Highlighting the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960, this book traces the diverse ways in which these young women sought claim to cultural citizenship, exploring such topics as the nation's first Asian American sorority, Chi Alpha Delta; and Asian American youth culture and beauty pageants.
This book covers the key techniques that can be employed in any lab with access to cell imaging equipment, even if they do not currently specialize in imaging. It focuses on live cell imaging and light microscopy applications, but is equally relevant to the imaging of fixed specimens.
Controlling Crime, Maintaining Order, and Building Community Activism
With the close proximity of gangs and the easy access to drugs, keeping urban neighborhoods safe from crime has long been a central concern for residents. This book draws on five years of research in a white, working-class community on Chicago's South side to see how they tried to keep their streets safe.
Controlling Crime, Maintaining Order, and Building Community Activism
With the close proximity of gangs and the easy access to drugs, keeping urban neighborhoods safe from crime has long been a central concern for residents. This book draws on five years of research in a white, working-class community on Chicago's South side to see how they tried to keep their streets safe.
Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and, Kosovo. All are examples where humanitarian intervention has been called into action. This volume explores the legal and moral issues which emerge when a state uses military force in order to protect innocent people from violence perpetrated or permitted by the government of that state.
While rates of violent victimization have declined, women are still more likely than men to be attacked by an intimate partner. This title includes essays that helps to transform our understanding of women's relation to crime.
Autobiographies of Eastern European Jewish Immigrants
The nine life stories in this book provide a portrait of American Jewish life in the immigrant generation. An introduction places the writings in historical and literary context, and annotations explain historical and cultural allusions made by the writers. It introduces readers to the world of Yiddish-speaking immigrants.
Rough Rider, Surgeon, Architect of American Imperialism
Major General Leonard Wood (1860-1927) was, with his close friend Teddy Roosevelt, an icon of US imperialism as the nation evolved into a global power at the dawn of the twentieth century. The author has mined Wood's personal records to create a vivid portrait of a complex man and the legacy he left on US Imperialism.
'This is another well planned and well organized textbook specifically aimed at students in training as counsellors and psychotherapists, who have already completed an introductory course' - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling 'Richard Nelson-Jones' focus on skilling the client provides a valuable toolkit, making explicit what is implicit ......
