Eric Adler: 6 books

With the growth of postcolonial theory in recent decades, scholarly views of Roman imperialism and colonialism have been evolving and shifting. Much recent discussion of the topic has centered on the ways in which ancient Roman historians consciously or unconsciously denigrated non-Romans. Similarly,...

Beginning with a short intellectual history of the academic culture wars, Eric Adler’s book examines popular polemics including those by Allan Bloom and Dinesh D’Souza, and considers the oddly marginal role of classical studies in these conflicts. In presenting a brief history of classics in American...

Die Sozialkompetenz in unserer Gesellschaft nimmt drastisch ab. Immer schlechter können wir mit unseren Konflikten umgehen, Auseinandersetzungen werden vermieden oder münden in Gewalt. Diese Entwicklung führt zu schwerwiegenden gesellschaftlichen und persönlichen Problemen. Eric Adler analysiert...

Mehr vom Leben bekommen Glück, Geld, Gesundheit, private Zufriedenheit und beruflichen Erfolg? Das ist es, was alle Menschen gerne hätten, doch wenn man fragt, wie es genau aussehen sollte, herrscht meist Schweigen. Tatsache ist, die meisten Menschen wissen nicht wirklich genau, was sie wollen...

Educators strive to create “assessment cultures” in which they integrate evaluation into teaching and learning and match assessment methods with best instructional practice. But how do teachers and administrators discover and negotiate the values that underlie their evaluations? Bob Broad’s...

Discussion questions developed by the authors can be found here. In the face of globalization’s massive social and economic transformations and the resulting persistent inequality, activists, labor organizers, and advocacy NGOs are seeking and creating change beyond the confines of formal...