This book is the second in a series of three books published by University Press of America, and is specifically designed for online distance-learning students. It discusses strategic planning and man
This dictionary provides mental health professionals with clear and concise definitions of legal and ethical terminologies. To enhance the professional's understanding, a professional significance sec
Suffering and Smiling is an examination of the myriad challenges of impoverishment facing Africa and Africans in the new millennium. Selected African states and institutions are examined using the pat
Perkins (emeritus history, U. of Southern California) has assembled 12 essays, three published here for the first time, for researchers who have found some of work useful and would like to read more,
Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City presents the role of religion and spirituality in a rapidly changing religious scenario. Author Robert A. Burns explores ways Catholics have been c
In Frozen Tears, Albert Pleysier has taken the contents of diaries, letters, essays, and interviews written or given by persons who lived in Leningrad during the siege and placed them in their histori
Powers Divine provides unique insight into the personal and professional lives of authors, offering an engaging look at the compelling divine characters they create and the innovative spiritual books
This book is a systematic examination of the nature of America's crime and criminal justice system as defined by its policy-makers at different times and in disparate contexts of social and political
This book is a systematic examination of the nature of America's crime and criminal justice system as defined by its policy-makers at different times and in disparate contexts of social and political
Adegbile taught school in Nigeria using both British and American methods, and now has condensed years of experienced into a single volume that discusses the link between Africans and African-American
Kumagai (sociology, Kyorin U., Tokyo) is a Japanese sociologist holding an American doctorate, with extensive experience in the West as a student, college professor, and researcher. She offers an insi
Disappointed by the policies of the Republican Party during their tenure in control of the White House and both houses of Congress, the author risks disappointment by outlining the policies he believe
For clinical psychologist Heilbrun (emeritus, Emory U.), there are only two significant questions that mitigate in favor or against the death penalty: whether it does, in fact, serve as a deterrent to
Examining the artistic appropriation of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and other Disney images, Crawford (director of the AC Institute, "for the documentation and understanding of art") explores the motiv
Using tape recordings, videos, and the ideas of Antonio Gramsci and Raymond Williams, this work examines the uses of radio for development, the impact on oral culture, and the use of radio by indigeno
Bositis (senior political analyst, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies) presents seven papers that examine the connections between redistricting and minority representation in recent Ameri
Karsten (business and accounting, U. of Wisconsin-Platteville) summarizes the experiences of specific racial and ethnic minorities and women in leadership positions in US organizations since World War
Peonidis (philosophy, Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki) combines the idea that Kant's moral philosophy can serve as the start of a "normative account," that ideas proposed after the time of Kant must be i
Poet, theorist and educator Beach asserts that all theory is ideological. In light of this perception he seeks to encourage students to critically understand their own subjectivity and their own socio
The central thesis of this extraordinary work is that the greater-good assumption associated with Greater-Good theodicies is unnecessary to the defense of theism and has actually strengthened the arg
Devlin (no affiliation given) re-examines Kojeve not as a simple disciple of Hegel, but as a creator of what Devlin calls "rational historicism," a system of thought Devlin believes is the logical out
Hulsey and Frost (both teachers of psychology at Southwest Texas State U.) argue that the tendency to assign the cause of acts of violence to guns, racism, poverty, and other external agents leads us
Sembor (Institute of Public Service, University of Connecticut) overviews government and politics at the state and local level in Connecticut, looking at current issues and political culture and the h
Deeply critical of the liberal bourgeois ideology of Malawi's political and economic elites, this work explores the political and economic realities of contemporary Malawi in order to promote a develo
When Bowden realized that there was a surfeit of dissertation on Chaucer, he turned to contemporary American song writer Dylan (b. 1941). The 1987 dissertation was published in 1982. He has made few c
Even though China has created an administrative structure and regulatory programs to curb pollution, environmental quality has continued to deteriorate. Are polluters following the rules? And what fac
A study on the role of the family in reducing delinquency which develops a new instrument for conducting social research. Reviews the theoretical framework and concepts such as social bonding theory a
Written especially for student affairs professionals, administrators, and faculty and student leaders, this ground-breaking book is a vital resource for those facing the complex and challenging issues
In contrast to common opinion, Roger David Aus explores the positive aspects of the Apostle Paul's use of the image of 'triumphing' in Second Corinthians 2:14. Through detailed analysis of both Greco-
Jenkins (art history, U. of Memphis) presents a social and cultural history of pre-modern religious painting in Ethiopia. The first of its kind, the study examines 30 images from six eighteenth and ni
In this study, Arima (Keisen U., Tokyo) explores the theme of existential isolation in selected short stories by Kate Chopin, Katherine Anne Porter, and Eudora Welty. Following the introduction, five
In separate multi-volume works, the project has presented from-analytical English translations of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Yerushalmi, and Bavli, outlined the Yerushalmi and the Bavli and compared these
This book discusses political change in the view of Confucian thought. This study focuses on the Book of Change, which is one of the nine basic books of Confucius School, and has dominated oriental th
Judaism's two native categories, narrative theology and law (also known as parable and praxis or Aggadah and Halakhah) form two distinct modes of discourse. The one expounds norms of attitude and beli
The central concern of this study is the basic question: what does it mean to travel? In order to understand this query, Hafizi places the discourse on travel within an economical framework and distin
"In this informative and charming book, the authors demonstrate the power of narrative to address tough personal and cultural issues that immigrant children and adolescents face today. They show how
This book explores the story of Mattathias in 1Maccabees and asserts that Mattathias defined Judaism and Jewishness for his time. Mattathias's actions of zealous violence, as controversial as they wer
This book examines the paradoxical nature of colonialism and its horrific impact on the psyche of the colonized. It probes Frantz Fanon's theories concerning the relationship between colonizers and th
