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ISBN: 1501756842 1609092015 0875807402 9781609092016 9781501756849 9780875807409 Year: 2020 Publisher: Ithaca, NY

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Ursula Phillips's excellent translation will interest readers of early twentieth century novels and scholars and students of Polish literature, feminist studies, and European modernism.


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Whose history? : engaging history students through historical fiction
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ISBN: 9781922064516 9781922064509 1922064505 1922064513 Year: 2013 Publisher: Adelaide : The University of Adelaide Press,

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Whose History? aims to illustrate how historical novels and their related genres may be used as an engaging teacher/learning strategy for student teachers in pre-service teacher education courses. It does not argue all teaching of History curriculum in pre-service units should be based on the use of historical novels as a stimulus, nor does it argue for a particular percentage of the use of historical novels in such courses. It simply seeks to argue the case for this particular approach, leaving the extent of the use of historical novels used in History curriculum units to the professional expertise of the lecturers responsible for the units.

What I learned in medical school
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ISBN: 1282358308 9786612358302 0520939387 159734995X 9780520939387 1417510846 9781417510849 9781597349956 0520239369 9781282358300 9780520239364 0520246810 9780520246812 Year: 2004 Publisher: Berkeley University of California Press

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Like many an exclusive club, the medical profession subjects its prospective members to rigorous indoctrination: medical students are overloaded with work, deprived of sleep and normal human contact, drilled and tested and scheduled down to the last minute. Difficult as the regimen may be, for those who don't fit the traditional mold-white, male, middle-to-upper class, and heterosexual-medical school can be that much more harrowing. This riveting book tells the tales of a new generation of medical students-students whose varied backgrounds are far from traditional. Their stories will forever alter the way we see tomorrow's doctors. In these pages, a black teenage mother overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds, an observant Muslim dons the hijab during training, an alcoholic hides her addiction. We hear the stories of an Asian refugee, a Mexican immigrant, a closeted Christian, an oversized woman-these once unlikely students are among those who describe their medical school experiences with uncommon candor, giving a close-up look at the inflexible curriculum, the pervasive competitive culture, and the daunting obstacles that come with being "different" in medical school. Their tales of courage are by turns poignant, amusing, eye-opening-and altogether unforgettable.


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Small-Town America
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ISBN: 129940278X 1400846498 9781400846498 9780691157207 0691157200 9780691165820 Year: 2013 Publisher: Princeton, NJ

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More than thirty million Americans live in small, out-of-the-way places. Many of them could have joined the vast majority of Americans who live in cities and suburbs. They could live closer to more lucrative careers and convenient shopping, a wider range of educational opportunities, and more robust health care. But they have opted to live differently. In Small-Town America, we meet factory workers, shop owners, retirees, teachers, clergy, and mayors--residents who show neighborliness in small ways, but who also worry about everything from school closings and their children's futures to the ups and downs of the local economy. Drawing on more than seven hundred in-depth interviews in hundreds of towns across America and three decades of census data, Robert Wuthnow shows the fragility of community in small towns. He covers a host of topics, including the symbols and rituals of small-town life, the roles of formal and informal leaders, the social role of religious congregations, the perception of moral and economic decline, and the myriad ways residents in small towns make sense of their own lives. Wuthnow also tackles difficult issues such as class and race, abortion, homosexuality, and substance abuse. Small-Town America paints a rich panorama of individuals who reside in small communities, finding that, for many people, living in a small town is an important part of self-identity.

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Communities --- Cities and towns --- Community --- Social groups --- Global cities --- Municipalities --- Towns --- Urban areas --- Urban systems --- Human settlements --- Sociology, Urban --- United States --- Republicans. --- Suzanne Keller. --- abortion. --- agriculture. --- antipathy. --- athletics. --- big government. --- bureaucracy. --- career opportunities. --- caring. --- children. --- church closure. --- civic responsibilities. --- class. --- college. --- community life. --- community spirit. --- community ties. --- community. --- creationism. --- economic decline. --- education. --- educators. --- employment. --- ethnic diversity. --- evolution. --- family. --- frog-pond effect. --- future planning. --- gentry. --- grassroots activism. --- higher education. --- homecoming festivals. --- homosexuality. --- immigration. --- job opportunities. --- leaders. --- leadership. --- living standards. --- loyalty. --- membership criteria. --- metropolitan areas. --- money. --- moral decline. --- nature. --- neighborliness. --- neighbors. --- parents. --- pensioners. --- politics. --- population decline. --- populism. --- public officials. --- racial diversity. --- religion. --- religious buildings. --- religious congregations. --- religious organizations. --- religious participation. --- respect. --- ritual. --- school curriculum. --- self-identity. --- service class. --- slow pace. --- small towns. --- small-town life. --- social innovation. --- social networks. --- social strata. --- socioeconomic status. --- stereotypes. --- sustainable energy. --- technology. --- territory. --- townspeople. --- voluntary organizations. --- wageworkers. --- welfare. --- work. --- young people.

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