Barbara Jay: 14 books
by Barbara Jay
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
'That, sir, had I been a man would have been a challenge’ ‘If Madame will tell to me how I offend, maybe I may make apology’ A Spanish nobleman on a mysterious mission, a young English lady searching for her brother, an indomitable dowager on her own private mission and a seriously wounded Scottish...
by Barbara Jay
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
This is set against the backdrop of the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo. Sisters Alicia and Jessica Weston face losing their beloved home, Rowanwood, in Sussex to a French cavalry officer cousin fresh from the battle. While Alicia determines to make the best of a bad situation, Jessica determines...
by Bankrate, Claes Bell, Kay Bell
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Most people believe the only way to acquire a million dollars is by purchasing a winning lottery ticket. The authors of Future Millionaires’ Guidebook contend that making smart and deliberate financial decisions can help anyone achieve this goal. Written by the reporters and editors of the award-winning...
Engaging Nature
Environmentalism and the Political Theory Canon
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014
Essays that put noted political thinkers of the past—including Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Wollstonecraft, Marx, and Confucius—in dialogue with current environmental political theory.
Contemporary environmental political theory considers the implications of the environmental crisis for...
The Mystery Of 2012
Predictions, Prophecies, and Possibilities
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Are we coming to the end of a cosmic cycle? Will there be an age of awakening, or even an end to the world we know? For the first time, the leading authorities on the 2012 phenomenon are all given voice in a single book: The Mystery of 2012 . From the prophecies of the Mayan astronomers to modern...
Ethics, Literature, and Theory
An Introductory Reader
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2005
Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics.
Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of...
Religion, Culture, and International Conflict
A Conversation
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2005
As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...
Learning Culture through Sports
Perspectives on Society and Organized Sports
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
In today's culture, sports wield a weight influence; this influence, however, is rarely examined. Similar to the first edition, this second edition of Learning Culture Through Sports provides coaches, educators, parents, and others dealing with students and athletes with an engaging and critical context...
Jewish Pastoral Care 2/E
A Practical Handbook from Traditional & Contemporary Sources
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
T****he first comprehensive resource for pastoral care in the Jewish tradition—and a vital resource for counselors and caregivers of other faith traditions.
The essential reference for rabbis, cantors, and laypeople who are called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow, and...
Writing through the Visual and Virtual
Inscribing Language, Literature, and Culture in Francophone Africa and the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Writing Through the Visual and Virtual: Inscribing Language, Literature, and Culture in Francophone Africa and the Caribbean interrogates conventional notions of writing. The contributors—whose disciplines include anthropology, art history, education, film, history, linguistics, literature, performance...
by Barbara A. Baker, Louis A Rabb, Roberta S. Maguire
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
This collection consists of essays written by prominent African American literature, jazz, and Albert Murray scholars, reminiscences from Murray protégés and associates, and interviews with Murray himself. It illustrates Murray’s place as a central figure in African American arts and...
by Brian Fitzgerald, Jay P. Kesan, Barbara Russo
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011
A rich case-study analysis of open source software adoption by public organizations in different countries and settings.
Archaeologists as Activists
Can Archaeologists Change the World?
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Could archaeologists benefit contemporary cultures and be a factor in solving world problems? Can archaeologists help individuals? Can archaeologists change the world? These questions form the root of “archaeology activism” or “activist archaeology”: using archaeology to advocate for and affect...
Narrating Midlife
Crisis, Transition, and Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Narrating Midlife: Crisis, Transition, and Transformation is rooted in a discussion about why it is important to address the midlife years in ways that challenge and interrogate the myths that surround this phase of life. Although readers are free to construct their own meaning after reading each...