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Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America
by Andrew Ferguson  
Publisher Comments Before he grew up and became one of Washington's most respected reporters and editors, Andrew Ferguson was, of all things, a Lincoln buff — with the photos hung on his bedroom wall to prove it. Decades later, Ferguson's latent buffdom is reignited...
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Portraits of 'The Whiteman': Linguistic Play and Cultural Symbols Among the Western Apache
by Keith H Basso Publisher Comments 'Drawing on current theory in symbolic anthropology and sociolinguistics, this interpretive essay investigates a complex form of joking based on material collected in a Western Apache community wherein Apaches stage carefully crafted imitations of Anglo...
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Character and Social Structure: The Psychology of Social Institutions
by Hans Gerth Publisher Comments A synthesis of biology and psychology that examines man's institutional structures, and the interaction of the individual and society....
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Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
by Robert Wright Publisher Comments In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history–and...
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Our Lady of the Sewers
by Paul Richardson Publisher Comments Paul Richardson's mission—"to sieve out the ancient, perverse and eccentric from the new, nice and normal"—took him from coastal plain to mountainous peak. From ritual pig killings to wood-chopping competitions, from an alchemist who eats...
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Six Walks in the Fictional Woods
by Umberto Eco
Publisher Comments In this exhilarating book, we accompany Umberto Eco as he explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. Using examples ranging from fairy tales and Flaubert, Poe and Mickey Spillane, Eco draws us in by means of a novelist's techniques, making us...
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Intercultural Interactions : a Practical Guide (2ND 96 Edition)
by Kenneth H. Cushner Synopsis The first edition of Intercultural Interactions pioneered the 18-theme culture-general framework that has become the basis of work and research with a diverse array of populations, from interpreters for the deaf to helping professionals in multicultural...
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First Along the River: A Brief History of the U.S. Environmental Movement
by Benjamin Kline Synopsis First Along the River is the premier text that introduces students to the U.S. environmental movement. Concise, accessible, and informative, this third edition has been updated to include a new chapter addressing environmental issues in the post 9/11...
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I Never Called It Rape
by Robin Warshaw Publisher Comments The classic book that broke new ground by thoroughly reporting on the widespread problem of date and acquaintance rape has now been completely updated to include recent studies, issues, current events, and controversies....
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In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
by Daniel J. Kevles Publisher Comments Daniel Kevles traces the study and practice of eugenics--the science of "improving" the human species by exploiting theories of heredity--from its inception in the late nineteenth century to its most recent manifestation within the field of genetic...
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Sacred Order/Social Order, Volume 2: The Crisis of the Officer Class: The Decline of the Tragic Sensibility
by Philip Rieff Publisher Comments Philip Rieff earned recognition as one of the most profound social theorists of culture and authority of the twentieth century. Through such works as Freud: The Mind of the Moralist and The Triumph of the Therapeutic, he proved himself an incisive...
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Politics of Protests : Social Movements in America (06 Edition)
by David S. Meyer Publisher Comments The Politics of Protest offers both an historical overview and an analytical framework for understanding social movements and political protest in the context of American politics. The book suggests that protest movements, while clearly located in our...
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More Work for Mother : the Ironies of Household Technology From the Open Hearth To the Microwave (83 Edition)
by Ruth Schwartz Cowan Synopsis This book has a dual focus. As its title is meant to suggest, it is a history not just of housework but also of the tools with which that work is done: household technology. Human beings are tool-using animals; indeed, some anthropologists believe that...
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The Essence of Style: How the French Invented High Fashion, Fine Food, Chic Cafes, Style, Sophistication, and Glamour
by Joan Dejean Publisher Comments What makes fashionistas willing to pay a small fortune for a particular designer accessory? Why does a special occasion only become really special when a champagne cork pops? Why are diamonds the status symbol gemstone, instantly signifying wealth, power,...
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Citizens and Paupers: Relief, Rights, and Race, from the Freedmen's Bureau to Workfare
by Chad Alan Goldberg Publisher Comments There was a time when America’s poor faced a stark choice between access to social welfare and full civil rights—a predicament that forced them to forfeit their citizenship in exchange for economic relief. Over time, however, our welfare...
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Women's Magazines, 1940-1960: Gender Roles and the Popular Press (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
by Nancy A Walker Synopsis This compendium of compelling articles and advertisements from women's magazines of the 1940s and 1950s chronicles the debate over women's domestic and public roles during two decades of enormous social change in America....
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Algeria Cuts: Women and Representation, 1830 to the Present (Cultural Memory in the Present)
by Ranjana Khanna Publisher Comments Algeria Cuts discusses the figure of woman, both under colonial rule in Algeria and within the postcolonial independent nation-state. It is an interdisciplinary project that spans fine art, film, colonial and legal policy, manifestos, prose fiction, and...
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Culture Matters : How Values Shape Human Progress (00 Edition)
by Lawrence E. (ed.) Harrison Publisher Comments Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living in freedom and those under oppression....
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New Media Monopoly - Revised and Updated (Rev 04 Edition)
by Ben H. Bagdikian Publisher Comments '"Ben Bagdikian has written the first great media book of the twenty-first century. The New Media Monopoly will provide a roadmap to understanding how we got here and where we need to go to make matters better." —Robert McChesney, author...
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Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success
by Herbert Gintis Publisher Comments Is the United States the land of equal opportunity or is the playing field tilted in favor of those whose parents are wealthy, well educated, and white? If family background is important in getting ahead, why? And if the processes that transmit economic...
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