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Black Masters

by Michael P. Johnson, James L. Roark ...

"A remarkably fine work of creative scholarship." —C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of BooksIn 1860, when four million African Americans were enslaved, a quarter-million others, including William Ellison, were "free people of color." But Ellison was remarkable. Born a slave, his experience spans the history of the South from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Robert E. Lee and Jefferson ... Read more

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"A remarkably fine work of creative scholarship." —C. Vann Woodward, New York Review of BooksIn 1860, when four million African Americans were enslaved, a quarter-million others, including William Ellison, were "free people of color." But Ellison was remarkable. Born a slave, his experience spans the history of the South from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Robert E. Lee and Jefferson
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Supporting Shrinkage

Better Planning and Decision-Making for Legacy Cities

by Michael P. Johnson, Justin B. Hollander, Eliza W. Kinsey, George R. Chichirau, Charla M. Burnett ...

Demonstrates how residents can play a leading role in the positive transformation of their communities in the face of economic and population decline.Supporting Shrinkage describes a new approach to citizen-engaged, community-focused planning methods and technologies for cities and regions facing decline, disinvestment, shrinkage, and social and physical distress. The volume evaluates the benefits ... Read more

$33.29 USD

Demonstrates how residents can play a leading role in the positive transformation of their communities in the face of economic and population decline.Supporting Shrinkage describes a new approach to citizen-engaged, community-focused planning methods and technologies for cities and regions facing decline, disinvestment, shrinkage, and social and physical distress. The volume evaluates the benefits
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A Melody Called Peace

Una Melodia Chiamata Pace

by Ellias Aghili Dehnavi, Professor Sam Fischer, Dr. Ziauddin Sabouri, Professor Willem Petrus Burger, Sayed Abbas Mousavi, Professor Paul John Amrod, Negar Gorji Mohammadzadeh, Moonchild Diva, David Harrs, Dr. A.Celestine Raj0, Manohar M.D1, Michael Stevens2, Bloomington Indiana3, Dammy Ipaye4, Emma Beverage5, Dinesh Sharma6, Maria C. Pires Costa7, Jeff Fleischer8, Matt Pocock9, Roger Mather0, Iohannes Silvaticus1, Michael P. Johnson2, Hebe Mitchell3, O Anna Niemus4, Marvin Brato5, Paul McCann6, Frank Bana7, Viola B. Jelinek8, Madison9, Shimon Weinroth0, Sonali Shah1, Francis Duggan2, Scott Johnson3, Faith wood4, Kristopher Scott5, Shrija Chavali6, Rajaram Ramachandran7, Fahmina Arjumand Misha8, Lovina Sylvia Chidi9, Barry Van Allen0, Tami Gee1, Elangovan Selvapperumal2, Robert Rampani3, Bonnie Collins4, Margaret Alice5, Uloia Norris Moore6, Bob Gotti7, Bernice Hooks8, Mary M. Coughlin9, ToddMichael St. Pierre0, Zoe Sem1, Patricia Cox Napoli2, Frederick Kambemba Yamusangie3, Carmela Patterson4, Michael Gale5, David Moe6, Fay Slimm7, Charles M Moore8, Dr. Tulsi Hanumanthu9, Tatianna Rei Moonshadow0, John L. Waters1, Jim Foulk2, Loke Kok Yee3, Alem Hailu G/Kristos4, Mj (Mark) Lemon5, Juan Alfaro6, Rodriguez Spien7, Albert Aguado8, Spencer Amador9, Galina Italyanskaya0, John Davison1, Jonathan Mcintosh2, Bharati Nayak3, Sayeed Abubakar4, Prof. Tzemin Ition Tsai5, Oliver Edgar6, Marco Angelo7, Rodrigo Sanchez8, Adalwin Schulz9, Rahman Nikolov0, Ryan Adams1, Argien Teyromov2, Angela Renalford3, Mitas Peskian4, Bruno Sirva5, Andria Tokolov6, Darja Silimov7, Tom Visilina8, Alexander Kimiye9, Mohammad Ibrahim Gorji Mohammadzadeh0, Melika Asaadi1, Ario Moradmand2, Azam Izadi3, Atefe Mirsaeedi4, Fatemeh Hosseini5, Maedeh Izadi6, Mahsa Mohammadi7, Mahsa Shahkarami8, Maryam Amiri9, Masoud Shams00, Melika Koleini01, Niloufar Koleini02, Fatemeh Raiesie03, Somayeh Avarand04, Elham Jafari05, Abtin Safavi Pour06, Narges Bagheri07, Golnaz Zolfaghari08, Azin Abedi09, Forough Esfandiari10, Zahra Bampouri11, Zohreh Maghsoodi12, Nima Khoramak13, Parnian Sharifi14, Zahra Hajian15, Mohammad Bagheri Dargah16, Mina Sharifi17, Ali Askari18, Mohammad; Ghanbari Barzyan19, Mahdieh Heidari20, Mohammad Taghizadeh21, Ehsan Faramarzmanesh22, Sayed Hamzeh Salehi23, Farshid Gorji Mohammadzadeh;24, Mahmoud Mohammadi25, Mahdi Amini26, Minoo Madani28, Samin Gol Tondar29, Sepideh Razavi Darbar30, Shiva Samadani31, Mehrnoosh Aboutorabi32, Hadi Ajili33, Roohollah Modabber34, Mohammad Matindoost35 ...

Translated by Ellias Aghili Dehnavi ...

We have experienced such enormous developments in different fields of science and technology, sending Space Shuttles to outer space and discovering the microscopic germs hidden in the textures of the elements; A Melody Called Peace is here to make such progresses in the very core of our hearts and to remind us once more that literature and art can bridge the souls of strangers and bless them with ... Read more

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We have experienced such enormous developments in different fields of science and technology, sending Space Shuttles to outer space and discovering the microscopic germs hidden in the textures of the elements; A Melody Called Peace is here to make such progresses in the very core of our hearts and to remind us once more that literature and art can bridge the souls of strangers and bless them with
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No Chariot Let Down

Charleston's Free People on the Eve of the Civil War

by Michael P Johnson, James L. Roark ...

These thirty-four letters, written by members of the William Ellison family, comprise the only sustained correspondence by a free Afro-American family in the late antebellum South. Born a slave, Ellison was freed in 1816, set up a cotton gin business, and by his death in 1861, he owned sixty-three slaves and was the wealthiest free black in South Carolina. Although the early letters are ... Read more

$18.99 USD

These thirty-four letters, written by members of the William Ellison family, comprise the only sustained correspondence by a free Afro-American family in the late antebellum South. Born a slave, Ellison was freed in 1816, set up a cotton gin business, and by his death in 1861, he owned sixty-three slaves and was the wealthiest free black in South Carolina. Although the early letters are
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Decision Science for Housing and Community Development

Localized and Evidence-Based Responses to Distressed Housing and Blighted Communities

by Michael P. Johnson, Jeffrey M. Keisler, Senay Solak, David A. Turcotte, Armagan Bayram, Rachel Bogardus Drew ...

Series series Wiley Series in Operations Research and Management Science
A multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving in community-based organizations using decision models and operations research applicationsA comprehensive treatment of public-sector operations research and management science, Decision Science for Housing and Community Development: Localized and Evidence-Based Responses to Distressed Housing and Blighted Communities addresses critical problems in ... Read more

$114.00 USD

A multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving in community-based organizations using decision models and operations research applicationsA comprehensive treatment of public-sector operations research and management science, Decision Science for Housing and Community Development: Localized and Evidence-Based Responses to Distressed Housing and Blighted Communities addresses critical problems in
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Health and Health Care as Social Problems

by Elizabeth M. Armstrong, Michael Betz, Robert S. Broadhead, Diana Dull, Stephen L. Fielding, Samuel R. Friedman, Josh Gamson, Herb Haines, Karl Hufbauer, Michael P. Johnson, Maren Klawiter, Frances B. McCrea, Carol Klaperman Morrow, Lenahan O'Connell, Stephen J. Pfhol, Deborah Potter, Ernest Quimby, C Amanda Rittenhouse, Joseph W. Schneider, Steven P. Wallace, Candace West ...

Series series Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series
This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Designed for courses on social problems and on medical sociology, the volume embraces two fundamental principles: that health and illness are at least partly socially produced, and that health care is not an unfettered good and often ... Read more

$55.99 USD

This engaging and accessible reader takes a social problems approach to health and medicine, providing a broad and critical lens on contemporary health problems. Designed for courses on social problems and on medical sociology, the volume embraces two fundamental principles: that health and illness are at least partly socially produced, and that health care is not an unfettered good and often
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Community-Based Operations Research

Decision Modeling for Local Impact and Diverse Populations

Edited by Michael P. Johnson ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This edited volume is an introduction to diverse methods and applications in operations research focused on local populations and community-based organizations that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals and communities in tangible ways. The book's themes include: space, place and community; disadvantaged, underrepresented or underserved populations; international and transnational ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This edited volume is an introduction to diverse methods and applications in operations research focused on local populations and community-based organizations that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals and communities in tangible ways. The book's themes include: space, place and community; disadvantaged, underrepresented or underserved populations; international and transnational
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Signing Their Lives Away

The Fame and Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

by Denise Kiernan, Joseph D'Agnese ...

Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document—and the many strange fates that awaited them. Some prospered and rose to the highest levels of United States government, while others had their homes and farms seized by British soldiers. Signer George Wythe was poisoned by his nephew; Button ... Read more

$8.69 USD

Signing Their Lives Away introduces readers to the eclectic group of statesmen, soldiers, slaveholders, and scoundrels who signed this historic document—and the many strange fates that awaited them. Some prospered and rose to the highest levels of United States government, while others had their homes and farms seized by British soldiers. Signer George Wythe was poisoned by his nephew; Button
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Gateway to Freedom

The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

by Eric Foner ...

The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.A deeply entrenched ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom.More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.A deeply entrenched
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The Transcendentalists and Their World

by Robert A. Gross ...

The Transcendentalists and Their World offers an intimate journey into the life of Concord and a searching cultural study of major American writers.In the year of the nation's bicentennial, Robert A. Gross published The Minutemen and Their World, a paradigm-shaping study of Concord, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution. It won the prestigious Bancroft Prize and became a perennial ... Read more

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The Transcendentalists and Their World offers an intimate journey into the life of Concord and a searching cultural study of major American writers.In the year of the nation's bicentennial, Robert A. Gross published The Minutemen and Their World, a paradigm-shaping study of Concord, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution. It won the prestigious Bancroft Prize and became a perennial
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Madness Rules the Hour

Charleston, 1860 and the Mania for War

by Paul Starobin ...

From Lincoln's election to secession from the Union, this compelling history explains how South Carolina was swept into a cultural crisis at the heart of the Civil War."The tea has been thrown overboard -- the revolution of 1860 has been initiated." -- Charleston Mercury, November 8, 1860In 1860, Charleston, South Carolina, embodied the combustible spirit of the South. No city was more fervently ... Read more

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From Lincoln's election to secession from the Union, this compelling history explains how South Carolina was swept into a cultural crisis at the heart of the Civil War."The tea has been thrown overboard -- the revolution of 1860 has been initiated." -- Charleston Mercury, November 8, 1860In 1860, Charleston, South Carolina, embodied the combustible spirit of the South. No city was more fervently
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My Escape From Slavery & Reconstruction (Mobi Classics)

by Frederick Douglass ...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
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