Emeritus Professor: 37 books
Philosophy and Poetry
Continental Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2019
Ever since Plato’s Socrates exiled the poets from the ideal city in The Republic, Western thought has insisted on a strict demarcation between philosophy and poetry. Yet might their long-standing quarrel hide deeper affinities? This book explores the distinctive ways in which twentieth-century and...
The Tapestry of Culture
An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
The most exciting thing about anthropology is that it enables the student to become acquainted with people of different cultures. The Tapestry of Culture provides the student with the basic concepts necessary to understand these different cultures while showing that cultural variations occur within...
The Tapestry of Culture
An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
The Tapestry of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology provides students and the interested public with a concise picture of the field of cultural anthropology today. From the first edition of Tapestry of Culture published in the early 1980s until now, anthropology has changed greatly,...
The Meaning of the Circus
The Communicative Experience of Cult, Art, and Awe
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
This book documents and discusses the meaning(s) of the creative process at play in the crafting and staging of circus acts. It highlights the experience of circus artists as their skills develop and mature into public performances that create aesthetic and emotional values in the modern economy of...
Political Economy: A Comparative Approach, 3rd Edition
A Comparative Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
As 21st-century political debate becomes polarized across ideological lines, students and citizens need to understand the underlying values on which contending arguments are based. The current political gridlock calls for a deeper appreciation of the competing perspectives in political economy. Now...
The Cartels: The Story of Mexico's Most Dangerous Criminal Organizations and their Impact on U.S. Security
The Story of Mexico's Most Dangerous Criminal Organizations and Their Impact on U.S. Security
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
What can President Enrique Peña Nieto do to curb the narcotics-induced mayhem in Mexico, and what would be the consequences to the United States if he fails? This book analyzes Mexico's transition from a relatively peaceful kleptocracy controlled by the Tammany-Hall style Institutional Revolutionary...
by Arthur Benavie Professor Emeritus
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
This book reveals the disturbing truth about how the escalation of the War on Drugs over the past 30 years has eroded the human and property rights of Americans—while doing little to stop drug trafficking or use.
• Shows that the War on Drugs has failed to achieve the goals that were originally...
Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds
The Role of Teachers and Teacher Educators, Part I
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
Cultivating Curious and Creative Minds presents a plethora of approaches to developing human potential in areas not conventionally addressed. Organized in two parts, this international collection of essays provides viable educational alternatives to those currently holding sway in an era of high-stakes...
Why the Principalship?
Making the Leap from the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
This book provides step-by-step, concrete advice for aspiring school administrators as they strive to achieve principal certification. Each chapter's snapshots illustrate key challenges that face principal candidates. The last third of the book includes exercises that help candidates and mentors,...
Schooling the Symbolic Animal
Social and Cultural Dimensions of Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000
This anthology introduces some of the most influential literature shaping our understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education today. Together the selections provide students a range of approaches for interpreting and designing educational experiences worthy of the multicultural societies...
by D. J. Bacon, Derek Hull, Emeritus Goldsmith's Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
In materials science, dislocations are irregularities within the crystal structure or atomic scale of engineering materials, such as metals, semi-conductors, polymers, and composites. Discussing this specific aspect of materials science and engineering, Introduction to Dislocations is a key resource...
by Roger C. Greer, Susan G. Fowler, Robert J. Grover Professor Emeritus
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013
This comprehensive book prepares readers for a changing profession in the library and information field, presenting a holistic approach that examines theories and models and utilizes creative problem-solving strategies.
• Provides a current, detailed, and creative introduction to the library...
Assault on Mexican American Collective Memory, 2010–2015
Swimming with Sharks
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
This book uses a micro-narrative structure to explore the assault on the collective memory of Mexican Americans in the Southwest United States from 2010–2016. These communities’ survival depends on their histories and identities, which are being quickly erased by gentrification and dispersal,...
Big Oil in the United States: Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics
Industry Influence on Institutions, Policy, and Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
This book explains how and why large oil-producing corporations have affected government institutions, energy policy, and politics in the United States—and suggests how their influence can be reduced.
• Focuses on big oil's impact on U.S. government policy—regulatory, environmental, and...