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Student Companion To Ernest Hemingway

by Lisa Tyler

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 Full chapters are also devoted to examining his collections of short fiction, the African Stories, and the posthumous works. Each chapter carefully examines the major literary components of Hemingway's fiction with plot synopsis, analysis of character development, themes, settings, historical context, and stylistic features.
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Ralph Ellison'S Invisible Man - A Reference Guide

by Lena M. Hill e Michael D. Hill

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 Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is one of the most widely read works of African American literature. Included are chapters on the creation of the novel, its plot, its historical and social contexts, the themes and issues it addresses, Ellison's literary style, and the critical reception of the work.
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Encyclopedia Of The Age Of Political Revolutions And New Ideologies, 1760-1815 - (2 Volumes)

by Gregory Fremont-Barnes

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 Covers the people, events, and ideas that shaped the transformative political ideologies arising from the American and French Revolutions.
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Culture And Customs Of Portugal

by Carlos A. Cunha e Rhonda Cunha

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 This descriptive analysis of contemporary Portuguese culture from a historical perspective covers topics ranging from art, cuisine, and music to government, politics, and religion.
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Student Companion To William Faulkner

by John Dennis Anderson

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 An introduction to the Nobel-Prize-winning author's life and work, this book devotes opening chapters to his biography and literary heritage and subsequent chapters to each of his major works.
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Planning For Conflict In The Twenty-First Century

by Brian Hanley

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 This book aims to serve the military profession, and so the national interest, by helping to generate intelligent reform of how the armed forces train, educate, and promote officers who shape our military strategy and write our war plans.
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Krishna'S Song - A New Look At The Bhagavad Gita

by Steven J. Rosen

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 Rosen offers Westerners an easy-to-read introduction to a sacred text, demystifying its considerable philosophy in a user-friendly way.
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Selling Out America'S Democracy - How Lobbyists, Special Interests, And Campaign Financing Undermine The Will Of The People

by Alan L. Moss

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 America's historic greatness is in decline, subverted by moneyed special interests and their lobbyists who take advantage of our system of campaign financing to thwart the will of the people.
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Moral Reasoning For Journalists, 2nd Edition

by Bill Reader e Steven Knowlton

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 Despite the fact that the public's trust in the news media is at historic lows, despite the fact that hardly a day goes by without another report of unethical behavior by news professionals, journalists and teachers remain dedicated to ethical issuesâ€"perhaps more so now than at any other time in history.
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Moral Reasoning For Journalists, 2nd Edition

by Bill Reader e Steven Knowlton

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 Despite the fact that the public's trust in the news media is at historic lows, despite the fact that hardly a day goes by without another report of unethical behavior by news professionals, journalists and teachers remain dedicated to ethical issuesâ€"perhaps more so now than at any other time in history.
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Affirmative Action Now - A Guide For Students, Families, And Counselors

by James A. Beckman

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 Accessible, practical and up-to-date, this one-stop guide reassures students and families that higher education remains within their grasp. Affirmative Action Now facilitates understanding of the current practice of affirmative action in undergraduate, graduate, and professional school admissions.
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Student Companion To James Fenimore Cooper

by Craig White

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 The Student Companion to James Fenimore Cooper At the dawn of America's continental empire, James Fenimore Cooper in the early 1800s became the new nation's first major novelist, inaugurating a great period in American literature and bequeathing a number of classic texts including the Leather-Stocking Tales.
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Student Companion To Stephen Crane

by Paul M. Sorrentino

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 Born into a family of writers, Stephen Crane wrote his first poem, I'd Rather Have when he was eight, and his first short story, Uncle Jake and the Bell-Handle, at around the age of 13.
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Student Companion To Charles Dickens

by Ruth Glancy

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 This book examines Dickens's keen understanding of human nature and draws out the themes that make works such as A Christmas Carol as beloved today as when first written. This companion to Dickens will aid students in understanding the social context and literary genius of one of the greatest Victorian novelists.
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The Psychology Of Humor - A Reference Guide And Annotated Bibliography

by Jon Roeckelein

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 This work traces the origins and evolution of the concept of humor in psychology from ancient to modern times with an emphasis on an experimental/empirical approach to the understanding of humor and sense of humor.
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Frontier Profit And Loss - The British Army And The Fur Traders, 1760-1764

by Walter S. Dunn Jr.

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 By 1760, with the alleviation of the French threat to the western frontier, colonial fur traders headed west to reap the bounty of trade with the local tribes.
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Landmark Supreme Court Cases - A Reference Guide

by Donald E. Lively

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 This needed resource, written specifically for students and general readers, provides accessible discussions of 74 landmark Supreme Court cases that will help students understand the cases and their importance in American history.
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Emotion And Religion - A Critical Assessment And Annotated Bibliography

by Eric Crump, John Corrigan e John Kloos

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 The study of religion and emotion has emerged as an important aspect of the current renaissance in the study of emotion taking place across the arts and sciences. Part II, on Social and Behavioral Sciences, includes sections on psychological studies, anthropological studies, and sociological studies.
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Student Companion To Nathaniel Hawthorne

by Melissa Mcfarland Pennell

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 Unlike the current works of literary criticism available on Nathaniel Hawthorne, which are written for specialists and more sophisticated readers, this critical introduction is designed to meet the needs of high school students and general readers for accessible yet challenging literary criticism.
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Student Companion To Mark Twain

by David E. Sloane

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 An examination of the humour and humanity in Mark Twain's short stories, travel narratives and five novels. A biographical account traces Twain's life, and then the text discusses his writing's thematic concerns, plot structure, character development and historical background.
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Student Companion To Willa Cather

by Linda De Roche

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 Written especially for students, this critical introduction offers criticism of Cather's most widely read novels. A full chapter examines each work, with discussions of character development, thematic concerns, plot, critical reception, and historical contexts.
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Encyclopedia Of Ellis Island

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 Ellis Island, at the southern tip of Manhattan, was the major portal for European immigrants to the United States and looms large in 19th century and early 20th century history.
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Student Companion To George Orwell

by Mitzi M. Brunsdale

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 This work discusses Orwell's works in the context of his life and times and traces the impact Orwell's provocative writings have continued to exert. Each of Orwell's major works are analysed in chronological order and there is an extensive biographical chapter.
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Student Companion To Herman Melville

by Sharon Talley

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 Student Companion to Herman Melville provides a critical introduction to the life and literary works of Herman Melville, the nineteenth-century American author of Moby-Dick, as well as nine other novels and numerous short stories and poems.
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