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Since America's founding, American Indian tribes have possessed hardly any social, economic, or political power, and they remain one of the poorest and isolated populations in the country (despite the popular myth that gambling revenue has elevated their socioeconomic status). Yet in comparison to other marginal groups, they have been relatively successful in persuading government at all levels--local, state, and federal--to pursue policies that address important tribal concerns. How is it that Indian tribes sometimes succeed against very dim odds? More broadly, given the equation between socioeconomic status and power in America, why would seemingly powerless advocates ever win? And what does Indians' success tell us about the potential for the powerless to wrest a measure of power for themselves in such an unequal country? In Power from Powerlessness, Laura Evans looks at the successful policy interventions by a range of Indian tribes to explain how disadvantaged groups can build capacity and exploit niches in the institutional framework of American federalism to obtain unlikely victories. While some of the victories are admittedly small, Evans shows that they are quite impressive when viewed cumulatively. Not simply a book about American Indian politics, Power from Powerlessness forces scholars of institutions and inequality to reconsider the commonly held view that the less powerful are in fact powerless.

Aimed at museum educators, Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today seeks to marry museum and multicultural education theories. It reveals how the union of these theories yields more equitable educational practices and guides museum educators to address misrepresentation, exclusivity, accessibility, and educational inequality. This contemporary text is directive; it encourages museum educators to consider the critical multicultural education theoretical framework in their day-to-day functions in order to illuminate and combat shortcomings at the crux of museum education:Museum Educators as Change AgentsInclusion versus ExclusionCollaboration with Diverse AudiencesResponsive Pedagogy This book adopts a broad definition of multiculturalism, which names not only race and ethnicity as concerns, but also gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, age, and class. While focusing on these various facets of identity, the authors demonstrate how museums are social systems that should offer comprehensive, diverse educational experiences not only through exhibitions but through other educational activities. The authors pull from their own research and practical experiences which exemplify how museums have been and can be attentive to these areas of identity. Multiculturalism in Art Museums Today is hopeful and inspiring, as it identifies and commends the positive and effective practices that some museum educators have enacted in an effort to be inclusive. Museum educators are at the front-line interacting with the public on a daily basis. Thus, these educators can be the real vanguard of change, modeling critical multicultural behavior and practices.

'Absolutely mesmerising' - Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The LambAtonement meets Weyward in this striking historical debut from new talent Laura Evans about queer love, privilege and the intoxicating dangers of embracing the wild . . .Suffolk, 1937. During a sweltering heatwave, preparations for a party are in full swing at Snare House. The Winthers’ only daughter, Joanie, is returning from a summer abroad before starting university. Only Margaret, ward of the family and Joanie’s closest friend, knows the truth: Joanie and Margaret are in love and plan to run away together.But when Joanie’s father discovers their secret, Margaret’s world is turned upside down. Exiled to a tumble-down lodge in the woods with her estranged father and his colony of magpies, she finds herself becoming wild. As the heatwave refuses to break, Margaret must decide whether to give in to her new, dark impulses in a bid to get what she most desires . . .'Debut novels don't get much better than this' - Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors'A country house novel with claws' - Danielle Giles, author of Mere

'Absolutely mesmerising' - Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The LambAtonement meets Weyward in this striking historical debut from new talent Laura Evans about queer love, privilege and the intoxicating dangers of embracing the wild . . .Suffolk, 1937. During a sweltering heatwave, preparations for a party are in full swing at Snare House. The Winthers’ only daughter, Joanie, is returning from a summer abroad before starting university. Only Margaret, ward of the family and Joanie’s closest friend, knows the truth: Joanie and Margaret are in love and plan to run away together.But when Joanie’s father discovers their secret, Margaret’s world is turned upside down. Exiled to a tumble-down lodge in the woods with her estranged father and his colony of magpies, she finds herself becoming wild. As the heatwave refuses to break, Margaret must decide whether to give in to her new, dark impulses in a bid to get what she most desires . . .'Debut novels don't get much better than this' - Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors'A country house novel with claws' - Danielle Giles, author of Mere

Weyward meets Atonement in a shimmering debut novel of first love, betrayal, and revenge set on a crumbling British estate.Suffolk, 1937. As the English countryside swelters in a historic heat wave, preparations for a party at Snare House are in full swing. The Winthers' only daughter, Joanie, is returning from a summer on the Continent, a flying visit before she leaves for university at Oxford. Only Margaret, longtime ward of the family and Joanie's closest friend, knows the truth: Joanie won't be going to Oxford. Instead, the two will be leaving the stultifying society they know to live together in London, as lovers.Then the pair is discovered, and everything goes wrong. Banished to a cabin in the nearby woods, Margaret is alone with her estranged father. As summer curdles into autumn and magpies throng the forest, Margaret begins to lose herself. Her dreams turn dark and terrifying, and she wakes from them with dirt on the soles of her feet and scratches on her back. Everything suggests that a perverse power is awakening within her-perhaps the very one that led to her mother's ostracism and eventual death. If she can harness it, Margaret may be able to secure an approximation of the love she's always crave-but at what cost?Little Wild is at once a feminist fairy tale, a haunting meditation on the dangers of desire, and a gripping debut from a talented new voice.

You know switching to a low-oxalate diet can greatly help individuals’ suffering from calcium kidney stones to effectively manage their condition?This Low Oxalate Cookbook is a guide to the Low oxalate diet; it defines oxalates in total, foods sources containing this toxin, how they can affect your health and what to do to avoid this toxic in your food.It will explain how you can control oxalate for kidney stones by optimizing key nutrientsHow to choose particular low oxalate foods and avoid high oxalate food that can help your body fight the symptoms.This cookbook is well researched and easy to use with mouth-watering recipes that are low in oxalates.Oxalate Content of Foods Lists with updated oxalate value for most recipes use in this cookbook. Practical steps you can take to control oxalate for kidney stones

Improve your kidney with a healthy meal plan you are about to discover in this Renal diet cookbook. The ultimate guide to manage and repair your kidney with accurate information and total guidance that summarize the totality of kidney disease.With this easy renal diet cook, you don’t need to get confused about what kind of food is good or bad for the kidney. You will find a comprehensive list of low sodium, low phosphorus and low potassium meal/recipes that will help your kidneys function more effectively and also help you manage your kidney disease and avoid option of dialysis or transplant.This renal diet cookbook is a simplified and efficient nutritional package to get you right on track.A comprehensive introduction that covers the most important things you need to know about kidney disease and how to avoid possible dialysis or kidney transplant.Over 100 delicious recipes with nutritional information for tracking calories, sodium, potassium etc.Easy-to-follow meal plans for needful protein, low-sodium, and low-fat.Learn how to manage your kidney disease and make the kidney function more effectively.

Mapping out the world’s most infamous art thefts, forgeries, and acts of vandalism, this unique and visually striking reference illuminates acts of art crime around the globe.This book highlights seventy-five incidents in a unique format that allows readers to visualize the geography of art crime from the past two centuries. Divided by location into sections on thefts, vandalism, and forgeries, each crime is profiled with an absorbing narrative and images of the artworks, perpetrators, and scenes of the crime. Additional sidebars feature compelling information about the artist and/or work of art. Including renowned crimes such as the 1911 theft of Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the 1972 attack on Michelangelo’s sculpture, Our Lady of Piety, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, and a portrait of the master forger, Elmyr de Hory, this book also includes lesser known incidents: how two Irish students stole a priceless masterpiece from London’s Tate Gallery; a young woman overcome by passion who vandalized a Cy Twombly painting with an indelible kiss; an American forger who dresses up as a priest and gives his forgeries away for free; and a Chinese librarian who stole one hundred forty-three paintings by famous Chinese artists and replaced them with his own fakes. Filled with intrigue, controversies, power dynamics, and unexpected motivations, this is a captivating exploration of the darker side of art history.

Survival in the 'Dumping Grounds' examines a defining aspect of South Africa's recent past: the history of apartheid-era relocation. While scholars and activists have long recognised the suffering caused by apartheid removals to the so-called 'homelands', the experiences of those who lived through this process have been more often obscured. Drawing on extensive archival and oral history research, this book examines the makings and the multiple meanings of relocation into two of the most notorious apartheid 'dumping grounds' established in the Ciskei bantustan during the mid-1960s: Sada and Ilinge. Evans examines the local and global dynamics of the project of bantustan relocation and develops a multi-layered analysis of the complex histories - and ramifications- of displacement and resettlement in the Ciskei.