J M Thompson: 58 books
Aging Heroes
Growing Old in Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Despite the increasing number and variety of older characters appearing in film, television, comics, and other popular culture, much of the understanding of these figures has been limited to outdated stereotypes of aging. These include depictions of frailty, resistance to modern life, and mortality....
by Ann E. Burnette, Mary Frances Casper, Hao-Chieh Chang
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2012
Media Depictions of Brides, Wives, and Mothers, edited by Alena Amato Ruggerio, explores how television, film, the internet, and other media variously perpetuate gender stereotypes. The contributors to this volume bring a variety of feminist rhetorical and media criticism approaches from across the...
by Keith Kahn-Harris, Deena Weinstein, Esther Clinton
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2016
It is common to hear heavy metal music fans and musicians talk about the “metal community”. This concept, which is widely used when referencing this musical genre, encompasses multiple complex aspects that are seldom addressed in traditional academic endeavors including shared aesthetics, musical...
by Stephen H. Balch, Patrick J. Deneen, Anthony M. Esolen
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
This volume brings together leading thinkers who offer reflections on the place of Western civilization in the academy, at a time when there is indifference or even antipathy toward the study of the West at most institutions of higher learning. Alternative narratives—including multiculturalism,...
by Roger Frie, Bruce Ries, M Guy Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2005
This volume is the first concentrated effort to offer a philosophical critique of relational and intersubjective perspectives in contemporary psychoanalytic thought. The distinguished group of scholars and clinicians assembled here are largely preoccupied with tracing the theoretical underpinnings...
Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, Volume 5
Young Explorer's Adventure Guide, #5
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018
What's it like to live in a world where humor is banned or to work on a deep-space lighthouse?
If you're lucky, you might even discover how to escape the Yawning Men!
Curl up in your favorite rocket ship and set your coordinates for adventure in Volume Five of the Young Explorer's Adventure...
Educating through Popular Culture
You're Not Cool Just Because You Teach with Comics
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
This edited volume serves as a place for teachers and scholars to begin seeking ways in which popular culture has been effectively tapped for research and teaching purposes around the country. The contents of the book came together in a way that allowed for a detailed examination of teaching with...
by T.M. Mendes, Olivia Harvard, Mel Ryle
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2016
*A Christmas with the Prince*
Prince Zach has been married to the beautiful Anna for years. Not only do they have a little prince, but they also have a little princess on the way... and just in time for Christmas, too! Find out what happened to the prince and his beautiful bride—and what...
World-Systems Theory in Practice
Leadership, Production, and Exchange
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 1998
In the quarter century since Wallerstein first developed world systems theory (WST), scholars in a variety of disciplines have adopted the approach to explain intersocietal interaction on a grand scale. These essays bring to light archaeological data and analysis to show that many historic and prehistoric...
Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy
Essays on the Philosophical Cast of Jefferson's Writings
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Thomas Jefferson and Philosophy is a collection of nine new essays on philosophical elements in Jefferson’s writings. The first of its kind, this collection should lead to further philosophical analysis of Jefferson’s thinking—especially by philosophers, who tend to appreciate Jefferson only...
Strangers to Nature
Animal Lives and Human Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Strangers to Nature challenges a reading public that has grown complacent with the standard framework of the animal ethics debate. Human influence on, and the control of, the natural world has greater consequences than ever, making the human impact on the lives of animals more evident. We cannot properly...
Do Historical Matters Matter to Faith?
A Critical Appraisal of Modern and Postmodern Approaches to Scripture
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Is historical accuracy an indispensable part of the Bible’s storyline, or is Scripture only concerned with theological truths? As progressive evangelicals threaten to reduce the Bible’s jurisdiction by undermining its historical claims, every Christian who cares about the integrity of Scripture...
by James McRae, Renee Kohler-Ryan, Sydney Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Ang Lee (b. 1954) has emerged as one of cinema's most versatile, critically acclaimed, and popular directors. Known for his ability to transcend cultural and stylistic boundaries, Lee has built a diverse oeuvre that includes films about culture clashes and globalization ( Eat Drink Man Woman, 1994,...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 2
Breeding, pests and diseases
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...