Автор: Elvira Nancy Название: Count Every Star ISBN: 0692293620 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692293621 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2921.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Elvira Nancy Название: The Compass and the Rose ISBN: 0692758356 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692758359 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3117.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Название: Elvira: A Mexican Immigrant Woman ISBN: 0998974013 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780998974019 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3444.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
ELVIRA is the POIGNANT LIFE STORY OF A GIRL whose family IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES to escape the violence of the MEXICAN REVOLUTION (1910-1921).
Her father, Jacobo Ch vez, first found WORK ON THE RAILROAD in Texas and far-away states.
Remaining in El Paso, the WOMEN were obliged to LIVE IN CRAMPED BOXCARS WITH THEIR CHILDREN and to SEEK WORK AS DOMESTICS.
Later, her father found a better paying job in the MEAT-PACKING PLANTS OF KANSAS CITY.
Fatefully, the Chavezes were then RECRUITED TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA where the ENTIRE FAMILY - some as young as five years old - LABORED IN THE SUGAR-BEET AND POTATO FIELDS.
Elvira weaves into her FAMILY HISTORY heartrending stories of BACKBREAKING LABOR, ILLNESS AND DEATH, and the challenges of RACISM and of LIFE BETWEEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT CULTURES.
TUBERCULOSIS strikes several family members.
Poisonings from BOOTLEG WHISKEY.
RACIAL CONFLICT with Anglo-Americans and Blacks.
SUPPRESSION OF SPANISH by teachers.
Severe RESTRICTIONS ON GIRLS' BEHAVIOR.
CONTROL of family members BY PATRIARCHAL MEN.
MEXICAN CULTURAL PRACTICES: courtship and marriage; festive celebrations.
Now married, Elvira and her husband Maique STRIVE TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE for their family.
Maique frees himself from his FATHER'S DOMINATION.
After many years of day labor, they manage to rent their own farm and BECOME SHARECROPPERS.
HER CHILDREN graduate and leave home to FIND MEANINGFUL LIVES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY.
Elvira ENDURES THE EARLY DEATHS of her husband and two of her sons. She STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE in the face of a meager education and her lack of skills other than farm work.
She is forced to take a series of menial jobs to SUPPORT TWO YOUNG SONS.
She seeks out and becomes successful in positions ADVOCATING FOR MIGRANT FARMWORKERS, ORGANIZING A WOMEN'S SENIOR CENTER, AND SERVING AS A "FOSTER GRANDMOTHER" IN A MIGRANT CHILD CARE CENTER.
Elvira RETIRES AT AGE 89.
Spends her summers WORKING IN HER VEGETABLE GARDEN and TENDING HER BELOVED FLOWERS.
Описание: The activities of pro-Israel pressure groups and lobbyists in the US are well-known. But the pro-Israel lobby in Europe is less prominent in both academic and media accounts. In a unique account, Elvira King identifies the pro-Israeli groups which attempt to influence policy-makers and implementers in the EU, specifically examining Christian Zionist groups. Through a detailed study of the European Coalition for Israel (ECI), the only Christian Zionist lobby in Brussels, Elvira King analyses whether and how a religious group can (and can fail to) influence decision-makers in the EU. By exploring the context of European relations with Israel as well as the mechanisms through which pressure groups are able to influence EU-wide policies, King offers an analysis which demonstrates how the EU can be a site where religion and politics meet, rather than just being a secular institution. It therefore contains vital primary research for both those interested in the pro-Israel lobby as well as those examining the role of religion in politics more generally.
Автор: Weeks Mary Elvira Название: Discovery of the Elements ISBN: 116933234X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781169332348 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 9187.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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