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Alpines have been a favourite plant for generations of gardeners
and are as popular now as ever. Historically they were used in
rockeries, but they offer far more potential for today's gardens,
which are generally becoming smaller. Whether planted in troughs,
window boxes, raised beds or between paving, alpines offer
fantastic versatility and colour for nearly every month of the
year. Topics covered include: traditional and contemporary settings
for growing plants; ideas for incorporating alpine plants into a
new or existing garden plot; advice on planting and maintenance and
information on propagation methods and facilities. There is an A-Z
of over 180 of the best alpine plants, with a useful table of
flowering times. Aimed at both the beginner and the more
experienced enthusiast this essential guide, new in paperback for
2022, contains a wealth of beautifully illustrated information.
Emotionally resonant photographs of everyday life in the Jewish
Lodz Ghetto taken during WWII From 1941 to 1944, the Polish Jewish
photographer Henryk Ross (1910-91) was a member of an official team
documenting the implementation of Nazi policies in the Lodz Ghetto.
Covertly, he captured on film scores of both quotidian and intimate
moments of Jewish life. In 1944, he buried thousands of negatives
in an attempt to save this secret record. After the war, Ross
returned to Poland to retrieve them. Although some were destroyed
by nature and time, many negatives survived. This compelling
volume, originally published in 2015 and now available in
paperback, presents a selection of Ross's images along with
original prints and other archival material including curfew
notices and newspapers. The photographs offer a startling and
moving representation of one of humanity's greatest tragedies.
Striking for both their historical content and artistic quality,
his photographs have a raw intimacy and emotional power that remain
undiminished. Distributed for the Art Gallery of Ontario
The main focus of this volume is an exploration of the patterns of
competition for political power at the state and local levels in
American politics. This volume looks at institutionalized patterns
of black political power as they have evolved in the aftermath of
the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The editors argue that
enough time has elapsed to warrant a new look at the circumstances
in which black politics in America has played out. Chapters include
an examination of the ability of black candidates to win statewide
elections with crucial white support; an analysis of the impact of
local political organizations in enhancing the chances of black
candidates in winning local races; a look at the messages of black
pastors regarding solidarity with the Latino community; and an
investigation of the extent of the differences in the political
participatory styles of poor blacks and poor whites. The editors
note that changes have taken place as black American politics has
confronted new complexities. A works-in-progress section explains
how theories of racial violence can be used to analyze racial
incidents in the United States. Other essays include reflections on
blacks in Brazil and in urban American politics.
Booker T. Washington has been regarded as the leading figure in
African American life, and as the man who brought his people from
slavery to unfettered economic, political, and social involvement
in the American mainstream. He has also been strongly criticized
for advancing the cause of racial accommodation when the political
agenda dictated the development of an independent black standpoint
in all areas of the industrial structure. This agenda went far
beyond educational reform and agrarian participation. Character
Building first appeared in 1902. While enormous changes have
occurred in all phases of African American rights and
responsibilities, Booker T. Washington's broad outlines on building
moral character have remained intact. Washington's book can be
viewed as a Dale Carnegie volume on How to Win Friends and
Influence Peopleblack and white as noted by the very title of the
chapters: "Helping Others," "Influencing by Example," "Education
that Educates," "The Gospel of Service," etc. For those in search
of the ideological roots of black life in post-slavery times, this
text will be a reminder of where the American nation has come from
and, arguably, where it is going.
The election of 2008 brought onto the national stage
complexitiesarising when the member of a minority group assumes
power over national political institutions. It also underlined the
limits placed on that power by the double accountability such a
figure faces. The question posed in this volume of the NPSR is:
Might the ascendancy of President Obama lead to a deracialization
of American politics or its opposite? The contributions to this
volume examine this question in a variety of ways. David Wilson and
Khalilah Brown-Dean analyze black attitudes towards the candidates
for the Democratic Party nomination in the presidential race of
2008. Lorenzo Morris asks how perceptions of race have defined
expectations of the African American ambassadors to the United
Nations. Horace Bartilow and Kihong Eom use a game theoretic
approach to examine US drug strategies in the Caribbean. A
works-in-progress section follows with personal reflections by
Michael C. Dawson and Andra Gillespe. They relate how personal
concerns and curiosities guide their research. A book review
section provides a discussion about works of interest to scholars
studying black politics.
The research included in this volume examines the competing
pressures felt by black women as political agents in the domains of
elections, public policy, and social activism. Their challenges and
initiatives are explored in public spaces, institutional
behaviours, and public policy. The volume features cutting-edge
research exploring black women's political engagement. The first
group of contributors interrogates the treatment of black women
within the discipline of political science. The second group
examines the relationship between cultural politics and
policymaking. The third and final group outlines the politics of
race-gendered identity and black feminist practice. Black Women in
Politics includes chapters on black leadership, radical versus
moderate politics in New Orleans, and the Shelby vs. Holder Supreme
Court decision. The editors introduce a new series highlighting
trends in black politics. Finally, the work notes the passing of
William (Nick) Nelson and Hanes Walton, Jr., prominent members of
the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.
The main focus of this volume is an exploration of the patterns
of competition for political power at the state and local levels in
American politics. This volume looks at institutionalized patterns
of black political power as they have evolved in the aftermath of
the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
The editors argue that enough time has elapsed to warrant a new
look at the circumstances in which black politics in America has
played out. Chapters include an examination of the ability of black
candidates to win statewide elections with crucial white support;
an analysis of the impact of local political organizations in
enhancing the chances of black candidates in winning local races; a
look at the messages of black pastors regarding solidarity with the
Latino community; and an investigation of the extent of the
differences in the political participatory styles of poor blacks
and poor whites.
The editors note that changes have taken place as black American
politics has confronted new complexities. A works-in-progress
section explains how theories of racial violence can be used to
analyze racial incidents in the United States. Other essays include
reflections on blacks in Brazil and in urban American politics.
The election of 2008 brought onto the national stage
complexitiesarising when the member of a minority group assumes
power over national political institutions. It also underlined the
limits placed on that power by the double accountability such a
figure faces. The question posed in this volume of the "NPSR" is:
Might the ascendancy of President Obama lead to a deracialization
of American politics or its opposite? The contributions to this
volume" "examine this question in a variety of ways. David Wilson
and Khalilah Brown-Dean analyze black attitudes towards the
candidates for the Democratic Party nomination in the presidential
race of 2008. Lorenzo Morris asks how perceptions of race have
defined expectations of the African American ambassadors to the
United Nations. Horace Bartilow and Kihong Eom use a game theoretic
approach to examine US drug strategies in the Caribbean. A
works-in-progress section follows with personal reflections by
Michael C. Dawson and Andra Gillespe. They relate how personal
concerns and curiosities guide their research. A book review
section provides a discussion about works of interest to scholars
studying black politics.
Broadening the Contours in the Study of Black Politics, volume 17
of the National Political Science Review (NPSR), is divided
thematically into two books, available separately or as a set. The
first concentrates on the institutional aspects of Black politics.
The second book addresses various dimensions of social capital that
constitute the fundamental building blocks of Black politics. Each
contains peer-reviewed articles, a symposium section, and book
reviews, as well as other featured sections. Together, these books
build on the previous NPSR volume, Black Women in Politics. The
symposium in Volume 17:1 examines the struggle of Black women, both
in the political science discipline and in getting their work
published. In the symposium section of Volume 17:2, members of the
National Conference of Black Political Scientists carry on a
revealing conversation about the dilemmas of professional life for
Black women in political science. The set also contains a section
called "Trends," which offers data to use as starting points for
discussions in teaching, on professional panels, or in the mass
media, regarding the new versions of the Voting Rights Act after
the Shelby County v. Holder decision of 2013. Both volumes 17:1 and
17:2 contain rigorously vetted articles on significant themes in
the study of Black politics. This set represents the most recent
offering in the distinguished National Political Science Review
series.
The history of heterosexuality in North America across four
centuries Heterosexuality is usually regarded as something
inherently “natural”—but what is heterosexuality, and how has
it taken shape across the centuries? By challenging ahistorical
approaches to the heterosexual subject, Heterosexual Histories
constructs a new framework for the history of heterosexuality,
examining unexplored assumptions and insisting that not only sex
but race, class, gender, age, and geography matter to its past.
Each of the fourteen essays in this volume examines the history of
heterosexuality from a different angle, seeking to study this topic
in a way that recognizes plurality, divergence, and inequity.
Editors Rebecca L. Davis and Michele Mitchell have formed a
collection that spans four centuries, addressing the many different
racial groups, geographies, and subcultures of heterosexuality in
North America. The essays range across disciplines with experts
from various fields examining heterosexuality from unique
perspectives: a historian shows how defining heterosexuality, sex,
and desire were integral to the formation of British America and
the process of colonization; a legal scholar examines the
connections between race, sexual citizenship, and nonmarital
motherhood; a gender studies expert analyzes the Clinton-Lewinsky
scandal, and explores the intersections of heterosexuality with
shame and second-wave feminism. Together, these essays explain how
differently earlier Americans understood the varieties of gender
and different-sex sexuality, how heterosexuality emerged as a
dominant way of describing gender, and how openly many people
acknowledged and addressed heterosexuality’s fragility. By
contesting presumptions of heterosexuality’s stability or
consistency, Heterosexual Histories opens the historical record to
interrogations of the raced, classed, and gendered varieties of
heterosexuality and considers the implications of
heterosexuality’s multiplicities and changes. Providing both a
sweeping historical survey and concentrated case studies,
Heterosexual Histories is a crucial addition to the field of
sexuality studies.
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Child Nazi (Paperback)
Andrea Okopenko; Translated by Michael Mitchell
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Okopenko's portrayal of a young boy during the Hitler years begins
at the end, with the collapse of the Nazi Reich, then works its way
back to 1939. Told from the child's perspective, it paints a vivid
picture of what it was like to grow up in a state where almost
everything was seen in terms of National Socialist ideology. The
basic mode of realistic narration is enriched with a wide variety
of stylistic devices, ranging from diary entries, school essays,
lists and dramatised dialogue to abrupt switches of perspective and
poetic evocations of mood. The inclusion of a large number of
authentic 'objects' -- for example, songs, jokes, posters and
slogans -- helps to give the reader the flavour of the period.
'Child Nazi' is about childhood and adolescence, but it is also
about childhood and adolescence at a time when even the most
personal thoughts and feelings were manipulated by the ruling
system to bind the rising generation to Nazism and its leaders.
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Tweens (Paperback)
Michelle Mitchell
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Prescribing for children is problematic. Children are not small
adults in terms of their physiology, and they cannot be subjects in
clinical trials. This makes prescribing for them something of an
art and a daunting one at that for trainees. Will Carroll
(co-editor of the Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics amongst other
titles for paediatrics trainees) with a team of fellow
paediatricians and a hospital pharmacist have sought to demystify
prescribing for children. The team has identified what from their
experience are the most common drugs prescribed to children and
have addressed each one, adding detail about how each medicine
works. Each chapter follows the ABCDE structure covering
Absorption, Biological effects, Clearance, Dosing and side Effects
in children. This book is a succinct, portable reference, modelled
closely on Hitchings et al.: The Top 100 Drugs. Written in
conjunction with a hospital pharmacist for drug expertise.
User-friendly double-page-spread approach. Each drug entry preceded
by clinical pharmacology information with consistent headings: Why
and when; Absorption; Biology. Each drug presented in consistent
categories: Clearance; Dosing; Administration; Side effects and
interactions; Monitoring and Cost.
The research included in this volume examines the competing
pressures felt by black women as political agents in the domains of
elections, public policy, and social activism. Their challenges and
initiatives are explored in public spaces, institutional behaviors,
and public policy.
The volume features cutting-edge research exploring black
women's political engagement. The first group of contributors
interrogates the treatment of black women within the discipline of
political science. The second group examines the relationship
between cultural politics and policymaking. The third and final
group outlines the politics of race-gendered identity and black
feminist practice.
Black Women in Politics includes chapters on black leadership,
radical versus moderate politics in New Orleans, and the Shelby vs.
Holder Supreme Court decision. The editors introduce a new series
highlighting trends in black politics. Finally, the work notes the
passing of William (Nick) Nelson and Hanes Walton, Jr., prominent
members of the National Conference of Black Political
Scientists.
Booker T. Washington has been regarded as the leading figure in
African American life, and as the man who brought his people from
slavery to unfettered economic, political, and social involvement
in the American mainstream. He has also been strongly criticized
for advancing the cause of racial accommodation when the political
agenda dictated the development of an independent black standpoint
in all areas of the industrial structure. This agenda went far
beyond educational reform and agrarian participation.
Character Building first appeared in 1902. While enormous
changes have occurred in all phases of African American rights and
responsibilities, Booker T. Washington's broad outlines on building
moral character have remained intact. Washington's book can be
viewed as a Dale Carnegie volume on How to Win Friends and
Influence People--black and white--as noted by the very title of
the chapters: "Helping Others," "Influencing by Example,"
"Education that Educates," "The Gospel of Service," etc.
For those in search of the ideological roots of black life in
post-slavery times, this text will be a reminder of where the
American nation has come from and, arguably, where it is going.
100 DAYS from NOW your English will be far better: With better
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K.I.S.S. Keep it Simple Sweetheart and build from there. Have the
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comfortable with English.
The history of heterosexuality in North America across four
centuries Heterosexuality is usually regarded as something
inherently “natural”—but what is heterosexuality, and how has
it taken shape across the centuries? By challenging ahistorical
approaches to the heterosexual subject, Heterosexual Histories
constructs a new framework for the history of heterosexuality,
examining unexplored assumptions and insisting that not only sex
but race, class, gender, age, and geography matter to its past.
Each of the fourteen essays in this volume examines the history of
heterosexuality from a different angle, seeking to study this topic
in a way that recognizes plurality, divergence, and inequity.
Editors Rebecca L. Davis and Michele Mitchell have formed a
collection that spans four centuries, addressing the many different
racial groups, geographies, and subcultures of heterosexuality in
North America. The essays range across disciplines with experts
from various fields examining heterosexuality from unique
perspectives: a historian shows how defining heterosexuality, sex,
and desire were integral to the formation of British America and
the process of colonization; a legal scholar examines the
connections between race, sexual citizenship, and nonmarital
motherhood; a gender studies expert analyzes the Clinton-Lewinsky
scandal, and explores the intersections of heterosexuality with
shame and second-wave feminism. Together, these essays explain how
differently earlier Americans understood the varieties of gender
and different-sex sexuality, how heterosexuality emerged as a
dominant way of describing gender, and how openly many people
acknowledged and addressed heterosexuality’s fragility. By
contesting presumptions of heterosexuality’s stability or
consistency, Heterosexual Histories opens the historical record to
interrogations of the raced, classed, and gendered varieties of
heterosexuality and considers the implications of
heterosexuality’s multiplicities and changes. Providing both a
sweeping historical survey and concentrated case studies,
Heterosexual Histories is a crucial addition to the field of
sexuality studies.
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