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Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice
Explorations into Discourses of Reproduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Women who came of age in the late twentieth century were raised in the era of choice; they grew up believing that reproductive decision-making is a political right, a responsibility of women living the successes of second wave feminism, and under their control. Contemplating Maternity in an Era of...
by Michele Kennerly, Damien Smith Pfister, Scott Haden Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
An examination of two seemingly incongruous areas of study: classical models of argumentation and modern modes of digital communication
What can ancient rhetorical theory possibly tell us about the role of new digital media technologies in contemporary public culture? Some central issues we...
Colloquial Tamil
The Complete Course for Beginners
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Colloquial Tamil is easy to use and completely up to date!
Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to spoken Tamil. While emphasis is placed on colloquial spoken Tamil, you are given a useful introduction to formal speech...
Southeastern Grasslands
Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological data
Today the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it...
Communication and Conflict Transformation through Local, Regional, and Global Engagement
Through Local, Regional, and Global Engagements
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine...
Let It Shine!
The Emergence of African American Catholic Worship
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Let It Shine! probes the distinctive contribution of black Catholics to the life of the American church, and to the unfolding of lived Christianity in the United States. This important book explores the powerful spiritual renaissance that has marked African American life and selfunderstanding over...
The Search for the Legacy of the USPHS Syphilis Study at Tuskegee
Reflective Essays Based upon Findings from the Tuskegee Legacy Project
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
The Search for the Legacy of the USPHS Syphilis Study at Tuskegee is a collection of essays that seeks to redefine the "legacy" of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study in light of recent findings from other scientific studies that challenge the long-standing, widely-held understanding of...
Flight Theory and Aerodynamics
A Practical Guide for Operational Safety
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
The pilot's guide to aeronautics and the complex forces of flight
Flight Theory and Aerodynamics is the essential pilot's guide to the physics of flight, designed specifically for those with limited engineering experience. From the basics of forces and vectors to craft-specific applications,...
by Claudia Bernardi, Roberto Cuéllar, Rev. Carlos Sanchez
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Archbishop Romero and Spiritual Leadership in the Modern World presents a contemporary and integrated understanding of one of the most remarkable pastoral leaders of our time. This bishop, Oscar Romero of El Salvador, experienced deeply the overwhelming sufferings of the Salvadoran people, as well...
Viewpoints on Media Effects
Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Viewpoints on Media Effects: Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers continues the ongoing research of media effects by illuminating not only the negative effects of media consumption, but also some of the pro-social aspects, with a special focus on social media. Recommended for scholars...
Expanding American Anthropology, 1945-1980
A Generation Reflects
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
Expanding American Anthropology, 1945–1980: A Generation Reflects takes an inside look at American anthropology’s participation in the enormous expansion of the social sciences after World War II. During this time the discipline of anthropology itself came of age, expanding into diverse subfields,...
The Professional Counselor as Administrator
Perspectives on Leadership and Management of Counseling Services Across Settings
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006
A largely undiscussed problem exists in the counseling community. Each year many excellent professional counselors with little or no administrative preparation or leadership experience are asked to assume administrative roles in schools, colleges and universities, state and federal government offices,...
What Democracy Looks Like
The Rhetoric of Social Movements and Counterpublics
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
What Democracy Looks Like is a compelling and timely collection which combines two distinct but related theories in rhetoric and communication studies, while also exploring theories and ideas espoused by those in sociology, political science, and cultural studies.
Recent protests around the...
New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction
'Hearts Resolved and Hands Prepared'
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2011
New Contexts for Eighteenth-Century British Fiction is a collection of thirteen essays honoring Professor Jerry C. Beasley, who retired from the University of Delaware in 2005. The essays, written by friends, collaborators and former students, reflect the scholarly interests that defined Professor...