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View book details for Anthropology of the Performing Arts
Artistry, Virtuosity, and Interpretation in Cross-Cultural Perspective
AltaMira Press
Anya Peterson Royce turns the anthropological gaze on the performing arts, attempting to find broad commonalities in performance, art, and artists across space, time, and culture. She asks general questions as to the nature of artistic interpretation, the differences between …
View book details for Key Themes in Qualitative Research
Continuities and Changes
AltaMira Press
Key Themes in Qualitative Research is an attempt by three well-respected ethnographic researchers to present a balanced view of qualitative methodology and research. The book is structured around classic texts, written by methodological pioneers, which comprise the basic foundation of …
View book details for Extravagant Expectations
New Ways To Find Romantic Love In America
Ivan R. Dee
The proliferation of dating websites, printed personals and self-help relationship books reflect the new ways Americans seek close, personal relationships. Exposed to changing and often conflicting values, trends, and fashionsdisseminated by popular culture, advertising and assorted "experts"Americans face uncertainties about …
View book details for Literary Sociability in Early Modern England
The Epistolary Record
University of Delaware Press
This study represents a significant reinterpretation of literary networks during what is often called the transition from manuscript to print during the early modern period. It is based on a survey of 28,000 letters and over 850 mainly English correspondents, …
Cowley Publications
Bread of Angels contains twenty-nine sermons about God's providential care, as symbolized by the manna given to the Israelites as they made their way through the wilderness.
View book details for Global Voices and Global Visions
Education for Excellence, Understanding, Peace and Sustainability
R&L Education
We are in a state of tremendous global unrest with wars, acts of terrorism, genocide, epidemics and untold natural disasters. In some cases students are at risk as a result of safety concerns within their schools, from extremist views that …
Ivan R. Dee
Each of these little books is witty and dramatic and creates a sense of time, place, and character....I cannot think of a better way to introduce oneself and ones friends to Western civilization.Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe. Well-written, clear and …
View book details for Religion Across Borders
Transnational Immigrant Networks
AltaMira Press
The new immigrants coming to the United States and establishing ethnic congregations do not abandon religious ties in their home countries. Rather, as they communicate with family and friends left behind in their homelands, they influence religious structures and practices …
View book details for The Changing Face of Motherhood in Spain
The Social Construction of Maternity in the Works of Lucia Etxebarria
Bucknell University Press
This book investigates the perceptions of motherhood in Spanish author Lucia Etxebarrias fiction and offers views of the importance of motherhood in society. Traditional expectations for women as mothers persist despite the fact that they no longer match Spains cultural …
View book details for Social Studies for Young Children
Preschool and Primary Curriculum Anchor
R&L Education
Social studies is at the heart of content in education and takes on society's best hopes for helping children become good citizens and winners in the global economy. In its comprehensive scope, Social Studies for Young Children: Preschool and Primary …
View book details for The Singer's Repertoire, Part III
Lyric and Dramatic Tenor
Scarecrow Press
Now in paperback! A timeless classic. Includes 8,200 songs in 818 lists for nine voice classifications; indexed by composer, title, vocal range, and publisher. The complete work represents the living song repertoire of today drawn from recital programs, recordings, broadcasts, …
View book details for Behemoth
The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, 1933-1944
Ivan R. Dee
Franz Neumann's classic account of the governmental workings of Nazi Germany, first published in 1942, is reprinted in a new paperback edition with an introduction by the distinguished historian Peter Hayes. Neumann was one of the only early Frankfurt School …
Ivan R. Dee
In Peter Schilling's wonderful novel, the extraordinary baseball season of 1944 comes vividly to life. Bill Veeck, the maverick promoter, returned from Guadalcanal with a leg missing and $500 to his name, has hustled his way into buying the Philadelphia …
View book details for Street Lit
Representing the Urban Landscape
Scarecrow Press
Over the last few decades, the genre of urban fictionor street lithas become increasingly popular as more novels secure a place on bestseller lists that were once the domain of mainstream authors. In the 1970s, pioneers such as Donald Goines, …
View book details for Teaching Difficult Students
Blue Jays in the Classroom
R&L Education
Here is an easy-to-read and inspiring text that explores the nature of young people and the effects traditional discipline strategies have on them. The author recommends humanistic approaches that promote personal growth in students rather than the common system of …
View book details for Transforming Undergraduate Education
Theory that Compels and Practices that Succeed
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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, …
View book details for God with Us
The Companionship of Jesus in the Challenges of Life
Cowley Publications
Few Anglican theologians today are as conversant about the reality and meaning of the Incarnation in the lives of ordinary women and men as Herbert ODriscoll. In his newest book, ODriscoll helps us find the presence of Christ in those …
Ivan R. Dee
Ibsens seminal play, which changed modern drama, is a searing view of a male-dominated and authoritarian society, presented with a realism that elevates theatre to a level above mere entertainment. The reverberations of Noras slamming the door as she leaves …
View book details for Supervision in Education
A Differentiated Approach with Legal Perspectives Instructor's Manual
R&L Education
Now there is a text that provides students with a comprehensive blueprint for supervisory practice in the field of education. In Supervision in Education Bernadette Marczely draws on her expertise in both law and education to fully explain different methods …
View book details for New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne
The Man Who Couldnt Be Bought
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Known by mobsters as the man who couldnt be bought, Brendan Byrne led New Jersey into a new era when he won the states gubernatorial election by a landslide in the wake of political corruption scandals. A former prosecutor and …
View book details for The Way of Music
Aural Training for the Internet Generation
Scarecrow Press
Here at last is a listener's guide to the hidden meanings of western classical music, expressed in accessible, jargon-free language and drawing on universal listening experiences and skills. The Way of Music is six booklets in one volume; it is …
View book details for From Ecclesiastes to Simone Weil
Varieties of Philosophical Spirituality
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
From Ecclesiastes to Simone Weil: Varieties of Philosophical Spirituality reads major philosophers from the Western philosophical canon and beyond for the spirituality implicit in their metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and logic. Ernest Rubinstein revives for the modern reader the spiritual …
View book details for Good Governance is a Choice
A Way to Re-create Your Board_the Right Way
R&L Education
This book comes with a promise: after reading it, you will never again think of board work the same as before. Good Governance is a Choice is a book about, and for, boards of public and non-profit organizations. Its central …
View book details for Mysticism in Postmodernist Long Poems
Contemplation of the Divine
Lehigh University Press
Written from a literary critics perspective, Mysticism in Postmodernist Long Poems borrows insights from Religious Studies and critical theory to examine the role of spirituality in contemporary poetry, specifically the genre of the long poem. Descending from Whitmans Song of …
View book details for Story Crafting
Classroom-Ready Materials for Teaching Fiction Writing Skills in the High School Grades
R&L Education
The Literacy: Made for All series is a classroom-ready, teacher-friendly resource for English and Writing teachers of Grades 9 through 12. Organized buffet style, it is designed to complement an existing English curriculum by providing a tested repertoire of strategies …
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