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The Underground Railroad

An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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The Underground Railroad

An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations

By: Mary Ellen Snodgrass

The culmination of years of research in dozens of archives and libraries, this fascinating encyclopedia provides an unprecedented look at the network known as the Underground Railroad - that mysterious "system" of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. In operation as early as the 1500s and reaching its peak with the abolitionist movement of the antebellum period, the Underground Railroad saved countless lives and helped alter the course of American history. This is the most complete reference on the Underground Railroad ever published. It includes full coverage of the Railroad in both the United States and Canada, which was the ultimate destination of many of the escaping slaves. "The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations" explores the people, places, writings, laws, and organizations that made this network possible. More than 1,500 entries detail the families and personalities involved in the operation, and sidebars extract primary source materials for longer entries. This encyclopedia features extensive supporting materials, including maps with actual Underground Railroad escape routes, photos, a chronology, genealogies of those involved in the operation, a listing of Underground Railroad operatives by state or Canadian province, a "passenger" list of escaping slaves, and primary and secondary source bibliographies.

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1918

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Routledge

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1317454154

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Women's Words

The Columbia Book of Quotations by Women

By: Mary Biggs

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Women's Words

The Columbia Book of Quotations by Women

By: Mary Biggs

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Columbia University Press

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0231079869

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9780231079860

Sacred Scents in Early Christianity and Islam

By: Mary Thurlkill

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Sacred Scents in Early Christianity and Islam

By: Mary Thurlkill

Medieval scholars and cultural historians have recently turned their attention to the question of “smells” and what olfactory sensations reveal about society in general and holiness in particular. Sacred Scents in Early Christianity and Islam contributes to that conversation, explaining how early Christians and Muslims linked the “sweet smell of sanctity” with ideals of the body and sexuality; created boundaries and sacred space; and imagined their emerging communal identity. Most importantly, scent—itself transgressive and difficult to control—signaled transition and transformation between categories of meaning. Christian and Islamic authors distinguished their own fragrant ethical and theological ideals against the stench of oppositional heresy and moral depravity. Orthodox Christians ridiculed their ‘stinking’ Arian neighbors, and Muslims denounced the ‘reeking’ corruption of Umayyad and Abbasid decadence. Through the mouths of saints and prophets, patriarchal authors labeled perfumed women as existential threats to vulnerable men and consigned them to enclosed, private space for their protection as well as society’s. At the same time, theologians praised both men and women who purified and transformed their bodies into aromatic offerings to God. Both Christian and Muslim pilgrims venerated sainted men and women with perfumed offerings at tombstones; indeed, Christians and Muslims often worshipped together, honoring common heroes such as Abraham, Moses, and Jonah. Sacred Scents begins by surveying aroma’s quotidian functions in Roman and pre-Islamic cultural milieus within homes, temples, poetry, kitchens, and medicines. Existing scholarship tends to frame ‘scent’ as something available only to the wealthy or elite; however, perfumes, spices, and incense wafted through the lives of most early Christians and Muslims. It ends by examining both traditions’ views of Paradise, identified as the archetypal Garden and source of all perfumes and sweet smells. Both Christian and Islamic texts explain Adam and Eve’s profound grief at losing access to these heavenly aromas and celebrate God’s mercy in allowing earthly remembrances. Sacred scent thus prompts humanity’s grief for what was lost and the yearning for paradisiacal transformation still to come.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0739174533

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The Second World War and Irish Women

An Oral History

By: Mary Muldowney

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The Second World War and Irish Women

An Oral History

By: Mary Muldowney

Based on interviews with over thirty Irish women, this book covers their experiences during the Second World War years and how the war impacted on them in terms of their public and private roles. Themes such as class and income, employment, health, and housing are covered, arising from the women's recollections and international research into women and war. The women, from a variety of family and social backgrounds, mainly lived and worked in Belfast and Dublin between 1939 and 1945, but some of them went to Britain to take up war work. The women's own stories are compared with contemporary observations from a number of sources, including the Mass-Observation diary of Belfast woman, Moya Woodside. Other comparisons are made with newspaper commentaries and the files of government and other public bodies responsible for shaping social policy. The book shows that despite the many restrictions that the interviewees faced, in terms of access to education, employment opportunities, and to equal treatment in a number of spheres, most of them overcame the obstacles in their way, some of which were considerable. Although the research demonstrated that in economic, political, and social terms the war did not make any significant impact on Irish women, the evidence of the individuals who contributed their memories showed that it offered them opportunities to 'spread their wings', as one of the women described her activities. The book also compares the position of Irish women with their contemporaries in other western countries. While there has been a lot of research on the topic of women and war in other countries, no comparable work has yet been carried out here. Ã?Â?Ã?Â?

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0716528878

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Feminism Against Progress

By: Mary Harrington

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Feminism Against Progress

By: Mary Harrington

An exhilarating read' New Statesman In Feminism Against Progress, Mary Harrington argues that the industrial-era faith in progress is turning against all but a tiny elite of women. Women's liberation was less the result of human moral progress than an effect of the material consequences of the Industrial Revolution. We've now left the industrial era for the age of AI, biotech and all-pervasive computing. As a result, technology is liberating us from natural limits and embodied sex differences. Although this shift benefits a small class of successful professional women, it also makes it easier to commodify women's bodies, human intimacy and female reproductive abilities. This is a stark warning against a dystopian future whereby poor women become little more than convenient sources of body parts to be harvested and wombs to be rented by the rich. Progress has now stopped benefiting the majority of women, and only a feminism that is sceptical of it can truly defend female interests in the 21st century.

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Swift Press

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1800752032

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Management

By: Stephen P. Robbins,Rolf Bergman,Ian Stagg,Mary Coulter

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Management

By: Stephen P. Robbins,Rolf Bergman,Ian Stagg,Mary Coulter

The 7th edition of Management is once again a resource at the leading edge of thinking and research. By blending theory with stimulating, pertinent case studies and innovative practices, Robbins encourages students to get excited about the possibilities of a career in management. Developing the managerial skills essential for success in business—by understanding and applying management theories--is made easy with fresh new case studies and a completely revised suite of teaching and learning resources available with this text.

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Pearson Australia

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1486008984

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Gender and Rock

By: Mary Celeste Kearney

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Gender and Rock

By: Mary Celeste Kearney

The first book of its kind, Gender & Rock introduces readers to how gender operates in multiple sites within rock culture, including its music, lyrics, imagery, performances, instruments, and business practices. Additionally, it explores how rock culture, despite a history of regressive gender politics, has provided a place for musicians and consumers to experiment with alternate identities and ways of being. Drawing on feminist and queer scholarship in popular music studies, musicology, cultural studies, sociology, performance studies, literary analysis, and media studies, Gender & Rock provides readers with a survey of the topics, theories, and methods necessary for understanding and conducting analyses of gender in rock culture. Via an intersectional approach, the book examines how the gendering of particular roles, practices, technologies, and institutions within rock culture is related to discourses of race, sexuality, age, and class.

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Oxford University Press

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0190297689

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Reading the Irish Woman

Studies in Cultural Encounter and Exchange, 1714-1960

By: Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan

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Reading the Irish Woman

Studies in Cultural Encounter and Exchange, 1714-1960

By: Gerardine Meaney,Mary O'Dowd,Bernadette Whelan

Examining an impressive length of Irish cultural history, from 1700–1960, Reading the Irishwoman explores the dynamisms of cultural encounter and exchange in Irish women's lives. Analyzing the popular and consumer cultures of a variety of eras, it traces how the circulation of ideas, fantasies, and aspirations shaped women's lives both in actuality and in imagination. The authors uncover a huge array of different representations that Irish women have been able to identify with, including heroine, patriot, philanthropist, actress, singer, model, and missionary. By studying this diversity of viable roles in the Irish woman's cultural world, the authors point to evidence of women's agency and aspiration that reached far beyond the domestic sphere.

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281

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Oxford University Press

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1846318920

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Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song

By: Mary Channen Caldwell

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Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song

By: Mary Channen Caldwell

This book reveals the importance of sung refrains in the musical lives of religious communities in medieval Europe.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316517195

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Her Way

A Guide to Biographies of Women for Young People

By: Mary-Ellen Siegel

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Her Way

A Guide to Biographies of Women for Young People

By: Mary-Ellen Siegel

A two-part bibliography of over 1700 biographies of more than 1100 notable women throughout history. Part one is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes a short profile of each woman cited; part two consists of collective biographies.

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0838903967

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9780838903964

A Guide to Irish Roots

Collected from Oral Tradition and Ancient Records During Visits to Ireland, Other Parts of Europe, and North America

By: William P. Durning,Mary Durning

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A Guide to Irish Roots

Collected from Oral Tradition and Ancient Records During Visits to Ireland, Other Parts of Europe, and North America

By: William P. Durning,Mary Durning

Traces the traditional origin of the Irish race, the branching of families and the beginning of surnames.

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0960186816

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9780960186815

Management Information Systems

Managing the Digital Firm

By: Kenneth C. Laudon,Jane Price Laudon,Mary Elizabeth Brabston

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Management Information Systems

Managing the Digital Firm

By: Kenneth C. Laudon,Jane Price Laudon,Mary Elizabeth Brabston

Designed for courses in MIS, E-Commerce, and Management and E-Business.With relevant coverage of today's Digital Firm that is fully integrated throughout the text, the authors clearly illustrate the impact of information technology on business through vivid examples, engaging and interactive exercises, and the most current information.

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Prentice Hall

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0130338095

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9780130338099

Reel Life, Real Life

A Video Guide for Personal Discovery

By: Mary Ann Horenstein

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Reel Life, Real Life

A Video Guide for Personal Discovery

By: Mary Ann Horenstein

REEL LIFE - REAL LIFE is a video guide with a difference. Whether you are looking for a movie that will help you probe the mysteries of love & sex, appreciate the demands & rewards of striving for personal fulfillment or face the challenges of serious illness, you will find guidance in these pages. The four authors, life-long film buffs, have pooled their professional experience in social work, education, & journalism to prepare more than 700 penetrating reviews of feature films. Including classics of the early cinema & the latest video releases, these movies provide valuable insights into 17 major life issues & situations, from aging to substance abuse. Other chapters include Family, Marriage & Divorce, Homosexuality, Friendship, Coming of Age, Prejudice, Violence & Rape, Feisty Women, Single Life, Taking a Stand, Mental Illness & War. The authors also offer their personal selection of "popcorn" movies - movies that promise pure entertainment for those moments when everyone longs to be transported by laughter, fantasy or adventure. Call Mary Ann Horenstein at 800-900-REEL for information or send a check for $12.95 plus $2.50 mailing costs to Fourth Write Press, P.O. Box 156, Kendall Park, NJ 08824-0156. Quantity discounts available.

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Fourth Write Books

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0964315408

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America Votes 22

By: Richard & Mary Scammon,Mcgillivray a,Cook R

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America Votes 22

By: Richard & Mary Scammon,Mcgillivray a,Cook R

This latest edition of a series published biennially in the year following each national election includes the 1995 and 1996 races for president, US House and Senate, and state governors. General election returns are provided by state and county, and primary elections are summarized for each state. Statewide vote tables for president, governors, and senators from 1945 to the present give a historical perspective of each state's voting patterns. State profiles list current governors, senators, and representatives, and reference tables allow for comparison of voter turnout and results between states. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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0871879182

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The Second World War and Irish Women

An Oral History

By: Mary Muldowney

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An Oral History

By: Mary Muldowney

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Book's by Mary Muldowney

The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Women's Words

Women's Words

Sacred Scents in Early Christianity and Islam

Sacred Scents in Early Christianity and Islam

The Second World War and Irish Women

The Second World War and Irish Women

Feminism Against Progress

Feminism Against Progress

Management

Management

Gender and Rock

Gender and Rock

Reading the Irish Woman

Reading the Irish Woman

Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song

Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song

Her Way

Her Way

A Guide to Irish Roots

A Guide to Irish Roots

Management Information Systems

Management Information Systems

Reel Life, Real Life

Reel Life, Real Life

America Votes 22

America Votes 22

The Second World War and Irish Women

The Second World War and Irish Women

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