Judith Thomas: 35 books
Globalization and America
Race, Human Rights, and Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2008
As globalization expands, more than goods and information are traded between the countries of the world. Hattery, Embrick, and Smith present a collection of essays that explore the ways in which issues of human rights and social inequality are shared globally. The editors focus on the United States'...
by Virginia H. Dale, Catherine L. Kling, Judith L. Meyer
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces...
Glöckchen, Gift und Gänsebraten
Weihnachtskrimis von Rügen bis ins Zillertal
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Von drauß' vom Walde komm ich her – Ich muss euch sagen, gemordet wird sehr! In der besinnlichen Adventszeit wird quer durch Deutschland geplündert, gemeuchelt und verscharrt. 24 namhafte Regiokrimi-Autoren packen die Rute aus, bis der Christbaum die Nadeln verliert. Und dabei segnen nicht nur Gänse und Karpfen das Zeitliche …
Süßer die Schreie nie klingen
24 Weihnachtskrimis von der Nordsee bis in die Alpen
Language: German
Release Date: September 26, 2013
Es leuchtet jedes Haus, die Fenster sind bunt geschmückt und Plätzchenduft schwebt durch die Zimmer. Richtig: Es ist Weihnachtszeit in deutschen Landen und alle Menschen freuen sich auf Eintracht und Gemütlichkeit. Wenn es draußen kräftig friert, sorgen Kerzenlicht und Chorgesang für besinnliche...
by Sigrid Hodel-Hoenes, Robert Rollinger, Manfred Oeming
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Das »Wörterbuch alttestamentlicher Motive« erleichtert das Verständnis der alttestamentlichen Texte und erschließt die Bedeutung ihrer Themen und Motive. Rund 120 Artikel beschreiben die altorientalischen Wurzeln zu jedem Motiv und erwähnen die Wirkungsgeschichte, die zumeist über das Neue...
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
As this bestseller predicted, Trump has only grown more erratic and dangerous as the pressures on him mount. This new edition includes new essays bringing the book up to date—because this is still not normal.
Originally released in fall 2017, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump was a runaway...
by Derrick Bell, Jonathan A. Bush, Jacob I. Corré
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2001
Central to the development of the American legal system, writes Professor Finkelman in Slavery & the Law, is the institution of slavery. It informs us not only about early concepts of race and property, but about the nature of American democracy itself. Prominent historians of slavery and legal...
Southern Illinois University at 150 Years
Growth, Accomplishments, and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019
Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major...
Psychologie
Eine Einführung in ihre Grundlagen und Anwendungsfelder
Language: German
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Diese umfassende und grundlegende Einführung in das Fach Psychologie wurde für die 5. Auflage vollständig überarbeitet. Neue Entwicklungen, methodische Erweiterungen und aktuelle Trends wurden eingearbeitet. Basierend auf den Richtlinien der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) werden...
by Gregor Maria Hoff, Hans Joas, Walter Kasper
Language: German
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Language: German
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Das Memorandum "Kirche 2011: Ein notwendiger Aufbruch" von katholischen Theologieprofessorinnen und -professoren hat kontroverse Reaktionen hervorgerufen. Der Band versammelt Unterzeichner und Nichtunterzeichner, die ihre Zustimmung bzw. Ablehnung in persönlichen Beiträgen theologisch...
Antidemocracy in America
Truth, Power, and the Republic at Risk
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
On Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States. But the victories of the Obama administration hid from view fundamental problems deeply rooted in American social institutions and history. The election’s consequences...
Lens of War
Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the...
Diasporas, Cultures of Mobilities, ‘Race' 2
Diaspora, Memory and Intimacy
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Continuing the series on Diasporas, Cultures of Mobilities, ‘Race’, this second volume extends existing scholarship by exploring a range of multidisciplinary perspectives on the diasporic condition. Embodiment, memory and intimacy form three core themes through which the complexities of diasporic...
Sex, Love, and You
Making the Right Decision
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2003
The pressure on teens to be sexually active only increases and multiples as the years go on. Today, teens are under enormous pressure to be sexually active. Popular culture tells them that uncommitted responsible sex is possible. Television, movies, and the Internet anxious to depict "reality"...