"Kimball knows this territory exceedingly well and has succeeded here in bringing together a rich collection of sources, thoughtfully selected and interestingly juxtaposed. A timely and most valuable
The emerging and continuing challenge of cities and urbanization has become a forefront in current global concerns. Professors George Pomeroy's and Gerald Webster's book, Global Perspectives on Urbani
Mocombe and Tomlin explore the black/white achievement gap in America and Great Britain, gaining understanding through black bourgeois living and the labeled pathologies of the black underclass. With
"...a definite major contribution to our understanding of what makes great teachers and how to stucture a student centered classroom that excites and engages students and their parents in learning.By
This book discusses various aspects of race and its manifestations using both academic and secular references, and ultimately presents a challenge to America to recognize its race problem by examining
This is a collection of essays about Finnish speech culture and also studies the relationships between speech and culture at the general level. Using qualitative methodology in general and ethnography
In this important and worthy book, Ellis Washington succinctly and convincingly proposes that the Framers of the United Nations and its international legal arm, the Nuremberg Tribunal, utilized a defe
Sluss (teacher education and professional services, College of William & Mary) and Jarrett (early childhood education, Georgia State U.) present 18 chapters of research on play and culture from co
This concise guide outlines the basic researching and writing skills needed by students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Bookman (Lehman College) and Warburton (John Jay College of Criminal J
Building Skills for Black Workers assesses the current gap in education and training between African American and white workers, and explores possible remedies. This multi-author volume begins with an
Originally published in 1935 by Henry Holt and Company, this insightful and groundbreaking volume is a special investigation of John Wesley's pioneer work toward the New Protestantism and his triumpha
The Eternal War chronicles the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict and thoroughly analyzes it from both a historical and psychological outlook. For the first time ever, an original and comprehensive
This book unpacks the power of preaching to change lives and provides a new way to consider sermon preparation and delivery. Using scholarship, practical teaching, and personal narrative, this book le
The Rhetoric of Black Mayors explores the rhetorical and practical efforts of Black mayors in building coalitions to win elections and govern cities. Atwater discusses and analyzes the process of cre
Creative Humor at Work: Living the Humor Perspective describes benefits and blocks to using humor and identifies areas where this has been an effective tool to ease stress and enhance communication.
Four of the five geologist authors are from the University of Minnesota at Duluth. They lay out the principles and sampling analysis and statistical methodologies in finding and identifying sources an
Western dualism is an illusion. All of reality is a dialectical unity of incarnate love understood through the condition of the possibilities of divine and human, spirit and matter, Self and Other.Inc
Is there a new scramble for Africa involving China, Japan, and India in competition with each other and with the Western world? This book explores the historical and unfolding dynamic interactions amo
Part textbook and part handbook, this book leads creative writers of all levels and all genres through the entire writing process. Each chapter offers an overview and several specific examples of its
In this book, Dr. Shirley R. Butler-Derge examines Rites of Passage programs and whether or not they are an effective and necessary educational tool to improve academic performance and self-confidence
In this book, Lucy Wilson addresses the need for both authors and their female protagonists to immerse themselves in their communities and nations and to join the dialogue that has traditionally been
From Ancient Greece to contemporary times, themes of fate and destiny have served as a central worldview for many. These compelling ideas have guided those in battle, and provided influence and inspir
Salls created the character education program at The Willows Academy in Chicago, and puts her experience in the context of work by John Dewey, Alasdair MacIntyre, and other American and European educa
This group of eight papers written and edited by political scientists (and one researcher) consider the shifts in thinking, which have resulted in part from outside pressure, and reaction to this pres
This book is an educational tool to capture the lessons and fortify students in the greater world beyond The Citadel. The essays of comfort and wisdom reflect the author's thinking and writing during
"Defending the values of enlightenment and rationalism and pursuing dialogue between the major global civilizations is an important task at the global level in the years ahead, and it is in this resp
Running feels good. It also centers the runner in the world, solves the problems implied by the Cartesian split between body and soul, and establishes an active relationship between the self and othe
Good health and equal access to health and medical care are the fundamental aspects of the Swedish welfare state. In recent years, however, economic incentives have become more and more important in h
Landon, a minister, searches through the ideas of academic and political experts, theologians and poor people themselves. He finds the poor are badly prepared to seek and hold jobs that could pull the
A Thai academic and writer based in Singapore, Chachavalpongpun explains how the concept of Thai-ness has been and is used by Thai political leaders to strengthen their power and protect their economi
This book is the culmination of thirty-nine years of anthropological thought and research and many field trips to Nigeria. This work looks at the notion of identity formation and its relationship to h
This book tells the story of American suffragists within both political and domestic spheres, who worked to balance their public and private lives. The work is original and takes a fresh approach to t
"Penetrating the mysteries of the creative process is a legitimate, poetic, and at the same time ingenuous dream. Greta and Gottlieb Guntern have been pursuing it for decades-and done so for all of u
"Penetrating the mysteries of the creative process is a legitimate, poetic, and at the same time ingenuous dream. Greta and Gottlieb Guntern have been pursuing it for decades-and done so for all of u
This book presents the life and writings of Armenian poet Hmayeak Shems (1896-1952). The Armenian Genocide of 1915 devastated Shems, who lost his family and home and wandered for years in exile. Yet f
Sword of Philosophy attempts to address some of the fundamental questions in philosophy. The problem of the nature of values and ethics, the nature of logic and mathematics, and the nature of God is a
This book is a study of the origins, development, and end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry in Iran from 1945 to 1962 and its influence on the political and economic development of the country.
This book is a study of the origins, development, and end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry in Iran from 1945 to 1962 and its influence on the political and economic development of the country.
