Empirical evidence shows that cooperation works better than competition and that cooperatives succeed more often than standard corporations. Poverty is actually eliminated through a combination of mic
Understanding Ideology enables the reader to recognize public expressions of an ideology, thereby avoiding gullibility and the consequences of ignorance. Of Karl Mannheim's classic dual conception of
Geis' work addresses questions about gratuitous claims of empiricism in Hume, unfounded assumptions in Kant, presumptions of science, and improbabilities identified in Darwinism. Geis argues that evil
This book scientifically describes the multitude of environmental problems besetting planet earth and indicates why these environmental problems are, at their root, a spiritual or religious challenge.
This book discusses issues helping professionals must confront when working with indigenous peoples, particularly the Bedouin Arab. It is essential for social welfare practitioners, structures, and Be
As Presbyterians, Lutherans, Methodists, Disciples of Christ, and other predominantly European-centered Christian denominations of North America seek to respond as a faith community to the increasingl
Burton (English, California State U., Chico) examines the fiction of four contemporary multicultural writers: Kazuo Ishiguro, Bessie Head, Bharati Mukherjee, and Salman Rushdie. His analysis centers o
Eight essays from distinguished professionals consider issues relating to moral authority and ethical behavior in business. These include (for example) theologian Michael Novak's thoughts on the inter
This collective biography on twelve world-class leaders provides timeless principles on how families as well as educational, civic, religious, and military organizations, can facilitate the developmen
Psychology, anthropology, and education are among the disciplines represented as contributors from a number of countries discuss evolutionary resonances for play, cross-cultural play variations, the p
Meaning-Based Translation Workbook is designed for training beginning translators and organized chapter by chapter as drill material for the textbook Meaning-Based Translation. The textbook emphasizes
The best of current thinking in Marxist anthropology on the inter-relationships of economies, polities, and kinship systems is encompassed in these eleven papers by fourteen authors.
Counter-Terrorism makes a connection, unique to terrorism studies, between the mechanisms of colonizing narratives and psychological warfare aimed at recruitment. There is an urgent need to understand
This new and expanded third edition forcefully argues that influential historians have offered an incomplete account of antebellum-era American slavery because they are preoccupied with humanizing sla
This new and expanded third edition forcefully argues that influential historians have offered an incomplete account of antebellum-era American slavery because they are preoccupied with humanizing sla
"It is a representative book of economic growth with distinct Chinese characteristics."---Baojiang Han, "Catching-up Economic Growth Theory and China's experience," World, March, 2007"A theoretical br
"It is a representative book of economic growth with distinct Chinese characteristics."---Baojiang Han, "Catching-up Economic Growth Theory and China's experience," World, March, 2007"A theoretical br
This study explores Japanese language classrooms in Australia taught by native Japanese speakers. Comparative studies were completed in classrooms in both Japan and Australia to identify effective tea
This book is a concise explanation of capitalism's moral and economic superiority to socialism, including America's current mixed-economy welfare state. This volume offers a focused, essentialized, an
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
This book examines how Wisconsin's Winnebago County negotiated nagging issues such as unemployment, debt relief, and sluggish industry during the Great Depression, all the while attempting to understa
This book investigates child domestic servitude in Ghana, showing the process of the children's recruitment into domestic servitude, revealing their working conditions, and detailing the methods of co
Aquinas provides an in-depth analysis of basic philosophical concepts in the thought of Aquinas. These concepts include: being, essence, existence, form, matter, truth, goodness, freedom and necessit
In Courtroom Interpreting, Marianne Mason offers a new perspective in the study of courtroom interpreting through the exploration of cognitive and linguistic barriers that court interpreters face ever
The Christ From Death Arisen demonstrates the missteps in reasoning that characterize objections to the Christian doctrine of Resurrection-Hume's fallacies, a variety of post-Renaissance exegesis, and
American sociologist Miller argues that pre-migration experience of immigrants can help construct theoretical perspectives on migrants who share a common ethnicity but have different migration and ret
This work focuses on progressive sanctification as a divine and human undertaking that provides a motivational setting for the transformation of an individual's life. In Christianity, sanctification o
The panjiao systems were urgently needed for systematizing the massive and comprehensive translations into Chinese by Kumarajiva (334-412), explains Mun (Buddhist studies, U. of the West, California),
Navia (philosophy, New York Institute of Technology) begins by reviewing the enduring problem concerning the relationship between the historical Socrates and the various representations of him. Then h
Land Management as Public Policy discusses goals, plans, and implementation means concerning public interference in land management after a more principal discussion of how far this ought to stretch
Does the American Jewish experience represent a singular communal circumstance, or does it repeat, with obvious and unavoidable variation, the older European pattern of Jewish existence? In 2004, on
"There are few studies of investment done from a political perspective. This project is the first systematic examination and exploration of China's fledgling outward foreign investment from the perspe
Sorting Africa's Development Puzzle: The Participatory Social Learning Theory as an Alternative Approach is a comprehensive exploration of why Africa has not managed to achieve a sustainable and self-
This book provides opportunities for candidates in teacher education programs, which focus on nurturing and assessing dispositions, to see the habits of mind for making professional conduct more intel
This book reflects upon the interaction of Christianity and culture. The author describes these competing ideas of Christianity without supporting any one side. Rather, the author provides the cultura
This volume contains three new screenplays by the writer-director of the prize-winning films Nothing But a Man, The Plot Against Harry, Vengeance is Mine and Pilgrim, Farewell.
This book reviews the American presidency, showcasing all of the American presidents, their basic identities, and their roles in Black life. Each concise examination shows how each president addressed
The Labeling of Sex Offenders contributes to the research on the effects of sex offender registration and notification policies using the labeling perspective. The labeling perspective asserts that of
Laura (education, U. of Newcastle, Australia), Marchant (K-6 teacher, Hunter Region, Australia) and Smith (education, U. of New England, Australia) use a sociological perspective to examine how modern
Over the centuries, theological studies have grappled with the comprehension of Truth and Goodness. However, theology, unlike philosophy, has neglected serious scrutiny of the study of Beauty or Aesth
