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Decades of twentieth-century America Dressing a nation: the history of U.S. fashion Explore the world Facts on File library of American history Fire and ink, the legacy of Latin American literature Great courses (DVD) Modern Rock Our America School: The Story of American Public Education Women of Latin AmericaSummary: This program discusses reproduction and motherhood in the hyper-patriarchal societies of Latin America. Women on different economic and social levels discuss such topics as working mothers, and how the extended family contributes to child-rearing; the sterilization movement; abortion; gay parenting; manipulation of women's reproductive rights by governments; and how access to medical services...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In today's Peru, a country scourged by unemployment, political violence, and drug trafficking, the ability of the women to face the worsening societal and economic crisis is cause for admiration. This program looks at the noble efforts of city women in general, as they prepare community meals, work at menial jobs to support families, run employment workshops, and provide counseling for abused...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program discusses reproduction and motherhood in the hyper-patriarchal societies of Latin America. Women on different economic and social levels discuss such topics as working mothers, and how the extended family contributes to child-rearing; the sterilization movement; abortion; gay parenting; manipulation of women's reproductive rights by governments; and how access to medical services...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Mikoley, Kate.
Summary: "Latin America is home to both the amazing Amazon rain forest and areas of desert where rain has never been recorded. Readers will learn about the varied landscapes of Latin America, from the Atacama Desert to the brilliant Caribbean coasts to the awesome Andes Mountains. In learning about major cities, such as Mexico City, readers will discover the ways people have changed the Earth to fit...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 918.02 MIKOrtiz, Paul
Summary: "Spanning more than two hundred years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history, arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 ORTBrill, Marlene Targ.
Summary: Presents the social, political, economical and technological changes in the United States during the first decade of the twentieth century, including labor unions, the invention of the airplane and popularization of the automobile.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-First Century Books 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.911 BRIContents: Delbert & Glen: Two More Bottles of Wine (2:57 min) -- Hall, Daryl: Baby Come Closer / Daryl Hall & John Oates (2:49 min) -- Allen, Terry: Gonna California (2:40 min) -- Kazoo Singers: Only Yourself to Lose (2:47 min) -- McCarty, Michael: Christopher (2:44 min) -- Hurt, Jim: Dixie Darling (3:07 min) -- Rodney, Mark: California (3:02 min) -- Country (California): Killer / Country (Fondiler &...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Light in the Attic 2022
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK EARSummary: This program examines Chile under martyred socialist President Salvador Allende, and the subsequent Pinochet regime that followed. Allende's niece and novelist, Isabel Allende, exile Hortensia Bussi, Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriela Mistral, and others discuss women's role in the eventual toppling of Pinochet, and the formation of the Latin American Federation of Associations of Families of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Ades, Dawn.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 AdesKrohn, Katherine E.
Summary: Looks at the different modes of dress in the American West from the 1840s to the 1890s, examining the clothing and accessories of Native Americans, early pioneers, and the men and women of different social classes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Twenty-first Century Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 391.00973 KROSummary: This program discusses the lives of two groups of women-the women of northern Bahia and the mulattos of Rio de Janeiro-both descendants of African slaves. In Bahia, voodoo religious practices are revealed, as well as the problems of prostitution and AIDS. In Rio, the program examines the tradition of carnaval and the role of female mulatto samba dancers as sex objects.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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United States of America (Musical group)
Contents: The American metaphysical circus -- Hard coming love -- Cloud song -- The garden of earthly delights -- I won't leave my wooden wife for you, Sugar -- Where is yesterday -- Coming down -- Love song for the dead che -- Stranded in time -- The American way of love: pt. 1 Metaphor for an older man/pt. 2 California -- Osamu's birthday -- No love to give -- I won't leave my wood wife for you, Sugar...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Sundazed Music, Inc. 2004
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK UNISummary: In 1900, 6% of America's children graduated from high school; by 1945, 51% graduated and 40% went on to college. This program recalls how massive immigration, child labor laws, and the explosive growth of cities fueled school attendance and transformed public education. Also explored are the impact of John Dewey's progressive ideas as well as the effects on students of controversial IQ tests,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Contents: The reflex / Duran Duran -- Get it on / Power Station -- Secret separation / The Fixx -- Head over heels / Tears for Fears -- Here comes the rain again / Eurythmics -- Rock me Amadeus / Falco -- Take on me / A-Ha -- Walk this way / Run-D.M.C -- You might think / The Cars -- Everybody have fun tonight / Wang Chung -- No more words / Berlin -- How soon is now? / The Smiths. Disc 2: Eyes without a...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Music 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MODSummary: Complacency has never been a hallmark of Latin American literature. As the 21st century dawned, many young writers-and even some who had fueled the Latin American Boom-grew disenchanted with the status quo. This program profiles the careers and the potential of literary artists at the forefront of the region's emerging narrative trends. Addressing the influence of the Crack Movement and the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Complacency has never been a hallmark of Latin American literature. As the 21st century dawned, many young writers-and even some who had fueled the Latin American Boom-grew disenchanted with the status quo. This program profiles the careers and the potential of literary artists at the forefront of the region's emerging narrative trends. Addressing the influence of the Crack Movement and the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Waldman, Carl.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Facts on File 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 WALSummary: Since the United Nations prohibited coca cultivation in 1961, a battle has raged around the simple, versatile plant. In the West, coca is synonymous with violence and terror. For the people of the Andes, however, coca represents a viable and ancient livelihood. This program follows their resistance to the sweeping illegalization and eradication measures instituted by Latin American governments,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Contents: The tide is high / Blondie -- Do you really want to hurt me / Culture Club -- Stray cat strut / Stray Cats -- Puttin' on the Ritz / Taco -- Suddenly last summer / The Motels -- Da, da, da / Trio -- (Keep feeling) Fascination / Human League -- Middle of the road / The Pretenders -- Homosapien / Pete Shelley -- Red skies / The Fixx -- Senses working overtime / XTC -- Town called malice / The Jam....
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Music 2000
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK MODContents: 1st book. As found on the official records of Worcester County -- 2nd book. As found on the official records of Plymouth County -- 3rd book. As found on ancient court records of the counties of Middlesex, Hampshire, Berkshire, and Bristol.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1996
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3744 EAREarly, Steve
Summary: The People vs. Big Oil--how a working-class company town harnessed the power of local politics to reclaim their community Home to one of the largest oil refineries in the state, Richmond, California, was once a typical company town, dominated by Chevron. This largely nonwhite, working-class city of one hundred thousand suffered from poverty, pollution, and poorly funded public services. It had...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979 EARSummary: By the 1960s, Latin America's avant-garde movements had matured into a range of literary styles that were firmly entrenched in the cultural landscape. At the same time, there emerged a new and distinctive accent to Latin American literature that was no less authentic than its forebears. This program surveys the artistic phenomenon, manifested most notably in magical realism, that came to be...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Josephson, Judith Pinkerton.
Summary: Describes what life was like for young people moving to and living on the western frontier.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2002