A record of the 2015 Building Bridges Seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, this collection of essays explores the nature of divine and human agency through themes of creation’s goal, hum
Death, Resurrection, and Human Destiny: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a record of the 2012 Building Bridges seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, convened by Rowan Williams, then A
Success in war ultimately depends on the consolidation of political order. Nadia Schadlow argues that the steps needed to consolidate a new political order are not separate from war. They are instead
Success in war ultimately depends on the consolidation of political order. Nadia Schadlow argues that the steps needed to consolidate a new political order are not separate from war. They are instead
Since becoming president of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping has emerged as China's most powerful and popular leader since Deng Xiaoping. The breathtaking economi
Since becoming president of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping has emerged as China's most powerful and popular leader since Deng Xiaoping. The breathtaking economi
During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although effective on an operational level, Soviet leaders and
During the Cold War, the political leadership of the Soviet Union avidly sought intelligence about its main adversary, the United States. Although effective on an operational level, Soviet leaders and
The African Renaissance and the Afro-Arab Spring addresses the often unspoken connection between the powerful call for a political-cultural renaissance that emerged with the end of South African apart
The African Renaissance and the Afro-Arab Spring addresses the often unspoken connection between the powerful call for a political-cultural renaissance that emerged with the end of South African apart
Safe from the battlefields of Europe and Asia, the United States led the post--World War II global economic recovery through international assistance and foreign direct investment. With an ardent deco
Safe from the battlefields of Europe and Asia, the United States led the post--World War II global economic recovery through international assistance and foreign direct investment. With an ardent deco
Conceived during the turbulent period of the late 1960s when 'rights talk' was ubiquitous, Federal Service and the Constitution, a landmark study first published in 1971, strove to understand how the
Conceived during the turbulent period of the late 1960s when 'rights talk' was ubiquitous, Federal Service and the Constitution, a landmark study first published in 1971, strove to understand how the
This guide clearly and succinctly presents the basic tenets of teaching foreign languages specifically for Arabic teachers. Consolidating findings from second language acquisition (SLA) research and a
Evolving Iran presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve in the near futur
Holmes (strategy, US Naval War College) gathers together scholars of strategy and area studies in order to address the strategic orientations of the various nuclear powers (and prospective nuclear pow
This collection of essays penned by higher education professionals from a wide range of disciplines offers their personal reflections on what it means to be Catholic while working in colleges and univ
Bucar (religious studies, U. of North Carolina-Greensboro) uses rhetorical analysis to examine similarities and differences in how Catholic women in the US and Shi'a women in Iran respond to the rulin
This extensive Spanish language reference explains the logic behind more than 3,000 frequently used verb phrases and combinations that make Spanish speech sound native. Each entry includes a definit
"By empirically demonstrating the ubiquity of limited alignment by Southeast Asian states since 1975, John Ciorciari usefully redirects our attention toward complexly contingent engagement as normal
"Katherine Tate's new empirical work on African American public opinion moves the field into a wholly new direction. Instead of analyzing the diverse ideologies within this public opinion, this bold
Editors Weimer (public affairs and political science, U. of Wisconsin- Madison) and Vining (business and government relations, Simon Fraser U.) enlist the help of leading scholars to discuss the benef
Johnson, who died in 2005, worked in US Army intelligence during World War II as well as the CIA. He wrote this volume for general readers who want to know more about counterintelligence practices (kn
Renshon (political science, City U. of New York) develops a theory and understanding of American national community and identity. He argues that national unity is not achieved through allegiance to th
Partly reworking earlier writings, Dokecki (Vanderbilt U.) analyzes clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church through the lenses of professional ethics, the human sciences, and ecclesiology (the theo
Zahariadis (political science, U. of Alabama at Birmingham) applies the multiple streams theory developed by Kingdon (for examining the US federal government) to parliamentary government policy making
Woodstock launched this project on lobbying in 1998 for three reasons. First, lobbying has grown exponentially during the past twenty years to exercise enormous influence on American politics. It has
