Shea: 660 books
Managing Expatriates in China
A Language and Identity Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Providing fresh perspectives on managing expatriates in the changing host country of China, this book investigates expatriate management from a language and identity angle. The authors’ multilingual and multicultural backgrounds allow them to offer a solid view on the best practices towards managing...
by AJ Fyler, Rhiannon Rhys-Jones, Aila Alvina Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of using gold (and other precious metals) to repair broken pottery. The ritual is complex, intentional, and contemplative. Upon completion, the once-broken vessels are made whole. They are stronger and possess a different type of beauty than before.
Kintsugi is...
Perception and Reality in the Modern Yugoslav Conflict
Myth, Falsehood and Deceit 1991-1995
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
In this book, the author has tried bridge the gap between the common perception of the Yugoslav conflict as portrayed in the media and the actual grim reality with which he was dealing as an EU monitor on the ground. Drawing on original material from both UN and ECMM sources, he has identified the...
by Gerry White, Brendan O'Shea
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
The political situation in Ireland at the beginning of the 20th century was characterised by crisis and change. Armed rebellion against the British Crown, the prosecution of the Anglo-Irish War, the emergence of the Irish Free State, and the eruption of the Civil War over the treaty with Great Britain...
Interpretation and Method
Empirical Research Methods and the Interpretive Turn
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
Exceptionally clear and well-written chapters provide engaging discussions of the methods of accessing, generating, and analyzing social science data, using methods ranging from reflexive historical analysis to critical ethnography. Reflecting on their own research experiences, the contributors offer...
by Robert Shea
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
It was a time of bloody confrontation between the white man and the red man, a time when the pioneers of a new nation were pushing out across the Great Plains and yet the powerful spirits of an ancient mystical religion still held sway over the Indians. In this troubled, dangerous time, there is a...
by Wolfgang Palaver, Nancy Popp, Robert Doran
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
For half a century René Girard’s theories of mimetic desire and scapegoating have captivated the imagination of thinkers and doers in many fields as an incisive look into the human condition, particularly the roots of violence. In a 1993 interview with Rebecca Adams, he highlighted the positive...
Jonestown Lullaby
Poems and Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2011
At age nineteen, author Teri OShea joined Peoples Temple in California led by Jim Jones. A member for seven years, she escaped Peoples Temple three weeks before the massacre in Jonestown, Guyana. The raw and powerful poems in Jonestown Lullaby explore her experience in Jonestown and the aftermath...
Self-Improving Teaching Systems
An Application of Artificial Intelligence to Computer Assisted Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
by Shea McMaster
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Her husband's death is just the beginning of her marital woes.
Rachel's humiliation over the discovery of her late husband's affairs turns to fear when one of his mistresses sends her a poisoned bouquet. But finding the source of the killer flowers is only one step on her path to solving the...
Campaign Rules
A 50-State Guide to Campaigns and Elections in America
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
America may be the most election-crazed nation in the world, boasting roughly 500,000 elected positions nationwide. Not only do we rely heavily on elections to fill government positions, but the frequency of these events far outpaces what is found in other nations. Americans use elections not only...
Why Vote?
Essential Questions About the Future of Elections in America
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2019
For nearly 200 years, Americans have pinned the democratic character of their system on elections. In many ways, we have become an election-crazed nation, ever-hoping that the next grand contest or the next great candidate will save the day. But tectonic shifts abound – changes that are distorting...
First-in-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life
Motivations, Transitions and Participation
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
This book examines the university experiences of first-in-family university students, and how these students’ decisions to return to education impact upon their family members and significant others. While it is well known that parental educational background has a substantial impact on the educational...
by Robin Washington, Sheryl L. Fairchild, BS
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
Master the basics of rehab patient care with Pierson and Fairchild’s Principles & Techniques of Patient Care, 6th Edition. This proven text not only provides clear "how-to" information on everything from positioning and draping to patient transfers and ambulation activities, but it...