Christine Cotton's Books

Islamic Revivalism in a Changing Peasant Economy

Central Sumatra, 1784-1847

By: Christine Dobbin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Islamic Revivalism in a Changing Peasant Economy

Central Sumatra, 1784-1847

By: Christine Dobbin

This title, first published in 1983, is a significant study of one of the many revivalist movements which flowered in numerous Islamic societies in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and attempts to provide one particular assessment of the place of revivalism in the evolution of Islamic societies. The subject of this title is the Padri movement, and the community involved is that of the Minangkabau of Central Sumatra, one of the major communities inhabiting the Indonesian archipelago. In the process of considering the reconstruction of a society in the throes of an agricultural transformation, the historical development of the Indonesian village became the object of attention, encompassing the economic and social histories of individual villages. This title will be of interest to students of history and Islamic Studies.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

333

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1315398168

ISBN 13

9781315398167

Nicaragua (Large Print 16pt)

By: Christine J. Wade,Thomas W. Walker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nicaragua (Large Print 16pt)

By: Christine J. Wade,Thomas W. Walker

This newly revised volume details Nicaragua's unique history, culture, economics, politics, and foreign relations. Its historical coverage considers the country's early and recent history, from pre-Columbian and colonial times through the nationalist liberal era, the U.S. marine occupation, the Somoza dictatorship, the Sandinista regime, the conservative restoration, and the Sandinista comeback. The fifth edition includes a new chapter detailing the reelection of Daniel Ortega and the irony of his current role in undercutting the rule of law and democracy that he helped institute in his earlier administration. This edition also documents what may be the more enduring reality of this Central American country: the historical and ongoing interventions by which the United States - the ''eagle'' to the north - continues to shape Nicaraguan political, economic, and cultural life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

442

Publisher

ReadHowYouWant.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1459617231

ISBN 13

9781459617230

A Beginner's Guide to Quilting

By: Christine Mann

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Beginner's Guide to Quilting

By: Christine Mann

You've always wanted to try quilting, and now it's easier than ever! In A Beginner's Guide to Quilting, longtime quilter and bestselling author Christine Mann makes it easy to master the beginning principles of quilting with 6 easy starter projects: placemats, table runners, and 4 full-size quilts. Packed with full-color photographs and tons of creative inspiration, every detail of the book from the step-by-step photographed instructions to the lay-flat spiral binding is designed specifically with the beginning quilter in mind. Readers will also find a brief history of quilting and helpful guides on cutting and coordinating colors, plus delightful extras like templates and quick-reference guides in the back pocket of the book. Even better, each book comes with a pack of 4 quilt labels so you can proudly stitch your very own labels onto your first creations!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Abrams

Published Date

ISBN 10

1641700599

ISBN 13

9781641700597

My Ancestral Voices

By: Joice Christine Bailey Lewis

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

My Ancestral Voices

By: Joice Christine Bailey Lewis

Dr. Joice Christine Bailey Lewis wrote My Ancestral Voices at the age of seventy-four. She tells stories about people and events that occurred in the Alabama community where her ancestors lived for five generations. Dr. Lewis uses autobiographies and biographies to describe events by details and dialogue that are either true, assumed, or plausible. Dr. Lewis, a member of the fifth generation, tells how she drew strength from the historical accounts of survival of people through slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, racial segregation, educational inequality, sharecropping, the civil rights movement, the Second World War, Northern and Western Diaspora, and her ancestors beating great odds to succeed in landowning and community development and in fields of medicine, law, education, and business. The Holly Springs Missionary Baptist Church was erected by the first generation of ancestors who were all freed slaves. It is still in service to the community of Romulus (Ralph) Alabama. The church stands as a monument to its members, who rose up from slavery to create a lasting legacy of hope, love, and family.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

358

Publisher

Page Publishing Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1647017904

ISBN 13

9781647017903

Women of Intelligence

Winning the Second World War with Air Photos

By: Christine Halsall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Women of Intelligence

Winning the Second World War with Air Photos

By: Christine Halsall

An ornate Victorian manor sat in picturesque surroundings overlooking the River Thames at Medmenham, Buckinghamshire. Perhaps not the first place that springs to mind when considering the top-secret photographic interpretation that helped secure an Allied victory in the Second World War, but this was the headquarters of the Allied Central Interpretation Unit. It was here that air photography from all over enemy-occupied Europe was pored over by photographic interpreters, who sought out intricate details of enemy activity which then influenced virtually every Allied operation of the war. These quick-minded men and women were the ones to find out where the infamous German V-weapons were being constructed, were the first to see the results of the Dambusters’ raid and were sworn to utmost secrecy on everything they viewed. Women made up half of this work force and were, unusually, treated as equals with their male counterparts: the best person for the job, regardless of gender. Here the women of Medmenham, the ‘Women of Intelligence’ from Churchill’s daughter to girls escaping home for the first time, tell the story of their wartime life and work – in their own words.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

359

Publisher

The History Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0752486519

ISBN 13

9780752486512

Making Progress in Primary Science

A Study Book for Teachers and Student Teachers

By: Wynne Harlen,Christine Macro,Kathleen Reed,Mike Schilling

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Making Progress in Primary Science

A Study Book for Teachers and Student Teachers

By: Wynne Harlen,Christine Macro,Kathleen Reed,Mike Schilling

This book is for teachers and student teachers looking to improve their practice in primary science. Throughout the book, the focus is on the learning of science as an investigative process through which pupils develop an understanding of ideas. This is supported by modules on different aspects of teaching and learning in science, including: building on children's own ideas how to ask and answer questions managing practical work in the classroom science for very young children effective assessment, self-assessment and feedback cross-curricular links ICT and science science outside the classroom Each module comprises of an introduction to the aspect; workshop materials to help teachers reflect on teaching, planning and managing primary science; guidance about typical pitfalls and problems; and suggestions for further reading. This book can also be used as a companion to the book for course leaders using Making Progress in Primary Science,2nd edition. It follows exactly the same module structure and can be used by participants during their course and as a useful resource afterwards.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

236

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1134453299

ISBN 13

9781134453290

Asian Entreprenuerial Minorities

Conjoint Communities in the Making of the World Economy, 1570-1940

By: Christine Dobbin

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Asian Entreprenuerial Minorities

Conjoint Communities in the Making of the World Economy, 1570-1940

By: Christine Dobbin

Advances the theoretical understanding of the behaviour of entrepreneurial minorities and draws a vivid picture of how various imperial powers came to rely on local entreprenuerial minorities to establish their hegemony in Asia.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

260

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

113610562X

ISBN 13

9781136105623

Yellow Owl Workshop's Make It Yours

Patterns and Inspiration to Stamp, Stencil, and Customize Your Stuff

By: Christine Schmidt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Yellow Owl Workshop's Make It Yours

Patterns and Inspiration to Stamp, Stencil, and Customize Your Stuff

By: Christine Schmidt

Transform everyday objects into handcrafted pieces to wear, share, and display. In Yellow Owl’s Make It Yours, you’ll learn techniques for bringing personal touches to objects all around your home. Upgrade your plain scarf with a colorful abstract design. Turn a dresser into an eye-catching art deco showpiece. Whip up a desert-inspired quilt to enliven your living room. Expert printer and Yellow Owl Workshop founder, Christine Schmidt, shares her trade secrets for creating gorgeous projects using unexpected materials, from gold leaf to cake fondant. What’s best: the included Yellow Owl Workshop templates and techniques can be mixed and matched to create countless more projects! Featuring inventive ideas for every room, skill level, and time constraint, Yellow Owl’s Make It Yours will teach you to print, stamp, stencil, and dye your way to a personalized life. Projects include: • Monogram Leather Clutch • Roll Stamp Table Linens • Fruit Shoji Blinds • Shibori Dyed Bed Linens • Plaid Tote • Upholstered Chair with Hand-Printed Fabric • DIY Delftware

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

194

Publisher

Clarkson Potter

Published Date

ISBN 10

0770433669

ISBN 13

9780770433666

A Beginner's Guide to Rag Quilting

By: Christine Mann

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Beginner's Guide to Rag Quilting

By: Christine Mann

You've always wanted to try quilting, and now it's easier than ever! In A Beginner's Guide to Rag Quilting, longtime quilter and bestselling author Christine Mann makes it easy to master the beginning principles of rag quilting with 12 easy starter projects. Packed with full-color photographs and tons of creative inspiration, every detail of the book from the step-by-step photographed instructions to the lay-flat spiral binding is designed specifically with the beginning quilter in mind. Readers will also find a brief history of quilting and helpful guides on cutting and coordinating colors, plus delightful extras like pillow patterns and quick-reference guides in the back pocket of the book. Even better, each book comes with a pack of 4 quilt labels and needles so you can proudly stitch your very own labels onto your first creations!

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

138

Publisher

Abrams

Published Date

ISBN 10

1641704829

ISBN 13

9781641704823

Toxics A to Z

A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards

By: John Harte,Cheryl Holdren,Richard Schneider,Christine Shirley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Toxics A to Z

A Guide to Everyday Pollution Hazards

By: John Harte,Cheryl Holdren,Richard Schneider,Christine Shirley

Toxics A to Z features and alphabetical listing of over 100 toxics, identifying . . . What they are How they are measured Where they are found The symptoms of exposure What their known risks are How we can lessen or avoid those risks An easy-to-use Cross-Reference Guide to help readers identify toxics in 18 major groups, including indoor and outdoor air pollutants, household items, and lawn and garden products A glossary of terms, explanation of abbreviations, and listing of sources for further help and information

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

498

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

052091077X

ISBN 13

9780520910775

Testing the New Deal

The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South

By: Janet Christine Irons

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Testing the New Deal

The General Textile Strike of 1934 in the American South

By: Janet Christine Irons

Customary rights -- Homegrown unions -- Union-management cooperation -- New rules -- Dirty deal -- A battle of righteousness -- We must get together in our organization -- No turning back -- Anatomy of a strike -- Which side are you on? -- Aftermath.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

284

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0252068408

ISBN 13

9780252068409

War and Peat

By: Ian D. Rotherham,Christine Handley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

War and Peat

By: Ian D. Rotherham,Christine Handley

The themes of this book were addressed at a major international conference in 2013, and the expanded papers are presented here as chapters with an introduction by Ian D. Rotherham. The papers are grouped around several themes: Military Landscapes; Battles and Battlefields; The Impacts of Conflict and War; War & Peat in the Peak District; and Non-military Campaigns. As we approach the centenary of the Great War (WW1), matters of landscape, terrain, resources and strategies become increasingly topical and relevant. The relationships of people and landscapes, of economies and conflicts, and ecology and history, are complex and multi-faceted. For peatlands, including bogs, fens, moors, and heaths, the interactions of people and nature in relation to history and conflicts, are both significant and surprising."--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

294

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

1904098576

ISBN 13

9781904098577

Waking the Warrior Goddess

Dr. Christine Horner's Program to Protect Against & Fight Breast Cancer

By: Christine Horner

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Waking the Warrior Goddess

Dr. Christine Horner's Program to Protect Against & Fight Breast Cancer

By: Christine Horner

Provides information on ways women can protect themselves and fight breast cancer, covering such topics as healthy eating, supplements, exercise, medications, meditation, and emotional healing.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

356

Publisher

Basic Health Publications, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1591202159

ISBN 13

9781591202158

British and American Commercial Relations with Soviet Russia, 1918-1924

By: Christine A. White

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

British and American Commercial Relations with Soviet Russia, 1918-1924

By: Christine A. White

White reassesses Anglo-American trade with Soviet Russia immediately following the Bolshevik Revolution to show that, unlike diplomatic relations, commercial ties were not severed by ideological differences. She argues that British and American trade with Russia resumed soon after the Bolsheviks' rise to power and that this period of trade had a significant effect on future commerce. Originally published in 1992. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

324

Publisher

UNC Press Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1469615908

ISBN 13

9781469615905

Inventing the Industrial Revolution

The English Patent System, 1660-1800

By: Christine MacLeod

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Inventing the Industrial Revolution

The English Patent System, 1660-1800

By: Christine MacLeod

This book examines the development of the English patent system and its relationship with technical change during the period between 1660 and 1800, when the patent system evolved from an instrument of royal patronage into one of commercial competition among the inventors and manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. It analyses the legal and political framework within which patenting took place and gives an account of the motivations and fortunes of patentees, who obtained patents for a variety of purposes beyond the simple protection of an invention. It includes the first in-depth attempt to gauge the reliability of the patent statistics as a measure of inventive activity and technical change in the early part of the Industrial Revolution, and suggests that the distribution of patents is a better guide to the advance of capitalism than to the centres of inventive activity. It also queries the common assumption that the chief goal of inventors was to save labour, and examines contemporary criticism of the patent system in the light of the changing conceptualisation of invention among natural scientists and political economists.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

320

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521893992

ISBN 13

9780521893992

Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Sewing

Family Fun for Everyone - Terrific Technique Instructions - Playful Projects to Build Skills

By: Janith Bergeron,Christine Ecker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Sewing

Family Fun for Everyone - Terrific Technique Instructions - Playful Projects to Build Skills

By: Janith Bergeron,Christine Ecker

With colorful and informative photos, this guide will teach kids the basics of stitching, hand sewing, and eventually using sewing machines.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

147

Publisher

Creative Publishing International

Published Date

ISBN 10

1589238230

ISBN 13

9781589238237

Silver Spring Township

By: Christine Clepper Musser

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Silver Spring Township

By: Christine Clepper Musser

Established in 1757, Silver Spring Township is the fourth-oldest township in Cumberland County. The area was founded by the Scots-Irish, who cleared the area for farming and built taverns, inns, and mercantile businesses. Eventually, the villages of Hogestown and New Kingstown were established; these two villages are still home to many township residents. Rich in history, Silver Spring is home to the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, the oldest church west of the Susquehanna River. Between 2012 and 2013, Silver Spring Township was the fourth-largest growing township in Pennsylvania. What were once heavily traveled Native American trails have become well-traveled highways and byways, and within a few hours, travelers can be in New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. Through vintage photographs, Silver Spring Township shares and celebrates the history of this well-preserved community.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

128

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439647437

ISBN 13

9781439647431

The Flower Hunter

The Remarkable Life of Ellis Rowan

By: Christine Morton-Evans,Michael Morton-Evans

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Flower Hunter

The Remarkable Life of Ellis Rowan

By: Christine Morton-Evans,Michael Morton-Evans

Ellis Rowan was one of Australia's most accomplished artists and an incredible--if somewhat unexpected--adventurer. During World War I Ellis ventured alone into the tropical jungles of New Guinea in search of all 72 known species of the Bird of Paradise. Not only was she the first white woman to do such a thing, she was also 70 years old. The Flower Hunter is the incredible story of a woman who went to extraordinary lengths to paint her beloved subject matter, journeying to some of the most wild and inhospitable areas of Australia and beyond. On her death in 1922 there was hardly a household in Australia that didn't know her name. Sadly today she is all but forgotten, yet her work lives on in the 970 paintings carefully preserved in the National Library of Australia and in this, the definitive story of Ellis Rowan's remarkable life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

354

Publisher

National Library Australia

Published Date

ISBN 10

064227701X

ISBN 13

9780642277015

The Strickland Family

By: Christine Fisher

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Strickland Family

By: Christine Fisher

A family containing six authors is special. When three of them independently become famous, the family is extraordinary. Such was the Strickland family, six sisters and two brothers, brought up in Suffolk, England with Lancastrian forbears and Canadian descendants. 'The Strickland Family' interweaves family letters, writings and newspaper items, allowing the family members to tell their own fascinating and varied life stories. Set in England and in Canada, their lives stretched from 1794 when King George III was on the throne, past celebrations for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. Their father was a wealthy self-made man who believed that girls should be as well-educated as boys. The home education he devised for his daughters was of great breadth and depth. His sons were his two youngest children and went to schools. However a business deal went wrong in 1815 and he died in 1818 before he could re-coup the losses. He left his widow with debts, not income, and his sons' education was cut short. After his death, life for his family was a struggle, but they survived and to varying degrees prospered. Three of the family (Sam Strickland, Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill) were early emigrants to Canada. Their first homes were primitive log cabins in small forest clearings. As time passed and Canada developed, Sam became a successful farmer and businessman. His sisters struggled with Canadian pioneer life but both achieved long-lasting fame as writers - Susanna as a poet and novelist, Catharine through her writing for children and her botanical studies. Agnes Strickland was the most famous member of the family. She attended the Court of Queen Victoria and was a house guest in some of the grandest houses in Britain. Her sister and sometime co-author (Elizabeth Strickland) insisted on remaining anonymous, despite the complications this caused when their series of royal biographies 'Lives of the Queens of England' became an outstanding success. Agnes followed this with a biography of Mary Queen of Scots, which she considered her most important work. Jane Margaret Strickland, despite ill health and being the sister who stayed at home to care for their ageing mother, was also an author of note. Her many works included a history of Rome and a biography of her sister, Agnes. Of the two non-authors in the family, one (Sarah) became, in her second marriage, the wife of Richard Gwillym, a wealthy and well-connected vicar in Lancashire. The other (Tom) joined the merchant navy aged fourteen. As captain of beautiful but hazardous sailing ships, his working life took him all round the world. Despite the distances which separated them, family ties remained strong and they helped each other in times of need. Their interwoven biographies trace many of the changes and main events in Canada and England in the 19th century.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

719

Publisher

Grosvenor House Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1803811552

ISBN 13

9781803811550

The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction

By: Christine Haynes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction

By: Christine Haynes

DIVThe Complete Photo Guide to Clothing Construction is a technique-based book that covers all the necessary skills for sewing clothes, including tops, dresses, pants, skirts, and outerwearâ€”for women, men, and children./div

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

187

Publisher

Quarry Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1589237773

ISBN 13

9781589237773

The Jackson Family Saga

By: Christine Wissner

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Jackson Family Saga

By: Christine Wissner

This powerful two book story was combined to allow the reader to enjoy the full strength of this epic adventure. Amidst the Civil War, Taylor Jackson Is left for dead on a war torn countryside. Knocked unconscious from cannon fire he later rises to find his young brother among those lost in battle. Devastated, he swears never to fight again and walks away to begin a new life. On his journey west he meets Kathryn Dillon. An unexpected fire and he guides her to safety, but not before they fall in love. Eighteen years later, he returns and finds they have a son, Jason. A misunderstanding between him and Kathryn forces Taylor to leave and he soon became involved in a poker game. Out of cash, his opponent wagered a Thoroughbred mare in foal to a champion sire. Taylor wins the animal and so began the Jackson Empire. He builds Crystal Falls Stables, near Lexington, Kentucky, and it becomes the finest in the state. Life is good until Taylor has an unexpected encounter with a mother bear. She takes away his legs and his desire to live. Jason sets aside his dream of becoming a lawyer and takes over the family business. Only a few months later he and his wife-to-be Debbie Bedford, were on their way home when they are attacked by bandits and she is taken hostage. From that moment on her will to survive and his desperate search to find her consumes their lives. From the lush pastureland of Kentucky to the dark and dangerous waters of the New Orleans bayou the two vibrant loves fight to be reunited. Will they be forever lost in a world of heartache and desperation or will they reunite and return to their beautiful homeland at Crystal Falls?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

602

Publisher

Xlibris Corporation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1664142533

ISBN 13

9781664142534

The Political Economy of Reform in Post-Mao China

By: Elizabeth J. Perry,Christine Wong

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Political Economy of Reform in Post-Mao China

By: Elizabeth J. Perry,Christine Wong

In December 1978 the Chinese Communist Party announced dramatic changes in policy for both agriculture and industry that seemed to repudiate the Maoist “road to socialism” in favor of certain “capitalist” tendencies. The motives behind these changes, the nature of the reforms, and their effects upon the economy and political life of countryside and city are here analyzed by five political scientists and five economists. Their assessments of ongoing efforts to implement the new policies provide a timely survey of what is currently happening in China. Part One delineates the content of agricultural reforms—including decollectivization and the provisions for households to realize private profits—and examines their impact on production, marketing, peasant income, family planning, local leadership, and rural violence. Part Two examines the evolution of industrial reforms, centering on enterprise profit retention, and their impact on political conflict, resource allocation, investment, material and financial flows, industrial structure, and composition of output. Through all ten chapters one theme is conspicuous—the multiple interactions between politics and economics in China’s new directions since the Cultural Revolution.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

347

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

1684171083

ISBN 13

9781684171088

The WPA Guides

Mapping America

By: Christine Bold

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The WPA Guides

Mapping America

By: Christine Bold

In 1935 the FDR administration put 40,000 unemployed artists to work in four federal arts projects. The main contribution of one unit, the Federal Writers Project, was the American Guide Series, a collectively composed set of guidebooks to every state, most regions, and many cities, towns, and villages across the United States. The WPA arts projects were poised on the cusp of the modern bureaucratization of culture. They occurred at a moment when the federal government was extending its reach into citizens' daily lives. The 400 guidebooks the teams produced have been widely celebrated as icons of American democracy and diversity. Clumped together, they manifest a lofty role for the project and a heavy responsibility for its teams of writers. The guides assumed the authority of conceptualizing the national identity. In The WPA Guides: Mapping America Christine Bold closely examines this publicized view of the guides and reveals its flaws. Her research in archival materials reveals the negotiations and conflicts between the central editors in Washington and the local people in the states. Race, region, and gender are taken as important categories within which difference and conflict appear. She looks at the guidebook for each of five distinctively different locations -- Idaho, New York City, North Carolina, Missouri, and U.S. One and the Oregon Trail--to assess the editorial plotting of such issues as gender, race, ethnicity, and class. As regionalists jostled with federal officialdom, the faultlines of the project gaped open. Spotlighting the controversies between federal and state bureaucracies, Bold concludes that the image of America that the WPA fostered is closer to fabrication than to actuality. Christine Bold is director of the Centre for Cultural Studies and an associate professor of English at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

268

Publisher

Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published Date

ISBN 10

1578061954

ISBN 13

9781578061952

Freedom of One’s Feet

A Passion for Journeying

By: Christine Obbo

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Freedom of One’s Feet

A Passion for Journeying

By: Christine Obbo

Aidan Southall’s cultivated the enjoyment of life’s simple luxuries. He loved travelling. Difficulties encountered on journeys were extraneous to the destinations’ experiences. As a researcher, tourist or and pilgrim, he believed in travelling with “an open mind, leaving back light footprints, and returning with treasuries of memories”. Born in Birmingham, moved as a baby to “Fenlands” where the love for simple life developed while cycling, swimming in rivers, camping and hitch hiking. During family holidays, besides rowing, and standing on his head (his life long mode of exercise), he already demonstrated an anthropological predilection: quizzing and recording fishermen about their boats and fish. Two years after arriving in Uganda, he established anthropology syllabus in 1947; departed Makerere in 1964 having chaired the department of anthropology and sociology; and directed the Social Research Institute. In 1991 he retired from the University of Wisconsin Madison, his base since 1969, to Southwest France.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

359

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1663238421

ISBN 13

9781663238429

The Hidden Famine

Hunger, Poverty and Sectarianism in Belfast 1840-50

By: Christine Kinealy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Hidden Famine

Hunger, Poverty and Sectarianism in Belfast 1840-50

By: Christine Kinealy

Written by one of the outstanding historians of modern Ireland, The Hidden Famine examines the impact of Ireland's Great Famine on the city of Belfast.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Publisher

Pluto Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

074531371X

ISBN 13

9780745313719

Teaching STEAM Through Hands-On Crafts

Real-World Maker Lessons for Grades 3-8

By: Christine G. Schnittka,Amanda Haynes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Teaching STEAM Through Hands-On Crafts

Real-World Maker Lessons for Grades 3-8

By: Christine G. Schnittka,Amanda Haynes

Help your students connect historic technologies with today’s STEAM concepts through the lens of crafting! This book, written by a science education professor and a middle school STEM teacher, provides guidance for turning classic crafts into transdisciplinary STEAM lessons for grades 3–8. Ready-to-use lessons outline the history, science, mathematics, and engineering embedded within ten hands-on crafts from around the world. Each chapter outlines the history of a craft, its social impact, and the mathematics, engineering, and scientific concepts and skills embedded in the craft. Content standards from art, history, English language arts, technology, mathematics, and science are embedded within each unit. Lessons are supplemented with ready-to-photocopy handouts, guiding questions, and logistical support such as shopping lists and safety procedures. Activities have all been classroom-tested to ensure appropriate leveling and applicability across STEAM disciplines. Ideal for any STEM or STEAM classroom across upper elementary and middle schools, this book helps make STEM concepts meaningful and tangible for your students. Rather than just reading about science, technology, mathematics, or engineering, students will become makers and engage in STEAM directly, just as original crafters have done for centuries. Additional instructional materials are available at: https://steamcrafts.weebly.com/

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

266

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Published Date

ISBN 10

1040126014

ISBN 13

9781040126011

Veiled Warriors

Allied Nurses of the First World War

By: Christine E. Hallett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Veiled Warriors

Allied Nurses of the First World War

By: Christine E. Hallett

Caring for the wounded of the First World War was tough and challenging work, demanding extensive knowledge, technical skill, and high levels of commitment. Although allied nurses were admired in their own time for their altruism and courage, their image was distorted by the lens of popular mythology. They came to be seen as self-sacrificing heroines, romantic foils to the male combatant and doctors' handmaidens, rather than being appreciated as trained professionals performing significant work in their own right. Christine Hallett challenges these myths to reveal the true story of allied nursing in the First World War — one which is both more complex and more absorbing. Drawing upon evidence from archives across the world, Veiled Warriors offers a compelling account of nurses' wartime experiences and a clear appraisal of their work and its contribution to the allied cause between 1914 and 1918, on both the Western and the Eastern Fronts. Nurses believed they were involved in a multi-layered battle. Primarily, they were fighting for the lives of their patients on the 'second battlefield' of casualty clearing stations, transports, and military hospitals. Beyond this, they were an integral component of the allied military machine, putting their own lives at risk in field hospitals close to the front lines, on board hospital ships vulnerable to enemy submarine attack, and in base hospitals subject to heavy bombardment. As working women in a sometimes hostile, chauvinistic world, allied nurses were also fighting to gain recognition for their profession and political rights for their sex. For them, military nursing might help to win not only the war itself, but also a more powerful voice for women in the post-war world.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

335

Publisher

OUP Oxford

Published Date

ISBN 10

0191008729

ISBN 13

9780191008726

Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan

Materials, Makers, and Mastery

By: Christine Guth

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan

Materials, Makers, and Mastery

By: Christine Guth

Crafts were central to daily life in early modern Japan. They were powerful carriers of knowledge, sociality, and identity, and how and from what materials they were made were matters of serious concern among all classes of society. In Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan, Christine M. E. Guth examines the network of forces--both material and immaterial--that supported Japan's rich, diverse, and aesthetically sophisticated artifactual culture between the late sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Exploring the institutions, modes of thought, and reciprocal relationships among people, materials, and tools, she draws particular attention to the role of women in crafts, embodied knowledge, and the special place of lacquer as a medium. By examining the ways and values of making that transcend specific media and practices, Guth illuminates the 'craft culture' of early modern Japan"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

264

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520379810

ISBN 13

9780520379817

Rogue Touch

By: Christine Woodward

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Rogue Touch

By: Christine Woodward

What if your touch could kill? Twenty-year-old Anna Marie was just fired for the third time—this time from a bakery. Why can't she hold a job? Well, for starters, she dresses . . . differently. She looks like a Goth girl to the extreme, her shock of white hair contrasting with her head-to-toe black garb, her face the only skin she chooses to reveal. But Anna Marie doesn't have a choice. Her skin, her touch, is a deadly weapon that must be concealed. She accidentally put her first boyfriend, Cody, in a coma when they kissed. Horrified, she ran away to Jackson, Mississippi, where she's been living alone in a cramped apartment and scraping by on food stamps. Then she meets otherworldly James and everything changes. He's just like her—completely alone and also on the run. To elude James's mysterious and dangerous family, the pair takes to the highway. As they cross the country, their simmering attraction intensifies and they both open up about their secretive pasts. James reveals that his true name is "Touch," and he christens Anna Marie "Rogue." But with danger at their heels, they know they can't run forever. Rogue must decide if she'll unleash her devastating powers once again, which she swore never to do, in order to save the only person who seems truly to understand and accept her.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

191

Publisher

Disney Electronic Content

Published Date

ISBN 10

1401304990

ISBN 13

9781401304997

War & Peat

By: Ian D. Rotherham,Christine Handley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

War & Peat

By: Ian D. Rotherham,Christine Handley

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

293

Publisher

Lulu.com

Published Date

ISBN 10

190409855X

ISBN 13

9781904098553

Necktie Quilts Reinvented

By: Christine Copenhaver

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Necktie Quilts Reinvented

By: Christine Copenhaver

“New ideas for quilting with ties . . .projects include covers, wall-hangings, runners, and pillows.” —Publishers Weekly As life gets less formal, neckties don’t get worn like they used to, leaving us with a stash of unused ties. Recycle those lonely ties into 16 spectacular quilts and home accessories that look nothing like the typical stodgy necktie quilt! Showcase the rich colors, patterns, and textures found in ties with striking Hexagons, Log Cabins, Lone Stars, Flying Geese, and more. Learn how to wash ties, cut them, create appealing color combinations, and tame slippery fabric for quilting. Tie quilts make uniquely personal Father's Day, birthday, or any-occasion gifts for the tie-wearers (or former tie wearers) in your life—and this book is filled with projects for both beginners and experienced quiltmakers.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

100

Publisher

C&T Publishing Inc

Published Date

ISBN 10

1607059592

ISBN 13

9781607059592

Administrative Law and Politics

By: Christine B. Harrington,Lief H. Carter

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Administrative Law and Politics

By: Christine B. Harrington,Lief H. Carter

Administrative Law and Politics emphasizes the scope and power of administrative government, as well as how the legal system shapes administrative procedure and practice.

Average ratings

N/A