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Jews and Judaism have been profoundly affected by the horrific course of the Holocaust, and by the formation of Israel as a Jewish nation-state. These have been the major themes in the Times' treatment of Judaism, in thousands of articles, from the 1970s to the present.

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Jews and the Military is the first comprehensive and comparative look at Jews' involvement in the military and their attitudes toward war from the 1600s until the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Derek Penslar shows that although Jews have often been described as people who shun the army, in fact they have frequently been willing, even eage

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In Jews, Confucians, and Protestants: Cultural Capital and the End of Multiculturalism, Lawrence E. Harrison takes the politically incorrect stand that not all cultures are created equally. Analyzing the performance of 117 countries, grouped by predominant religion, Harrison a...

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Jiggle spans the fields of women's studies, cultural studies, and media studies as it examines the significance of women's embodied experiece with the most intimate strictures of femininity: foundation garments. Feminist theory of the body, the cultural production and consumpt...

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Jim Crows Legacy shows the lasting impacts of segregation on the lives of African Americans who lived through it, as well as its impact on future generations. The book draws on interviews with elderly African American southerners whose stories poignantly show the devastation of racism not only in the past, but also in the present.

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Jim Crows Legacy shows the lasting impacts of segregation on the lives of African Americans who lived through it, as well as its impact on future generations. The book draws on interviews with elderly African American southerners whose stories poignantly show the devastation of racism not only in the past, but also in the present.

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"Journey into Gratitude" is a memoir by Joannes Boman in her teenage years living in foster care where she meets her future husband, the son of her foster parents, an unexpected love connection that will take her into adulthood.

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Jungle Water is a book of real life experiences put into poetry, that is based on the fact that not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

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Just Like You is a story for generations. It is meant to create a bridge, opening conversations about how we can include and share life's special moments with all people, regardless of how we experience life and each other.

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A text which shows how the elderly have used their growing political power to capture a disproportionate share of public resources and asks what one generation owes another.

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"Engaging and insightful. O'Brien provides rich descriptions of the cultural work these teenagers do in their efforts to be both good Muslims and fully American."--Mark Chaves, author of American Religion.n.

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This book provides a basic but comprehensive text on the topic of social stratification.

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A collection of articles, this book focuses on the child-rearing and educational practices of the Kibbutz and their effect on children. The topics covered include motherhood, family relationships, sleeping arrangements, elementary school children and adolescence.

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This book combines theories of power with empirical material on childrens lives across the world to propose a novel framework for understanding kid power. It explores the nature of power relations between children and adults and provides a critical analysis of kid power, considering inequalities and inter-generational relations.

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This book combines theories of power with empirical material on childrens lives across the world to propose a novel framework for understanding kid power. It explores the nature of power relations between children and adults and provides a critical analysis of kid power, considering inequalities and inter-generational relations.

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This book provides an assessment of theories and empirical evidence about children's social worlds, the nature of childhood in contemporary societies, and how these are related to people's perceptions of children and childhood. The social context of contemporary childhood is d...

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Focuses on early childhood to late teen issues like kidnapping and child safety, childhood obesity, school safety and zero tolerance policies, teen drivers, hazing, bullying and risk-taking behavior.

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'This carefully detailed account reveals another side of the city's history...Kiev: A Portrait helps to put present events in context, showing that at least one of the 'new' nationalisms in the former Soviet Union has old and very deep roots.'--Anne Applebaum, The London Times

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Hunter provides a glimpse inside North Korean society, detailing the everyday life of people living in perhaps the most isolated, secretive society of the 20th century.

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