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The United States of Atlantis by Harry Turtledove
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The United States of Atlantis by Harry TurtledoveThe United States of Atlantis by Harry Turtledove

Several years after the events of 2007s Opening Atlantis, Victor Radcliff, now middle-aged, is called upon to lead the Atlantis colonies fight for independence from England. Victor, aided by his ex-slave friend Blaise, agrees to train and lead the ragtag colonial army against experienced British soldiers under Generals Howe and Cornwallis.
 
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Gary Soto (Who Wrote That?)
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Gary Soto (Who Wrote That?)Gary Soto (Who Wrote That?)

Growing up poor in the barrios of Fresno, California, Gary Soto found it nearly impossible to imagine a better life for himself. Yet this child of farm workers was able to escape his life of poverty and despair to become a popular and versatile author. His work, ranging from poetry, fiction, and autobiographical essays for adults to novels, short stories, poetry, and picture books for young readers, explores what it is like to grow up as a Mexican American in the United States. "Gary Soto" is the inspirational biography...
 
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Culture and Difference: Critical Perspectives on the Bicultural Experience in the United States
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Culture and Difference: Critical Perspectives on the Bicultural Experience in the United StatesCulture and Difference: Critical Perspectives on the Bicultural Experience in the United States

The yearning to remember who we are is not easily detected in the qualitative dimensions of focus groups and ethnographic research methods; nor is it easily measured in standard quantified scientific inquiry. It is deeply rooted, obscured by layer upon layer of human efforts to survive the impact of historical amnesia induced by the dominant policies and practices of advanced capitalism and postmodern culture.
 
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Citizenship in America and Europe: Beyond the Nation-State?
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Citizenship in America and Europe: Beyond the Nation-State?

In the United States, defining what it means to be a citizen is central to discourse about immigration, naturalization, and identity politics. Although the concept of European citizenship is more tenuous, European countries wrestle with equally profound questions. Can European citizenship be constructed? Can democratic institutions thrive in Europe without a robust concept of citizenship? This insightful volume examines the rights and duties of citizens in liberal democracies-and the policy impact of citizenship debates-in both the United States and abroad.
 
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Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History
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Encyclopedia of Muslim-American HistoryEncyclopedia of Muslim-American History

Muslims have long played a central role in American history. Since the colonial period when an estimated 20,000 African Muslims were transported to America as slaves, through the early 20th century when Muslim immigrants entered the United States from the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, to the present day, Islam has been an integral part of the American experience. 
 
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