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Educating the Gendered Citizen

Sociological Engagements with National and Global Political Agendas

By: Madeleine Arnot

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Educating the Gendered Citizen

Sociological Engagements with National and Global Political Agendas

By: Madeleine Arnot

Focusing on the relationship between gender, education and citizenship, this book explores, from a feminist perspective, how the concept of citizenship has been used in relation to gender, and how young people are being prepared for male and female forms of citizenship.

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Taylor & Francis

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0415408059

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9780415408059

Love of Country

A Journey through the Hebrides

By: Madeleine Bunting

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Love of Country

A Journey through the Hebrides

By: Madeleine Bunting

“Excellent . . . Almost the perfect marriage of travelogue to the inner landscape of political ideas and cultural reflections . . . a super read.” —New Statesman Few landscapes are as striking as that of the Hebrides, the hundreds of small islands that speckle the waters off Scotland’s northwest coast. The jagged, rocky cliffs and roiling waves serve as a reminder of the islands’ dramatic geological history. Facing the Atlantic, the Hebrides were at the center of ancient shipping routes and have a remarkable cultural history. After years of hearing about Scotland as a place interwoven with the story of her family, Madeleine Bunting went to see for herself this place so full of history. Over six years, Bunting returned again and again to the Hebrides, fascinated by the question of what it means to belong there. With great sensitivity, she takes readers through the Hebrides’ history of dispossession and displacement, a history that can be understand only in the context of Britain’s imperial past, and she shows how the Hebrides have been repeatedly used to define and imagine Britain. Love of Country is a revelatory journey through one of the world’s most remote, beautiful landscapes that encourages us to think of the many identities we wear as we walk our paths. “A remarkably thorough digest of the many histories of the Hebrides.” —Wall Street Journal “Moving and wonderful. . . . Both the author and reader of this book end up losing themselves not just in politics and history and the details of nature, but a sense of wonder” —The Guardian “Makes you feel you are there even if you have just left.” —Observer, Best Books of the Year

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366

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University of Chicago Press

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022647173X

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9780226471730

A History of Christianity in Wales

By: David Ceri Jones,Barry Lewis,Madeleine Gray,D. Densil Morgan

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A History of Christianity in Wales

By: David Ceri Jones,Barry Lewis,Madeleine Gray,D. Densil Morgan

Christianity, in its Catholic, Protestant and Nonconformist forms, has played an enormous role in the history of Wales and in the defining and shaping of Welsh identity over the past two thousand years. Biblical place names, an urban and rural landscape littered with churches, chapels, crosses and sacred sites, a bardic and literary tradition deeply imbued with Christian themes in both the Welsh and English languages, and the songs sung by tens of thousands of rugby supporters at the national stadium in Cardiff, all hint at a Christian presence that was once universal. Yet for many in contemporary Wales, the story of the development of Christianity in their country remains little known. While the history of Christianity in Wales has been a subject of perennial interest for Welsh historians, much of their work has been highly specialised and not always accessible to a general audience. Standing on the shoulders of some of Wales’s finest historians, this is the first single-volume history of Welsh Christianity from its origins in Roman Britain to the present day. Drawing on the expertise of four leading historians of the Welsh Christian tradition, this volume is specifically designed for the general reader, and those beginning their exploration of Wales’s Christian past.

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396

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University of Wales Press

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1786838222

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9781786838223

The New Feminist Agenda

Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work, and Family

By: Madeleine Kunin

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The New Feminist Agenda

Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work, and Family

By: Madeleine Kunin

Feminists opened up thousands of doors in the 1960s and 1970s, but decades later, are U.S. women where they thought they'd be? The answer, it turns out, is a resounding no. Surely there have been gains. Women now comprise nearly 60 percent of college undergraduates and half of all medical and law students. They have entered the workforce in record numbers, making the two-wage-earner family the norm. But combining a career and family turned out to be more complicated than expected. While women changed, social structures surrounding work and family remained static. Affordable and high-quality child care, paid family leave, and equal pay for equal work remain elusive for the vast majority of working women. In fact, the nation has fallen far behind other parts of the world on the gender-equity front. We lag behind more than seventy countries when it comes to the percentage of women holding elected federal offices. Only 17 percent of corporate boards include women members. And just 5 percent of Fortune 500 companies are led by women. It's time, says Madeleine M. Kunin, to change all that. Looking back over five decades of advocacy, she analyzes where progress stalled, looks at the successes of other countries, and charts the course for the next feminist revolution--one that mobilizes women, and men, to call for the kind of government and workplace policies that can improve the lives of women and strengthen their families.

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Chelsea Green Publishing

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1603583688

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9781603583688

Queen of the Court

The Extraordinary Life of Tennis Legend Alice Marble

By: Madeleine Blais

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Queen of the Court

The Extraordinary Life of Tennis Legend Alice Marble

By: Madeleine Blais

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Madeleine Blais, the dramatic and colorful story of legendary tennis star and international celebrity, Alice Marble In August 1939, Alice Marble graced the cover of Life magazine, photographed by the famed Alfred Eisenstaedt. She was a glamorous worldwide celebrity, having that year won singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles tennis titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open, then an unprecedented feat. Yet today one of America’s greatest female athletes and most charismatic characters is largely forgotten. Queen of the Court places her back on center stage. Born in 1913, Marble grew up in San Francisco; her favorite sport, baseball. Given a tennis racket at age 13, she took to the sport immediately, rising to the top with a powerful, aggressive serve-and-volley style unseen in women’s tennis. A champion at the height of her fame in the late 1930s, she also designed a clothing line in the off-season and sang as a performer in the Sert Room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York to rave reviews. World War II derailed her amateur tennis career, but her life off the court was, if anything, even more eventful. She wrote a series of short books about famous women. She turned professional and joined a pro tour during the War, entertaining and inspiring soldiers and civilians alike. Ever glamorous and connected, she had a part in the 1952 Tracy and Hepburn movie Pat and Mike, and she played tennis with the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich, and her great friends, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. However, perhaps her greatest legacy lies in her successful efforts, working largely alone, to persuade the all-white US Lawn Tennis Association to change its policy and allow African American star Althea Gibson to compete for the US championship in 1950, thereby breaking tennis’s color barrier. In two memoirs, Marble also showed herself to be an at-times unreliable narrator of her own life, which Madeleine Blais navigates skillfully, especially Marble’s dramatic claims of having been a spy during World War II. In Queen of the Court, the author of the bestselling In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle recaptures a glittering life story.

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Atlantic Monthly Press

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0802165745

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9780802165749

The Civil Rights of Homeless People

Law, Social Policy, and Social Work Practice

By: Madeleine R. Stoner

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The Civil Rights of Homeless People

Law, Social Policy, and Social Work Practice

By: Madeleine R. Stoner

Stoner's new book examines the collaboration between the human services and legal professions, as both deal with the complex and interrelated problems of homeless people. In surveying numerous class action lawsuits tried on behalf of the homeless, the author takes up such client-centered issues as rights to housing, minimum standards of health and welfare, education, family preservation, education, and voting. Her book will assist practitioners in their advocacy on behalf of homeless clients, while serving as a text for courses in social policy formulation and implementation.

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220

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Transaction Publishers

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020236478X

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9780202364780

Merchant Communities in Asia, 1600–1980

By: Madeleine Zelin

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Merchant Communities in Asia, 1600–1980

By: Madeleine Zelin

This book is the first to use local primary sources to explore the interaction between foreign and native merchants in Asian countries. Contributors discuss the different economic, political and cultural conditions that gave rise to a variety of merchant communities in Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore and India.

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247

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Routledge

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1317317882

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9781317317883

Make it Vegan

Simple Plant-based Recipes for Everyone

By: Madeleine Olivia

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Make it Vegan

Simple Plant-based Recipes for Everyone

By: Madeleine Olivia

Make It Vegan aims to make vegan food accessible to everyone. Whether you’re looking to up your fruit and veg intake, a flexitarian, vegan curious or taking that leap from vegetarian to full-on vegan, this book will bring flavoursome, fool proof and fuss-free meals to your table – whatever your budget. Social-media sensation Madeleine Olivia has spent years developing delicious dishes and sharing them with her followers on YouTube and Instagram. She is here to teach you how to cook a variety of tasty, simple and affordable meals taking you from breakfast right through to lunch and dinner (with some sweet treats thrown in for good measure!). With 59 recipes, including Plant-based Pain au Chocolat, Baked One-pan Scramble, Pasta all Norma, Firecracker Tofu Nuggets, Fluffy Lemon Sponge Cake and Caramel Truffles, Madeleine will show you that the vegan way of life can be exciting, easy and mouth-wateringly good. With each recipe accompanied by a full-colour photo, Make It Vegan will provide plentiful options for mealtimes, making it easy for you to achieve and maintain a more plant-based lifestyle. Make It Vegan will be a constant companion on your vegan journey.

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Hardie Grant Publishing

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1784886459

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9781784886455

Pearls, Politics, and Power

How Women Can Win and Lead

By: Madeleine Kunin

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Pearls, Politics, and Power

How Women Can Win and Lead

By: Madeleine Kunin

Pearls, Politics, and Power is a call to action for new political engagement and leadership from the women of America. Informed by conversations with elected women leaders from all levels, former three-term Vermont Governor and Ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine M. Kunin asks: What difference do women make? What is the worst part of politics, and what is the best part? What inspired these women to run, and how did they prepare themselves for public life? How did they raise money, protect their families' privacy, deal with criticism and attack ads, and work with the good old boys? Kunin's core message is that America needs an infusion of new leadership to better address the major problems of our time. To see how women can achieve that goal, she combines her personal experience in politics; the lessons of past women's movements; the stories of young women today who have new ideas about their role in society; and interviews with a wide range of women in positions of power, looking for clues to their leadership, as well as the effects of gender stereotyping. She interviews Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, analyzes her campaign, and addresses the question: "Is the country ready?" Other interviewees include U.S. Representatives Loretta Sanchez, Linda Sanchez, Deborah Pryce, and Tammy Baldwin, and U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Amy Klobuchar, and Carol Moseley Braun, and Governors Kathleen Sibelius and Janet Napolitano. The next generation of women will be inspired to lead by seeing women like Nancy Pelosi wielding the gavel, and seeing themselves reflected in the portraits in statehouses, courthouses, corporate and university boardrooms, and the White House. Pearls, Politics, and Power will help ensure that this inspiration is not soured or deflected, but channeled into successful candidacies by America's leaders of tomorrow. What will it take for women to assume their rightful places in the political corridors of power?

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Chelsea Green Publishing

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1603580727

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9781603580724

Memo to the President Elect

How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership

By: Madeleine Albright

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Memo to the President Elect

How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership

By: Madeleine Albright

The next president, whether Democrat or Republican, will face the daunting task of repairing America's core relationships and tarnished credibility after the damage caused during the past seven years. In Memo to the President Elect, former secretary of state and bestselling author Madeleine Albright offers provocative ideas about how to confront the striking array of challenges that the next commander-in-chief will face and how to return America to its rightful role as a source of inspiration across the globe. Much more than a set of policy prescriptions, Secretary Albright's writing blends lessons from the past with forward-looking suggestions about how to assemble a first-rate foreign policy team, anticipate the actions of other key countries, make full use of presidential power without repeating the excesses of the Bush administration, and revive America's commitment to its founding ideals. Albright's advice is candid—as conveyed in a confidential memo—and seasoned with humor and stories from her years in office. Drawing on her extensive experience as an advisor to two presidents and a key figure in four presidential transitions, she provides an insider's analysis of U.S. options in addressing the decisive issues of our era: terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rivalries in the Middle East, the potential for nuclear war, and headaches created by such troublesome leaders as Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Russia's Vladimir Putin, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, and North Korea's Kim Jong-il. The 2008 election promises to be one of the most dramatic in our nation's history. Memo to the President Elect offers indispensable guidance for the next occupant of the White House—and a wealth of insights for voters to think about before deciding who that person will be.

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436

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HarperLuxe

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0061468991

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9780061468995

The Geography Lesson

By: Madeleine Parish

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The Geography Lesson

By: Madeleine Parish

Raped by a stranger, Allison Stephenson has almost put her life back together when she meets her attacker again, supposedly reformed, with a pregnant young fianc?e. Now Allison must decide whether she is bitter enough to ruin his life and possibly her own for the sake of revenge. In The Geography Lesson Madeleine Parish takes readers into the deeply troubling world of rape and betrayal set against the landscape of a small, close-knit college town. A powerful, sometimes violent struggle of love, hate, and revenge that threatens to destroy one person's life for the satisfaction of another!

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Tyborne Hill Publishers

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0974857009

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9780974857008

Book's by Madeleine Blair

Educating the Gendered Citizen

Educating the Gendered Citizen

Love of Country

Love of Country

A History of Christianity in Wales

A History of Christianity in Wales

The New Feminist Agenda

The New Feminist Agenda

Queen of the Court

Queen of the Court

The Civil Rights of Homeless People

The Civil Rights of Homeless People

Merchant Communities in Asia, 1600–1980

Merchant Communities in Asia, 1600–1980

Make it Vegan

Make it Vegan

Pearls, Politics, and Power

Pearls, Politics, and Power

Memo to the President Elect

Memo to the President Elect

The Geography Lesson

The Geography Lesson

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