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Post-Holocaust Memorial Books and Prewar Jewish Life

by Jennifer Rich ...

Published in Association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this volume explores how post-Holocaust memorial books help to reshape our understanding of Jewish life and death in Eastern EuropeIn the aftermath of the Holocaust, Eastern European survivors created yizker bikher—Yiddish for “memorial books”—to honor their towns destroyed and loved ones murdered during the Second World ... Read more

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Published in Association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this volume explores how post-Holocaust memorial books help to reshape our understanding of Jewish life and death in Eastern EuropeIn the aftermath of the Holocaust, Eastern European survivors created yizker bikher—Yiddish for “memorial books”—to honor their towns destroyed and loved ones murdered during the Second World
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Vincent van Gogh

Master of Post-Impressionist Painting

by Kathy Campbell ...

Series series Britannica Beginner Bios II
This absorbing biography conveys the same passion and energy with which van Gogh painted his masterworks. From his birth in Zundert, the Netherlands and his work in his uncle's art gallery, to his art studies in The Hague and his first important work The Potato Eaters, readers experience the challenges that van Gogh encountered in his life and work. Most importantly, they are immersed in his ... Read more

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This absorbing biography conveys the same passion and energy with which van Gogh painted his masterworks. From his birth in Zundert, the Netherlands and his work in his uncle's art gallery, to his art studies in The Hague and his first important work The Potato Eaters, readers experience the challenges that van Gogh encountered in his life and work. Most importantly, they are immersed in his
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The German Patient

Crisis and Recovery in Postwar Culture

by Jennifer M. Kapczynski ...

Series series Social History, Popular Culture, And Politics In Germany
The German Patient takes an original look at fascist constructions of health and illness, arguing that the idea of a healthy "national body"---propagated by the Nazis as justification for the brutal elimination of various unwanted populations---continued to shape post-1945 discussions about the state of national culture. Through an examination of literature, film, and popular media of the era, ... Read more

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The German Patient takes an original look at fascist constructions of health and illness, arguing that the idea of a healthy "national body"---propagated by the Nazis as justification for the brutal elimination of various unwanted populations---continued to shape post-1945 discussions about the state of national culture. Through an examination of literature, film, and popular media of the era,
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Warrior Women

Remaking Post-Secondary Places Through Relational Narrative Inquiry

Edited by Mary Isabelle Young, Florence Paynter, Khea Paul, Brenda Mary Parisian, Jerri-Lynn Orr, Sister Dorothy Moore, Laura Marshall, Jennifer Lamoureux, Lucy Joe, Janice Huber ...

Series Book 17 - Advances in Research on Teaching
"Warrior Women" makes visible the ongoing intergenerational narrative reverberations (Young, 2003; 2005) shaped through Canada's residential school era which denied the communal and cultural, economic, educational, human, familial, linguistic, and spiritual rights of Aboriginal people. Attending to these narrative reverberations foregrounded the continuing colonial barriers faced by six Aboriginal ... Read more

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"Warrior Women" makes visible the ongoing intergenerational narrative reverberations (Young, 2003; 2005) shaped through Canada's residential school era which denied the communal and cultural, economic, educational, human, familial, linguistic, and spiritual rights of Aboriginal people. Attending to these narrative reverberations foregrounded the continuing colonial barriers faced by six Aboriginal
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Teasers and Tastes: 2015 Romance Author Sampler

by Sabrina York, Cat Johnson, Delilah Devlin, Elle James, Sharon Hamilton, Jayne Rylon, Paige Tyler, Kayelle Allen, Pam Binder, Denyse Bridger, Cynthia D'Alba, Tina Donahue, Lucy Felthouse, Sable Hunter, Jennifer Kacey, Gina Lamm, Heather Long, Donna Michaels, Nicole Morgan, Lexi Post, Beth Williamson ...

Indulge in this decadent collection of Teasers and Tastes from some of today’s hottest romance authors in a variety of romance genres.This catalog includes excerpts from more than 20 bestselling and award-winning romance authors. If you enjoy the excerpt, you know you’re going to love the book! Follow the links to snag a guaranteed good read and sign up for the author’s newsletter so you never ... Read more

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Indulge in this decadent collection of Teasers and Tastes from some of today’s hottest romance authors in a variety of romance genres.This catalog includes excerpts from more than 20 bestselling and award-winning romance authors. If you enjoy the excerpt, you know you’re going to love the book! Follow the links to snag a guaranteed good read and sign up for the author’s newsletter so you never
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COVID-19, Frontline Responders and Mental Health

A Playbook for Delivering Resilient Public Health Systems Post-Pandemic

Edited by Jennifer A. Horney ...

Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic health care, public health, first responders, and other essential workers have been engaged in the most extensive emergency response in more than a century, whilst trust in science has been eroded and public health has been politicized. Against this context, the authors in this collection assess the potential mental health impacts, widening ... Read more

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Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic health care, public health, first responders, and other essential workers have been engaged in the most extensive emergency response in more than a century, whilst trust in science has been eroded and public health has been politicized. Against this context, the authors in this collection assess the potential mental health impacts, widening
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The Comfort of Screens

Literacy in Postdigital Times

by Jennifer Rowsell, Samuel Sandor ...

Are screens the modern mirrors of the soul? The postdigital condition blurs the line between screens, humans, physical contexts, virtual worlds, analogue texts, and time as linear and lockstep. This book presents a unique study into people and their screen lives, giving readers an original perspective on digital literacies and communication in an ever-changing and capaciously connected world. ... Read more

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Are screens the modern mirrors of the soul? The postdigital condition blurs the line between screens, humans, physical contexts, virtual worlds, analogue texts, and time as linear and lockstep. This book presents a unique study into people and their screen lives, giving readers an original perspective on digital literacies and communication in an ever-changing and capaciously connected world.
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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Surgery

Management, Surgical Approaches, and Post-Operative Care

Edited by Jennifer E Dietrich, Angie Hamouie, Ana Luisa Cisneros-Camacho, Nichole A. Tyson ...

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Surgery: Management, Surgical Approaches, and Post-Operative Care is an excellent and novel resource to understanding the management of adolescent gynecologic patients written by top experts in the field. It offers detailed pearls of surgery and has a preoperative planning approach to abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal surgeries, as well as postoperative ... Read more

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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Surgery: Management, Surgical Approaches, and Post-Operative Care is an excellent and novel resource to understanding the management of adolescent gynecologic patients written by top experts in the field. It offers detailed pearls of surgery and has a preoperative planning approach to abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal surgeries, as well as postoperative
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Responsible Care in a Post-Roe World

The Impacts and Ethical Responsibilities of Mental Health Professionals

by Jennifer Toof, Ami Crowley ...

In June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark piece of legislation which had previously protected the rights of Americans to seek abortions. Now, individual states are free to outright ban or severely limit Americans' rights to a procedure that had been legal since 1973. This ruling threw the country into a tailspin and put mental health professionals in the challenging ... Read more

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In June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark piece of legislation which had previously protected the rights of Americans to seek abortions. Now, individual states are free to outright ban or severely limit Americans' rights to a procedure that had been legal since 1973. This ruling threw the country into a tailspin and put mental health professionals in the challenging
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Former Foster Youth in Postsecondary Education

Reaching Higher

by Jacob P. Gross, Jennifer Geiger, Ellen Bara Stolzenberg ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book examines the attainment gap between foster youth and their peers. Specifically focusing on post-secondary access and success for foster youth, Gross points out the challenges foster youth face in the primary and secondary school context, such as being less likely to complete high school. These barriers to former foster youth continue once enrolled in post-secondary education, and can ... Read more

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This book examines the attainment gap between foster youth and their peers. Specifically focusing on post-secondary access and success for foster youth, Gross points out the challenges foster youth face in the primary and secondary school context, such as being less likely to complete high school. These barriers to former foster youth continue once enrolled in post-secondary education, and can
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Performing Environmentalisms

Expressive Culture and Ecological Change

by John Holmes McDowell, Rebecca Dirksen, Aaron S. Allen, Eduardo S Brondizio, Assefa Tefera Dibaba, Mary Hufford, Mark Pedelty0, Jennifer C. Post1, Chie Sakakibara2, Jeff Todd Titon3, Rory Turner4, Lois Wilcken5 ...

Performing Environmentalisms examines the existential challenge of the twenty-first century: improving the prospects for maintaining life on our planet. The contributors focus on the strategic use of traditional artistic expression--storytelling and songs, crafted objects, and ceremonies and rituals--performed during the social turmoil provoked by environmental degradation and ecological collapse. ... Read more

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Performing Environmentalisms examines the existential challenge of the twenty-first century: improving the prospects for maintaining life on our planet. The contributors focus on the strategic use of traditional artistic expression--storytelling and songs, crafted objects, and ceremonies and rituals--performed during the social turmoil provoked by environmental degradation and ecological collapse.
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Ethnomusicology

A Research and Information Guide

by Jennifer Post ...

Series series Routledge Music Bibliographies
Ethnomusicology: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of ethnomusicology. The book is divided into two parts. Part One is organized by resource type in categories of greatest concern to students and scholars. It includes handbooks and guides; encyclopedias and dictionaries; indexes and bibliographies; journals; media ... Read more

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Ethnomusicology: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of ethnomusicology. The book is divided into two parts. Part One is organized by resource type in categories of greatest concern to students and scholars. It includes handbooks and guides; encyclopedias and dictionaries; indexes and bibliographies; journals; media
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