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John Wiley & Sons Crime Corrections and the COVID19 Pandemic
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John Wiley & Sons Evolving Constitutional Rights The Roberts Court
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John Wiley & Sons Dearth Volume 1
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John Wiley & Sons The Wanderer
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Northwestern University Press Everything We Could Do
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John Wiley & Sons Selected Stories
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University of Pennsylvania Press Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain
Book Synopsis"This engaging book tackles the contentious issue of categorizing the Christian military campaigns against Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula."-HistorianTrade Review"This is a welcome book. It explains the development of crusading in almost all of its aspects in medieval Iberia as well as situates the Iberian crusades within the context of those to the Holy Land. Indeed, Joseph O'Callaghan demonstrates that the crusades in Iberia and to the Middle East evolved in tandem, and that understanding one movement is requisite for understanding the other." * The Medieval Review *"A survey of royal military activity in Spain from the late eleventh through the mid-thirteenth centuries. . . . The author scrutinizes the ecclesiastical sources of the period to establish the interconnection of papal and Iberian royal plans for warring against the Muslim opposition, . . . arguing for an expanded concept of the Crusades that would include the kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula. . . . Highly recommended." * Choice *"With this study, it becomes difficult to doubt that a broad array of medieval people viewed the conflict against Muslims in Iberia in religious terms and that these wars were appropriately sanctioned by the papacy as crusades." * Catholic Historical Review *"O'Callaghan's book is the first to place the Reconquista within the context of papal support for military action against Islam." * Religious Studies Review *
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University of Pennsylvania Press The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa
Book SynopsisThis collection of essays explores the contemporary crises in Rwanda, Burundi, and the Congo-Kinshasa, offering important new insights into the cycle of genocidal violence, ethnic strife, and civil war that has made the Great Lakes region of Central Africa the most violent on the continent.Trade Review"René Lemarchand ranks among the top Africanist political scientists of his generation, unmatched in his depth of knowledge about the African Great Lakes. He brings to The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa a broad comparative perspective as well as decades of close observation of the political evolution of the Great Lakes region." * M. Crawford Young, University of Wisconsin, Madison *Table of ContentsPreface PART I. THE REGIONAL CONTEXT Chapter 1. The Geopolitics of the Great Lakes Region Chapter 2. The Road to Hell PART II. RWANDA AND BURUNDI: THE GENOCIDAL TWINS Comparative Perspectives Chapter 3. Ethnicity as Myth Chapter 4. Genocide in the Great Lakes: Which Genocide? Whose Genocide? Rwanda Chapter 5. The Rationality of Genocide Chapter 6. Hate Crimes Chapter 7. The Politics of Memory Chapter 8. Rwanda and the Holocaust Reconsidered Burundi Chapter 9. Burundi 1972: A Forgotten Genocide Chapter 10. Burundi at the Crossroads Chapter 11. Burundi's Endangered Transition PART III. THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: FROM FAILED STATE TO FRAGILE TRANSITION Chapter 12. A Blocked Transition: Zaire in 1993 Chapter 13. Ethnic Violence, Public Policies, and Social Capital in North Kivu Chapter 14. The DRC: From Failure to Potential Reconstruction Chapter 15. The Tunnel at the End of the Light Chapter 16. From Kabila to Kabila: What Else Is New? Notes Index
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University of Pennsylvania Press Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] deep microhistory, based on fortuitously rich sources that a gifted historian uses to illuminate a previously obscure world with profound humanity . . . Browne's book on Berbice gets us more deeply into the lives of enslaved people in the Caribbean than any other work of nonfiction that comes readily to mind." * Journal of British Studies *"[A] carefully constructed and deeply researched study that challenges many prevailing perspectives, tropes, and arguments . . . This is a compelling interpretation that adds new layers of complexity to our understanding of the social and political worlds of New World slavery." * Slavery & Abolition *"Browne's unparalleled examination of the difficult lives of enslaved people makes Surviving Slavery required reading for historians of Atlantic slavery." * Journal of the Early Republic *"Concisely and elegantly written . . . Surviving Slavery focuses on how slaves, masters, and colonial authorities negotiated the terms of labor, punishment, provisioning, and other quotidian issues. Boasting a rigorous methodology and deep archival research . . . Browne makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the legalities of Atlantic slavery and the varieties of lived experience among the enslaved." * Journal of Social History *"Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean is a necessary, brilliantly researched, and well-narrated history. It deserves to become standard reading for scholars interested in imperial reform, the practice of imperial law, and the everyday politics of colonial subjects." * Victorian Studies *"[An] illuminating new monograph on the slave society of Berbice during the era of amelioration . . . What results from Browne's research is a monograph replete with stories of the everyday struggles and conflicts that characterized every Atlantic slave society. Browne has crafted the best portrait of the slave driver to be found in the literature." * Social History *"Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean provides a cogent reconsideration of the enslaved experience that is well suited for undergraduates as well as academics. Survival, as a theoretical concept, may shed added light on the problem of representing the struggles of those in slavery. More directly, though, Browne’s work gives a close, firsthand view of how enslaved people personally endured the tragedy of bondage in the Americas." * American Historical Review *
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University of Pennsylvania Press A Medieval Life Cecilia Penifader and the World
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Judith M. Bennett has [told] a story that is at the same time the biography of a woman and the portrait of a world." * Speculum *"The story of Cecilia Penifader provides a starting point for a broad-ranging social history [of] Western civilization, medieval social history, and women's history, as well as for anyone wanting a well written overview of the world of the medieval peasantry." * Parergon *
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University of Pennsylvania Press Writing East The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Book Synopsis"A remarkable analysis of an important medieval text... This work will surely initiate new studies of the precolonial frame of mind and the role of distinct versions of medieval manuscripts in the shaping of medieval understanding."-Sixteenth Century JournalTrade Review"Writing East is a remarkable analysis of an important medieval text. . . . Higgins persuasively argues for the multiplicity of medieval European understandings of the East that had important consequences for several centuries. This work will surely initiate new studies of the precolonial frame of mind and the role of distinct versions of medieval manuscripts in the shaping of medieval understanding." * Sixteenth Century Journal *
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Between God and the Party Religion and Politics in Revolutionary Cuba
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida The Ticket to Freedom
Book SynopsisFocusing on the NAACP's campaign for voting rights, the author challenges the legalistic and bureaucratic image of the NAACP and reveals a politically astute organization that did much to open up the electoral process to greater black participation.
£24.76
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida From SitIns to SNCC The Student Civil Rights
Book SynopsisIn the wake of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter by four North Carolina A&T college students, From Sit-Ins to SNCC brings together the work of leading civil rights scholars to offer a new and groundbreaking perspective on student-oriented activism in the 1960s.Trade Review“Central to the collection’s theme is the idea that [SNCC] was diffuse with different visions, and not a hierarchy. The approach was local, and the results hinged on the locality. . . . Adds much to the discussion of the nonviolent resistance movement.” —Choice“Provides fresh and original insights into the student protest movement of the 1960s. A must for anyone interested in the history of the SNCC or the civil rights struggle.” —Kevern Verney, Edge Hill University
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Andean Ontologies New Archaeological
Book SynopsisOffers a fascinating interdisciplinary investigation of how ancient Andean people understood their world and the nature of being. Exploring pre-Hispanic ideas of time, space, and the human body, these essays highlight a range of beliefs across the region's different cultures, emphasizing the relational aspects of identity in Andean worldviews.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida The President and American Capitalism since 1945
Book SynopsisTracing the development of the US presidency since Harry S. Truman took office in 1945, this volume describes the many ways the president's actions have affected the development of capitalism in the post-World War II era. Contributors show how the American ""Consumer-in-Chief"" has exerted a decisive hand as well as behind-the-scenes influence on the national economy and everyday American life.
£60.35
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Language as Prayer in Finnegans Wake
Book SynopsisAn innovative analysis that shows how James Joyce uses the language of prayer to grapple with profoundly human ideas in Finnegans Wake. Colleen Jaurretche moves beyond what scholars know about how Joyce composed this work to suggest why he wrote and arranged it as he did.
£70.12
University Press of Florida Todd Bolender Janet Reed and the Making of
Book SynopsisIllustrates how American ballet developed over the course of the twentieth century from an aesthetic originating in the courts of Europe into a stylistically diverse expression of a democratic culture. West places at centre stage two artists who were instrumental to this story: Todd Bolender and Janet Reed.
£36.71
University Press of Florida Panepiphanal World
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth study of the forty short texts James Joyce called ""epiphanies"". Composed between 1901 and 1904, at the beginning of Joyce's writing career, these texts are often dismissed as juvenilia. Sangam MacDuff instead argues that the epiphanies are an important point of origin for Joyce's entire body of work.
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University Press of Florida A Punkhouse in the Deep South The Oral History
Book SynopsisTold in personal interviews, this is the collective story of a punk community in an unlikely town and region, a hub of radical counterculture that drew artists and musicians from throughout the conservative South and earned national renown.Trade Review“This beautifully crafted page-turner presents the outsider history of a thriving southern punkhouse where military brats, rocker chefs, queerdoe artists, revivified veterans, a newborn, and a rotating pack of dogs lived nearly cash-free in a filthy and vibrant wonderland they made imperfectly together.”- Anna Joy Springer, author of The Vicious Red Relic, Love;“A Punkhouse in the Deep South is a ray of light from a completely unexpected direction: a lucid, humble, sweet-natured account of building a small DIY utopia that would continue to flourish for more than 25 years in ostensibly hostile terrain. Its success may not be replicable, but that it happened at all is cause for wonder.”- Luc Sante, author of Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York;“The first punk oral history to illuminate a chronically undervalued context for southern misfit life: that it thrives because of its relationship to its community, not despite it.”- Nate Powell, artist of the March trilogy;“This book celebrates the punks who do the grunt work to build places where they can conspire to make a better way of life. It is an essential contribution to the history of music, counterculture, and cities.”- James Tracy, coauthor of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Community Organizing in Radical Times.
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University Press of Florida Queering the Redneck Riviera Sexuality and the
Book SynopsisRecovers the forgotten and erased history of gay men and lesbians in North Florida, a region often overlooked in the story of the LGBTQ experience. Jerry Watkins reveals both the challenges these men and women faced in the years following World War II and the essential role they played in making the Emerald Coast a major tourist destination.Trade ReviewWatkins' book shares with us for the first time the many first hand accounts, in great detail, of gay men navigating a gay lifestyle in Florida's panhandle. . . . Many of the stories in the book are as entertaining as they are educational and informative."—South Florida Gay News
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University Press of Florida Joyce Aristotle and Aquinas
Book SynopsisExamines the influence of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas on James Joyce. O'Rourke demonstrates that Joyce was a philosophical writer who engaged creatively with questions of diversity and unity, identity, permanence and change, and the reliability of knowledge.
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MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida The Archaeology of the American Revolution
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John Wiley & Sons Rada Photography
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University Press of Florida Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley
Book SynopsisExamines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction. Although the Valley was a site of fierce conflicts during the Civil War and its military activity has been extensively studied, scholars have largely ignored the Black experience in the region until now.
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University Press of Florida Mickey and the Teamsters A Fight for Fair Unions
Book SynopsisBehind the costumes, life isn’t always magic and fairy dust for the people who play the iconic characters of Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Cinderella at Walt Disney World. In a surprising tale of corruption alongside activism, this book reveals the little-known story of Teamsters Local 385, the union that represents these performers.Trade Review“This timely, well-researched, well-reported volume explores what happens when a union becomes undemocratic. . . . Will appeal to readers interested in union politics, Disney history, or nonfiction books that take a deep dive into their subjects.”—Library Journal
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University Press of Florida Sherds of History Domestic Life in Colonial
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University Press of Florida An Introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders
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John Wiley & Sons Getting Naked with Harry Crews
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The Catholic University of America Press The Priest Who Put Europe Back Together The Life
Book SynopsisPhilip Fabian Flynn led a remarkable life, bearing witness to some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century. Flynn took part in the invasions of Sicily and Normandy, the Battle of Aachen, acted as confessor to Nazi War Criminals, and assisted Hungarian revolutionaries on the streets of Budapest. The Priest Who Put Europe Back Together tells the story of this fascinating life.
£28.46
The Catholic University of America Press Determining Death by Neurological Criteria
Book SynopsisThe neurological criteria for the determination of death remain controversial within secular and Catholic circles, even though they are widely accepted within the medical community. In Determining Death by Neurological Criteria, Matthew Hanley offers both a practical and a philosophical defense.
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The Catholic University of America Press Ethical Excellence Philosophers Psychologists
Book SynopsisBecause research in psychology helps us assess the feasibility of cultivating virtue in ourselves and those we influence, Ethical Excellence focuses on combining sound philosophical analysis of ethical virtue and related concepts with relevant empirical research on how these concepts are manifested and developed in everyday practice.
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The Catholic University of America Press Intersubjective Existence A Critical Reflection
Book SynopsisAttempts to develop a wisdom about human life that takes the form of a theory of selfhood and to reflect on what is called for in the ethical practice of human existence. The ethical implications of this theory of selfhood are explored, looking at conscience, prudential reasoning, justice, friendship, the law, temperance, courage, and religion.
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The Catholic University of America Press A Short Treatise on the Virgin Mary
Book SynopsisRegarding Mary's status as Mother of God, Rene Laurentin's discussion of the Theotokos exhibits his deep ecumenical commitments, as much as his specific attention to Mary's soteriological role as a sticking point for Protestantism.
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The Catholic University of America Press On Slavery and the Slave Trade De Iustitia et
Book SynopsisThe Jesuit Luis de Molina (1535-1600) discussed the legal and ethical aspects of the Portuguese trade in African and Asian enslaved persons. Molina surveys, develops, and problematizes the criteria necessary for the legitimate possession, sale, and purchase of human freedom.
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Catholic University of America Press Baptism of Desire and Christian Salvation
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MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer The Concept of Ius and the Nature of Law in
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Consolation to Stagirius
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John Wiley & Sons Growing into God
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John Wiley & Sons Church State and Society
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Rutgers University Press All for Beauty Makeup and Hairdressing in
Book SynopsisOrganised as a chronological industrial history, this book examines how and why makeup and hairdressing evolved as crafts designed partly to maintain the white flawlessness of men and women as a value in the studio era.Trade Review“McLean combines extensive research, keen insight, detailed analysis of stars and films, and an enjoyable way with words to give readers an important overview of the history, politics, and aesthetics of 'beauty makeup' during the glory days of Hollywood cinema. I devoured it, and so will you.”— Sean Griffin, editor of What Dreams Were Made Of: Movie Stars of the 1940s "Adrienne McLean’s engaging All for Beauty gives us a peek under the powder, lipstick, beard, and toupee, to examine the craft and labor politics of makeup and hairdressing in the studio era. This impeccably researched and argued book is a must read for anyone interested in the Hollywood studio system, film acting, stardom, or beauty culture!"— Mary Desjardins, author of Recycled Stars: Female Film Stardom in the Age of Television and Video "All for Beauty reveals a treasure trove of research in this absorbing history of how beauty makeup and hairdressing became essential to Hollywood filmmaking and its construction of stardom. Adrienne McLean's tangible passion for her project makes this a gift to Hollywood historians."— Karen McNally, author of The Stardom Film: Creating the Hollywood Fairy TaleTable of ContentsIntroduction: Art and Science in the Service of Loveliness 1. Makeup and Hairdressing as Studio Crafts: The Silent Period 2. The Classical Period: Craft Identity and the Labor Force 3. The Classical Period: Department Practices and the Commerce of Expertise 4. Cosmetics, Coiffures, and Characterization Epilogue: Trophy Faces Appendix Acknowledgments Notes Index
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MW - Rutgers University Press Frank Millers Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Part of what makes Young's book so readable and compelling is the knowledge that, underneath all of the analysis, there is a highly intelligent man who knows the boy he was, struggling to figure out what to make of this creator whose early work meant—and continues to mean—so much to him." * Los Angeles Review of Books *"This analysis of the man without fear—rendered by the man without fear of merciless vigilante violence—makes for exceptional reading … Unlike far too many ponderous, jargon-laden academic studies, Young gives us a refreshingly conversational and astutely engaging exploration of the visual genius and often warped sensibilities of one of the most important practitioners of the comics form." * Print Magazine *"Young's warm veneration of Miller's aesthetic and disdain for his fascist tendencies make for a personal and engaging read, even for those who are not fans of comics or graphic novels … Highly recommended." * Choice *"An incisive and focused discussion of an understudied era in the Daredevil series that provides a rewarding exploration of how the superhero reflects and shapes broader areas of culture." -- José Alaniz * author of Death, Disability, and the Superhero: The Silver Age and Beyond *"Knowledgeable with regard to the commercial and aesthetic contexts of the superhero genre, but also willing to risk more personal reflection, Young helps us to read these pivotal, powerful works of popular culture afresh." -- Benjamin Saunders * Director of Comics Studies, The University of Oregon *"Young’s Daredevil will be a necessary resource for personal research on subjects such as ‘auteur’ comics, the ‘gritty’ turn in superhero fiction, and the role of ethics and religion in superhero comics." * Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics *"Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism joins superb formal analysis to searching moral self-reflection as Young charts his growing disillusionment with Miller’s work without losing sight of the qualities that drew him to it in the first place. If comics studies has yet to fully resolve or even approach the contradictions of Frank Miller, Paul Young has at least shown us one way we can start." * Journal of Comics and Culture *"The Top 75 Community College Titles: January Edition: The best of all the titles appropriate for two-year colleges reviewed in the January issue of Choice." * Choice *"A deeply personal, informative, and astutely analytical work which paints the moral complexities and themes coursing through Miller’s work on Daredevil in the 1970s and 1980s." * Studies in Comics *"The author delves deeply into the life and work of Frank Miller, his influences, his vision of Daredevil and how he successfully re-engineered the Man Without Fear and his rogue’s gallery and supporting cast. Full-color page and scene reproductions from Miller’s run on Daredevil are examined and the author fleshes out how Miller’s innovative layouts, story-telling techniques and unique take on the character changed the way superheroes were viewed." * Collector's Corner *Table of Contents Acknowledgments A Note on the Texts and Images Introduction: Dealing with the Devil 1 Our Story So Far 2 Into the Snake Pit 3 The Unholy Three 4 Comics for Comics’ Sake Interlude: Daredevil versus the Catechism Conclusion: Exposé Notes Index
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MW - Rutgers University Press Looking Back on the Vietnam War
Book SynopsisBrings together scholars from a broad variety of disciplines, who offer fresh insights on the Vietnam War's psychological, economic, artistic, political, and environmental impacts. Each essay examines a different facet of the war, from its representation in Marvel comic books to the experiences of Vietnamese soldiers exposed to Agent Orange.Trade Review"A collection of studies on the way the war is being remembered and commemorated … The diasporic theme is a welcome counterbalance to the US-centered canon that obscures the presence of the Vietnamese people in their own struggle for independence and all but elides them in studies of the postwar years ... Recommended." * Choice *"It is a crucial and timely moment to revisit the meanings of the Vietnam War. This book is a hugely valuable reassessment of the war's legacies and cultural impact." -- Marita Sturken * author of Tangled Memories: The Vietnam War, the AIDS Epidemic, and the Politics of Remembering *"We're just now barely getting a grip on the myriad aftermaths of the Vietnam War. I enthusiastically urge anyone interested in wars or 'post-wars' to read this fine book--slowly." -- Cynthia Enloe * author of Globalization and Militarism, updated edition *"This superb volume brings together a remarkable group of scholars whose attention to disaporic sensibilities, war memory, and contrapuntal narratives fundamentally remakes our understanding of the Vietnam War's cultural politics." -- Mark Philip Bradley * The University of Chicago *"Looking Back on the Vietnam War is haunting in its unflinching critique and intervention to denaturalize warfare and disentangle its afterlife. It is most sublime in rupturing once conventional narratives." -- Linda Trinh Vo * University of California, Irvine *Table of ContentsChronologyNote on the TextIntroduction: Looking Back at the Vietnam WarBrenda M. Boyle and Jeehyun LimChapter 1: Vietnamese Refugees and Internet Memorials: When Does War End and Who Gets to Decide?Y?n Lê EspirituChapter 2: Broken, but Not Forsaken: Disabled South Vietnamese Veterans in Vietnam and the Vietnamese DiasporaQuan Tue TranChapter 3: What Is Vietnamese American Literature?Viet Thanh NguyenChapter 4: Vi?t Nam and the Diaspora: Absence, Presence, and the ArchiveLan DuongChapter 5: Liberal Humanitarianism and Post–Cold War Cultural Politics: The Case of Le Ly HayslipJeehyun LimChapter 6: Ann Hui’s Boat People: Documenting Vietnamese Refugees in Hong KongVinh NguyenChapter 7: “The Deep Black Hole”: Vietnam in the Memories of Australian Veterans and RefugeesRobert Mason and Leonie JonesChapter 8: Missing Bodies and Homecoming SpiritsHeonik KwonChapter 9: Agent Orange: Toxic Chemical, Narrative of Suffering, Metaphor for WarDiane Niblack FoxChapter 10: Re-Seeing Cambodia and Recollecting The ’Nam: A Vertiginous Critique of the Military SublimeCathy J. Schlund-VialsChapter 11: Naturalizing War: The Stories We Tell about the Vietnam WarBrenda M. BoyleAppendix A: ArchivesAppendix B: Publications since 2000Notes on ContributorsIndex
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Rutgers University Press Youve Always Been There for Me Understanding the
Book SynopsisToday, approximately 1.6 million American children live in what social scientists call “grandfamilies”—households in which children are being raised by their grandparents. Drawing on data gathered from New York grandfamilies, Rachel Dunifon analyzes their unique strengths and distinct needs. Trade Review“You’ve Always Been There for Me makes a significant contribution to the field of family studies and gerontology. Dunifon’s arguments are unique, sound, and focused, and shed new light into the roles of grandchildren in grandfamilies.” -- Christine A. Fruhauf * associate professor, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Colorado State University *"Dunifon masterfully addresses an understudied type of family–grandchildren raised by grandparents–and offers insightful policy recommendations for how to promote the well-being of these families. Her research is a model combination of survey techniques, open-ended interviews, and videotaped observations of interactions. As we learn about the financial hardships, the health challenges, and emotional demands experienced by grandparents, we also see the extraordinary bonds between these parental figures and their adolescent grandchildren. Dunifon’s superb volume will inspire other scholars to pursue this compelling topic." -- P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale * Frances Willard Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University *"Recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Tables Introduction 1 What Leads to the Formation of Grandfamilies? 2 “I Couldn’t Be Prouder to Be the Caregiver of You”: How Do Grandparents Define Their Roles in Grandfamilies? 3 “I Get All the Love I Need”: How Do Youth Define Their Roles in Grandfamilies? 4 “I Love My Daughter, But I Don’t Like Her Right About Now”: The Role of Parents in Grandfamilies 5 Policies and Programs to Address Grandfamilies’ Needs 6 Postscript—Where Are They Now? Conclusion Appendix Acknowledgments Notes Index
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John Wiley & Sons Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin
Book SynopsisTransnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work documents the social and emotional contributions of older persons to their families in settings shaped by migration, their everyday lives in domestic and community spaces, and in the context of intergenerational relationships and diasporas. Trade Review"These thought-provoking, poetic, critical, nuanced, heartbreaking, and diverse accounts of older people's complex roles in transnational 'kin-work' provide an important and understudied contribution to the wider field of Aging Studies." -- Annette Leibing * professor of medical anthropology at the Université de Montréal *“This book is bursting with engaging ethnographic and theoretical contributions from across the world and life course. It’s indisputable: aging and kin-work are critical frames for understanding transnational connections, disruptions, and meaning-making in today’s precarious global economy.” -- Caitrin Lynch * author of Retirement on the Line: Age, Work, and Value in an American Factory *"An indispensable contribution to research on transnationalism, family relations and aging and a must read for anyone working on these topics. Apart from providing various ethnographic writings from different authors that describe their findings nuanced and rich in detail, the book enables the reader to gain new perspectives into the lives of aging migrants." * Anthropology News *"Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work reminds us of the importance of kinship studies in anthropology, making visible the notion of 'kin work,' that hitherto remained underexplored in transnational and aging studies....An essential and accessible book for academics in the social, human, and public policy sciences, as well as for any researcher or student who seeks to deepen their insights into the everyday processes of aging and care in transnational contexts." * Anthropology & Aging *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin WorkParin Dossa and Cati Coe Part One: The Kin-scription of Older People into Care1. Flexible Kin Work, Flexible Migration: Aging Migrants Caught between Productive and Reproductive Labor in the European UnionNeda Deneva2. The New Aging Trajectories of Chinese Grandparents in CanadaYanqiu Rachel Zhou3. Sacrifice or Abandonment? Nicaraguan Grandmothers’ Narratives of Migration as Kin WorkKristin Elizabeth Yarris Part Two: Reconfigurations of Kinship and Care in Migration Contexts4. Fostering Change: Elderly Foster Mothers’ Intergenerational Influence in Contemporary ChinaErin L. Raffety5. Negotiating Sacred Values: Dharma, Karma, and Migrant Hindu WomenMushira Mohsin Khan and Karen Kobayashi6. Transformations in Transnational Aging: A Century of Caring among Italians in AustraliaLoretta Baldassar Part Three: Aging, Kin Work, and Migrant Trajectories7. Returning Home: The Retirement Strategies of Aging Ghanaian Care WorkersCati Coe8. Balancing the Weight of Nations and Families Transnationally: The Case of Older Caribbean Canadian WomenDelores V. Mullings9. The Recognition and Denial of Kin Work in Palliative Care: Epitomizing Narratives of Canadian Ismaili MuslimsParin Dossa ReferencesAbout the ContributorsIndex
£105.40
John Wiley & Sons Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland
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John Wiley & Sons Watching Our Weights The Contradictions of Televising Fatness in the Obesity Epidemic
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University of Virginia Press The Papers of George Washington December
Book SynopsisVolume 13 of the ""Revolutionary War Series"" documents a crucial portion of the winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, when the fate of Washington's army hung in the balance. It begins with Washington's soldiers hard at work erecting huts and preparing for the next campaign.
£80.10
