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Series
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A remarkable story that begins with personal experience and sparks groundbreaking research on stereotype threat, leadership of influential institutions, and - most important - interventions that make a genuine difference in society.
3) The emissary
Author
Publisher
New Directions
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In Japan, which has cut itself off from the world after suffering a massive irreparable disaster, Yoshiro cares for his grandson, Mumei, a strangely wonderful boy and ancient soul whom he believes is a beacon of hope for the world in this time of darkness.
Series
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Understanding the complexity of racial categories is essential for achieving equity and reducing inequality in the United States. The authors show how that by disaggregating data on race, researchers and policymakers can more fully understand how race is factored in educational settings"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
©1998
Language
English
Description
This is the first book to describe the intimate relationship between Latin literature and the politics of ancient Rome. Until now, most scholars have viewed classical Latin literature as a product of aesthetic concerns. Thomas Habinek shows, however, that literature was also a cultural practice that emerged from and intervened in the political and social struggles at the heart of the Roman world. Habinek considers major works by such authors as Cato,...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
The orchestrator of an annual opinion poll in the Arab world describes the profound changes taking place, including recent protests and the toppling of autocrats, and discusses how the people of the region feel about these drastic shifts.