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Behind the Burnt Cork Mask

Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture

By: William John Mahar

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Behind the Burnt Cork Mask

Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture

By: William John Mahar

The songs, dances, jokes, parodies, spoofs, and skits of blackface groups such as the Virginia Minstrels and Buckley's Serenaders became wildly popular in antebellum America. Behind the Burnt Cork Mask not only explores the racist practices of these entertainers but considers their performances as troubled representations of ethnicity, class, gender, and culture in the nineteenth century. William J. Mahar's unprecedented archival study of playbills, newspapers, sketches, monologues, and music engages new sources previously not considered in twentieth-century scholarship. More than any other study of its kind, Behind the Burnt Cork Mask investigates the relationships between blackface comedy and other Western genres and traditions; between the music of minstrel shows and its European sources; and between "popular" and "elite" constructions of culture. By locating minstrel performances within their complex sites of production, Mahar offers a significant reassessment of the historiography of the field. Behind the Burnt Cork Mask promises to redefine the study of blackface minstrelsy, charting new directions for future inquiries by scholars in American studies, popular culture, and musicology.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252066960

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Behind the Burnt Cork Mask

Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture

By: William John Mahar

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Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture

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Why I Hate English

By: William Crouse,Linda Farnsworth

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Why I Hate English

By: William Crouse,Linda Farnsworth

This is a book of idioms that was written in hopes that it may help immigrants and others who enter the USA. Idioms are usually specific to a particular region, culture, language, or dialect and are often difficult to translate from one language or culture to another. Idioms are a phrase or group of words that conveys a figurative meaning that is different from the actual words of expression. Now being ninety-two years old, I have heard many idioms in my time. I have been collecting these entries for over thirty years and am happy to finally complete this book. Many of these idioms are from very many years ago. I hope that you find this book both educational and entertaining.

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129

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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163903529X

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Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside E-Book

By: Douglas P. Zipes,Jose Jalife,William Gregory Stevenson

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Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside E-Book

By: Douglas P. Zipes,Jose Jalife,William Gregory Stevenson

Rapid advancements in cardiac electrophysiology require today’s health care scientists and practitioners to stay up to date with new information both at the bench and at the bedside. The fully revised 7th Edition of Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside, by Drs. Douglas Zipes, Jose Jalife, and William Stevenson, provides the comprehensive, multidisciplinary coverage you need, including the underlying basic science and the latest clinical advances in the field. An attractive full-color design features color photos, tables, flow charts, ECGs, and more. All chapters have been significantly revised and updated by global leaders in the field, including 19 new chapters covering both basic and clinical topics. New topics include advances in basic science as well as recent clinical technology, such as leadless pacemakers; catheter ablation as a new class I recommendation for atrial fibrillation after failed medical therapy; current cardiac drugs and techniques; and a new video library covering topics that range from basic mapping (for the researcher) to clinical use (implantations). Each chapter is packed with the latest information necessary for optimal basic research as well as patient care, and additional figures, tables, and videos are readily available online. New editor William G. Stevenson, highly regarded in the EP community, brings a fresh perspective to this award-winning text.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323448887

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9780323448888

The Economics of Agricultural Development

World Food Systems and Resource Use

By: George W. Norton,Jeffrey Alwang,William A. Masters

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The Economics of Agricultural Development

World Food Systems and Resource Use

By: George W. Norton,Jeffrey Alwang,William A. Masters

Persistent problems with poverty, rapid population growth and malnutrition in many developing countries are among the most serious issues facing the world today. This book examines the causes, severity and effects of these problems, as well as potential solutions. The authors consider the implications of globalization of goods, services and capital for agriculture, poverty and the environment; and identify linkages in the world food system, stressing how agricultural and economic situations in poor countries affect industrialized nations and vice versa. Focusing on the role that agriculture can play in improving economic and nutritional wellbeing and how that role might be enhanced, this book is essential reading.

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459

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Routledge

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1134710224

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9781134710225

Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes

A Novel

By: William Kennedy

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Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes

A Novel

By: William Kennedy

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Ironweed," a dramatic novel of love and revolution from one of America's finest writers. This is an unforgettably riotous story of romance and redemption set against the landscape of the civil rights movement.

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Penguin Books

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0143122045

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Ethnicity Counts

By: William Petersen

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Ethnicity Counts

By: William Petersen

Official statistics about ethnicity in advanced societies are no better than those in less developed countries. An open industrial society is inherently fluid, and it is as hard to interpret social class and ethnic groups there as in a nearly static community. In consequence, the collection and interpretation of ethnic statistics is frequently a battleground where the groups being counted contest each element of every enumeration. William Petersen describes how ethnic identity is determined and how ethnic or racial units are counted by official statistical agencies in the United States and elsewhere. The chapters in this book cover such topics as: "Identification of Americans of European Descent," "Differentiation among Blacks," "Ethnic Relations in the Netherlands," "Two Case Studies: Japan and Switzerland," and "Who is a Jew?" Petersen argues that the general public is overly impressed by assertions about ethnicity, particularly if they are supported by numbers and graphs. The flood of American writings about race and ethnicity gives no sign of abatement. Ethnicity Counts offers an indispensible background to meaningful interpretation of statistics on ethnicity, and will be important to sociologists, historians, policymakers, and government officials.

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Routledge

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1351291742

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Moving within Borders

Addressing the Potentials and Risks of Mass Migrations in Developing Countries

By: William Ascher,Shane Joshua Barter

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Moving within Borders

Addressing the Potentials and Risks of Mass Migrations in Developing Countries

By: William Ascher,Shane Joshua Barter

This book highlights the attention that policymakers, activists, and the public should pay to internal migration. Although prominent research has analyzed particular types of internal migration, especially urbanization and internally displaced persons (IDPs), the narrow scope of existing studies cannot capture the overlaps of motivation and circumstances that pose serious policy dilemmas. The book is distinctive in examining the full range of modes and motives of internal migration: state-sponsored or unsponsored, coerced or voluntary, land-seeking or market-seeking, urban or rural, and so on. While approaching internal migration holistically, it also emphasizes how it is distinct from international migrations, especially the central role of the state, whose internal divisions and defensive reactions to challenges often play decisive roles in governing migration. The writing style is geared towards accessibility, making it appropriate for college- and graduate-level students as well as the broader public.

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Springer Nature

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3031375491

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9783031375491

The Navy Way

By: William Crouse

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The Navy Way

By: William Crouse

This book is actually two books in one. The first book is the memoir of how the author grew up during the "Great Depression" (1929""1940) and "World War II" (called the "Home Front") as a young boy. The stories contained in this book are about how today's generation's elders sacrificed so much for their children and all future generations. This story is about how he lived during such a tough time as a young man and made his way into the Navy. The second book, The Navy Way, is about the author's firsthand experiences as an US Navy enlisted airman. He served in the Navy during the "Korean War" from 1950""1952, as a radio technician and went to Korea three times. He was with Air Group #2 and Air Group #19 aboard several different aircraft carriers, such as the Boxer, Valley Forge, Philippine Sea, and Princeton. He earned the "GI Bill" and went to college at SUNY Oswego, in New York State. During his time there, he earned a BS degree in industrial arts. He then went on to be an industrial arts teacher in Tupper Lake, NY. In 1983, he retired after teaching for twenty-six years.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1644168448

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Coal and Culture

Opera Houses in Appalachia

By: William Faricy Condee

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Coal and Culture

Opera Houses in Appalachia

By: William Faricy Condee

A critical appreciation of the opera house in the coal-mining region of Appalachia from the mid 1860s to the early 1930s, Coal and Culture demonstrates that these were multipurpose facilities that were used for traveling theater, concerts, religious events, lectures, commencements, boxing matches, benefits, union meetings, and - if the auditorium had a flat floor - skating and basketball.

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Ohio University Press

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0821415883

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9780821415887

The Global Economics of Forestry

By: William F. Hyde

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The Global Economics of Forestry

By: William F. Hyde

Concluding chapters review the roles of the newer institutional landowners, of smaller private and farm landowners, and of public agencies.

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Routledge

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0415518288

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9780415518284

Let the Children Play

How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive

By: Pasi Sahlberg,William Doyle

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Let the Children Play

How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive

By: Pasi Sahlberg,William Doyle

Play is how children explore, discover, fail, succeed, socialize, and flourish. It is a fundamental element of the human condition. It's the key to giving schoolchildren skills they need to succeed--skills like creativity, innovation, teamwork, focus, resilience, expressiveness, empathy, concentration, and executive function. Expert organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Centers for Disease Control agree that play and physical activity are critical foundations of childhood, academics, and future skills--yet politicians are destroying play in childhood education and replacing it with standardization, stress, and forcible physical restraint, which are damaging to learning and corrosive to society. But this is not the case for hundreds of thousands of lucky children who are enjoying the power of play in schools in China, Texas, Oklahoma, Long Island, Scotland, and in the entire nation of Finland. In Let the Children Play, Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish educator and scholar, and Fulbright Scholar William Doyle make the case for helping schools and children thrive by unleashing the power of play and giving more physical and intellectual play to all schoolchildren. In the course of writing this book, Sahlberg and Doyle traveled worldwide, reviewed over 700 research studies, and conducted interviews with over 50 of the world's leading authorities on education. Most intriguingly, Let the Children Play provides a glimpse into the play-based experiments ongoing now all over the world, from rural China, Singapore, and Scotland to North Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the promising results of these bold new approaches. Readers will find the book to be both a call for change and a guide for making that change happen in their own communities.

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Oxford University Press

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0190932155

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Let the Children Play

For the Learning, Well-Being, and Life Success of Every Child

By: Pasi (Professor of Education Policy Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy Gonski Institute for Education University of New South Wales Australia),William (University of Eastern Finland Doyle, Finland)

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Let the Children Play

For the Learning, Well-Being, and Life Success of Every Child

With research breakthroughs and case histories the authors reveal how intellectual and physical play is the ultimate engine of transforming education -- the key to giving our children the well-being, happiness, and skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.

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0192894161

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9780192894168

American Colossus: The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943

The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943

By: William J. Brown

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American Colossus: The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943

The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943

By: William J. Brown

The first full-length history of the American grain elevator, from 1843 to 1943. Eight black and white illustrations, appendix, index, bibliography.

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Lulu.com

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0578012618

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Behind the Burnt Cork Mask

Behind the Burnt Cork Mask

Behind the Burnt Cork Mask

Behind the Burnt Cork Mask

Why I Hate English

Why I Hate English

Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside E-Book

Cardiac Electrophysiology: From Cell to Bedside E-Book

The Economics of Agricultural Development

The Economics of Agricultural Development

Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes

Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes

Ethnicity Counts

Ethnicity Counts

Moving within Borders

Moving within Borders

The Navy Way

The Navy Way

Coal and Culture

Coal and Culture

The Global Economics of Forestry

The Global Economics of Forestry

Let the Children Play

Let the Children Play

Let the Children Play

Let the Children Play

American Colossus: The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943

American Colossus: The Grain Elevator, 1843 to 1943

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