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Mountain Sisters

From Convent to Community in Appalachia

By: Helen M. Lewis,Monica Apple

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Mountain Sisters

From Convent to Community in Appalachia

By: Helen M. Lewis,Monica Apple

Monica Appleby and Helen Lewis reveal the largely untold story of women who stood up to the Church and joined Appalachians in their struggle for social justice. Their poignant story of how faith, compassion, and persistence overcame obstacles to progress in Appalachia is a fascinating example of how a collaborative and creative learning community fosters strong voices. Mountain Sisters is a prophetic first-person account of the history of American Catholicism, the war on poverty, and the influence of the turbulent 1960s on the cultural and religious communities of Appalachia. Founded in 1941, The Glenmary Sisters embraced a calling to serve rural Appalachian communities where few Catholics resided. The sisters, many of them seeking alternatives to the choices available to most women during this time, zealously pursued their duties but soon became frustrated with the rules and restrictions of the Church. Outmoded doctrine—even styles of dress—made it difficult for them to interact with the very people they hoped to help. In 1967, after many unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Church to ease its requirements, some seventy Sisters left the security of convent life. Over forty of these women formed a secular service group, FOCIS (Federation of Communities in Service). Mountain Sisters is their story.

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University Press of Kentucky

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Mountain Sisters

From Convent to Community in Appalachia

By: Helen M. Lewis,Monica Apple

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From Convent to Community in Appalachia

By: Helen M. Lewis,Monica Apple

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God's Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics

By: Monica Duffy Toft,Daniel Philpott,Timothy Samuel Shah

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God's Century: Resurgent Religion and Global Politics

By: Monica Duffy Toft,Daniel Philpott,Timothy Samuel Shah

A fresh and illuminating perspective on the surge in religion’s political influence across the globe. Is religion a force for good or evil in world politics? How much influence does it have? Despite predictions of its decline, religion has resurged in political influence across the globe, helped by the very forces that were supposed to bury it: democracy, globalization, and technology. And despite recent claims that religion is exclusively irrational and violent, its political influence is in fact diverse, sometimes promoting civil war and terrorism but at other times fostering democracy, reconciliation, and peace. Looking across the globe, the authors explain what generates these radically divergent behaviors. In a time when the public discussion of religion is overheated, these dynamic young scholars use deeply original analysis and sharp case studies to show us both how and why religion’s influence on global politics is surging. Finally they offer concrete suggestions on how to both confront the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities posed by globally resurgent religion.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393087816

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9780393087819

Diseases of the Breast

By: Jay R. Harris,Marc E. Lippman,Monica Morrow,C. Kent Osborne

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Diseases of the Breast

By: Jay R. Harris,Marc E. Lippman,Monica Morrow,C. Kent Osborne

Stay on top of the latest knowledge in the field with this must-have resource for all clinicians who treat breast diseases. Expand your knowledge of every aspect of breast diseases as a diverse and distinguished group of internationally-recognized experts summarize the current knowledge, including biology and epidemiology, clinical features, and management. Ideal for any clinician seeing patients with breast disease, especially carcinoma of the breast, This full color 5th Edition of the authoritative text in the field is designed to foster the understanding necessary to provide optimal patient care.. Features Covering the latest major clinical trials, along with concise management summaries for each clinical chapter. Illustrations and tables that emphasize breast imaging, microscopic and gross histology, anatomy, and procedural technique enhance visual understanding. Algorithms on problem management in all aspects of breast disease from benign processes to breast carcinoma inform clinical practice. eBook with content updates is included with purchase New chapters have been added on pathology of in situ carcinomas, prophylactic contralateral mastectomy, implications of obesity in breast cancer, and an overview of survivorship issues To keep perspectives fresh and updated, over one third of the authors are new to this edition

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1469889161

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Footsoldiers: Political Party Membership in the 21st Century

By: Tim Bale,Paul Webb,Monica Poletti

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Footsoldiers: Political Party Membership in the 21st Century

By: Tim Bale,Paul Webb,Monica Poletti

This accessible, rigorously researched and highly revealing book lifts the lid on political party membership. It represents the first in-depth study of six of the UK's biggest parties – Labour, the Conservatives, the Scottish National Party, the Liberal Democrats, UK Independence Party and the Greens – carried out simultaneously, thereby providing invaluable new insights into members' social characteristics, attitudes, activities and campaigning, reasons for joining and leaving, and views on how their parties should be run and who should represent them. In short, at a time of great pressure on, and change across parties, this book helps us discover not only what members want out of their parties but what parties want out of their members. This text is essential reading for those interested in political parties, party membership, elections and campaigning, representation, and political participation, be they scholars and students of British and comparative politics, or politicians, journalists and party members – in short, anyone who cares about the future of representative democracy.

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Routledge

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1351400223

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The Takeover

Chicken Farming and the Roots of American Agribusiness

By: Monica R. Gisolfi

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The Takeover

Chicken Farming and the Roots of American Agribusiness

By: Monica R. Gisolfi

Economists have described the upcountry Georgia poultry industry as the quintessential agribusiness. Following a trajectory from Reconstruction through the Great Depression to the present day, Monica R. Gisolfi shows how the poultry farming model of semivertical integration perfected a number of practices that had first underpinned the cotton-growing crop-lien system, ultimately transforming the poultry industry in ways that drove tens of thousands of farmers off the land and rendered those who remained dependent on large agribusiness firms. Gisolfi argues that the inequalities inherent in the structure of modern poultry farming have led to steep human and environmental costs. Agribusiness firms—many of them descended from the cotton-era South’s furnishing merchants—brought farmers into a system of feed-conversion contracts that placed all production decisions in the hands of the poultry corporations but at least half of the capital risks on the farmers. Along the way, the federal government aided and abetted—sometimes unwittingly—the consolidation of power by poultry firms through direct and indirect subsidies and favorable policies. Drawing on USDA files, oral history, congressional records, and poultry publications, Gisolfi puts a local face on one of the twentieth century’s silent agribusiness revolutions.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820349453

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When Cancer Crosses Disciplines

A Physician's Handbook

By: Monica Robotin,Ian N. Olver,Afaf Girgis

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When Cancer Crosses Disciplines

A Physician's Handbook

By: Monica Robotin,Ian N. Olver,Afaf Girgis

Ever wondered if your patient's new symptoms are a manifestation of metastatic disease, treatment effects or are altogether unrelated to the cancer diagnosis; whether herbal remedies interact with cancer treatment; when to refer for genetic testing; or how to provide informed advice regarding dietary and lifestyle modifications? This volume answers these and many other questions, spanning from cancer prevention to palliative care. Each chapter is comprehensively referenced, to allow the reader to explore related fields in more detail. The book is unique in summarizing a large amount of information that is beyond conventional oncology textbooks. While cancer is treated by multidisciplinary teams of medical oncologists, hematologists, surgeons and radiation oncologists, other specialists are called upon to treat symptoms, side effects or other diseases that can occur concurrently with cancer. In addition to the physical challenges brought about by a cancer diagnosis, patients and their relatives need sensitive and skilled psychosocial support throughout the cancer journey. The book brings together specialists from a wide range of medical, surgical, psychological and supportive specialties, while keeping the focus on the interdisciplinary management of cancer.

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World Scientific

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1848163649

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9781848163645

Nature's Noblemen

Transatlantic Masculinities and the Nineteenth-Century American West

By: Monica Rico

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Nature's Noblemen

Transatlantic Masculinities and the Nineteenth-Century American West

By: Monica Rico

DIV In this fascinating book Monica Rico explores the myth of the American West in the nineteenth century as a place for men to assert their masculinity by â€œroughing itâ€? in the wilderness and reveals how this myth played out in a transatlantic context. Rico uncovers the networks of elite menâ€”British and Americanâ€”who circulated between the West and the metropoles of London and New York. Each chapter tells the story of an individual who, by traveling these transatlantic paths, sought to resolve anxieties about class, gender, and empire in an era of profound economic and social transformation. All of the men Rico discussesâ€”from the well known, including Theodore Roosevelt and Buffalo Bill Cody, to the comparatively obscure, such as English cattle rancher Moreton Frewenâ€”envisioned the American West as a global space into which redemptive narratives of heroic upper-class masculinity could be written. /div

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Yale University Press

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0300136064

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9780300136067

Injured Parties

Solving the Murder of Dr Helen Davidson

By: Monica Weller

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Injured Parties

Solving the Murder of Dr Helen Davidson

By: Monica Weller

On 9 November 1966, popular GP Dr Helen Davidson was battered to death in dense woodland while birdwatching and exercising her dog a few miles from her Buckinghamshire home. Her body was found the next day, her eyes having been pushed into her skull. 'She had binoculars round her neck, spied illicit lovers, was spotted, and one or both of them killed her,' surmised Detective Chief Superintendent Jack 'Razor' Williams of New Scotland Yard. He had received fifty police commendations in his career, yet not one for a murder enquiry. Unsurprisingly, within weeks the police operation was wound down, Williams retired, and another cold case hit the statistics. Fifty years later, amateur sleuth and author Monica Weller set about solving the murder – without the help of the prohibited files. As she sifted the evidence, a number of suspects and sinister motives began to emerge; it was clear it was not a random killing after all. Weller uncovered secret passions, deep jealousies, unusual relationships and a victim with a dark past. Her persistence and dedication were dramatically rewarded when she uncovered the identity of the murderer – revealed here for the first time.

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The History Press

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0750968842

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9780750968843

Babylost

Racism, Survival, and the Quiet Politics of Infant Mortality, from A to Z

By: Monica J. Casper

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Babylost

Racism, Survival, and the Quiet Politics of Infant Mortality, from A to Z

By: Monica J. Casper

The U.S. infant mortality rate is among the highest in the industrialized world, and Black babies are far more likely than white babies to die in their first year of life. Maternal mortality rates are also very high. Though the infant mortality rate overall has improved over the past century with public health interventions, racial disparities have not. Racism, poverty, lack of access to health care, and other causes of death have been identified, but not yet adequately addressed. The tragedy is twofold: it is undoubtedly tragic that babies die in their first year of life, and it is both tragic and unacceptable that most of these deaths are preventable. Despite the urgency of the problem, there has been little public discussion of infant loss. The question this book takes up is not why babies die; we already have many answers to this question. It is, rather, who cares that babies, mostly but not only Black and Native American babies, are dying before their first birthdays? More importantly, what are we willing to do about it? This book tracks social and cultural dimensions of infant death through 58 alphabetical entries, from Absence to ZIP Code. It centers women’s loss and grief, while also drawing attention to dimensions of infant death not often examined. It is simultaneously a sociological study of infant death, an archive of loss and grief, and a clarion call for social change.

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Rutgers University Press

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197882596X

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9781978825963

Advances in Food Bioproducts and Bioprocessing Technologies

By: Monica Lizeth Chavez-Gonzalez,Nagamani Balagurusamy,Christobal N. Aguilar

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Advances in Food Bioproducts and Bioprocessing Technologies

By: Monica Lizeth Chavez-Gonzalez,Nagamani Balagurusamy,Christobal N. Aguilar

The book explores and exploits the synergy and boundary between biotechnology, bioprocessing and food engineering. Divided into three parts, Advances in Food Bioproducts and Bioprocessing Technologies includes contributions that deal with new developments in procedures, bioproducts, and bioprocesses that can be given quantitative expression. Its 40 chapters will describe how research results can be used in engineering design, include procedures to produce food additives and ingredients, and discuss accounts of experimental or theoretical research and recent advances in food bioproducts and bioprocessing technologies.

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CRC Press

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1000682935

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9781000682939

God's Century

Resurgent Religion and Global Politics

By: Monica Duffy Toft,Daniel Philpott,Timothy Samuel Shah

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God's Century

Resurgent Religion and Global Politics

By: Monica Duffy Toft,Daniel Philpott,Timothy Samuel Shah

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393911942

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9780393911947

Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care - E-Book

By: Diana J. Mason,Adrianna Perez,Monica R. McLemore,Elizabeth Dickson

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Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care - E-Book

By: Diana J. Mason,Adrianna Perez,Monica R. McLemore,Elizabeth Dickson

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Health Policy/Reform** Learn how to influence policy and become a leader in today's changing health care environment. Featuring analysis of cutting-edge healthcare issues and first-person insights, Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health Care, 8th Edition continues to be the leading text on nursing action and activism. Approximately 150 expert contributors present a wide range of topics in policies and politics, providing a more complete background than can be found in any other policy textbook on the market. This expanded 8th edition helps you develop a global understanding of nursing leadership and political activism, as well as the complex business and financial issues that drive many actions in the health system. Discussions include the latest updates on conflict management, health economics, lobbying, the use of media, and working with communities for change. With these innovative insights and strategies, you will be prepared to play a leadership role in the four spheres in which nurses are politically active: the workplace, government, professional organizations, and the community. - Comprehensive coverage of healthcare policies and politics provides a broader understanding of nursing leadership and political activism, as well as complex business and financial issues. - Key Points at the end of chapters helps you review important, need-to-know lesson content. - Taking Action essays include personal accounts of how nurses have participated in politics and what they have accomplished. - Expert authors make up a virtual Nursing Who's Who in healthcare policy, sharing information and personal perspectives gained in the crafting of healthcare policy. - NEW! The latest information and perspectives are provided by nursing leaders who influenced health care reform, including the Affordable Care Act. - NEW! Added information on medical marijuana presents both sides of this ongoing debate. - NEW! More information on health care policy and the aging population covers the most up-do-date information on this growing population. - NEW! Expanded information on the Globalization of Nursing explores international policies and procedures related to nursing around the world. - NEW! Expanded focus on media strategies details proper etiquette when speaking with the press. - NEW! Expanded coverage of primary care models and issues throughout text. - NEW! APRN and additional Taking Action chapters reflect the most recent industry changes. - NEW! Perspectives on issues and challenges in the government sphere showcase recent strategies and complications.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323597955

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9780323597951

Tasmania

By: John Chapman,Monica Chapman

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Tasmania

By: John Chapman,Monica Chapman

This definitive guide to Australia's small but spectacular southern island state provides information on bushwalking in Tasmania's renowned national parks and wilderness areas, and detailed notes on Aboriginal and convict history. Accommodation listings for all budgets are included, as well as a detailed chapter on King and Flinders Islands.

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0864423845

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Cinderella Bride

By: Monica McLean

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Cinderella Bride

By: Monica McLean

Cinderella Bride by Monica McLean released on Feb 20, 1998 is available now for purchase.

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Harlequin Treasury-Silhouette Intim

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0373078528

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9780373078523

VideoHound's Independent Film Guide

By: Monica Sullivan

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VideoHound's Independent Film Guide

By: Monica Sullivan

The only video guide devoted exclusively to movies made outside the Hollywood studio system. Here are reviews of 1,000 films, many of which have moved out of the art houses and into mainstream theaters. The book brims with attitude and humor, trivia, 50 intriguing sidebars of information, and approximately 100 photos.

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1578590183

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Mountain Sisters

From Convent to Community in Appalachia

By: Helen Matthews Lewis,Monica Appleby

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Mountain Sisters

From Convent to Community in Appalachia

By: Helen Matthews Lewis,Monica Appleby

Inspired by a photograph of a nun riding a tractor, dozens of young Catholic women left their families in the 1940s and 1950s to join a new religious order known as the Glenmary Sisters. The order offered women the opportunity to act as domestic missionaries, experience adventure, and escape the homefront social pressures of post-World War II America. The sisters actively pursued a call of service to rural Appalachian communities but soon became frustrated with the rules and restrictions of the Roman Catholic Church. Outmoded doctrines -- including styles of dress -- made it exceedingly difficult for them to interact with the very people they hoped to help.

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0813190509

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