Kathryn A Young: 4 books

Book cover of No Man's Land

No Man's Land

The Life and Art of Mary Riter Hamilton, 1868-1954

by Sarah M. McKinnon, Kathryn A. Young
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2017

What force of will and circumstance drove a woman from a comfortable life painting china tea services to one of hardship and loneliness in the battle zones of France and Belgium following the Great War? For western Canadian artist Mary Riter Hamilton (1868-1954), art was her life’s passion. Her...
Book cover of The Changing Landscape of Work and Family in the American Middle Class
by Tom Fricke, Alesia F. Montgomery, Lawrence S. Root
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2008

This collection explores the dynamics of the modern, middle-class American family and its near-constant state of transition. The editors introduce the book by situating it within the context of work, family, and ethnographic research on middle-class families in the United States. Emerging and established...
Book cover of Techno-Orientalism

Techno-Orientalism

Imagining Asia in Speculative Fiction, History, and Media

by David S. Roh, Betsy Huang, Greta A. Niu
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015

What will the future look like? To judge from many speculative fiction films and books, from Blade Runner to Cloud Atlas, the future will be full of cities that resemble Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, and it will be populated mainly by cold, unfeeling citizens who act like robots. Techno-Orientalism...
Book cover of The Faculty Mentor's Wisdom

The Faculty Mentor's Wisdom

Conceptualizing, Writing, and Defending the Dissertation

by Tricia Browne-Ferrigno, Angela Calabrese Barton, Paula A. Cordeiro
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010

This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary...
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