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Fear and loathing in the North : Jews and Muslims in medieval Scandinavia and the Baltic Region /

Table of Contents: “…Images and stereotypes: Baltic Region -- Missionary theatre on the Baltic frontier : negotiating the imagined Jew in the Riga Ludus Prophetarum / Sarit Cofman-Simhon -- Advocating, converting, and torturing : images of Jews (and Muslimized Pagans) in the Kalanti altarpiece / Elina Räsänen -- The Teutonic knights and their attitude about Muslims : Saracens in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and in the Baltic Region / Shlomo Lotan -- The image of the infidelis in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania : a comparison of the trends in the creation of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim stereotypes / Jurgita Šiaučiunaitė-Verbickienė -- Infidel Turks and schismatic Russians in late medieval Livonia / Madis Maasing -- Index nominum -- Index locorum.…”
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Standing our ground women, environmental justice, and the fight to end mountaintop removal / by Barry, Joyce M.

Table of Contents: “…Living in a sacrifice zone: gender, the political economy of coal, and anti/mountaintop removal activism -- Gender and anti/mountaintop removal activism: expanding the environmental justice framework -- Remembering the past, working for the future: West Virginia women fight for sustainable communities and environmental heritage -- Saving the endangered hillbilly: Appalachian stereotypes and cultural identity in the anti/mountaintop removal movement -- Situating the particular and the universal: gender, environmental justice, and mountaintop removal in a global context.…”
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Standing our ground women, environmental justice, and the fight to end mountaintop removal / by Barry, Joyce M.

Table of Contents: “…Living in a sacrifice zone: gender, the political economy of coal, and anti/mountaintop removal activism -- Gender and anti/mountaintop removal activism: expanding the environmental justice framework -- Remembering the past, working for the future: West Virginia women fight for sustainable communities and environmental heritage -- Saving the endangered hillbilly: Appalachian stereotypes and cultural identity in the anti/mountaintop removal movement -- Situating the particular and the universal: gender, environmental justice, and mountaintop removal in a global context.…”
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Social inclusion of people with disabilities national and international perspectives / by Rimmerman, Arie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Historical roots and conceptualising disability -- Social exclusion and social inclusion -- Media and disability, disability culture and digital divide -- Social strategies to promote social inclusion : social protection and social capital -- National disability rights instruments and measures to promote social inclusion -- The convention on the rights of persons with disabilities : a comprehensive instrument to promote social inclusion -- Strategies for changing media stereotypes toward people with disabilities and for bridging digital divides -- Closing remarks.…”
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Social inclusion of people with disabilities national and international perspectives / by Rimmerman, Arie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Historical roots and conceptualising disability -- Social exclusion and social inclusion -- Media and disability, disability culture and digital divide -- Social strategies to promote social inclusion : social protection and social capital -- National disability rights instruments and measures to promote social inclusion -- The convention on the rights of persons with disabilities : a comprehensive instrument to promote social inclusion -- Strategies for changing media stereotypes toward people with disabilities and for bridging digital divides -- Closing remarks.…”
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Perspectives on Percival Everett

Table of Contents: “…Vander -- "Knowledge2 + certainty2 = squat2": (re)thinking identity and meaning in Percival Everett's The water cure / Jonathan Dittman -- "This strange juggler's game": forclusion in Percival Everett's I am not Sidney Poitier / Sarah Mantilla Griffin -- Frenzy: framing text to set discourse in a cultural continuum / Ronald Dorris -- The preservationist impulse in Percival Everett's "True romance" / Frederic Dumas -- The mind-body split in American desert: synthesizing Everett's critique of race, religion, and science / Richard Schur -- A bird of a different feather: blues, jazz, and the difficult journey to the self in Percival Everett's Suder / Uzzie Cannon -- "Do you mind if we make Craig Suder white?": from stereotype to cosmopolitan to grotesque in Percival Everett's Suder / Anthony Stewart -- Charting the body: Percival Everett's corporeal landscapes in re: f (gesture) / Sarah Wyman -- When the text becomes the stage: Percival Everett's performance turn in For Her dark skin / Robin G. …”
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Perspectives on Percival Everett

Table of Contents: “…Vander -- "Knowledge2 + certainty2 = squat2": (re)thinking identity and meaning in Percival Everett's The water cure / Jonathan Dittman -- "This strange juggler's game": forclusion in Percival Everett's I am not Sidney Poitier / Sarah Mantilla Griffin -- Frenzy: framing text to set discourse in a cultural continuum / Ronald Dorris -- The preservationist impulse in Percival Everett's "True romance" / Frederic Dumas -- The mind-body split in American desert: synthesizing Everett's critique of race, religion, and science / Richard Schur -- A bird of a different feather: blues, jazz, and the difficult journey to the self in Percival Everett's Suder / Uzzie Cannon -- "Do you mind if we make Craig Suder white?": from stereotype to cosmopolitan to grotesque in Percival Everett's Suder / Anthony Stewart -- Charting the body: Percival Everett's corporeal landscapes in re: f (gesture) / Sarah Wyman -- When the text becomes the stage: Percival Everett's performance turn in For Her dark skin / Robin G. …”
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Gender and the American presidency nine presidential women and the barriers they faced / by Sheckels, Theodore F.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Gender and the American presidency: nine presidential women and the barriers they faced -- Nancy Landon Kassebaum: the junior senator from Kansas with a mind of her own -- Dianne Feinstein: the loneliness of a moderate voice -- Barbara Mikulski: wrong style, wrong appearance -- Elizabeth Hanford Dole: a star surrogate -- Nancy D'Alesssandro Pelosi: tangled-up in stereotypes -- Olympia Snowe: seeking a sensible center -- Christine Gregoire: a competent communicator -- Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius: realizing America's promise -- Linda Lingle: forgotten politico in paradise -- Conclusion: what must a presidential woman be.…”
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Gender and the American presidency nine presidential women and the barriers they faced / by Sheckels, Theodore F.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Gender and the American presidency: nine presidential women and the barriers they faced -- Nancy Landon Kassebaum: the junior senator from Kansas with a mind of her own -- Dianne Feinstein: the loneliness of a moderate voice -- Barbara Mikulski: wrong style, wrong appearance -- Elizabeth Hanford Dole: a star surrogate -- Nancy D'Alesssandro Pelosi: tangled-up in stereotypes -- Olympia Snowe: seeking a sensible center -- Christine Gregoire: a competent communicator -- Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius: realizing America's promise -- Linda Lingle: forgotten politico in paradise -- Conclusion: what must a presidential woman be.…”
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Sociology of interprofessional health care practice critical reflections and concrete solutions /

Table of Contents: “….] -- "Contact is not enough" : an inter-group perspective on stereotypes and stereotype change in interprofessional education / John Carpenter and Claire Dickinson -- Professional socialization and interprofessional education / Vernon Curran and Dennis Sharpe -- Crossing workplace boundaries : "interprofessional thinking" in action / Natalie Radomski and David Beckett -- Beyond professional conflict : cultural and structural barriers to interprofessional healthcare teams / Janice Chesters and Mollie Burley -- Interprofessional education : what works, what doesn't work, and what might work? …”
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Sociology of interprofessional health care practice critical reflections and concrete solutions /

Table of Contents: “….] -- "Contact is not enough" : an inter-group perspective on stereotypes and stereotype change in interprofessional education / John Carpenter and Claire Dickinson -- Professional socialization and interprofessional education / Vernon Curran and Dennis Sharpe -- Crossing workplace boundaries : "interprofessional thinking" in action / Natalie Radomski and David Beckett -- Beyond professional conflict : cultural and structural barriers to interprofessional healthcare teams / Janice Chesters and Mollie Burley -- Interprofessional education : what works, what doesn't work, and what might work? …”
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When boys become parents adolescent fatherhood in America / by Kiselica, Mark S.

Table of Contents: “…The looming crisis America must confront -- The sexual worlds of American teenagers from different eras and its impact on boys who become fathers -- The characteristics and parenting behaviors of adolescent fathers : stereotypical versus accurate portraits -- The service needs of adolescent fathers : addressing hardships and societal neglect -- Helping teenage fathers : the process of engaging young fathers and assisting them with the transition to parenthood -- Model programs and useful resources : comprehensive service projects, organizations, web sites, movies, and young-adult books pertaining to teenage fathers -- Policy considerations : what America must do to prevent early fatherhood and help teenage boys who are fathers.…”
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Conversations with Mexican American writers languages and literatures in the borderlands / by Mermann-Jozwiak, Elisabeth

Table of Contents: “…Stories that must be told: an introduction -- The stuff that you pull out of your kischkas: conversation with Montserrat Fontes -- Braiding languages, weaving cultures: conversation with Diana Montejano -- You must be the change you wish to see in the world: conversation with Pat Mora -- Between belonging and exile: conversation with Benjamin Alire Sáenz -- Muy payasa: conversation with Sandra Cisneros -- You carry the border with you: conversation with Helena María Viramontes -- My grandmother makes the best tortillas and other stereotypes: conversation with Dagoberto Gilb -- Testimonio, reconnection, and forgiveness: conversation with Norma ElÍa Cantú -- Ay, el inglés tan bonito!…”
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Information nation education and careers in the emerging information professions / by Stanton, Jeffrey M., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…How outsourcing and offshoring change industries -- The student perspective on the information field -- Barriers and challenges : the student perspective -- The workplace perspective on the information field -- Barriers and challenges : the workplace perspective -- Stereotypes, culture, and the information professions -- Cyberinfrastructure : a long word for the future of information technology -- The original information professionals -- To iSchool or not to iSchool -- Where have all the students gone? …”
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Conversations with Mexican American writers languages and literatures in the borderlands / by Mermann-Jozwiak, Elisabeth

Table of Contents: “…Stories that must be told: an introduction -- The stuff that you pull out of your kischkas: conversation with Montserrat Fontes -- Braiding languages, weaving cultures: conversation with Diana Montejano -- You must be the change you wish to see in the world: conversation with Pat Mora -- Between belonging and exile: conversation with Benjamin Alire Sáenz -- Muy payasa: conversation with Sandra Cisneros -- You carry the border with you: conversation with Helena María Viramontes -- My grandmother makes the best tortillas and other stereotypes: conversation with Dagoberto Gilb -- Testimonio, reconnection, and forgiveness: conversation with Norma ElÍa Cantú -- Ay, el inglés tan bonito!…”
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Information nation education and careers in the emerging information professions / by Stanton, Jeffrey M., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…How outsourcing and offshoring change industries -- The student perspective on the information field -- Barriers and challenges : the student perspective -- The workplace perspective on the information field -- Barriers and challenges : the workplace perspective -- Stereotypes, culture, and the information professions -- Cyberinfrastructure : a long word for the future of information technology -- The original information professionals -- To iSchool or not to iSchool -- Where have all the students gone? …”
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When boys become parents adolescent fatherhood in America / by Kiselica, Mark S.

Table of Contents: “…The looming crisis America must confront -- The sexual worlds of American teenagers from different eras and its impact on boys who become fathers -- The characteristics and parenting behaviors of adolescent fathers : stereotypical versus accurate portraits -- The service needs of adolescent fathers : addressing hardships and societal neglect -- Helping teenage fathers : the process of engaging young fathers and assisting them with the transition to parenthood -- Model programs and useful resources : comprehensive service projects, organizations, web sites, movies, and young-adult books pertaining to teenage fathers -- Policy considerations : what America must do to prevent early fatherhood and help teenage boys who are fathers.…”
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Animal Rights Activism : A Moral-Sociological Perspective on Social Movements / by Jacobsson, Kerstin, Lindblom, Jonas

Table of Contents: “…Activists as Entrepreneurial DeviantsStrategies for Managing Social Stereotypes in Activism; The Significance of Social Stereotypes; Behavioral Strategies: Passing and Confronting; Psychological Strategies: The Techniques of Neutralization and Idealization; Strategies at the Group-level: A Cohesive and Transformative Sub-culture; The Dialectics of Deviance-Management in Activism; Conclusion; 6. …”
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Animal Rights Activism : A Moral-Sociological Perspective on Social Movements / by Jacobsson, Kerstin, Lindblom, Jonas

Table of Contents: “…Activists as Entrepreneurial DeviantsStrategies for Managing Social Stereotypes in Activism; The Significance of Social Stereotypes; Behavioral Strategies: Passing and Confronting; Psychological Strategies: The Techniques of Neutralization and Idealization; Strategies at the Group-level: A Cohesive and Transformative Sub-culture; The Dialectics of Deviance-Management in Activism; Conclusion; 6. …”
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Romani Liberation : A Northern Perspective on Emancipatory Struggles and Progress / by Selling, Jan

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