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Globalization and Terrorism: The Migration of Dreams and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nassar, Jamal R., PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ong>Globalizationong> ong>andong> terrorism are both charged concepts; people use the terms loosely without regard for exactitude, often to further political ends. This book carefully defines these concepts, puts them in historical as well as political context, ong>andong> amplifies the basics with an exploration of the way in which the dreams inspired by ong>globalizationong> can translate all too easily into the nightmare of terrorism. Visit our website for sample chapters

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regina Orthodox Press, What did the Fathers of the historic Church teach about the role of ong>womenong> in the Church? For many years the answer to this question has come from feminist theologians. It has been difficult to find a book that presents what the Church Fathers ong>andong> the Scriptures teach on ong>womenong> ong>andong> men's role in the life of the Church. The Scong>andong>al of Gender brings us into direct contact with the authentic ong>andong> original teachings of the ancient Christian Church Fathers on the issue of the proper role of ong>womenong> ong>andong> men in the life of the Church. The point of view of the Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects the traditional Orthodox point of view of the Early Church Fathers ong>andong> the Bible.

Women's Movement in: Kuwait, Egypt, Iran and the UK

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alessa, Amani Saleh, PUBLISHER: Authorhouse, This book focus on the history of mainly the ong>womenong>'s movement, it also reflects at the same time the domination of ong>womenong> through out history. It studies the movement of three Middle Eastern countries, Kuwait, Egypt, ong>andong> Iran then it shows the experience of the ong>womenong>'s movement in the UK as an example of a Western society to distinguish to what extent these societies appreciate ong>womenong>. Now there are some similarities as well as some differences between the East ong>andong> the West which forms the interesting part to observe the struggle of ong>womenong> in different cultures.

Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hardy, Lyda Mary, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Discover the best books, Web sites, audiovisual items, ong>andong> other materials to research notable ong>womenong> of the United States. Learn about ong>womenong> from Colonial times to the present day who have made strides in many fields of endeavor including the arts, literature, politics, religion, science, ong>andong> sports. Materials listed feature ong>womenong> from all regions of the country ong>andong> from many American cultural groups. The guide concentrates on materials published or produced during the s, ong>andong> its final section outlines the field of ong>womenong>'s history in terms of its historiography, theory ong>andong> methodology, ong>andong> its place in education.

Women in the Workplace: Effects of Families

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Borman, Kathryn M. / Quarm, Daisy / Gideonse, Sarah, PUBLISHER: Ablex Publishing Corporation, This volume constitutes a unique contribution to the cross-disciplinary field of family studies. It focuses on issues brought about by the movement of large numbers of ong>womenong> with children into the ong>workong>place; the impact of their employment on men's ong>andong> ong>womenong>'s traditional responsibilities ong>andong> family roles; ong>andong> the implications of these changing roles for public policy, employers, ong>andong> social service agencies. The volume includes both historical ong>andong> contemporary policy frameong>workong>s as important themes. Moreover, the issues ong>andong> circumstances of more than one type of family are considered, including single ong>workong>er ong>andong> dual earner families.

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The ong>workong> was written by the artist N. Lvov in the middle of the first half of the 20th century.The painting depicts the summer southern seascape. On the left side - a mountainous shore with cypress. The long>andong>scape is characterized by simplicity, clarity ong>andong> original pictorial expression.A picture with a harmonious color, based on a combination of subtle shades of blue, green ong>andong> brown colors. The ong>workong> is written with the appropriate mood ong>andong> corresponds to ong>workong>s popular with connoisseurs of art!

Women Organising

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Helen, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "ong>Womenong> Organising" is the first study to bring organization theory ong>andong> the real-life experiences of ong>womenong> organizing together. Helen Brown uses the example of the Greystone ong>Womenong>'s Centre in Britain to illustrate the struggles of ong>womenong> seeking to manage without becoming bureaucratized, to find a sense of direction without relying on leaders, to participate fully as leaders, ong>andong> above all, to create a truly collective form of organization.

Cottage Country Canoe Routes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Callan, Kevin / Hudson, Noel, PUBLISHER: Boston Mills Press, Full of up-to-date maps ong>andong> beautiful photographs, Cottage Country Canoe ong>Routesong> provides a wealth of information about the best canoe ong>routesong> in the Kawarthas, Haliburton Highlong>andong>s, Muskoka ong>andong> Georgian Bay.

All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Leonard, Elizabeth D., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Company, Historian Elizabeth Leonard has combed archives, memoirs, ong>andong> histories to unearth the stories of the hidden ong>andong> forgotten ong>womenong> who risked their lives for the blue or the gray. These ong>womenong> spied for their cause, remained on the front lines as daughters of the regiments, ong>andong> even dressed as men ong>andong> enlisted under aliases to take up arms ong>andong> fight as soldiers. Here are the stories of Belle Boyd, a proud Confederate loyalist ong>andong> key player in Stonewall Jackson's struggle to hold the Shenong>andong>oah Valley; army woman Annie Etheridge, whose four long years of courageous ong>workong> on the field earned her a Kearney Cross for bravery; Sarah Emma Edmonds, who enlisted as "Franklin Thompson," remained with her regiment as a much-respected soldier for two years, fighting at Fredricksburg ong>andong> elsewhere; ong>andong> many other courageous ong>womenong>. Leonard investigates why these ong>womenong> chose unconventional ways to help their cause. In doing so, she gives us a striking portrait of the lives ong>womenong> led in the nineteenth century ong>andong> of their ability to break through the traditional barriers of Victorian womanhood.

The Limits of Globalization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Scott, Alan, PUBLISHER: Routledge, IThe Limits of ong>Globalizationong> criticizes the idea that ong>globalizationong> is an unstoppable historical force in the face of which politics are helpless ong>andong> calls for a renewal of political projects which can defend society against markets. The limitations of the globalizing forces operating in the world today can best be understood through an analysis of their concrete manifestations. Using examples from the people's art of Potsdammer Platz to the ways in which Western cultural icons are reinterpreted in Asian magazines, this collection of essays unpicks the rhetoric of ong>globalizationong> in political analysis, cultural theory ong>andong> urban ong>andong> economic sociology ong>andong> exposes the myth of the global society as in many cases a dangerous exaggeration.

The Fourth Estate

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shahar, Shulamith / Shahar, S. / Shahar Shulamit, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Did ong>womenong> really constitute a "fourth estate" in medieval society ong>andong>, if so, in what sense? In this wide-ranging study, Shulamith Shahar considers this ong>andong> the whole question of varying attitudes to ong>womenong> ong>andong> their status in Western Europe between the twelfth ong>andong> the fifteenth centuries. She draws a cohesive picture of ong>womenong> in a range of situations: nuns ong>andong> married ong>womenong>, peasants ong>andong> nobleong>womenong>, townsong>womenong>, ong>andong> ong>womenong> involved in heretical movements ong>andong> witchcraft.

New Essays on Uncle Tom's Cabin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sundquist, Eric J. / Elliott, Emory, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Increased interest in the role of ong>womenong> ong>andong> minorities in establishing the canon of American literature has led to renewed interest in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The essays in this volume set out to provide contemporary readers with a critical ong>andong> historical interpretation of the novel that reflects the best of recent scholarship. In his introduction Eric J. Sundquist attempts to show that Uncle Tom's Cabin boldly takes issue with both proslavery arguments ong>andong> prevailing prejudices among abolitionists, employing the forms of popular melodrama ong>andong> heated rhetoric to carry its complex argument. The individual essays examine the influence of Stowe's novel on the characterization of ong>womenong> in the American novel ong>andong> on later ong>womenong> writers, the role of ong>womenong> in the antislavery movement, the literary exchanges between Stowe ong>andong> her contemporaries; Uncle Tom's Cabin ong>andong> the tradition of the Gothic novel, ong>andong> the characterizations of blacks in this novel ong>andong> in later ong>workong>s.

Women's Suffrage: A Primary Source History of the Women's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Adams, Colleen, PUBLISHER: Rosen Publishing Group, In the late eighteenth century, while Americans fought for their freedom from Great Britain ong>andong> the Constitution was written declaring the freedoms ong>andong> rights of its citizens, ong>womenong> were not allowed to vote, own property, get a divorce, serve on juries, or speak in public. In , Abigail Adams voiced strong opinions about sharing a voice in electing those who run the government, ong>andong> this was the start of the ong>womenong>'s rights movement in America.

Many Peoples, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ellwood, Robert S. / McGraw, Barbara A., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This classic ong>workong> presents the religions of the world in a way that captures the total human experience in both a factual ong>andong> empathetic manner. Contains chapters on understong>andong>ing the world's religious heritage; the cosmic religions of prehistoric ong>andong> tribal peoples; the spiritual paths of India; Buddhism ong>andong> other religions of East Asia; Monotheistic religions; Judaism; the growth of Christianity; the Islamic faith, ong>andong> more, ong>andong> concludes with a chapter that considers religion today ong>andong> in the future. Describes the experience of each faith's practitioners in the United States ong>andong> summarizes the affect of that faith on larger American culture. Offers fresh insights ong>andong> information on today's new religious movements (such as China's Falun Gong)--discussing the social conditions that tend to give rise to such movements, their sociological nature, ong>andong> what they say about the societies in which they appear--ong>andong> includes current information on ong>womenong>'s role in religion, ong>andong> the impact of religion on such human crises as ecology ong>andong> population. Comes with hong>andong>y outlines for writing a research paper on world religions ong>andong> visiting religious sites. For general readers interested in an introspective ong>andong> enlightening overview of world religions today.

Unsex'd Revolutionaries: Five Women Novelists of the 's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ty, Eleanor, PUBLISHER: University of Toronto Press, ong>Womenong> had been writing long before the French Revolution, but the reactionary character of the s infused their ong>workong> with a public importance ong>andong> an urgency. The decade was one of intense argument ong>andong> reflection on the role of ong>womenong> in society. Eleanor Ty studies the ways in which five ong>womenong> writers of the s politicized the domestic or sentimental novel in response to oppression ong>andong> exclusion. Influenced by radical post-revolution thinkers, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Hays, Helen Maria Williams, Elizabeth Inchbald, ong>andong> Charlotte Smith wrote fiction that questioned existing social, economic, legal ong>andong> cultural practices as they related to ong>womenong>. In particular, they dealt with historically specific gender issues such as female education, the rights ong>andong> 'wrongs' of woman, ong>andong> the duties of a wife. Using historical ong>andong> feminist psycho-linguistic studies as a base, Ty explores some of the complexities encountered in the writings of these five ong>womenong>. Through their challenge to Edmund Burke's patriarchal ideas, they discovered strategies of writing based on the maternal or female aesthetic. For these 'unsex'd revolutionaries, ' sentimental or domestic fiction was not just about courtship, love, ong>andong> romance. Their writings interrogate the structures of society, ong>andong> criticize ong>andong> make relevant the connections between the personal ong>andong> the political, the domestic ong>andong> the public sphere.

We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roberts, Cokie, PUBLISHER: Paperback Nova Audio Books, Cokie Roberts takes her listeners on a personal ong>andong> political journey, exploring the diverse roles ong>womenong> have played throughout American history, ong>andong> the connections ong>andong> distinctions among different generations of ong>womenong>. On a personal level, each essay is an introduction to one of the fascinating ong>womenong> Roberts has encountered during the course of her reporting career. She also relates powerful ong>andong> moving anecdotes about the ong>womenong> in her life, like her mother, former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs. These intimate portraits of extraordinary ong>womenong> become the springboard for more extensive discussions of ong>womenong>'s position in politics, business, motherhood, ong>andong> marriage, as well as other issues. Roberts examines the nature of ong>womenong>'s roles, from mother to mechanic, sister to soldier, through the illuminating lens of her personal experience. Sensitive, straightforward, ong>andong> perceptive, "We Are Our Mothers' Daughters" celebrates the diversity of choices ong>andong> perspectives available to ong>womenong> today ong>andong> ultimately affirms the bond of female solidarity - a vital, powerful interconnection among all ong>womenong>, whatever their backgrounds.

Women in Washington: Advocates for Public Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tinker, Irene, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), The book synthesizes the successes ong>andong> failures of two decades in the struggle to improve the lives of American ong>womenong> through the political process. Many of the contributors have ong>workong>ed in federal government, ong>andong> they consider such areas as education, employment, law ong>andong> business -- testifying to the wider social ong>andong> political role that so-called 'ong>womenong>'s issues' have played in shaping American society since the early s. This book is destined to shape the agenda of the ong>womenong>'s movement for the next generation. '...the text is a wonderful resource for students of political science, organizational change, ong>andong> ong>womenong>'s studies.' -- Choice, May 'Written in a lucid ong>andong> jargon-free style, the book provides both the general reader ong>andong> the professional with new information on much-studied issues such as the ERA...' -- Perspective

Work + Life

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yost, Cali Williams, PUBLISHER: Riverhead Books, The empowering new 3-step guide to combining ong>workong> ong>andong> life strategically, creatively, ong>andong> successfully. The message is simple: ong>Workong> doesn't have to be all or nothing. There are countless combinations of ong>workong> ong>andong> life between these extremes. People can change the way ong>workong> fits into their lives, in a way that's good for employees ong>andong> employers. "ong>Workong>+Life" provides the tools to adjust the "ong>workong>" portion of life in order to have more time ong>andong>/or energy for personal responsibilities ong>andong> interests. Even a small change can make a big difference. Industry expert Cali Yost has been ong>workong>ing with people on all sides of the issue: employees ong>andong> managers at companies such as General Electric/NBC, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, ong>andong> Ernst & Young, ong>andong> EAPs nationwide that help companies help their employees. They all say the same thing-"ong>Workong>+Life" is the missing piece of the puzzle, putting readers on the cutting edge of the ong>workong>place revolution.

Reading the Women of the Bible: A New Interpretation of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Frymer-Kensky, Tikva, PUBLISHER: Schocken Books Inc, "Reading the ong>Womenong> of the Bible "takes up two of the most significant intellectual ong>andong> religious issues of our day: the experiences of ong>womenong> in a patriarchal society ong>andong> the relevance of the Bible to modern life.

Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morris, Ann / Heyman, Ken, PUBLISHER: Lothrop, Lee ong>andong> Shepard Books, Come fly an airplane in Germany ong>andong> a kite in Thailong>andong>, fish for cod off the coast of Canada ong>andong> wind-up whales on a sidewalk in Japan, herd sheep in New Zealong>andong> ong>andong> ride an elephant in the United States. ong>Workong> ong>andong> its companion volume, Play, take young children on a trip around the world to visit people from a rich variety of cultures at ong>workong> ong>andong> at play.

Cycling Michigan: 25 of the Best Bike Routes in Western

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gentry, Karen, PUBLISHER: Thunder Bay Press (MI), The perfect guidebooks for bikers at all levels with an emphasis on cycle touring. Both books feature detailed maps, photos ong>andong> exact mileage for bike ong>routesong> than range from 4 to 60 miles in length. Information includes parks ong>andong> recreational areas, the favorite eateries of bike clubs ong>andong> unique attractions of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. These books are the key to a wonderful ong>andong> healthy season of cycling.

The Darkness and the Dawn

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Swindoll, Charles R., PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson Publishers, The two most significant events in human history are the death ong>andong> resurrection of Jesus Christ. ong>Andong> no one can uncover their meaning for today quite like Charles Swindoll. From the poignant interactions of The Last Supper, through the despairing events of Gethsemane ong>andong> the seven last words of Jesus on the Cross, Dr. Swindoll challenges readers with a new perspective on the atoning ong>workong> of Christ. ong>Andong> in Part Two of this inspirational ong>workong>, the secret of how the resurrection of Jesus enables Christians to live triumphantly is revealed in a clear yet surprising way.

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wingfield, Paul / Paul, Wingfield / Rushton, Julian, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The Glagolitic Mass, written between ong>andong> , is not only one of JanaD&cek's most important ong>workong>s: it is also a masterpiece of the twentieth-century choral repertoire. In this fascinating description of the Mass ong>andong> its history, Paul Wingfield brings together information on all significant aspects of the ong>workong>, including much that is new. In particular, he quotes important letters from ong>andong> to the composer that have never previously been published. Chapters on the music itself offer a full synopsis of the ong>workong>, the first in-depth study of the musical organization, ong>andong> key interpretations of the ong>workong> by JanaD&cek ong>andong> others.

Keynote for iPad

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Negrino, Tom, PUBLISHER: Peachpit Press, In this book, readers will get clear ong>andong> to-the-point instruction on how to create all kinds of presentations using the Keynote app. Readers will learn to: Install the Keynote Appong>Workong> with the document manager.ong>Workong> with the media browser ong>andong> add photos ong>andong> movies from their library.Add amazing animations ong>andong> effects.Connect with a crowd by presenting to an audience right on their iPad or connect to a TV, monitor, projector, or LCD display ong>andong> present on an even bigger screen.ong>Workong> with ong>andong> customize Apple-designed themes.

Gender and Power Relations in Nigeria

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Lexington Books, Globally, ong>womenong> are oppressed ong>andong> this book introduces the perspective of African ong>womenong> ong>andong> especially that of Nigerian ong>womenong>. This book looks at the major themes that drive the ong>womenong>'s empowerment programs in Nigeria. Feminists in Nigeria are shaped by the institutions, values, ideologies, ong>andong> since the s, the UN ong>andong> its agencies have added an international dimension. The chapters, while taking us through a theoretical overview of Nigerian ong>womenong>'s empowerment, also shows how institutions, values, religion, ong>andong> culture can challenge feminist political philosophy a philosophy that tends to universalize ong>womenong> s problems ong>andong> their solutions.

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