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A study of 20th century female friendship played out in Australia and England. Ms Martin concentrates on two important friendships in the life of writer and political activist, Mary Fullerton. Mabel Singleton, Mary's companion of more than 30 years, and the parenting of Mabel's only child inform research into the erotic elements of their writings. While Miles Franklin and Mary were colleagues, all three were devoted friends. ... Read more

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The joys and sorrows of the nomadic life shared by a sharecropper's family forged an enduring bond. ... Read more

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A Sharecropper's Daughter
Sylvia takes us back to the red dusty roads of Georgia in the 40's & 50's. With her and her family we sharecrop, work in sawmills and cotton mills, and "get saved."

Thomas Wolfe said "You can't go home again," but through "Eight Miles of Muddy Road," Sylvia Nickels sure gives it a heck of a try. ... Read more

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A hands-on human physiology curriculum together with a guide to assessment and professional development. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 4910 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.The publication of the New Dictionary of the History of Ideas marks the return of a reference work that is an essential tool to make the often complex history of what we think accessible to students and general readers. The original 1974 Dictionary of the History of Ideas has long been admired as a landmark document encapsulating the thinking of an era. This thoroughly re-envisioned New Dictionary of the History of Ideas brings fresh intelligence and a global perspective to bear on timeless questions about the individual and society. A distinguished team of international scholars explore new thinking in areas previously covered (communism, linguistics, physics) and present cross-cultural perspectives on more recent topics such as postmodernism, deconstruction and post-colonialism ... Read more