Matthew S : 173 books
The Social Movement Society
Contentious Politics for a New Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 1997
Is there more social protest now than there was prior to the movement politics of the 1960s, and if so, does it result in a distinctly less civil society throughout the world? If everybody protests, what does protest mean in advanced industrial societies? This volume brings together scholars from...
Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century
Historical, Ethical, and Religious Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
The sixteen chapters of Josiah Royce for the Twenty-first Century are papers from the Fourth Annual Conference on American and European Values / International Conference on Josiah Royce, held at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Opole, Poland in June 2008. The presentation of diverse perspectives,...
Alternative Approaches in Music Education
Case Studies from the Field
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Explore the creative ways music educators across the country are approaching emerging practices in music teaching and learning. Outlined in twenty-five unique case studies, each program offers a new perspective on music teaching and learning, often falling outside the standard music education curriculum....
Crossing the Finish Line
Completing College at America's Public Universities
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
The United States has long been a model for accessible, affordable education, as exemplified by the country's public universities. And yet less than 60 percent of the students entering American universities today are graduating. Why is this happening, and what can be done? Crossing the Finish Line...
by Michael W. Austin, Raymond Angelo Belliotti, Scott F. Parker
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
It is said the champions of the ancient Olympic Games received a crown of olive leaves, symbolizing a divine blessing from Nike, the winged goddess of victory. While the mythology of the ancient games has come to exemplify the highest political, religious, community, and individual ideals of the time,...
The Naturalness of Belief
New Essays on Theism’s Rationality
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Despite its name, “naturalism” as a world-view turns out to be rather unnatural in its strict and more consistent form of materialism and determinism. This is why a number of naturalists opt for a broadened version that includes objective moral values, intrinsic human dignity, consciousness, beauty,...
Homer Simpson Ponders Politics
Popular Culture as Political Theory
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
It is often said that the poet Homer "educated" ancient Greece. Joseph J. Foy and Timothy M. Dale have assembled a team of notable scholars who argue, quite persuasively, that Homer Simpson and his ilk are educating America and offering insights into the social order and the human condition.
Following...
Charlotte, NC
The Global Evolution of a New South City
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
The rapid evolution of Charlotte, North Carolina, from “regional backwater” to globally ascendant city provides stark contrasts of then and now. Once a regional manufacturing and textile center, Charlotte stands today as one of the nation’s premier banking and financial cores with interests...
THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics
Black Magic, Sweeney Todd, The Vampyre, Dracula, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Frankenstein, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Tell-Tale Heart, A Haunted Island, Northanger Abbey, The Horla, The Willows…
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal… John William Polidori: The Vampyre Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars… Gaston Leroux: The Phantom of the Opera Marjorie...
by Melissa Boehm, Samuel Boerboom, Beth E. Bonnstetter
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2019
The Political Mel Brooks analyzes both Mel Brooks’s more popular films and his lesser known work to explore how his use of parody and satire, his keen sense of the history of Jewish comedic conventions, and his deep awareness of social issues encompasses a political project that, while often implicit,...
The Archaeology of Engagement
Conflict and Revolution in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
When a historic battlefield site is discovered and studied, the focus is often on the “hardware”: remnants of weaponry, ammunition, supplies, and equipment that archaeologists carefully unearth, analyze, conserve, and frequently place on display in museums.
But what about the “software”?...
Breaking Through the Noise
Presidential Leadership, Public Opinion, and the News Media
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Modern presidents engage in public leadership through national television addresses, routine speechmaking, and by speaking to local audiences. With these strategies, presidents tend to influence the media's agenda. In fact, presidential leadership of the news media provides an important avenue for...
Managing and Organizations
An Introduction to Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
A realist's guide to management, the authors capture the complex life of organizations, providing not only an account of theories, but also an introduction to their practice with examples from everyday life and culture discussing the key themes and debates along the way.
Used by nearly 50,000...
How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own
Understanding the Impact on Americans’ Public and Private Lives
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Famous: How Celebrity Lives Affect Our Own explores the effects celebrities have on their impressionable audience's lives, from copycat suicides, to postfeminist hypersexuality, to taking questionable celebrity health advice, and more. Celebrity advocacy and philanthropy are analyzed as contributors...