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Winner of the Outstanding Manuscript Award from Phi Alpha Theta, this work explains how nationhood emerges by viewing countries as cultural artifacts, a product of ''invented traditions.'' In the case of France, scholars sharply disagree, not only over the nature of French national identity but also over the extent to which diverse and sometimes ......
Winner of the Manuscript Award from Phi Alpha Theta and the Outstanding Manuscript Award from Phi Alpha Theta, this work explains how nationhood emerges by viewing countries as cultural artifacts, a product of ''invented traditions.'' In the case of France, scholars sharply disagree, not only over the nature of French national identity but also ......
Written for leaders in both small colleges and larger universities who may find themselves in similar situations, as well as for scholars of higher education who are interested in strategic planning, When Colleges Close is the sobering yet hopeful story of a venerable regional institution that turned its long-term enrollment challenges into a ......
Steve McQueen had cancer and was keeping it secret. Then the media found out, and soon all of America knew. McQueen's high profile changed forever the way the public perceived a dreaded disease. In When Illness Goes Public, Barron H Lerner describes the evolution of celebrities' illnesses from private matters to stories of great public interest. ......
Pluralist Politics and Institutional Reform in Los Angeles
When Schools Work will inform the efforts of educators, activists, policy makers, and anyone else working to reshape public schools and achieve equitable results for all children.
Cross-Cultural Encounters between Fiction and Film
Adapting fiction into film is, as author Cristina Della Coletta asserts, a transformative encounter that takes place not just across media but across different cultures. In this book, Della Coletta explores what it means when the translation of fiction into film involves writers, directors, and audiences who belong to national, historical, and ......
''Mr. Gildea's book is at once an elegy and a eulogy . . . In this volume, every word is from the heart.''--New York Times ''William Gildea's When the Colts Belonged to Baltimore is to football what Roger Kahn's The Boys of Summer was to baseball. It's one of the best reads in a long, long time and should be a best seller.''--Larry King In this ......
Help, Hope, and Insights from an Affected Physician
Kym Orsetti Furney was a 34-year-old physician enjoying her exciting career and life with her husband and young daughter when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. At first terrified, Furney has rebounded from the shock of diagnosis and -empowered by information, treatment, and support - continues her work as a doctor, teacher, wife, and ......
In When Women Ask the Questions, Marilyn Boxer traces the successes and failures of women's studies, examines the field's enduring impact on the world of higher education, and concludes that the rise of women's studies has challenged the university in the same way that feminism has challenged society at large. Drawing on her experiences as a ......
