Timothy M : 204 books
The Sociology of Katrina
Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe
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...
Communication and the Work-Life Balancing Act
Intersections across Identities, Genders, and Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
Communication and the Work-Life Balancing Act: Intersections across Identities, Genders, and Cultures offers scholarly research related to work-life balance in today’s environment, with a particular focus on the fields of communication and gender studies. The chapters examine the choices, challenges,...
by Daina Ramey Berry, Jonathan M. Bryant, Bobby J. Donaldson
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Slavery and Freedom in Savannah is a richly illustrated, accessibly written book modeled on the very successful Slavery in New York, a volume Leslie M. Harris coedited with Ira Berlin. Here Harris and Daina Ramey Berry have collected a variety of perspectives on slavery, emancipation, and black life...
by Stewart L. Bennett, Andrew S. Bledsoe, John J Gaines
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Few American Civil War operations matched the controversy, intensity, and bloodshed of Confederate general John Bell Hood’s ill-fated 1864 campaign against Union forces in Tennessee. In the first-ever anthology on the subject, The Tennessee Campaign of 1864, edited by Steven E. Woodworth and Charles...
American Catholics, American Culture
Tradition and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators...
Heralds of the King
Christ-Centered Sermons in the Tradition of Edmund P. Clowney
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2009
Eleven preachers with different gifts, backgrounds, and personal emphases show how they proclaim Christ from all the Scripture in a variety of contexts.
Edmund P. Clowney (1917-2005), the late president and professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, was a trailblazer...
by Theodore X. O'Connell, Jonathan M. Wong, Kevin M. Haggerty
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Instant Workups: Clinical Guide to Pediatrics, by Theodore X. O'Connell, MD, is a portable pocket resource and quick refresher that helps you develop and refine your diagnostic skills. Practical and easy to use, it provides clear workup plans for the most common pediatric conditions, providing you...
Brahman and Dao
Comparative Studies of Indian and Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
The present geopolitical rise of India and China evokes much interest in the comparative study of these two ancient Asian cultures. There are various studies comparing Western and Indian philosophies and religions, and there are similar works comparing Chinese and Western philosophy and religion....
Media Disparity
A Gender Battleground
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
For decades, scholars have repeatedly found the inequity of gender representations in informational and entertainment media. Beginning with the seminal work by Gaye Tuchman and colleagues, we have repeatedly seen a systemic underrepresentation and misrepresentation of women in media. Examining the...
Communication Ethics and Crisis
Negotiating Differences in Public and Private Spheres
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
This collection of essays extends the conversation on communication ethics and crisis communication to offer practical wisdom for meeting the challenges of a complex and ever-changing world. In multiple contexts ranging from the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and family to the political and public,...
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
Chronology, Content, Contest
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
A timely, comprehensive reevaluation of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
One of the most venerable concepts in Southeastern archaeology is that of the Southern Cult. The idea has its roots in the intensely productive decade (archaeologically) of the 1930s and is fundamentally tied to yet...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 1
Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varieties
Coverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storage
Discusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management
by Barney L. Capehart, Ph.D., C.E.M
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
The goal of this book is to bring to the forefront the huge benefits to energy and facility managers of the emergence and continuing development of technologies and applications in the area of energy information and control systems. This wave of information technology (IT) and web-based energy information...
African Archaeology Without Frontiers
Papers from the 2014 PanAfrican Archaeological Association Congress
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Confronting national, linguistic and disciplinary boundaries, contributors to African Archaeology Without Frontiers argue against artificial limits and divisions created through the study of ‘ages’ that in reality overlap and cannot and should not be understood in isolation. Papers are drawn from...