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State, Society, and Intercultural Relations, 1905-1950

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U.S.-China relations became increasingly important and complex in the twentieth century. While economic, political, and military interactions all grew over time, the most dramatic expansion took place in educational exchange, turning it into the strongest tie between the two nations. By the end of the 1940s, tens of thousands of Chinese and American students and scholars had crisscrossed the Pacific, leaving indelible marks on both societies. Although all exchange programs were terminated during the cold war, the two nations reemerged as top partners within a decade after the reestablishment of diplomatic relations.            Approaching U.S.-China relations from a unique and usually overlooked perspective, Hongshan Li reveals that both the drastic expansion and complete termination of educational ties between the two nations in the first half of the twentieth century were largely the results of direct and deep intervention from the American and Chinese governments. Benefiting from government support and collaboration, educational exchange succeeded in diffusing knowledge and improving mutual understanding between the two peoples across the divide of civilizations. However, the visible hand of government also proved to be most destructive to the development of healthy intercultural relations when educational interactions were treated merely as an instrument for crisis management. 

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Power, Representation, and the Fiction of the Mass Worker

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William Scotts Troublemakers explores how a major change in the nature and forms of working-class power affected novels about U.S. industrial workers in the first half of the twentieth century. With the rise of mechanization and assembly-line labor from the 1890s to the 1930s, these laborers found that they had been transformed into a class of mass workers who, since that time, have been seen alternately as powerless, degraded victims or heroic, empowered icons who could rise above their oppression only through the help of representative organizations located outside the workplace.

Analyzing portrayals of workers in such novels as Upton Sinclairs The Jungle, Ruth McKenney's Industrial Valley, and Jack Londons The Iron Heel, William Scott moves beyond narrow depictions of these laborers to show their ability to resist exploitation through their direct actionssit-down strikes, sabotage, and other spontaneous acts of rank-and-file troublemaking on the joboften carried out independently of union leadership. The novel of the mass industrial worker invites us to rethink our understanding of modern forms of representation through its attempts to imagine and depict workers agency in an environment where it appears to be completely suppressed.

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The United States spends greatly more per person on health care than any  other country but the evidence shows that care is often poor and  inappropriate. Despite expenditures of 1.7 trillion dollars in 2003, and  growing substantially each year, services remain fragmented and poorly  coordinated, and more than 46 million people are uninsured. Why can't  America, with its vast array of resources, sophisticated technologies,  superior medical research and educational institutions, and talented  health care professionals, produce higher quality care and better  outcomes?In The Truth about Health Care, David Mechanic explains how  health care in America has evolved in ways that favor a myriad of  economic, professional, and political interests over those of patients.  While money has always had a place in medical care, "big money" and the  quest for profits has become dominant, making meaningful reforms  difficult to achieve. Mechanic acknowledges that railing against these  influences, which are here to stay, can achieve only so much. Instead,  he asks whether it is possible to convert what is best about health care  in America into a well functioning system that better serves the entire  population.Bringing decades of experience as an active health policy  participant, researcher, teacher, and consultant to the public and  private sectors, Mechanic examines the strengths and weaknesses of our  system and how it has evolved. He pays special attention to areas often  neglected in policy discussions, such as the loss of public trust in  medicine, the tragic state of long-term care, and the relationship of  mental health to health care.For anyone who has been frustrated by  uncoordinated health networks, insurance denials, and other obstacles to  obtaining appropriate care, this book will provide a refreshing and  frank look at the system's current and future dilemmas. Mechanic's  thoughtful roadmap describes how health plans, healthcare professionals,  policymakers, and consumer groups can work together to improve access,  quality, fairness, and health outcomes in America.About the Author:

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Global Mechanisms and Local Realities after Genocide and Mass Violence

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How do societies come to terms with the aftermath of genocide and mass violence, and how might the international community contribute to this process? Recently, transitional justice mechanisms such as tribunals and truth commissions have emerged as a favored means of redress. Transitional Justice, the first edited collection in anthropology focused directly on this issue, argues that, however well-intentioned, transitional justice needs to more deeply grapple with the complexities of global and transnational involvements and the local on-the-ground realities with which they intersect.Contributors consider what justice means and how it is negotiated in different localities where transitional justice efforts are underway after genocide and mass atrocity. They address a variety of mechanisms, among them, a memorial site in Bali, truth commissions in Argentina and Chile, First Nations treaty negotiations in Canada, violent youth groups in northern Nigeria, the murder of young women in post-conflict Guatemala, and the gacaca courts in Rwanda.

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Alexander Laban Hinton, Alexander Laban Hinton

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An Anthology of U.S. Suffrage Literature, 1846-1946

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Treacherous Texts collects more than sixty literary texts written by smart, savvy writers who experimented with genre, aesthetics, humor, and sex appeal in an effort to persuade American readers to support woman suffrage. Although the suffrage campaign is often associated in popular memory with oratory, this anthology affirms that suffragists recognized early on that literature could also exert a power to move readers to imagine new roles for women in the public sphere. Uncovering startling affinities between popular literature and propaganda, Treacherous Texts samples a rich, decades-long tradition of suffrage literature created by writers from diverse racial, class, and regional backgrounds. Beginning with sentimental fiction and polemic, progressing through modernist and middlebrow experiments, and concluding with post-ratification memoirs and tributes, this anthology showcases lost and neglected fiction, poetry, drama, literary journalism, and autobiography; it also samples innovative print cultural forms devised for the campaign, such as valentines, banners, and cartoons. Featured writers include canonical figures such as Stowe, Fern, Alcott, Gilman, Djuna Barnes, Marianne Moore, Millay, Sui Sin Far, and Gertrude Stein, as well as writers popular in their day but, until now, lost to ours.

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The Politics of Terror and Loss in Media and Literature

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It may be said that every trauma is two traumas or ten thousand-depending on the number of people involved. How one experiences and reacts to an event is unique and depends largely on one's direct or indirect positioning, personal psychic history, and individual memories. But equally important to the experience of trauma are the broader political and cultural contexts within which a catastrophe takes place and how it is "managed" by institutional forces, including the media. In Trauma Culture, E. Ann Kaplan explores the relationship between the impact of trauma on individuals and on entire cultures and nations. Arguing that humans possess a compelling need to draw meaning from personal experience and to communicate what happens to others, she examines the artistic, literary, and cinematic forms that are often used to bridge the individual and collective experience. A number of case studies, including Sigmund Freud's Moses and Monotheism, Marguerite Duras' La Douleur, Sarah Kofman's Rue Ordener, Rue Labat, Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound, and Tracey Moffatt's Night Cries, reveal how empathy can be fostered without the sensationalistic element that typifies the media. From World War II to 9/11, this passionate study eloquently navigates the contentious debates surrounding trauma theory and persuasively advocates the responsible sharing and translating of catastrophe.

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In this six-session video-based curriculum (DVD/digital video sold separately), Max Lucado guides you through the events of the New Testament to show you that there's more to your story than you ever imagined.

Car pools and car crashes. Job changes and joint custody. Life can feel overwhelming and inconsequential at times. But there's more to your story than the chaos, confusion, and clutter of daily life. Above us and around us God directs a grand saga, written by his hand, orchestrated by his will, unveiled according to his calendar. When you're part of this story, your life has purpose, you recognize your value, and you discover your unique path.

This study guide includes video discussion questions, Bible exploration, and personal study and reflection material for between sessions to enhance application of the teaching.

Sessions include:
When You Discover Your Place in God's Plan . . .Ordinary MattersYou Hear a Voice You Can TrustYou Won't Be ForsakenYour Final Chapter Becomes a PrefaceYou Will Finally Graduate
Designed for use with the More to Your Story Video Study (sold separately).

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In Regency England, the same time period and location as Bridgerton and Poldark, Isabel never dared to dream that love could be hers. Now, at the edge of a forest filled with dark secrets, she faces a fateful choice between love and duty.

For as long as she can remember, beautiful and free-spirited Isabel has strained against the rules and rigidity of the Fellsworth School in the rolling English countryside. No longer a student, Isabel set her sights on a steady role as a teacher at the school, a safe yet stifling establishment that would enable her to care for her younger sister Lizzie, who was left in her care after her fathers death.

The unexpected arrival of a stranger with news of unknown relatives turns Isabels small, predictable world upside down, sweeping her and her young charge into a labyrinth of intrigue and hidden motives.

At her new familys invitation, Isabel and Lizzie relocate to Emberwilde, a sprawling estate adjacent to a vast, mysterious wood rife with rumors and ominous folklorealong with whispers of something far more sinister. Perhaps even more startling, two handsome men begin pursuing Isabel, forcing her to learn the delicate dance between attraction, the intricate rules of courtship, and the hopes of her heart.

Isabel will discover that the key to unlocking the mystery of her past may also open the door to romance. But first she must find itin the depths of Emberwilde Forest.
The second in the Treasures of Surrey Regency romance series. The books do not need to be read in order.Book One: The Curiosity KeeperBook Two: Dawn at EmberwildeBook Three: A Stranger at FellsworthBook length: 96,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubsChaste, kissing-only Regency romance

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A Hope-Filled Anthem for the Woman Who Feels She Is Both Too Much and Never Enough

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You don't have to be everything to everyone. You don't have to try so hard to button it up and hold it together. Join best friends and coauthors Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan as they reveal how women today can walk in the true liberty we already have in Jesus.

For all the fullness of God available to his daughters, we often feel limited by two defining insecurities: "I am too much" and "I am not enough."

Jess and Hayley felt the same until one essential question turned the tables: If God is wild and free and he created women, what does this mean for us today?

Wild and Free is an invitation to find freedom from the cultural captivity that holds us back, and freedom to step into God's wild and holy call in our lives. Jess and Hayley answer difficult questions that so many women have asked them over the years, including:
How do I compete with the burden of expectation of what women are "supposed" to be?Where do I actually fit in?How can I start living out my God-given identity every day of my life?
With fresh biblical insight tracing all the way back to Eve and a treasury of practical application, Jess and Hayley reveal how women today can walk in the true liberty we already have in Jesus--because you certainly don't have to quiet the voice that God gave you when he created you to sing.

Wild and Free will help you shake off the lies of insecurity in your life and step forward to maximize your God-given influence for his glory and the world's good.

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Jess Connolly, Hayley Morgan, Jennie Allen

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Platinum-award winning country music star Scotty McCreery shares his journey from North Carolina to American Idol and the top of the country music charts.

American Idol was just a simple singing competition that seemed fun to audition for. Who knew what kind of doors it might open for a sixteen-year-old from Garner, North Carolina?

Go Big or Go Home is the story of a kid with country songs in his soul. Daring to enter the limelight at a young age, Scotty found himself embraced by the nation, and even overseas, as he competed on season 10 of American Idol.

In Go Big or Go Home, Scotty shares his journey from his North Carolina roots to winning America's most popular singing competition and launching the musical career he had always dreamed of. Along the way, Scotty teaches us:
What it means to have an uncompromising faithThe power of dreaming bigThe importance of embracing your God-given talents
Join Scotty as he shares a glimpse of where he came from and the impact his faith, family, and friends have had on a humble guy who keeps asking, "Why me?"

Praise for Go Big or Go Home:

"Revealing, touching, and often humorous, Go Big or Go Home takes fans behind the scenes of Scotty McCreery's journey so far and pulls back the curtain on American Idol and the music industry while McCreery navigates the tricky waters of instant fame with grace, insight, and, above all, gratitude for the gifts he has been given."

--Melinda Newman, music journalist

"Being an artist takes you out of your comfort zone and thrusts you into the world. Some of what you experience you are prepared for and some of it you aren't. To quote the country music prophet Aaron Tippin, 'You've got to stand for somethin' or you'll fall for anything.' Scotty McCreery stands for something. You hear it in his voice. You see it in his actions. And you feel it in his songs. This book outlines the wild ride he's been on being thrust into the world."

--Josh Turner, Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum-selling MCA recording artist and bestselling author

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From Bethany Hamiltons fan letters come these honest, sometimes gut-wrenching questions. Some questions you may have asked about yourself at some time. Bethanys sincere answers reflect her faith, and with some of her favorite Scripture versus, her answers will inspire you, let you into Bethanys heart, and possibly help you with some of your own life questions.

This updated edition includes some new questions and answers, and lets readers see how she has grown and changed, and where she is today.

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In Rise Above, a book of devotions, teen surfing star Bethany Hamilton shares with young girls her courage and enthusiasm for God, inspiring them to face life head on and stand strong in their faith.

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Teaching Responsible Behavior, 4e - 14554

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Developmental Therapy and Teaching for Troubled Children and Adolescents

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Teaching children and teenagers about responsible behavior is not easy! First, you must determine what behaving responsibly means for different age groups. Next, you must understand how responsible behavior can be acquired and how it affects academic achievement. Finally, you must know which instructional practices are effective.

This practical guide is intended for educators (general and special), parents, mental health practitioners, and paraprofessionals in charge of adolescents possessing challenging behaviors.  The instructional strategies provide insight for those already using the Developmental Therapy-Developmental Teaching approach; yet, it maintains a gradual step-by-step feature, offering easy comprehension to the novice.

The central mission of this manual is teaching students social and emotional competence to achieve responsible behavior. The instructional strategies are a combination of transactional, sociological, and clinical theories. Parents and teachers can learn to approach each situation differently, carefully matching an individuals needs. 

This revised edition comprises detailed chapters, complete with examples to help parents and teachers better understand the complexities of teaching responsible behavior.  Relevant topics include:
* How social and emotional development of children and teens affect their behavior and learning
* How cultural, familial, and developmental history can affect individuals differently
* How relationships are formed
* How responsible behavior is acquired
* How emotions, emotional memory, and mental energy are major roles in the learning process
* How values become motivating forces in behavioral choice
* How anxiety is a pervasive role in personality development

The attached Additional Resources files include:
1. Social-Emotional-Behavioral Quick Profile (S-E-B Quick Profile),
2. Developmental Teaching Objectives and Ratings Forms-Revised (DTORF-R),
3. Developmental Teaching: Rating Inventory of Teacher Skills (DTRITS),
4. Administrative Support Checklist, and
5. Analysis Summary Form for IEP.

Permission is granted to the user of this material to make copies of the forms for use with their students.

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Mary M. Wood, and Faye L. Swindle, Constance A. Quirk

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A Guide to Understanding Natures Forces for Better Production on the Water

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A third-generation fishing guide on many waters around the world, Boots is one of the foremost experts in trout fishing. The answers are here. Jim Hickey, 2008 Orvis Endorsed Guide of the Year

Bringing 30+ years experience guiding and fishing around the world with some of the best anglers in the sport, Boots Allen shares what it takes to succeed when stalking trout with a fly rod. There are the obvious elements of the fly, the presentation, and reading the water properly. But what about those factors brought on by Mother Nature in the form of weather, climate, and the water itself?

Finding Trout in All Conditions: A Guide to Understanding Nature's Forces for Better Production on the Water is a comprehensive examination of those parts of the natural world that impact trout, trout food and forage, and fly fishing. Boots provides valuable insight into how trout and the food they eat are influenced by barometric pressure, precipitation, air and water temperature, wind, sunlight and cloud cover, moon phase, and water-related factors like water levels, pH, dissolved oxygen levels, and specific conductance. Special attention is given to strategies and tactics anglers should employ when specific conditions are predominant.

Readers will be left with a greater awareness of how success on the water is impacted by those often-overlooked elements of the natural world.

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An Introduction to the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas

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Knowing the Love of Christ provides a thorough introduction to the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas in accessible language. As a complement to the many short introductions to St. Thomass philosophy, this book fills a gap in the literature on Thomasa comprehensive introduction to his thought written by theologians. With enthusiasm and insight, Michael Dauphinais and Matthew Levering make available the vast theology of Thomas Aquinas. Focusing upon the Summa Theologiae, Dauphinais and Levering illumine the profoundly biblical foundations of Thomass powerful vision of reality. Drawing upon their own experience, the authors guide readers into grappling with the fresh and penetrating insights of St. Thomas. Students at all stages of theological education will find this book an enriching introduction to the mysteries of the Christian faith.

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Virtues and Practices in the Christian Tradition

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Contributors to Virtues and Practices in the Christian Tradition use Alasdair MacIntyres work as a methodological guide for doing ethics in the Christian tradition. These essays are grouped in three sections: descriptions of MacIntyres approach to ethics as developed in After Virtue, reflections on the moral issues that come to the fore when viewing the Christian tradition from a MacIntyrean perspective, and selected essays on family, homosexuality, abortion, pacifism, feminism, business ethics, medical ethics, and economic justice.

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Nancey Murphy, Brad J. Kallenberg, Mark Theissen Nation

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In 1926, Walter White, assistant secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, broke the story of a horrific lynching in Aiken, South Carolina, in which three African Americans were murdered while more than one thousand spectators watched. Because of his light complexion, blonde hair, and blue eyes, White, an African American, was able to investigate first-hand more than forty lynchings and eight race riots.

Following the lynchings in Aiken, White took a leave of absence from the NAACP and, with help from a Guggenheim grant, spent a year in France writing Rope and Faggot. Ironically subtitled A Biography of Judge Lynch, Rope and Faggot is a compelling example of partisan scholarship and is based on White's first-hand investigations. It was first published in 1929.

Rope and Faggot debunked the "big lie" that lynching punished black men for raping white women and it provided White with an opportunity to deliver a penetrating critique of the southern culture that nourished this form of blood sport. White marshaled statistics demonstrating that accusations of rape or attempted rape accounted for less than 30 percent of all lynchings. Despite the emphasis on sexual issues in instances of lynching, White insisted that the fury and sadism with which white mobs attacked their victims stemmed primarily from a desire to keep blacks in their place and control the black labor force. Some of the strongest sections of Rope and Faggot deal with White's analysis of the economic and cultural foundations of lynching.

Walter White's powerful study of a shameful practice in modern American history is now back in print, with a new introduction by Kenneth Robert Janken.

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Hive fleets search the galaxy for planets to eat, indulging their Hive Cycle: feed, reproduce, increase. Interstellar distance was not a concern. Time was not important. The Hive had always been and would always be. When they enter the sphere of the Earth Empire, Emperor Maximel dispatches a crusty old space navy admiral to take care of the problem. Using what he has and what he can scrape up, he takes on the alien bugs in a battle, unknowingly launching the first in a series of battles that will stretch across generations of humanity.