Libros a Descargar Gratis

Un corazón por conquistar

Autor: Johanna Lindsey

Número de Páginas: 321

Un western romántico que encandilará a las fans de Johanna Lindsey, maestra del género romántico histórico. Algunas se casan por dinero y para alcanzar una posición social, otras afortunadas lo hacer por amor, pero Tiffany Warren está a punto de casarse para poner fin a una enemistad. A regañadientes, viaja al Oeste para encontrarse con su padre y con el hijo mayor del enemigo de este, el ranchero Hunter Callahan. La unión entre Hunter y Tiffany está destinada a que los Warren y los Callahan dejen de disputar por una parcela de tierra. Pero el tren en que viaja es atacado, y durante la confusión Tiffany aprovecha la oportunidad para adoptar la identidad de la nueva ama de llaves de su padre, lo que le permitiría vivir con el progenitor al que nunca ha visto y evaluar su auténtico carácter, y también el del vaquero vecino con el que está comprometida. Sin embargo, los acontecimientos se precipitarán y tomarán un rumbo completamente inesperado... Reseñas: «En su quincuagésima novela romántica, Johanna Lindsey crea una memorable historia del Oeste. Gracias a los toques de humor y a su habilidad para crear tensión sexual, Lindsey vuelve a conquistar los...

Scarborough Family History

Autor: Carlos R. Owens

Número de Páginas: 190

Quédate conmigo

Autor: María Garel

Número de Páginas: 274

¡Mi vida sin duda es una historia de telenovela! Un secreto y una acusación injusta de mi familia me llevaron a huir a Nueva York. Siete años después, creí que era el momento de regresar. Mi hermana se casa y poco podría sospechar que volvería a reencontrarme con Alberto, mi amor de juventud. Mas guapo que nunca. ¡Y ahí voy yo! Enamorada como jamás pensé volver a estarlo. Pero eso no es todo, Neal, mi neoyorkino agente favorito del FBI, acaba de plantarse en mi pueblo para conquistarme. Me ofrece regresar a Nueva York, estabilidad, un amor sincero y sin complicaciones. Pero yo estoy loquita por Alberto, quien me ama pero está a punto de casarse con Marta, una chica manipuladora que lo tiene bien atado. Sé que me quiere tanto como yo a él, pero nuestro amor es imposible... ¿O no?

Lágrimas de arena

Autor: Mariah Evans

Número de Páginas: 493

1643 -Mumbai - Imperio mogol. Fynes Chapman, reputado comerciante de Londres, es escogido por la Corona británica para abrir una nueva vía en la Ruta de la Seda. Fynes viaja junto a su hija, Katherine, con la Compañía Británica de las Indias Orientales. Allí, les espera Arthur Wyatt, coronel que les acompañará en la caravana hacia el Imperio chino. Arthur no esperaba a una mujer allí y, por esa razón, verá todos sus planes alterados. Pronto iniciarán un viaje plagado de adversidades. Katherine guarda un secreto que la ha conducido hasta esa arriesgada expedición. El descubrimiento de este por parte de Arthur hará que la vea con distintos ojos.

Dame una oportunidad

Autor: Samantha Kerr

Número de Páginas: 179

¿Podrá el amor vencer a las inseguridades de Emma? O, ¿el miedo logará poner en peligro su futuro juntos? Tras descubrir la infidelidad de su novio, Emma deja atrás su antigua vida en Portland, se traslada a Melford y allí comienza a trabajar en una clínica veterinaria. Matt, un atractivo mecánico que regenta un taller en la ciudad, se convierte en el casero de Emma gracias a la intervención de la dueña de la clínica. Sin apenas darse cuenta, un cúmulo de sentimientos y una atracción inevitable entre ellos irá uniéndolos sin remedio, pero el pasado de Matt, una celosa rival y las inseguridades de Emma harán mella en el idílico romance poniendo en peligro su futuro juntos.

Patriotas de la muerte

Autor: Fernando Reinares

Número de Páginas: 235

¿Qué motivaciones tienen los militantes de ETA? * ¿Cuáles son sus características sociales y cómo han evolucionado dichos rasgos a lo largo del tiempo? * ¿Dónde adquirieron esos individuos las actitudes y creencias propias de un nacionalismo vasco étnico y excluyente, que les llevó a justificar la violencia política y a implicarse en actividades terroristas? * ¿A qué obedece que gran parte de los pistoleros etarras haya terminado por dejar consciente yvoluntariamente la organización terrorista? * ¿Quiere esto decir que salen de ella arrepentidos de hacer lo que hicieron? Fernando Reinares, uno de los mayores especialistas internacionales en terrorismo, responde a estos interrogantes a la vez como académico y como ciudadano. Para ello ha utilizado, por una parte, información sobre casi setecientos cincuenta militantes de ETA extraída de documentos judiciales y, por otra, testimonios obtenidos a través de entrevistas en profundidad con cincuenta y uno de ellos. Tan excepcionales testimonios y el soberbio análisis de los mismos son fundamentales para entender por qué, durante más de cuarenta años, centenares de jóvenes y adolescentes vascos decidieron ingresar ...

Hilvanes y contrabando

Autor: Elena Bargues

Número de Páginas: 506

1876. Santander. Mariela y su hermano Ernesto abandonan Cuba y recorren el mundo. Pero, cuando se instalan en casa de sus tíos en Santander, a Mariela le disgusta la inclinación por los naipes de su hermano y decide independizarse y emprender un negocio por su cuenta: un atelier de alta costura. Pablo Torres, primogénito y heredero de una naviera santanderina, será contratado por el gobierno español como agente, bajo el seudónimo de Pedro Saro, tras el asesinato de un capitán en los muelles ingleses y la compra y desaparición de las armas empleadas en las guerras carlistas. Sus sospechas pronto recaen sobre los dos hermanos quienes, a causa de la vida disipada de Ernesto y del taller de Mariela, se han convertido en el epicentro de las intrigas de los contrabandistas. Mariela y Pedro no tienen nada en común, pero se verán obligados a unir sus esfuerzos si desean defender aquello que aman. Elena Bargues nos sumerge nuevamente en una historia bien hilvanada, llena de malentendidos, recelos, asesinatos, corrupción y robos. Una aventura trepidante por las calles y muelles de un Santander que se perdió en el incendio de 1941.

Body Clocks: The biology of time for sleep, education and work

Autor: Paul Kelley , Sian Griffiths

Número de Páginas: 226

Our body's clocks make the difference between happiness and depression, health and illness, and even life and death. The brilliant scientist Paul Kelley makes a compelling case for all organisations to allow people to work and study the hours that suit their personal circadian rhythms. That way, Paul argues, we would all be more productive, a great deal of ill health would be avoided and the world would be a better and happier place.

Culture and the Labour Market

Autor: Siobhan Austen

Número de Páginas: 172

Attempting to define the meaning of culture and the nature of its possible consequences on economic processes and outcomes, this book examines alternative theoretical and empirical approaches to the economic analysis of cultural effects in the labour market. Using extensive new data from 14 countries, this book presents tangible evidence of substantial cross-cultural differences in beliefs about wage inequality.

The International Social Survey Programme 1984-2009

Autor: Max Haller , Roger Jowell , Tom W Smith

Número de Páginas: 493

The social sciences rely more on the comparative method than on experimental data mainly because the latter is difficult to acquire amongst human populations. The International Social Survey Programme has played a pioneering role in creating and sustaining methodologically-sophisticated mass attitude surveys across the globe. Starting in 1984 with five nations, it now encompasses forty-five nations spread over five continents, each administering an identical annual survey to a random sample of their population. Analyses of the data or descriptions of the methodology already appear in over 3,000 publications. This book contains new contributions from three dozen eminent scholars who analyse and compare the perceptions and attitudes of citizens across all five continents, nations and over time. Subjects range from inequality and the role of the state; ethnic, national and global identities; the changing relevance of religion, beliefs and practices; gender roles, family values and work orientations; household and society. Some chapters focus on methodological issues; others focus on substantive findings. This book sets new standards for cross-cultural research.

Ending Book Hunger

Autor: Lea Shaver

Número de Páginas: 218

An eye-opening exploration of “book hunger”—the unmet need for books in underserved communities—and efforts to universalize access to print Worldwide, billions of people suffer from book hunger. For them, books are too few, too expensive, or do not even exist in their languages. Lea Shaver argues that this is an educational crisis: the most reliable predictor of children’s achievement is the size of their families’ book collections. This book highlights innovative nonprofit solutions to expand access to print. First Book, for example, offers diverse books to teachers at bargain prices. Imagination Library mails picture books to support early literacy in book deserts. Worldreader promotes mobile reading in developing countries by turning phones into digital libraries. Pratham Books creates open access stories that anyone may freely copy, adapt, and translate. Can such efforts expand to bring books to the next billion would-be readers? Shaver reveals the powerful roles of copyright law and licensing, and sounds the clarion call for readers to contribute their own talents to the fight against book hunger.

Transitions and Social Change

Autor: Dennis P. Hogan

Número de Páginas: 249

Transitions and Social Change: The Early Lives of American Men deals with the timing and synchronization of transition events that signify the passage of American males from adolescence to adulthood. The book is divided into four parts. Part I is an introduction to the study and its data and methods. This part also deals with the passage to adulthood, education, work, and adolescence. Part II covers the intercohort differences in the transition to adulthood. Part III studies the effects of social background differentials such as social class background, the size of the community, and ethnic ancestry to the transition to adulthood. Part IV talks about the possible consequences of early life-course transition behavior, transition to adulthood and marital stability, and social change and the transition to adulthood. The text is recommended for anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and any experts in the field who wish to know more about the transition of American adolescent males into adulthood, the factors that affect it, and its effects.

Parenting Your Child Leader

Autor: Darryl Bodkin

Número de Páginas: 176

Darryl Bodkin has written a wonderful treatise on child development and leadership. He writes from a childs perspective on parenting and provides invaluable insight on the subject of leadership growth and development. When I was 11 years of age, my life was torn apart by the loss of my father in a tragic construction accident. It was a defining moment for me. Fortunately, my godly grandmother sat down with me and told me that I had to be the leader in our home since I was the oldest child. From that moment leadership was thrust upon me. Reading this book has caused me to reflect on that landmark day in my own childhood when I started on a leadership journey. I commend Darryl Bodkins book to you for your enjoyment and personal growth. I believe every parent who reads it will benefit from the lessons taught on parenting and will gain an understanding of how to encourage the development of leadership qualities in children. Proverbs 3:56 is a sterling reminder of the potential for vital Christian leadership within every child that is born into Gods big world. Dr. Stan A. Toler Bestselling Author Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Beyond Grievance

Autor: Rakib Ehsan

Número de Páginas: 209

Beyond Grievance highlights the growing tensions between the liberal cosmopolitanism which defines much of the British political Left, and the patriotic faith-based conservatism that runs deep in many of Britain's ethnic-minority communities. With American-style racial identity politics taking root in the UK, the book argues that many liberal-leftists are disregarding the attachments to the traditional triad of faith, family and flag in historically Labour-voting, ethnic-minority communities. Rakib Ehsan argues that Britain needs a robust civic patriotism which understands that a stable family unit is the finest form of social security known to humankind; a cultural arrangement which appreciates that faith is a vital source of strength and optimism across a diversity of communities. Providing a much-needed corrective to the toxic mixture of tribal identity politics and radical cultural liberalism on the modern British Left, the book presents the case for an inclusive 'social-justice traditionalism' rooted in family, security, and equality of opportunity.

The Emergence of Sociological Theory

Autor: Jonathan H. Turner , Leonard Beeghley , Charles H. Powers

Número de Páginas: 521

Now published by SAGE, this scholarly text covers the first one hundred years of sociological theorizing, from 1830-1930, focusing primarily on Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, and Mead. The text provides an in-depth examination of these early sociological theorists with biographical background, analysis of key works, major influences, critical insights, and also answers the question, "What do these ideas tell us about the basic forces that shape the social world?" Posing this question for each theorist adds a unique perspective to the text and distinguishes it from other sociological theory books. In addition, it also includes material on the enduring models and principles of the theorists' work that continue to inform sociological theory today.

Haunted Crown Point, Indiana

Autor: Judith Tometczak

Número de Páginas: 112

"Discover Crown Point's Cursed History. From the jail cell that once held John Dillinger to quaint shops with dark beginnings, the restless spirits of Crown Point purportedly result from a century-old hex. Legend had it that a caravan of gypsies found themselves unfairly exiled from town. Forced to leave their beloved dead behind in unmarked graves, they invoked a venomous curse on the townspeople and vowed that no ancestor would be allowed eternal peace. Paranormal researcher Judith Tometczak exposes evidence of this deceptively quiet town's dark side." -- back cover.

Cold War Social Science

Autor: Mark Solovey , Christian Dayé

Número de Páginas: 413

This book explores how the social sciences became entangled with the global Cold War. While duly recognizing the realities of nation states, national power, and national aspirations, the studies gathered here open up new lines of transnational investigation. Considering developments in a wide array of fields – anthropology, development studies, economics, education, political science, psychology, science studies, and sociology – that involved the movement of people, projects, funding, and ideas across diverse national contexts, this volume pushes scholars to rethink certain fundamental points about how we should understand – and thus how we should study – Cold War social science itself.

The Reemergence of Self-Employment

Autor: Richard Arum , Walter Müller

Número de Páginas: 487

This book presents results of a cross-national research project on self-employment in eleven advanced economies and demonstrates how and why the practice is reemerging in modern societies. While traditional forms of self-employment, such as skilled crafts work and shop keeping, are in decline, they are being replaced by self-employment in both professional and unskilled occupations. Differences in self-employment across societies depend on the extent to which labor markets are regulated and the degree to which intergenerational family relationships are a primary factor structuring social organization. For each of the eleven countries analyzed, the book highlights the extent to which social background, educational attainment, work history, family status, and gender affect the likelihood that an individual will enter--and continue--a particular type of self-employment. While involvement with self-employment is becoming more common, it is occurring for individuals in activities that are more diverse, unstable and transitory than in years past.

Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why?

Autor: Rex A. Hudson

Número de Páginas: 283

Who Becomes a Terrorist and Why? is the shocking landmark government study that predicted who would terrorize the United States and how they would do it. In an attempt to profile what members of society join terrorist groups such and commit acts of violence, the report drew on government documents that profiled current and past terrorist cults and their leaders. The study includes a glossary with profiles of terrorist groups that wish harm the United States and also shows what means terrorists had used so far to bring their vision into reality, with tactics ranging from kidnapping, hijacking, and sabotage, to the use of nerve gas and suicide bombings. The evidence clearly pointed to the escalation of hostilities, and the report even speculated that Al-Qaeda could use suicide bombers to crash-land aircraft into government buildings and other landmarks. This is the government study that correctly predicted the events of September 11, 2001, profiled the precursor groups to ISIS, and identified into the methods used in lone wolf attacks such as the San Bernadino shootings and Pulse nightclub attack in Orlando. Find out who becomes a terrorist, the psychology and reasoning behind why...

Guidance from the Greatest

Autor: Gavin Mortimer

Número de Páginas: 140

'We will overcome it [and] I hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any' Her Majesty The Queen The Coronavirus pandemic forced the great British people to dig to the very depths of their resolve. It was during this crisis, the gravest crisis the country has faced since the Second World War, that members of the Greatest Generation - Tom Moore, Dame Vera Lynn, the Queen - proved vital reminders of the self-effacing stoicism required in times of emergency; to summon our 'Blitz spirit' and to 'Keep Calm and Carry On'. Taking twelve qualities of the wartime generation, including fellowship, courage and integrity, and drawing on personal interviews with over two hundred Second World War veterans - from SAS officers to London firewomen to Dame Vera herself - Guidance from the Greatest shows us how we can improve our individual character and our collective approach to life. Guidance from the Greatest reminds us of all that is great about Britain and shows how we can build upon that greatness for the future.

Asianisation Of Australia?

Autor: Kee Pookong , Laksiri Jayasuriya

Número de Páginas: 123

'. . . we must combat blind ignorance with fact, and unreason with reason, and that is what this book is about.' Don Dunstan Pauline Hanson was not the first person to sensationalise the effects of Australia's open immigration policy on the racial make-up of this country. Nor was she the first politician to see advantage in building on the fear and prejudice beneath the surface of Australia's multicultural society. For the end of the White Australia policy in 1973 did not spell the end of fear of a peaceful Asian invasion through immigration. The Asianisation of Australia? contributes the dispassionate, independent and objective comment that has been missing from media debate on the effects of our immigration policies. It provides a wealth of data on the make-up of Australia's immigrant intake and the ability of immigrants to establish a place in their new country. Recent political rhetoric and forecasts are exposed for the myths, prejudices and over-simplifications that they are. By comparing such indicators as rates of employment, income, childbirth, intermarriage and fluency in English between Asian and other immigrants, Professors Jayasuriya and Kee convincingly demonstrate...

From Provinces into Nations

Autor: Susan Cotts Watkins

Número de Páginas: 254

Between 1870 and 1960, national boundaries became more evident on the demographic map of Western Europe. In most of the fifteen countries examined here, differences in marital fertility, illegitimacy, and marriage from one province (counties, cantons, arrondissements) to another diminished considerably. From Provinces into Nations describes this shift to greater national demographic homogeneity and places it in the context of a parallel decline in linguistic diversity, as well as in the context of increases in national market integration, the expansion of state activities, and nation-building. The book interprets the shift as evidence of the influence of communities on demographic behavior, and as an indication of the growing predominance of national over local communities. The author uses demographic data, too often the property of specialists, to examine themes of interest to historians, sociologists, economists, and political scientists interested in the integration of modern societies. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of...

The American Annual Monitor ... Or, Obituary of the Members of the Society of Friends in America

Número de Páginas: 240

Negotiating the Boundaries of Belonging

Autor: Nils Witte

Número de Páginas: 216

Nils Witte explores Turkish migrants’ destigmatization strategies and investigates their legal and symbolic motives for naturalisation. Using mixed methods and unique data the author shows that Turkish migrants’ inclination to naturalise would be stronger if they were allowed to retain their former citizenship and if they were recognized as symbolic members of German society. Minority members enjoy expansive rights as permanent residents and many are entitled to hold German citizenship. However, they often experience symbolic exclusion making symbolic membership a rare motive for naturalisation.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research

Autor: Eric E. Bouhassira

Número de Páginas: 3283

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research, Second Edition is filled with new procedures and exciting medical breakthroughs, including executive orders from the Obama administration reversing barriers to research imposed under the Bush administration, court rulings impacting NIH funding of research based on human embryonic stem cells, edicts by the Papacy and other religious leaders, and the first success in cloning human stem cells. Stem cell biology is clearly fueling excitement and potential in traditional areas of developmental biology and in the field of regenerative medicine, where they are believed to hold much promise in addressing any number of intractable medical conditions. This updated second edition encyclopedia will expand on information that was given in the first edition and present more than 270 new and updated articles that explore major topics in ways accessible to nonscientists, thus bringing readers up-to-date with where stem cell biology stands today, including new and evolving ethical, religious, legal, social, and political perspectives. This second edition reference work will serve as a universal resource for all public and academic libraries. It is an...

Women and ETA

Autor: Carrie Hamilton

Número de Páginas: 386

Drawing on a unique body of oral history interviews, archival material and published sources, this book shows how women’s participation in radical Basque nationalism has changed from the founding of ETA in 1959 to the present. It analyses several aspects of women’s nationalist activism: collaboration and direct activism in ETA, cultural movements, motherhood, prison and feminism. By focusing on gender politics Women and ETA offers new perspectives on the history of ETA, including recruitment, the militarization of radical Basque nationalism, and the role of the media in shaping popular understandings of ‘terrorism’. These arguments are directly relevant to the study of women in other insurgence and terrorist movements. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of history, Hispanic studies, gender studies, anthropology and politics, as well as to journalists and readers interested in women’s participation in contemporary conflicts and terrorist movements.

Democracies in Flux

Autor: Robert D. Putnam

Número de Páginas: 523

In 'Democracies in Flux' Putnam and nine world renowned scholars investigate the condition of social capital in eight advanced democratic nations.

Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security

Autor: Brian Forst , Jack R. Greene , James P. Lynch

Número de Páginas: 495

This volume presents 19 original essays addressing what is widely regarded as the most serious problem confronting America today and for years to come – terrorism – from the unique perspective of criminology. The chapters collected here address such issues as the prevention of terrorism, the applicability of community policing and routine activities models of crime to the problem of terrorism, how to balance liberty and security, and how to think about and manage the fear of terrorism, as well as the coordination of federal and local efforts to prevent and counter terrorism. Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security will be of interest to anyone concerned about violence prevention in general and terrorism in particular, policing, prosecution, adjudication, sentencing and restorative justice.

Women, Gender and Transnational Lives

Autor: Donna R. Gabaccia , Franca Iacovetta

Número de Páginas: 472

In this transnational analysis of women and gender in Italy's world-wide migration, Franca Iacovetta and Donna Gabaccia challenge the stereotype of the Italian immigrant woman as silent and submissive; a woman who stays 'in the shadows.'

Warmth Of The Welcome

Autor: Jeffrey G Reitz

Número de Páginas: 313

This book examines how the economic performance of immigrants is shaped by national and urban social institutions. In the United States, particularly in the high-immigration cities, most immigrant-origin groups have significantly lower earnings than do their counterparts in Canadian or Australian cities. Immigration policy is not a factor, however; in fact U.S. immigrants?in particular origin groups?are not less skilled. American institutions, including education, labor market structures, and social welfare, all reflect greater individualism and all contribute to the potential for inequality. Resulting higher poverty rates for America's immigrants explains their more extensive use of its weaker welfare system. Jeffrey Reitz's social institutional approach projects the impact of institutional restructuring?past and future?on the economic performance of immigrants in these countries.

Generative Conversations for Creative Learning

Autor: Gloria Latham , Robyn Ewing

Número de Páginas: 240

This book builds on conversations between the author educators and other experts in the field, including authors, illustrators and teachers, to explore the benefits of discussions around quality literature within a classroom context that exercises the imagination and generates new ideas and discoveries. The book focuses on a range of strategies that can be utilised to reimagine literacy learning in a 21st century context including parent and teacher talk; active listening; fostering student driven questions; building vocabulary and imagery; and metacognitive talk. These are argued to have a hugely beneficial impact on how children learn to solve problems, engage in complex thought processes, negotiate meaning, as well as learning how to wonder, explore, create and defend ideas. The book also defends the importance of parents, teachers and academics as ‘storytellers’, using their bodies and voices as instruments of engagement and power. It will make compelling reading for students, teachers and researchers working in the fields of education and sociology, particularly those with an interest in creative methods for improving literacy.

From Parents to Children

Autor: John Ermisch , Markus Jantti , Timothy M. Smeeding

Número de Páginas: 523

Does economic inequality in one generation lead to inequality of opportunity in the next? In From Parents to Children, an esteemed international group of scholars investigates this question using data from ten countries with differing levels of inequality. The book compares whether and how parents' resources transmit advantage to their children at different stages of development and sheds light on the structural differences among countries that may influence intergenerational mobility. How and why is economic mobility higher in some countries than in others? The contributors find that inequality in mobility-relevant skills emerges early in childhood in all of the countries studied. Bruce Bradbury and his coauthors focus on learning readiness among young children and show that as early as age five, large disparities in cognitive and other mobility-relevant skills develop between low- and high-income kids, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. Such disparities may be mitigated by investments in early childhood education, as Christelle Dumas and Arnaud Lefranc demonstrate. They find that universal pre-school education in France lessens the negative effect of low...

Chicago Lawyers

Autor: John P. Heinz , Edward O. Laumann

Número de Páginas: 497

What determines the systematic allocation of status, power, and economic reward among lawyers? What kind of social structure organizes lawyers' roles in the bar and in the larger community? As Heinz and Laumann convincingly demonstrate, the legal profession is stratified primarily by the character of the clients served, not by the type of legal service rendered. In fact, the distinction between corporate and individual clients divides the bar into two remarkably separate hemispheres. Using data from extensive personal interviews with nearly 800 Chicago lawyers, the authors show that lawyers who serve one type of client seldom serve the other. Furthermore, lawyers' political, ethno-religious, and social ties are very likely to correspond to those of their client types. Greater deference is consistently shown to corporate lawyers, who seem to acquire power by association with their powerful clients. Heinz and Laumann also discover that these two "hemispheres" of the legal profession are not effectively integrated by intraprofessional organizations such as the bar, courts, or law schools. The fact that the bar is structured primarily along extraprofessional lines raises intriguing...

The Blackwell Companion to Sociology

Autor: Judith R Blau

Número de Páginas: 640

The Blackwell Companion to Sociology is a milestone collection of new essays by renowned sociologists, covering both the traditions and strengths of the field as well as newer developments and directions. Authors from the US, the UK, Europe and elsewhere have contributed to this all-in-one reference work, highlighting the relevance of interdisciplinary and international perspectives, while at the same time representing the scope and quality of sociology in its current form.

Winning the West with Words

Autor: James Joseph Buss

Número de Páginas: 404

Indian Removal was a process both physical and symbolic, accomplished not only at gunpoint but also through language. In the Midwest, white settlers came to speak and write of Indians in the past tense, even though they were still present. Winning the West with Words explores the ways nineteenth-century Anglo-Americans used language, rhetoric, and narrative to claim cultural ownership of the region that comprises present-day Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Historian James Joseph Buss borrows from literary studies, geography, and anthropology to examine images of stalwart pioneers and vanished Indians used by American settlers in portraying an empty landscape in which they established farms, towns, and “civilized” governments. He demonstrates how this now-familiar narrative came to replace a more complicated history of cooperation, adaptation, and violence between peoples of different cultures. Buss scrutinizes a wide range of sources—travel journals, captivity narratives, treaty council ceremonies, settler petitions, artistic representations, newspaper editorials, late-nineteenth-century county histories, and public celebrations such as regional fairs and centennial pageants...

What Women Want Next

Autor: Susan Maushart

Número de Páginas: 260

With all the choices available to today's women, why don't they more feel fulfilled? What Women Want Next is Susan Maushart's meditation-by turns profound and laugh-out-loud funny-on that central dilemma of postfeminist life. At one point she had it all, so why wasn't she happy? With What Women Want Next, Maushart combines research with personal history in a dynamic attempt to answer this question. Feminism may have led women to life's banquet table, but the meal they make of it is up to them. How to balance life and work, sex and sleep, child care and self-care? And why has women's guilt-that glass ceiling of the soul-become the biggest barrier they face? What Women Want Next is the first book to look at the spectrum of a woman's life and attempt to demonstrate how she can shape her own destiny throughout all its stages.

Ireland's terrorist dilemma

Autor: Yonah Alexander , Alan O'day

Número de Páginas: 285

Democratic Development & Political Terrorism

Autor: William J. Crotty

Número de Páginas: 592

This timely collection of original essays examines the global link between democratic development and political terrorism, delving into the difficult questions, challenges, far-reaching consequences, and uncertainties of dealing with terrorism on an international scale.

Achieving Anew

Autor: Michael J. White , Jennifer E. Glick

Número de Páginas: 237

Can the recent influx of immigrants successfully enter the mainstream of American life, or will many of them fail to thrive and become part of a permanent underclass? Achieving Anew examines immigrant life in school, at work, and in communities and demonstrates that recent immigrants and their children do make substantial progress over time, both within and between generations. From policymakers to private citizens, our national conversation on immigration has consistently questioned the country's ability to absorb increasing numbers of foreign nationals—now nearly one million legal entrants per year. Using census data, longitudinal education surveys, and other data, Michael White and Jennifer Glick place their study of new immigrant achievement within a context of recent developments in assimilation theory and policies regulating who gets in and what happens to them upon arrival. They find that immigrant status itself is not an important predictor of educational achievement. First-generation immigrants arrive in the United States with less education than native-born Americans, but by the second and third generation, the children of immigrants are just as successful in school as ...

From White Australia to Woomera

Autor: James Jupp

Número de Páginas: 272

Immigration specialist James Jupp surveys changes in immigration policy since 1972.