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American Cinema Of The 1970s - Themes And Variations

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 The 1970s was a decade if social upheaval that challenged the foundations of American culture. The director-driven movies of the 1970s reflected the turmoil, experimenting with narrative structures, revising traditional genre conventions. This book examines the range of films that marked the decade of 1970.
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The Rise Of Spanish-Language Filmmaking - Out From Hollywood'S Shadow, 1929-1939

by Lisa Jarvinen

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Doing Diversity In Higher Education - Faculty Leaders Share Challenges And Strategies

by Winnifred R. Brown-Glaude

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 Using case studies from universities throughout the nation, Doing Diversity in Higher Education examines the role faculty play in improving diversity on their campuses. The power of professors to enhance diversity has long been underestimated, their initiatives often hidden from view.
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American Cinema Of The 1910s - Themes And Variations

by Ben Keil e Benjamin D. Singer

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 Includes essays that explore the rapid developments of the 1910s that began with D W Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers.
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Best Years - Going To The Movies, 1945-1946

by Charles Affron e Mirella Jona Affron

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 Americans flocked to the movies in 1945 and 1946 - the center point of the three-decade heyday of the studio system's sound era. Why? This study shines light on this critical juncture in American history and the history of American cinema - the end of World War II (1945) and a year of unprecedented success in Hollywood's 'Golden Age' (1946).
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American Cinema 1890-1909 - Themes And Variations

by Andre Gaudreault

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 Includes essays that explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with various early types of pictures that moved, this volume tells the story of invention and consolidation of the various processes that gave rise to 'cinema.'
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Asian America - Forming New Communities, Expanding Boundaries

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 Looks at post-1960s Asian American communities in the US and Canada. From Chinese Americans in Chicagoland to Vietnamese Americans in Orange County, this collection focuses on global views of Asian American communities as well as on territorial and cultural boundaries. It examines challenges Asian American communities face in the 21st century.
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Millennial Makeover - Myspace, Youtube, And The Future Of American Politics

by Michael D. Hais e Morley Winograd

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 Change in the 2008 election will cause another of our country's periodic political makeovers resulting from the coming of age of the Millennial Generation and the full emergence of the Internet-based communications technology that this generation uses so well
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American Cinema 1890-1909 - Themes And Variations

by Andre Gaudreault

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 Includes essays that explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with the early types of pictures that moved, this volume tells the story of invention and consolidation of the various processes that gave rise to 'cinema.'
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A Place To Be - Brazilian, Guatemalan, And Mexican Immigrants In Florida'S New Destinations

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 Explores migration dynamics and community settlement among Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican immigrants in America's new South. This book adopts a fresh perspective to explore patterns of settlement in Florida, including the outlying areas of Miami and beyond.
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Black Sailor, White Navy - Racial Unrest In The Fleet During The Vietnam War Era

by John Darrell Sherwood

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 It is hard to determine what dominated more newspaper headlines in America during the 1960s and early 70s: the Vietnam War or America's racial climate. This book aims to reveal the racial unrest in the Navy during the Vietnam War era, as well as the Navy's attempts to control it.
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Running For Judge - The Rising Political, Financial, And Legal Stakes Of Judicial Elections

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 Across the country, races for judgeships are becoming more and more politically contested. As a result, several states and cities are considering judicial election reform. This book examines the increasingly contentious judicial elections by providing an analysis of judicial elections.
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Making Political Science Matter - Debating Knowledge, Research, And Method

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 Discusses the state of the field of Political Science. This book talks about the usefulness of rational choice theory; the ethical limits of pluralism; the use (and misuse) of empirical research; the divorce between political theory and empirical science; and the connection between political science scholarship and political struggles.
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Picturing Medical Progress From Pasteur To Polio - A History Of Mass Media Images And Popular Attitudes In America

by Bert Hansen

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 Features 130 archival illustrations drawn from newspaper sketches, caricatures, comic books, Hollywood films, and ""LIFE"" magazine photography. This work analyzes the relationship between mass media images and popular attitudes. It shows how media portrayal and popular support for medical research grew together and reinforced each other.
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The Handholder'S Handbook - A Guide For Caregivers Of People With Alzheimer'S Or Other Dementias

by Rosette Teitel

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 This work covers topics such as managing the expenses of long-term care through Medicaid, estate planning, and preparing for the patient's death and the loss of someone whose daily survival has been at the centre of one's existence.
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Christianity, Social Change, And Globalization In The Americas

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 Organized around three central themes-family, youth, and community; democratization, citizenship, and political participation; and immigration and transnationalism-this book argues that, at the local level, religion helps people, especially women and youths, solidify their identities and confront the challenges of the modern world.
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Double-Take - A Revisionist Harlem Renaissance Anthology

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 This anthology seeks to revolutionize the way the Harlem Renaissance is viewed. It seeks to redress the emphasis on male writers, offering a balanced collection of writers - men and women, gay and straight, famiiar and obscure. It includes poetry, short stories, drama, essays, music and art.
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Are We One? - Jewish Identity In The United States And Israel

by Jerold S. Auerbach

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 What binds together Jews of Israel and the USA? Amid the hope and frustration generated by the Middle East peace process, the meaning of Jewish statehood is more contested than ever before. This work presents a new interpretation of this contemporary Jewish dilemma.
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Age Discrimination In The American Workplace - Old At A Young Age

by Raymond F. Gregory

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 An exploration of age discrimination in the American workplace. Attorney Raymond Gregory traces the history of federal measures assisting workers in contesting employer conduct; explains how the law works; and presents actual court cases showing how workers have challenged their employers.
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Women And Welfare - Theory And Practice In The United States And Europe

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 Featuring essays from a variety of fields, including law, comparative politics and sociology, this volume represents an interdisciplinary, multimethodological and multicultural feminist approach to changes in the welfare system of Western industrialized countries.
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Tripping On The Color Line - Black-White Multiracial Families In A Radially Divided World

by Heather M. Dalmage

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 Through interviews with individuals from black-white multiracial families, together with sociological analysis, this study examines the challenges faced by people living in such families, and explores how their experiences demonstrate the need for rethinking race in America.
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Writing Himself Into History - Oscar Micheaux, His Silent Films, And His Audiences

by Louise Spence e Pearl Bowser

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 Legendary black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux made more than 40 ""race pictures"" - films for and about African Americans - and also penned seven novels. Focusing on the first decade of his career, this text analyzes both his films and novels and places his work within its social and cultural context.
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A Citizen'S Guide To Grassroots Campaigns

by Jan Barry

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 Civic movements are essential to Americans' freedom and quality of life. Active citizens have led the way from the American Revolution to urban renewal. This text provides a pragmatic, commonsense handbook to civic action.
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Mothering Inner-City Children - The Early School Years

by Katherine Brown Rosier

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 Based on three years of interviews and observations with Indianapolis mothers, analyzing the families in their homes, schools and other social settings, this book brings forth the voices of mothers in creating a portrait of low-income African American families rearing children.
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