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UNINA9910453731103321 |
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Autore |
Dorsey Leroy G. <1959-> |
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Titolo |
We Are All Americans, Pure and Simple [[electronic resource] ] : Theodore Roosevelt and the Myth of Americanism / / Leroy G. Dorsey |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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973.91 |
973.91/1092 |
973.911092 |
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African Americans - Cultural assimilation - History |
Indians of North America - Cultural assimilation - History |
Immigrants - United States - History |
Americanization - History |
National characteristics, American |
Rhetoric - Political aspects - History - 20th century |
Rhetoric - Political aspects - History - 19th century |
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United States Ethnic relations Political aspects |
United States Race relations Political aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-215) and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Roosevelt's Americanism and the Myth of Origin; 2. Forging Americanism on the Frontier: Immigrants and The Winning of the West; 3. Red into White: Native Americans and Americanism; 4. Shaping the African American Image: Americanism and the ""Negro Problem""; 5. From Hero to Traitor to Good Citizen: Americanism and the Campaign against the Hyphen; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Bibliography; Index |
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The turn of the 20th century represented one of the most chaotic periods in the nation's history, as immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans struggled with their roles as Americans while white America feared their encroachments on national identity. This book |
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examines Theodore Roosevelt's public rhetoric-speeches, essays, and narrative histories-as he attempted to craft one people out of many. Leroy G. Dorsey observes that Roosevelt's solution to the problem appeared straightforward: everyone could become ""Americans, pure and simple"" if they embraced his notion of ""American |
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UNINA9910781094403321 |
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Autore |
Teoh Gerrard |
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Titolo |
Towards individualized therapy for multiple myeloma [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for choosing treatment that best fits patients / / Gerrard Teoh |
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Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific Publishing Co., c2009 |
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1-282-44261-9 |
9786612442612 |
981-283-580-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Multiple myeloma |
B cells - Tumors |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue; CONTENTS; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Diagnostic Dilemmas; Chapter 3. Shortcomings of Modern-Day Clinical Trials; Chapter 4. Individualizing Core Parameters; Chapter 5. Patient Compliance; Chapter 6. Multiple Myeloma; Chapter 7. Current Treatment; Chapter 8. Future Opportunities; Chapter 9. Concluding Remarks; Abbreviations; Glossary; List of Figures; List of Tables; References; Index |
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This very provocative book takes the reader on a "think-out-of-the-box" journey through the development of a treatment regimen for multiple myeloma called "dtZ". It is a firsthand account of how more than 50 patients with myeloma were given a non-toxic, precisely-targeted, anti-cancer treatment that was specifically adapted to their |
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individual cancers. These Individualized Anti-Cancer Targeted Therapies (smart bombs) have produced amongst the best responses as well as survival rates for myeloma. Accordingly, the author argues that some patients might even have been "cured" of their cancers. Th |
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