American Dreams in Mississippi


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The dreams of abundance, choice, and novelty that have fueled the growth of consumer culture in the United States would seem to have little place in the history of Mississippi--a state long associated with poverty, inequality, and rural life. But as Ted Ownby demonstrates in this innovative study, consumer goods and shopping have played important roles in the development of class, race, and gender relations in Mississippi from the antebellum era to the present. After examining the general and plantation stores of the nineteenth century, a period when shopping habits were stratified according to racial and class hierarchies, Ownby traces the development of new types of stores and buying patterns in the twentieth century, when women and African Americans began to wield new forms of economic power. Using sources as diverse as store ledgers, blues lyrics, and the writings of William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Richard Wright, and Will Percy, he illuminates the changing relationships among race, rural life, and consumer goods and, in the process, offers a new way to understand the connection between power and culture in the American South.







Official Congressional Directory, 2009-2010: 111th Congress, Convened January 2009 (Paperback)


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The Congressional Directory presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers. It also lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.




Mississippi Real Estate License Exam Prep


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Features of Mississippi Real Estate License Exam Prep (MS-RELEP): National Principles & Law Key Point Review (60 pages) Real Estate Math Key Formula Review & Practice (20 pages) Mississippi-Specific Laws and Practices (23 pages) National Practice Tests (500 questions) Mississippi Practice Tests (100 questions) Mississippi Sample Exam (100 questions We know the real estate licensing exam can be tough, and very nerve-wracking to prepare for. That’s why we created the Mississippi Real Estate License Exam Prep (MS-RELEP) the way we did. Since we have been managing real estate schools and developing curriculum for forty years, we know how all this works – or fails to work. MS-RELEP is comprehensive in that it contains both key content review and testing practice. And the text review is Mississippi-specific – not just simplistic national content, but terse, relevant and accurate Mississippi laws and regulations presented as a well-organized set of state ‘key point reviews’ ideal for pre-test memorization. But let’s not dismiss the importance of the national content either. MS-RELEP’s national key point reviews are a succinct compression of tested national principles and practices that comprise the national portion of state license exams from coast to coast. Our content is drawn from our own national textbook, Principles of Real Estate Practice – one of the most widely used principles textbooks in the country. Finally, our national content, as well as our question selection, is further tailored to the state testing outline promulgated by PSI for Mississippi. Thus the breadth and depth of the law reviews and test questions reflect the topic emphasis of your state’s testing service and your Mississippi license exam. A word about the test questions… MS-RELEP’s testing practice section consists of ten national practice tests, six state practice tests, and one state exam sample test. The practice tests are roughly 50 questions in length and the sample test is 100 questions. The test questions are designed to cover the content covered by the law reviews – which reinforces your learning of the total body of information tested by your state exam. The questions are direct, to the point, and designed to test your understanding. When you have completed a given test, you can check your answers against the answer key in the appendix. You may also note that each question’s answer is accompanied by a brief explanation, or “rationale” to further reinforce your understanding. In the end, as you know, it’s all up to you. Unlike other publications, we are not going to tell you that using this book will guarantee that you pass your state exam. It still takes hard work and study to pass. But we have done our best here to get you ready. Following that, the most we can do is wish you the best of success in taking and passing your Mississippi real estate exam. So good luck!! Students looking for a Mississippi-specific real estate principles textbook can purchase Principles of Real Estate Practice in Mississippi.




Who's Who in Retailing


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The performance of high street retailers since 2000 has been largely responsible for keeping the UK out of deep recession and creating a platform for future growth. Who's Who in Retailing is a flagship publication for the sector, listing over 2500 senior executives.