Like poets of legend, Diane Glacy has spent much of her life on the road. For years she supported her family by driving throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas teaching poetry in the schools. 'Claiming Breath' is an account of one of those years, what Glancy calls 'a winter count of sorts, a calendar, a di ...
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By studying the debate over multiculturalism and the curriculum, teachers, administrators, and students alike can actually make good use of the crisis to tackle real problems, such as academic incoherence and student apathy. Excerpted in Chronicle of Higher Education.
The Kingdom of God is not only spiritual-- it is intensely practical. The church today must move beyond its traditional role if it is to truly fulfill its mission. It can no longer respond only to spiritual needs and speak only to people's hearts. The church is called to be a force for change in the ...
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A memoir about the trials endured by the author and her family in World War II Latvia and the tormenting memories of the period that have been eased only in the writing of this book.
A collection of performance texts, poems, and essays maps the conceptual terrain of an alternative end-of-the-century civilization. The new world border is Gomez-Pena vision of a vast intercontinental zone where people live beyond and between cultural, social, and political boundaries.
This winner of the 1995 American Book Award explores the history and development of hip-hop music and culture. Author Tricia Rose, a history and African-American studies scholar, discusses the social contexts within which rap music is created. She also examines the process of rap's commercial market ...
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"Thompson sheds new light on the role of women in Indian life ... essential to historians and lay readers alike.... It serves as a bridge of truth that allows the reader to step back into the old world". -- San Francisco Chronicle
This collection brings together writers from two continents and four countries whose traditional cultures are based on Pacific wild salmon. 72 duotone photos. Line drawings.