Fighting Their Own Battles

Fighting Their Own Battles

Author: Brian D. Behnken

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0807834785

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Between 1940 and 1975, African Americans and Mexican Americans in Texas fought a number of battles in court, at the ballot box, in schools, and on the streets to eliminate segregation and state-imposed racism. Although both groups engaged in civil rights


Deep Cut

Deep Cut

Author: Christine Keiner

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2020-08

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0820358630

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HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century; SCIENCE / History; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History.


Invisible Texans

Invisible Texans

Author: Donald Willett

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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This anthology about women and minorities in Texas collects eighteen essays by highly respected scholars, examining the latest multicultural interpretations of the Lone Star state and placing them in a historical perspective. The distinctive and diverse nature of Texas history comes alive through the book's focus on topics that have been under-represented in Texas history literature.


Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today

Financial Market History: Reflections on the Past for Investors Today

Author: David Chambers

Publisher: CFA Institute Research Foundation

Published:

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1944960163

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Since the 2008 financial crisis, a resurgence of interest in economic and financial history has occurred among investment professionals. This book discusses some of the lessons drawn from the past that may help practitioners when thinking about their portfolios. The book’s editors, David Chambers and Elroy Dimson, are the academic leaders of the Newton Centre for Endowment Asset Management at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.


Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones

Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones

Author: James Thomas Sears

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9780813529646

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Publisher Fact Sheet. A richly told history of queer Southern life in the 1970s, after the Stonewall uprising.


Cohort Analysis

Cohort Analysis

Author: Norval D. Glenn

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2005-01-10

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9780761922155

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A method for studying changes in group patterns -- particularly groups based on age -- cohort analysis seeks to isolate changes attributable to alterations in behaviour or attitudes within an age group; as an example of behaviour change, the pattern of consumption of alcohol within a cohort is analyzed.


Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries

Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries

Author: Joanna F. Fountain

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781563088537

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Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.