A cultural history of the work of nineteenth-century black women writers, this volume traces
the emergence of the novel as a forum for political and cultural reconstruction, examining the …

Extensively updated to reflect recent research and new theoretical literature, this much-
anticipated Second Edition applies a gender lens to the field of public administration …

Exploring the central themes in modern American cultural studies and discussing how these
themes can be interpreted, American Cultural Studies offers a wide-ranging overview of …

This brief, interpretive history of American schooling focuses on the evolving relationship
between education and social change. Like its predecessors, this new edition investigates …

Our image of nineteenth-century American women is generally divided into two broad
classifications: victims and revolutionaries. This divide has served the purposes of modern …

In this brief, interpretive history of American schooling, John Rury focuses on the evolving
relationship between education and social change. The book considers the impact of social …

This book examines teaching as a gendered occupation from the perspectives of
contemporary women teachers (ascertained through interviews and participant observation …

In the" twinkling of an eye" Jesus secretly returns to earth and gathers to him all believers. As
they are taken to heaven, the world they leave behind is plunged into chaos. Cars and …

Over one hundred fifty years ago, champions of women's rights in the United States, Britain,
France, and Germany formed the world's earliest international feminist movement. Joyous …

Argues that the two popular women's magazines were pivotal in the combining of gender
and commercialism at the turn of the century, and that publishers and advertisers conspired …