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The political education of Democratus negotiating civic virtue during the early republic / by Dotts, Brian W.

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Writing and speaking from the heart of my mind : selected essays and speeches / by Mugo, Micere Githae

Table of Contents: “…Democracy, empowerment and construction of new sites of knowledge. Advocacy for empowering the masses: translating rhetoric into action -- Meeting point between basic, subsidiary and people's rights: lessons from African orature -- Transcending colonial and neo-colonial pathological hangovers to unleash creativity -- Burying the Kasuku syndrome: constructing inventive sites of knowledge.…”

Hiroshima in history the myths of revisionism /

Table of Contents: “…Giangreco and Kathryn Moore -- Advocacy or assessment? The United States strategic bombing survey of Germay and Japan / Gian Peri Gentile -- Hiroshima and the trashing of Henry Stimson / Robert P. …”
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Improving the quality of cancer clinical trials workshop summary /

Table of Contents: “…Regulatory barriers to innovation -- Patient advocacy perspective -- Regulation of in vitro diagnostics -- Regulatory issues in improving cancer clinical trials -- Reports from the case study discussion groups. …”
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Lines in the sand congressional redistricting in Texas and the downfall of Tom DeLay / by Bickerstaff, Steve

Table of Contents: “…-- Republican triumph in the Senate -- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan -- The effects of the final plan -- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations -- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House -- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting -- Criminal investigations and indictments -- The fall of Congressman DeLay -- Conclusion.…”
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Feminism, sexuality, and politics essays / by Freedman, Estelle B., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Identities, values, and inquiries : a personal history -- Separatism as strategy : female institution building and American feminism, 1870-1930 -- Separatism revisited : women's institutions, social reform, and the career of Miriam Van Waters -- Women's networks and women's loyalties : reflections on a tenure case -- Small group pedagogy : consciousness raising in conservative times -- No turning back : the historical resilience of feminism -- The historical construction of homosexuality in the United States -- Uncontrolled desires : the response to the sexual psychopath, 1920-1960 -- The prison lesbian : race, class, and the construction of the aggressive female homosexual, 1915-1965 -- The burning of letters continues : elusive identities and the historical construction of sexuality -- When historical interpretation meets legal advocacy : abortion, sodomy, and same-sex marriage.…”
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The political education of Democratus negotiating civic virtue during the early republic / by Dotts, Brian W.

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Killing McVeigh the death penalty and the myth of closure / by Madeira, Jody Lyneé

Table of Contents: “…"A rude awakening": the origins of the victim-offender relationship -- "He broke into my life": experiencing the victim-offender relationship -- Opening up "closure": redefining a controversial term -- "We come here to remember": joining advocacy groups -- "God bless the media": negotiating news coverage -- "Making sure justice was served": pursuing accountability -- Emotion on trial: prosecuting Timothy McVeigh -- Reaching law's limits: trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city -- The storm before the calm: awaiting McVeigh's execution -- The weight of an impossible world: McVeigh confronts his public image -- Done to death: the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.…”
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Killing McVeigh the death penalty and the myth of closure / by Madeira, Jody Lyneé

Table of Contents: “…"A rude awakening": the origins of the victim-offender relationship -- "He broke into my life": experiencing the victim-offender relationship -- Opening up "closure": redefining a controversial term -- "We come here to remember": joining advocacy groups -- "God bless the media": negotiating news coverage -- "Making sure justice was served": pursuing accountability -- Emotion on trial: prosecuting Timothy McVeigh -- Reaching law's limits: trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city -- The storm before the calm: awaiting McVeigh's execution -- The weight of an impossible world: McVeigh confronts his public image -- Done to death: the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.…”
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Research Universities in Africa / by Cloete, Nico, Bailey, Tracy, Amito, Helen, Van Schalkwyk, François, Bunting, Ian, 1939-

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Research Universities in Africa / by Cloete, Nico, Bailey, Tracy, Amito, Helen, Van Schalkwyk, François, Bunting, Ian, 1939-

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Something's Gotta Give : Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2011 /

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Self-taught African American education in slavery and freedom / by Williams, Heather Andrea

Table of Contents: “…In secret places : acquiring literacy in slave communities -- A coveted possession : literacy in the first days of freedom -- The men are actually clamoring for books : African American soldiers and the educational mission -- We must get education for ourselves and our children : advocacy for education -- We are striving to do business on our own hook : organizing schools on the ground -- We are laboring under many difficulties : African American teachers in freedpeople's schools -- A long and tedious road to travel for knowledge : textbooks and freedpeople's schools -- If anybody wants an education, it is me : students in freedpeople's schools -- First movings of the waters : the creation of common school systems for Black and White students -- Epilogue -- Appendix : African Americans, literacy, and the law in the antebellum South.…”
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Self-taught African American education in slavery and freedom / by Williams, Heather Andrea

Table of Contents: “…In secret places : acquiring literacy in slave communities -- A coveted possession : literacy in the first days of freedom -- The men are actually clamoring for books : African American soldiers and the educational mission -- We must get education for ourselves and our children : advocacy for education -- We are striving to do business on our own hook : organizing schools on the ground -- We are laboring under many difficulties : African American teachers in freedpeople's schools -- A long and tedious road to travel for knowledge : textbooks and freedpeople's schools -- If anybody wants an education, it is me : students in freedpeople's schools -- First movings of the waters : the creation of common school systems for Black and White students -- Epilogue -- Appendix : African Americans, literacy, and the law in the antebellum South.…”
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The word as scalpel a history of medical sociology / by Bloom, Samuel William, 1921-2006

Table of Contents: “…American Sociology before 1920: From Social Advocacy to -- Academic Legitimacy 23 -- 3. Between the World Wars 39 -- 4. …”
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The arts and state governments at arm's length or arm in arm? / by Lowell, Julia, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…At arms-length -- SAAS governance structure and decisionmaking processes -- Advocacy -- Insulation or isolation? -- 3. Catalysts for change -- Budgetary trends -- Political developments -- 4. …”
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Our day to end poverty 24 ways you can make a difference / by Daley-Harris, Shannon

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction: opening our eyes to how we can end poverty in our day -- Break the fast -- Educate every child -- Make work pay -- Care for our children -- Give all children healthy futures -- Help produce a better harvest -- Consume with conscience -- Give from the heart: more thoughts on giving -- End hunger and malnutrition -- Extend the reach of technology -- Expand access to microcredit -- Encourage social entrepreneurship -- Ensure health care for all -- Provide housing -- Call for debt relief -- Serve with satisfaction: more thoughts on volunteering -- Extend hospitality and create community -- Spread literacy -- Improve transportation options -- Travel with a purpose -- Save the lives of mothers and newborns -- Improve access to clean water -- Increase international development aid -- Speak up for justice: more thoughts on advocacy -- Conclusion: dream of a bright tomorrow -- How to use this book with others -- Guide for schools -- Guide for the workplace -- Guide for places of worship -- Index -- About the book team.…”
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The word as scalpel a history of medical sociology / by Bloom, Samuel William, 1921-2006

Table of Contents: “…American Sociology before 1920: From Social Advocacy to -- Academic Legitimacy 23 -- 3. Between the World Wars 39 -- 4. …”
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The arts and state governments at arm's length or arm in arm? / by Lowell, Julia, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…At arms-length -- SAAS governance structure and decisionmaking processes -- Advocacy -- Insulation or isolation? -- 3. Catalysts for change -- Budgetary trends -- Political developments -- 4. …”
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