David B : 584 books
Education and Social Media
Toward a Digital Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines explore the future of education, including social media usage, new norms of knowledge, privacy, copyright, and MOOCs.
How are widely popular social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram transforming how teachers teach, how kids learn,...
The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education
An International Assessment of New Research and Theory
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2002
The twentieth century has been marked by the expansion of educational opportunities worldwide. It has been the century of education, and the role of the state in the promotion of public education has been decisive. Yet, at the millennium's turn efforts to diminish the role of the state are rapidly...
Interpreting the New Testament Text
Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2006
With the explosive increase in availability of English Bible translations, the question can easily be asked, "Why bother with the hard work of biblical exegesis?" Computers can translate foreign languages and our English texts can take us very close to the original meanings, so why exegete? Answer:...
US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy
Candidates, Campaigns, and Global Politics from FDR to Bill Clinton
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2017
While domestic issues loom large in voters' minds during American presidential elections, matters of foreign policy have consistently shaped candidates and their campaigns. From the start of World War II through the collapse of the Soviet Union, presidential hopefuls needed to be perceived as credible...
by David LaRocca, Fredric Jameson, Garrett Stewart
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Wars have played a momentous role in shaping the course of human history. The ever-present specter of conflict has made it an enduring topic of interest in popular culture, and many movies, from Hollywood blockbusters to independent films, have sought to show the complexities and horrors of war on-screen.
In...
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications, Sixth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Written in a conversational style that transforms complex ideas into accessible ones, this international best-seller provides an interdisciplinary review of the theories and research in cross‐cultural psychology. The book’s unique critical thinking framework, including Critical Thinking boxes,...
Material Constitution
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 1997
The only anthology available on material constitution, this book collects important recent work on well known puzzles in metaphysics and philosophy of mind. The extensive, clearly written introduction helps to make the essays accessible to a wide audience.
Reliving the Past
The Worlds of Social History
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Five historians uncover the ties between people's daily routines and the all-encompassing framework of their lives. They trace the processes of social construction in Western Europe, the United States, Latin America, Africa, and China, discussing both the historical similarities and the ways in which...
by B. Morris Allen, Molly Etta, T. R. North
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Beautifully written speculative fiction from Metaphorosis magazine.
The best science fiction and fantasy stories from Metaphorosis magazine's second year. Snow queens and their daughters, invisible giants pining for vanished lovers, searches, quests, and discoveries of all kinds.
Contents:
Snow...
by Arthur N. Popper, Anthony D. Hawkins, Soraya Bartol
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2014
This Technical Report presents the outcome of a Working Group that was established to determine broadly applicable sound exposure guidelines for fishes and sea turtles. After consideration of the diversity of fish and sea turtles, guidelines were developed for broad groups of animals, defined by the...
Seeing and Knowing
Rock art with and without ethnography
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010
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The Crux of Refugee Resettlement
Rebuilding Social Networks
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
While the world’s refugee population reaches record high numbers, countries offering third-country resettlement are increasingly shifting toward policies of exclusion and austerity. This edited volume envisions a more humane future for refugee resettlement. Combining anthropology with a variety...
Kitty Literature
An Illustrated Collection for Cat Lovers
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2013
People have been fascinated by cats for centuries. From the ancient Egyptians, all the way down to today's cat lovers throughout the world, cats have held a special place in people's lives. Cats are unique creatures. It shouldn't be surprising that they have captured the imaginations of many of the...
by Philip B. Bedient, James B. Blackburn Jr., Shannon S. Van Zandt
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the...