Upa: 654 books
A Hundred Flowers Blossoming
A Collection of Literary Essays Written by Chinese Scholars
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2009
A Hundred Flowers Blossoming is a collection of literary essays written by faculty members of Xi'an International Studies University, China with two distinctive features. The first one is a Chinese perspective on Western literary works, which is normally not found in the scholarship in the West. The...
The Quest for Meaning
A Journey Through Philosophy, the Arts, and Creative Genius
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
The Quest for Meaning explores the deep-seated human need to create a life that is meaningful. In an effort to understand this need, author William Cooney examines the works of philosophers from Plato to Sartre as well as the insights of artists, poets, writers, psychologists, and film-makers. He...
Reading Responsibly
A Basic Guide to Biblical Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Reading Responsibly: A Guide to Biblical Interpretation focuses on two key areas: methods and ethics of interpretation. The book introduces, explains, and guides students in the understanding and application of particular methods commonly used by biblical scholars in the study of the Bible. The methods...
by Harvey J. Sindima
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
In Introduction to Religious Studies, Harvey J. Sindima provides an unconventional approach to the study of world religions. Often, books and courses on religious studies focus on the major world religions. This approach, however, frequently ignores other religious experiences, such as those of various...
Another Look
One God and Three Faiths
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2013
Another Look: One God and Three Faiths is a unique study of sacred history and monotheism. This book lends a refreshing sense of clarity to the misunderstandings between the three western religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Another Look compares the three faiths, emphasizing their similarities...
The Hidden Half
Studies of Plains Indian Women
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 1983
The Hidden Half is a collection of papers which are concerned with research and analyses on Plains Indian women. Covering a wide range of topics, this volume presents case studies which focus on particular aspects of the female condition in Plains Indian societies, mostly concentrated on tribal groups...
The Anatomy of a Deception
A Reconstruction and Analysis of the Decision to Invade Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
In The Anatomy of Deception, Abele reconstructs the public dialogue that led to the United States collectively making the decision to invade and occupy the sovereign nation of Iraq. The book examines this public debate concerning the invasion and occupation of Iraq and focuses on thinking critically...
Chain Reaction and Chaos
Toward Modern Persia
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
In this new perspective, Iran’s quest for nuclear power—in the context of the global energy challenge and the Cold War-era nuclear arms race—takes on new dimension. This study goes beyond current affairs and analyzes interactions between the complex evolution of U.S. policy toward Iran and events...
Animals In Human Society
Amazing Creatures Who Share Our Planet
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Including the work of 12 authors from institutions such as Colorado State University, Frostburg State University, Michigan State University, Salisbury University, Texas Woman’s University, University of Birmingham, University of California; Irvine, University of California; Merced, and William Jessup...
Pragmatic Liberal Approach To World Order
The Scholarship of Inis L. Claude, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
There are two well-known approaches to the study of international relations: Realism and Idealism. This book explores the writings of Inis L. Claude, Jr., a preeminent scholar on international relations, to define a third approach. Pragmatic liberalism, an "in-between" approach, argues that a liberal...
by Daniel Putman
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2004
In this book, Daniel Putman outlays three forms of courage: physical, mental, and psychological. He defines psychological courage as the courage to face addictions, phobias, and obsessions, and to avoid self deception and admit mistakes. This book analyzes what psychological courage is and upholds it as a central virtue for human happiness.
Voices from the Inside
Case Studies from a Tennessee Women's Prison
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2009
Voices from the Inside takes readers into the cells of a maximum security prison to reveal the personal accounts of over sixty women that are incarcerated for drug crimes. The stories will shock and entertain, and will certainly help readers to see more than the statistics behind drug offenses. Research...
by Valentine J. Belfiglio
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2011
This monograph presents four case studies that make correlations between the physical and social sciences. The traditional, empirical, and postmodernist approaches to the study of the social sciences have left many scholars dissatisfied with the results of these methods. The empiricists were on the...
by Xavier Zubiri
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2009
Man and God is the first of three major works by Xavier Zubiri (1898-1983) on the subject of theology. All three books are posthumous publications, based on lectures given by Zubiri, a famous contemporary Spanish philosopher. Man and God is divided into three parts; the first part serving as an essential...