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    American Arabesque : Arabs and Islam in the Nineteenth Century Imaginary (2012)
    New York : NYU Press
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    Keywords: American literature-19th century-History and criticism ; National characteristics, American, in literature ; Islam in literature ; Arabs-Race identity ; National characteristics, American-History-19th century ; Arabs in literature ; Arabs - Race identity ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Description / Table of Contents: American Arabesque examines representations of Arabs, Islam and the Near East in nineteenth-century American culture, arguing that these representations play a significant role in the development of American national identity over the century, revealing largely unexplored exchanges between these two cultural traditions that will alter how we understand them today. Moving from the period of America's engagement in the Barbary Wars through the Holy Land travel mania in the years of Jacksonian expansion and into the writings of romantics such as Edgar Allen Poe, the book argues that not only were
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: Online-Ressource (287 p)
    ISBN: 9780814789506
    Series Statement: America and the Long 19th Century
    URL: http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=866216
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=866216
    DDC: 810.93529927
    Language: English
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Preface: Roadside Attraction; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Guest Figures; 1 The Barbarous Voice of Democracy; 2 Pentimento Geographies; 3 Poe's Taste for the Arabesque; 4 American Moors and the Barbaresque; 5 Arab Masquerade: Mahjar Identity Politics and Transnationalism; Afterword: Haunted Houses; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author;
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    Gay Dads : Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood (2012)
    New York : NYU Press
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    Keywords: Gay fathers ; Gay fathers ; Family relationships ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Description / Table of Contents: When gay couples become parents, they face a host of questions and issues that their straight counterparts may never have to consider. How important is it for each partner to have a biological tie to their child? How will they become parents: will they pursue surrogacy, or will they adopt? Will both partners legally be able to adopt their child? Will they have to hide their relationship to speed up the adoption process? Will one partner be the primary breadwinner? And how will their lives change, now that the presence of a child has made their relationship visible to the rest of the world? In
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: Online-Ressource (244 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    ISBN: 9780814732236
    Series Statement: Qualitative Studies in Psychology
    URL: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alltitles/docDetail.action?docID=10578618
    URL: http://gbv.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=865334
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=865334
    DDC: 306.874/208664
    Language: English
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Gay Parenthood in Context; 1 Decisions, Decisions: Gay Men Turn toward Parenthood; 2 Navigating Structural and Symbolic Inequalities on the Path to Parenthood: Adoption Agencies, the Legal System, and Beyond; 3 Engaging Multiple Roles and Identities: Men's Experiences (Re)negotiating Work and Family; 4 Kinship Ties across the Transition to Parenthood: Gay Men's Relationships with Family and Friends; 5 Public Representations of Gay Parenthood: Men's Experiences Stepping "Out" as Parents and Families in Their Communities; Conclusion , Appendix A: The Larger StudyAppendix B: Procedure; Appendix C: Interview Questions; Appendix D: Participant Demographic Table; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; About the Author; , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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    Class Unknown : Undercover Investigations of American Work and Poverty from the Progressive Era to the Present (2012)
    New York : NYU Press
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    Keywords: Investigative reporting-United States-History-20th century ; Poverty-United States-History-20th century ; Social classes in mass media ; Social classes-United States-History-20th century ; Working class-United States-History-20th century ; Investigative reporting ; United States ; History ; 20th century ; Poverty ; United States ; History ; 20th century ; Social classes in mass media ; Social classes ; United States ; History ; 20th century ; Working class ; United States ; History ; 20th century ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Description / Table of Contents: Since the Gilded Age, social scientists, middle-class reformers, and writers have left the comforts of their offices to "pass" as steel workers, coal miners, assembly-line laborers, waitresses, hoboes, and other working and poor people in an attempt to gain a fuller and more authentic understanding of the lives of the working class and the poor. In this first, sweeping study of undercover investigations of work and poverty in America, award-winning historian Mark Pittenger examines how intellectuals were shaped by their experiences with the poor, and how despite their sympathy toward
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: Online-Ressource (288 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    ISBN: 9780814767405
    Series Statement: Culture, Labor, History Series
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1014784
    DDC: 305.50973
    Language: English
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE: CONSTRUCTING THE UNDERCLASS IN PROGRESSIVE AMERICA, 1890-1920; 1. Writing Class in a World of Difference; PART II. BETWEEN THE WARS, 1920-1941; 2. Vagabondage and Efficiency: The 1920s; 3. Finding Facts: The Great Depression, from the Bottom Up; PART III. THE DECLINING SIGNIFICANCE OF CLASS, 1941-1961; 4. War and Peace, Class and Culture; 5. Crossing New Lines: From Gentleman's Agreement to Black Like Me; PART IV. CONCLUSION; 6. Finding the Line in Postmodern America, 1960-2010; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H , IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author; , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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    Soft Soil, Black Grapes : The Birth of Italian Winemaking in California (2012)
    New York : NYU Press
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    Keywords: Wine and wine making-California-History ; Wine and wine making-Social aspects-California-History ; Viticulture-California-History ; Italians-California-History ; Italian Americans-California-History ; Vintners-California-History ; Vintners-Italy-Piedmont-History ; Wine and wine making-Italy-Piedmont-History ; California-Ethnic relations-History ; California-Economic conditions ; Wine and wine making - Italy - Piedmont - History ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Description / Table of Contents: From Ernest and Julio Gallo to Francis Ford Coppola, Italians have shaped the history of California wine. More than any other group, Italian immigrants and their families have made California viticulture one of America's most distinctive and vibrant achievements, from boutique vineyards in the Sonoma hills to the massive industrial wineries of the Central Valley. But how did a small group of nineteenth-century immigrants plant the roots that flourished into a world-class industry? Was there something particularly "Italian"in their success? In this fresh, fascinating account of the ethnic ori
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: Online-Ressource (279 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    ISBN: 9780814717387
    Series Statement: Nation of newcomers v.21
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1057770
    DDC: 338.476632009794
    Language: English
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Success of Italian Winemakers in California and the "Pavesian Myth"; 2 Producing Winescapes: Immigrant Labor on California Land; 3 The Culture and Economy of Wine in Italy and California; 4 One Nation: The Importance of Ethnic Cooperation; 5 The Spirit and Social Ethics of Ethnic Entrepreneurship; 6 The Ethnic Edge: The Economy of Matrimonial Strategies and Family Culture; 7 White Labor and Happy Families: Race, Social Capital, and Paternalism; 8 Italian Winemakers and the American System , 9 Wine and the Alchemy of Race I: The Social and Cultural Economy of Italian Regionalism10 Wine and the Alchemy of Race II: Prohibition; Conclusion: Work, Social Capital, and Race in the Experience of Italian Winemakers in California; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author; , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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    Judging Addicts : Drug Courts and Coercion in the Justice System (2012)
    New York : NYU Press
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    Keywords: Drug courts-United States ; Duress (Law)-United States ; Drug abuse-Treatment-Law and legislation-United States ; Drug addicts-Legal status, laws, etc.-United States ; Drug courts ; United States ; Duress (Law) ; United States ; Drug abuse ; Treatment ; Law and legislation ; United States ; Drug addicts ; Legal status, laws, etc ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Description / Table of Contents: The number of people incarcerated in the U.S. now exceeds 2.3 million, due in part to the increasing criminalization of drug use: over 25% of people incarcerated in jails and prisons are there for drug offenses. Judging Addicts examines this increased criminalization of drugs and the medicalization of addiction in the U.S. by focusing on drug courts, where defendants are sent to drug treatment instead of prison. Rebecca Tiger explores how advocates of these courts make their case for what they call "enlightened coercion," detailing how they use medical theories of addiction to justify increase
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: Online-Ressource (209 p)
    ISBN: 9780814784068
    Series Statement: Alternative Criminology
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1057777
    DDC: 345.7302770269
    Language: English
    Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Both Bad and Sick; 2 Criminalizing Deviance: Reconciling the Punitiveand Rehabilitative; 3 "The Right Thing to Do for the Right Reasons": The Institutional Context for the Emergence of Drug Courts; 4 "Enlightened Coercion": Making Coercion Work; 5 "Force Is the Best Medicine": Addiction, Recovery, and Coercion; 6 "Now That We Know the Medicine Works": Expanding the Drug Court Model; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Author;
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