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Bronner, Stephen Eric, 1949-
Call Number
956.05 22
Publication Date
2007
Summary
Turmoil in the Middle East has escalated to unprecedented levels in the twenty-first century. Opposing cultural, religious, and political forces have resumed old conflicts and spawned new ones, fighting with words and images as well as bombs and bullets. The path toward peace and reconciliation seems further away and less clear than ever. Stephen Eric Bronner's Peace Out of Reach is both a deeply personal account and a careful analysis of the crises currently threatening the cradle of civilization. Bronner's insights into Middle Eastern tensions are significantly enhanced by his extensive tra.
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Neely, Jeremy, 1975-
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973.7309781 22
Publication Date
2007
Summary
"Jeremy Neely recounts the exploits of John Brown, William Quantrill, and other notorious guerrillas, as well as the stories of everyday people who lived through the conflict that marked the terrible first act of the American Civil War. He then examines how emancipation, industrialization, and immigration eventually eroded wartime divisions"--Provided by publisher.
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Hughes, Edel.
Call Number
345.0235 22
Publication Date
2007
Summary
Rebuilding societies where conflict has occurred is rarely a simple process; but where conflict has been accompanied by gross and systematic violations of human rights, the procedure becomes fraught with controversy. This volume brings together eminent scholars and practitioners with direct experience of some of the most challenging contemporary cases of international justice, and illustrates that justice and accountability remain complex ideals.--Publisher's description.
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Northrop, Dorothy E., 1942-
Call Number
368.4200973 22
Publication Date
2007
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Toler, Lynn.
Call Number
152.4
Publication Date
2007
Summary
Toler shows how the mindset of her mother, "a black woman who knew how to make things work," taught her the power of knowing how to manage one's emotional business--lessons that this book offers in wrenching stories written in spare and graceful prose.
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Chafe, Wallace L.
Call Number
809.7 22
Publication Date
2007
Summary
"The thesis of this book is that neither laughter nor humor can be understood apart from the feeling that underlies them. This feeling is a mental state in which people exclude some situation from their knowledge of how the world really is, thereby inhibiting seriousness where seriousness would be counterproductive. Laughter is viewed as an expression of this feeling, and humor as a set of devices designed to trigger it because it is so pleasant and distracting. Beginning with phonetic analyses of laughter, the book examines ways in which the feeling behind the laughter is elicited by both humorous and nonhumorous situations. It discusses properties of this feeling that justify its inclusion in the repertoire of human emotions. Against this background it illustrates the creation of humor in several folklore genres and across several cultures. Finally, it reconciles this understanding with various already familiar ways of explaining humor and laughter."--Jacket.
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MacDonald, Charles G.
Call Number
323.1191597 22
Publication Date
2007
Summary
A valuable collection of experts and essays to explore the nuances of Kurdish politics and society.
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