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Labor and Workplace Issues in Literature
E-bok, 2006
896 kr
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The daily newspaper headlines revealing deaths, illnesses, and injuries in the workplace, along with the ongoing decline of workers' rights, make this book an especially timely volume. Included are chapters devoted to such widely read texts as Hard Times , Life in the Iron Mills , Bartleby the …
Youth Gangs in Literature
E-bok, 2004
877 kr
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Gang culture is one of the most volatile issues to have impacted young people throughout history and around the world. By focusing on the fictional representation of youth gangs, this work presents a unique perspective on an all-too-real phenomenon and its many manifestations. Organized …
Understanding The Call of the Wild
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
E-bok, 2000
896 kr
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London's adventure tale The Call of the Wild explores the complex relationships between man and nature, and animals' struggle with their own nature in man's world. In this interdisciplinary study, a rich collection of primary documents point out the many issues that make this story as poignant and …
Understanding Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
E-bok, 1996
986 kr
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Since the time of its publication in 1884, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has generated heated controversy. One of the most frequently banned books in the history of literature, it raises issues of race relations, censorship, civil disobedience, and adolescent group psychology as relevant today as …
Nineteenth-Century Theatrical Memoirs
Av Claudia Durst Johnson, Vernon Johnson
Inbunden, 1982
810 kr
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Understanding To Kill a Mockingbird
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents
Inbunden, 1994
904 kr
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To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel of such profound power that it has affected the lives of readers and left and indelible mark on American culture. This rich collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary captures the essence of the novel's impact, making it an ideal …
Understanding Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Inbunden, 1996
904 kr
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Since the time of its publication in 1884, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has generated heated controversy. One of the most frequently banned books in the history of literature, it raises issues of race relations, censorship, civil disobedience, and adolescent group psychology as relevant today as …
Understanding The Scarlet Letter
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Inbunden, 1995
823 kr
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Sexual misconduct of society's leaders, the plight of single mothers, the separation of church and state — all are burning issues of the 1990s which sparked outrage and controversy 150 years earlier in The Scarlet Letter. Now, no study of American history is complete without thorough examination of …
Understanding Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony and The Pearl
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Inbunden, 1997
823 kr
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Although John Steinbeck's novellas Of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and The Pearl are works of fiction, they provide a window on the history of the times and places they portray. Studying the historical, social, economic, and regional background of each novella is important to fully understanding …
Understanding The Crucible
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Av Claudia Durst Johnson, Vernon Johnson
Inbunden, 1998
823 kr
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Ideal for student research and class discussion, this interdisciplinary casebook provides a rich variety of primary historical documents and commentary on The Crucible within the context of two relevant historical periods: the Salem witch-trials of 1692 and the Red Scare of the 1950s, when the play …
Understanding The Red Badge of Courage
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Inbunden, 1998
823 kr
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Every generation of readers has interpreted the meaning of The Red Badge of Courage anew. Its appeal is both historical and universal—historical in its Civil War setting and universal in its relating of the experiences of a young man who is thrust into a situation he does not understand and cannot …
Understanding The Grapes of Wrath
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Inbunden, 1999
823 kr
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When The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, it had an explosive effect on the public, calling attention to the problems of migrant farm workers during the Great Depression. This casebook provides a rich source of primary materials on the period and the plight of the migrant farm worker that …
Understanding The Odyssey
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents
Av Claudia Durst Johnson, Vernon Johnson
Inbunden, 2003
823 kr
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For thousands of years, The Odyssey has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history, and culture of ancient Greece. This casebook …
Understanding The Call of the Wild
A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents
Inbunden, 2000
823 kr
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London's adventure tale The Call of the Wild explores the complex relationships between man and nature, and animals' struggle with their own nature in man's world. In this interdisciplinary study, a rich collection of primary documents point out the many issues that make this story as poignant and …
Social Impact of the Novel
A Reference Guide
Av Claudia Durst Johnson, Vernon Johnson
Inbunden, 2002
1311 kr
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The novel has proven to be the premier literary form in the exploration of social ideas and protest. This reference guide is unique in providing concise information on 200 landmark novels and their impacts on society throughout history and around the world. The social issues of geographically …
Youth Gangs in Literature
Inbunden, 2004
823 kr
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Gang culture is one of the most volatile issues to have impacted young people throughout history and around the world. By focusing on the fictional representation of youth gangs, this work presents a unique perspective on an all-too-real phenomenon and its many manifestations. Organized …
Labor and Workplace Issues in Literature
Inbunden, 2006
823 kr
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The daily newspaper headlines revealing deaths, illnesses, and injuries in the workplace, along with the ongoing decline of workers' rights, make this book an especially timely volume. Included are chapters devoted to such widely read texts as Hard Times, Life in the Iron Mills, Bartleby the …
Women's Issues in Alice Walker's The Color Purple
E-bok, 2011
785 kr
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This compelling edition presents a collection of essays on issues about women that are depicted in Alice Walker''s The Color Purple. The book examines Walker''s life and influences and offers readers a series of essays for consideration on topics such as the revision of traditional gender roles and …
