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Written expressly for students and general readers, this book is a fascinating introduction to Asian American folktales.This book gathers together a selection of more than 30 Asian American folktales and groups them in thematic sections on origins;

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Many Asian Americans have made great strides in achieving the American Dream. Asian American Issues brings to the fore eight major issues affecting the Asian American population today, including media stereotypes of a model minority, transnationalism, panethnicity, intergenerational conflict, and cultural expression.

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With the national reform and research agendas occurring in teacher education, one of the most important areas needing theoretical analysis and empirical research is assessment and evaluation. New initiatives in the education of teachers and new roles in professional practice demand new means to assess both learning and performance.

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Make your library accessible to every learner with this one-of-a-kind resource. This book clearly explains how to make your library readily available to every student, from using the accessibility features built into Windows, to purchasing a wide range of the newest assistive technologies.

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A collection of essays on creative practice-as-research that have emerged from a series of partnerships and graduate forums, particularly in the context of expanded disciplinary practices. The emphasis of the collection is distinctly interdisciplinary and methodological, with the essays developing discussion on how theory and practice connect to activate research.

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This book opens the doors to the homes of the forgotten poor and traces the goods they owned before, during and after the industrial revolution. Using a vast range of sources, it argues that the poor owned greater numbers and varieties of items with each generation and that poverty did not always mean living in squalor.

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Blending current trends with history, Atlas of Crime stands out for its coverage of critical topics such as school violence, hate crimes, domestic terrorism, rape, capital punishment, and more.

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Candace Newmaker was an adopted girl whose mother felt the child suffered from an emotional disorder that prevented loving attachment.

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This psychological study explores the nature and formation of attitudes in an individual, and how attitudes are changed by outside forces.

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Historians, sociologists and literary scholars examine the social and psychological factors which made large sections of the intelligentsia and the working class, as well as the middle and upper classes, receptive to the Fascist influence. It also includes discussions of both literary and non-literary primary sources.

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From the end of the slave era to the culmination of the Civil Rights movement, advertising portrayed Blacks as Aunt Jemimas, Uncle Bens, and Rastuses, and the author explores the psychological impact of these portrayals.

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Despite the critical importance of the Australian-US Alliance and the evolving nature of the regional and global strategic environment there have been few studies that attempt to provide an in-depth understanding of how the Alliance is developing. This volume provides a nuanced understanding of the Alliance and related choices for Australia.

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The Asian Century is challenging many of the assumptions at the heart of Australian defence policy and strategy. Defence scholars have collectively produced a smorgasbord of alternatives for policy-makers. How should we evaluate these options Adam Lockyer tackles this question and develops a novel conceptual framework for evaluating defence strategies.

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Almost half a century ago, the T.B. Millar penned a seminal book on Australian defence policy in the lead up to the Vietnam War. Drawing inspiration from Millar's original volume, Australia's Defence brings together leading experts to examine the domestic and international context of Australia's defence policy, Australian strategy and the size and state of the Australian armed forces.

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How well is Australia handling immigration at a time of increased international and ethnic tensions Australia's Immigration Revolution examines the social impact of the huge increase in Australia's immigration program over the past decade.

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This title covers the renowned Lichtenstein system, which produced some of the most successful artillery of the Napoleonic Wars. It details the most successful tactics used, tactics previously thought to have been created by Napoleon himself.

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With the rise in ethical concerns as well as scandals among organizations, interest in positive leadership styles has grown. This book examines authentic leadership in the workplace and the effect it has on employee job performance.

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David Boyle guides us through the next big thing in Western living the determined rejection of the fake, the virtual, the spun and the mass-produced, in the search for authenticity.