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American Beasts

Perspectives on Animals, Animality and U.S. Culture, 1776–1920

By: Roman Bartosch,Keridiana Chez,Brigitte Fielder,Katherine C. Grier,Andrew Howe,Michael Malay,Neill Matheson,Dominik Ohrem,Olaf Stieglitz,Aimee Swenson

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American Beasts

Perspectives on Animals, Animality and U.S. Culture, 1776–1920

By: Roman Bartosch,Keridiana Chez,Brigitte Fielder,Katherine C. Grier,Andrew Howe,Michael Malay,Neill Matheson,Dominik Ohrem,Olaf Stieglitz,Aimee Swenson

In American history, animals are everywhere. They are a ubiquitous presence in myriad historical, literary, biographical, scientific and other documents and narratives of the American past – a past that, just like the present, was shaped by a multiplicity of relations between humans and other creatures ranging from coexistence and conviviality to hostility, subjugation and extermination. While such quintessentially American species as the bison, the mustang or the grizzly continue to roam the discursive, imaginary and, now to a much lesser degree, the geographical spaces of the nation, the less iconic creatures of civilization – the various species of domesticated working and companion animals – have arguably played an even more critical role in the genesis of modern American culture and society throughout the 'long nineteenth century.' Until recently, however, despite their ubiquity in historical documents, social relations and cultural productions, animals have rarely been of serious interest to mainstream historians. American Beasts argues that an adequate understanding of American history, and indeed of 'human' history more broadly, requires a sustained engagement with its multifaceted more-than-human dimensions. The contributions collected here offer various insights into the broad relevance of animality and human-animal relations – from the culture of pet-keeping and the role of animals and animality in the context of slavery and abolition to the emergence of animal athletes at the turn of the twentieth century – as aspects that have always influenced all areas of American society. In addition, by highlighting the ways in which human-animal relations crucially shaped the relations (of power) between different groups of humans, American Beasts shows that a stronger concern with animals and animality also allows us to address the complex intersections between the history of human-animal relations and the histories of (for example) race, class and gender in the United States in the time from the early national period to the Progressive Era.

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Neofelis Verlag

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3958081002

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9783958081000

Two Summers

By: Aimee Friedman

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Two Summers

By: Aimee Friedman

From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes a novel about fate, family secrets, and new love, told in split narrative. ONE SUMMER in the French countryside, among sun-kissed fields of lavender . . . ANOTHER SUMMER in upstate New York, along familiar roads that lead to surprises . . . When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue - but nothing is as it seems. In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere. In the end, it might just be the truth she needs the most. From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes an irresistible, inventive novel that takes readers around the world and back again, and asks us what matters more: the journey or the destination.

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297

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Scholastic Inc.

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054552007X

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9780545520072

How to Live in a Chaotic Climate

10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Planet

By: LaUra Schmidt,Aimee Lewis Reau,Chelsie Rivera

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How to Live in a Chaotic Climate

10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, and Our Planet

By: LaUra Schmidt,Aimee Lewis Reau,Chelsie Rivera

A 10-step holistic guide to help you cope with the climate crisis—from the founders of the Good Grief Network. Eco-distress is real. How to Live in a Chaotic Climate is here to help you rediscover meaning, joy, and connection as the tumult around us increases. Based on the Good Grief Network’s acclaimed 10 Steps to Resilience and Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate program, this book unpacks the social, political, and spiritual nuances of the climate emergency, step by step. 1. Accept the Severity of the Predicament 2. Be with Uncertainty 3. Honor My Mortality and the Mortality of All 4. Do Inner Work 5. Develop Awareness of Biases and Perception 6. Practice Gratitude, Seek Beauty, and Create Connections 7. Take Breaks and Rest 8. Grieve the Harm I Have Caused 9. Show Up 10. Reinvest in Meaningful Efforts Each step includes practices that draw on meditation, mindfulness, journaling, dance, somatics, and self-inquiry to help readers cope with overwhelming feelings, heal wounds caused by disconnection, and act in generative ways that help cultivate a just and equitable future for all.

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Shambhala Publications

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1611809932

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9781611809930

American Beasts

Perspectives on Animals, Animality and U.S. Culture, 1776–1920

By: Roman Bartosch,Keridiana Chez,Brigitte Fielder,Katherine C. Grier,Andrew Howe,Michael Malay,Neill Matheson,Dominik Ohrem,Olaf Stieglitz,Aimee Swenson

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American Beasts

Perspectives on Animals, Animality and U.S. Culture, 1776–1920

By: Roman Bartosch,Keridiana Chez,Brigitte Fielder,Katherine C. Grier,Andrew Howe,Michael Malay,Neill Matheson,Dominik Ohrem,Olaf Stieglitz,Aimee Swenson

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Neofelis Verlag

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E.B. White

By: Aimee LaBrie,Kyle Zimmer

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E.B. White

By: Aimee LaBrie,Kyle Zimmer

Presents the life and writing career of the American author who wrote the well-known children's books, "Charlotte's Web" and "Stuart Little.

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Chelsea House

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0791082350

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9780791082355

I Can Only Imagine

By: Aimee G. Bartlett

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I Can Only Imagine

By: Aimee G. Bartlett

I am a lover not a hater... now. I once had a list of people that I DID NOT like and I did everything I could possibly think of to avoid them. But as time went on, I started going to church more and He says, "Forgive all of those who have hurt you, because I have forgiven you." LORD I now forget about anything that has happened in the past; it is now gone. As they say," Forget the Past, Live the Present, and Anticipate the Future I show love to all of those around me.

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America Star Books

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1629077070

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American Beasts

American Beasts

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How to Live in a Chaotic Climate

How to Live in a Chaotic Climate

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American Beasts

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E.B. White

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I Can Only Imagine

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