Georgetown University Press: 313 books
Mi lengua
Spanish as a Heritage Language in the United States, Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2003
An increasing number of U.S. Latinos are seeking to become more proficient in Spanish. The Spanish they may have been exposed to in childhood may not be sufficient when they find themselves as adults in more demanding environments, academic or professional. Heritage language learners appear in a wide...
God's Creativity and Human Action
Christian and Muslim Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
A record of the 2015 Building Bridges Seminar for leading Christian and Muslim scholars, this collection of essays explores the nature of divine and human agency through themes of creation’s goal, humankind’s dignity and task, and notions of sovereignty. Part I sets the context for the book with...
Language for Specific Purposes
Trends in Curriculum Development
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
In the United States today there is lively discussion, both among educators and employers, about the best way to prepare students with high-level language and cross-cultural communication proficiency that will serve them both professionally and personally in the global environment of the twenty-first...
An Ethics Casebook for Hospitals
Practical Approaches to Everyday Ethics Consultations, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Originally published in 1999, this classic textbook includes twenty-six cases with commentary and bibliographic resources designed especially for medical students and the training of ethics consultants. The majority of the cases reflect the day-to-day moral struggles within the walls of hospitals....
Persuasion and Power
The Art of Strategic Communication
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Now more than ever, in the arenas of national security, diplomacy, and military operations, effective communication strategy is of paramount importance. A 24/7 television, radio, and Internet news cycle paired with an explosion in social media demands it. According to James P. Farwell, an expert in communication...
The Ethical Lobbyist
Reforming Washington’s Influence Industry
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Lobbyists in Washington aren’t a new phenomenon. Since the early days of the republic, citizens and groups alike have hired professionals to press their interests with lawmakers. However, recent examples of misconduct—like that seen in the Abramoff scandal—highlight the unique ethical challenges...
by Kenneth Ashworth
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2001
Replete with practical advice for anyone considering a career in federal, state, or local government, Caught between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service conveys what life is really like in a public service job. The book is written as a series of lively, entertaining letters of...
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Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 8, 2013
Language: Spanish
Release Date: January 8, 2013
This rich textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the principal concepts and thematic areas of Spanish pragmatics. It is aimed at advanced students of Spanish—upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students—who need to hone their language skills for contextually sensitive use...
Memos to the Governor
An Introduction to State Budgeting, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
This revised and updated edition of Memos to the Governor is a concise and highly readable guidebook that explains in clear, understandable prose the technical, economic, and political dynamics of budget making. Updated with many new examples of budget quandaries from recent years, this book helps current...
Governing under Stress
The Implementation of Obama's Economic Stimulus Program
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
The underappreciated but surprisingly successful implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) helped rescue the economy during the Great Recession and represented one of the most important achievements of the Obama presidency. It tested all levels of government with urgent time...
Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad
How to Be a Counterintelligence Officer
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
A Classic in Counterintelligence—Now Back in PrintOriginally published in 1987, Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad is a unique primer that teaches the principles, strategy, and tradecraft of counterintelligence (CI). CI is often misunderstood and narrowly equated with security and catching spies,...
Assessing War
The Challenge of Measuring Success and Failure
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Today's protracted asymmetrical conflicts confuse efforts to measure progress, often inviting politics and wishful thinking to replace objective evaluation.In Assessing War, military historians, social scientists, and military officers explore how observers have analyzed the trajectory of war in American...
by John McHugo
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
The 1,400-year-old schism between Sunnis and Shi’is is currently reflected in the destructive struggle for hegemony between Saudi Arabia and Iran—with no apparent end in sight. But how did this conflict begin, and why is it now the focus of so much attention?
Charting the history of Islam...
Modern Catholic Social Teaching
Commentaries and Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2005
With an equal emphasis on every word in the title—and with a distinctly American perspective—Himes and his distinguished associate editors and contributors, have assembled the most thorough and authoritative assessment of modern Roman Catholic social teaching to date, likely to remain the touchstone...