series at Greenwood Press, and to the general editor, Claudia Durst
Johnson, for their many useful suggestions--and for their patience
and understanding as I grappled with the, to me, new and some-
times baffling ways of approaching a work designed primarily for
high school students and their teachers. I owe thanks also to that
excellent high school teacher, Tom Lederer, for lending me many
useful materials; to Georgiana Ziegler for checking several refer-
ences for me while I was in residence at the University of Cyprus;
and to Liz Leiba, who worked so diligently as copyeditor. Rebecca
Ardwin, senior production editor, and Leanne Small, assistant man-
ager, editorial administration, were most helpful in seeing this vol-
ume into print. To them I am very grateful as well. Any errors or
oversights that persist are entirely my responsibility.

Finally, I dedicate this book to my aunt, Rae Russo, the last of
my father's and mother's generation, whose pride in my achieve-
ments serves to inspire further efforts to become worthy of her
feelings for me and my work.

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