resources available to them as consumers of data. Using case studies throughout to illustrate key concepts in a realistic and concrete manner, the authors also draw examples from recent U.S. Census data, United Nations and World Bank reports, tables from the National Center for Health Statistics, and other U.S. state- and county-level sources. New to the Second EditionThis second edition is divided into four main parts; each part begins with a short introduction, and all chapters include end-of-chapter summaries. All tables, related narrative, and graphics have been updated to include data from the 2000 and 2010 census counts, more recent estiTrade ReviewThe strength of the book is its many tables and graphs which illustrate many features of demography in an accessible and clear way. The case studies, for example, the way in which Zambia arrived at its population policy, are useful and well presented. * European Journal of Population *
£90.00
Vehicule Press Canada's Forgotten Slaves: Two Hundred Years of
Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking history documents the roots of slavery in everyday colonial Canada and the extreme measures taken by subsequent generations to eradicate any record of their presence. Beginning with the French regime in colonial Canada 1629, noted historian Marcel Trudel examines the roots of slavery and its pervasive existence until its eventual abolition from the British Empire in 1834. Drawn from Trudel’s exhaustive scrutiny of unpublished 17th- through 19th-century archival records, this survey gives a human face to more than 4,000 aboriginal and black slaves who were bought, sold, and exploited in colonial Canada. The compelling narrative chronicles the slaves’ often horrific living conditions, the joys and sorrows of their daily existence, and their quest to gain liberty. The extensive research not only reveals the identities of Canadian slave owners, but sheds light on the whitewashing undertaken by politicians, historians, and ecclesiastics who deliberately falsified records and glorified their colonial-era heroes in order to remove any trace of these slaves held in bondage for more than 200 years.Trade Review"This book provides the only available outline of the contours of the slave system . . . in 17th- and 18th-century New France." -- Canadian Historical Review on the original French edition, Deux Siecles D'Esclavage au Quebec"Trudel's work on slavery in French Canada is a major and controversial work." -- Le Devoir
£22.46
Chicago Review Press I Was Born a Slave: An Anthology of Classic Slave
Book SynopsisBetween 1760 and 1902, more than 200 book-length autobiographies of ex-slaves were published; together they form the basis for all subsequent African American literature. I Was Born a Slave collects the 20 most significant “slave narratives.” They describe whippings, torture, starvation, resistance, and hairbreadth escapes; slave auctions, kidnappings, and murders; sexual abuse, religious confusion, the struggle of learning to read and write; and the triumphs and difficulties of life as free men and women. Many of the narratives—such as those of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs—have achieved reputations as masterpieces; but some of the lesser-known narratives are equally brilliant. This unprecedented anthology presents them unabridged, providing each one with helpful introductions and annotations, to form the most comprehensive volume ever assembled on the lives and writings of the slaves. Volume Two (1849–1866) includes the narratives of Henry Bibb, James W. C. Pennington, Solomon Northup, John Brown, John Thompson, William and Ellen Craft, Harriet Jacobs (Linda Brent), Jacob D. Green, James Mars, and William Parker.
£27.86
University of Massachusetts Press Women of the Commonwealth: Work, Family and
Book SynopsisA collection of ten essays which document sociological topics in women's history, covering 19th-century Massachusetts. The study covers the dynamics of gender, race, ethnicity and class in exploring relationships in the labour market and family.
£999.99
Orbis Books (USA) Moral Vision of Cesar Chavez
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£17.99
