West Of The Jordan

Author : Laila Halaby
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0807083593

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West of the Jordan by Laila Halaby Pdf

This is a brilliant and revelatory first novel by a woman who is both an Arab and an American, who speaks with both voices and understands both worlds. Through the narratives of four cousins at the brink of maturity, Laila Halaby immerses her readers in the lives, friendships, and loves of girls struggling with national, ethnic, and sexual identities. Mawal is the stable one, living steeped in the security of Palestinian traditions in the West Bank. Hala is torn between two worlds-in love in Jordan, drawn back to the world she has come to love in Arizona. Khadija is terrified by the sexual freedom of her American friends, but scarred, both literally and figuratively, by her father's abusive behavior. Soraya is lost in trying to forge an acceptable life in a foreign yet familiar land, in love with her own uncle, and unable to navigate the fast culture of California youth. Interweaving their stories, allowing us to see each cousin from multiple points of view, Halaby creates a compelling and entirely original story, a window into the rich and complicated Arab world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:682883835

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West of the Jordan by Anonim Pdf

A review of the history of the area west of the Jordan serves as a background for a study of the complex problems facing Jew and Arab in the 1980's. This is a well-organized, informative and useful treatment.

Author : Teresa Jordan
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994-05-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780679751359

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Riding the White Horse Home by Teresa Jordan Pdf

The daughter and granddaughter of Wyoming ranchers, Teresa Jordan gives us a lyrical and superbly evocative book that is at once a family chronicle and a eulogy for the land her people helped shape and in time were forced to leave. Author readings.

Author : Jim Proser
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250251435

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Savage Messiah by Jim Proser Pdf

A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of bestselling writer and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, by award-winning author Jim Proser. Who is psychologist, professor, bestselling author, and YouTube personality Dr. Peterson? What does he believe in? Who are his followers? And why is he so controversial? These are among the many questions raised in this compelling, exhaustively researched account of his life—from Peterson’s early days as a religious-school student in small-town Canada to his tenure at Harvard to his headline-making persona of the present day. In Savage Messiah, we meet an adolescent Peterson who, scoffing at the “fairy tales” being taught in his confirmation class, asks his minister how it’s possible to believe the Bible in light of modern scientific theory. Unsatisfied with the answer he’s been given, Peterson goes on to challenge other authority figures who stood in his way as he dared to define the world in his own terms. This won Peterson many enemies and more admirers than he could have dreamed of, particularly during the digital era, when his nontraditional views could be widely shared and critically discussed. Still, a fall from grace was never far behind. Peterson had always preached the importance of free speech, which he believed was essential to finding life-saving personal meaning in our frequently nihilistic world. But when he dismissed Canadian parliament Bill C-16, one that compelled the use of newly-invented pronouns to address new gender identities, Peterson found himself facing a whole new world. Students targeted him as a gender bigot. Conservatives called him their hero. Soon Peterson was fixed firmly at the center of the culture wars—and there was no turning back. With exclusive interviews of Dr. Peterson, as well as conversations with his family, friends, and associates, this book reveals the heart and mind, teachings and practices, of one of the most provocative voices of our time.

Author : Myriam Ababsa
Publisher : Presses de l’Ifpo
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9782351594384

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Atlas of Jordan by Myriam Ababsa Pdf

This atlas aims to provide the reader with key pointers for a spatial analysis of the social, economic and political dynamics at work in Jordan, an exemplary country of the Middle East complexities. Being a product of seven years of scientific cooperation between Ifpo, the Royal Jordanian Geographic Center and the University of Jordan, it includes the contributions of 48 European, Jordanian and International researchers. A long historical part followed by sections on demography, economy, social disparities, urban challenges and major town and country planning, sheds light on the formation of Jordanian territories over time. Jordan has always been looked on as an exception in the Middle East due to the political stability that has prevailed since the country’s Independence in 1946, despite the challenge of integrating several waves of Palestinian, Iraqi and - more recently - Syrian refugees. Thanks to this stability and the peace accord signed with Israel in 1994, Jordan is one of the first countries in the world for development aid per capita.

Author : Anne Sinai,Allen Pollack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002607342

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The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the West Bank by Anne Sinai,Allen Pollack Pdf

Author : Teresa Jordan
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803275757

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Cowgirls by Teresa Jordan Pdf

American lore has slighted the cowgirl, although at least one can still be found in nearly every ranching community. Like her male counterpart, she rides and ropes, understands land and stock, and confronts the elements. The writer and photographer Teresa Jordan traveled sixty thousand miles in the American West, talking with more than a hundred authentic cowgirls running ranches and performing in rodeos. The result is a fascinating book that also situates the cowgirl in history and literature. A new preface and updated bibliography have been added to this Bison Book edition.

Author : Laila Halaby
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0606311106

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West Of Jordan by Laila Halaby Pdf

This is a revelatory first novel by a woman who is both an Arab and an American. Through the narratives of four cousins at the brink of maturity, Halaby immerses readers in the lives, friendships, and loves of girls struggling with national, ethnic, and sexual identities.

Author : Kay Jordan
Publisher : Kay Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781999227920

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Through the Gate by Kay Jordan Pdf

Winner of The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020 Fifteen-year-old Elsie stumbles onto the scene at her new job—serving the affluent Dunsmuir family in Craigdarroch Castle alongside her widowed mother. Elsie feels her future has never been so bleak. Feeling trapped in her new life, she uncovers a hidden talent for acting that catapults her to the forefront of the family’s parties. But when she discovers an audience of one with a Chinese male servant, it threatens any plans she has to escape the castle. Canada’s West Coast history comes alive in this classic, fun, coming-of-age story.

Author : William Graham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : COLUMBIA:50187324

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The Jordan and the Rhine by William Graham Pdf

Author : Leslie Jordan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780063076211

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How Y'all Doing? by Leslie Jordan Pdf

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Viral sensation and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about the odd, funny, and unforgettable events in his life in this unmissable essay collection that echoes his droll, irreverent voice. When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had “gone viral,” he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. On Instagram, his uproarious videos have entertained millions and have made him a global celebrity. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays. Bursting with color and life, dripping with his puckish Southern charm, How Y’all Doing? is Leslie doing what Leslie does best: telling stories that make us laugh and lift our spirits even in the darkest days. Whether he’s writing about his brush with a group of ruffians in a West Hollywood Starbucks, or an unexpected phone call from legendary Hollywood start Debbie Reynolds, Leslie infuses each story with his fresh and saucy humor and pure heart. How Y’all Doing? is an authentic, warm, and joyful portrait of an American Sweetheart— a Southern Baptist celebutante, first-rate raconteur, and keen observer of the odd side of life whose quirky wit rivals the likes of Amy Sedaris, Jenny Lawson, David Rakoff, and Sarah Vowell.

Author : Robert Jordan
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-07
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781429977678

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From The Two Rivers by Robert Jordan Pdf

An American Library Association "Best Books for Young Adults" A VOYA "Best Books for Young Adults" For Rand al'Thor and his pals, life in the sleepy village of Emond's Field has been pretty dull. Until the appearance on festival night of Moiraine, a mysterious woman who claims to be an Aes Sdeai—a magician who can wield the One Power. Soon after, the village is attacked by Trollocs—a savage tribe of half-men half-beasts. Rand's father is nearly killed. But for Rand, the news gets worse. It was not the village the Trollocs were after, Moiraine tells him. It was you, Rand. Rand and his friends are forced to flee. But his escape will bring him face to face with the Dark One...the most powerful force of evil in the universe. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : June Jordan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 193858435X

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We're on by June Jordan Pdf

Toni Morrison affirms Jordan's work as "tireless activism coupled with and fueled by flawless art.

Author : Jordan Abel
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780771007910

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NISHGA by Jordan Abel Pdf

From Griffin Poetry Prize winner Jordan Abel comes a groundbreaking, deeply personal, and devastating autobiographical meditation that attempts to address the complicated legacies of Canada's residential school system and contemporary Indigenous existence. As a Nisga'a writer, Jordan Abel often finds himself in a position where he is asked to explain his relationship to Nisga'a language, Nisga'a community, and Nisga'a cultural knowledge. However, as an intergenerational survivor of residential school--both of his grandparents attended the same residential school--his relationship to his own Indigenous identity is complicated to say the least. NISHGA explores those complications and is invested in understanding how the colonial violence originating at the Coqualeetza Indian Residential School impacted his grandparents' generation, then his father's generation, and ultimately his own. The project is rooted in a desire to illuminate the realities of intergenerational survivors of residential school, but sheds light on Indigenous experiences that may not seem to be immediately (or inherently) Indigenous. Drawing on autobiography and a series of interconnected documents (including pieces of memoir, transcriptions of talks, and photography), NISHGA is a book about confronting difficult truths and it is about how both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples engage with a history of colonial violence that is quite often rendered invisible.

Author : Jordan Abel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0889229775

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Injun by Jordan Abel Pdf

Award-winning Nisga'a poet Jordan Abel's third collection, Injun, is a long poem about racism and the representation of indigenous peoples. Composed of text found in western novels published between 1840 and 1950 - the heyday of pulp publishing and a period of unfettered colonialism in North America - Injun then uses erasure, pastiche, and a focused poetics to create a visually striking response to the western genre. After compiling the online text of 91 of these now public-domain novels into one gargantuan document, Abel used his word processor's "Find" function to search for the word "injun." The 509 results were used as a study in context: How was this word deployed? What surrounded it? What was left over once that word was removed? Abel then cut up the sentences into clusters of three to five words and rearranged them into the long poem that is Injun. The book contains the poem as well as peripheral material that will help the reader to replicate, intuitively, some of the conceptual processes that went into composing the poem. Though it has been phased out of use in our "post-racial" society, the word "injun" is peppered throughout pulp western novels. Injun retraces, defaces, and effaces the use of this word as a colonial and racial marker. While the subject matter of the source text is clearly problematic, the textual explorations in Injun help to destabilize the colonial image of the "Indian" in the source novels, the western genre as a whole, and the Western canon.