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Chicana/o Struggles for Education
Texas A&M University Press 2013; US$ 40.00Much of the history of Mexican American educational reform efforts has focused on campaigns to eliminate discrimination in public schools. However, as historian Guadalupe San Miguel demonstrates in Chicana/o Struggles for Education: Activisim in the Community , the story is much broader and more varied than that. While activists certainly challenged... more...
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages, Volume I
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 4.99This detailed analysis of one of the most brutal periods of religious persecution ever recorded is a must-read for history buffs of all stripes. Author Henry Charles Lea lends detail and dimension to the historical record, providing a turn-by-turn recounting of events along with deeper insight into the motives and psychology of the persecutors and... more...
The Nick Of Time
Kensington Publishing Corp. 2008; US$ 5.95LIFE IS MORE THAN A CELEBRATION. Newly divorced attorney Fiona Daniels is determined not to make the same mistake twice. Or wallow in self-pity. Instead, she decides to celebrate her newfound freedom at a divorce party, where she proudly unveils herself as a DFL (divorcée for life). Its a status that allows her to make the kinds of decisions... more...
The Phonology of Standard Chinese
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 59.99The fully revised edition of San Duanmu's popular introduction to Chinese phonology reflects recent research and theoretical advances in particular work in feature, syllable, and stress. The author has also added a chapter on rhythm in poetry. Reviews of the first edition. 'Every phonologist and student of Chinese linguistics will find something... more...
In Between Men
Kensington Publishing Corp. 2010; US$ 5.59One Moment. . . Hope Williams doesn't know what happened--the dream life she worked so hard to get suddenly feels like a trap. Her successful husband wants her to be wife-and-mother 24/7, her solid career is becoming a rut, and none of her friends get why "everything" isn't feeling like much to her. Only Anthony understands. One Night.... more...
Shadows at the Fair
Scribner 2003; US$ 6.99Local antiques dealer, dead in a one-car accident on his way home from an antiques exposition in Columbus, Ohio Two Scranton, Pennsylvania, antiques dealers dead of smoke inhalation Massachusetts antiques dealer dead of substance abuse at an auction in Sharon, Connecticut Antiques dealer dies in his booth at the Westchester (New York)... more...
Survey of Arab-Israeli Relations 1947-2001
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 250.00Impartial documentation and background information fundamental to the understanding of Arab-Israeli relations. Key Features: * Covers in detail the years since the first Arab-Israeli war and the statehood of Israel, in 1947-48, to the most recent developments in relations between Israel, the emerging Palestinian political entities and the Arab... more...
Playing With Time
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 59.95With a background of a reported decline in literacy standards, the author investigates the relationship between gender and literacy, revealing how families, and women in particular, feel pressurized to be responsible for their children's literacy. more...
Shadows on the Ivy
Scribner 2004; US$ 8.74Maggie Summer has three loves: her antique print business, Shadows; her career as a community college professor in Somerset County, New Jersey; and the new man in her life, Will Brewer. Her biological clock is pushing her to decide whether she's ready to add a fourth love: an adopted child. Although Will is on the road just now, Maggie's life is... more...
Crime and Modernity
SAGE Publications 2002; US$ 63.00'Lea has produced a serious and scholarly contribution of great interest to criminologists (whether "critical "or not), to post graduates, as well as the more advanced undergraduate. This is a book that is well written, absorbing, thoughtful and thought provoking' - The British Journal of Criminology more...









