James J George: 64 books

Book cover of From the Pleistocene to the Holocene

From the Pleistocene to the Holocene

Human Organization and Cultural Transformations in Prehistoric North America

by James M Adovasio, Charlotte Beck, Michael Bever
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012

The end of the Pleistocene era brought dramatic environmental changes to small bands of humans living in North America: changes that affected subsistence, mobility, demography, technology, and social relations. The transition they made from Paleoindian (Pleistocene) to Archaic (Early Holocene) societies...
Book cover of Reflections on Sentiment

Reflections on Sentiment

Essays in Honor of George Starr

by Barbara Benedict, James P. Carson, Alison Conway
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015

Reflections on Sentiment not only addresses current scholarly interest in feeling and affect but also provides an occasion to celebrate the career of George Starr, who, in more than fifty years of incisive scholarship and committed teaching, haselucidated the work of Daniel Defoe and the role of sentimentalism...
Book cover of Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology

Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology

Volume Two: The Proteobacteria (Part C)

by George Garrity, James T. Staley, David R. Boone
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2006

Includes a description of the Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteabacteria (1256 pages, 512 figures, and 371 tables). This large taxa include many well known medically and environmentally important groups. Especially notable are Acetobacter, Agrobacterium, Aquospirillum, Brucella, Burkholderia,...
Book cover of The Sociology of Katrina

The Sociology of Katrina

Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe

by Carl L. Bankston III, John Barnshaw, Christine Bevc
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. Five years after the storm, its profound impact continues to be felt. This new edition explores...
Book cover of Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism
by John Piper, Wayne Grudem, John Piper
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2006

A controversy of major proportions has spread through the church. Recent generations bear witness to the rise of "evangelical feminism"-a movement that has had a profound impact on all of life, challenging some of our basic Christian beliefs. In this new edition of an influential and award-winning...
Book cover of The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 7 (30 short stories)
by Arthur Conan Doyle, Arthur Machen, Edgar Allan Poe
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal...
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The Civil War in Georgia

A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion

by Albert Churella, Barton A. Myers, Brad Wood
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011

Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...
Book cover of Breaking the Mold of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education

Breaking the Mold of Preservice and Inservice Teacher Education

Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-first Century

by Liz Barber, Harriet J. Bessette, Tasha Bleistein
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011

This unique collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative preservice and inservice teacher education practices from many regions of the United States, Canada and the world. Each of the chapters offers an authentic, documentary account of successful initiatives that break...
Book cover of The Philosophy of Ang Lee
by James McRae, Renee Kohler-Ryan, Sydney Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013

Ang Lee (b. 1954) has emerged as one of cinema's most versatile, critically acclaimed, and popular directors. Known for his ability to transcend cultural and stylistic boundaries, Lee has built a diverse oeuvre that includes films about culture clashes and globalization ( Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994,...
Book cover of Religion, Culture, and International Conflict
by David Bloom, David Brooks, Peter Brown
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...
Book cover of The Politics and Economics of Park Management
by Stephanie Presber James, George R. Hughes, Donald R. Leal
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2000

The Politics and Economics of Park Management examines national protected area systems, in both developed and developing countries, that have made a transformation from 'fortress parks' to a sustainable use model. The contributors—park management, academics, and members of nongovenmental organizations—contend...
Book cover of Signs of Power

Signs of Power

The Rise of Cultural Complexity in the Southeast

by David G. Anderson, Richard Jefferies, Jon L. Gibson
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone and bone, as well as specialized chipped stone, artifacts, and their widespread exchange, this...
Book cover of The Faculty Mentor's Wisdom

The Faculty Mentor's Wisdom

Conceptualizing, Writing, and Defending the Dissertation

by Tricia Browne-Ferrigno, Angela Calabrese Barton, Paula A. Cordeiro
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...
Book cover of Critical issues in plant health: 50 years of research in African agriculture
by Dr Kenton Dashiell, Dr P. Lava Kumar, Dr Georg Goergen
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019

Plant health covers topics such as the safe handling and movement of germplasm and seed, as well as the range of biotic threats faced by crops and the ways they can be managed to optimise yields and ensure safety and quality in crop production. These threats include viral, bacterial and fungal diseases...
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