University: 748 books
Toward a Political Economy of Culture
Capitalism and Communication in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2003
Several of the most important and influential political economists of communication working today explore a rich mix of topics and issues that link work, policy studies, and research and theory about the public sphere to the heritage of political economy. Familiar but still exceedingly important topics...
With Us Always
A History of Private Charity and Public Welfare
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 1998
Although welfare reform is currently the government's top priority, most discussions about the public's responsibility to the poor neglect an informed historical perspective. This important book provides a crucial examination of past attempts, both in this country and abroad, to balance the efforts...
Regulating Wall Street
The Dodd-Frank Act and the New Architecture of Global Finance
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010
Experts from NYU Stern School of Business analyze new financial regulations and what they mean for the economy
The NYU Stern School of Business is one of the top business schools in the world thanks to the leading academics, researchers, and provocative thinkers who call it home. In Regulating...
by Judith Blau, Michael Burawoy, Gerard Delanty
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2006
At an earlier time, sociologists C. Wright Mills, W. E. Du Bois, and Jane Addams loudly protested injustices and inequities in American society, provided critiques and analyses of systems of oppression, and challenged sociologists to be responsible critics and constructive commentators. These giants...
How College Athletics Are Hurting Girls' Sports
The Pay-to-Play Pipeline
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
More girls are playing sports than ever before—which, on the surface, is great for girls because sports offer positive and empowering fun for young women. In reality, though, few young athletes report “fun” as a reason they play sports. The rates of concussions and repetitive use injuries are...
by Amintore Fanfani, University of Parma Italy Campanini P
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2002
This classic work is an exhaustive philosophical, historical, and religious look at the relationship between Catholic and Protestant religious doctrine and both the historical and ideological growth of capitalism. Starting with a definition of capitalism, Fanfani examines how that definition squares...
Human Rights and the Third World
Issues and Discourses
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Human Rights and the Third World: Issues and Discourses deals with the controversial questions on the universalistic notions of human rights. It finds Third World perspectives on human rights and seeks to open up a discursive space in the human rights discourse to address unresolved questions in human rights, citing issues and problems from different countries in the Third World.
by Richard Jackson, Director, National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
The unsustainable federal budget outlook will inevitably push entitlement reform to the forefront of the national policy debate. As America’s leaders consider reform options, they will have much to learn from the experience of other developed countries, several of which have recently enacted far-reaching...
Confronting Disaster
An Existential Approach to Technoscience
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Contemporary society is rife with instability. Our active and invasive study of genetics has given life to one of the great specters of biological science: the clone. The scarcity of natural energy sources has led to an increased manipulation of atomic or nuclear energy and regressive environmental...
Strategic Japan
New Approaches to Foreign Policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Is Japan capable of grand strategy when it comes to foreign policy? Modern Japan faces challenges on every front: from a rising China and constrained economic growth at home, to an ever-present threat posed by an increasingly unstable North Korea, to an evolving and complex relationship with the West...
China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics
The Shaping of a New Regional Order
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
China and East Asian Strategic Dynamics: the Shaping of a New Regional Order, edited by Mingjiang Li and Dongmin Lee, examines how China's remarkable economic growth and its proactive diplomatic efforts in recent years have not only shored up its importance in global issues, but also induced a transformation...
by RoyE. Johnson, BA, Upsala College;MBA
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2001
Shareholder Value presents a powerful and useful toolkit of market-based perspectives, analytic approaches, valuation techniques, and specific financial metrics for use in everyday business life.
The author helps a broad spectrum of professionals understand the salient points and real world...
by Brown, Sally (Educational Development Advisor, University of Northumbria)
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Schools now have to prove that they are effective learning organizations. To achieve this, management competences must evolve at the same time as staff development and training. This text provides useful tips covering all aspects of school management and individual effectiveness.
Rights Of Passage
Social Change And The Transition From Youth To Adulthood
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
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