Kenneth Black's Books

Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory

Visualizing Social Worlds

By: Kenneth Allan

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Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory

Visualizing Social Worlds

By: Kenneth Allan

In the Third Edition of Ken Allan's highly-praised Contemporary Social and Sociological Theory book, sociological theories and theorists are explored using a straightforward approach and conversational, jargon-free language. Filled with examples drawn from everyday life, this edition highlights diversity in contemporary society, exploring theories of race, gender, and sexuality that address some of today's most important social concerns. Through this textbook students will learn to think theoretically and apply to their own lives.

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141299277X

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How to Solve Chess Problems

By: Kenneth S. Howard

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How to Solve Chess Problems

By: Kenneth S. Howard

58 two-move problems, 46 three-movers, and eight four-movers composed during the last 30 years and illustrative of the best work of 27 outstanding American problem composers. The author has included practical suggestions for solving each problem, an explanation of common terms and an exhaustive index. Invaluable for any player, even beginners interested in problems.

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Courier Corporation

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048620748X

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Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook

By: Cynthia Westcott,Ralph Kenneth Horst

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Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook

By: Cynthia Westcott,Ralph Kenneth Horst

This revision retains the same general format contained in the previous editions. The chemicals and pesticides regulations have been updated; major taxonomic changes have been made in the bacteria, fungi, nematodes and viruses; the changing picture in diseases caused by viruses and/or virus-like agents have been described. New host plants have been added, and many recently reported diseases as well as previously known diseases listed now on new hosts have been included. This book should be useful to gardeners, botanical gardens, landscape architects, florists, nurserymen, seed and fungicide dealers, pesticide applicators, arborists, cooperative extension agents and specialists, plant pathologists, diagnostic laboratories and consultants. This book should also be a useful reference book for plant pathology classrooms and in some cases used as a textbook.

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Race, Class, and Education

The Politics of Second-generation Discrimination

By: Kenneth J. Meier,Joseph Stewart,Robert E. England

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Race, Class, and Education

The Politics of Second-generation Discrimination

By: Kenneth J. Meier,Joseph Stewart,Robert E. England

While most school systems have undergone some formal desegregation to eliminate inequities in access to education, inequities--and discrimination--nonetheless remain. In this study covering 170 major school districts during the years between 1968 and 1984, the authors discuss the remaining obstacles to equal opportunity in education. Clustering of students into separate classes or groups of classes based on perceived learning potential is one form of discrimination that remains; disciplinary policy resulting in suspension or expulsion is the other. Based on their findings, Meier, Stewart, and England argue that the single most important factor in improving the access of black students to equal educational opportunities is having black teachers in the classroom, a goal attainable through use of the political system. "In a very concise book, Meier, Stewart, and England . . . build a damning case against standard education policies as contributors to the resegregation of our schools. . . . In the process, they give us an excellent example of what good policy analysis is by carefully blending empirical documentation with evaluation and prescription."--Mary Kweit, Public Administration Review

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Religious Education in the African American Tradition

A Comprehensive Introduction

By: Kenneth H. Hill

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Religious Education in the African American Tradition

A Comprehensive Introduction

By: Kenneth H. Hill

Schweitzer?s goal in this book is to explore what postmodernity actually means for theology and how theology and the church may respond to its challenges. He focuses on the life cycle as it is changing with the advent of postmodernity, looking sequentially at segments of the life cycle using different lenses: modernity, postmodernity, and responses from church and theology. Schweitzer concludes with a theology of the life cycle.

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Chalice Press

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The Politics of African-American Education

Representation, Partisanship, and Educational Equity

By: Kenneth J. Meier,Amanda Rutherford

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The Politics of African-American Education

Representation, Partisanship, and Educational Equity

By: Kenneth J. Meier,Amanda Rutherford

The book provides a comprehensive assessment of current African-American education policy and its politics.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107105269

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America, The Dream

By: Kenneth S. Brown

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America, The Dream

By: Kenneth S. Brown

This book was not written for everyone but for those that can accept the truth about what life in America has been like. The masses of the people in this country were led to believe in a dream, the American dream. The oppression by political leaders and exploitation by big businesses has created a life where the dream is difficult to achieve. The common people were told that education will be the key to economic success, that believing in God and attending church will be the producer of blessings in the toughest moments in life. The American people were promised in this dream that every American will be treated justly in the court of law, that every American will be given the opportunity to work and be paid a fair wage, that every American will have the right to be educated properly and adequately, that every American will be given the opportunity to achieve and live the American dream. But just as it was written in theory or as an idea, it remains an idea for the working-class poor; however, it has become a reality for just a few, while nearly the entire population of the minimum-wage workers is living an impoverish lifestyle. For those who can accept and handle the truth, this book is written for people like you and me.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1662444737

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Women, Salvation, and Childbearing

The Mystery of 1 Timothy 2:11–15

By: Kenneth L. Waters Sr.

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Women, Salvation, and Childbearing

The Mystery of 1 Timothy 2:11–15

By: Kenneth L. Waters Sr.

This book offers a completely original, groundbreaking interpretation of one of the most difficult passages in the Bible. For too long, a closed circle of voices has dominated the discussion about the meaning of 1 Timothy 2:11-15. Ministry leaders have continued to struggle with inadequate solutions to the problems posed by the text, and women, especially those called to ministerial service, have suffered from missteps in its interpretation. Kenneth Waters uncovers what he argues is a long-hidden key to understanding the comments about women, salvation, and childbearing in this controversial passage. He maintains that although it was a truth known to the original hearers of this letter, it has been hidden from later generations of readers.

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1666796751

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Beating the Odds

Raising Academically Successful African American Males

By: Freeman A. Hrabowski III,Kenneth I. Maton,Geoffrey L. Greif

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Beating the Odds

Raising Academically Successful African American Males

By: Freeman A. Hrabowski III,Kenneth I. Maton,Geoffrey L. Greif

Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college. Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels. Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have done to raise academically successful sons, sons who are among the top two percent of African American males in terms of SAT scores and grades. The result of extensive and innovative research, Beating the Odds goes beyond mere analysis--and beyond the relentlessly negative media images--to show us precisely how young Black men can succeed despite the roadblocks of racism, the temptations of crime and drugs, and a popular culture that values being "cool" over being educated. By interviewing parents and children from a range of economic and educational backgrounds and from both single and two-parent homes, the authors identify those constants that contribute to academic achievement and offer step-by-step guidance on six essential strategies for effective parenting: child-focused love; strong limit-setting and discipline; continually high expectations; open, consistent, and strong communication; positive racial identity and positive male identity; and full use of community resources. The proof of the effectiveness of such strategies is in the sons themselves, who speak eloquently in these pages about their struggles and successes in both the classroom and the often hostile world that surrounds it. Essential reading for parents, teachers, and school administrators, Beating the Odds offers insight, guidance, and hope for anyone concerned about the plight of young African American men and the society they live in.

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Oxford University Press

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0199762082

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Selected Pyrotechnic Publications of K. L. and B. J. Kosanke, Part 5

1998 Through 2000

By: Kenneth L. Kosanke,Bonnie J. Kosanke

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Selected Pyrotechnic Publications of K. L. and B. J. Kosanke, Part 5

1998 Through 2000

By: Kenneth L. Kosanke,Bonnie J. Kosanke

These are a collection of previously published technical papers on a variety of pyrotechnic topics. The articles have been reformatted into a 2-column, 81⁄2x11" format with medium print. Only those articles that continue to be of interest and use to pyrotechnicians have been included.

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Journal of Pyrotechnics

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1889526134

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Astrophysical Formulae

Volume I & Volume II: Radiation, Gas Processes and High Energy Astrophysics / Space, Time, Matter and Cosmology

By: Kenneth Lang

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Astrophysical Formulae

Volume I & Volume II: Radiation, Gas Processes and High Energy Astrophysics / Space, Time, Matter and Cosmology

By: Kenneth Lang

This classic reference for the fundamental formulae of physics and astrophysics has become part of nearly every astronomers and astrophysicists library. "A magnificent compendium" - OPTICA ACTA (ON THE FIRST EDITION)

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3540296921

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City Choices

Education and Housing

By: Kenneth K. Wong

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City Choices

Education and Housing

By: Kenneth K. Wong

City Choices argues that both economic concerns and political factors can be synthesized in a new framework in city policymaking. This synthesis is based on a systematic empirical study of policymaking in two large cities. Using numerous governmental documents and conducting extensive interviews with local, state, and federal officials, the author examines how the two cities have implemented both federal redistributive and development programs in education and housing. The author uses three models in explaining city choices: "economic constraint"; "clientele participation"; and "institutional diversity" and concludes by offering his "political choice" perspective, which identifies specific sets of local political forces that are likely to alter the city's rational choices in development and redistributive issues.

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1438424418

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In Between and Across

Legal History Without Boundaries

By: Kenneth Walter Mack,Jacob Katz Cogan

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In Between and Across

Legal History Without Boundaries

By: Kenneth Walter Mack,Jacob Katz Cogan

In Between and Across acknowledges the boundaries that have separated different modes of historical inquiry, but views law as a way of talking across them. It recognizes that legal history allows scholars to talk across many boundaries, such as those between markets and politics, between identity and state power, as well as between national borders and the flows of people, capital and ideas around the world.

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Oxford University Press

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0197680992

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Botanical Medicines

The Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements

By: Dennis J. McKenna,Kenneth Jones,Kerry Hughes

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Botanical Medicines

The Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements

By: Dennis J. McKenna,Kenneth Jones,Kerry Hughes

Donated by The Australian Commercial Herb Growers Association.

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Psychology Press

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0789012669

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The Social Lens

An Invitation to Social and Sociological Theory

By: Kenneth Allan

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The Social Lens

An Invitation to Social and Sociological Theory

By: Kenneth Allan

This fully updated edition of Kenneth Allan’s acclaimed social theory text emphasizes the diversity of classical and contemporary theory, critical thinking, and the importance of historical context. Chosen for the diversity of their perspectives and their suitability for introducing students to contemporary social thought, a wide variety of theorists appear in the text with their individual voices vividly intact. The author engages students in the historic and contemporary changes that have spawned diverse social theories and invites them to see theory as an element within a broader range of critical thinking skills that can be applied to current social problems. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award

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1483315835

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Journey of Hope

The Back-to-Africa Movement in Arkansas in the Late 1800s

By: Kenneth C. Barnes

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Journey of Hope

The Back-to-Africa Movement in Arkansas in the Late 1800s

By: Kenneth C. Barnes

Liberia was founded by the American Colonization Society (ACS) in the 1820s as an African refuge for free blacks and liberated American slaves. While interest in African migration waned after the Civil War, it roared back in the late nineteenth century with the rise of Jim Crow segregation and disfranchisement throughout the South. The back-to-Africa movement held great new appeal to the South's most marginalized citizens, rural African Americans. Nowhere was this interest in Liberia emigration greater than in Arkansas. More emigrants to Liberia left from Arkansas than any other state in the 1880s and 1890s. In Journey of Hope, Kenneth C. Barnes explains why so many black Arkansas sharecroppers dreamed of Africa and how their dreams of Liberia differed from the reality. This rich narrative also examines the role of poor black farmers in the creation of a black nationalist identity and the importance of the symbolism of an ancestral continent. Based on letters to the ACS and interviews of descendants of the emigrants in war-torn Liberia, this study captures the life of black sharecroppers in the late 1800s and their dreams of escaping to Africa.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807876224

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Listening to the Unconscious

Adventures in Popular Music and Psychoanalysis

By: Kenneth Smith,Stephen Overy

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Listening to the Unconscious

Adventures in Popular Music and Psychoanalysis

By: Kenneth Smith,Stephen Overy

What happens in our unconscious minds when we listen to, produce or perform popular music? The Unconscious – a much misunderstood concept from philosophy and psychology – works through human subjects as we produce music and can be traced through the music we engage with. Through a new collaboration between music theorist and philosopher, Smith and Overy present the long history of the unconscious and its related concepts, working systematically through philosophers such as Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, psychoanalysts such as Freud and Lacan, to theorists such as Deleuze and Kristeva. The theories offered are vital to follow the psychological complexity of popular music, demonstrated through close readings of individual songs, albums, artists, genres, and popular music practices. Among countless artists, Listening to the Unconscious draws from Prince to Sufjan Stevens, from Robyn to Xiu Xiu, from Joanna Newsom to Arcade Fire, from PJ Harvey to LCD Sound System, each of whom offer exciting inroads into the fascinating worlds of our unconscious musical minds. And in return, theories of the unconscious can perhaps takes us deeper into the heart of popular music.

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1501368486

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The Methodist Experience in America Volume 2

Sourcebook

By: Russell E. Richey,Kenneth E. Rowe,Jean Miller Schmidt

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The Methodist Experience in America Volume 2

Sourcebook

By: Russell E. Richey,Kenneth E. Rowe,Jean Miller Schmidt

Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses. From a Sunday school teacher's account of a typical Sunday morning to letters from presidents, from architects' opinions for and against the Akron Plan to impassioned speeches demanding full rights for African Americans, women, homosexuals, and laity in the Church, this riveting collection of documents will interest scholars, clergy, and laity alike. This Sourcebook, part of the two-volume set The Methodist Experience in America, contains documents from between 1760 and 1998 pertaining to the movements constitutive of American United Methodism. The editors identify over two hundred documents by date, primary agent, and central theme or important action. The documents are organized on a strictly chronological basis, by the date of the significant action in the excerpt. Charts, graphs, timelines, and graphics are also included. The Sourcebook has been constructed to be used with the Narrative volume in which the interpretation of individual documents, discussions of context, details about events and individuals, and treatment of the larger developments can be found.

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Abingdon Press

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1426764294

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'We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident...'

An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America

By: Kenneth N. Addison

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'We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident...'

An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America

By: Kenneth N. Addison

We hold these truths to be self evident_' An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America. The premise of this work is that racism and slavery in America are the result of an unintentional historical intertwining of various Western philosophical, religious, cultural, social, economic, and political strands of thought that date back to the Classical Era. These strands have become tangled in a Gordian knot, which can only be unraveled through the bold application of a variety of multidisciplinary tools. By doing so, this book is intended help the reader understand how the United States, a nation that claims 'all men are created equal,' could be responsible for slavery and the intractable threads of racism and inequality that have become woven into its cultural the fabric.

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0761843310

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Ideas and Images

Developing Interpretive History Exhibits

By: Kenneth L. Ames

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Ideas and Images

Developing Interpretive History Exhibits

By: Kenneth L. Ames

A reprint of eleven case studies of successful history museum exhibitions supplying a compendium of highly regarded installations which can stand as a creative guide to other institutions. The contributing museum specialists analyze what works in an outstanding history exhibition from building new audiences and experimenting with new subjects to design techniques and working with consultants. Among the exhibitions featured are the Hispanic Heritage Wing of the Museum of International Folk Art and the Indianapolis Children's Museum. Includes photographs. Originally published by the American Association for State and Local History. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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0761989323

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101 Quantum Questions

What You Need to Know About the World You Can't See

By: Kenneth W. Ford

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101 Quantum Questions

What You Need to Know About the World You Can't See

By: Kenneth W. Ford

Ken Ford’s mission is to help us understand the “great ideas” of quantum physics—ideas such as wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, superposition, and conservation. These fundamental concepts provide the structure for 101 Quantum Questions, an authoritative yet engaging book for the general reader in which every question and answer brings out one or more basic features of the mysterious world of the quantum—the physics of the very small. Nuclear researcher and master teacher, Ford covers everything from quarks, quantum jumps, and what causes stars to shine, to practical applications ranging from lasers and superconductors to light-emitting diodes. Ford’s lively answers are enriched by Paul Hewitt's drawings, numerous photos of physicists, and anecdotes, many from Ford’s own experience. Organized for cover-to-cover reading, 101 Quantum Questions also is great for browsing. Some books focus on a single subject such as the standard model of particles, or string theory, or fusion energy. This book touches all those topics and more, showing us that disparate natural phenomena, as well as a host of manmade inventions, can be understood in terms of a few key ideas. Yet Ford does not give us simplistic explanations. He assumes a serious reader wanting to gain real understanding of the essentials of quantum physics. Ken Ford's other books include The Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone (Harvard 2004), which Esquire magazine recommended as the best way to gain an understanding of quantum physics. Ford's new book, a sequel to the earlier one, makes the quantum world even more accessible.

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Harvard University Press

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0674050991

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Isn't Justice Always Unfair?

The Detective in Southern Literature

By: J. Kenneth Van Dover,John F. Jebb

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Isn't Justice Always Unfair?

The Detective in Southern Literature

By: J. Kenneth Van Dover,John F. Jebb

Isn't Justice Always Unfair? explores the uncommonly long and uncommonly rich relationship between the fictional detective and his or her South. It begins with the New Orleans expatriate, Legrand, uncovering Captain Kidd's treasure on an island off Charleston, South Carolina; it covers the satires and parodies of Mark Twain and the polished stories of Melville Davisson Post and Irvin S. Cobb; and it concludes with surveys of the many good and excellent writers who are using the form of the detective story to compose inquiries into the character of life in the South today. At the center of Isn't Justice Always Unfair? lies an analysis of a most remarkable phenomenon: William Faulkner's exploitation of the genre as an avenue into his postage stamp of Southern experience, Yoknapatawpha County.

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0879727233

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Moral Panics

By: Kenneth Thompson

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Moral Panics

By: Kenneth Thompson

With the increasing number of moral panics in recent years triggered by incidents such as the Bulger case and the spread of AIDS, this book examines their wider significance particularly in terms of the functioning of the mass media.

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Psychology Press

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0415119766

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The Caribbean Slave

A Biological History

By: Kenneth F. Kiple

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The Caribbean Slave

A Biological History

By: Kenneth F. Kiple

A comprehensive analysis of the biological experience of black slaves in the Caribbean.

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Cambridge University Press

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All of This Music Belongs to the Nation

The WPA's Federal Music Project and American Society

By: Kenneth J. Bindas

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All of This Music Belongs to the Nation

The WPA's Federal Music Project and American Society

By: Kenneth J. Bindas

A historical study of the Federal Music Project (FMP) investigates the paradoxical mission of employing popular musicians during the depression and "raising" musical tastes by emphasizing European classical traditions. Bindas (history, Kent State U.) reveals the obvious tensions between FMP leadership and its musicians, particularly the racial and ethnic segregation perpetuated by its policies. However, in an even-handed treatment, the project's successes in bringing music to millions of listeners is also highlighted. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Univ. of Tennessee Press

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1572332522

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Jimmy Carter, American Moralist

By: Kenneth E. Morris

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Jimmy Carter, American Moralist

By: Kenneth E. Morris

In the first full-scale biography of America's 39th president since 1980, Kenneth Morris shows readers that any conclusions about Carter's leadership and the adequacy of his challenges as a president cannot ignore the moral quandary that vexed the nation. 35 photos.

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University of Georgia Press

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082031949X

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Weeping in the Playtime of Others

America's Incarcerated Children

By: Kenneth Wooden

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Weeping in the Playtime of Others

America's Incarcerated Children

By: Kenneth Wooden

From the summer of 1972 through 1975, Kenneth Wooden visited correctional facilities in thirty states where juveniles between the ages of five and sixteen were being held. During his research he uncovered an astoundingly high incidence of emotional and physical abuse, torture, and commercial exploitation of the children by their keepers, individuals who received public funds to care for them. After observing the brutal treatment of these youths, a significant number of whom were not criminals but runaways or mentally disabled, Wooden described the conditions in which these children lived in Weeping in the Playtime of Others.

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Ohio State University Press

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0814250637

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Applied Economics

By: Kenneth Joseph Arrow

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Applied Economics

By: Kenneth Joseph Arrow

Discusses oil imports, medical welfare, health insurance, urban economic development, job discrimination, environmental preservation, interindustry flow analysis, social responsibility, and economic efficiency.

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Harvard University Press

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Overcoming the Odds

Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women

By: Freeman A. Hrabowski III,Kenneth I. Maton,Monica L. Greene,Geoffrey L. Greif

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Overcoming the Odds

Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women

By: Freeman A. Hrabowski III,Kenneth I. Maton,Monica L. Greene,Geoffrey L. Greif

When Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males appeared in 1998, it was hailed as "a crucial book" (Baltimore Sun) and "undoubtedly one of the most important tools the African American parent can possess" (Kweisi Mfume, President NAACP). Now, in response to enormous demand, the authors turn their attention to African American young women. Statistics indicate that African American females, as a group, fare poorly in the United States. Many live in single-parent households-either as the single-parent mother or as the daughter. Many face severe economic hurdles. Yet despite these obstacles, some are performing at exceptional levels academically. Based on interviews with many of these successful young women and their families, Overcoming the Odds provides a wealth of information about how and why they have succeeded--what motivates them, how their backgrounds and family relationships have shaped them, even how it feels to be a high academic achiever. They also discuss the challenges of moving into African American womanhood, from maintaining self-esteem to making the right choices about their professional and personal lives. Most important, the book offers specific and inspiring examples of the practices, attitudes, and parenting strategies that have enabled these women to persevere and triumph. For parents, educators, policy makers, and indeed all those concerned about the education of young African American women, Overcoming the Odds is an invaluable guidebook on creating the conditions that lead to academic-and lifelong-success.

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Oxford University Press

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0198029209

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Native American Renaissance

By: Kenneth Lincoln

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Native American Renaissance

By: Kenneth Lincoln

Lincoln presents the writing of today's most gifted Native American authors, against an ethnographic background which should enable a growing number of readers to share his enthusiasm. Lincoln has lived with American Indians, knows them, and is respected by them; all this enhances his book.

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0520054571

ISBN 13

9780520054578

Book's by Kenneth Black

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