R Thomas: 646 books
Realms of Meaning
An Introduction to Semantics
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Realms of Meaning presents an accessible introduction to semantics. It provides an understanding of the way meaning works in natural languages, against a background of how we communicate with language. Avoiding theoretical terminology and linguistic theories it concentrates instead on the analysis...
The Shaping of Socio-Economic Systems (RLE Social Theory)
The application of the theory of actor-system dynamics to conflict, social power, and institutional innovation in economic life
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Actor-systems dynamics is an innovative, multidisciplinary methodology for investigating and analyzing social struggles over economic resources and the related interplay between economic and socio-political institutions and processes. The authors, sociologists and economists, offer a systemic perspective...
History as Prelude
Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
This collection of essays by seven highly respected scholars is a straightforward narrative of real world—intellectual, commercial, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, esthetic—creative engagement among Jews, Muslims, and some Christians in daily life in Spain and around the Mediterranean. History...
Grand Rapids in Vintage Postcards
1890-1940
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2005
Grand Rapids, Michigan, began to take shape when settlers found power, transportation, and abundant natural resources on the banks of the Grand River. A gateway to the settlement of western and northern Michigan in the mid- to late 19th century, Grand Rapids became home to a fledgling cottage industry...
by Robert L. Leight, Thomas R. Moll
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
Richland Township, located in historic Bucks County, was settled around 1710 by Welsh Quakers who used European farming methods to turn the swamp into rich farmland. Prior ro the Civil War, residents played key roles in hiding the Liberty Bell, Fries Rebellion, and the Underground Railroad. The first...
When Groups Meet
The Dynamics of Intergroup Contact
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Research and theory on intergroup contact have become one of the fastest advancing and most exciting fields in social psychology in recent years. The work is exciting because it combines basic social psychological concerns -- human interaction, situational influences on behavior -- with an effective...
by Thomas R. Holland
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2004
Kurt Vonnegut takes on many aspects of life and America, science and fantasy. He points a camera at society and individuals, obscures certain elements of narrative device, and then reveals a twisted, yet recognizable picture.
On the Edge
Mapping North America's Coasts
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
With our access to Google Maps, Global Positioning Systems, and Atlases that cover all regions and terrains and tell us precisely how to get from one place to another, we tend to forget there was ever a time when the world was unknown and uncharted--a mystery waiting to be solved. In On the Edge,...
A School District’s Journey to Excellence
Lessons From Business and Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2008
This resource examines how one of the nation's largest districts improved performance outcomes and achieved significant gains by integrating strategies from educational and business arenas.
Advancing Variable Star Astronomy
The Centennial History of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
Founded in 1911, the AAVSO boasts over 1200 members and observers and is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to variable star observation. This timely book marks the AAVSO's centennial year, presenting an authoritative and accurate history of this important association. Writing in...
Diplomatic Games
Sport, Statecraft, and International Relations since 1945
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
International sporting events, including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup, have experienced profound growth in popularity and significance since the mid-twentieth century. Sports often facilitate diplomacy, revealing common interests across borders and uniting groups of people who are otherwise...
Engineering Libraries
Building Collections and Delivering Services
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Provide top-flight services in this highly specialized field!
This groundbreaking book provides state-of-the-art information on one of the most useful library specialties. Engineering Libraries: Building Collections and Delivering Services is designed for information professionals at all levels...
A National Challenge at the Local Level
Citizens, Elites and Institutions in Reunified Germany
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
This title was first published in 2003. This insightful book examines how the challenge of reunification has been met at the local level in Germany. In doing so, it clarifies a number of central issues about the governance process in modern democratic political systems under strain. A National Challenge...
The Children of Roswell
A Seven-Decade Legacy of Fear, Intimidation, and Cover-Ups
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
This is not just another book about Roswell. It’s not about any of the events surrounding one of the most famous UFO incidents of all time. It’s not even about any of the men or women involved in the recovery of a spaceship and its crew in the summer of 1947.
Rather, it’s about the aftermath—the...