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Myths and realities of Caribbean history by Reid, Basil A., 1961-

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Patagonia myths and realities /

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Black power in the suburbs the myth or reality of African-American suburban political incorporation / by Johnson, Valerie C.

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The Franco-Americans of New-England dreams and realities / by Roby, Yves, 1939-

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Black Los Angeles American dreams and racial realities /

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Transatlantic passages literary and cultural relations between Quebec and Francophone Europe /

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Woman in the wilderness letters of Harriet Wood Wheeler, missionary wife, 1832-1892 / by Bunge, Nancy L.

Table of Contents: “…Preparation for the journey -- The reality of mission life -- Building a home alone in the forest -- Standing with the Ojibwe against removal and smallpox -- Struggling against sickness -- Harriet's children -- Life without a mission.…”
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The cowgirls by Roach, Joyce Gibson

Table of Contents: “…Face to face : the commercial cowgirls -- section III. Beyond reality : distorted images -- section IV. The cowboy's point of view.…”
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Uniting mountain & plain cities, law, and environmental change along the front range / by Brosnan, Kathleen A., 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Holding the purse strings : Denver emerges -- Vanquishing the Indians : Denver clears the plains -- Taming the desert : Denver turns to agriculture -- Creating a valuable niche : Colorado Springs and the tourist trade -- Forging steel : Pueblo's incomplete challenge -- Mastering nature : reality and illusion.…”
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America's colony the political and cultural conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico / by Malavet, Pedro A.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : why I am here -- Race, culture, colonialism, citizenships and Latina/o critical race theory -- The legal relationship, between Puerto Rico and the Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (United States of America) -- Puerto Rican political culture -- : Puerto Rican cultural nationhood -- Theorizing a new reality of citizenship and nation -- A framework for legal reform -- Conclusion…”
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Stand up for Alabama Governor George Wallace / by Frederick, Jeff, 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Shadows and light -- Reconstruction redux, 1963 -- Sins of omission, sins of commission, 1964 -- Checks and balances, 1965 -- Means to an end, 1966 -- Governor, two governors, or no governor, 1967-1968 -- Crossroads, 1968-1970 -- Turning point, 1970-1972 -- A new reality, 1972-1974 -- Stuck in neutral, 1974-1978 -- The last campaign, 1982-1987 -- Appendix : people interviewed.…”
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Ukrainian immigrants in New York collision of two worlds / by Lemekh, Halyna, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…The context of Ukrainian immigration -- Immigration : theories and realities -- Ukrainian identities and their fluid articulation -- Novices versus veterans -- Transnational practices and networks -- Socio-economic differences between newly arrived immigrants and the diaspora -- Cultural differences between newly arrived immigrants and diaspora members -- Social relationships between newly arrived immigrants and the diaspora -- Excitement and disenchantment with the Orange Revolution -- Impact of September 11 -- Conclusion.…”
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In defense of my people : Alonso S. Perales and the development of Mexican-American public intellectuals / by Olivas, Michael A.

Table of Contents: “…Perales and the effort to establish the civil rights of Mexican-Americans as seen through the lens of contemporary critical legal theory : post-racialism, reality construction, interest convergence and other critical themes / George A. …”
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Nosotros a study of everyday meanings in Hispano New Mexico / by Korte, Alvin O.

Table of Contents: “…Phenomenology of everyday life : fenomenologia cotidiana y los hispanos -- The oral tradition : el saber popular -- Mortification, an interactional perspective : la mortificacion -- Shame, respect, and joking exchanges : verguenza, respeto, y la carría -- Violence in mexican music : mancornando -- Being in prison : en la pinta -- Multiple realities : múltiples realidades -- Curse and disorder : el desmadre -- Leave taking : despedidas -- From tombstones to star trek : que poco soy! …”
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Greater America a new partnership for the Americas in the twenty-first century / by Scheman, L. Ronald

Table of Contents: “…Stormy relationships, new dynamics -- Global wallflower : overlooking the Americas in U.S. foreign relations -- The United States and Latin America : tackling history -- U.S. security : shifting realities -- The emerging inter-American partnership -- The trauma of the 1980s -- Where the puck is going : the world changes -- Poverty and the lack of education : the dormant volcano --…”
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The new Black politician Cory Booker, Newark, and post-racial America / by Gillespie, Andra

Table of Contents: “…It's Not Easy Being Elite : Governing Challenges in Post Racial Black America -- Winning : The 2006 Election -- Policy Is Politics -- Perception Is Reality : Judging Cory Booker -- The Politics of Perception : Cory Booker in Local and State Affairs -- 2010 : Electoral Politics Revisited -- Joshua, Esther and Uncle Julius : Black Political Entrepreneurs and the Future of Black Politics -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Methodological Notes -- Appendix B: List of Interviewees.…”
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Talk with you like a woman African American women, justice, and reform in New York, 1890-1935 / by Hicks, Cheryl D., 1971-

Table of Contents: “…To live a fuller and freer life : black women migrants' expectations and New York's urban realities, 1890-1927 -- The only one that would be interested in me : police brutality, black women's protection, and the New York Race Riot of 1900 -- I want to save these girls : single black women's protectors--the White Rose Home and the National League for the Protection of Colored Women, 1895-1911 -- Colored women of hard and vicious character : respectability, domesticity, and crime, 1893-1933 -- Tragedy of the colored girl in court : the National Urban League and New York's Women's Court, 1911-1931 -- In danger of becoming morally depraved : single black women, working-class black families, and New York State's Wayward Minor Laws, 1917-1928 -- A rather bright and good-looking colored girl : black women's sexuality, "harmful intimacy," and attempts to regulate desire, 1917-1928 -- I don't live on my sister, I living of myself : parole, gender, and black families, 1905-1935 -- She would be better off in the South : sending women on parole to their southern kin, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion: thank god I am independent one more time.…”
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Black and brown in Los Angeles : beyond conflict and coalition /

Table of Contents: “…: Exposing Myths, Uncovering New Realities in Latino Attitudes toward Blacks / Matt A. …”
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Mesoamerican plazas : arenas of community and power /

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Encounters in avalanche country : a history of survival in the Mountain West, 1820-1920 / by Di Stefano, Diana L.

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