Author: André Chappatte
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138045897
Category : Marginality, Social
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The city and its regulations: Unexpected margins -- Part I Space and state regulation: The urban interstices -- 2 Markets and marginality in Beirut -- 3 The tremendous making and unmaking of the peripheries in current Istanbul -- 4 Resilient forms of urbanity on the margins? Al-Kherba: A vivid market in a damaged section of the medina of Tunis -- 5 Whose margins? Marginality, poverty and the moral geography of pre-Soviet Bukhara -- 6 On the margins of the city: Izmir Prison in the late Ottoman Empire -- Part II Diversity and moral policing: Making claims through marginalisation -- 7 'Texas': An off-centre district at the heart of nightlife in Odienné -- 8 The Manyema in colonial Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) between urban margins and regional connections -- 9 On the margins: Suburban space and religious deviancy in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur -- 10 Ethnic differentiation and conflict dynamics: Uzbeks' marginalisation and non-marginalisation in southern Kyrgyzstan -- Index
Understanding the City Through Its Margins
Author: André Chappatte
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138045897
Category : Marginality, Social
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The city and its regulations: Unexpected margins -- Part I Space and state regulation: The urban interstices -- 2 Markets and marginality in Beirut -- 3 The tremendous making and unmaking of the peripheries in current Istanbul -- 4 Resilient forms of urbanity on the margins? Al-Kherba: A vivid market in a damaged section of the medina of Tunis -- 5 Whose margins? Marginality, poverty and the moral geography of pre-Soviet Bukhara -- 6 On the margins of the city: Izmir Prison in the late Ottoman Empire -- Part II Diversity and moral policing: Making claims through marginalisation -- 7 'Texas': An off-centre district at the heart of nightlife in Odienné -- 8 The Manyema in colonial Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) between urban margins and regional connections -- 9 On the margins: Suburban space and religious deviancy in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur -- 10 Ethnic differentiation and conflict dynamics: Uzbeks' marginalisation and non-marginalisation in southern Kyrgyzstan -- Index
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138045897
Category : Marginality, Social
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 The city and its regulations: Unexpected margins -- Part I Space and state regulation: The urban interstices -- 2 Markets and marginality in Beirut -- 3 The tremendous making and unmaking of the peripheries in current Istanbul -- 4 Resilient forms of urbanity on the margins? Al-Kherba: A vivid market in a damaged section of the medina of Tunis -- 5 Whose margins? Marginality, poverty and the moral geography of pre-Soviet Bukhara -- 6 On the margins of the city: Izmir Prison in the late Ottoman Empire -- Part II Diversity and moral policing: Making claims through marginalisation -- 7 'Texas': An off-centre district at the heart of nightlife in Odienné -- 8 The Manyema in colonial Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) between urban margins and regional connections -- 9 On the margins: Suburban space and religious deviancy in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur -- 10 Ethnic differentiation and conflict dynamics: Uzbeks' marginalisation and non-marginalisation in southern Kyrgyzstan -- Index
Adventuring with Books
Author: Amy A. McClure
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
In this 13th edition of "Adventuring with Books," teachers and librarians will find descriptions of more than 850 texts (published between 1999 and 2001) suitable for student use in background research, unit study, or pleasure reading, and children will find books that delight, amuse, and entertain. The texts described in the book are divided into 24 general topics, including Science Nonfiction; Struggle and Survival; Fantasy Literature; Sports; Games and Hobbies; and Mathematics in Our World. To highlight literature that reflects the schools' multiple ethnicities, the booklist also introduces readers to recent literature that celebrates African American, Asian and Pacific Island, Hispanic American, and indigenous cultures. Each chapter begins with a brief list of selection criteria, a streamlined list of all annotated titles in that chapter, and an introduction in which chapter editors discuss their criteria and the status of available books in that subject area. While the reviews were written by adults, the voices and opinions of children are often included as well, lending credence to adult choices of the quality children's books. (NKA).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
In this 13th edition of "Adventuring with Books," teachers and librarians will find descriptions of more than 850 texts (published between 1999 and 2001) suitable for student use in background research, unit study, or pleasure reading, and children will find books that delight, amuse, and entertain. The texts described in the book are divided into 24 general topics, including Science Nonfiction; Struggle and Survival; Fantasy Literature; Sports; Games and Hobbies; and Mathematics in Our World. To highlight literature that reflects the schools' multiple ethnicities, the booklist also introduces readers to recent literature that celebrates African American, Asian and Pacific Island, Hispanic American, and indigenous cultures. Each chapter begins with a brief list of selection criteria, a streamlined list of all annotated titles in that chapter, and an introduction in which chapter editors discuss their criteria and the status of available books in that subject area. While the reviews were written by adults, the voices and opinions of children are often included as well, lending credence to adult choices of the quality children's books. (NKA).
Old Black Fly
Author: Jim Aylesworth
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805039244
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An oral reading and signing of the book "Old Black Fly" by staff of the McKinley Elementary School and Reddick Library.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0805039244
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An oral reading and signing of the book "Old Black Fly" by staff of the McKinley Elementary School and Reddick Library.
The Story of Sacajawea
Author: Della Rowland
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307568318
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
As a young girl, Sacajawea was separated from her family when she was captured by a band of Minnetaree warriors and taken to be their slave. Several years later, she was bought by a French fur trader to be his wife. Then, in 1804, when she was only sixteen years old, Sacajawea met Lewis and Clark. Carrying her infant son on her back, Sacajawea helped guide the famous team of explorers through the uncharted terrain of the western United States. Her courageous efforts made an important contribution to America's history.
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 0307568318
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
As a young girl, Sacajawea was separated from her family when she was captured by a band of Minnetaree warriors and taken to be their slave. Several years later, she was bought by a French fur trader to be his wife. Then, in 1804, when she was only sixteen years old, Sacajawea met Lewis and Clark. Carrying her infant son on her back, Sacajawea helped guide the famous team of explorers through the uncharted terrain of the western United States. Her courageous efforts made an important contribution to America's history.
A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus
Author: David A. Adler
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 1430130393
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Well-produced and appealing readalong...expressive narration and appropriate music and sound effects...Sure bet for story time or home." - Booklist
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN: 1430130393
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
"Well-produced and appealing readalong...expressive narration and appropriate music and sound effects...Sure bet for story time or home." - Booklist
My Great-Aunt Arizona
Author: Gloria Houston
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780772656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780772656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren.
Let Freedom Ring
Author: Myra Cohn Livingston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A poetic treatment of Martin Luther King and his dream.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A poetic treatment of Martin Luther King and his dream.
Bigmama's
Author: Donald Crews
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
ISBN: 0688158420
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When the train arrived in Cottondale, the summer at Bigmama's house in Florida began. Donald Crews brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds, and emotions of a memorable childhood experience. "A very special book by a superb artist and storyteller."--Horn Book.
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
ISBN: 0688158420
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When the train arrived in Cottondale, the summer at Bigmama's house in Florida began. Donald Crews brilliantly evokes the sights, sounds, and emotions of a memorable childhood experience. "A very special book by a superb artist and storyteller."--Horn Book.
The Calypso Alphabet
Author: John Agard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780006636762
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780006636762
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Ryan White
Author: Ryan White
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780714779
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Before he died of AIDS on April 18, 1990, at the age of 18, Ryan White had battled fear and hatred, become a spokesperson for AIDS awareness, testified before the President's commission on AIDS, and touched the lives of millions.
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780714779
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Before he died of AIDS on April 18, 1990, at the age of 18, Ryan White had battled fear and hatred, become a spokesperson for AIDS awareness, testified before the President's commission on AIDS, and touched the lives of millions.