David Kim: 86 books
Divided Lenses
Screen Memories of War in East Asia
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2016
Divided Lenses: Screen Memories of War in East Asia is the first attempt to explore how the tumultuous years between 1931 and 1953 have been recreated and renegotiated in cinema. This period saw traumatic conflicts such as the Sino-Japanese War, the Pacific War, and the Korean War, and pivotal events...
Urban Spaces
Planning and Struggles for Land and Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2009
The control and utilization of urban spaces remains a highly contested issue. Much of the debate centers on issues of economic development versus the maintenance and support of already existing communities. As a number of urban areas are in the throes of gentrification and economic development projects,...
Dangerous But Not Omnipotent
Exploring the Reach and Limitations of Iranian Power in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
In an analysis grounded in the observation that although Iranian power projection is marked by strengths, it also has serious liabilities and limitations, this report surveys the nature of both in four critical areas and offers a new U.S. policy paradigm that seeks to manage the challenges Iran presents...
Interaction and Everyday Life
Phenomenological and Ethnomethodological Essays in Honor of George Psathas
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
Phenomenological sociology and ethnomethodology have many adherents and practitioners throughout the world. The international character of interest in these two areas is exemplified by the papers in this book, which come from scholars in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, and...
Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota
Volume 4, Ecosystem-Based Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated...
by Craig Hovey, Lisa Fisher, Rachel Boaz
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Understanding America’s Gun Culture focuses on building understanding of some of the issues associated with US gun culture and the contemporary debate about the availability and use of guns. This edited volume is unique in that it draws on a wide variety of disciplines and presents perspectives...
Persona Studies
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019
The definitive and first major text on personas in contemporary culture
Modern social media and communication technologies have reshaped our identities and transformed contemporary culture, revealing an expanded and intensified reforming of our collective online behavior. Billions of people...
by Myles Burnyeat, Kim Paffenroth, Brian R. Clack
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2018
This collection examines the relationship between Augustine and Wittgenstein and demonstrates the deep affinity they share, not only for the substantive issues they treat but also for the style of philosophizing they employ. Wittgenstein saw certain salient Augustinian approaches to concepts like...
by Charles Mills, Lewis R. Gordon, Anthony Reed
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Literary scholars and historians have long considered W. E. B. Du Bois (1868--1963) an extremely influential writer and a powerful cultural critic. The author of more than one hundred books, hundreds of published articles, and founding editor of the NAACP journal The Crisis, Du Bois has been widely...
Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality
Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2005
Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions provides a forum for prominent religious scholars to examine the state of religious knowledge and theological reflection on spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Featuring essays from thinkers...
Looking Beyond Suppression
Community Strategies to Reduce Gang Violence
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
This edited book significantly contributes to the knowledge on how to address gang problems from a broad community perspective, which takes into account criminal justice agencies, social service providers, and community leaders, along with police, who have implemented collaborative anti-gang policies...
Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass
Advances in Science and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Fast pyrolysis and related catalytic pyrolysis are of increasing interest as pathways to advanced biofuels that closely mimic traditional petroleum products. Research has moved from empirical investigations to more fundamental studies of pyrolysis mechanisms. Theories on the chemical and physical...
by Frederic M. Richards, David S. Eisenberg, Peter S. Kim
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 1998
This volume commemorates the 50th anniversary of the appearance in Volume 4 in 1948 of Dr. Jeffries Wyman's famous paper in which he "laid down" the foundations of linkage thermodynamics. Experts in this area contribute articles on the state-of-the-art of this important field and on new developments...
Quick Reference for Otolaryngology
Guide for APRNs, PAs, and Other Healthcare Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
"This quick reference guide to ear, nose, and throat questions is easy to navigate to search for specific diseases. The book breaks down each branch of the specialty of otolaryngology and enables readers to easily find the body system they are interested in. The outline style also allows readers...