Associate Professor: 50 books
The Greatest Trials I Ever Had
The Civil War Letters of Margaret and Thomas Cahill
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This edited collection of Civil War correspondence between Col. Thomas Cahill and his wife, Margaret, offers a rare glimpse into the symbiotic relationship between soldiers and their home communities. In the only substantial extant collection of letters from an Irish American woman on the northern...
Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe
A History from the French Revolution to the Present Day
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Through a blend of history and historiography, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides a clear and concise introduction to gender history in the region. The detailed examples and engaging language make this a useful overview for students not only of gender history, but also of European...
by Associate Professor Barbara Browning
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
What makes a song sound foreign? What makes it sound "American,†? or Brazilian? Caetano Veloso's 2004 American songbook album, A Foreign Sound, is a meditation on these questions-but in truth, they were questions he'd been asking throughout his career. Properly heard, the album throws a wrench...
Alternative Approaches in Music Education
Case Studies from the Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Explore the creative ways music educators across the country are approaching emerging practices in music teaching and learning. Outlined in twenty-five unique case studies, each program offers a new perspective on music teaching and learning, often falling outside the standard music education curriculum....
History in the Making
The Archaeology of the Eastern Subarctic
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
The Eastern Subarctic has long been portrayed as a place without history. Challenging this perspective, History in the Making: The Archaeology of the Eastern Subarctic charts the complex and dynamic history of this little known archaeological region of North America. Along the way, the book explores...
by Associate Professor Jennifer Green-Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Invented during a period of anxiety about the ability of human memory to cope with the demands of expanding knowledge, photography not only changed the way the Victorians saw the world, but also provided them with a new sense of connection with the past and a developing language with which to describe...
by Marcia A. Mardis Associate Professor
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Curricula that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) areas of study aren't just important for furthering competency and careers in these fields; STEM helps ensure that future generations include inventive and critical thinkers. Digital resources offer a current, exciting...
A Social History of Early Rock ‘n’ Roll in Germany
Hamburg from Burlesque to The Beatles, 1956-69
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
A Social History of Early Rock 'n' Roll in Germany explores the people and spaces of St. Pauli's rock'n'roll scene in the 1960s. Starting in 1960, young British rockers were hired to entertain tourists in Hamburg's red-light district around the Reeperbahn in the area of St. Pauli. German youths quickly...
Environmental Ethics
From Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Environmental Ethics offers an up-to-date and balanced overview of environmental ethics, focusing on theory and practice. Written in clear and engaging prose, the book provides an historical perspective on the relationship between humans and nature and explores the limitations and possibilities of...
by Associate Professor Jenny Rose
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
The significance of the Zoroastrian religion in the development of the history of thought is often only mentioned in passing, or is completely overlooked. Zoroastrianism has developed over a span of at least three thousand years, with roots in a common Indo-Iranian culture and mythology, then becoming...
Graphic Encounters
Comics and the Sponsorship of Multimodal Literacy
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
With the recent explosion of activity and discussion surrounding comics, it seems timely to examine how we might think about the multiple ways in which comics are read and consumed.
Graphic Encounters moves beyond seeing the reading of comics as a debased or simplified word-based literacy....
Reflecting on Critical Incidents in Language Education
40 Dilemmas For Novice TESOL Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Novice Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) teachers are often surprised by the full range of issues their jobs involve, and learning how to successfully address these issues takes considerable skill and experience, built up throughout a teaching career. This book is about such critical...
The Priority of Injustice
Locating Democracy in Critical Theory
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This original and ambitious work looks anew at a series of intellectual debates about the meaning of democracy. Clive Barnett engages with key thinkers in various traditions of democratic theory and demonstrates the importance of a geographical imagination in interpreting contemporary political change.
Debates...
Achieving Millennium Development
Goals Through Edeh's Activities and Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
The rate at which humanity is presently battered by the effect of violence and poverty originating from bad governance, corruption, natural disasters, etc., remains a point of concern for every responsible mind. The standard of living in many third world countries has continued to degrade at an alarming...