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Social scientists for social justice making the case against segregation / by Jackson, John P., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…The study of race between the wars -- Effect of World War II on study of racial prejudice -- The American Jewish Congress -- Pre-Brown litigation -- Recruiting expert witnesses -- Testimony of the experts -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown I -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown II -- Committee of social science consultants.…”
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Women of the Washington Press : Politics, Prejudice, and Persistence / by Beasley, Maurine Hoffman

Table of Contents: “…A new generation -- Eleanor Roosevelt and the "newspaper girls" -- World War II shatters precedents-at least for a time -- Parties, power, and protest in the sixties and early seventies -- Clothes, cameras, and determination to move into broadcasting -- A question of equity at the end of the twentieth century -- Women journalists confront today's media challenges.…”
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Social scientists for social justice making the case against segregation / by Jackson, John P., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…The study of race between the wars -- Effect of World War II on study of racial prejudice -- The American Jewish Congress -- Pre-Brown litigation -- Recruiting expert witnesses -- Testimony of the experts -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown I -- Supreme court hearings and decision, Brown II -- Committee of social science consultants.…”
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Women of the Washington Press : Politics, Prejudice, and Persistence / by Beasley, Maurine Hoffman

Table of Contents: “…A new generation -- Eleanor Roosevelt and the "newspaper girls" -- World War II shatters precedents-at least for a time -- Parties, power, and protest in the sixties and early seventies -- Clothes, cameras, and determination to move into broadcasting -- A question of equity at the end of the twentieth century -- Women journalists confront today's media challenges.…”
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Abraham Lincoln in the post-heroic era history and memory in late twentieth-century America / by Schwartz, Barry, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Ascension : Lincoln in the Great Depression -- Apex : Lincoln in the Second World War -- Transition : Cold War, racial conflict, and contested images of Lincoln -- Transfiguration : civil rights movement, vanishing savior of the Union -- Erosion : fading prestige, benign ridicule -- Post-heroic era : acids of equality and the waning of greatness -- Inertia : the enduring Lincoln.…”
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Energy and the politics of the North Atlantic / by Gonzalez, George A., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Energy and Europe -- The political economy of energy -- Urban sprawl in the U.S. and the creation of the Hitler regime -- Urban sprawl, the Great Depression, and the start of World War II -- The Cold War and U.S. oil policy -- Energy depletion and world politics -- Conclusion: oil depletion and the viability of the North Atlantic Alliance -- End notes -- Bibliography.…”
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Energy and the politics of the North Atlantic / by Gonzalez, George A., 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Energy and Europe -- The political economy of energy -- Urban sprawl in the U.S. and the creation of the Hitler regime -- Urban sprawl, the Great Depression, and the start of World War II -- The Cold War and U.S. oil policy -- Energy depletion and world politics -- Conclusion: oil depletion and the viability of the North Atlantic Alliance -- End notes -- Bibliography.…”
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Frames of anime culture and image-building / by Hu, Tze-yue G.

Table of Contents: “…Origins of the Japanese art of animating -- Continuity of art forms and their visualness -- Cultural thought, expressing the self, and image-building -- Development of Japanese animation up to the end of the Second World War -- Postwar Japanese animation development and Toei Animation Studio -- Miyazaki and Takahata Anime Cinema -- Anime in Asia: a case of cultural imperialism?.…”
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Abraham Lincoln in the post-heroic era history and memory in late twentieth-century America / by Schwartz, Barry, 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Ascension : Lincoln in the Great Depression -- Apex : Lincoln in the Second World War -- Transition : Cold War, racial conflict, and contested images of Lincoln -- Transfiguration : civil rights movement, vanishing savior of the Union -- Erosion : fading prestige, benign ridicule -- Post-heroic era : acids of equality and the waning of greatness -- Inertia : the enduring Lincoln.…”
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Frames of anime culture and image-building / by Hu, Tze-yue G.

Table of Contents: “…Origins of the Japanese art of animating -- Continuity of art forms and their visualness -- Cultural thought, expressing the self, and image-building -- Development of Japanese animation up to the end of the Second World War -- Postwar Japanese animation development and Toei Animation Studio -- Miyazaki and Takahata Anime Cinema -- Anime in Asia: a case of cultural imperialism?.…”
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Reclaiming a plundered past archaeology and nation building in modern Iraq / by Bernhardsson, Magnus Thorkell

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Early excavations in Mesopotamia -- World War I and the British occupation (1900-1921) -- From Mesopotamia to Iraq: politics during the Mandate (1921-1932) -- Mandated archaeology: the creation of the museum and the vibrant archaeological scene (1921-1932) -- Independent nation, independent archaeology (1932-1941) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works consulted -- Index.…”
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Reclaiming a plundered past archaeology and nation building in modern Iraq / by Bernhardsson, Magnus Thorkell

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Early excavations in Mesopotamia -- World War I and the British occupation (1900-1921) -- From Mesopotamia to Iraq: politics during the Mandate (1921-1932) -- Mandated archaeology: the creation of the museum and the vibrant archaeological scene (1921-1932) -- Independent nation, independent archaeology (1932-1941) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works consulted -- Index.…”
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Faded glory a century of forgotten Texas military sites, then and now / by Alexander, Thomas E., 1931-

Table of Contents: “…The Mexican War, 1846-1848: Corpus Christi beach -- Thornton's skirmish -- Brazos Santiago -- Fort Brown -- The Indian Wars, 1848-1875: Fort McKavett -- Fort Lancaster -- Battle of Adobe Walls -- The Civil War, 1861-1865: Old Fort Bliss -- Battle of Galveston -- Camp Ford -- Battle of Sabine Pass -- The Spanish-American War, 1898: Menger Hotel -- Camp Mabry -- Camp Wood -- The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920: Downtown El Paso -- Glenn Spring -- Camp Ruidosa -- Camp Holland -- World War I, 1917-1918: USS Texas -- Galveston coastal defenses -- Camp Bowie I -- Camp MacArthur and Rich Field -- World War II, 1941-1945: Fort Clark -- Camp Bowie II -- Avenger Field -- Pecos Army Airfield -- Naval operations in wartime Orange -- Prisoners of war in Texas -- Marfa Army Airfield -- Epilogue: a call for preservation.…”
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Faded glory a century of forgotten Texas military sites, then and now / by Alexander, Thomas E., 1931-

Table of Contents: “…The Mexican War, 1846-1848: Corpus Christi beach -- Thornton's skirmish -- Brazos Santiago -- Fort Brown -- The Indian Wars, 1848-1875: Fort McKavett -- Fort Lancaster -- Battle of Adobe Walls -- The Civil War, 1861-1865: Old Fort Bliss -- Battle of Galveston -- Camp Ford -- Battle of Sabine Pass -- The Spanish-American War, 1898: Menger Hotel -- Camp Mabry -- Camp Wood -- The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920: Downtown El Paso -- Glenn Spring -- Camp Ruidosa -- Camp Holland -- World War I, 1917-1918: USS Texas -- Galveston coastal defenses -- Camp Bowie I -- Camp MacArthur and Rich Field -- World War II, 1941-1945: Fort Clark -- Camp Bowie II -- Avenger Field -- Pecos Army Airfield -- Naval operations in wartime Orange -- Prisoners of war in Texas -- Marfa Army Airfield -- Epilogue: a call for preservation.…”
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Swing along the musical life of Will Marion Cook / by Carter, Marva Griffin

Table of Contents: “…-- In Dahomey -- The students and the stage -- Removing the minstrel mask -- The Clef Club, darkydom, and World War I -- The Southern Syncopated Orchestra -- A hell of a life -- A composer's legacy -- Postlude: Swing Along.…”
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The history of blood transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa / by Schneider, William H. (William Howard), 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Blood transfusion before the Second World War -- Blood transfusion from 1945 to independence -- Blood transfusion in independent African countries -- Who got blood? …”
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The history of blood transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa / by Schneider, William H. (William Howard), 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Blood transfusion before the Second World War -- Blood transfusion from 1945 to independence -- Blood transfusion in independent African countries -- Who got blood? …”
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IUTAM A Short History /

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- What is Mechanics -- Current Solid Mechanics Research -- Current Research in Fluid Mechanics -- About the Early International Congresses of Applied Mechanics -- Post World War II Activities: From Paris to Lyngby -- Turn of the Century Activities: From Grenoble to Montreal -- Congresses -- Symposia -- General Assemblies -- Reports and Further References -- Appendices -- IUTAM-ICTAM Photos.…”
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Supply-chain survival in the age of globalization by Pope, James A. (James Arthur), 1950-

Table of Contents: “…Background -- 2. Post-World War II developments -- 3. The supply-chain management concept -- 4. …”
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Accounting fraud : maneuvering and manipulation, past and present / by Giroux, Gary A.

Table of Contents: “…Great Depression and reforms -- 4. War and post-World War II business and corruption -- 5. Tech bubble, bust, and bankruptcies -- 6. …”
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