The story begins in 1939 when a priest of the society inspired by Daniel Comboni (1831-81) travelled from Italy to the US looking for a diocese that would accept them and prevent their missionaries wo
By all accounts, the overall relationship between the US and the Muslim world is marked by confrontation at several levels. In the aftermath of 9/11, a great deal needs to be done to. build bridges be
What does it mean to be human? This book explores that age-old question and provides a basis for rethinking the nature of all living beings. This book will leave you with a new understanding of yourse
This is a slightly revised version of the book of the same title that appeared a year ago. It presents a brief history of Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam, and provides an overview
How the maker produced the spear, how the master used it, what it was meant to do, and how its results were assessed are essential elements of faith. To the uninformed, the variances in exactly how th
As Russia enters the first decade of the new millennium, self-confident and assertive in relations with the rest of the world, Russia is also in search of a new identity to take the place of the ideol
What is a model? How do you construct one? What are some common models in the social sciences? How can models be applied in new situations? What makes a model good? Focusing on answers to these and re
James Madison objected to the very idea that he was the primary author of the US Constitution; he believed the final result to be the result of the work and thought of many. Yet the myth that he was i
This introduction defines higher education distance learning and discusses its trends, technology, distance learners, student development approaches, supportive distance communities, and student affai
This work provides insight into how the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke came to be written, and conveys modern scholarship in a clear and interesting manner. The book opens with a discussion of the
Drawing on linguistic stylistics, reader-response criticism, and literary and linguistic computing, Hoover analyzes William Golding's 1955 second novel about the contact between Neanderthal and early
The story of Washington, D.C. is more than the story of presidents and politicians. From 1805 to 1950 one or more paper mills operated in Washington, and Paper Mills and a Nation's Capital tells the f
This updated and revised second edition of Donald A. Wells's popular War Crimes and Laws of War, originally published in 1984, traces the rules of war since ancient times.
Originally published by the Center for Hellenic Studies, this book investigates the extent to which the Presocratics were hamstrung by their lack of detailed conceptual framework in the case of the wo
This volume, co-published with the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, highlights the enormous complexity of the missionizing process in Oceania in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Drawing upon a variety of primary sources, this work scrutinizes Tocqueville's actual political action in 1848-1852 and suggests his famousSouvenirs (Recollections) reflects second thoughts more than
In tune with Paolo Freire's philosophy linking literacy with disassembling class barriers, Rickford (education, San Jose State U., CA) seeks to reverse the dismal statistics on US schools' failure in
Schipper makes the essential ideas of great thinkers accessible to the student in this well-organized book. In order to stress the interactive nature of the teaching-learning process, Introduction to
The conversation between religion and culture, drama and Christianity, needs to be ongoing. This book is a contribution to the dialogue, asking questions, pointing towards possible answers, and encour
As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based in
Teaching Reading and Writing Through Children's Literature is a guide that enhances children's enjoyment and understanding of books while focusing on skills instruction. Specific skills instruction, h
An attempt to resolve the seeming paradox between Marx's moral condemnations of capitalism with his alleged wholesale rejection of morality. The author argues that Marx had a human nature ethics that
This book analyzes, from a multi-disciplinary perspective, what global interdependence means for individuals and societies entangled in the network of complex relationships with others.
Davis (philosophical/regional studies, Community College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas) makes the case for his New Modernization Model, which hypothesizes that the maximum peace and prosperity will
Acereda (Latin American literature, Arizona State U.) and Guevara (Latin American literature, U. of Nebraska-Lincoln) study metaphysical and existential dimensions of the work of Darío, presenting the
Boers is an active Wisconsin-based teacher, speaker, consultant, and author who has previously published on educational issues. He draws on his own experiences as a grade 6-12 teacher in developing t
This powerful book argues persistently that the historical settlement of liberated Americans of African descent had a destabilizing impact on the geography, politics, social and economic structure, en
This book presents the first English translation of Half's Saga and a new translation of Hrolf's Saga, both classic Old Icelandic tales. Both belong to the mythical-heroic category of sagas, containin
This volume examines whether virtue can be taught. In so doing, Marion Montgomery discusses the relation of virtue to the individual and describes ways in which modern thought has eroded our perceptio
This book, originally published by Capricorn Books in 1968, contains writings by the chief exponents of romanticism and the evolutionary theory in its various applications:
