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  1. Youth gangs in literature
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 2004
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn.

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    Schriftenreihe: Exploring social issues through literature
    Schlagworte: American fiction; Gangs in literature; Juvenile delinquents; Young adult fiction, American; Literature and society; Juvenile delinquency in literature; Juvenile delinquents in literature; Social problems in literature; Youth in literature; Literatur; Jugendkriminalität <Motiv>
    Weitere Schlagworte: Borges, Jorge Luis (1899-1986); Borges, Jorge Luis (1899-1986)
    Umfang: 230 p
    Bemerkung(en):

    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Outlaw gangs in an outlaw society : Borges' "The dread redeemer Lazarus Morell" and Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- The Irish immigrant : Asbury's Gangs of New York -- The draft riots : Baker's Paradise Alley -- Borges' "Monk Eastman, purveyor of iniquities" -- A heritage of guns : McMurtry's Anything for Billy -- The 1920s in Chicago : Farrell's Studs Lonigan -- Jewish gangs in Brownsville, 1944/45 : Shulman's The Amboy Dukes -- 1940s in Harlem : Wright's Rite of passage -- Nazis and gangs : Golding's The lord of the flies -- A girl gang in the 1950s : Oates' Foxfire -- The 1960s : S.E. Hinton's The outsiders -- Vietnam and civil rights : Conroy's The lords of discipline -- Prep schools and Watergate : The chocolate war -- Family disintegration in the 1980's : Myers' Scorpions -- 1960s Los Angeles : Bonham's Durango Street -- South Central Los Angeles : Scott's Monster -- Barrio gangs of the 60s and 70s : Rodriguez' Always running -- Filipino Americans : Ascalon's American son -- Vietnamese gangs and skinheads : Garland's Shadow of the dragon -- Chinese gangs : Mahoney's The two Chinatowns
  2. Youth gangs in literature
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 2004
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn.

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    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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    Schriftenreihe: Exploring social issues through literature
    Schlagworte: American fiction; Gangs in literature; Juvenile delinquents; Young adult fiction, American; Literature and society; Juvenile delinquency in literature; Juvenile delinquents in literature; Social problems in literature; Youth in literature
    Weitere Schlagworte: Borges, Jorge Luis (1899-1986)
    Umfang: 230 p
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    Outlaw gangs in an outlaw society : Borges' "The dread redeemer Lazarus Morell" and Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- The Irish immigrant : Asbury's Gangs of New York -- The draft riots : Baker's Paradise Alley -- Borges' "Monk Eastman, purveyor of iniquities" -- A heritage of guns : McMurtry's Anything for Billy -- The 1920s in Chicago : Farrell's Studs Lonigan -- Jewish gangs in Brownsville, 1944/45 : Shulman's The Amboy Dukes -- 1940s in Harlem : Wright's Rite of passage -- Nazis and gangs : Golding's The lord of the flies -- A girl gang in the 1950s : Oates' Foxfire -- The 1960s : S.E. Hinton's The outsiders -- Vietnam and civil rights : Conroy's The lords of discipline -- Prep schools and Watergate : The chocolate war -- Family disintegration in the 1980's : Myers' Scorpions -- 1960s Los Angeles : Bonham's Durango Street -- South Central Los Angeles : Scott's Monster -- Barrio gangs of the 60s and 70s : Rodriguez' Always running -- Filipino Americans : Ascalon's American son -- Vietnamese gangs and skinheads : Garland's Shadow of the dragon -- Chinese gangs : Mahoney's The two Chinatowns
  3. Understanding Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 1996
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn

    Since the time of its publication in 1884, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has generated heated controversy. One of the most frequently banned books in the history of literature, it raises issues of race relations, censorship, civil disobedience, and... mehr

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    Since the time of its publication in 1884, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has generated heated controversy. One of the most frequently banned books in the history of literature, it raises issues of race relations, censorship, civil disobedience, and adolescent group psychology as relevant today as they were in the 1880s. This collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary captures the stormy character of the slave-holding frontier on the eve of war and highlights the legacy of past conflicts in contemporary society. Among the source materials presented are: memoirs of

     
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    ISBN: 0313293279; 9780313293276
    Schriftenreihe: The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series
    Schlagworte: Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character); Fugitive slaves in literature; Literature and society; Race relations in literature; Boys in literature; Adventure stories, American
    Weitere Schlagworte: Twain, Mark (1835-1910): Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Twain, Mark (1835-1910): Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (xv, 246 p), ill
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

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    Contents; Introduction; 1 Literary Analysis: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Forms of Enslavement; 2 Unfit for Children: Censorship and Race; 3 Mark Twain's Mississippi Valley; 4 Slavery, Its Legacy, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; 5 The Code of Honor; 6 Cultural Satire: Shakespeare, Home Decor, Sentimental Verse; Index
  4. Understanding the Odyssey
    a student casebook to issues, sources, and historic documents
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 2003
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn

    For thousands of years, The Odyssey has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history,... mehr

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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    For thousands of years, The Odyssey has resonated throughout the Western world. Homer has been an original source of inspiration to writers, painters, sculptors, and filmmakers, as well as a vital source of information about the mythology, history, and culture of ancient Greece. This casebook uniquely blends commentary and primary documents, situating the epic within historical contexts that are important for students to understand.||The literary analysis chapter is ideal for readers coming to The Odyssey for the first time, introducing the work with a chronology of events and identification o

     
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    ISBN: 0313308810; 9780313308819
    Schriftenreihe: The Greenwood Press "literature in context" series
    Schlagworte: Epic poetry, Greek; Odysseus (Greek mythology) in literature
    Weitere Schlagworte: Homer: Odyssey
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (xvii, 224 p), ill
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

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    Contents; Introduction; 1. A Literary Analysis of Homer's The Odyssey. Transformation and Return; 2. Greek Mythology and Homer; 3. The Geography of The Odyssey; 4. Archaeological Excavations Pertinent to Homer's Epics; 5. The Historical Context of The Odyssey; 6. The Trojan War of Myth and Legend; 7. Supporting Players in The Odyssey:The Underclasses; 8. Modern Applications: The Problem of Revenge; 9. Contemporary Applications: The Athlete and Athletics; 10. Modern Applications: The Evolution of the Heroic Ideal; Index
  5. Labor and workplace issues in literature
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 2006
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn

    The daily newspaper headlines revealing deaths, illnesses, and injuries in the workplace, along with the ongoing decline of workers' rights, make this book an especially timely volume. Included are chapters devoted to such widely read texts as Hard... mehr

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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    The daily newspaper headlines revealing deaths, illnesses, and injuries in the workplace, along with the ongoing decline of workers' rights, make this book an especially timely volume. Included are chapters devoted to such widely read texts as Hard Times, Life in the Iron Mills, Bartleby the Scrivener, The Grapes of Wrath, and several others. Each chapter examines the historical background and plot of the work, the labor and workplace issues raised by the author, and the history of those issues since the text was published. Just a few of the issues raised are low wages, long hours, workplace d

     
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    ISBN: 031333286X
    Schriftenreihe: Exploring social issues through literature
    Schlagworte: Working class in literature; American fiction; English prose literature; Work in literature
    Weitere Schlagworte: Terkel, Studs (1912-2008): Working
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (xix, 183 p), 25 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-178) and index

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    Contents; Series Foreword; Introduction; 1. Mary Prince's History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave; 2. Charles Dickens's Hard Times; 3. Herman Melville's "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids"; 4. Rebecca Harding Davis's Life in the Iron Mills; 5. Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"; 6. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle; 7. John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath; 8. Studs Terkel's Working; 9. Zilpha Snyder's The Velvet Room, Joan Bauer's Hope Was Here, and Anne Mazer's Working Days; Selected Bibliography; Index
  6. Youth gangs in literature
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 2004
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn

    Gang culture is one of the most volatile issues to have impacted young people throughout history and around the world. By focusing on the fictional representation of youth gangs, this work presents a unique perspective on an all-too-real phenomenon... mehr

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    Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt / Forschungsbibliothek Gotha, Universitätsbibliothek Erfurt
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    Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt / Zentrale
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    Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Heidenheim, Bibliothek
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    e-Book Academic Complete
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    Bibliothek LIV HN Sontheim
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    ProQuest Academic Complete
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    Bibliothek LIV HN Sontheim
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    ProQuest Academic Complete
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart, Campus Horb, Bibliothek
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    Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, Zentralbibliothek
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Lörrach, Zentralbibliothek
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mannheim, Bibliothek
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    ProQuest
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Mosbach, Bibliothek
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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Ravensburg, Bibliothek
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    E-Book Proquest
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart, Bibliothek
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    Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
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    Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Villingen-Schwenningen, Bibliothek
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    Gang culture is one of the most volatile issues to have impacted young people throughout history and around the world. By focusing on the fictional representation of youth gangs, this work presents a unique perspective on an all-too-real phenomenon and its many manifestations. Organized chronologically and topically, the volume begins with a powerful essay tracing the origins and developments of youth gangs, from the early days of the Wild West to immigration gangs in 19th- and 20th-century America and the ||Twenty chapters, each introduced with a primary document, fully explore the different

     
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    ISBN: 0313327491
    Schriftenreihe: Exploring social issues through literature
    Schlagworte: Young adult fiction, American; Literature and society; Juvenile delinquency in literature; Juvenile delinquents in literature; Social problems in literature; Youth in literature; Gangs in literature; American fiction; Juvenile delinquents; American fiction ; History and criticism; Borges, Jorge Luis ; 1899-1986 ; Characters ; Juvenile delinquents; Gangs in literature; Juvenile delinquency in literature; Juvenile delinquents ; United States ; Biography ; History and criticism; Literature and society ; United States; Young adult fiction, American ; History and criticism; Electronic books
    Weitere Schlagworte: Borges, Jorge Luis (1899-1986)
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (230 p), 24 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

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    Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Outlaw Gangs in an Outlaw Society: Jorge Luis Borges's "The Dread Redeemer Lazarus Morell" (1972) and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884); 2. The Irish Immigrant: Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York (1927); 3. The Draft Riots: Kevin Baker's Paradise Alley (2002); 4. New York Gangs around the Turn of the Twentieth Century: Jorge Luis Borges's "Monk Eastman, Purveyor of Iniquities" (1972); 5. A Heritage of Guns: Larry McMurtry's Anything for Billy (1998); 6. The 1920s in Chicago: James T. Farrell's Studs Lonigan (1932)

    7. Jewish Gangs in Brownsville, 1944-1945: Irving Schulman's The Amboy Dukes (1946)8. 1940s in Harlem: Richard Wright's Rite of Passage (1978); 9. Nazis and Gangs: William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1954); 10. A Girl Gang in the 1950s: Joyce Carol Oates's Foxfire (1993); 11. Gangs in the 1960s: S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders (1967); 12. Vietnam and Civil Rights: Pat Conroy's The Lords of Discipline (1980); 13. Prep Schools and Watergate: Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War (1974); 14. Family Disintegration in the 1980s: Walter Dean Myers's Scorpions (1988)

    15. 1960s Los Angeles: Frank Bonham's Durango Street (19'65)16. South Central Los Angeles: Kody Scott's Monster (1993); 17. Barrio Gangs of the 1960s and 1970s: Luis Rodriguez's Always Running, La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. (1993); 18. Filipino Americans: Brian Ascalon Roley's American Son (2001); 19. Vietnamese Gangs and Skinheads: Sherry Garland's Shadow of the Dragon (1993); 20. Chinese Gangs: Dan Mahoney's The Two Chinatowns (2001); Index
  7. Understanding The call of the wild
    a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 2000
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, CT

    London's adventure tale The Call of the Wild explores the complex relationships between man and nature, and animals' struggle with their own nature in man's world. In this interdisciplinary study, a rich collection of primary documents point out the... mehr

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    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    London's adventure tale The Call of the Wild explores the complex relationships between man and nature, and animals' struggle with their own nature in man's world. In this interdisciplinary study, a rich collection of primary documents point out the many issues that make this story as poignant and pertinent today as when it was written nearly a century ago. Compiled here for the first time is documentation from sources as varied as century-old newspaper accounts, legislative materials, advertisements, poetry, journals, and other startling firsthand accounts. The story's historical setting, the

     
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    ISBN: 0313308829; 9780313308826
    Schriftenreihe: The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series
    Schlagworte: Wolves in literature; Gold mines and mining; Gold mines and mining in literature; Dogs in literature
    Weitere Schlagworte: London, Jack (1876-1916): Call of the wild
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (xiv, 258 p), port
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

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    Contents; Preface; 1. Literary Analysis: Adventure and Myth; 2. The Alaskan Panhandle and the Yukon Territory; 3. The Yukon Gold Rush; 4. The Sled Dog; 5. Humans' Relationship with Animals: The Issue of Cruelty; 6. The Wolf: Symbol, Myth, and Issue; Index
  8. Understanding To kill a mockingbird
    a student casebook to issues, sources, and historic documents
    Autor*in: Johnson, Claudia Durst
    Erschienen: 1994
    Verlag:  Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn

    To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel of such profound power that it has affected the lives of readers and left and indelible mark on American culture. This rich collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary captures the essence... mehr

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    To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel of such profound power that it has affected the lives of readers and left and indelible mark on American culture. This rich collection of historical documents, collateral readings, and commentary captures the essence of the novel's impact, making it an ideal resource for students, teachers, and library media specialists. Drawing on multi-disciplinary sources, the casebook places the issues of race, censorship, stereotyping, and heroism into sharp perspective. Through these documents, the reader also gains a taste for the historical events which influenced the n

     
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    ISBN: 0313291934; 9780313291937
    Schriftenreihe: Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series
    Schlagworte: Literature and history; Civil rights in literature; African Americans in literature
    Weitere Schlagworte: Lee, Harper: To kill a mockingbird
    Umfang: Online-Ressource (xvi, 225 p), ill
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

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    Contents; Introduction; 1 Literary Analysis: Unifying Elements of To Kill a Mockingbird; 2 Historical Context: The Scottsboro Trials; 3 Historical Context: The Civil Rights Movement; 4 Realities and Stereotypes; 5 The Issue of Heroism; 6 The Issue of Censorship; Index