J Michael: 2158 books
Fields of Vision
Essays on the Travels of William Bartram
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2009
A classic work of history, ethnography, and botany, and an examination of the life and environs of the 18th-century south.
William Bartram was a naturalist, artist, and author of Travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the ExtensiveTerritories...
Seelen mit Methode
Schauspieltheorien vom Barock bis zum postdramatischen Theater
Language: German
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Ist Schauspielen eigentlich eine Kunst? Schauspieler(innen) sind die Fixpunkte der Aufmerksamkeit im Theater. Seit dreihundert Jahren nehmen Theoretiker die Herausforderung an, schauspielerisches Handeln zu definieren. In Schauspieltheorien wird danach gefragt, ob der Schauspieler sich selbst oder...
Reformed Catholicity
The Promise of Retrieval for Theology and Biblical Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
Can Christians and churches be both catholic and Reformed? In this volume, two accomplished young theologians argue that to be Reformed means to go deeper into true catholicity rather than away from it. Their manifesto for a catholic and Reformed approach to dogmatics seeks theological renewal through...
by Arthur Melzer, Todd Gitlin, Seyla Benhabib
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2001
With the end of the Cold War, the death of Communism, and the decline of Socialism, what are the primary issues, ideologies, and parties that now structure politics? Melzer, Zinman, and Weinberger have compiled essays from prominent experts to examine the politics of the past to help plot the political...
Transparency in Global Environmental Governance
Critical Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
A critical assessment of whether transparency is a broadly transformative force in global environmental governance or plays a more limited role.
Transparency—openness, secured through greater availability of information—is increasingly seen as part of the solution to a complex array of...
The American Civil War on Film and TV
Blue and Gray in Black and White and Color
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Whether on the big screen or small, films featuring the American Civil War are among the most classic and controversial in motion picture history. From D. W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation (1915) to Free State of Jones (2016), the war has provided the setting, ideologies, and character archetypes...
Mathematics of Autonomy
Mathematical Methods for Cyber-Physical-Cognitive Systems
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Mathematics of Autonomy provides solid mathematical foundations for building useful Autonomous Systems. It clarifies what makes a system autonomous rather than simply automated, and reveals the inherent limitations of systems currently incorrectly labeled as autonomous in reference to the specific...
The Faculty Mentor's Wisdom
Conceptualizing, Writing, and Defending the Dissertation
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary...
Greening Aid?
Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2008
Every year, billions of dollars of environmental aid flow from the rich governments of the North to the poor governments of the South. Why do donors provide this aid? What do they seek to achieve? How effective is the aid given? And does it always go to the places of greatest environmental need? From...
Aspire High
Imagining Tomorrow's School Today
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
The ideal school is closer than you think.
This high school of your dreams is a dynamic place that promotes aspirations and meaningful learning—and each aspect of its success exists in a school today, drawn from research, observations, focus groups, and interviews. Whether you’re a policymaker...
Student Voice
The Instrument of Change
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2014
Meaningful school reform starts with your most powerful partner—your students!
When you take time to listen, you’ll find that students’ aspirations can drive your school toward exciting new goals—and when students know they’re being heard, they engage meaningfully in their own academic...
by Michael A Collins, Matthew Addicoat, Anthony J H M Meijer
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
The focus of this excellent textbook is the topic of molecular reaction dynamics. The chapters are all written by internationally recognised researchers and, from the outset, the contributors are writing with the young scientist in mind. The easy to use, stand-alone, chapters make it of value to students,...
by Howard Schweber, David A Schultz, Henry L. Chambers Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Many hoped or feared that Antonin Scalia’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986 would guarantee a conservative counter-revolution that would reverse the liberal jurisprudence of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren and which was continued to some extent under the Burger Court though...
Cuba's Forgotten Decade
How the 1970s Shaped the Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2018
The 1970s have largely been overlooked in scholarly studies of the Cuban Revolution, or, at the very least, dismissed simply as a period of “Sovietization” characterized by widespread bureaucratization, institutionalization, and adherence to Soviet orthodoxy. Consequently, scant research exists...