Michael Randall: 17 books
The Gargantuan Polity
On The Individual and the Community in the French Renaissance
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Critics and scholars have long argued that the Renaissance was the period that gave rise to the modern individual. The Gargantuan Polity examines political, legal, theological, and literary texts in the late Middle Ages, to show how individuals were defined by contracts of mutual obligation, which...
Thoreauvian Modernities
Transatlantic Conversations on an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of “pure” nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work—how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and how he is able...
American Denominational History
Perspectives on the Past, Prospects for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
This work brings various important topics and groups in American religious history the rigor of scholarly assessment of the current literature. The fruitful questions that are posed by the positions and experiences of the various groups are carefully examined. American Denominational History points...
The Reputation Society
How Online Opinions Are Reshaping the Offline World
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Experts discuss the benefits and risks of online reputation systems.
In making decisions, we often seek advice. Online, we check Amazon recommendations, eBay vendors' histories, TripAdvisor ratings, and even our elected representatives' voting records. These online reputation systems serve...
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist
Enduring Issues and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare,...
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2
With linked Table of Contents
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2016
More than 25 of the greatest Science Fiction stories ever written—many in eBook form for the very first time. More than four hundred pages of top flight fiction selected by the editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com, including 'Ticking' by Allen M. Steele; 'All Cats are Gray' by Andre...
by Wayne P. Steger, Andrew Dowdle, Randall E. Adkins
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
The newest installment in a quadrennial series that now spans five presidential elections, this book presents a broad overview of the presidential nomination process and showcases some of the most interesting work now being done on the politics of presidential selection. Written by leading experts,...
Society, History, and the Global Human Condition
Essays in Honor of Irving M. Zeitlin
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2010
This Festschrift for Irving M. Zeitlin honors a scholar whose work has influenced and continues to influence sociology, particularly classical sociological theory, sociology of religion, and historical sociology. Irving M. Zeitlin's scholarship and mentoring has also influenced and inspired a new...
Transforming Undergraduate Education
Theory that Compels and Practices that Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
For those ready to participate in making transformative changes, Transforming Undergraduate Education provides evidence and case studies that suggest how steps can be taken and progress made. For those who are currently leading their campuses through a change in culture, this book offers support and...
by Immanuel Wallerstein, Randall Collins, Michael Mann
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
In Does Capitalism Have a Future?, a global quintet of distinguished scholars cut their way through to the question of whether our capitalist system can survive in the medium run. Despite the current gloom, conventional wisdom still assumes that there is no real alternative to capitalism. The authors...
by L. Mrs. Zanforlin, Ian Tower, Erlend Nier
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
by Adam Taylor, Justin Donhauser, Franklin Allaire
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014
American auteur Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams's genius for creating densely plotted scripts has won him broad commercial and critical success in TV shows such as Felicity (1998--2002), Emmy-nominated Alias (2001--2006), Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Lost (2004--2010), and the critically acclaimed...
Soils
Genesis and Geomorphology
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In its first edition, Soils established itself as the leading textbook in the fields of pedology and soil geomorphology. Expanded and fully updated, this second edition maintains its highly organized and readable style. Suitable as a textbook and a research-grade reference, the book's introductory...
by Elisabeth Lambert Abdelgawad, Jean-Marc Akakpo, Zeynep Arkan
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
This book examines the political and legal challenges of regional governance of the 28 countries of the European Union and the 48 in the Council of Europe. The contributions, dilemmas, and moral hazards from this record of nearly seven decades of regional inter-governmental institutions has kept the...
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