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In Formation

One Woman?s Rise Through the Ranks of the U.S. Air Force

By: Cheryl Dietrich

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In Formation

One Woman?s Rise Through the Ranks of the U.S. Air Force

By: Cheryl Dietrich

“In 1979 I was a Presbyterian minister, a hospital chaplain, and a pacifist. In 1980, I left the church and joined the Air Force. The day I showed up at the recruiter's office, I was twenty-eight, under-exercised, a wimp, and extraordinarily ignorant of the military. I intended it to be a stopgap measure while I figured out what to do next, but I never got bored.” When Cheryl Dietrich joined the US Air Force, she began a transformation from overweight introvert and military neophyte into one of the key personnel redesigning the structure of the Air Force within the Pentagon. In this stirring and revelatory memoir, Cheryl—one of only a hundred female officers of colonel rank or higher—explains what it takes to stay the course, overcome male domination issues, break the glass ceiling more than once, and deal with the political issues facing the Pentagon. In Formation also covers subjects specific to military life: what it is like to be a squadron commander; to lead a NATO division, mobility exercises, and wartime exercises in gas mask and chem gear; and to deploy with NATO to war-torn Croatia; the book also describes a fatal air show disaster. It covers the basic experiences of relationships in the military. From the mundane to the heroic, this is a story about finding within oneself the kernels of courage that define the warrior—female or male.

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Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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1631580752

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9781631580758

Beyond the Biblical Horizon

The Bible and the Arts

By: J.Cheryl Exum

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Beyond the Biblical Horizon

The Bible and the Arts

By: J.Cheryl Exum

Recent years have witnessed an upsurge of interest in relating the Bible to the worlds of literature and the visual arts. How is the Bible portrayed in the arts and how do the arts affect what we know, or think we know, about the Bible? In this provocative and wide-ranging collection, the eight contributors engage in a lively and fruitful conversation with the work of novelists, artists, filmmakers, and critics. Topics treated in this collection include the Bible and film, from Frank Capra movies of the 30s and 40s to such Hollywood epics as The Robe and The Ten Commandments; the Bible and literature, focusing particularly on the story of David and Bathsheba in recent fiction; and the Bible and painting, with specific studies of Rembrandt as painter and etcher and the twentieth-century German artist Lovis Corinth and more generalized discussion of paintings of King David throughout the centuries and the representation of the sexuality of Jesus in Renaissance art. Contributors include Joel Rosenberg, Erica Sheen, Martin O'Kane, Ilse Müllner, Johannes Taschner, Clive Marsh, J. Cheryl Exum, and David Jasper.

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BRILL

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9004664432

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9789004664432

Party Politics in the Age of Roosevelt

The Making of Modern America

By: Michael P. Riccards,Cheryl A. Flagg

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Party Politics in the Age of Roosevelt

The Making of Modern America

By: Michael P. Riccards,Cheryl A. Flagg

Riccards and Flagg examine in detail the development of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from a young politician in Albany to assistant secretary of the Navy to governor of the state of New York. The volume shows how Roosevelt developed his rhetorical skills, his art of manipulation and coalition building, and his incredible bond to the American people through the Depression and World War II. As commander in chief, he mastered the leadership skills that made him a great military leader and a political leader who established himself as a paramount figure using control of the Democratic party. In the process, he solidified the party as a long-lasting coalition that set the United States as a world empire.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793633460

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9781793633460

Fashioning the Feminine

Representation and Women's Fashion from the Fin de Siècle to the Present

By: Cheryl Buckley,Hilary Fawcett

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Fashioning the Feminine

Representation and Women's Fashion from the Fin de Siècle to the Present

By: Cheryl Buckley,Hilary Fawcett

Representations of fashionable femininity have multiplied throughout the 20th century, with complex versions of feminine identity being found in fashion store advertising, magazines, photography, and museum collections. This book examines the relationship between women's fashion, female representation and femininity in Britain throughout the 1900s. The authors unpick the dynamics of the fashion system and set fashion into the context of British social life, using the oral history accounts of women of all classes to highlight the meanings of particular fashions.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857712578

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9780857712578

The Z Factor

By: Cheryl M. Gross

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The Z Factor

By: Cheryl M. Gross

The nineteenth century is coming to a close when Hans Kasper Ivan Karp makes it his life mission to relieve the world of sex and gender. Knowing that his goal will take several generations to achieve, Karp invents a new, dominant chromosome known as the Z factor. But not all are excited about his theoretical creation, called the umon species. Accused of being a lunatic and unable to defend his theory, Karp is shunned. Years later, his son, Ivan, is bornthe product of artificial insemination. No one realizes what is in store for the world. It is 2009 when Ivan Karpwho has been called an umon by his parents for as long as he can rememberreceives a knock at his door. With his father long gone and human mutations becoming more prominent around the world, Ivan invites in a woman with many questions about the umon race. As he retells his story up to present day, Ivan reflects on his inner conflicts about his true gender and shares details of his homosexual relationship with Aaron Moses. But through their conversation, Ivan makes two startling discoveries: Katherine is his daughter, and Aaron has somehow achieved Karps dreamfindings that suddenly thrust all of them in the midst of an umon revolution. In this science fiction thriller, three generations involved in the creation of a hermaphroditic human species must come together in an attempt to bring the umons the one thing they have always wanted: freedom.

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iUniverse

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1491714530

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9781491714539

The Constitution of Australia

A Contextual Analysis

By: Cheryl Saunders

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The Constitution of Australia

A Contextual Analysis

By: Cheryl Saunders

Consistently with the aims of the series, the book canvasses the Australian constitutional system in a way that explains its form and operation, provides a critical evaluation of it and conveys a sense of the contemporary national debate. The chapters deal with the foundations of Australian constitutionalism, its history from the time of European settlement, the nature of the Australian Constitutions, the framework for judicial review, the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, federalism and multi-level government and rights protection. Running through all chapters is the story of the gradual evolution of Australian constitutionalism within the lean but almost unchanging framework of the formal, written, national Constitution. A second theme traces the way in which the present, distinctive, constitutional arrangements in Australia emerged from creative tension between the British and United States constitutional traditions on which the Australian Constitution originally drew and which continues to manifest itself in various ways. One of these, which is likely to be of particular interest, is Australian reliance on institutional arrangements for the purpose of the protection of rights. The book is written in a clear and accessible style for readers in both Australia and countries around the world. Each chapter is followed by additional references to enable particular issues to be pursued further by readers who seek to do so. 'The Constitution of Australia' has already been cited in a High Court of Australia case: Momcilovic v The Queen [2011] HCA 34 (8 September 2011)

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1847317405

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9781847317407

North American Wildland Plants

A Field Guide

By: James L. Stubbendieck,Neal M. Bryan,Cheryl D. Dunn,Stephan L. Hatch

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North American Wildland Plants

A Field Guide

By: James L. Stubbendieck,Neal M. Bryan,Cheryl D. Dunn,Stephan L. Hatch

North American Wildland Plants contains descriptions of the salient characteristics of the most important wildland plants of North America. This comprehensive reference assists individuals with limited botanical knowledge as well as natural resource professionals in identifying wildland plants. The two hundred species of wildland plants in this book were selected because of their abundance, desirability, or poisonous properties. Each illustration has been enhanced with labels pointing to key characteristics to facilitate the identification of unknown plants. Each plant description includes plant characteristics, an illustration of the plant with enlarged parts, and a general distribution map for North America. Each species description includes nomenclature; life span; origin; season of growth; inflorescence, flower or spikelet, or other reproductive parts; vegetative parts; and growth characteristics. Brief notes are included on habitat; livestock losses; and historic, food, and medicinal uses. This third edition contains additional refinements in the nomenclature, distribution, illustrations, and descriptions of plants.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496200918

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9781496200914

Be More Wonder Woman

Fearless thinking from a warrior princess

By: Cheryl Rickman

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Be More Wonder Woman

Fearless thinking from a warrior princess

By: Cheryl Rickman

Be the best you can be and make no apologies! Whether you want the confidence to take on a challenge or the voice to speak up and right a wrong in the world, channel your inner Super Hero and ask yourself, "What would Wonder Woman do?" Suit up, take charge, and claim your power with guidance from a warrior princess on how to live life with kindness and courage. All DC characters and elements © & TM DC Comics. (s20)

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0744025974

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Judicial Systems in Transition Economies

Assessing the Past, Looking to the Future

By: James Horton Anderson,David S. Bernstein,Cheryl Williamson Gray

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Judicial Systems in Transition Economies

Assessing the Past, Looking to the Future

By: James Horton Anderson,David S. Bernstein,Cheryl Williamson Gray

Judicial Systems in Transition Economies' looks at the experience of countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as they reform their legal and judicial institutions to fit the needs of a market economy. The study shows, rather disturbingly, that less progress has been made in judicial reform than in most other areas of institutional reform in these countries. The transition from socialism to capitalism requires a fundamental reorientation of legal and judicial institutions. This study reviews the environment preceding reforms, forces that provoked and supported them, and the reform agendas undertaken in these countries since 1990. Against this background, it exposes the impact of reforms, implementation gaps, and the underlying determinants of success and failure. The report examines how courts have performed, and reveals their impact on public opinion and the business environment. It provides insight into linkages among reforms as well as linkages between reforms and public demand for a fair judiciary. The authors show that while each country presents different challenges and opportunities, certain lessons apply in most settings. Their insights and data would be useful to policy makers, judicial personnel, and those involved in reforming judiciaries. The study draws on numerous data sources. These include the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, the American Bar Association-Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA-CEELI), the World Values Survey, the World Economic Forum, and the University of Strathclyde.

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World Bank Publications

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0821361899

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9780821361894

Harlequin Heartwarming October 2023 Box Set

A Clean Romance

By: Anna J. Stewart,Jeannie Watt,Cheryl Harper,Anna Grace

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Harlequin Heartwarming October 2023 Box Set

A Clean Romance

By: Anna J. Stewart,Jeannie Watt,Cheryl Harper,Anna Grace

Harlequin® Heartwarming celebrates wholesome, heartfelt relationships that focus on home, family, community and love. Experience all that and more with four new novels in one collection! This Harlequin Heartwarming box set includes: THEIR SURPRISE ISLAND WEDDING Hawaiian Reunions by USA TODAY bestselling author Anna J. Stewart Workaholic Marella Benoit doesn’t know how to have fun, even at her sister’s Hawaiian wedding! Thankfully surfer Keane Harper can help. He’ll show Marella how to embrace the magic of the islands—but will she embrace his feelings for her? A SWEET MONANA CHRISTMAS The Cowgirls of Larkspur Valley by Jeannie Watt Getting jilted before her wedding is bad enough, but now Maddie Kincaid is unexpectedly spending the holidays on a guest ranch with bronc rider Sean Arteaga. ’Tis the season to start over—maybe even with Sean by her side… HER COWBOY’S PROMISE The Fortunes of Prospect by USA TODAY bestselling author Cheryl Harper The history at the Majestic Prospect Lodge isn’t limited to just the building—Jordan and Clay have a past, and now they’re working together to restore the lodge’s former glory. But it’ll take more than that to mend their hearts… THE COWBOY AND THE COACH Love, Oregon by Anna Grace Violet Fareas is more than ready for her new job coaching high school football. But convincing the community that she’s capable—and trying to resist Ash Wallace, the father of her star player—is a whole new ball game! Look for 4 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Heartwarming!

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0369737032

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9780369737038

Rifts in Time and in the Self

The Female Subject in Two Generations of East German Women Writers

By: Cheryl Dueck

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Rifts in Time and in the Self

The Female Subject in Two Generations of East German Women Writers

By: Cheryl Dueck

The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 marked the end of East Germany’s socialist regime and a new beginning for a unified German Federal Republic. Cultural historians agree that the event caused one of the deepest rifts in time and thinking seen by an entire generation of Germans—a rift that left its mark on the psyche of every citizen, challenging notions of the personal and the political, and crashing traditional understandings of the individual and the collective self. In this bold rethinking of the question, Cheryl Dueck goes beyond the social, political, and psychological discourses that Marx and Freud, Foucault and Lacan viewed as the initiators of modern (socialist) identities to explore the literature and discourse of the quest for unity of the female subject. Reading such authors as Christa Wolf, Brigitte Reimann, Helga Königsdorf, and Helga Schubert, Dueck traces the striking fissures which run through time and through the female self, haunting women within the socialist project. The book shows how two generations of women writers have struggled consciously and systematically in their letters, aesthetic writings, and literary production to create a new language to express their own sense of self within a restrictive socialist and patriarchal system. Rifts in Time and in the Self offers an unprecedented look at the reconceptualizations of the female subject during several phases of GDR history, and women writers’ persistent attempt to carve out spaces of identity and community.

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BRILL

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9004485821

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9789004485822

Dare to Serve

How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others

By: Cheryl Bachelder

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Dare to Serve

How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others

By: Cheryl Bachelder

Become a Dare-to-Serve Leader! How do you transform an ailing company into an industry darling? Adopt servant leadership. When Cheryl Bachelder was named CEO of Popeyes in 2007, the stock price had slipped from $34 in 2002 to $13. The brand was stagnant, the team discouraged, and the franchisees were just plain angry. Nine years later, restaurant sales were up 45%, restaurant profits had doubled, and the stock price was over $61. Some see servant leadership as incongruent with results, but this book confirms that challenging people to reach a daring destination, while treating them with dignity, creates the conditions for superior performance. In this updated edition, Bachelder includes her post-Popeyes observations and new examples of how you can switch your leadership from self to serve.

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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1626562369

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9781626562363

Double Victory

How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II

By: Cheryl Mullenbach

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Double Victory

How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II

By: Cheryl Mullenbach

&“Allow all black nurses to enlist, and the draft won't be necessary. . . . If nurses are needed so desperately, why isn't the Army using colored nurses?&” &“My arm gets a little sore slinging a shovel or a pick, but then I forget about it when I think about all those boys over in the Solomons.&” Double Victory tells the stories of African American women who did extraordinary things to help their country during World War II. In these pages young readers meet a range of remarkable women: war workers, political activists, military women, volunteers, and entertainers. Some, such as Mary McLeod Bethune and Lena Horne, were celebrated in their lifetimes and are well known today. But many others fought discrimination at home and abroad in order to contribute to the war effort yet were overlooked during those years and forgotten by later generations. Double Victory recovers the stories of these courageous women, such as Hazel Dixon Payne, the only woman to serve on the remote Alaska-Canadian Highway; Deverne Calloway, a Red Cross worker who led a protest at an army base in India; and Betty Murphy Phillips, the only black female overseas war correspondent. Offering a new and diverse perspective on the war and including source notes and a bibliography, Double Victory is an invaluable addition to any student's or history buff's bookshelf.

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Chicago Review Press

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1613745354

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9781613745359

Deliberating American Monetary Policy

A Textual Analysis

By: Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey

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Deliberating American Monetary Policy

A Textual Analysis

By: Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey

American monetary policy is formulated by the Federal Reserve and overseen by Congress. Both policy making and oversight are deliberative processes, although the effect of this deliberation has been difficult to quantify. In this book, Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey provides a systematic examination of deliberation on monetary policy from 1976 to 2008 by the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) and House and Senate banking committees. Her innovative account employs automated textual analysis software to study the verbatim transcripts of FOMC meetings and congressional hearings; these empirical data are supplemented and supported by in-depth interviews with participants in these deliberations. The automated textual analysis measures the characteristic words, phrases, and arguments of committee members; the interviews offer a way to gauge the extent to which the empirical findings accord with the participants' personal experiences --

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MIT Press

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0262019574

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9780262019576

School Counseling to Close Opportunity Gaps

A Social Justice and Antiracist Framework for Success

By: Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

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School Counseling to Close Opportunity Gaps

A Social Justice and Antiracist Framework for Success

By: Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

Create conditions that lead to success for ALL students and confront conditions that create opportunity gaps School counselors can play a powerful role in closing opportunity gaps and addressing the social, emotional, and academic needs of students. This new edition of a groundbreaking bestseller shows school counselors how to incorporate principles of social justice, antiracism, equity, and advocacy into their practice. Written by Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, university professor and advocate of transformational change in school counseling, this book addresses the reasons why some students are more likely to encounter challenges at school due to racism, sexism, heterosexism, and classism. It includes: Vignettes, strategies, activities, and reflective individual and group study questions A framework for how school counselors can mitigate the impact of negative factors that hamper academic performance and healthy development, especially among students of color Six functions of school counselors that move schools toward more just practices and, ultimately, to higher test scores and increased student achievement Written for both preservice and in-service school counselors and those who support them, this essential guide prepares readers to take an active role in creating equitable conditions for success for all students.

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Corwin Press

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1071854933

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9781071854938

The Adventures of Bunny Flu Flu

By: Cheryl McClellan

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The Adventures of Bunny Flu Flu

By: Cheryl McClellan

Bunny Flu Flu is a precocious little rabbit who loves life and often learns life’s lessons the hard way. I started writing her stories over seven years ago when I would be inspired by one of my grandchildren. There is a little of each of them in many of Bunny Flu Flu’s adventures. What started out as a series of poems slowly birthed itself into the idea of a book with illustrations to capture the hearts of parents and their children. A wonderful young man named Edwin Faulkner assisted with bringing Bunny Flu Flu to life when he sat down with colored pencils and sketched the first illustrations. She’s as adorable as I imagined her to be and each of her critter friends come alive as they journey through the pages of the book with Flu Flu. I hope you enjoy each of her escapades with me and who knows .... She might just teach us a thing or two along the way. Enjoy with my sincere pleasure, Cheryl McClellan

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Xlibris Corporation

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1669802043

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9781669802044

EdPsych Modules

By: Cheryl Cisero Durwin,Marla Reese-Weber

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EdPsych Modules

By: Cheryl Cisero Durwin,Marla Reese-Weber

EdPsych Modules uses an innovative modular approach and case studies based on real-life classroom situations to address the challenge of effectively connecting theory and research to practice. Succinct, stand-alone modules are organized into themed units and offer instructors the flexibility to tailor the book’s contents to the needs of their course. The units begin with a set of case studies written for early childhood, elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms, providing students with direct insight into the dynamics influencing the future students they plan to teach. All 25 modules highlight diversity, emphasizing how psychological factors adapt and change based on external influences such as sex, gender, race, language, disability status, and socioeconomic background. The Fourth Edition includes over three hundred new references across all 25 modules, and expanded coverage of diversity in new diversity-related research. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

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SAGE Publications

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1544373562

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9781544373560

Mothers who Kill Their Children

Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom"

By: Cheryl L. Meyer,Michelle Oberman,Kelly White

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Mothers who Kill Their Children

Understanding the Acts of Moms from Susan Smith to the "Prom Mom"

By: Cheryl L. Meyer,Michelle Oberman,Kelly White

Based on an extensive review of the newspaper, medical and social science literature, the authors propose a comprehensive typology of maternal filicide, answering the question - Why? What would drive a mother to kill her own child?. These mothers are not a homogenous group. In obvious ways, intervention strategies should differ for a teenager who denies her pregnancy and then kills her newborn and a mother who kills her two toddlers out of mental illness or to further a relationship. This typology will help to distinguish the different cases that commonly occur and the patterns they follow in order to make more effective prevention and treatment planning possible.

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NYU Press

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0814756441

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9780814756447

Paris For Dummies

By: Cheryl A. Pientka

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Paris For Dummies

By: Cheryl A. Pientka

Enjoy a magnifique trip to Paris Stroll the Champs-Elysées, visit the top of the Eiffel Tower, or linger in a cozy café. Take in the theater, a symphony, or dance the night away. Enjoy gourmet French cuisine or a picnic in the park. Savor a café au lait or a glass of Beaujolais. Go power shopping or bargain hunting. With this guide, you're ready for your exciting bon voyage! Open the book and find: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn't miss — and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Lots of detailed maps

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470480890

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9780470480892

Song of Songs

A Commentary

By: J. Cheryl Exum

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Song of Songs

A Commentary

By: J. Cheryl Exum

This original commentary foregrounds at every turn the poetic genius of the Song of Songs, one of the most elusive texts of the Hebrew Bible. J. Cheryl Exum locates that genius in the way the Song not only tells but shows its readers that love is strong as death, thereby immortalizing love, as well as in the way the poet explores the nature of love by a mature sensitivity to how being in love is different for the woman and the man. Many long-standing conundrums in the interpretation of the book are offered persuasive solutions in Exum's verse by verse exegesis. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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1611643600

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9781611643602

And You Invited Me In

A Novel

By: Cheryl Moss Tyler

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And You Invited Me In

A Novel

By: Cheryl Moss Tyler

In this compelling novel, the issue of love, compassion, and true belief is brought close to home when a conservative Christian sister has to decide whether or not to accept her brother, despite his sexual identity, back into her home to die in peace. When Alex Marshall left his stifling small town behind, he felt freedom for the first time in his life. Rejected by his conservative Christian hometown for his homosexuality, Alex becomes a successful lawyer, active in the gay community and committed to his partner, Scott. But tragedy strikes in the form of AIDS, as it rips away Alex's dignity and crushes his body. He is near the end of his life. Annie Whitley, Alex's sister, is faced with a difficult choice when a call from Alex comes out of the blue. Should she travel to care for her estranged brother—who represents the lifestyle she's been taught to hate and fear—or stay away, deny him, and follow what the town demands? Choosing Alex, she begins to see how her decision impacts the entire community. And You Invited Me In addresses the moral dilemma that many face: how can people accept or even tolerate a way of life so different from anything they have been taught to believe is acceptable? This interwoven tale speaks of love, compassion, and true belief, as a family reconciles and a town comes to understand the truth of its faith, and is resonant with the hymn of equality.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416588051

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9781416588054

Song of Songs: An Introduction and Study Guide

The Bible’s Only Love Poem

By: J. Cheryl Exum

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Song of Songs: An Introduction and Study Guide

The Bible’s Only Love Poem

By: J. Cheryl Exum

The Song of Songs, also known as the Song of Solomon, is an unusual book to find in the Bible. As the Bible's only love poem, the Song offers a unique picture of relations between the sexes in biblical times. Unlike other biblical books, it consists entirely of dialogue. It looks at love from both a woman's and a man's point of view, and shows the reader what love is like exclusively through what lovers say about it. There are few issues in Song of Songs interpretation that are not open to debate, which makes it a fascinating book to study. In this Guide, Cheryl Exum provides a concise survey of the principal questions encountered in Song of Songs scholarship. She also takes the discussion beyond the traditional research questions to introduce readers to new and ongoing areas in Song of Songs research. Bibliographies and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter provide additional resources for readers interested in pursuing specific topics and exploring new directions in the study of the Song of Songs.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567674738

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9780567674739

Black Tap Dance and Its Women Pioneers

By: Cheryl M. Willis

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Black Tap Dance and Its Women Pioneers

By: Cheryl M. Willis

While tap dancers Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Eleanor Powell were major Hollywood stars, and the rhythms of Black male performers such as the Nicholas Brothers and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson were appreciated in their time, Black female tap dancers seldom achieved similar recognition. Who were these women? The author sought them out, interviewed them, and documented their stories for this book. Here are the personal stories of many Black women tap dancers who were hailed by their male counterparts, performed on the most prominent American stages, and were pioneers in the field of Black tap.

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McFarland

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1476649162

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9781476649160

Veiled Courage

Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance

By: Cheryl Benard

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Veiled Courage

Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance

By: Cheryl Benard

In Afghanistan under Taliban rule, women were forbidden to work or go to school, they could not leave their homes without a male chaperone, and they could not be seen without a head-to-toe covering called the burqa. A woman’s slightest infractions were met with brutal public beatings. That is why it is both appropriate and incredible that the sole effective civil resistance to Taliban rule was made by women. Veiled Courage reveals the remarkable bravery and spirit of the women of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), whose daring clandestine activities defied the forces of the Taliban and earned the world’s fierce admiration. The complete subordination of women was one of the first acts of the Taliban. But the women of RAWA refused to cower. They used the burqa to their advantage, secretly photographing Taliban beatings and executions, and posting the gruesome pictures on their multi-language website, rawa.org, which is read around the world. They organized to educate girls and women in underground schools and to run small businesses in the border towns of Pakistan that allowed widows to support their families. If caught, any RAWA activist would have faced sure death. Yet they persisted. With the overthrow of the Taliban now a reality, RAWA faces a new challenge: defeating the powers of Islamic fundamentalism of which the Taliban are only one face and helping build a society in which women are guaranteed full human rights. Cheryl Benard, an American sociologist and an important advisor to RAWA, uses her inside access to write the first behind-the-scenes story of RAWA and its remarkably brave women. Veiled Courage will change the way Americans think of Afghanistan, casting its people and its future in a new, more hopeful light.

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An Accidental Journalist

The Adventures of Edmund Stevens, 1934-1945

By: Cheryl Heckler

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An Accidental Journalist

The Adventures of Edmund Stevens, 1934-1945

By: Cheryl Heckler

When an idealistic American named Edmund Stevens arrived in Moscow in 1934, his only goal was to do his part for the advancement of international Communism. His job writing propaganda led to a reporting career and an eventual Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his uncensored descriptions of Stalin's purges. This book tells how Stevens became an accidental journalist-and the dean of the Moscow press corps. The longest-serving American-born correspondent working from within the Soviet Union, Stevens was passionate about influencing the way his stateside readers thought about Russia's citizens, government, and social policy. Cheryl Heckler now traces a career that spanned half a century and four continents, focusing on Stevens's professional work and life from 1934 to 1945 to tell how he set the standards for reporting on Soviet affairs for the Christian Science Monitor. Stevens was a keen observer and thoughtful commentator, and his analytical mind was just what the Monitor was looking for in a foreign correspondent. He began his journalism career reporting on the Russo-Finnish War in 1939 and was the Monitor's first man in the field to cover fighting in World War II. He reported on the Italian invasion of Greece, participated in Churchill's Moscow meeting with Stalin as a staff translator, and distinguished himself as a correspondent with the British army in North Africa. Drawing on Stevens's memoirs-to which she had exclusive access-as well as his articles and correspondence and the unpublished memoirs of his wife, Nina, Heckler traces his growth as a frontline correspondent and interpreter of Russian culture. She paints a picture of a man hardened by experience, who witnessed the brutal crushing of the Iron Guard in 1941 Bucharest and the Kharkov hangings yet who was a failure on his own home front and who left his wife during a difficult pregnancy in order to return to the war zone. Heckler places his memoirs and dispatches within the larger context of events to shed new light on both the public and the private Stevens, portraying a reporter adapting to new roles and circumstances with a skill that journalists today could well emulate. By exposing the many facets of Stevens's life and experience, Heckler gives readers a clear understanding of how this accidental journalist was destined to distinguish himself as a war reporter, analyst, and cultural interpreter. An Accidental Journalist is an important contribution to the history of war reporting and international journalism, introducing readers to a man whose inside knowledge of Stalinist Russia was beyond compare as it provides new insight into the Soviet era.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826266134

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Empowerment Ethics for a Liberated People

A Path to African American Social Transformation

By: Cheryl Jeanne Sanders

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Empowerment Ethics for a Liberated People

A Path to African American Social Transformation

By: Cheryl Jeanne Sanders

Cheryl Sanders here sharpens the agenda of black liberation by offering both a fresh reading of historical black religion and a distinctive approach to Christian ethics. Arguing that the experience of oppression has been the catalyst for black moral life and thought, Sanders traces several paths or approaches that African American Christians have taken in moving from victimization to moral agency: testimony, protest, uplift, cooperation, achievement, remoralization, and ministry. Informative and engaging, earnest and constructive, Sanders's book envisions a new way of empowering people to take responsibility for their moral and spiritual development.

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1451405103

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Developing a Program of Research in Nursing

By: Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN

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Developing a Program of Research in Nursing

By: Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN

Provides expert guidance on the development of a program of research This is the first resource to provide graduate nursing students, students in other health sciences, and novice researchers with the tools and perspective to develop their own programs of research. Grounded in the author’s 30 years of experience as a highly esteemed nurse researcher, the book guides nurses step by step through all aspects of program development. It underscores the importance of doing research that is knowledge driven and not limited to a particular method, and describes the characteristics of a successful research program and how to achieve it. It stresses the need for both qualitative and quantitative research methods to develop a valuable program of research. With a major focus on planning for sequential studies and describing potential pathways of a research trajectory, the book addresses options and timing of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research designs, along with time-management strategies. Numerous examples of various types of nursing research programs provide insight into potential research paths, and information from the author’s own long-term research on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders is used to illustrate concepts throughout the book. The text also includes suggestions for sustaining a research trajectory and provides detailed strategies for publishing successive studies. With an eye to exploring every possible research avenue, the book addresses interdisciplinary collaborative research and international research collaboration. Key Features: Provides specific steps for developing a successful research program in nursing and the health sciences Demonstrates how to use both quantitative and qualitative research methods to produce a knowledge-driven research trajectory Provides time-management strategies for research productivity Explains how to plan for sequential studies and sustain a successful research trajectory Uses concrete examples of research programs, including the author’s own programs on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders

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Born to Grill

An American Celebration

By: Cheryl Jamison,Bill Jamison

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Born to Grill

An American Celebration

By: Cheryl Jamison,Bill Jamison

Presents three hundred recipes for all-American standbys and regional favorites hot off the grill, along with recommended techniques and grilling lore.

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1558322914

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Restorative Justice in a Prison Community

Or Everything I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten I Learned in Prison

By: Cheryl Swanson

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Restorative Justice in a Prison Community

Or Everything I Didn't Learn in Kindergarten I Learned in Prison

By: Cheryl Swanson

Americans are frustrated with prisons. They recognize the need for these institutions, but at the same time, they worry about whether the money used to build and maintain them is well spent. Older prisons are dirty, disgusting, and dangerous, but even newer facilities come up lacking in terms of offering inmates opportunities to take responsibility for their crimes, support their loved ones, further their education, learn job skills, and develop positive relationships in healthy, safe, respectful communities. This book provides insight into the philosophy of restorative justice, which aims to develop ways we can manage our prisons differently to achieve more positive outcomes. Using the case study of an honor dorm in a maximum security prison, the book posits that most of the inmates never learned the basic tools for living life productively and responsibly. They never thought much about their victims or how their actions affected others. They never learned how to get along with others, pick up after themselves, or how to be of service to their fellow man. Swanson uses the writings and reflections of inmates participating in a restorative justice program to demonstrate the challenges and transformative possibilities of this alternative approach to rehabilitation.

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Lexington Books

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0739135090

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The Iron Disorders Institute Guide to Anemia

By: Cheryl Garrison

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The Iron Disorders Institute Guide to Anemia

By: Cheryl Garrison

Unravel the mysteries behind anemia's diverse forms, from iron deficiency anemia to hemolytic and aplastic anemia, and gain a deep understanding of their underlying mechanisms. Empower yourself with the treatments and prevention strategies, carefully curated by the Iron Disorders Institute. Inside these pages, you'll find: Comprehensive explanations of different types of anemia, their prevalence, and risk factors. An in-depth exploration of iron metabolism, absorption, and utilization in the body. Expert advice on diagnosing anemia accurately, distinguishing its various forms, and addressing related health concerns. Essential dietary guidelines and supplementation recommendations to combat iron deficiency and optimize iron levels. Practical tips on managing anemia-related symptoms, such as fatigue, weakness, and shortness of breath, to enhance your overall well-being. Empower yourself with the knowledge to promote healing, vitality, and a healthier life.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1402247524

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Street Gang Patterns and Policies

By: Malcolm W. Klein,Cheryl L. Maxson

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Street Gang Patterns and Policies

By: Malcolm W. Klein,Cheryl L. Maxson

In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them? Why do youths join them? Why do they proliferate? Street Gang Patterns and Policies is a crucial update and critical examination of our understanding of gangs and major gang-control programs across the nation. Often perceived solely as an urban issue, street gangs are also a suburban and rural dilemma. Klein and Maxson focus on gang proliferation, migration, and crime patterns, and highlight known risk factors that lead to youths form and join gangs within communities. Dispelling the long-standing assumptions that the public, the media, and law enforcement have about street gangs, they present a comprehensive overview of how gangs are organized and structured. The authors assess the major gang programs across the nation and argue that existing prevention, intervention, and suppression methods targeting individuals, groups, and communities, have been largely ineffective. Klein and Maxson close by offering valuable policy guidelines for practitioners on how to intervene and control gangs more successfully. Filling an important gap in the literature on street gangs and social control, this book is a must-read for criminologists, social workers, policy makers, and criminal justice practitioners.

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Oxford University Press

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0199890102

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Teen Suicide Risk

A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management

By: Cheryl A. King,Cynthia Ewell Foster,Kelly M. Rogalski

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Teen Suicide Risk

A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management

By: Cheryl A. King,Cynthia Ewell Foster,Kelly M. Rogalski

Meeting a vital need, this book helps clinicians rapidly identify risks for suicidal behavior and manage an at-risk teen's ongoing care. It provides clear guidelines for conducting suicide risk screenings and comprehensive risk assessments and implementing immediate safety-focused interventions, as well as longer-term treatment plans. Designed for day-to-day use in private practice, schools, or other settings, the volume is grounded in a strong evidence base. It features quick-reference clinical pointers, sample dialogues with teens and parents, and reproducible assessment and documentation tools. Purchasers get access to a companion Web page featuring most of the reproducible materials, ready to download and print in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

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Guilford Press

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1462510191

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Resource Manual for Nursing Research

Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice

By: Denise Polit,Cheryl Beck

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Resource Manual for Nursing Research

Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice

By: Denise Polit,Cheryl Beck

Complete with full research reports, critiques, and the innovative online Toolkit, this knowledge-building companion to Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice reinforces the acquisition of basic research skills and enhances students’ ability to confidently conduct, appraise, and critique research studies. Learning exercises emphasize careful reading and critical appraisal; robust appendices deliver fast access to a wide range of nursing research reports; and the timesaving online Toolkit provides best-practice research resources that can be easily adapted to meet individual needs. Crossword Puzzles provide an entertaining and challenging review of key terms and concepts. Study Questions encourage critical thinking and reinforce the most relevant content from each textbook chapter. Application Exercises hone students’ ability to read, comprehend and critique nursing studies most effectively. Full research reports in the robust appendices cover a wide range of endeavors. TheToolkit delivers fast online access to dozens of timesaving, adaptable resources that can be downloaded and customized to meet your specific needs.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975153995

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Nursing Research

By: Denise Polit,Cheryl Beck

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Nursing Research

By: Denise Polit,Cheryl Beck

Make nursing research approachable with the authoritative resource for nursing graduate students. This best-selling text features the latest methodologic innovations in nursing, medicine, and the social sciences delivered in a user-friendly writing style to help students master research methods, confidently critique research reports, and apply evidence-based findings in clinical practice. The extensively revised 11th Edition retains the helpful features, pedagogy, and clean design that have made the book a classic and introduces two new chapters reflecting the growing importance of applicability, generalizability, relevance, and quality improvement and improvement science. NEW! Quality Improvement and Improvement Science chapter provides methods and frameworks to help students develop and assess improvement projects. NEW! Applicability, Generalizability, and Relevance: Toward Practice-Based Evidence chapter details cutting-edge strategies to meet the growing need for patient-centered, practice-based evidence. UPDATED! Revised content throughout reflects the latest methodologic approaches to ranking evidence, verifying systematic reviews, using meta-aggregation, and more. Critical appraisal guidelines help students focus on specific aspects of a report for the most effective appraisal. Clear, user-friendly writing style introduces concepts logically and clarifies difficult ideas. Specific research tips translate abstract notions into practical strategies to help students confidently apply chapter lessons in real-life situations. Research examples throughout the text illustrate key points and stimulate critical thinking. A comprehensive index provides fast, efficient access to precise information. Tables, figures, and bulleted summaries reinforce essential chapter concepts at a glance.

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197511065X

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Immigration and the Politics of American Sovereignty, 1890-1990

By: Cheryl Lynne Shanks

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Immigration and the Politics of American Sovereignty, 1890-1990

By: Cheryl Lynne Shanks

What does it mean to be an American? The United States defines itself by its legal freedoms; it cannot tell its citizens who to be. Nevertheless, where possible, it must separate citizen from alien. In so doing, it defines the desirable characteristics of its citizens in immigration policy, spelling out how many and, most importantly, what sorts of persons can enter the country with the option of becoming citizens. Over the past century, the U.S. Congress argued first that prospective citizens should be judged in terms of race, then in terms of politics, then of ideology, then of wealth and skills. Each argument arose in direct response to a perceived foreign threat--a threat that was, in the government's eyes, racial, political, ideological, or economic. Immigration and the Politics of American Sovereignty traces how and why public arguments about immigrants changed over time, how some arguments came to predominate and shape policy, and what impact these arguments have had on how the United States defines and defends its sovereignty. Cheryl Shanks offers readers an explanation for immigration policy that is more distinctly political than the usual economic and cultural ones. Her study, enriched by the insights of international relations theory, adds much to our understanding of the notion of sovereignty and as such will be of interest to scholars of international relations, American politics, sociology, and American history. Cheryl Shanks is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Williams College.

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University of Michigan Press

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0472023004

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9780472023004

Round Trip to Rome

The Travelogue of a Returning Catholic

By: Cheryl H. White Ph.D.

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Round Trip to Rome

The Travelogue of a Returning Catholic

By: Cheryl H. White Ph.D.

Through the generous use of personal anecdotes and the perspective of a historian, Round Trip to Rome: the Travelogue of a Returning Catholic recounts the story of one scholars twenty-year journey through Protestantism before returning to Roman Catholicism.

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151271674X

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