John David: 902 books
Environmental Justice and Climate Change
Assessing Pope Benedict XVI's Ecological Vision for the Catholic Church in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI was called ‘the green pope’ because of his ecological commitments in his writings, statements, and practical initiatives. Containing twelve essays by lay, ordained, and religious Catholic theologians and scholars, along with a presentation and a homily by bishops,...
Logic from A to Z
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Glossary of Logical and Mathematical Terms
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
First published in the most ambitious international philosophy project for a generation; the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Logic from A to Z is a unique glossary of terms used in formal logic and the philosophy of mathematics.
Over 500 entries include key terms found in the study of:
* Logic:...
The Criminalization of States
The Relationship between States and Organized Crime
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
This volume examines the relationship between states and organized crime. It seeks to add to the theoretical literature for analyzing the criminalization of the state. The volume also explores the nature of organized crime in countries throughout the Americas from Central America to the Southern Cone.
Voluntary Environmental Programs
A Policy Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2009
Protecting the environment is often not the primary objective of businesses. As the world has become more environmentally aware, the necessity of environmental regulations becomes apparent. Voluntary Environmental Programs: A Policy Perspective examines different approaches to environmental protection...
by John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2008
Modern Geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, and simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. Spanning both physical and human Geography, the discipline today is unique as a subject which can bridge the divide between the sciences and the humanities,...
by Mr. John Aldrich, Jamie L. Carson, Brad T. Gomez
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Is America in the midst of an electoral transformation? What were the sources of Trump’s victory in 2016, and how do they differ from Republican coalitions of the past? Does his victory signal a long-term positive trajectory for Republicans’ chances in presidential elections?
Change and...
by Brian Hosmer, Frederick E. Hoxie, Ken Hechler
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Harry S. Truman oversaw the beginning of a dramatic shift in the relationship between the U.S. government and Native Americans. Not generally associated with Native Americans or Native American affairs, Truman’s presidency marked the end of the Indian New Deal begun under the Roosevelt administration...
by Lee Ann Banaszak, Jeffrey M. Berry, Paul Burstein
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 1998
Social movements in the United States are important political actors because of their scale and duration, their generation of new ideas and understandings of existing problems, their ability to mobilize those who were previously passive citizens, and the impetus they provide for restructuring and...
Withdrawing from Iraq
Alternative Schedules, Associated Risks, and Mitigating Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
In studying the withdrawal from Iraq, RAND assessed logistical constraints, trends in insurgent activity, the readiness of Iraqi security forces, and implications for the size of the residual U.S. force and for security in Iraq and the region. This report presents alternative schedules: one consistent...
School Knowledge for the Masses
World Models and National Primary Curricular Categories in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
First published in 1992, this book presents unique quantitative data on the content coverage of primary education in a large number of countries since 1920. It demonstrates that these curricular outlines tend to be surprisingly similar across very disparate countries, and suggests the world processes...
by John Creed, Sheng Ding, Joseph Fewsmith
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
State–society relations and governance are closely related areas of study and have become important topics in the social sciences in the past decades, not only in developed countries but also in the developing world. In China, state-society relations have been changing in the new era of reform and...
Between Contacts and Colonies
Archaeological Perspectives on the Protohistoric Southeast
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2002
This collection of essays brings together diverse approaches to the analysis of Native American culture in the protohistoric period.
For most Native American peoples of the Southeast, almost two centuries passed between first contact with European explorers in the 16th century and colonization...
by Owen Epstein, MB, BCh
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2008
The fourth edition of Clinical Examination provides a clear, practical and above all, superbly illustrated guide to all aspects of history taking and patient examination. Designed to be accessible both to medical students just starting their clinical attachments and to more experienced readers, the...
Health Measurement Scales
A practical guide to their development and use
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Clinicians and those in health sciences are frequently called upon to measure subjective states such as attitudes, feelings, quality of life, educational achievement and aptitude, and learning style in their patients. This fifth edition of Health Measurement Scales enables these groups to both develop...