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Coming of Age in Chicago

The 1893 World's Fair and the Coalescence of American Anthropology

By: Ira Jacknis,Donald McVicker,James Snead

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Coming of Age in Chicago

The 1893 World's Fair and the Coalescence of American Anthropology

By: Ira Jacknis,Donald McVicker,James Snead

Coming of Age in Chicago explores a watershed moment in American anthropology, when an unprecedented number of historians and anthropologists of all subfields gathered on the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition fairgrounds, drawn together by the fair's focus on indigenous peoples. Participants included people making a living with their research, sporadic backyard diggers, religiously motivated researchers, and a small group who sought a "scientific" understanding of the lifeways of indigenous peoples. At the fair they set the foundation for anthropological inquiry and redefined the field. At the same time, the American public became aware, through their own experiences at the fair, of a global humanity, with reactions that ranged from revulsion to curiosity, tolerance, and kindness. Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox combine primary historical texts, modern essays, and rarely seen images from the period to create a volume essential for understanding the significance of this event. These texts explore the networking of thinkers, planners, dreamers, schemers, and scholars who interacted in a variety of venues to lay the groundwork for museums, academic departments, and expeditions. These new relationships helped shape the profession and the trajectory of the discipline, and they still resonate more than a century later.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803284470

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9780803284470

Constitutional Politics in Canada after the Charter

Liberalism, Communitarianism, and Systemism

By: Patrick James

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Constitutional Politics in Canada after the Charter

Liberalism, Communitarianism, and Systemism

By: Patrick James

Since the Charter of Rights and Freedoms was introduced, Canada has experienced more than twenty-five years of constitutional politics and countless debates about the future of Canada. There has, however, been no systematic attempt to identify general theories about Canada's constitutional evolution. Patrick James corrects this oversight. By adding clarity to familiar debates, this succinct assessment of major writings on constitutional politics sharpens our vision of the past � and the future � of the Canadian federation.

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203

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UBC Press

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0774859210

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9780774859219

Legal Accents, Legal Borrowing

The International Problem-Solving Court Movement

By: James L. Nolan Jr.

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Legal Accents, Legal Borrowing

The International Problem-Solving Court Movement

By: James L. Nolan Jr.

A wide variety of problem-solving courts have been developed in the United States over the past two decades and are now being adopted in countries around the world. These innovative courts--including drug courts, community courts, domestic violence courts, and mental health courts--do not simply adjudicate offenders. Rather, they attempt to solve the problems underlying such criminal behaviors as petty theft, prostitution, and drug offenses. Legal Accents, Legal Borrowing is a study of the international problem-solving court movement and the first comparative analysis of the development of these courts in the United States and the other countries where the movement is most advanced: England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and Australia. Looking at the various ways in which problem-solving courts have been taken up in these countries, James Nolan finds that while importers often see themselves as adapting the American courts to suit local conditions, they may actually be taking in more aspects of American law and culture than they realize or desire. In the countries that adopt them, problem-solving courts may in fact fundamentally challenge traditional ideas about justice. Based on ethnographic research in all six countries, the book examines these cases of legal borrowing for what they reveal about legal and cultural differences, the inextricable tie between law and culture, the processes of globalization, the unique but contested global role of the United States, and the changing face of law and justice around the world.

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263

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Princeton University Press

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1400830796

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9781400830794

THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTERS

Demographic, Planning, and Policy Implications

By: Helen James,Douglas Paton

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTERS

Demographic, Planning, and Policy Implications

By: Helen James,Douglas Paton

The Consequences of Disasters: Demographic, Planning and Policy Implications presents innovative multi-disciplinary perspectives on how people and societies respond to, and recover from sudden, unexpected crisis events like natural disasters which impact tragically on the established patterns and structures of their lives. Through detailed empirical analysis which employs both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, the twenty-two chapters in this fine volume explore these critical issues. Chapters have a wide global range across both democratic and transforming governance systems which spotlight the many different ways in which different political jurisdictions respond to the demographic, planning and policy implications of the natural disasters affecting their citizens. The authors collectively provide insights into varying socio-cultural and political disaster frameworks from China, Japan, the USA, New Zealand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Taiwan, Iran, The Philippines and Pakistan. Taking the conceptual and analytical lens of social capital, family formation and migration patterns, the authors employ comparative demographic, anthropological and sociological approaches to present the human security contexts of natural disasters when they unexpectedly wreak havoc on human societies, and the coping and response behaviors they adopt, develop and use as survivors as they set about re-building their lives over periods that can extend over several years. This book provides many innovative insights which will be of value to disaster policy experts, practitioners in the humanitarian field, civil society and government sectors and researchers engaged in disaster recovery and reconstruction practice and research.

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417

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Charles C Thomas Publisher

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0398090971

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9780398090975

Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England

Vol. II

By: James Stephen

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Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England

Vol. II

By: James Stephen

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368843699

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9783368843694

Origins of the Federal Reserve System

Money, Class, and Corporate Capitalism, 1890–1913

By: James Livingston

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Origins of the Federal Reserve System

Money, Class, and Corporate Capitalism, 1890–1913

By: James Livingston

The rise of corporate capitalism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries has long been a source of lively debate among historians. In Origins of the Federal Reserve System, James Livingston approaches this controversial topic from a fresh perspective, asking how, during this era, a "new order of corporation men" made itself the preeminent source of knowledge on all significant economic issues and thereby changed the character of public and political discourse in the United States. The book seeks to uncover the roots of the Federal Reserve System and to explain the awakening and articulation of class consciousness among America's urban elite, two phenomena that its author sees as inseparable. According to Livingston, the movement for banking and monetary reform that led to the creation of the Federal Reserve System played an important role in the general transition from entrepreneurial to corporate capitalism: it was during this struggle for reform that a group of business leaders first emerged as a new corporate social class. This interdisciplinary account of the social, cultural, and intellectual Origins of the Federal Reserve System offers both a discussion of the sources of modern public policy and a persuasive study of upper-class formation in the United States. The book will interest a wide audience of historians, economists, political scientists, sociologists, and others who wish to understand the rise of America's corporate elite, the class that has played a large-if not dominant-role in 20thcentury America.

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253

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Cornell University Press

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1501724711

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The Legendary Voice of the Sonic Boom of the South

By: Dr. Jimmie James, Jr.,Arthur James

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The Legendary Voice of the Sonic Boom of the South

By: Dr. Jimmie James, Jr.,Arthur James

The Legendary Voice of the Sonic Boom of the South by Dr. Jimmie James, Jr. and Arthur James Dr. Jimmie James, Jr. is best known as the long-time voice of the Sonic Boom of the South, Jackson State University’s storied marching band. His dazzling, virtuosic displays of verbosity rallied and inspired crowd across decades. Now he brings us The Legendary Voice of the Sonic Boom of the South, an inspirational and educational tool for our youth and adults, and especially for educators: all who are teachers in the body of Christ, who desire to help others find their purpose. Now, once again, let us welcome that legendary voice…

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257

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480936367

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9781480936362

History of the Middle Ages

300-1500

By: James Westfall Thompson

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History of the Middle Ages

300-1500

By: James Westfall Thompson

First published in 1931, this book covers the broad period of time between the Christian Roman Empire instituted in the fourth century and the period of the Renaissance. The author traces the main events of medieval history — striking a balance between political, institutional, social and cultural history — with no event of major importance escaping recognition. In addition to covering medieval Europe in detail, it also includes sections on the Byzantine Empire and the foundation of Islam. Many maps are also included to geographically illustrate key points. This book will be of interest to students of history.

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484

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Routledge

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1317216997

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9781317216995

Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

By: James Alexander Hamilton

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Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

By: James Alexander Hamilton

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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665

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3375021615

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9783375021610

The Untried Life

The Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

By: James T. Fritsch

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The Untried Life

The Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War

By: James T. Fritsch

Told in unflinching detail, this is the story of the Twenty-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Giddings Regiment or the Abolition Regiment, after its founder, radical abolitionist Congressman J. R. Giddings. The men who enlisted in the Twenty-Ninth OVI were, according to its lore, handpicked to ensure each was as pure in his antislavery beliefs as its founder. Whether these soldiers would fight harder than other soldiers, and whether the people of their hometowns would remain devoted to the ideals of the regiment, were questions that could only be tested by the experiment of war. The Untried Life is the story of these men from their very first regimental formation in a county fairground to the devastation of Gettysburg and the march to Atlanta and back again, enduring disease and Confederate prisons. It brings to vivid life the comradeship and loneliness that pervaded their days on the march. Dozens of unforgettable characters emerge, animated by their own letters and diaries: Corporal Nathan Parmenter, whose modest upbringing belies the eloquence of his writings; Colonel Lewis Buckley, one of the Twenty-Ninth’s most charismatic officers; and Chaplain Lyman Ames, whose care of the sick and wounded challenged his spiritual beliefs. The Untried Life shows how the common soldier lived—his entertainments, methods of cooking, medical treatment, and struggle to maintain family connections—and separates the facts from the mythology created in the decades after the war.

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Ohio University Press

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0804040478

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9780804040471

Zoologist: a Monthly Journal of Natural History

3rd Series, Vol. IV

By: James Edmund Harting

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Zoologist: a Monthly Journal of Natural History

3rd Series, Vol. IV

By: James Edmund Harting

Reprint of the original, first published in 1880.

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3385124697

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9783385124691

African-Americans in Defense of the Nation

A Bibliography

By: James T. Controvich

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African-Americans in Defense of the Nation

A Bibliography

By: James T. Controvich

While the role of the African American in American history has been written about extensively, it is often difficult to locate the wealth of material that has been published. African-Americans in Defense of the Nation builds on a long list of early bibliographies concerning the subject, bringing together a broad spectrum of titles related to the African-American participation in America's wars. It covers both military exploits—as African Americans have been involved in every American conflict since the Revolution—and their participation in the homefront support.

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432

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Scarecrow Press

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0810874806

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9780810874800

Prodigal Genius

The Life of Nikola Tesla

By: James O'Neill

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Prodigal Genius

The Life of Nikola Tesla

By: James O'Neill

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Ives Washburn, 1944.

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1585093084

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Book's by James E. Curtis

Coming of Age in Chicago

Coming of Age in Chicago

Constitutional Politics in Canada after the Charter

Constitutional Politics in Canada after the Charter

Legal Accents, Legal Borrowing

Legal Accents, Legal Borrowing

THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTERS

THE CONSEQUENCES OF DISASTERS

Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England

Mr. Serjeant Stephen's New Commentaries on the Laws of England

Origins of the Federal Reserve System

Origins of the Federal Reserve System

The Legendary Voice of the Sonic Boom of the South

The Legendary Voice of the Sonic Boom of the South

History of the Middle Ages

History of the Middle Ages

Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

The Untried Life

The Untried Life

Zoologist: a Monthly Journal of Natural History

Zoologist: a Monthly Journal of Natural History

African-Americans in Defense of the Nation

African-Americans in Defense of the Nation

Prodigal Genius

Prodigal Genius

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