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Marching in Step

Masculinity, Citizenship, and the Citadel in Post-World War II America

By: Alexander Macaulay

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Marching in Step

Masculinity, Citizenship, and the Citadel in Post-World War II America

By: Alexander Macaulay

Combining the nuanced perspective of an insider with the critical distance of a historian, Alexander Macaulay examines The Citadel’s reactions to major shifts in postwar life, from the rise of the counterculture to the demise of the Cold War. The Citadel is widely considered one of the most traditional institutions in America and a bastion of southern conservatism. In Marching in Step Macaulay argues that The Citadel has actually experienced many changes since World War II—changes that often tell us as much about the United States as about the American South. Macaulay explores how The Citadel was often an undiluted showcase for national debates over who deserved full recognition as a citizen—most famously first for black men and later for women. As the boundaries regarding race, gender, and citizenship were drawn and redrawn, Macaulay says, attitudes at The Citadel reflected rather than stood apart from those of mainstream America. In this study of an iconic American institution, Macaulay also raises questions over issues of southern distinctiveness and sheds light on the South’s real and imagined relationship with the rest of America.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820338214

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9780820338217

Shattered Jade

A Novel of Saipan

By: Larry Alexander

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Shattered Jade

A Novel of Saipan

By: Larry Alexander

From New York Times bestselling author Larry Alexander comes a gritty historical novel of World War II, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides of the firing line. Tarawa was hell but Saipan is worse. For Sergeant Pete “Hardball” Talbot, recently returned from being wounded on Tarawa seven months earlier, Saipan is just another battle as the United States leaps island to island towards an invasion of the Japanese homeland. But the Japanese have learned, all too well, how to defend their islands, with carefully constructed and concealed bunkers and machine gun nests. Talbot and the dozen men of Second Squad have no idea they are running headlong into thirty-five thousand Japanese soldiers who have sworn to fight to the last man. In vivid, startling detail, Shattered Jade explores the strategy and horror of battle in one of World War II’s most brutal conflicts and illuminates the extraordinary courage of ordinary young men.

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Blackstone Publishing

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9798200816064

Benevolent Repression

Social Control and the American Reformatory-Prison Movement

By: Alexander W. Pisciotta

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Benevolent Repression

Social Control and the American Reformatory-Prison Movement

By: Alexander W. Pisciotta

Drawing on sources in a dozen states and focusing on seven case studies, documents how the prison reform movement that began in 1876 quickly reverted to the previous standards of punishment, psychological and physical abuse, escapes, riots, suicide, drugs, arson, and rape. Argues that today's prisons, directly descended from those, still lay claim to the ideology of education and rehabilitation that was a myth from the beginning. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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NYU Press

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0814766382

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76 Hours

A Novel of Tarawa

By: Larry Alexander

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76 Hours

A Novel of Tarawa

By: Larry Alexander

The gripping historical novel of the invasion of Tarawa by US Marines in World War II, from bestselling author, journalist, and historian Larry Alexander. The island of Tarawa, a tiny spit of sand out in the middle of the Pacific, teemed with five hundred pillboxes filled with artillery pieces and highly motivated Japanese soldiers. Their commanding officer encouraged his troops, saying, “It would take one million men one hundred years” to conquer Tarawa. They were convinced that the Americans would be slaughtered before they ever got ashore. Private Pete “Hardball” Talbot was one of the US Marines tasked with taking the island. A cocky, tough street kid from Philadelphia, Pete joined up to escape his abusive father. In his mind, nothing the Japanese could throw at him could be as bad as what his father dished out. He was angry, and more than willing to take it out on the enemy. But once he climbed over the side and into the landing craft, and once the Japanese artillery and machine guns opened up in defense of the island, Pete knew this was going to be different. It would take all his training, and all his street smarts to stay alive while those around him got blown to bits. Despite Japanese predictions, it took the United States Marines seventy-six hours to take Tarawa. It was a walk in the park ... if the park were in the middle of hell itself.

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Blackstone Publishing

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9798200816026

Waterfront Blues

Labour Strife at the Port of Montreal, 1960-1978

By: Alexander C. Pathy,Curtis Fahey,Marianne Dufour

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Waterfront Blues

Labour Strife at the Port of Montreal, 1960-1978

By: Alexander C. Pathy,Curtis Fahey,Marianne Dufour

Exploring complicated issues of labour relations clearly and concisely, Waterfront Blues also boasts a fascinating cast of characters.

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386

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University of Toronto Press

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0802089801

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9780802089809

The Lost Art of Gratitude

By: Alexander McCall Smith

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The Lost Art of Gratitude

By: Alexander McCall Smith

ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 6 Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective. Whether investigating a case or a problem of philosophy, the indefatigable Isabel Dalhousie, one of fiction’s most richly developed amateur detectives, is always ready to pursue the answers to all of life’s questions, large and small. The sensational sixth installment in the best-selling chronicles of the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie finds our inquisitive heroine and new mother racing two very troublesome people from her past. Isabel’s son, Charlie, is only eighteen months, but his social life is already kicking into high gear, and it's at a birthday party, where Isabel is approached by Minty Auchterlonie, an old adversary and now a high-flying financier. Minty, it seems, is having trouble in her personal life, and seeks Isabel's help. To make matters worse, the anything but peaceable Professor Dove has accused Isabel's journal of plagiarism. There is also the ever-pressing question of the future of her relationship with Jamie. As always, she makes her way toward the heart of each problem by philosophizing, sleuthing, and downright snooping as only she can.

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Anchor

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0307378578

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9780307378576

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

By: Alexander Hamilton

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The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

By: Alexander Hamilton

This book explores the puzzling phenomenon of new veiling practices among lower middle class women in Cairo, Egypt. Although these women are part of a modernizing middle class, they also voluntarily adopt a traditional symbol of female subordination. How can this paradox be explained? An explanation emerges which reconceptualizes what appears to be reactionary behavior as a new style of political struggle--as accommodating protest. These women, most of them clerical workers in the large government bureaucracy, are ambivalent about working outside the home, considering it a change which brings new burdens as well as some important benefits. At the same time they realize that leaving home and family is creating an intolerable situation of the erosion of their social status and the loss of their traditional identity. The new veiling expresses women's protest against this. MacLeod argues that the symbolism of the new veiling emerges from this tense subcultural dilemma, involving elements of both resistance and acquiescence.

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586

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Columbia University Press

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0231089171

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9780231089173

Salinger

A Biography

By: Paul Alexander

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Salinger

A Biography

By: Paul Alexander

Alexander offers the first full-length popular account of American literature's great recluse in over 30 years, giving new insights into the author of "The Catcher in the Rye".

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Macmillan

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1580631487

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9781580631488

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

By: Alastair Hamilton,Alexander Hamilton,Harold C. Syrett

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The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

By: Alastair Hamilton,Alexander Hamilton,Harold C. Syrett

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Columbia University Press

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0231089147

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9780231089142

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch

A Compendium Of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship

By: T DESMOND ALEXANDER,DAVID W BAKER

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Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch

A Compendium Of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship

By: T DESMOND ALEXANDER,DAVID W BAKER

The Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is the first in a four-volume series covering the text of the Old Testament. Following in the tradition of the four award-winning IVP dictionaries focused on the New Testament and its background, this encyclopedic work is characterized by close attention to the text of the Old Testament and the ongoing conversation of contemporary scholarship. In exploring the major themes and issues of the Pentateuch, it informs and challenges its readers with authoritative overviews, detailed examinations and new insights from the world of the ancient Near East. The 'Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch' is designed to be your first stop in the study and research of the Pentateuch, on which the rest of the Bible is built.

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Inter-Varsity Press

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1789740282

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9781789740288

Wild Rose

By: Alexander Buchan

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Wild Rose

By: Alexander Buchan

Alexander Buchan was born in a small town, Banff, and raised in the town of Macduff in the north east of Scotland 1978. Having being brought up in a small place also brought him plenty of different opportunities to learn to draw/paint and respect nature and enjoy walking the family dog. It was during a cold night that the idea of his book came to him, as there was a full-moon reflection over the sea as his dog was running ahead. He has based the book on a wild Western where he has characters such as the Stranger, Mr. Howard Jones, and Mrs. Juliet Nicholson bound on an adventure where they have to work together and find a way to resolve things. As the lonely stranger sat by his campfire, cooking the meal he caught earlier, he listened to the sounds of the coyotes in the distance. Once Juliet was on board, Howard climbed down off the other side of the wagon and climbed up onto his own horse. Juliet looked at Howard. "What are you doing, Mr. Jones?" she asked, and Howard replied, "You can drive one of these, Mrs. Nicholson, I'll follow you. It will be a lot easier if I'm on my own horse to deal with any problems if any should arise, okay?" Where will this adventure take Howard and Juliet?

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1491892633

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9781491892633

McCrae's Battalion

The Story of the 16th Royal Scots

By: Jack Alexander

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McCrae's Battalion

The Story of the 16th Royal Scots

By: Jack Alexander

McCrae's Own was the 'Heart of Midlothian Battalion' mentioned all too briefly in Martin Middlebrook's classic book The First Day on the Somme. Raised in Edinburgh shortly after the start of the Great War, it was perhaps the finest unit in Lord Kitchener's volunteer army - a brotherhood of sportsmen, bound together by their extraordinary colonel and their loyalty to a quaintly named Association Football club, the famous Gorgie 'Hearts'. McCrae's were blooded in the Battle of the Somme, losing three-quarters of their strength on the first day alone. The Colonel himself was invalided home. In time the battalion recovered. It came of age at Arras, endured the muddy horror of Passchendaele, and held the line unbroken in the face of furious German attacks on the Lys in 1918. For almost a century their story remained untold. It was all but lost forever. Now, after 12 years of exacting historical detective work, Jack Alexander has reclaimed the 16th Royal Scots for posterity. In this stirring book he draws upon interviews with veterans and a unique archive of letters, diaries and photographs, assembled from the families of more than 1,000 of Sir George McCrae's men.

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Random House

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1845968212

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9781845968212

The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton

Documents and Commentary

By: Alexander Hamilton

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The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton

Documents and Commentary

By: Alexander Hamilton

Although deconstruction has become a popular catchword, as an intellectual movement it has never entirely caught on within the university. For some in the academy, deconstruction, and Jacques Derrida in particular, are responsible for the demise of accountability in the study of literature. Countering these facile dismissals of Derrida and deconstruction, Herman Rapaport explores the incoherence that has plagued critical theory since the 1960s and the resulting legitimacy crisis in the humanities. Against the backdrop of a rich, informed discussion of Derrida's writings -- and how they have been misconstrued by critics and admirers alike -- The Theory Mess investigates the vicissitudes of Anglo-American criticism over the past thirty years and proposes some possibilities for reform.

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Columbia University Press

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0231089465

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9780231089463

The Understanding of Adultery in the Hebrew Bible

A Critical Survey

By: Alexander Izuchukwu Abasili

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The Understanding of Adultery in the Hebrew Bible

A Critical Survey

By: Alexander Izuchukwu Abasili

Adultery, though not an umbrella concept for all the sexual prohibitions in the Hebrew Bible, enjoys a certain pride of place. Remarkably, it is the one sexual prohibition attested in all biblical genres, which makes it very representative in the Hebrew Bible. It is the only Hebrew biblical sexual prohibition explicitly mentioned in the Decalogue. A solid understanding of Hebrew biblical adultery, therefore, is an important step towards grasping the vital role of human sexuality in the Hebrew Bible, both in terms of inter-human relationships and the relationship between the human and the divine. Without prejudice to the contents of the Hebrew biblical lexicons and theological dictionaries, this work aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of adultery in the Hebrew Bible: its meaning, punishments and the implications thereof. Among others, it corrects some wrong assumptions about the concept of adultery in the Hebrew Bible, and provides a balanced and unbiased Hebrew biblical conception of adultery and the implications thereof for todays couples.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1514498502

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9781514498507

Stanley Kubrick Director

A Visual Analysis

By: Alexander Walker,Sybil Taylor,Ulrich Ruchti

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Stanley Kubrick Director

A Visual Analysis

By: Alexander Walker,Sybil Taylor,Ulrich Ruchti

In the only book written with Kubrick's cooperation, the authors offer a frame-by-frame study of the director's greatest works, including "Eyes Wide Shut", Kubrick's last film directed before his death. Photos and illustrations.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393321193

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9780393321197

Nonoscillation Theory of Functional Differential Equations with Applications

By: Ravi P. Agarwal,Leonid Berezansky,Elena Braverman,Alexander Domoshnitsky

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Nonoscillation Theory of Functional Differential Equations with Applications

By: Ravi P. Agarwal,Leonid Berezansky,Elena Braverman,Alexander Domoshnitsky

This monograph explores nonoscillation and existence of positive solutions for functional differential equations and describes their applications to maximum principles, boundary value problems and stability of these equations. In view of this objective the volume considers a wide class of equations including, scalar equations and systems of different types, equations with variable types of delays and equations with variable deviations of the argument. Each chapter includes an introduction and preliminaries, thus making it complete. Appendices at the end of the book cover reference material. Nonoscillation Theory of Functional Differential Equations with Applications is addressed to a wide audience of researchers in mathematics and practitioners.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461434556

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9781461434559

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Marching in Step

Marching in Step

Shattered Jade

Shattered Jade

Benevolent Repression

Benevolent Repression

76 Hours

76 Hours

Waterfront Blues

Waterfront Blues

The Lost Art of Gratitude

The Lost Art of Gratitude

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

Salinger

Salinger

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch

Wild Rose

Wild Rose

McCrae's Battalion

McCrae's Battalion

The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton

The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton

The Understanding of Adultery in the Hebrew Bible

The Understanding of Adultery in the Hebrew Bible

Stanley Kubrick Director

Stanley Kubrick Director

Nonoscillation Theory of Functional Differential Equations with Applications

Nonoscillation Theory of Functional Differential Equations with Applications

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