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The African Methodist Episcopal Church

A History

By: Dennis C. Dickerson

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The African Methodist Episcopal Church

A History

By: Dennis C. Dickerson

In this book, Dennis C. Dickerson examines the long history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its intersection with major social movements over more than two centuries. Beginning as a religious movement in the late eighteenth century, the African Methodist Episcopal Church developed as a freedom advocate for blacks in the Atlantic World. Governance of a proud black ecclesia often clashed with its commitment to and resources for fighting slavery, segregation, and colonialism, thus limiting the full realization of the church's emancipationist ethos. Dickerson recounts how this black institution nonetheless weathered the inexorable demands produced by the Civil War, two world wars, the civil rights movement, African decolonization, and women's empowerment, resulting in its global prominence in the contemporary world. His book also integrates the history of African Methodism within the broader historical landscape of American and African-American history.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108775624

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9781108775625

Developmental Psychology in Historical Perspective

By: Dennis Thompson,John D. Hogan,Philip M. Clark

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Developmental Psychology in Historical Perspective

By: Dennis Thompson,John D. Hogan,Philip M. Clark

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of developmental psychology, from the pre-scientific era to the present day. Covers the first research published in Germany, America, and France during the late 19th century Examines the work and influence of key international scholars in the area Incorporates the contributions of psychologists from diverse backgrounds Pays attention to the historical research on development in adulthood and old age Highlights the relationship between the growth of developmental psychology and renewed interest in child-rearing practices

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John Wiley & Sons

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1405167475

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9781405167475

New Glass Architecture

By: Brent Richards,Gilbert Dennis

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New Glass Architecture

By: Brent Richards,Gilbert Dennis

A timely look at the ways in which glass is utilized in some of today's most beautiful and experimental building designs For centuries, glass has provoked fascination with its properties as a versatile material that permits light to enter buildings in spectacular ways. Much of modern architecture has been conceived by using glass to create increasingly minimal structures, to promote the notion of lightweight construction solutions, and to allow maximum daylight into buildings. New Glass Architecture showcases the changing ways that aesthetics and methods for using glass have been developing since the 1990s. The book begins with an introduction that traces the history of key moments in glass architecture--from the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral to the Crystal Palace of 1851, and early constructions by John Soane, Bruno Taut, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe. Author Brent Richards explains the importance of glass artists in the second half of the 20th century and describes developments in glass technology over the last twenty years. Beautifully illustrated with newly commissioned photographs by Dennis Gilbert, the book features twenty-five case studies of recent glass constructions from around the world by such leading architects as Foster and Partners, Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, Steven Holl, Toyo Ito & Associates, Jean Nouvel, Raphael Viñoly, and Peter Zumthor. Each building is illustrated in full color and accompanied by detailed drawings. New Glass Architecture features these buildings and more: - Chapel of Ignatius, Seattle - Condé Nast Café, New York - DZ Bank, Berlin - Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia - Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria - Laban Dance Centre, London - Torre Agbar, Barcelona

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Yale University Press

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0300107951

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9780300107951

Park Guell

By: Conrad Kent,Dennis Prindle

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Park Guell

By: Conrad Kent,Dennis Prindle

Formatted as a companion volume to Casa Malaparte and The Danteum, this book is a lucid analysis of Park Guell, Antonio Gaudi's begiling creation in Barcelona. The researched text is complemented by both archival and contemporary photographs, measured drawings, and a selection of color plates.

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Princeton Architectural Press

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1568980000

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60 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet

By: Dennis Denenberg,Lorraine Roscoe

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60 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet

By: Dennis Denenberg,Lorraine Roscoe

Sixty remarkable Americans and their inspiring stories are included in this unique book. Intended as a starting point for learning more about these important American heroes, each biography has a photo-illustrated double-page spread devoted to them. With an updated, modern design and Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe's contagious, enthusiastic writing style, this book is a great introduction to authentic American heroes. New heroes in this edition include Amanda Gorman, Dolly Parton, Fred Rogers, and Kamala Harris. Revised by the original authors, the book includes up-to-date websites and book lists, as well as the most current biographical information available. Individuals profiled include Jane Addams Susan B. Anthony Clara Barton Mary Mcleod Bethune Elizabeth Blackwell Rachel Carson Jimmy Carter George Washington Carver Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta Roberto Clemente Walt Disney Dorothea Dix Frederick Douglass Marian Wright Edelman Thomas Alva Edison Albert Einstein Dwight D. Eisenhower Anthony Fauci Benjamin Franklin Ruth Bader Ginsburg John Glenn Amanda Gorman Kamala Harris John Herrington Milton Hershey Team Hoyt Langston Hughes Thomas Jefferson Katherine Johnson Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea Abraham Lincoln Yo-Yo Ma George C. Marshall John Muir Barack Obama Sandra Day O’connor Jesse Owens Rosa Parks Dolly Parton Walter Payton I. M. Pei Ronald Wilson Reagan Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey Fred Rogers Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jonas Salk Alexandra (Alex) Scott Tecumseh Harry S. Truman Harriet Tubman Madam C. J. Walker George Washington Elie Wiesel Oprah Winfrey Wilbur and Orville Wright Louis Zamperini

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Millbrook Press TM

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1728460484

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9781728460482

Representing Justice

Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-states and Democratic Courtrooms

By: Judith Resnik,Dennis Edward Curtis

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Representing Justice

Invention, Controversy, and Rights in City-states and Democratic Courtrooms

By: Judith Resnik,Dennis Edward Curtis

A remnant of the Renaissance : the transnational iconography of justice -- Civic space, the public square, and good governance -- Obedience : the judge as the loyal servant of the state -- Of eyes and ostriches -- Why eyes? : color, blindness, and impartiality -- Representations and abstractions : identity, politics, and rights -- From seventeenth-century town halls to twentieth-century courts -- A building and litigation boom in Twentieth-Century federal courts -- Late Twentieth-Century United States courts : monumentality, security, and eclectic imagery -- Monuments to the present and museums of the past : national courts (and prisons) -- Constructing regional rights -- Multi-jurisdictional premises : from peace to crimes -- From "rites" to "rights" -- Courts : in and out of sight, site, and cite -- An iconography for democratic adjudication.

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Yale University Press

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0300110960

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9780300110968

Haunted Places

The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations

By: Dennis William Hauck

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Haunted Places

The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings, and Other Supernatural Locations

By: Dennis William Hauck

In almost every town in America there are places where strange things happen. The perfect companion to The International Directory of Haunted Places, this revised and updated edition of Haunted Places is both a fascinating and unusual travel guide as well as an indispensable casebook for those interested in the paranormal. From buildings and parks believed to have resident ghosts and poltergeists to areas where Bigfoot or UFO sightings are most frequently reported, Haunted Places will lead you to more than 2,000 sites of paranormal activity across the United States. Organized alphabetically by state, each entry is referenced to an extensive bibliography of sources-with descriptions, addresses, phone numbers, Web sites, and travel directions provided for all locations.

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Penguin

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1440673225

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9781440673221

America's "Foreign Legion"

Immigrant Soldiers in the Great War

By: Dennis A. Connole

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America's "Foreign Legion"

Immigrant Soldiers in the Great War

By: Dennis A. Connole

Immigrant American soldiers played an important, often underrated role in World War I. Those who were non-citizens had no obligation to participate in the war, though many volunteered. Due to language barriers that prevented them from receiving proper training, they were often given the most dangerous and dirty jobs. The impetus for this book was the story of Matthew Guerra (the author's great-uncle). He immigrated to America from Italy around age 12. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1918 and shipped to France, where he joined the 58th Infantry Regiment of the 4th "Ivy" Division and participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Wounded in the Bois de Fays, the 22-year-old Guerra died in a field hospital.

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McFarland

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1476675430

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9781476675435

Class Struggles

By: Dennis L. Dworkin

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Class Struggles

By: Dennis L. Dworkin

In the 1960s and 1970s the study of history and sociology was heavily influenced by Marxism and theories of class. But the collapse of Communism and significant changes in culture and society threw the study of class into crisis. Its most basic premises were called into question. More recently accelerating globalisation, proliferating multinational corporations and unbridled free-market capitalism have given the study of class a new significance and caused historians and sociologists to revisit the debate. This book looks at the changes that caused the crisis in the study of class and shows how new, vibrant theories have appeared that will drive forward our understanding of history and sociology.

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Routledge

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1317866517

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9781317866510

Baseball on the Brain

By: Dennis Purdy

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Baseball on the Brain

By: Dennis Purdy

There's trivia, and then there's knowledgeÑdeep, extensive, obsessive knowledgeÑmasquerading as trivia. It's the kind of trivia that, if you know the answer, makes you feel triumphant, and if you don't, gives you an education. The kind of trivia based not on what we shouldn't be expected to know, but on what we shouldÑif we're to consider ourselves true fans. Dennis Purdy, author of the just-published Team-by-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, has been collecting baseball trivia since before he could shave, and now presents the best of the best: a massive collection of over 1,000 trivia games. Not solo questions, but half-page games, every one involving matching multiple players to their accomplishments, or evaluating multiple clues to discover a mystery subject's identity, or digging deep into a round-up of terms, nicknames, phrases, awards, events, individual teams, locations, and more. The games cover three centuries of baseball history. Home run calls and the announcers who made them famous. The peculiar geography of a baseball fieldÑ where's the garden? the gateway? the firing line? Inimitable slang: cackler, chucker, clinker, and squibber. The lesser-known career feats of baseball's ÒBig 3,Ó Ruth, Aaron, and Bonds. World Series potpourriÑThey won the first night game in World Series history. . . . The team that lost the most World SeriesÑ13 . . . The only American League team to lose the World Series in three consecutive seasons . . . And much, much, much more.

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Workman Publishing

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0761140344

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9780761140344

Paradise Lost and the Cosmological Revolution

By: Dennis Danielson

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Paradise Lost and the Cosmological Revolution

By: Dennis Danielson

This volume brings John Milton's Paradise Lost into dialogue with the challenges of cosmology and the world of Galileo, whom Milton met and admired: a universe encompassing space travel, an earth that participates vibrantly in the cosmic dance, and stars that are "world[s] / Of destined habitation." Milton's bold depiction of our universe as merely a small part of a larger multiverse allows the removal of hell from the center of the earth to a location in the primordial abyss. In this wide-ranging work, Dennis Danielson lucidly unfolds early modern cosmological debates, engaging not only Galileo but also Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, and the English Copernicans, thus placing Milton at a rich crossroads of epic poetry and the history of science.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107033608

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9781107033603

Cola Wars

By: Dennis J. Barton

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Cola Wars

By: Dennis J. Barton

In a time where all water is infected by the poisonous "sludge", two cola companies struggle for world domination. Super-heroes representing the Coak-Cola and Popsi-Cola corporations slug it out in pursuit of ultimate victory while the down-trodden common man suffers from dehydration, caffeine-addiction and dental decay. Jack is as SS-man, a Special Services Operative for Coak-Cola. He does the dirty work and makes a good living. He's got a posh pad, a fast car, and chicks really dig him. Everything is going just great until he begins to catch on that his employer is not so benevolent as he had once been lead to believe. Something is rotten in Cola-Land. And Jack, reluctant Jack, along with a mysterious new super-hero who calls himself "The Blue Buddha", must make a stand for truth, justice, and clean drinking-water for all.

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iUniverse

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059524159X

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9780595241590

Masters of Light

Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers

By: Dennis Schaefer,Larry Salvato

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Masters of Light

Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers

By: Dennis Schaefer,Larry Salvato

Through conversations held with fifteen of the most accomplished contemporary cinematographers, the authors explore the working world of the person who controls the visual look and style of a film. This reissue includes a new foreword by cinematographer John Bailey and a new preface by the authors, which bring this classic guide to cinematography, in print for more than twenty-five years, into the twenty-first century.

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Univ of California Press

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0520956494

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9780520956490

James Hutton and the History of Geology

By: Dennis Dean

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James Hutton and the History of Geology

By: Dennis Dean

In James Hutton and the History of Geology, Dennis R. Dean provides a more accurate and complete account of Hutton's major geological writings than any that has hitherto appeared. He examines the growth and development of Hutton's thought in the light of his training and experience in medicine, agriculture, and philosophy, locating him within the intellectual milieux of Edinburgh at the height of the Scottish Enlightenment.

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Cornell University Press

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1501733990

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9781501733994

Thomas North's 1555 Travel Journal

From Italy to Shakespeare

By: Dennis McCarthy,June Schlueter

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Thomas North's 1555 Travel Journal

From Italy to Shakespeare

By: Dennis McCarthy,June Schlueter

Thomas North’s 1555 Travel Journal: From Italy to Shakespeare makes available a little known early modern journal kept by a member of Queen Mary’s delegation to Rome, its purpose to win papal approval of England’s return to Roman Catholicism. The book provides details of the six-month journey, a discussion of the manuscript, and an identification of the twenty-year-old Thomas North as its author. It also points to numerous connections between the journal and the plays of Shakespeare, extending the playwright’s debt beyond North’s translation of Plutarch’s Lives and revealing how the journal served as a template for The Winter’s Tale and Henry VIII. Both, the authors argue, were written by North during the Marian years (1554-58) and later adapted by Shakespeare. Like the authors’ 2018 “A Brief Discourse of Rebellion and Rebels” by George North,this book presents original work using digital research tools, including massive databases and plagiarism software. The earlier book garnered worldwide attention, with a front-page story in The New York Times.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1683933060

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9781683933069

Militant Mediator

Whitney M. Young Jr.

By: Dennis C. Dickerson

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Militant Mediator

Whitney M. Young Jr.

By: Dennis C. Dickerson

During the turbulent 1960s, civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr. devised a new and effective strategy to achieve equality for African Americans. Young blended interracial mediation with direct protest, demonstrating that these methods pursued together were the best tactics for achieving social, economic, and political change. Militant Mediator is a powerful reassessment of this key and controversial figure in the civil rights movement. It is the first biography to explore in depth the influence Young's father, a civil rights leader in Kentucky, had on his son. Dickerson traces Young's swift rise to national prominence as a leader who could bridge the concerns of deprived blacks and powerful whites and mobilize the resources of the white America to battle the poverty and discrimination at the core of racial inequality. Alone among his civil rights colleagues—Martin Luther King Jr., Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, John Lewis, and James Forman—Young built support from black and white constituencies. As a National Urban League official in the Midwest and as a dean of the School of Social Work at Atlanta University during the 1940s and 1950s, Young developed a strategy of mediation and put it to work on a national level upon becoming the executive director of the League in 1961. Though he worked with powerful whites, Young also drew support from middle-and working-class blacks from religious, fraternal, civil rights, and educational organizations. As he navigated this middle ground, though, Young came under fire from both black nationalists and white conservatives.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813148812

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9780813148816

Cultural Marxism in Postwar Britain

History, the New Left, and the Origins of Cultural Studies

By: Dennis L. Dworkin

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Cultural Marxism in Postwar Britain

History, the New Left, and the Origins of Cultural Studies

By: Dennis L. Dworkin

A history of British cultural Marxism. This book traces its development from beginnings in postwar Britain, through transformations in the 1960s and 1970s, to the emergence of British cultural studies at Birmingham, up to the advent of Thatcherism, to reflect a tradition, that represents an effort to resolve the crisis of the postwar British Left.

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Duke University Press

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0822319144

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9780822319146

The Team-By-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball

By: Dennis Purdy

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The Team-By-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball

By: Dennis Purdy

Baseball historian, Dennis Purdy, performs the feat of marrying statistics, scholarship, biography, trivia, and anecdote to create a massively pleasurable work.

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Workman Publishing

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0761153764

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9780761153764

From Symposium to Eucharist

The Banquet in the Early Christian World

By: Dennis Edwin Smith

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From Symposium to Eucharist

The Banquet in the Early Christian World

By: Dennis Edwin Smith

From Plato to the New Testament, banquets held an important place in creating community, sharing values, and connecting with the divine.

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Fortress Press

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1451406533

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9781451406535

From Garden Cities to New Towns

Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1899-1946

By: Dennis Hardy

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From Garden Cities to New Towns

Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1899-1946

By: Dennis Hardy

This book offers a detailed record of one of the world's oldest environmental pressure groups. It raises questions about the capacity of pressure groups to influence policy; and finally it assesses the campaing as a major factor in the emergence of modern town and planning, and as a backdrop against which to examine current issues.

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Routledge

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1135832250

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9781135832254

Island Tourism and Sustainable Development

Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean Experiences

By: Yorghos Apostolopoulos,Dennis J. Gayle

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Island Tourism and Sustainable Development

Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean Experiences

By: Yorghos Apostolopoulos,Dennis J. Gayle

This multidisciplinary volume dicusses the impact of tourism on sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Mediterranean. Bringing together scholars, development practitioners, international experts, and professionals, the contributors discuss the issues from a holistic and transnational perspective. This work provides a much-needed, thorough understanding of the interplay among economic, cultural, environmental, and public health parameters. The contributors provide a workable definition of sustainable development that can be understood, conveyed, and implemented by policy makers, development practitioners, and tourism professionals. Among the special issues addressed here are the role of women in tourism, the contradictions inherent in cultural tourism, the hegemony of tour operators, disease mapping and risk assessment, and island community involvement in tourism-related land-use planning.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313013640

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9780313013645

Leaving Safe Harbors

Toward a New Progressivism in American Education and Public Life

By: Dennis Carlson

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Leaving Safe Harbors

Toward a New Progressivism in American Education and Public Life

By: Dennis Carlson

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0415933765

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9780415933766

University of California, Davis

By: Dennis Dingemans,Ann Foley Scheuring

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University of California, Davis

By: Dennis Dingemans,Ann Foley Scheuring

More than a century ago, the University of California established the University Farm at Davis to showcase the achievements of its thriving College of Agriculture and to train students in the practical arts of farming. Since enrolling its first students in 1908, UC Davis has evolved into a world-class university offering a full spectrum of studies. UC Davis research over the decades has had far-reaching impacts, including innovations in viticulture and enology that have improved winemaking around the world. Colorful traditions like Picnic Day celebrate the depth and breadth of this historic institution and show off its handsome campus. Most pictures in this book come from the university archives, with some images from the McCurry and Eastman collections and others taken by the distinguished photographer Ansel Adams.

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Arcadia Publishing

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073859699X

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9780738596990

Lincoln and Citizens' Rights in Civil War Missouri

Balancing Freedom and Security

By: Dennis K. Boman

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Lincoln and Citizens' Rights in Civil War Missouri

Balancing Freedom and Security

By: Dennis K. Boman

During the Civil War, the state of Missouri presented President Abraham Lincoln, United States military commanders, and state officials with an array of complex and difficult problems. Although Missouri did not secede, a large minority of residents owned slaves, sympathized with secession, or favored the Confederacy. Many residents joined a Confederate state militia, became pro-Confederate guerrillas, or helped the cause of the South in some subversive manner. In order to subdue such disloyalty, Lincoln supported Missouri's provisional Unionist government by ordering troops into the state and approving an array of measures that ultimately infringed on the civil liberties of residents. In this thorough investigation of these policies, Dennis K. Boman reveals the difficulties that the president, military officials, and state authorities faced in trying to curb traitorous activity while upholding the spirit of the United States Constitution. Boman explains that despite Lincoln's desire to disentangle himself from Missouri policy matters, he was never able to do so. Lincoln's challenge in Missouri continued even after the United States Army defeated the state's Confederate militia. Attention quickly turned to preventing Confederate guerrillas from attacking Missouri's railway system and from ruthlessly murdering, pillaging, and terrorizing loyal inhabitants. Eventually military officials established tribunals to prosecute captured insurgents. In his role as commander-in-chief, Lincoln oversaw these tribunals and worked with Missouri governor Hamilton R. Gamble in establishing additional policies to repress acts of subversion while simultaneously protecting constitutional rights -- an incredibly difficult balancing act. For example, while supporting the suppression of disloyal newspapers and the arrest of persons suspected of aiding the enemy, Lincoln repealed orders violating property rights when they conflicted with federal law. While mitigating the severity of sentences handed down by military courts, Boman shows, Lincoln advocated requiring voters and officeholders to take loyalty oaths and countenanced the summary execution of guerrillas captured with weapons in the field. One of the first books to explore Lincoln's role in dealing with an extensive guerrilla insurgency, Lincoln and Citizens' Rights in Civil War Missouri illustrates the difficulty of suppressing dissent while upholding the Constitution, a feat as complicated during the Civil War as it is for the War on Terror.

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LSU Press

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0807138258

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Angel of Darkness

The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree

By: Dennis McDougal

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Angel of Darkness

The True Story of Randy Kraft and the Most Heinous Murder Spree

By: Dennis McDougal

Randy Kraft was highly intelligent, politically active, loyal to his friends, committed to his work--and the killer of 67 people--more than any other serial killer known. This book offers a glimpse into the dark mind of a living monster. "To open this book is to open a peephole into hell".--Associated Press. Photographs.

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Grand Central Publishing

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0446562483

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9780446562485

Hoop Crazy

The Lives of Clair Bee and Chip Hilton

By: Dennis Gildea

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Hoop Crazy

The Lives of Clair Bee and Chip Hilton

By: Dennis Gildea

Clair Bee (1896-1983) was a hugely successful basketball coach at Rider College and Long Island University with a 412 and 87 record before his career was derailed in 1951 by a point-shaving scandal. In the trial that sent his star player, Sherman White, to prison, the judge excoriated Bee for creating a morally lax culture that contributed to his players' involvement with gambling. To a certain extent, Bee agreed with the judge's scolding, concluding that coaches, himself included, had become so driven to succeed on the court that they had lost sight of the educational role sports should play. His coaching career effectively over, Bee launched an effort to reform the ills he saw in college sports, and he did so in the pages of the Chip Hilton novels for young readers. He began the series in 1948, but it was the post-scandal books that he used as teaching tools. The books mirrored some of the events of the gambling scandal and were Bee's attempt to reform the problems plaguing college sports. He used his fiction to posit a better sports world that he hoped his young readers would construct and inhabit. The Chip Hilton books were extremely popular and have become a classic series, with over two million copies sold to date. Hoop Crazy is the fascinating story of Clair Bee and his star character Chip Hilton and the ways in which their lives, real and fictional, were intertwined.

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University of Arkansas Press

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1610755294

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9781610755290

Premier Piano Course: Theory Book 3

By: Dennis Alexander,Gayle Kowalchyk,E. L. Lancaster,Victoria McArthur,Martha Mier

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Premier Piano Course: Theory Book 3

By: Dennis Alexander,Gayle Kowalchyk,E. L. Lancaster,Victoria McArthur,Martha Mier

Students are finding the Theory Books in Alfred's Premier Piano Course not only fun to do but very helpful in reinforcing new materials introduced in the Lesson Book. The Learning Links included in the Theory Book relate to learning more about important subjects found in the music and lyrics in the Lesson Book making for a more rounded education. Continued from previous Theory Books are Fun Zones, Now Hear This (ear training), and Now Play This (sight reading exercises) which add additional reinforcement to written theory.

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Alfred Music

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1457427141

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Genealogical Jaunts

Travels in Family History

By: Dennis Ford

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Genealogical Jaunts

Travels in Family History

By: Dennis Ford

It was wonderful to fulfi ll the dream of touring the ancestral village of Girdziunai. I now know what is at the end of the road. It was also a strange experience. Girdziunai is a poor place, something out of the nineteenth century. It was easy to imagine my grandparents and their grandparents making the same trek from their homes to the clearing at the river. There’s a real sense of a village frozen in time. Yet there are telephone poles near the road and cars parked in the dirt lanes. And there are political pressures and social uncertainties for the citizens of this obscure place. The strangeness lies in the awareness of straddling two centuries simultaneously—family history is an extension of my own experience. Our records here date to 1801—Laurynas and Elzbieta Storta were born in the eighteenth century. The feeling of the past is very strong and the presence of the past is very apparent. Yet the year 2001 is half a year away. The future is also a palpable presence on a hike that encompassed two centuries in a half hour.

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144010686X

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50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition)

By: Dennis Denenberg,Lorraine Roscoe

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50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition)

By: Dennis Denenberg,Lorraine Roscoe

Heroes come in all ages, sizes, and colors, and 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition) introduces readers to a diverse cast of great Americans. The remarkable stories of fifty inspiring Americans are highlighted, from Jane Addams to Louis Zamperini. Revised in 2016 by the original authors to include ten new heroes, the book includes up-to-date websites and booklists. With the most current biographical information available, this edition is sure to inform and inspire readers.

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Millbrook Press

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1512413291

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City of Gabriels

The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973

By: Dennis Owsley

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City of Gabriels

The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973

By: Dennis Owsley

City of Gabriels presents St. Louis's jazz history from 1895 to 1973. Highlighted with striking images from each era, this book describes the lively world of jazz from talents and personalities like Tom Turpin, Frank Trumbrauer, Singleton Palmer, Clark Terry, Jeanne Trevor, Willie Akins, Miles Davis, and countless others. City of Gabriels, written by St. Louis radio host Dennis Owsley, is a must for lovers of jazz. The book gives a needed insight into an enduring culture in St. Louis. Published in cooperation with The Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries.

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Reedy Press

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1933370041

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9781933370040

American Sign Language

A Teacher's Resource Text on Curriculum, Methods, and Evaluation

By: Dennis Cokely,Charlotte Lee Baker-Shenk

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American Sign Language

A Teacher's Resource Text on Curriculum, Methods, and Evaluation

By: Dennis Cokely,Charlotte Lee Baker-Shenk

The videocassettes illustrate dialogues for the text it accompanies, and also provides ASL stories, poems and dramatic prose for classroom use. Each dialogue is presented three times to allow the student to "converse with" each signer. Also demonstrates the grammar and structure of sign language. The teacher's text on grammar and culture focuses on the use of three basic types of sentences, four verb inflections, locative relationships and pronouns, etc. by using sign language. The teacher's text on curriculum and methods gives guidelines on teaching American Sign Language and Structured activities for classroom use.

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Gallaudet University Press

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0930323858

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9780930323851

Chicago

A Pictorial Celebration

By: Dennis H. Cremin

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Chicago

A Pictorial Celebration

By: Dennis H. Cremin

With the help of Elan Penn's glorious images, university professor and public historian Dennis Cremin leads us on a spectacular tour of the windy city. Visit beloved landmarks and great institutions, such as the Water Tower, Hull House, and Navy Pier, and learn about Chicago's history from the settlement days to the grand metropolis we know today. Celebrate world-renowned cultural sites, such as the Art Institute, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, as well as brilliant newcomers, including the Mexican Fine Arts Museum. Walk through the beautiful city-created Millennium Park, a spectacular result of the partnership between public and private sectors. Gaze at the economic, political, and artistic structures that marked Chicago's budding cityscape in the past, and still remain today: the Stock Yards Entrance, Pilgrim Baptist Church, and Lincoln Park's Bates Fountain. This collection truly captures the essence of a great city.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1402723873

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Syracuse

By: Dennis J. Connors

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Syracuse

By: Dennis J. Connors

As we approach the twenty-first century, many people are seeking to connect with their community's roots in order to better understand their own past and to make thoughtful choices about the future. With Syracuse, readers can explore the architecture, lifestyles, landscapes, and transportation modes of this city from before the Civil War to the mid-1970s. Within these pages, readers come face-to-face with the nineteenth-century citizens who shaped the city; Syracuse University football and lacrosse legends; and individuals like Colonel Homer Wheaton, who became the first soldier from Syracuse to be struck down in World War I, sacrificing his life to save comrades from an exploding grenade. Other intriguing discoveries include a series of views showcasing the lost mansions of James Street, images of the main line New York Central Railroad tracks that ran though the middle of downtown for one hundred years, and scenes of the former salt manufacturing industry which once defined Syracuse as it is still known today-"The Salt City.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738537438

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9780738537436

The Texas Meningitis Epidemic (1911–1913)

Origin of the Meningococcal Vaccine

By: Margaret R. O’Leary MD,Dennis S. O’Leary MD

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The Texas Meningitis Epidemic (1911–1913)

Origin of the Meningococcal Vaccine

By: Margaret R. O’Leary MD,Dennis S. O’Leary MD

In The Texas Meningitis Epidemic (1911–1913): Origin of the Meningococcal Vaccine, two physician authors present the dramatic medical history of a monstrous southwestern disease epidemic. They also describe the development of the intraspinal antimeningitis serum treatment for curing the disease and the meningococcal vaccine for preventing it. The authors bring the events to blazing life by skillfully drawing on original texts that evoke the grit and grace of everyday people who united to vanquish a brutal disease in early twentieth-century Texas.

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1532054327

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