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Including suffragists, civil rights activists, and movers and shakers in politics and in the music industries of Nashville and Memphis, as well as many other notables, this collective portrait of Tennessee women offers fresh perspectives and insights into their dreams, their struggles, and their times.

Words at War: The Civil War and American Journalism analyzes the various ways in which the nation's newspaper editors, reporters, and war correspondents covered the biggest story of their lives during the Civil War, and in doing so, they reflected and shaped the responses of their readers. The four sections of the book, "Fighting Words, " "Confederates and Copperheads, " "The Union Forever, " and "Continuing Conflict" trace the evolving role o...

Examines the paradox between Husserl's transcendental philosophy and his later historicist theory. Rejecting the arguments of earlier critics, this book proposes a model of the transcendental philosopher who balances historical reduction with a strict mind of historical context.

Like the popular first volume, these 87 all-new activities will stimulate the minds, memories, and senses of older adults. Designed especially for individuals concerned about early memory loss, the short, one-page worksheets strengthen brain functioning, promote social interaction, and provide hours of meaningful enjoyment.

When their parents are killed, Nick and Nita find themselves destitute. Only an uncle they've never known offers them a refuge on his East Texas farm. The culture shock is intense for Nita, but Nick takes to farming, learning how to plow with a mule, bale hale, milk cows, and tend gardens. "Mayhar's roots in East Texas are never more evident than in this lovely tale of teenagers forced to re-evaluate their lives. Poignant and moving."--Robert...

When Arabella Hackett is found poisoned, her sister and heir, Anne Bickerton, is accused of the crime. She's arrested and brought to trial, but the only defense she can make is to proclaim her innocence. Can anyone save Anne Bickerton from the hangman's noose?

Discusses the concept 'word' and its applicability in a range of typologically diverse languages.

G. H. Hardy's 1942 account of the expulsion of Bertrand Russell from Trinity College, Cambridge due to the publication of material which opposed the First World War.

An examination of the relation of moral philosophy to the practical problems of everyday life.

This volume provides a unique comparative treatment of annual and seasonal photosynthetic production in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Interest in the geography of economic and social change has grown in Britain over recent years as people have become more aware of regional imbalances.

This book provides a survey of studies so far made on various aspects of current Aboriginal economic life in different environments in Australia.

Sultan Mehmet II, the Grand Turk, was the seventh of his line to rule the Ottoman Turks. Mehmet was barely 21 when he conquered Byzantine Constantinople, which became Istanbul and the capital of his mighty empire. This biography reveals the world in which Mehmet lived and illuminates the man behind the myths.

Warum entscheiden sich Menschen für eine vegane Lebensweise? Wer sind diese Veganer? Wie gestaltet sich ihr Alltag? Antworten auf diese und andere Fragen gibt die vorliegende sozialwissenschaftliche Untersuchung. Sie analysiert den Lebensstil von Veganern in Deutschland und beleuchtet Motive, Einstellungen, Konsumverhalten und biografische Erfahrungen.

Groups around the world are increasingly successful in maintaining or winning autonomy. However, what happens to individuals within the groups who find that their group discriminates against them? This volume brings together sixteen distinguished scholars who examine the balance between group autonomy and individual rights in relation to conflicts involving gender, religion, culture, and indigenous rights in the national and international sphere.