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From his birth in the Sac village in 1767 to becoming the leader of the Sauk tribe and eventually fighting a war against the United States, Black Hawk's life was filled with significant events and experiences. After his tour of the Eastern States, Black...

Between 1840 and 1870, hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic dreamers embarked on the 2,000-mile journey into the wide-open frontier of the United States in search of free land, gold, adventure, and a better life. Although only a few women were numbered...

Nixandra: Deusa da Beleza é um romance lírico, filosófico e mitopoético que transcende as formas tradicionais do conto épico para aventurar-se pelos territórios mais íntimos da experiência humana. Narrado pela voz de um soldado sem nome, esta obra...

Die grundlegende Forschungsfrage in diesem Buch ist, inwieweit Französisch (L2) und andere Faktoren wie L1, Geschlecht, Vokalkontext einen Einfluss auf den Lauterwerb (in diesem Fall von Plosiven) des L3-Deutschen bei Mehrsprachigen haben...

Dieses Buch untersucht individuelle Gottesvorstellungen christlicher Gläubiger. Auf Grundlage der in einer qualitativen Interviewstudie erhobenen empirischen Daten werden individuelle Gottesbilder rekonstruiert und innerhalb einer Typologie auf ihre...

Este libro explora las literaturas del Océano Índico en inglés y francés, tratando de averiguar sus concomitancias, recurriendo a la antropología poética como metodología principal. Se centra en cuatro mujeres poetas, Ranu Uniyal, Meena Kandasamy, Ananda...

This volume examines the often-overlooked crisis of sexual misconduct within Korean Protestant churches, exploring how militarized culture, hierarchical power, and institutional silence contribute to the abuse of congregants—especially those in...

A practical introduction to group facilitation for students and professionals in the human services.

Beneath the banner of 'universal brotherhood' gathered not the salt of the earth, but a drifting substratum of Europe's political underworld-exiles without country, thinkers without readers, zealots without gods. In this unsparing account, first...

Black graduate deans at historically white institutions have long navigated the complexities of higher education leadership while advocating for diversity, equity, and student success. This compelling volume brings together their stories, insights, and...

With the backlash against feminism and reproductive rights since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many people are asking whether feminism is lost, if not dead. With so many rights on the chopping block, including rights to contraception and...

Piece of the Puzzle: The History of My Ancestors on the Bay Islands dives into the deep history of the journey the modern settlers took from England to the British West Indies to settle in the Bay Islands. Keila Rochelle Thompson Gough, a native...

Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context illuminates the lives of the courageous individuals involved in the early struggle for gay and lesbian civil rights in the United States. Authored by those who knew them (often...

Discusses Joseph Clark Grew's role in the formation of postwar US policy on Japan and the emperor. The text examines the evolution of Ambassador Grew's convictions and demonstrates their impact on postwar US-Japan relations.

Russia has a very large pool of economic migrants. Although many migrants entered Russia legally, they frequently face bureaucratic obstacles to legal employment and Russian citizenship, factors which have led to a very large "shadow economy". This book...

Boundaries, Identity and Belonging in Modern Judaism addresses these new dimensions, bringing together experts in the field to explore the various and fluid modes of expressing and defining Jewish identity in the modern world. Its interdisciplinary...

This volume explores academic households in early modern (c. sixteenth- to eighteenth-century) Northern Europe, examining changing dynamics of family and gender.

Written by one of Sicily's leading medievalists, this is the first compendium (in English) about the historical women of Sicily. Meet a sisterhood of pious Roman maidens, steadfast queens, and a Jewish mother confronting the horrors of the Inquisition...

This volume, first published in 1975, traces what happens when the crises of adolescence are not sufficiently well negotiated. The topics debated and explored include: emotional conflicts; educational drop-outs; social conflict; delinquency; acting-out,...

At Milliken's Bend, Louisiana, a Union force composed predominantly of former slaves met their Confederate adversaries in one of the bloodiest small engagements of the war. This important fight received some attention in the North and South but soon...

This is a history of the Vietnam war in a single province of the Mekong Delta over the period 1930-1975, focusing on the revolutionary movement that became popularly known as the "Viet Cong". It drawns on documents captured by U.S. and South Vietnamese...

This book explores Filipino, the national language of the Philippines, from the perspectives of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Positive Discourse Analysis (PDA)-informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). It is designed to encourage...

Join me on an extraordinary journey as I explore the steps I took to solve one of America's most enduring legends, the mystery of the Lost Dutchman's treasure. In this deep dive, I will walk you through my investigative process, including how I analyzed...

This edited collection traces the evolution of writing, retelling, and critically reading children's and young adult tales over decades of cultural, social, and technological changes. Global contributions cover the increasingly diverse narratives found...

This open access book compiles the contributions of the conference Collection Care: New Challenges in Environmental Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Risk Management. The conference held within the framework of the EU’s Horizon2020 CollectionCare...

This biographical volume includes Lilian Sauter's only published collection of poetry, Through High Windows, along with letters, photographs, and extensive biographical material, all framed by a scholarly introduction, detailed annotations, and...

サードカルチャーキッズとは、いろいろな文化の中に住み、その間を繰り返し行ったり来たりしているグローバル・ノマドのことを言います。自分らしい人生のストーリーの中に、経験したすべてのことを統合し抱擁していくこと。そこに彼らの人生の美しさと課題があります。対話や振り返りなどいろいろなアクティビティを通して、脳とからだの全体がそのプロセスに関わっていきます。そのようなアクティビティを家族またグループでいっしょに行うことで、深い関係が築き上げられていきます。子どもや大人のTCK、親、教師、派遣団体のTCKケアに関わ...

In his unique science book, The Hunter-Gatherer Principle: Evolutionary Biology and the Case for Sex-Based Female Sports, bestselling author, award-winning historian, and women's sports advocate Lochlainn Seabrook, zeroes in on a seldom discussed topic:...

Fostering to Adoption is a deeply moving and unflinchingly honest memoir that takes readers inside the heart of one family's extraordinary journey through the UK foster care system. Written by Mark Moorhouse, a dedicated foster parent, the book blends...

En 2013, French Boy quitte son pays pour l'Europe, emportant avec lui des rêves immenses et des attentes bouleversantes. Entre illusions perdues et réalités poignantes, il navigue à travers un monde qui semble vouloir lui refuser une place. Dans cette...

How can the Banaban people navigate the challenges of the modern era while preserving their cultural identity and striving for self-determination? This compelling study delves into the core of Banaban heritage, exploring the traditional law of Te Rii Ni...

Girls like me don't normally attract the attention of gorgeous wolf shifters but all that changes when my friend Tania makes a wish...Now I'm being noticed!Having landed the job of my dreams I'm settled and finally feeling content with my life for the...

In "They called me Dede" Lowell E. Kennedy delivers a riveting journey of how a man and his wife are thrust into a unknown world of poverty and hunger. They soon realize they must rely on each other to fulfill the mission God has called them to as...

These are two true tales of Providence, having never been combined in one volume it was felt that they fit perfectly together. Two different lives, two different tribes, two amazing stories of love and tragedy. Both parallel yet from opposite...

              This Crow of Montana Census 1899-1905, contains a short concise history for the Crow people; following their move from the Stillwater Valley to Yellowstone country, their...

              A unique never before transcribed series for the Identified Mississippi Choctaw Enrollment Cards, 1902-1909, including a copy of the original and a transcribed copy of...

Her first hate and first love are back in town. Things are about to get heated…Cat Byrne seems sweet, but she’s hiding a volcanic temper. Her anger-fueled fire magic can melt tires off cars. Then her ex-best friend moves back to town, and...

Studies in Rhetorics and FeminismsSeries Editors: Cheryl Glenn and Shirley Wilson LoganWhat People Are SayingRhetorical Reception addresses scholars in feminist historiography and theories of rhetoric, as well as scholars in the rhetoric of science and...

Joseph, Judah, and Plot is an exploration of narrative continuity in Genesis 37-50. It offers a new and literary reading of the story about Jacob and his sons, tracing its plot-structure from the narrative world of Genesis to the world of the reader...

When Adrienne Rubin enters into the jewelry business in 1970s Los Angeles, she is a maverick in a world dominated by men. She soon meets a young hotshot salesman who doesn't seem to struggle at all, and when he asks her to be his partner, she is excited...

After a lifetime of strained bonds with her aging parents, Patricia Williams finds herself in the unexpected position of being their caregiver and neighbor. As they all begin to navigate this murky battleground, the long-buried issues that have divided...

Through the cases of Damascus and Aleppo and adopting a postcolonial perspective, this book explores how urbicide (the destruction and violent recomposition of urban space) is central to the Syrian regime's wartime rearticulation of state-society...

This book offers a wide-ranging, detailed, and pleasant portrait of the author's multiple interests and experiences in growing up and reaching hundreds of thousands of people on three continents. He is known through his television documentaries, books,...

For centuries, women's voices were silenced, their contributions erased, their histories forgotten. But silence is never absolute-history waits for us to listen.History Waits to Be Heard is not just a retelling of forgotten stories; it is an exploration...

It investigates the impact of financial capability and decision-making ability on the financial wellbeing of women associated with Community Based Organisations. In light of the evolving socio-economic landscape in South Asia and the growing gender...

This book uses an interdisciplinary approach to discuss international law and conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, covering topics such as maritime security, climate change and international relations. The book will be of interest to researchers in the...