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View book details for Putin and His Neighbors
Russia's Policies toward Eurasia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has implemented a set of policies toward his neighbors intended to help him re-establish his country's status as a major world power. These have included dominating, as far as possible, the independent states that once were …
View book details for Medical Office Professionals
A Practical Career Guide
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Welcome to medical office professional careers! If you are interested in a career in the medical office professional field, youve come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? …
View book details for The Peace Corps and Latin America
In the Last Mile of U.S. Foreign Policy
Lexington Books
For almost 60 years, the United States government has sent more than 230,000 of its citizens abroad to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) for two-year tours, often in very poor countries. As these Volunteers work in grassroots development, helping …
Hong Kong cinema began attracting international attention in the 1980s. By the early 1990s, Hong Kong had become "Hollywood East" as its film industry rose to first in the world in per capita production, was ranked second to the United …
Political philosophers from the beginning of history have articulated the significance of beauty. Allan D. Cooper argues that these writings are coded to justify patriarchal structures of power, and that each epoch of global history has reflected a paradigm of …
View book details for The Whole Church
Congregational Leadership Guided by Systems Theory
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Ministry can be challenging, especially when people are behaving badly or escalating conflicts. The Whole Church offers congregational leaders a way to resolve such difficult situations by first viewing the congregation as a whole, then interacting healthily with the congregation, …
View book details for Assisted Reproduction
Conceptions, Controversies, and Community Sentiment
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) allows people who are infertile the opportunity to conceive children and form much desired families. Over the past few decades, the number of ART procedures conducted in the United States has steadily increased, in part affected …
Lexington Books
David Humes argument against believing in miracles has attracted nearly continuous attention from philosophers and theologians since it was first published in 1748. Humes many commentators, however, both pro and con, have often misunderstood key aspects of Humes account of …
View book details for Paris and the Marginalized Author
Treachery, Alienation, Queerness, and Exile
Lexington Books
This volume of essays explores what it is that has brought marginalized and often exiled writers, seen as treacherous, alienated, and/or queer by their societies and nations together by way of Paris. Spanning from the inter-war period of the late …
View book details for Sexual Orientation and Teacher Identity
Professionalism and LGBTQ Politics in Teacher Preparation and Practice
Sexual Orientation and Teacher Identity: Professionalism and GLBT Politics in Teacher Preparation and Practice examines the nature of LGBTQ issues and teacher identity as social, cultural, and political constructs. In particular, the contributing authors to this collection of chapters present …
View book details for An Appalachian School in Coal Country
Facing the Challenges of a Changing Region
An Appalachian School in Coal Country examines the struggles and triumphs of an elementary school in one of the poorest counties in the United States. Despite economic crisis in the county, Creekside Elementary School is achieving unprecedented academic success. This …
View book details for Tech for All
Moving beyond the Digital Divide
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
How can libraries ensure that patrons from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds have access to advanced technology training and hardware? Everyone knows libraries provide access to computers and the internet for day to day use, but many libraries have gone …
View book details for The Ecclesiology of Thomas F. Torrance
Koinonia and the Church
This book provides a constructive analysis of Thomas F. Torrances ecclesiology. Holding the doctrine of the Trinity to be the ground and grammar of theology, Torrance viewed the doctrine of the Trinity as foundational for all ecclesiological reflection: What does …
A One-Stop Guide to Museum Careers People who love art, are fascinated by archaeology, or are history buffs may have considered the idea of working in a museum. But experience as a museum visitor reveals only the public-facing side of …
View book details for Through the Gender Lens
A Century of Social and Political Development in Nigeria
Lexington Books
Sustainable development is now intricately linked not just to economic growth, but more importantly, to the quality of life of people in terms of their social status, political participation, cultural freedom, environmental justice and inclusive development. For previously colonized nations …
View book details for Global Radio
From Shortwave to Streaming
Global Radio: From Shortwave to Streaming chronicles the development of radio as a global medium. In this book, Shaheed Nick Mohammed examines the evolution of radio from its early uses as little more than a novelty into a set of …
View book details for Signs of Reincarnation
Exploring Beliefs, Cases, and Theory
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Signs of Reincarnation provides the first comprehensive look at the belief in reincarnation and the evidence for past lives from historical records, anthropological studies, and contemporary research. Matlock discusses various ways the evidence may be interpreted and shows that although …
View book details for Between Socrates and the Many
A Study of Platos Crito
Between Socrates and the Many: A Study of Platos Crito is foremost concerned with Platos character, Crito. By focusing on its namesake, Hoffpauir draws attention to aspects of the Crito that may otherwise go unnoticed or underrated: justice, as most …
View book details for Food Blogs, Postfeminism, and the Communication of Expertise
Digital Domestics
Food Blogs, Postfeminism, and the Communication of Expertise: Digital Domestics examines how and why women use blogs to build successful digital brands in the arena of domestic food preparation, purchase, and consumption. Food blogging is big business, and cooking dinner …
View book details for Out of the Shadows
Shining a Light on Irregular Migration
Millions of people around the world live in and travel through the shadows. Compelled to leave home, they migrate irregularly without proper documentation to gain access to jobs, education, healthcare, food, and other essential services. Irregular migration exists because there …
View book details for Exponential Technologies
Higher Education in an Era of Serial Disruptions
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Exponential Technologies:Higher Education in an Era of Serial Disruptions provides an introduction to leaders in community colleges and universities to the near future impact of technologies that a developing in an exponential manner. Whereas past technologies grew in a linear …
View book details for Acquisition Trends, 2018
Defense Contract Spending Bounces Back
This report analyzes the current state of affairs in defense acquisition by combining detailed policy and data analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of the current and future outlook for defense acquisition. This analysis will provide critical insights into what …
View book details for Rebooting the Innovation Agenda
The Need for Resilient Institutions
Center for Strategic & International Studies
The fourth industrial revolution is underway, and technological changes will disrupt economic systems, displace workers, concentrate power and wealth, and erode trust in public institutions and the democratic political process. Up until now, the focus has largely been on how …
View book details for The More We Look, the Deeper It Gets
Transforming the Curriculum through Art
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
The More We Look, the Deeper It Gets: Transforming the Curriculum through Art provides inspiration and practical guidance for teaching with works of art in order to deepen engagement and improve student learning. The book introduces the Pyramid of Inquiry, …
View book details for More Than the Great Wall
The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 13681644
This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming Chinas pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles of northern frontier. Drawing on a wealth of original sources, John Dardess vividly portrays how Ming Chinas emperors, officials, and commanders …
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