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Westward Expansion

A History of the American Frontier

By: Ray Allen Billington,Martin Ridge

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Westward Expansion

A History of the American Frontier

By: Ray Allen Billington,Martin Ridge

Sets out the remarkable story of the American frontier, which became, almost from the beginning, an archetypal narrative of the new American nation's successful expansion.

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UNM Press

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0826319815

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9780826319814

Minor League Baseball

Community Building Through Hometown Sports

By: Frank Hoffmann,Rebecca S Kraus,Martin J Manning

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Minor League Baseball

Community Building Through Hometown Sports

By: Frank Hoffmann,Rebecca S Kraus,Martin J Manning

Examine the big-league benefits of minor league baseball! The Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports examines the role played by minor league baseball in hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. Written from the unique perspective of a sociologist who also happens to be an avid baseball fan, the book looks at the contributions minor league teams make to the quality of life in their communities, creating focal points for spirit and cohesiveness while providing opportunities for interaction and entertainment. The book links theory and experience to present a “sociology of baseball” that explains the symbiotic relationship which brings people together for a common purpose—to root, root, root for the home team. From the author: Minor league baseball is played across the country in more than 100 very different communities. These communities seem to share a special bond with their teams. As with all sports teams, there is a symbiotic relationship between the team and the city or town that it represents. In the case of major league professional sports, the relationship is often fueled by economic outcomes. On the minor league level, the relationship appears to go beyond mere money and prestige. Minor league teams occupy a special place in our hearts. We are more forgiving when they lose, and extremely proud of them when they win. Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports is a detailed look at the connection between town and team, including: economic benefits (development strategies, community growth) intangible benefits (ballpark camaraderie, hometown pride) fan attachment and attendance (demographic variables, stadium accessibility, “home court advantage”) case studies of two Maryland minor-league franchises--the Class AA Bowie Baysox and the Class A Hagerstown Suns Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports also includes an introduction to the organizational structure of the minor leagues, a history of each current league, and charts and tables on attendance figures and franchise relocations. This book is essential reading for sociologists, sport sociologists/historians, academics and/or practitioners in the fields of community sociology and psychology, and of course, baseball fans.

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Routledge

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113640483X

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9781136404832

The Bluebonnet Battlefield

By: Doug Shryock,Allen Martin

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The Bluebonnet Battlefield

By: Doug Shryock,Allen Martin

Captain Tom Duncan is on the way up as an expert targeteer for the United States military. Unlike many of his peers, Duncan has an almost preternatural feel for the world at war. He's able to plan strategic campaigns, identify the enemy's critical weaknesses, and exploit vulnerabilities faster than the competition-which makes him a shoe-in for a promotion. Soon, he could become a major or maybe even colonel. As Duncan's military dreams come true, his eyes are opened to the monstrous ways of his own government at war, and he's sickened by the unnecessary violence. When the enemy escalates with the introduction of chemical munitions against civilians, Duncan's boss wants to make an example-by which he means the use of weapons of mass destruction, otherwise known as nukes. Duncan knows there's no coming back from WMDs. In order to make a point without bloody consequence, Duncan arranges for a clean, efficient attack-an attack that goes horribly wrong. To his utmost regret, it's not the enemy but friendly civilians and American military personnel who suffer. So begins a battle between the state of Texas and the United States government ... but whose side will Duncan choose?

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Trafford Publishing

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1426982178

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9781426982170

The Routledge Introduction to American Women Writers

By: Wendy Martin,Sharone Williams

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The Routledge Introduction to American Women Writers

By: Wendy Martin,Sharone Williams

The Routledge Introduction to American Women Writers considers the important literary, historical, cultural, and intellectual contexts of American women authors from the seventeenth century to the present and provides readers with an analysis of current literary trends and debates in women’s literature. This accessible and engaging guide covers a variety of essential topics, such as: the transatlantic and transnational origins of American women's literary traditions the colonial period and the Puritans the early national period and the rhetoric of independence the nineteenth century and the Civil War the twentieth century, including modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights era trends in twenty-first century American women's writing feminism, gender and sexuality, regionalism, domesticity, ethnicity, and multiculturalism. The volume examines the ways in which women writers from diverse racial, social, and cultural backgrounds have shaped American literary traditions, giving particular attention to the ways writers worked inside, outside, and around the strictures of their cultural and historical moments to create space for women’s voices and experiences as a vital part of American life. Addressing key contemporary and theoretical debates, this comprehensive overview presents a highly readable narrative of the development of literature by American women and offers a crucial range of perspectives on American literary history.

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Routledge

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1317698568

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9781317698562

The Other Side

By: Martin Lahiff

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The Other Side

By: Martin Lahiff

Some forty scholarly works, written by historians on both sides of the Border, form the basis for this non-scholarly attempt to provide a short, simple story of events between the Spanish conquest of Mexico five centuries ago and Mexico's dominance of itself since its independence of two hundred years. Better analysis of events here described in a factually chronologic way can be found in the writer's historical sources. A reader knowing little of Mexico's history can get a good start with this writer's try to show what the large and beautiful land to the south has met and overcome on the way to what it has, and what it will become.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483660605

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9781483660608

Writing Between Cultures

A Study of Hybrid Narratives in Ethnic Literature of the United States

By: Holly E. Martin

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Writing Between Cultures

A Study of Hybrid Narratives in Ethnic Literature of the United States

By: Holly E. Martin

Hybrid narrative forms are used frequently by authors exploring or living in multicultural societies as a method of reflecting multicultural lives. This timely book examines this rhetorical strategy, which permits an author to bridge cultures via literary technique. Strategies covered include multilingualism, magical realism, ironic humor, the use of mythological figures from the characters' heritage cultures, and the presentation of different perspectives on landscapes and other spaces as related to ethnicity. By investigating elements of ethnic literature comparatively, this book reaches beyond the boundaries of any one ethnic group, a vital quality in today's world.

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McFarland

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0786488492

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9780786488490

Precious Commodity

Providing Water for America's Cities

By: Martin V. Melosi

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Precious Commodity

Providing Water for America's Cities

By: Martin V. Melosi

As an essential resource, water has been the object of warfare, political wrangling, and individual and corporate abuse. It has also become an object of commodification, with multinational corporations vying for water supply contracts in many countries. In Precious Commodity, Martin V. Melosi examines water resources in the United States and addresses whether access to water is an inalienable right of citizens, and if government is responsible for its distribution as a public good. Melosi provides historical background on the construction, administration, and adaptability of water supply and wastewater systems in urban America. He cites budgetary constraints and the deterioration of existing water infrastructures as factors leading many municipalities to seriously consider the privatization of their water supply. Melosi also views the role of government in the management of, development of, and legal jurisdiction over America's rivers and waterways for hydroelectric power, flood control, irrigation, and transportation access. Looking to the future, he compares the costs and benefits of public versus private water supply, examining the global movement toward privatization.

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

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0822977761

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9780822977766

Profiles in Character

Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1990

By: Joseph Martin Hernon

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Profiles in Character

Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1990

By: Joseph Martin Hernon

A take-off of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage, which argues that the best-known US senators don't deserve their renown as much as some lesser-known ones. Over the course of ten biographical chapters, this book tells the story of 16 men's lives in the Senate in relation to each other.

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281

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Routledge

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1315479516

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9781315479514

Applications and Computational Elements of Industrial Hygiene.

By: Martin B. Stern,Zack Mansdorf

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Applications and Computational Elements of Industrial Hygiene.

By: Martin B. Stern,Zack Mansdorf

Presenting the only textbook available today that covers all of the critical elements of industrial hygiene ó conceptual information, computational coverage, case studies, and sample problems and exercises ó in one volume. Organized around the basic rubrics of industrial hygiene, this book helps students to think like industrial hygienists while offering the latest techniques for practicing professionals. Applications and Computational Elements of Industrial Hygiene is the most complete reference available on IH, and is also an ideal study aid for exam preparation. This is the first and only textbook that includes all critical computations for each concept covered. Each chapter discusses a different hazard and how to recognize, evaluate, and control it. The advantage of this approach is clear; technical issues, instrumental techniques, engineering control procedures ó relevant issues from A to Z ó are discussed for each hazard. Chapters conclude with case studies that offer critical insight into the practical aspects of the field. The book also covers emerging issues that will affect industrial hygienists in the future. The book includes real-life situations and experiences to demonstrate practical applications of concepts presented in the text. For students, Applications and Computational Elements of Industrial Hygiene offers critical material formerly scattered across multiple sources. For seasoned industrial hygienists, this is an essential problem-solving tool and state-of-the-art reference that consolidates and updates previously scattered information.

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CRC Press

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1351466240

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9781351466240

Selma Metzger Winkler: Her Experience in Nazi Concentration Camp

A mother and daughter survive concentration camps together

By: Martin A. Winkler

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Selma Metzger Winkler: Her Experience in Nazi Concentration Camp

A mother and daughter survive concentration camps together

By: Martin A. Winkler

Selma Metzger and her daughter survive concentration camps in Nazi Germany during WWII. Her daughter is reunited with her in a younger women's camp and tells Selma to lie about her age to survive the death camps. Selma then cares for her daughter as they work in labor concentration camps in Eastern Europe until they are liberated by the Russian Army. This story, built from Selma's personal narrative of their time in Nazi Germany, is a candid look into the plight of so many caught in that dark time.

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Martin Winkler

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097889250X

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9780978892500

Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society

Vol. IV

By: Franklin George Adams,George Washington Martin,William Elsey Connelley

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Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society

Vol. IV

By: Franklin George Adams,George Washington Martin,William Elsey Connelley

Reprint of the original, first published in 1890.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385391989

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9783385391987

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume III

Birth of a New Age, December 1955-December 1956

By: Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume III

Birth of a New Age, December 1955-December 1956

By: Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ideas—his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society—are as vital and timely as ever. The wealth of his writings, both published and unpublished, is now preserved in this authoritative, chronologically arranged multi-volume edition. Volume III chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956 and Dr. King's emergence as a public figure who attracted international attention. Included is the galvanizing speech he gave on the first day of the bus boycott, transcribed from a fragile tape recording and published here in its entirety for the first time. Also included are his remarks to an angry crowd after the bombing of his home and his powerful speech at the 1956 NAACP convention. King's words from this period reveal the evolution of his distinctive blend of Christian and Gandhian ideas and show his appreciation of the broader significance of the Montgomery movement, a protest that revealed the "longing for human dignity that motivates oppressed people all over the world." The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. is a testament to a man whose life and teaching continue to have a profound influence not only on Americans, but on people of all nations. The Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project at Stanford University was established by The Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., in 1984.

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Univ of California Press

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0520341910

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9780520341913

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume III

Birth of a New Age, December 1955-December 1956

By: Martin Luther King

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The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume III

Birth of a New Age, December 1955-December 1956

By: Martin Luther King

First in a series of 14 volumes, this book contains the complete texts of King's letters, speeches, sermons, student papers, and other articles. The papers range chronologically from his childhood to his young manhood. An introductory biographical essay presents a broad picture of the events that the documents themselves cover, while extensive annotations of the documents deal with specific details of King's life during these years. The passion that drove him is observable in nearly every document. ISBN 0-520-07950-7:

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Univ of California Press

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0520079523

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9780520079526

Psychoanalysis and Literary Theory

An Introduction

By: Mathew R. Martin

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Psychoanalysis and Literary Theory

An Introduction

By: Mathew R. Martin

Psychoanalysis and Literary Theory introduces the key concepts, figures and movements of both psychoanalytic theory and the history of literary criticism and theory, engaging with Freud, Zizek, Plato, posthumanism, and beyond. Divided into two parts - concepts and movements – the structure of the book is clear and accessible. Each chapter builds upon the one before, allowing the reader to progress from little or no background in psychoanalysis, philosophy, or literary theory to the ability to engage actively with the relatively sophisticated ideas presented in later sections of the work. Mathew R. Martin consistently directs attention to the task of interpreting texts by illustrating abstract theoretical points with literary texts and at apposite moments provides brief readings of selected texts. This book will be essential reading for academics and students of psychoanalytic studies, literary criticism, and literary theory.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000638359

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9781000638356

Belles and Whistles

Journeys Through Time on Britain's Trains

By: Andrew Martin

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Belles and Whistles

Journeys Through Time on Britain's Trains

By: Andrew Martin

In the heroic days of rail travel, you could dine on kippers and champagne aboard the Brighton Belle; smoke a post-prandial cigar as the Golden Arrow closed in on Paris, or be shaved by the Flying Scotsman's on-board barber. Everyone from schoolboys to socialites knew of these glamorous 'named trains' and aspired to ride aboard them. In Belles and Whistles, Andrew Martin recreates these famous train journeys by travelling aboard their nearest modern day equivalents. Sometimes their names have survived, even if only as a footnote on a timetable leaflet, but what has usually - if not always - disappeared is the extravagance and luxury. As Martin explains how we got from there to here, evocations of the Golden Age contrast with the starker modern reality: from monogrammed cutlery to stirring sticks, from silence on trains to tannoy announcements, from compartments to airline seating. For those who wonder whatever happened to porters, dining cars, mellow lighting, timetables, luggage in advance, trunk murders, the answers are all here. Martin's five journeys add up to an idiosyncratic history of Britain's railways, combining humour, historical anecdote and reportage from the present and romantic evocations of the past.

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Profile Books

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1782830251

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9781782830252

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume II

Rediscovering Precious Values, July 1951 - November 1955

By: Martin Luther King

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The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Volume II

Rediscovering Precious Values, July 1951 - November 1955

By: Martin Luther King

Many of Dr. King's writings, both published and unpublished, are now preserved in two authoritative, chronologically arranged volumes. Volume 2 includes King's doctoral works at Boston University, papers from his graduate courses and a fully annotated text of his dissertation. 31 photos.

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0520079515

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9780520079519

Restoring the Global Judiciary

Why the Supreme Court Should Rule in U.S. Foreign Affairs

By: Martin S. Flaherty

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Restoring the Global Judiciary

Why the Supreme Court Should Rule in U.S. Foreign Affairs

By: Martin S. Flaherty

Why there should be a larger role for the judiciary in American foreign relations In the past several decades, there has been a growing chorus of voices contending that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary should stay out of foreign affairs and leave the field to Congress and the president. Challenging this idea, Restoring the Global Judiciary argues instead for a robust judicial role in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. With an innovative combination of constitutional history, international relations theory, and legal doctrine, Martin Flaherty demonstrates that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary have the power and duty to apply the law without deference to the other branches. Turning first to the founding of the nation, Flaherty shows that the Constitution’s original commitment to separation of powers was as strong in foreign as domestic matters, not least because the document shifted enormous authority to the new federal government. This initial conception eroded as the nation rose from fledgling state to superpower, fueling the growth of a dangerously formidable executive that today asserts near-plenary foreign affairs authority. Flaherty explores how modern international relations makes the commitment to balance among the branches of government all the more critical and he considers implications for modern controversies that the judiciary will continue to confront. At a time when executive and legislative actions in the name of U.S. foreign policy are only increasing, Restoring the Global Judiciary makes the case for a zealous judicial defense of fundamental rights involving global affairs.

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344

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Princeton University Press

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0691204780

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9780691204789

Hell's Temptress

By: Martin Kaynan

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Hell's Temptress

By: Martin Kaynan

Scarlett O'Hara, Jezebel, Aphrodite and Venus, meet Moira Boyer. She has the exotic sensuality of Rita Hayworth, the blatant eroticism of Sharon Stone that sizzled in "Basic Instinct" and Marilyn Monroe's sex-kitten sexuality. Physically breathtaking, intellectually at a Mensa level, and financially a female Warren Buffett, Moira Boyer is the film industry's current Sex Goddess. It's biggest box office draw, and an Oscar winner, she attracts men like a feral cat in heat. Nicknamed HEAT, she joins a Hollywood studio rat pack engaged in an extensive plan to break away from repressive management. Sued for breaking their employment contracts in order to form a new production company, they consequently face bankruptcy....until....Moira's testimony sets the courtroom ablaze.

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Martin Kaynan

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1481216163

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9781481216166

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