How did ordinary people live through the extraordinary changes that have swept across modern China How did peasants transform themselves into urbanites How did the citizens of Shanghai cope with the epic upheavals-revolution, war, and again revolution-that shook their lives Even after decades of scholarship devoted to modern Chinese history, our understanding of the daily lives of the common people

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Women in Saudi Arabia are often described as either victims of patriarchal religion and society or successful survivors of discrimination imposed on them by others. Madawi Al-Rasheed\'s new book goes beyond these conventional tropes to probe the historical, political, and religious forces that have, across the years, delayed and thwarted their emancipation. The book demonstrates how, under the patronage

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pIn emLaw Desireem, the second book in the acclaimed Bobby Delery crime fiction series, Michael Allen Zell continues to peel back the mean streets of New Orleans. The parallel stories of recently-returned Bobby Delery\'s quest to find out what happened to his family and a city councilman\'s unorthodox way of fundraising end up meeting sharply in a climax that touches on race, history, and corruption.

pGrief and its Transcendence Memory, Identity, Creativity is a landmark contribution that provides fresh insights into the experience and process of mourning. It includes fourteen original essays by pre-eminent psychoanalysts, historians, classicists, theologians, architects, art-historians and artists, that take on the subject of normal, rather than pathological mourning. In particular, it considers

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pGirls need ample, loving demonstrations from adults close to them that they are appreciated and can be trusted to know what they need for themselves. They also need to be given plenty of opportunity to develop their talents. Girls who lack sufficient emotional support may feel neglected and unworthy of attention, and easily find themselves at greater risk of exploitation and abuse, even as adults.

pbExplorers have relied on maps since the creation of paper. National Parks are some of the most popular destinations for modern-day exploration. This book unites explorers with large, legible maps of their national parks before having the privilege to step foot in them.bpbrpThis book provides ...pbrulliNational Park Service maps for all 63 National ParkslibrliDriving distances between popular sites

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pstrongIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Siege of Leningrad, then keep reading...strongppFrom the early fall of 1941 until the winter of 1944, the Soviet city of Leningrad today\'s St. Petersburg was almost completely surrounded by the forces of Nazi Germany and Finland. Though the siege lasted just under 900 days, to the citizens of the Soviet Union and Russia today, this event

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