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Seventh Generation Earth Ethics

Autor: Patty Loew

Número de Páginas: 249

Indigenous perspectives on sustainability, culture, and community In this collection of twelve biographies, one from each of the Native nations in Wisconsin, author Patty Loew (Bad River Ojibwe) introduces readers to prominent figures in Native sustainability—people whose life’s work reflects the traditional ecological knowledge and cultural values of their people. Born out of Loew’s thirty years as a journalist and historian, Seventh Generation Earth Ethics highlights individuals who helped to sustain and nurture their nations. Walter Bresette, Red Cliff Ojibwe, community activist Hilary Waukau, Menominee, environmental warrior Frances Van Zile, Mole Lake (Sokaogon) Ojibwe, keeper of the water James Schlender, Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe, treaty rights guardian Jose Rose, Bad River Ojibwe, elder, environmentalist, and scholar Dorothy Davids, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians, educator William Gollnick, Oneida, culture keeper Thomas St. Germaine, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe, attorney Truman Lowe, Ho-Chunk, organic sculpture artist Jenny and Mary Thunder, Forest County Potawatomi, medicine women Wanda McFaggen, St. Croix Ojibwe, Tribal Historic Preservationist...

Children and Youth During the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Autor: James Marten , Paula S Fass

Número de Páginas: 375

In the decades after the Civil War, urbanization, industrialization, and immigration marked the start of the Gilded Age, a period of rapid economic growth but also social upheaval. Reformers responded to the social and economic chaos with a “search for order,” as famously described by historian Robert Wiebe. Most reformers agreed that one of the nation’s top priorities should be its children and youth, who, they believed, suffered more from the disorder plaguing the rapidly growing nation than any other group. Children and Youth during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era explores both nineteenth century conditions that led Progressives to their search for order and some of the solutions applied to children and youth in the context of that search. Edited by renowned scholar of children’s history James Marten, the collection of eleven essays offers case studies relevant to educational reform, child labor laws, underage marriage, and recreation for children, among others. Including important primary documents produced by children themselves, the essays in this volume foreground the role that youth played in exerting agency over their own lives and in contesting the policies...

Like a Family

Autor: Jacquelyn Dowd Hall , James L. Leloudis , Robert R. Korstad , Mary Murphy , Lu Ann Jones , Christopher B. Daly

Número de Páginas: 541

Since its original publication in 1987, Like a Family has become a classic in the study of American labor history. Basing their research on a series of extraordinary interviews, letters, and articles from the trade press, the authors uncover the voices and experiences of workers in the Southern cotton mill industry during the 1920s and 1930s. Now with a new afterword, this edition stands as an invaluable contribution to American social history. “The genius of Like a Family lies in its effortless integration of the history of the family — particularly women — into the history of the cotton-mill world.” — Ira Berlin, New York Times Book Review “Like a Family is history, folklore, and storytelling all rolled into one. It is a living, revelatory chronicle of life rarely observed by the academe. A powerhouse.” — Studs Terkel “Here is labor history in intensely human terms. Neither great impersonal forces nor deadening statistics are allowed to get in the way of people. If students of the New South want both the dimensions and the feel of life and labor in the textile industry, this book will be immensely satisfying.” — CHOICE

The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War

Autor: David A. Ward

Número de Páginas: 344

The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers infantry regiment was formed in 1861--its ranks filled by nearly 1,200 Irish and German immigrants from Schuylkill County responding to Lincoln's call for troops. The men saw action for three years with the Army of the Potomac's VI Corps, participating in engagements at Gaines' Mill, Crampton's Gap, Salem Church and Spotsylvania. Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and other accounts, this comprehensive history documents their combat service from the point of view of the rank-and-file soldier, along with their views on the war, slavery, emancipation and politics.

Serendipity of Fate

Autor: Becky Banks

Número de Páginas: 385

One war, one blood promise and the love to save it all. It has been two years since Cason McPherson watched his best friend, Ryan Sparling, die in his arms. Now, with a blood promise tied to his heart, shrapnel in his hip, and a war behind him, he’s focused on building a useful civilian life in his hometown of New Orleans. Living with Ryan’s mother, a widow and retired nurse, he gives back the protection and care his best friend wanted. Only Ryan’s sister, a woman whose well-worn picture got him through the darkest parts of the war, does not see it that way. Savannah Sparling has spent the last five years building her career and life to the exacting expectations needed to achieve partner at Knight Interiors. And nothing could derail them except for the one person from her past who returned home a changed man. Cason McPherson and her brother Ryan had been her entire world once, but now she no longer recognizes him with his caustic attitude and effort to turn every conversation into a verbal sparring match. When a potential client, one large enough to secure her place as partner, requests her as lead designer, Savannah sets a plan for her final career move and Cason’s...

Routledge Library Editions: Gladstone & Disraeli

Autor: Various Authors

Número de Páginas: 1374

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1966 and 1983, draw together research by leading academics on William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine the historical, political and philosophical, whilst also exploring their work with other political figures such as Paul Kruger. This set will be of interest to students of history and politics respectively.

Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition

Autor: W. Haresign , D.j.a. Cole

Número de Páginas: 268

Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition — 1986 focuses on developments in the compositions of animal feeds. The book first discusses studies on the fat content of human diet. The text also looks at future trends in the marketing of animal products with particular reference to fats. The book then discusses the manipulation of fat characteristics in animal products; antinutritional factors related with dietary fats and oils; and method of analysis of feedingstuffs for the identification of crude oils. The text highlights the implications for research and the feed compounder of oils and fats determination and the implications of biotechnology for animal nutrition. The book discusses the manipulation of milk yield with growth hormone (GH). Endogenous GH and lactation potential; mechanisms underlying the galactopoietic effects of bovine growth hormone (bGH); and galactopoietic action of exogenous bGH are discussed. The text also explains near infrared reflectance analysis of forages, residues in animal products, and nutrient modulation of the immune system. The book also highlights probiotics in pig diets and use of synthetic amino acids in poultry and pig diets. The book is a good...

The University of London, 1858-1900

Autor: Francis Michael Glenn Willson

Número de Páginas: 494

Convocation was deeply divided, those defensive of the existing 'external' system being apprehensive of the power which the new 'internal' system would give to teachers in London. Convocation exercised its veto once, and lost that power when the Charter of the University was replaced by an Act of Parliament."--BOOK JACKET.

Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan

Número de Páginas: 1236

The Journal of the Senate During the ... Session of the Legislature of the State of California

Autor: California. Legislature. Senate

Número de Páginas: 1862

Gladstone

Número de Páginas: 516

Catalog of Copyright Entries

Número de Páginas: 1396

The Light Princess

Autor: Samuel Adamson , Tori Amos

Número de Páginas: 98

I'm done, Father, Keep your crown, I swear you'll never bring me down! I am not queen material! Once, in opposing kingdoms lived a princess and a prince who had lost their mothers. Althea, unable to cry, became light with grief and floated, and so was locked away. Digby, so heavy-hearted that he could never smile, one day declares war. Althea, forced out of hiding, escapes, only to encounter the solemn prince on contested land and the warring heirs begin a passionate affair. But for Althea to find real love, she must first face her own deepest fears.

History of Chautauqua County New York and its People

Autor: John Phillips Downs

Número de Páginas: 669

A Short History of Lake Tahoe

Autor: Michael J. Makley

Número de Páginas: 266

Lake Tahoe is one of the scenic wonders of the American West, a sapphire jewel that attracts millions of visitors each year. But the lake drew Native Americans to its summer shores for millennia, as well as more recent fortune hunters, scientists, and others. A Short History of Lake Tahoe recounts the long, fascinating history of Lake Tahoe. Author Michael J. Makley examines the geology and natural history of the lake and introduces the people who shaped its history, including the Washoe Indians and such colorful characters as Mark Twain and legendary teamster Hank Monk, and later figures like entertainer Frank Sinatra and Olympic skier Julia Mancuso. He also covers the development of the lake's surrounding valley, including the impacts of mining, logging, and tourism, and the economic, political, and social controversies regarding the use and misuse of the lake's resources. Generously illustrated with historic photographs, this book is an engaging introduction to one of the most magnificent sites in the world. It also illuminates the challenges of protecting natural beauty and a fragile environment while preserving public access and a viable economy in the surrounding communities.

Slater's, late Pigot & co., royal national and commercial directory and topography of the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire

Autor: Isaac Slater

Número de Páginas: 824

Portrait and Biographical Record of Shelby and Moultrie Counties Illinois

Número de Páginas: 738

Gladstone

Autor: Erich Eyck

Número de Páginas: 532

Originally published in 1966 and translated by Bernard Miall, Gladstone traces William Gladstone’s career from his election to Parliament in 1832, to his funeral in Westminster Abbey. The book portrays Gladstone as a firm adherent of Toryism and it describes his relations with Peel and Palmerston, as well as giving a well-founded account of his growing Liberalism and his rivalry with Disraeli. Eyck has written a generous and perceptive account of Gladstone’s life and career which since its first publication in 1938 has become generally recognized as a valuable contribution to the history of the nineteenth century.

Recent Poems

Autor: Thomas Shaw (apiarian.)

Número de Páginas: 254

Caso Mamma Mia!: música, marketing y tres mujeres

Autor: Arturo Gómez Quijano

Número de Páginas: 103

Era octubre de 2009, en una fría tarde de otoño en Nueva York. No estaba en mis planes estar bailando entre las butacas de un viejo teatro en Broadway. Había volado unos días antes desde Madrid para hacer una investigación comercial sobre la participación en ferias de empresas americanas de vestidos de novia. Como tenía algo de tiempo libre, cuando terminaba de hacer entrevistas a diseñadores en el Waldorf Astoria, me sumergía entre los rascacielos de aquella ciudad, empapándome de la cultura de la capital del mundo. Visité el MoMA y el edificio Chrysler; pateé Central Park y cogí el ferri naranja a Staten Island para, a la vuelta, ver la ciudad con los ojos del emigrante; crucé el primer puente a Brooklyn, admiré el diseño del Guggenheim y recé en San Patricio. Todo aquello lo había previsto en mi planificación del viaje, menos ponerme a bailar. Los profesores que enseñamos investigación de mercados decimos que, cuando se está preparando el trabajo de campo, no se puede planificar todo. Hay que dejar espacio y ser flexible para aprovechar lo que pueda surgir, las oportunidades imprevistas: entrevistar a alguien interesante, visitar alguna instalación que no ...

Boletín de la Sociedad Geográfica de Lima

Autor: Sociedad Geográfica De Lima

Número de Páginas: 520

Volumes 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 consist of "Memoria anual y anexos", 1903-08.

Programmed Cell Death Part A

Autor: Roya Khosravi-far , Zahra Zakeri , Richard A. Lockshin , Mauro Piacentini

Número de Páginas: 556

The 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Sydney Brenner (UK),H. Robert Horvitz (US)and John E. Sulston (UK) "for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death." Cell death is a fundamental aspect of embryonic development, normal cellular turnover and maintenance of homeostasis (maintaining a stable, constant environment) on the one hand, and aging and disease on the other. This volume addresses the significant advances with the techniques that are being used to analyze cell death.*Provides the necessary, trusted methods to carry out this research on the latest techniques. Once researchers understand the molecular mechanisms of the apoptotic pathways, they can begin to develop new therapies *Presents key methods on studying tumors and how these cancer cells evade cell death*Eliminates searching through many different sources to avoid pitfalls so the same mistakes are not made over and over

The Complete Book of 2010s Broadway Musicals

Autor: Dan Dietz

Número de Páginas: 533

This volume contains detailed information about every musical that opened on Broadway from 2010 through the end of 2019. This book discusses the decade’s major successes, notorious failures, and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts. In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues.

Academic Freedom and the Law

Autor: Eric Barendt

Número de Páginas: 478

Academic Freedom and the Law: A Comparative Study provides a critical analysis of the law relating to academic freedom in three major jurisdictions: the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. The book outlines the various claims which may be made to academic freedom by individual university teachers and by universities and other higher education institutions, and it examines the justifications which have been put forward for these claims. Three separate chapters deal with the legal principles of academic freedom in the UK, Germany, and the USA. A further chapter is devoted to the restrictions on freedom of research which may be imposed by the regulation of clinical trials, by intellectual property laws, and by the terms of contracts made between researchers and the companies sponsoring medical and other research. The book also examines the impact of recent terrorism laws on the teaching and research freedom of academics, and it discusses their freedom to speak about general political and social topics unrelated to their work. This is the first comparative study of a subject of fundamental importance to all academics and others working in universities. It emphasises the...

Music for Silent Film

Autor: Kendra Preston Leonard

Número de Páginas: 297

Between 1895 and 1929, more than 15,000 motion pictures were made in the United States. We call these works “silent films,” but they were accompanied by an enormous body of music, including works adapted or arranged from pre-existing works, as well as newly composed pieces for theater orchestras, organists, or pianists. While many films and pieces are lost, a considerable amount of material remains extant and available for use in research and performance. Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources is a unique resource on North American archives and English-language materials available in for those interested in this repertoire. Part I contains information about archives of primary source materials including full and compiled scores, sheet music, published anthologies of music, interviews with cinema musicians, periodicals, and instruction books. Part II surveys the English-language scholarship on silent film music in articles, book chapters, essay collections, and monographs through 2015. The book is fully indexed for ease of access to these important sources on film music.

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office

Autor: United States. Patent Office

Número de Páginas: 1124

Legends of Funland

Autor: Melanie Florence

Número de Páginas: 60

Key Selling Points In Legends of Funland, three friends plan to spend the night in a theme park rumored to be haunted. This book features themes of sibling dynamics and facing your fears. The main character learns there really is a ghost, but it turns out it is just a young boy like himself. This award-winning author has written two previous hi-lo books, He Who Dreams and Dreaming in Color. Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.

Actor-Musicianship

Autor: Jeremy Harrison

Número de Páginas: 233

Actor-musicianship is a permanent feature of the musical theatre landscape. Actor-musician shows can be seen from Bradford to Broadway, from village halls to international arena tours. However, with the exception of a couple of academic papers, there has been nothing written about this fascinating area of theatre practice. Jeremy Harrison's book addresses this deficit, operating as both a record of the development of the actor-musician movement and as a practical guide for students, educators, performers and practitioners. It explores the history of actor-musicianship, examining its origins, as well as investigating – and offering guidance on – how this specialist form of music theatre is created. It, in turn, acts as a means of defining an art form that has to date been left to lurk in the shadows of musical theatre; a subset with its own distinctive culture of performer, maker and audience, but as yet no formal recognition as a specialism in its own right. The actor-musician show is multifarious and as such this book targets those interested in mainstream commercial work, as well as alternative and avant-garde theatre practice. The book draws together expertise from a range...

Angel Spies in Paris

Autor: Oliver Fairfax

Número de Páginas: 207

It's 1870 and Dr. Otto A. Brandt is trapped in Paris disguised as a Spaniard while the city is besieged by his fellow Germans. His sister, Amelia, is in prison for spying somewhere inside the walls and is due to meet Madame Guillotine when her child is born. Otto faces winter in a hostile city as starvation grows. Even as he searches for Amelia, he is recruited by the American government mission in its desperate effort to run an escape route for his countrymen and women trapped behind the city's gates. Infatuated with the American spy, Eleanor, Otto is led into the battle zone when she tries to make contact with the Communards. The family mystery about the missing ship: Paper Moon and its Imperial passengers hangs over his head. Can he solve all these problems before time runs out for him and Amelia? This is untold history. There are real characters and real events here and The Angel Spies in Paris is woven into them. But can you spot the join?

My Western Sky

Autor: Suzanne Kozikowski

Número de Páginas: 331

Romance. Adventure. Courage. Suspense. Ashlee Brookes is an innocent and affable young woman who works as a veterinary technician, a part-time photographer, and a horse rescuer. She lives happily in a quaint New England town on a large ranch with her adoring husband, Hunter. One day, Ashlee receives the devastating news that would rock her world and the worlds of all those who love her. Ashlee's future has now been irrevocably changed that dark day. Many years later, their adult daughter will find herself desperate to find an organ donor for her mother, evade a stealthy assassin, and expose a human trafficking ring. Time is quickly running out for Ashlee. Her only hope now may be an impossible, mysterious stranger who could possibly save her life, in a way that Ashlee could never have imagined. Both heart-wrenching and heart-warming. My Western Sky is a story of love, hope, and loss. You won't want to put it down as you follow the twists and turns of the lives of Ashlee and Ivy and those they meet along the way. My Western Sky chronicles the wonder of just how far one might go to help someone they love - both in distance and in mental stamina. A tale of unwavering hope and...