Jennifer Baker: 24 books

Book cover of Food, Feminisms, Rhetorics
by Kristin K. Winet, Abby L. Wilkerson, Winona Landis
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017

Inspired by the need for interpretations and critiques of the varied messages surrounding what and how we eat, Food, Feminisms, Rhetorics collects eighteen essays that demonstrate the importance of food and food-related practices as sites of scholarly study, particularly from feminist rhetorical perspectives. Contributors...
Book cover of Texas Women

Texas Women

Their Histories, Their Lives

by Nancy E. Baker, Light T. Cummins, Victoria H. Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015

Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives engages current scholarship on women in Texas, the South, and the United States. It provides insights into Texas’s singular geographic position, bordering on the West and sharing a unique history with Mexico, while analyzing the ways in which Texas stories...
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Columns to Characters

The Presidency and the Press Enter the Digital Age

by Peter Baker, Martha Joynt Kumar, Rita Kirk
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018

The relationship between the presidency and the press has transformed—seemingly overnight—from one where reports and columns were filed, edited, and deliberated for hours before publication into a brave new world where texts, tweets, and sound bites race from composition to release within a matter...
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Reflections From the Wrong Side of the Tracks

Class, Identity, and the Working Class Experience in Academe

by Stephen L. Muzzatti, Vincent C. Samarco, Phyllis L. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005

In this edited collection of narrative-based, critically situated essays, each contributor explores how class has affected his/her personal and academic lives. The collection is divided into three sections: i) narratives that critique the meritocracy; ii) narratives that trace the effects of middle...
Book cover of Witches & Warriors
by Jessica Corra (editor), Cass Morris, Edith Hope Bishop
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018

Witches are often portrayed as old and frail, but they wield tremendous power whether through magic, potions, or poisons. Warriors are fighters: they seem to sacrifice traditional feminine values to protect others. At least, that's what the stereotypes would have us think. Witches and Warriors seem...
Book cover of The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Historical Fiction
by Jennifer S. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014

Whether set in ancient Egypt, Feudal Japan, the Victorian Age, or Civil War-era America, historical fiction places readers squarely at the center of fascinating times and places, making it one of the most popular genres in contemporary publishing. The definitive resource for librarians and other book...
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Southeastern Grasslands

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management

by JoVonn G. Hill, John A. Barone, Charles Allen
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018

A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological data   Today the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it...
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Genetic Syndromes and Applied Behaviour Analysis

A Handbook for ABA Practitioners

by Dalena Anzivino, Sarah Ruiter, Jan Frijters
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013

This ground-breaking resource demonstrates how genetic knowledge can influence our understanding of a child's behaviour and therefore inform their behavioural support plan. With expert advice and clear instructions, it shows exactly how to go about incorporating syndrome knowledge into ABA practice...
Book cover of Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue

Scholars and Southern Californian Immigrants in Dialogue

New Conversations in Public Sociology

by Harold D. Baker, Ivy A. M. Cargile, Chris Haynes
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014

Immigration has been a contested issue for decades. This distinctive volume of essays on Southern Californian immigration is inspired by Michael Burawoy’s call for academic consideration to be more open and accessible to people in what he calls “public sociology.” The essays in Scholars and...
Book cover of Queens & Courtesans
by Jessica Corra (editor), Tina LeCount Meyers, J. Lynn Baker
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2018

Women have long wielded power in various ways. This collection explores two prominent archetypes, the Queen and the Courtesan, in memorable stories that cross speculative genres. Whether finding love or finding themselves, coming into their magic or other strengths, these complex women rise above the roles that confine them to ask: who will you be?
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