David Steven: 143 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...
The Democratic Arts of Mourning
Political Theory and Loss
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2019
The Democratic Arts of Mourning reflects on the variety of ways in which mourning affects political and social life. In recent decades, political theorists have increasingly examined and explored the themes of loss, grief, and mourning. With an introduction that contextualizes the turn to mourning...
Universal Human Rights
Moral Order in a Divided World
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2005
Universal Human Rights brings new clarity to the important and highly contested concept universal human rights. The Charter of the United Nations commits nearly all nations of the world to promote, to realize and take action to achieve human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, yet this formal...
The Social Psychology of Experience
Studies in Remembering and Forgetting
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2005
`A smart, thoughtful, and well-written book that takes social memory studies in a bold new direction and will attract an audience from across the social sciences for years to come' - Theory & Psychology
What informs the process of remembering and forgetting? Is it merely about our capability...
The politics of airport expansion in the United Kingdom
Hegemony, policy and the rhetoric of ‘sustainable aviation’
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
The massive expansion of global aviation, its insatiable demand for airport capacity and its growing contribution to carbon emissions make it a critical societal problem. Alongside traditional concerns about noise and air pollution, airport politics has been connected to the problems of climate change...
by Rebecca Robbins Raines, Steven C. Call, Stephen Houseknecht
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Before 1940, the Japanese empire stood as the greatest single threat to the American presence in the Pacific and East Asia. To a lesser degree, the formerly hegemonic colonial powers of Britain, France, and the Netherlands still controlled portions of the region. At the same time, subjugated peoples...
Matter and Form
From Natural Science to Political Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
Matter and Form explores the relationship that has long existed between natural science and political philosophy. Plato's Socrates articulates the Ideas or Forms as an account of the ultimate source of causality in the cosmos. Aristotle's natural philosophy had a significant impact on his political...
Promoting Global Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education
Successes and Challenges within Local and International Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Promoting Global Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education addresses the growing concern that few practicing teachers in the United States are prepared to handle the demands of educating students for our changing global context. This book advocates for preparing teacher candidates to develop...
by Steven M. Cox, David W. Massey, Connie M. Koski
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2018
Written and extensively updated by an author team that includes former and current law enforcement officers,** Introduction to Policing** focuses on the thought-provoking, contemporary issues that underscore the challenging and rewarding world of policing. The authors skillfully balance research...
Practical Peacemaking in the Middle East
Arms Control and Regional Security
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Distributive Politics in Developing Countries
Almost Pork
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
This book explores the increasing use of Constituency Development Funds (CDFs) in emerging democratic governments in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Oceania. CDFs dedicate public money to benefit parliamentary constituencies through allocations and/or spending decisions influenced by Members of Parliament...
by Richard A. Polin, MD, Steven H. Abman
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2016
Fetal & Neonatal Physiology provides neonatologist fellows and physicians with the essential information they need to effectively diagnose, treat, and manage sick and premature infants. Fully comprehensive, this resource continues to serve as an excellent reference tool, focusing on the basic...
by Dirk Elston, MD, Tammie Ferringer
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
With a unique combination of targeted online lectures, vast online image collections, and an easy-to-follow supporting atlas, Dr. Elston’s highly acclaimed "dermatopathology made easier" approach presents a unique way to master the foundations of this complex dermatology sub-specialty,...
by Jamshid Ghaboussi, David A. Pecknold, Xiping Steven Wu
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
This book presents the fundamentals of nonlinear mechanics within a modern computational approach based mainly on finite element methods. Both material and geometric nonlinearities are treated. The topics build up from the mechanics of finite deformation of solid bodies through to nonlinear structural...