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English Language Learners in the Southeastern United States

Considerations for Practice, Policy, and Advocacy

by Ester J. de Jong, Eric Dwyer, Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton, Zijing An, Elisabeth L. Chan, Maria R. Coady, Ryan W. Pontier, Joan Lachance0, Eleni Pappamihiel1, Susan Spezzini2, Linda Harklau3, Anna Her Yang4, Tu Thi Cam Dang5, Leslie Mendez6, Donita Grissom7, Joyce Nutta8, Kisha Bryan-Jordan9, Amber N. Warren0, Jenna Davis1, Lou Anne Wilkes2, Judith Hobson3 ...

This book examines the impact of and response to the rapidly growing English language learner (ELL) populations in the southeastern United States on K-16 schooling. Using examples of policy and practice from seven states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee), the book explores how the contemporary context of accountability regimes and neoliberal tenets affect ... Read more

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This book examines the impact of and response to the rapidly growing English language learner (ELL) populations in the southeastern United States on K-16 schooling. Using examples of policy and practice from seven states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee), the book explores how the contemporary context of accountability regimes and neoliberal tenets affect
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Small-Screen Souths

Region, Identity, and the Cultural Politics of Television

by Eric Gary Anderson, Bonnie Applebeet Cameron, Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Matthew Dischinger, Ashli Dykes, Leigh H. Edwards, Sara K. Eskridge, Taylor Hagood, Robert W. Haynes, Robert Jackson, Casey Kayser, Jennie Lightweis-Goff, Tatiana McInnis, Monica Carol Miller, Stanley Orr, Jimmy Dean Smith, Mary Ann Wilson, Scott Romine ...

Series series Southern Literary Studies
As the first collection dedicated to the relationship between television and the U.S. South, Small-Screen Souths addresses the growing interest in how mass culture represents the region and influences popular perceptions of it. In sixteen essays divided into three thematic sections, scholars of southern culture analyze representations of the South in a variety of television shows spanning the ... Read more

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As the first collection dedicated to the relationship between television and the U.S. South, Small-Screen Souths addresses the growing interest in how mass culture represents the region and influences popular perceptions of it. In sixteen essays divided into three thematic sections, scholars of southern culture analyze representations of the South in a variety of television shows spanning the
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The Age of Johnson

A Scholarly Annual (Volume 24)

by Stephen Clarke, Marcus Walsh, Matthew Davis, Anthony W. Lee, Paul Tankard, Susan Kubica Howard, Suzanna Geiser, Peter Briggs, David Venturo, Eric Bennett, John Richetti, Jacob Sider Jost, Robert DeMaria, Joseph F. Bartolomeo, Heinz-Joachim Müllenbrock ...

Series Book 24 - The Age of Johnson
The move to a new publisher has given The Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual the opportunity to recommit to what it does best: present to a wide readership cant-free scholarly articles and essays and searching book reviews, all featuring a wide variety of approaches, written by both seasoned scholars and relative newcomers. Volume 24 features commentary on a range of Johnsonian topics: his ... Read more

$107.99 USD

The move to a new publisher has given The Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual the opportunity to recommit to what it does best: present to a wide readership cant-free scholarly articles and essays and searching book reviews, all featuring a wide variety of approaches, written by both seasoned scholars and relative newcomers. Volume 24 features commentary on a range of Johnsonian topics: his
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Mandate for Change

Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond

by Chester Hartman, Catherine Albisa, Robert Alvarez, Sarah Anderson, Nan Aron, Dean Baker, Phyllis Bennis, Angela Glover Blackwell, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Robert L. Borosage0, Kate Bronfenbrenner1, John Cavanagh2, Oscar Chacón3, Chuck Collins4, Stuart Comstock-Gay5, Charlie Cray6, Sheila Crowley7, Martha F. Davis8, Karen Dolan9, Peter Edelman0, Carroll L. Estes1, John Feffer2, Bill Fletcher Jr.3, Maria Foscarinis4, Kim Gandy5, Jaime Grant6, Mark Greenberg7, Jim Harkness8, Farrah Hassen9, Simon Heller0, Alan W. Houseman1, Tomás R. Jiménez2, Barbara B. Kennelly3, Gloria Ladson-Billings4, Saul Landau5, Erik Leaver6, Nicole Lee7, Gerald LeMelle8, Ben Lilliston9, Bart Lubow0, Eric Mann1, Ben Manski2, Marc Mauer3, Patrice McDermott4, Dedrick Muhammad5, Douglas W. Nelson6, Miriam Pemberton7, Manuel Pérez-Rocha8, Frances Fox Piven9, Sam Pizzigati0, Ron Pollack1, William Quigley2, Miles S. Rapoport3, Marcus Raskin4, Janet Redman5, Michael A. Replogle6, Jon Rynn7, Rebecca Sawyer8, Daniel Scheer9, Ben Scott0, Rinku Sen1, Amy Shannon2, Cynthia Soohoo3, Nancy Starnes4, Betsy Taylor5, Sanho Tree6, Katrina vanden Heuvel7, Dorian Warren8, Emira Woods9, Daphne Wysham0 ...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of ... Read more

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Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of
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A High Sierra Christmas [Dramatized Adaptation]

by William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone ...

Narrated by A Full Cast, Mort Shelby, James Lewis, Chris Genebach, Amanda Forstrom, Terence Aselford, Thomas Penny, Chris Stinson, Yasmin Tuazon, Kimberly Gilbert, Bruce Alan Rauscher, Nick DePinto, David Jourdan, Dani Stoller, Bradley Smith, Eric Messner, Christopher Walker, Michael Glenn, Matthew Bassett, Ken Jackson, Michael Mowen, James Konicek, Steve Wannall, Joe Mallon, Jeff Allin, Thomas Keegan, Richard Rohan, Michael John Casey, Robbie Gay, Peter Holdway, Danny Gavigan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Katy Carkuff, Nora Achrati, Elizabeth Jernigan, Lawrence Redmond, Scott McCormick, Catherine Aselford, Marty Lodge, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Mary C Davis, Ren Kasey, Harley Gordon ...

Series series Christmas
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A Jensen family holiday takes a dark and dangerous turn—on the infamous Donner Pass—in this thrilling epic adventure from the bestselling Johnstones...It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the High Sierras. But Smoke Jensen and his children, Louis and Denise, won't let a little snow stop them from heading to Reno for the holidays. There are two ways for them to get there: the long way, ... Read more

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A Jensen family holiday takes a dark and dangerous turn—on the infamous Donner Pass—in this thrilling epic adventure from the bestselling Johnstones...It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the High Sierras. But Smoke Jensen and his children, Louis and Denise, won't let a little snow stop them from heading to Reno for the holidays. There are two ways for them to get there: the long way,
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Agroforestry for sustainable agriculture

by Prof. Diomy S. Zamora, Dr Penka Tsonkova, Dr Christian Böhm, Dr Rico Hübner, Dr Julia Ehritt, Dr Samuel C. Allen, Dr Kent G. Apostol, Dr Shibu Jose, Prof. Gerardo Moreno, Dr Victor Rolo, Dr Kenneth Mudge, Dr Paul Burgess, Dr Anil Graves, Dr Silvestre García de Jalón, Dr João Palma, Dr Christian Dupraz, Dr Meine van Noordwijk, Dr Lydie Dufour, Emeritus Prof. Roger R. B. Leakey, Dr Mary Ng'endo, Prof. Richard Schultz, Dr Shonil A. Bhagwat, Dr R. P. Udawatta, Prof. J. W. 'Jerry' Van Sambeek, Dr Michael A. Gold, Dr Pierre-Éric Lauri, Dr Karim Barkaoui, Dr Mohammed Ater, Dr Adolfo Rosati, Dr John Lynam, Dr Thomas Isenhart, Prof. Damase Khasa, Dr Alain Atangana, Dr Rolando Cerda, Dr Luis Orozco-Aguilar, Dr Norvin Sepúlveda, Dr Jenny Ordoñez, Dr Geovana Carreño-Rocabado, Dr Freddy Amores, Dr Willan Caicedo, Dr Samuel Oblitas, Dr William Beck, Dr Eduardo Somarriba, Dr Tyler Groh, Dr Morgan Davis, Dr Gary Wyatt, Dr Amanda Sames, Professor Stephen H. Anderson ...

Series Book 55 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Comprehensive review of the effectiveness of particular agroforestry practices, from riparian forest buffers and filter strips, windbreaks and contour buffers to alley cropping, silvopasture and forest farmingSummarises current research on ecosystem services delivered by agroforestry, from promoting biodiversity and soil health to water quality and managementAssesses research on best practice in ... Read more

$211.99 USD

Comprehensive review of the effectiveness of particular agroforestry practices, from riparian forest buffers and filter strips, windbreaks and contour buffers to alley cropping, silvopasture and forest farmingSummarises current research on ecosystem services delivered by agroforestry, from promoting biodiversity and soil health to water quality and managementAssesses research on best practice in
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Mad Men, Mad World

Sex, Politics, Style, and the 1960s

Edited by Lauren M. E. Goodlad, Lilya Kaganovsky, Robert A. Rushing ...

Since the show's debut in 2007, Mad Men has invited viewers to immerse themselves in the lush period settings, ruthless Madison Avenue advertising culture, and arresting characters at the center of its 1960s fictional world. Mad Men, Mad World is a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking TV series. Scholars from across the humanities consider the AMC drama from a fascinating array of ... Read more

$28.79 USD

Since the show's debut in 2007, Mad Men has invited viewers to immerse themselves in the lush period settings, ruthless Madison Avenue advertising culture, and arresting characters at the center of its 1960s fictional world. Mad Men, Mad World is a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking TV series. Scholars from across the humanities consider the AMC drama from a fascinating array of
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The Social Life of Books

Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home

by Abigail Williams ...

Series series The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
"A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books."—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which ... Read more

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"A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books."—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which
... Read more
Integrated Pest Management

Concepts, Tactics, Strategies and Case Studies

Edited by Edward B. Radcliffe, William D. Hutchison, Rafael E. Cancelado ...

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. It uses natural predators, pest-resistant plants, and other methods to preserve a healthy environment in an effort to decrease reliance on harmful pesticides. Featuring forty chapters written by leading experts, this textbook covers a broad and comprehensive range of topics in integrated ... Read more

$68.09 USD

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management. It uses natural predators, pest-resistant plants, and other methods to preserve a healthy environment in an effort to decrease reliance on harmful pesticides. Featuring forty chapters written by leading experts, this textbook covers a broad and comprehensive range of topics in integrated
... Read more
Paris Is Burning

A Queer Film Classic

by Lucas Hilderbrand ...

Series series Queer Film Classics
Paris Is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1991) captures the energy, ambition, wit, and struggle of African-American and Latino participants in the 1980s New York drag ball scene. This book contextualizes the film within the longer history of drag balls, the practices of documentary, the fervor of the culture wars, and the development of queer theory and critical race studies. ... Read more

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Paris Is Burning (Jennie Livingston, 1991) captures the energy, ambition, wit, and struggle of African-American and Latino participants in the 1980s New York drag ball scene. This book contextualizes the film within the longer history of drag balls, the practices of documentary, the fervor of the culture wars, and the development of queer theory and critical race studies.
... Read more
Authoring the Self

Self-Representation, Authorship, and the Print Market in British Poetry from Pope through Wordsworth

by Scott Hess ...

Series series Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
Drawing upon historicist and cultural studies approaches to literature, this book argues that the Romantic construction of the self emerged out of the growth of commercial print culture and the expansion and fragmentation of the reading public beginning in eighteenth-century Britain.Arguing for continuity between eighteenth-century literature and the rise of Romanticism, this groundbreaking book ... Read more

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Drawing upon historicist and cultural studies approaches to literature, this book argues that the Romantic construction of the self emerged out of the growth of commercial print culture and the expansion and fragmentation of the reading public beginning in eighteenth-century Britain.Arguing for continuity between eighteenth-century literature and the rise of Romanticism, this groundbreaking book
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Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services

Edited by Diana H. Wall, Richard D. Bardgett, Valerie Behan-Pelletier, Jeffrey E. Herrick, T. Hefin Jones, Johan Six, Donald R. Strong, Wim H. van der Putten, Karl Ritz ...

This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspective of examining the ecosystem services produced by soil biota across different scales - from biotic ... Read more

$75.99 USD

This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis for the maintenance of soil health and sustainability. The book covers these advances from a unique perspective of examining the ecosystem services produced by soil biota across different scales - from biotic
... Read more

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