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An Impossible Dream?

Racial Integration in the United States

By: Sharon A. Stanley

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An Impossible Dream?

Racial Integration in the United States

By: Sharon A. Stanley

Contemporary debate over the legacy of racial integration in the United States rests between two positions that are typically seen as irreconcilable. On one side are those who argue that we must pursue racial integration because it is an essential component of racial justice. On the other are those who question the ideal of integration and suggest that its pursuit may damage the very population it was originally intended to liberate. In An Impossible Dream? Sharon A. Stanley shows that much of this apparent disagreement stems from different understandings of the very meaning of integration. In response, she offers a new model of racial integration in the United States that takes seriously the concerns of longstanding skeptics, including black power activists and black nationalists. Stanley reformulates integration to de-emphasize spatial mixing for its own sake and calls instead for an internal, psychic transformation on the part of white Americans and a radical redistribution of power. The goal of her vision is not simply to mix black and white bodies in the same spaces and institutions, but to dismantle white supremacy and create a genuine multiracial democracy. At the same time, however, she argues that achieving this model of integration in the contemporary United States would be extraordinarily challenging, due to the poisonous legacy of Jim Crow and the hidden, self-reinforcing nature of white privilege today. Pursuing integration against a background of persistent racial injustice might well exacerbate black suffering without any guarantee of achieving racial justice or a worthwhile form of integration. As long as the future of integration remains uncertain, its pursuit can neither be prescribed as a moral obligation nor rejected as intrinsically indefensible. In An Impossible Dream? Stanley dissects this vexing moral and political quandary.

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Oxford University Press

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0190639997

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9780190639990

The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

By: Sharon A. Stanley

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The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

By: Sharon A. Stanley

Sharon A. Stanley chronicles the emergence of a recognizably modern form of cynicism during the French Enlightenment, by discussing the work of philosophers such as Denis Diderot and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. While recent scholarly and popular commentary has depicted cynicism as a novel, contemporary phenomenon that threatens healthy democratic functioning, this book shows that cynicism has much earlier roots and may contribute to the health of democracies.

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237

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Cambridge University Press

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1107014646

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9781107014640

An Ia Story

One Thread in the Tapestry of Consciousness

By: Sharon A. Stanley

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An Ia Story

One Thread in the Tapestry of Consciousness

By: Sharon A. Stanley

From living a limited reality to recognizing our places in the tapestry of consciousness: this story is an account of discovering and living the greatness that lies within each of us.

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416

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Trafford Publishing

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1553690257

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9781553690252

The Sunne In Splendour

A Novel of Richard III

By: Sharon Kay Penman

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The Sunne In Splendour

A Novel of Richard III

By: Sharon Kay Penman

The classic, magnificent bestselling novel about Richard III, now in a special thirtieth anniversary edition with a new preface by the author In this triumphant combination of scholarship and storytelling, Sharon Kay Penman redeems Richard III—vilified as the bitter, twisted, scheming hunchback who murdered his nephews, the princes in the Tower—from his maligned place in history. Born into the treacherous courts of fifteenth-century England, in the midst of what history has called The War of the Roses, Richard was raised in the shadow of his charismatic brother, King Edward IV. Loyal to his friends and passionately in love with the one woman who was denied him, Richard emerges as a gifted man far more sinned against than sinning. With revisions throughout and a new author's preface discussing the astonishing discovery of Richard's remains five centuries after his death, Sharon Kay Penman's brilliant classic is more powerful and glorious than ever.

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945

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St. Martin's Griffin

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1429930098

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9781429930093

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

By: Sharon Huxford,Bob Huxford

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Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

By: Sharon Huxford,Bob Huxford

No other book on the market houses as much information for a bargain price. Once again over 50,000 listings from reliable sources are included and carefully checked by an authority on the subject. More than 400 expert advisors make sure only the best and most accurate data remains. Hundreds of sharp photographs accompany the 500+ categories: glass and porcelain, match holders, purses, cookie jars, jewelry, advertising, furniture, dolls, records and more. History and other pertinent facts complement the descriptive listings, which reflect the current market and developing trends.

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612

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1574323652

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9781574323658

The History of England : From the Earliest Period to the Death of Elizabeth

Vol. 6

By: Sharon Turner

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The History of England : From the Earliest Period to the Death of Elizabeth

Vol. 6

By: Sharon Turner

Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368753215

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9783368753214

Royal Blood

By: Rona Sharon

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Royal Blood

By: Rona Sharon

In the Tudor Court of 1518, your friends and enemies can be one and the same. . . During the annual celebration of the Order of the Garter, Sir Michael Devereaux arrives in King Henry VIII's court on a mission for his benefactor. The celebration's endless feats and sumptuous women delight the charismatic newcomer, who becomes captivated by the enigmatic Princess Renée of France. But evil, it seems, has followed Michael to the court. Shortly after his arrival, an unknown killer claims several victims, including the Queen's lady-in-waiting, and the powerful Cardinal Wolsey asks Michael to help with the investigation. As he searches for the killer, Michael is haunted by disturbing images of the victims--flashes of violence that lead him to doubt his own sanity. Michael soon realizes that the key to solving the crime is connected to both the Pope's Imperial vault in Rome and a mystery from Michael's own past--revealing a secret that is so damning, it could forever alter the future of mankind. Powerfully evocative and steeped with detail from the breathtaking era of the Tudors, Royal Blood is historical storytelling at its richest--an unforgettable tale of intrigue, passion, and danger.

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796

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Kensington Publishing Corp.

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0758240880

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9780758240880

The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

By: Sharon A. Stanley

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The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

By: Sharon A. Stanley

Sharon A. Stanley analyzes cynicism from a political-theoretical perspective, arguing that cynicism isn't unique to our time. Instead, she posits that cynicism emerged in the works of French Enlightenment philosophers, such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Denis Diderot. She explains how eighteenth-century theories of epistemology, nature, sociability and commerce converged to form a recognizably modern form of cynicism, foreshadowing postmodernism. While recent scholarship and popular commentary have depicted cynicism as threatening to healthy democracies and political practices, Stanley argues instead that the French philosophes reveal the possibility of a democratically hospitable form of cynicism.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107379032

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9781107379039

An Impossible Dream?

Racial Integration in the United States

By: Sharon A. Stanley

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An Impossible Dream?

Racial Integration in the United States

By: Sharon A. Stanley

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Oxford University Press

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0190639970

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An Impossible Dream?

An Impossible Dream?

The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

An Ia Story

An Ia Story

The Sunne In Splendour

The Sunne In Splendour

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

The History of England : From the Earliest Period to the Death of Elizabeth

The History of England : From the Earliest Period to the Death of Elizabeth

Royal Blood

Royal Blood

The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism

An Impossible Dream?

An Impossible Dream?

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