This book explains a threefold thesis of a study that language influences how human beings perceive reality, that the development of theoretical constructs can help explain resistances to and possibil
'We hold these truths to be self evident_' An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution
"We hold these truths to be self evident…" An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution
This is a book about the American political system and the phenomenon of religious African American women voters, offering a new theory, racializing religiosity. This theory attempts to explain the in
We Shall Overcome to We Shall Overrun uses the metaphor of a nervous breakdown to critique the collapse of the American Civil Rights Movement from a historical perspective. Focusing on the years 1962
The Quest of the Hermeneutical Jesus is a study in how reading documents referring to Jesus influences conclusions as to who Jesus was as a figure in history. In this book, author Robert B. Stewart le
Perhaps because he is a native of Nigeria, Effiong (a PhD. in Afro-American Studies, U. of Wisconsin, Madison this is an expansion of his dissertation) maintains a certain objective distance from the
This book presents an analysis of female sexuality in the literary texts of two Hispanic feminist writers: Cristina Escofet and Isabel Allende. Both writers create alternative realities and emphasize
This book tells the story of Jewish youth in upstate New York during the fin-de-siecle decade of the nineteenth century. Ginsburg details periods of transition for these youths by exploring life at va
This book seeks to discern how the Talmud transforms isolated facts into cogent and coherent constructions: the forests formed by the Talmud?s trees. Trees serve as facts out of any larger context, wh
This book is a study of the impact of the Irish Spiritans upon the Igbo of Nigeria during the twentieth century. Ebelebe argues that the Church must be selective in what it reclaims from its Irish Her
Not concerned with the then-controversial Book of Common Prayer, but with four rather pedestrian texts representing a melange of household, political, business, and religious works. Taking them as rep
This book focuses upon the perennial question of the existence and nature of an obligation to obey the law. Leading writers have, at one time or another, emphasized considerations such as gratitude, '
Evaluates and reformulates Paulo Freire's theology and educational methodology focusing on three objectives: 1) to make the integrity of Freire's approach more comprehensive; 2) to further spell out t
This study utilizes the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to describe the normative structure of an organization in its social context. The lega
This book discusses the Apostolic Letter Novo millennio ineunte (NMI), wherein John Paul II outlined the path the Church should adopt in the third millennium. Peters highlights the Blessed Virgin Mary
This book advances Frantz Fanon's two-revolutionary theory of decolonization and analyzes the changes in law during the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial eras. The author argues that Fanon's m
This book advances Frantz Fanon's two-revolutionary theory of decolonization and analyzes the changes in law during the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial eras. The author argues that Fanon's m
Focusing solely on well-known religions is an approach that impoverishes religious studies. Rather, this book introduces the diverse religious experience of Africans, Native Americans, and the indigen
Focuses on McCarthyism's public backing and the causes of Senator Joseph McCarthy's downfall. The book examines the Eisenhower administration's role in the Senator's political collapse and attempts to
Through diversity, America has grown strong as a nation. Although all segments of the population share certain life patterns and basic beliefs, there are many differences in traditional lifestyles and
In this book the author, a recognized authority on Jewish life and thought, poses the question, 'How are we to think about the social and political setting for our religious and ethnic life as Jewish
Plato, Lucretius, Augustine, Descartes, Liebniz, Edwin A. Abbott, Bertrand Russell, Richard Taylor, and Isaac Asimov are among those whose views on cosmology are collected. The 21 essays and excerpts
This sociological study considers war and peace as systems, with states and proto-states as social actors. It then considers the relationship between war and other social institutions. Chapters disc
The early 1980s have shown that the realistic demands of a strong military posture substantially exceed the resources which Western publics are willing to devote in their national security. The second
Details past and present attitudes, roles, influences, and challenges of Africans in the global context, with chapters on ancient and modern Africa and Africans, why Africans could be enslaved and col
~Negative stereotypes about immigrants and strangers exist in all societies and countries. For many, immigrants represent a threat and a challenge to the ingrained habits and traditions of the majori
This work examines the ongoing perceptions and ill-conceived notions of both Black and White Christians, as it relates to tradition and familial worship habits, the understanding of sacred and secular
Identifies secrets to success and achievement for Black women scholars. Examines the history of Black women and their families, and explains and interprets the author's own research study on factors t
This book examines the significance of balance between the opposites in order to understand God and the world. The author argues that opposites-the subject and object, mind and nature, good and evil,
Jews and Roman Catholics from the US and Poland contribute to the informed and honest dialogue they believe is essential to effect even a partial mending of relations between Christians and Jews after
Working from an established theoretical base, Sherman (business and accounting, U. of Northern Colorado), Rowley (management, U. of Northern Colorado) and Armandi (management, marketing and informatio
