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The Chiron Dictionary of Greek & Roman Mythology by Elizabeth Burr (Paperback - Chiron Pubns)
 

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The Chiron Dictionary of Greek & Roman Mythology by Elizabeth Burr (Paperback - Chiron Pubns)
A new pocket guide on the Classical pantheon. "This resource is easy to read and provides a general interpretation of classical mythology". -- Choice

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The Lesbian History Sourcebook by Alison Oram (Paperback - Routledge)
 

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The Lesbian History Sourcebook by Alison Oram (Paperback - Routledge)

Covering a 100 year period, this book looks at women who loved other women, had sex with other women, who cross-dressed and who resisted heterosexuality. It is a search for lesbianism in the past, centering on women's sexual practices and feelings and their deviance from gender role norms of femininity.
Lesbian History is based on original and contemporary sources, both private and those of public concern including legal cases and journalism. They range from official government publications, professional journals and newspapers to fiction, poetry, personal papers and ephemera. Here is an essential overview of lesbians in history from the end of the nineteenth century through the 1970s when the women's liberation movement began to take hold Lesbian History is a welcome resource that fills the gap in the existing literature.

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Latina Realities by Oliva M. Espin (Paperback - Westview Pr)
 

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Latina Realities by Oliva M. Espin (Paperback - Westview Pr)
A retrospective of 15 years, this book brings together, for the first time, Oliva Espin's previously published articles and conference papers. Primarily focusing on the experiences of Latina women, gleaned from psychotherapy practice and research, the book presents discussions on experience as a source of theory and method in psychology, issues relevant to immigrant women and girls, and similar topics.

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When Sex Goes to School by Kristin Luker (Paperback - Reprint)
 

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When Sex Goes to School by Kristin Luker (Paperback - Reprint)
An exploration of the ideas and values behind the debate over sex education is told from the perspectives of today's parents, in a sociological study that traces sex education in schools throughout the past century and argues that parental attitudes, divided cultural values, and sexual choices are affecting education today. By the author of Abortion and the Politics of Motherhood. Reprint.

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The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (Hardcover - New World Library)
 

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The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (Hardcover - New World Library)
A new expanded edition of the classic work on comparative mythology amasses the characteristics exemplified by mythological heroes and religious leaders of all centuries and cultures into a unified whole as it outlines the Hero's Journey as a universal motif of adventure running through all of the world's mythic traditions. 35,000 first printing.

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The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Hardcover - Random House Inc)
 

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The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Hardcover - Random House Inc)
Argues that for the first time in history we're in a position to end extreme poverty throughout the world, both because of our unprecedented wealth and advances in technology, therefore we can no longer consider ourselves good people unless we give more to the poor.

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A History of Gender in America by Sylvia D. Hoffert (Paperback - Illustrated)
 

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A History of Gender in America by Sylvia D. Hoffert (Paperback - Illustrated)

A History of Gender in America introduces students to the concept of gender and the way that ideas about masculinity and femininity have been defined and contested from the colonial period through the twentieth century in the United States. It allows students to reflectively analyze and develop a sophisticated and complex picture not only of how men and women in the past have constructed their personal identities and conducted their lives, but also how the power to do so has been negotiated and distributed.

Combining introductory essays that survey the literature on the history of gender, as well as documents, articles, study questions, and bibliographies, a mixture of chronological and topical chapters offers teachers the material they need to explore with their students such questions as:

  • How does gender contribute to the way historical knowledge is organized and presented?
  • What factors have been most important in determining how gender is constructed in any particular period in American history?
  • Whose interests do gender conventions serve?
  • What causes ideas about gender to change?
  • How do those changes take place?
  • What are the results of those changes?
  • What influence do factors like race, class, ethnicity, sexual preference, and geographical location have on the construction of gender?
  • How do men and women solve problems in their everyday lives using culturally constructed notions of gender?

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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Hardcover - Doubleday)
 

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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Hardcover - Doubleday)
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the best-selling The Da Vinci Code once again features Robert Langdon and weaves five years of the author's research into the story's twelve-hour timeframe, in an exhilarating thriller that is full of surprises. Five million first printing.

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The Perfect Poison by Jayne Ann Krentz (Hardcover - Putnam Pub Group)
 

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The Perfect Poison by Jayne Ann Krentz (Hardcover - Putnam Pub Group)
Consulting on the investigation into a lord's murder, botanist Lucinda Bromley realizes that a poison can be traced back to her, prompting her to hire fellow Arcane Society member Caleb Jones to keep her name out of the investigation and to find the murderer, in a historical, romantic mystery, that has a dark conspiracy at its heart.

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Cultural Anthropology by Conrad Phillip Kottak (Paperback - McGraw-Hill Humanities Social)
 

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Cultural Anthropology by Conrad Phillip Kottak (Paperback - McGraw-Hill Humanities Social)
The new edition of Kottak's best selling text for cultural anthropology emphasizes anthropology's integrated and comparative nature with "Bringing It All Together" essays that show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. Another distinctive feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives. In addition, every new copy of the eleventh edition is packaged free with a new student CD-ROM as well as PowerWeb!

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