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A Fashionable Century

Textile Artistry and Commerce in the Late Qing

By: Rachel Silberstein

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A Fashionable Century

Textile Artistry and Commerce in the Late Qing

By: Rachel Silberstein

Clothing and accessories from nineteenth-century China reveal much about women’s participation in the commercialization of textile handicrafts and the flourishing of urban popular culture. Focusing on women’s work and fashion, A Fashionable Century presents an array of visually compelling clothing and accessories neglected by traditional histories of Chinese dress, examining these products’ potential to illuminate issues of gender and identity. In the late Qing, the expansion of production systems and market economies transformed the Chinese fashion system, widening access to fashionable techniques, materials, and imagery. Challenging the conventional production model, in which women embroidered items at home, Silberstein sets fashion within a process of commercialization that created networks of urban guilds, commercial workshops, and subcontracted female workers. These networks gave rise to new trends influenced by performance and prints, and they offered women opportunities to participate in fashion and contribute to local economies and cultures. Rachel Silberstein draws on vernacular and commercial sources, rather than on the official and imperial texts prevalent in Chinese dress history, to demonstrate that in these fascinating objects—regulated by market desires, rather than imperial edict—fashion formed at the intersection of commerce and culture. A Fashionable Century is the winner of the Costume Society of America's Millia Davenport Publication Award and was long-listed for the Textile Society of America's R. L. Shep Award. The judges described the book as "an extraordinary achievement in scholarship working with source materials that are little-known outside of China and not otherwise available in English.

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University of Washington Press

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0295747196

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9780295747194

Link and Lerke

By: Schuchter,Bernd,Hildebrandt,Rachel

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Link and Lerke

By: Schuchter,Bernd,Hildebrandt,Rachel

A puzzling inheritance leads Ariel Link to Hohenems, his father’s hometown. An unknown woman bequeaths him a secretary, and her daughter Lerke is left to work out the details. From this chance meeting a fragile love story with an uncertain outcome develops. A tribute to memory and its intertwined connections to daily existence. Published with the support of Bundeskanzleramt Österreich.

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111

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KBR LLC

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1944608281

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Professional Development of Chemistry Teachers

Theory and Practice

By: Rachel Mamlok-Naaman,Ingo Eilks,George Bodner,Avi Hofstein

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Professional Development of Chemistry Teachers

Theory and Practice

By: Rachel Mamlok-Naaman,Ingo Eilks,George Bodner,Avi Hofstein

Continuous professional development of chemistry teachers is essential for any effective chemistry teaching due to the evolving nature of the subject matter and its instructional techniques. Professional development aims to keep chemistry teaching up-to-date and to make it more meaningful, more educationally effective, and better aligned to current requirements. Presenting models and examples of professional development for chemistry teachers, from pre-service preparation through to continuous professional development, the authors walk the reader through theory and practice. The authors discuss factors which affect successful professional development, such as workload, availability and time constraints, and consider how we maintain the life-long learning of chemistry teachers. With a solid grounding in the literature and drawing on many examples from the authors' rich experiences, this book enables researchers and educators to better understand teachers' roles in effective chemistry education and the importance of their professional development.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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1839167424

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9781839167423

The Jericho Pact

By: Rachel Lee

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The Jericho Pact

By: Rachel Lee

After the assassination of the German chancellor, the security of Office 119 is torn by the multitude of threats facing Europe and its people. Now time is running out. Agent Renate Bachle must do everything and anything to stop a conspirator willing to push nations to war and scapegoat an entire race in a bid for deadly power. In the shadows, a renegade priest and his bodyguard attempt to protect a sacred codex as ancient as it is coveted. But not even those willing to manipulate the Vatican to save the world can grasp the true nature of the power that has fallen into the wrong hands. All they can do is try to harness it long enough to stem the tide of blood and evil before it washes across Europe…and the globe.

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Harlequin

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1460308131

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River Jordan

The Mythology of a Dividing Line

By: Rachel Havrelock

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River Jordan

The Mythology of a Dividing Line

By: Rachel Havrelock

As the site of several miracles in the Jewish and Christian traditions, the Jordan is one of the world’s holiest rivers. It is also the major political and symbolic border contested by Israelis and Palestinians. Combining biblical and folkloric studies with historical geography, Rachel Havrelock explores how the complex religious and mythological representations of the river have shaped the current conflict in the Middle East. Havrelock contends that the intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stems from the nationalist myths of the Hebrew Bible, where the Jordan is defined as a border of the Promised Land. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim the Jordan as a necessary boundary of an indivisible homeland. Examining the Hebrew Bible alongside ancient and modern maps of the Jordan, Havrelock chronicles the evolution of Israel’s borders based on nationalist myths while uncovering additional myths that envision Israel as a bi-national state. These other myths, she proposes, provide roadmaps for future political configurations of the nation. Ambitious and masterful in its scope, River Jordan brings a fresh, provocative perspective to the ongoing struggle in this violence-riddled region.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226319571

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9780226319575

The History of the Provincial Press in England

By: Rachel Matthews

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The History of the Provincial Press in England

By: Rachel Matthews

Comprehensive history of the development of the regional press in England from its origins to today, also examining the context of the work of journalists"--

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1441162305

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Inextricably Bonded

Israeli Arab and Jewish Writers Re-Visioning Culture

By: Rachel Feldhay Brenner

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Inextricably Bonded

Israeli Arab and Jewish Writers Re-Visioning Culture

By: Rachel Feldhay Brenner

Despite the tragic reality of the continuing Israeli-Arab conflict and deep-rooted beliefs that the chasm between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs is unbridgeable, this book affirms the bonds between the two communities. Rachel Feldhay Brenner demonstrates that the literatures of both ethnic groups defy the ideologies that have obstructed dialogue between the two peoples. Brenner argues that literary critics have ignored the variety and the dissent in the novels of both Arab and Jewish writers in Israel, giving them interpretations that embrace the politics of exclusion and conform with Zionist ideology. Brenner offers insightful new readings that compare fiction by Jewish writers Amos Oz, A.B. Yehoshua, David Grossman, and others with fiction written in Hebrew by such Arab-Israeli writers as Atallah Mansour, Emile Habiby, and Anton Shammas. This parallel analysis highlights the moral and psychological dilemmas faced by both the Jewish victors and the Arab vanquished, and Brenner suggests that the hope for release from the historical trauma lies—on both sides—in reaching an understanding with and of the adversary. Drawing upon the theories of Walter Benjamin, Jacques Lacan, Sigmund Freud, Emanuel Levinas, and others, Inextricably Bonded is an innovative and illuminating examination of literary dissent from dominant ideology.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299189635

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9780299189631

The Evolution of the Israeli Third Sector

A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis

By: Rachel Calipha,Benjamin Gidron

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The Evolution of the Israeli Third Sector

A Conceptual and Empirical Analysis

By: Rachel Calipha,Benjamin Gidron

This book describes the evolution of the nonprofit sector in Israel and analyzes it within existing nonprofit theories.

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BRILL

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9004461736

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Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women

Patterns in a Feminist Sampler

By: Rachel J Siegel,Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum

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Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women

Patterns in a Feminist Sampler

By: Rachel J Siegel,Ellen Cole,Esther D Rothblum

Jewish women of all ages and backgrounds come together in Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women to explore and rejoice in what they have in common--their heritage. They reveal in striking personal stories how their Jewishness has shaped their identities and informed their experiences in innumerable, meaningful ways. Survivors, witnesses, defenders, innovators, and healers, these women question, celebrate, and transmit Jewish and feminist values in hopes that they might bridge the differences among Jewish women. They invite both Jewish and non-Jewish readers to share in their discussions and stories that convey and celebrate the multiplicity of Jewish backgrounds, attitudes, and issues.In Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women, you will read about cultural, religious, and gender choices, conversion to Judaism, family patterns, Jewish immigrant experiences, the complexities of Jewish secular identities, antisemitism, sexism, and domestic violence in the Jewish community. As the pages unfold in this wonderful book of personal odysseys, the colorful patterns of Jewish women’s lives are laid before you. You will find much cause for rejoicing, as the authors weave together their compelling and unique stories about: midlife Bat mitzvah preparations the transmission of Jewish values by Sephardi and Ashkenazi grandmothers traditional Sephardi customs the sorrow and healing involved in coping with the Holocaust a lesbian’s fascination with Kafka the external and internal obstacles Jewish women encounter in their efforts to study Jewish topics and participate in Jewish ritual becoming a Reconstructionist rabbi the difficulties and benefits of being the teenaged daughter of a rabbi A harmonious chorus of individual voices, Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women will delight and inspire Jewish and non-Jewish readers alike. It reminds each of us how diverse and distinctive Jewish women’s lives are, as well as how united they can be under the wonderful fold of Judaism. This book will be of great interest to all women, as well as to rabbis, Jewish community leaders and professionals, mental health workers, and those in Jewish studies, women’s studies, and multicultural studies.

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Routledge

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1317791355

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9781317791355

Warriors, Witches, Whores

Women in Israeli Cinema

By: Rachel S. Harris

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Warriors, Witches, Whores

Women in Israeli Cinema

By: Rachel S. Harris

Feminist reading of women’s representation and activism in Israeli cinema. Warriors, Witches, Whores: Women in Israeli Cinema is a feminist study of Israel’s film industry and the changes that have occurred since the 1990s. Working in feminist film theory, the book adopts a cultural studies approach, considering the creation of a female-centered and thematically feminist film culture in light of structural and ideological shifts in Israeli society. Author Rachel S. Harris situates these changes in dialogue with the cinematic history that preceded them and the ongoing social inequalities that perpetuate women’s marginalization within Israeli society. While no one can deny Israel’s Western women’s advancements, feminist filmmakers frequently turn to Israel’s less impressive underbelly as sources for their inspiration. Their films have focused on sexism, the negative impact of militarism on women’s experience, rape culture, prostitution, and sexual abuse. These films also tend to include subjects from society’s geographical periphery and social margins, such as female foreign workers, women, and refugees. Warriors, Witches, Whoresis divided into three major sections and each considers a different form of feminist engagement. The first part explores films that situate women in traditionally male spheres of militarism, considering the impact of interjecting women within hegemonic spaces or reconceptualizing them in feminist ways. The second part recovers the narratives of women’s experience that were previously marginalized or silenced, thereby creating a distinct female space that offers new kinds of storytelling and cinematic aesthetics that reflect feminist expressions of identity. The third part offers examples of feminist activism that reach beyond the boundaries of the film to comment on social issues. This section demonstrates how feminists use film (and work within the film industry) in order to position women in society. While there are thematic overlaps between the chapters, each section marks structural differences in the modes of feminist response. Warriors, Witches, Whores considers the ways social and political power have affected the representation of women and looks to how feminist filmmakers have fought against these inequities behind the camera and in the stories they tell. Students and scholars of film, gender, or cultural studies will appreciate this approachable monograph.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814339689

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9780814339688

Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition

By: Rachel Kranz

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Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition

By: Rachel Kranz

For centuries, African Americans have made important contributions to American culture. From Crispus Attucks, whose death marked the start of the Revolutionary War, to Oprah Winfrey, perhaps the most recognizable and influential TV personality today, black men and women have played an integral part in American history. This greatly expanded and updated edition of our best-selling volume, The Biographical Dictionary of Black Americans, Revised Edition profiles more than 250 of America's important, influential, and fascinating black figures, past and present—in all fields, including the arts, entertainment, politics, science, sports, the military, literature, education, the media, religion, and many more.

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Infobase Holdings, Inc

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1438198779

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9781438198774

Book's by Rachel Silberstein

A Fashionable Century

A Fashionable Century

Link and Lerke

Link and Lerke

Professional Development of Chemistry Teachers

Professional Development of Chemistry Teachers

The Jericho Pact

The Jericho Pact

River Jordan

River Jordan

The History of the Provincial Press in England

The History of the Provincial Press in England

Inextricably Bonded

Inextricably Bonded

The Evolution of the Israeli Third Sector

The Evolution of the Israeli Third Sector

Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women

Celebrating the Lives of Jewish Women

Warriors, Witches, Whores

Warriors, Witches, Whores

Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition

Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition

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