Georgia Brock's Books

Beyond the Boundaries

A New Structure of Ambition in African American Politics

By: Georgia A. Persons

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Beyond the Boundaries

A New Structure of Ambition in African American Politics

By: Georgia A. Persons

In the past, African American aspirations for political offi ce were assumed to be limited to areas with sizeable black population bases. By and large, black candidates have rarely been successful in statewide or national elections. This has been attributed to several factors: limited resources available to African American candidates, or identifi cation with a black liberationist ideological thrust. Other factors have been a relatively small and spatially concentrated primary support base of black voters, and the persistent resistance of many white voters to support black candidates. For these reasons, the possibility of black candidates winning elections to national offi ce was presumably just a dream. Conventional wisdom conceded a virtual cap on both the possible number of black elected officials and the level of elective offi ce to which they could ascend. But objective political analysis has not always made sufficient allowances for the more universal phenomenon of individual political ambitions. Th e contributors to this volume explore the ways ambitious individuals identifi ed and seized upon strategies that are expanding the boundaries of African American electoral politics. This volume is anchored by a symposium that focuses on new possibiities in African American politics. Both the electoral contests of 2006 and the Barack Obama presidential campaign represent an emergent dynamic in American electoral politics. Analysts are beginning to agree that the contours of social change now make the electoral successes of black candidates who are perceived as ideologically and culturally mainstream increasingly likely. The debate captured in this volume will likely inspire further scholarly inquiry into the changing nature and dimensions of the larger dynamic of race in American politics and the subsequent changing political fortunes of African American candidates.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

284

Publisher

Routledge

Published Date

ISBN 10

1351313916

ISBN 13

9781351313919

Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. 1

Seventeen Georgia Counties

By: Lelia Thornton Gentry,Georgia Chapters Daughters of the Americ

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. 1

Seventeen Georgia Counties

By: Lelia Thornton Gentry,Georgia Chapters Daughters of the Americ

While the coverage of this work extends to seventeen Georgia counties, fully two-thirds of the book deals with Franklin County. Each chapter begins with a brief description of the county records covered, which, in most cases, are among the oldest extant and date from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century. By and large, the material for the other sixteen counties--Baldwin, Bullock, Clarke, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Laurens, Lincoln, Madison, Morgan, Pulaski, Putnam, Tatnall, Telfair, and the city of Augusta--consists of marriage records naming the bride and groom, and name indexes to wills and estates.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

456

Publisher

Genealogical Publishing Com

Published Date

ISBN 10

0806345802

ISBN 13

9780806345802

Managing Conversations with Hostile Adults

Strategies for Teachers

By: Georgia J. Kosmoski,Dennis R. Pollack

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Managing Conversations with Hostile Adults

Strategies for Teachers

By: Georgia J. Kosmoski,Dennis R. Pollack

Teachers: Now you can identify and apply the proven strategies to deal successfully with hostile adults in schools. Skill in communicating is essential for teachers—and now the wisdom of your colleagues can help you to deal with one of your most difficult challenges: hostile adults. In this hard-hitting and supremely practical book, the authors draw from the actual experience of more than 250 practicing teachers to bring you the advice and insight you need. They begin with data from a two-year study that includes surveys and in-depth interviews with practicing teachers and certified school support professionals from urban, suburban, and rural schools at all socio-economic levels. The final product is a comprehensive and highly applicable resource filled with true-to-life vignettes and practical, real-world analysis, including: • Defusing the angry screamer • Serving as mediator • Handling parents with blinders • Curbing school gossip • Dealing with public humiliation • Neutralizing the influence of drugs or alcohol • Maintaining confidentiality This book is a valuable and insightful resource that can take you from reactive to proactive. A not-to-be-missed tool for savvy teachers at all levels.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

191

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

1632200414

ISBN 13

9781632200419

Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations

Strategies for Savvy Administrators

By: Georgia J. Kosmoski,Dennis R. Pollack

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations

Strategies for Savvy Administrators

By: Georgia J. Kosmoski,Dennis R. Pollack

Be prepared to manage stressful situations before they happen with proven, constructive strategies! The second edition of this best-selling resource provides new and updated content influenced by the feedback of over 250 school administrators. Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations uncovers safe and effective strategies for dispelling common sensitive situations such as handling legitimate complaints, controlling those under the influence, combating charges of discrimination, serving as the mediator, and diffusing abrasive conversations. Each chapter highlights situations identified by school administrators as most stressful. Tips for managing these situations are followed by suggestions and questions for the reader that highlight how to: Understand the motives and actions behind hostile adults Become proactive rather than reactive Maintain control over volatile conversations Communicate effectively with all types of upset individuals Use this text to constructively address sensitive issues and prevent stressful circumstances from evolving into dangerous situations.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

172

Publisher

Corwin Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1412913403

ISBN 13

9781412913409

Legendary Locals of Denton

By: Dr. Georgia Caraway

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Legendary Locals of Denton

By: Dr. Georgia Caraway

Denton, Texas, was founded in 1857 because residents needed a location near the geographic center of Denton County to house a county seat. The city is located 39 miles north of two larger cities, Dallas and Fort Worth, and the three of them form what is often referred to as the Golden Triangle. Denton, the peak of that triangle, is the North Star, and its residents, past and present, certainly are superstarssuperstars such as Bob Rogers, the beloved Piano Man; Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey, a quintessential leader; and Hal Jackson, an ace war hero and lawyer. Their accomplishments burst forth from the chapters of this book to outshine others with their generosity, talents, skills, community activism, adventurous spirits, energy, civic pride, business acumen, courage, and creativity. Citizens of Denton are proud to say, Our history defines our community. The images and words between these covers illustrate why it should be added, And our people define our history.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

128

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1439647585

ISBN 13

9781439647585

Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales

By: Georgia Henley

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales

By: Georgia Henley

Challenging the standard view that England emerged as a dominant power and Wales faded into obscurity after Edward I's conquest in 1282, this book considers how Welsh (and British) history became an enduringly potent instrument of political power in the late Middle Ages. Brought into the broader stream of political consciousness by major baronial families from the March (the borderlands between England and Wales), this inventive history generated a new brand of literature interested in succession, land rights, and the origins of imperial power, as imagined by Geoffrey of Monmouth. These marcher families leveraged their ancestral, political, and ideological ties to Wales in order to strengthen their political power, both regionally and nationally, through the patronage of historical and genealogical texts that reimagined the Welsh past on their terms. In doing so, they brought ideas of Welsh history to a wider audience than previously recognized and came to have a profound effect on late medieval thought about empire, monarchy, and succession.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

320

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0192670271

ISBN 13

9780192670274

Dead Center

Clinton-Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation

By: Georgia Jones Sorenson,James Macgregor Burns

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dead Center

Clinton-Gore Leadership and the Perils of Moderation

By: Georgia Jones Sorenson,James Macgregor Burns

The urgent question of our time is whether we can make change our friend and not our enemy....To renew America, we must be bold...must revitalize our democracy....Together with our friends and allies, we will work to shape change, lest it engulf us." With those inaugural words, William Jefferson Clinton began his first term as President of the United States. Now, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and a former White House aide provide the first penetrating, thoughtful evaluation of President Clinton's leadership. Before he was voted into office, Bill Clinton told the authors in an interview that he wanted to be a transforming leader, a president who would fashion real and lasting change in peoples' lives, in the tradition of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But how has this president, who has sought to lead from the center with his vice president, Al Gore, and the First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, measured up against his own stated goals and the aspirations and performances of other presidents since World War II? From the health care debacle and the 1994 midterm elections that swept the Republicans to a majority in both houses of Congress to the effect of scandal and impeachment on his ability to govern, Dead Center examines the leadership style of Bill Clinton and offers a forceful challenge to the strategy of centrism. There is no more respected presidential historian than James MacGregor Burns, author of several acclaimed books on leadership and the Pulitzer Prize-winning study of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Georgia J. Sorenson adds her own insights as a political scientist and presidential scholar. Their combined efforts have resulted in an incisive, informative, authoritative work and an absorbing read.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

417

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

0743201000

ISBN 13

9780743201001

Shared Intelligence

American Painting and the Photograph

By: Barbara Buhler Lynes,Jonathan Weinberg,Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Shared Intelligence

American Painting and the Photograph

By: Barbara Buhler Lynes,Jonathan Weinberg,Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Catalog of an exhibition opening at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum on Feb. 4, 2011 and traveling to the Columbus Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

239

Publisher

Univ of California Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0520269063

ISBN 13

9780520269064

Book's by Georgia Brock

Beyond the Boundaries

Beyond the Boundaries

Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. 1

Historical Collections of the Georgia Chapters Daughters of the American Revolution. Vol. 1

Managing Conversations with Hostile Adults

Managing Conversations with Hostile Adults

Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations

Managing Difficult, Frustrating, and Hostile Conversations

Legendary Locals of Denton

Legendary Locals of Denton

Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales

Reimagining the Past in the Borderlands of Medieval England and Wales

Dead Center

Dead Center

Shared Intelligence

Shared Intelligence

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email