A fresh look at the response to domestic violence in the United States todayThis new edition of the authors' best-selling text explores the response to domestic violence today, not only by the crimin
She tries every night to reach the moon, dreaming of friendship. But one morning, a sun spark comes flying into her cave! What wondrous things she has to say about the vibrancy of life under the sun.
Hannah Arendt began her scholarly career with an exploration of Saint Augustine's concept of caritas, or neighborly love, written under the direction of Karl Jaspers and the influence of Martin Heide
During World War II, Americans were urged to ration food, raise money, and accept higher taxes for the war effort. After September 11, 2001, we were given tax cuts and asked to shop. Has the United S
Using many illustrations, this book takes time to describe a strategy for enhancing organizational trust and productive communication and to demonstrate how these can be used to plan and organize, bot
Tunnelling provides a robust solution to a variety of engineering challenges. It is a complex process, which requires a firm understanding of the ground conditions as well as the importance of ground-
Tunnelling provides a robust solution to a variety of engineering challenges. It is a complex process, which requires a firm understanding of the ground conditions as well as the importance of ground-
Editors Stark, president, Dalarna U., Sweden, Kabeer, a social economist, and Magnus, a UN human affairs attache, offer an unusual approach: bringing in scholars with knowledge and experience in devel
In late 1985, The President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) spon- sored a National Strategy Conference on Mental Retardation and Mental Health in Washington, D.C. The purpose of this conferen
Ethnicity has long been a central concern of Mesoamerican ethnography, but for methodological reasons has received less attention in the archaeological, historical, and art historical literat
The world of Contagion is a dark and terrifying place. On the surface it is no different than the world you and I live in. Most people go on about their lives never realizing the terrors that walk amo
This edited volume presents the research results of the Collaborative Research Center 1026 “Sustainable manufacturing - shaping global value creation”. The book aims at providing a reference guide of
For the last five decades, Rodney Stark has been one of sociology’s most prolific and important scholars of religion. The theoretical depth, the scientific rigor, and the clarity of style manifested i
