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Women in Teacher Training Colleges, 1900-1960
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 42.95Women in Teacher Training Colleges, 1900-1960 is an intricate and fascinating investigation of the lives and experiences of women in these important educational institutions of the early twentieth century. The book provides an overview of the historical context of the development of the colleges, using detailed case studies of three colleges: Homerton,... more...
Saving Graces
Crown Publishing Group 2006; US$ 14.95She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earth personality as she campaigned for her husband, then vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions as she valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being diagnosed only days before the 2004 election. She touched hundreds of similarly grieving families when her own son,... more...
Resilience
Crown Publishing Group 2009; US$ 15.00The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity. She?s one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage.... more...
English-Language Poetry from Wales 1789-1806
University of Wales Press 2013; US$ 40.00This new selection of Anglophone Welsh poetry presents a range of literary responses to the French Revolution and the ensuing wars with France, a period in which Wales and its history became prime imaginative territory for poets of all political sympathies. more...
The First Cold Warrior
The University Press of Kentucky 2006; US$ 40.00From the moment he took the oath of office in April 1945, Harry Truman was required to make difficult decisions in an increasingly dangerous world. The results -- notably the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- were the building blocks of containment, a strategic approach usually associated with George... more...
Photographs Objects Histories:
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 45.95This innovative volume explores the idea that while photographs are images, they are also objects, and this materiality is integral to their meaning and use. The case studies presented focus on photographs active in different institutional, political, religious and domestic spheres, where physical properties, the nature of their use and the cultural... more...
Photography, Anthropology and History
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2009; US$ 114.95As current research rethinks the relationship between photography and anthropology, this volume will serve as a stimulus to this new phase of research as an essential text and methodological reference point in any course that addresses the relationship between anthropology and visuality. more...
Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 13.99From a psychiatrist who has spent the past thirty-five years listening to other people?s most intimate problems and struggles, here is a generous and gentle alternative to the trial-and-error learning that makes wisdom such an expensive commodity. more...
Sensible Objects
Bloomsbury Publishing 2006; US$ 120.95Anthropologists of the senses have long argued that cultures differ in their sensory registers. This book applies this idea to material culture and the social practices that endow objects with meanings in both colonial and post colonial relationships. It challenges the privileged position of the sense of vision in the analysis of material culture.... more...
Empowering Struggling Readers
Guilford Publications 2011; US$ 29.00This book provides classroom-tested methods for engaging struggling middle grade readers--even those who appear to have given up--and fostering their success. The emphasis is on constructing respectful, encouraging learning environments that incorporate students' diverse literacies, cultural interests, and prior knowledge and skills into instruction.... more...









