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Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews in America

Table of Contents: “…Naar ; Diasporic Reunions: Sephardi/Ashkenazi Tensions in Historical Perspective / Aviva Ben-Ur ; Negotiating Exile: An Arab Jew in America / David Suissa ; Becoming American / Gina Nahai ; Iranian Jewish Art Today: What Cultural Legacy Are We Handing Down? …”
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"Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights" : Michigan, 1948-1968 / by Fine, Sidney, 1920-2009

Table of Contents: “…"An ugly picture" : civil rights in Michigan, 1948 -- "A jewel in the crown of all of us" : Michigan enacts a Fair Employment Practices Act, 1949-1955 -- "A small beginning" : Fair Employment Practices, 1955-1963 -- "Wrestling with ... the cause of civil rights, 1949-1962 -- "The most pressing problem" in civil rights : housing discrimination, 1949-1962 -- The disadvantaged, 1949-1962 : the aged, women, Native Americans, and the physically handicapped -- "The excluded" : migrant farm labor, 1949-1962 -- "The Democrats must stand up and be counted" -- Civil rights and the Michigan Constitution of 1963 -- The year of transition : 1963 -- The Civil Rights Commission and employment discrimination -- The Civil Rights Commission and discrimination in education, public accommodations, and housing -- Women, Native Americans, and the physically handicapped, 1964-1968 -- "Disturbing conditions and unmet needs" : the migrant labor problem, 1964-1968 -- The Civil Rights Commission, law enforcement, and the Detroit riot of 1967 -- Since 1968.…”
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Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews in America

Table of Contents: “…Naar ; Diasporic Reunions: Sephardi/Ashkenazi Tensions in Historical Perspective / Aviva Ben-Ur ; Negotiating Exile: An Arab Jew in America / David Suissa ; Becoming American / Gina Nahai ; Iranian Jewish Art Today: What Cultural Legacy Are We Handing Down? …”
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"Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights" : Michigan, 1948-1968 / by Fine, Sidney, 1920-2009

Table of Contents: “…"An ugly picture" : civil rights in Michigan, 1948 -- "A jewel in the crown of all of us" : Michigan enacts a Fair Employment Practices Act, 1949-1955 -- "A small beginning" : Fair Employment Practices, 1955-1963 -- "Wrestling with ... the cause of civil rights, 1949-1962 -- "The most pressing problem" in civil rights : housing discrimination, 1949-1962 -- The disadvantaged, 1949-1962 : the aged, women, Native Americans, and the physically handicapped -- "The excluded" : migrant farm labor, 1949-1962 -- "The Democrats must stand up and be counted" -- Civil rights and the Michigan Constitution of 1963 -- The year of transition : 1963 -- The Civil Rights Commission and employment discrimination -- The Civil Rights Commission and discrimination in education, public accommodations, and housing -- Women, Native Americans, and the physically handicapped, 1964-1968 -- "Disturbing conditions and unmet needs" : the migrant labor problem, 1964-1968 -- The Civil Rights Commission, law enforcement, and the Detroit riot of 1967 -- Since 1968.…”
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Principles of private firm valuation by Feldman, Stanley J.

Table of Contents: “…The value of fair market value -- Creating and measuring the value of private firms -- The restructuring of frier manufacturing -- Valuation models and metrics : discounted free cash flow and the method of multiples -- Estimating the cost of capital -- The value of liquidity : estimating the size of the liquidity discount -- Estimating the value of control -- Taxes and firm value --Valuation and financial reports : the case of measuring goodwill impairment.…”
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The truth about health care why reform is not working in America / by Mechanic, David, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…-- Saving lives individually or in populations -- The murky challenge of mental health -- The activated patient and the doctors' dilemma -- The neglect of long-term care -- The quest for quality -- Setting fair limits -- Restoring trust in the health system -- The challenge of change -- Steps in our health future.…”
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This land the battle over sprawl and the future of America / by Flint, Anthony, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Pitched battles -- The density dilemma -- Smart, and fair -- Planning and disaster -- Conclusion: Six healthy habits for sensible growth.…”
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Swing along the musical life of Will Marion Cook / by Carter, Marva Griffin

Table of Contents: “…Boyhood -- From Oberlin to Berlin -- The Chicago World's Fair of 1893-34 -- The National Conservatory and beginning of musical career -- Broadway, here I come! …”
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Spirits of the place Buddhism and Lao religious culture / by Holt, John, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Powers of the place : Buddhism and the spirit cults of Muang Lao -- Interventions from afar: nonspiritual powers in place -- Questions of place: religious culture in a post-revolutionary space -- Commodities of the place: ritual expressions and the marketing of religious culture -- The spirit(s) of the place: Buddhists and contemporary Lao religion reconsidered -- App. 1. …”
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Art deco San Francisco the architecture of Timothy Pflueger / by Poletti, Therese, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Origins amid a devastated city -- An apprentice with a trace of genius -- From nickelodeons to movie palaces -- Skyscrapers for the Jazz Age -- Monument to the Crash -- Paradise found at the Paramount -- Finding work during the Great Depression -- Trials and tribulations: the Bay Bridge -- Cocktail lounges and a world's fair -- Feminine mystique -- Epilog: a legacy continues -- List of works.…”
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How to fix copyright by Patry, William F.

Table of Contents: “…-- The renewal requirement -- The moral panic over fair use -- Effective global copyright laws.…”
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Global society and human rights by Cotesta, Vittorio, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Knowledge transmission and universality of man in global society -- The other and the paradoxes of universalism -- Religion, human rights, and political conflicts -- Europe : common values and a common identity -- The public sphere and political space -- America and Europe : Carl Schmitt and Alexis de Tocqueville -- Identity and human rights : a glance at Europe from afar -- Human rights, universalism, and cosmopolitanism.…”
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Reconfiguring the modern American lyric the poetry of James Tate / by Caleshu, Anthony

Table of Contents: “…"A fair shake or a chocolate shake": the difficulty of reading James Tate -- "Fragments of novelties": poetry about poetry -- "Out of his little civilized element": surrealizing America -- "I sent my love to the showers": love and familial dysfunction -- "A stab at conversation": communication breakdown -- "Change is good: optimism and prose poetry in recent work.…”
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Broadband networks in the Middle East and North Africa : accelerating high-speed internet access / by Gelvanovska, Natalija

Table of Contents: “…Morocco; B. Tunisia; C. The Arab Republic of Egypt; D. Jordan; E. Algeria; F. …”
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Consumption and violence : radical protest in Cold-War West Germany / by Sedlmaier, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Department Stores : Political Protest in the Commercial Sphere -- Neo-Marxist Critiques of Affluent Society : "Need to Break the Rules" -- Consumer Society under Fire : The Militant Targeting of an Abstract Enemy -- Public Transport : Protest against Fare Increases -- The Media : The Anti-Springer Campaign -- Urban Space : The Squatting Movement -- Global Responsibilities : In Search of Consumer Morality and Solidarity.…”
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Spirits of the place Buddhism and Lao religious culture / by Holt, John, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Powers of the place : Buddhism and the spirit cults of Muang Lao -- Interventions from afar: nonspiritual powers in place -- Questions of place: religious culture in a post-revolutionary space -- Commodities of the place: ritual expressions and the marketing of religious culture -- The spirit(s) of the place: Buddhists and contemporary Lao religion reconsidered -- App. 1. …”
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Art deco San Francisco the architecture of Timothy Pflueger / by Poletti, Therese, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Origins amid a devastated city -- An apprentice with a trace of genius -- From nickelodeons to movie palaces -- Skyscrapers for the Jazz Age -- Monument to the Crash -- Paradise found at the Paramount -- Finding work during the Great Depression -- Trials and tribulations: the Bay Bridge -- Cocktail lounges and a world's fair -- Feminine mystique -- Epilog: a legacy continues -- List of works.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

How to fix copyright by Patry, William F.

Table of Contents: “…-- The renewal requirement -- The moral panic over fair use -- Effective global copyright laws.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Global society and human rights by Cotesta, Vittorio, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Knowledge transmission and universality of man in global society -- The other and the paradoxes of universalism -- Religion, human rights, and political conflicts -- Europe : common values and a common identity -- The public sphere and political space -- America and Europe : Carl Schmitt and Alexis de Tocqueville -- Identity and human rights : a glance at Europe from afar -- Human rights, universalism, and cosmopolitanism.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

Reconfiguring the modern American lyric the poetry of James Tate / by Caleshu, Anthony

Table of Contents: “…"A fair shake or a chocolate shake": the difficulty of reading James Tate -- "Fragments of novelties": poetry about poetry -- "Out of his little civilized element": surrealizing America -- "I sent my love to the showers": love and familial dysfunction -- "A stab at conversation": communication breakdown -- "Change is good: optimism and prose poetry in recent work.…”
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view