Garcia: 1017 books
Clash or Complement of Cultures?
Peace and Productivity in the New Global Reality
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
This bookrecommends balance between cooperation and competition in intercultural/international relations, with more emphasis on the former. To make this possible, it describes a paradigm shift and demonstrates why it is logical and how it can be attained—thus going beyond traditional legal and moral...
by María Belén Ahumada, Ted Galen Carpenter, Khatchik DerGhougassian
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W. Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the Americas. In this work, contributors consider the major defining features of their respective policies in dealing with security-related issues. Specifically, they examine whether...
The Refracted Muse
Literature and Optics in Early Modern Spain
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Galileo never set foot on the Iberian Peninsula, yet, as Enrique García Santo-Tomás unfolds in The Refracted Muse, the news of his work with telescopes brought him to surprising prominence—not just among Spaniards working in the developing science of optometry but among creative writers as well.
While...
by WPaD, Mandy White, Chris Benedict
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2018
It's a Holiday Hootenanny! In this anthology, you will find more than just Christmas stories. WPaD is proud to present our favorite fiction from holidays all year round, from Halloween to Arbor Day, ranging from sentimental to a bit on the dark side. An entertaining read for any season.
I Am Smart in Different Ways!
My Smarts Superpowers!
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Activate your Smarts Superpowers to strengthen your brain and learning!
Ethnic Community Builders
Mexican-Americans in Search of Justice and Power
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2007
Ethnic Community Builders: Mexican-Americans in Search of Justice and Power is an oral history of Mexican-American activism in San JosZ, California, over the last half century. The authors present interviews of 14 people of various stripes—teachers, politicians, radio personalities—who have been...
Is Goodness Without God Good Enough?
A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2008
Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else? Discussion of this issue appears in pop culture, the academy, and the media—often generating radically opposed views. At one end of the spectrum are those who think that unless God exists, ethics is unfounded and the moral...
by Abigail Rothberg, Aabye-Gayle D. Francis-Favilla, Paula Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
We don’t often think about how the deepest parts of ourselves interact with where we are. We may grapple with feelings of not belonging in the place we are in, whether it is our home of thirty years, the home of our families, or a place we have never been to. Or maybe we are celebrating that a part...
The Spanish Arcadia
Sheep Herding, Pastoral Discourse, and Ethnicity in Early Modern Spain
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
The Spanish Arcadia analyzes the figure of the shepherd in the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish imaginary, exploring its centrality to the discourses on racial, cultural, and religious identity. Drawing on a wide range of documents, including theological polemics on blood purity, political...
Teaching for Diversity
A Guide to Greater Understanding
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Explore the demographic shifts in American life and schools throughout the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and examine the impact of these shifts on education. This book provides a powerful theoretical framework for thinking about and fostering acceptance of diversity and difference. Utilizing...
The Hernandez Brothers
Love, Rockets, and Alternative Comics
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
This study offers a critical examination of the work of Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, Mexican-American brothers whose graphic novels are highly influential. The Hernandez brothers started in the alt-comics scene, where their ‘Love and Rockets’ series quickly gained prominence. They have since published...
Latino Politics in America
Community, Culture, and Interests
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Latinos constitute the fastest-growing population in the United States today, and Latino political participation is growing rapidly. Still, Latino political power is not commensurate with the numbers, and much potential remains to be tapped. In Latino Politics in America, author John A. García examines...
Doing Youth Participatory Action Research
Transforming Inquiry with Researchers, Educators, and Students
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Doing Youth Participatory Action Research offers an unprecedented, in-depth exploration of the pragmatics and possibilities of youth-driven research. Drawing upon multiple years of experience engaging youth in rigorous, critical inquiry about the conditions impacting their lives, the authors examine...
by Maggie Garcia
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
This story is written to encourage children to overcome their fears. By working together with parents and teachers any child can learn to be strong and enjoy their wonderful childhood, without being interrupted by fears. Thank you. Deseo con todo mi corazn que este libr pueda ayudar a todos aquellos...