J Michael Smith: 63 books
Automotive Engineering
Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
This one-stop Mega Reference eBook brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the automotive field.
An expansion the Automotive Engineering print edition, this fully searchable electronic reference book of 2500 pages delivers content...
The Rolling Stones
Sociological Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
The Rolling Stones: Sociological Perspectives, edited by Helmut Staubmann, draws from a broad spectrum of sociological perspectives to contribute both to the understanding of the phenomenon Rolling Stones and to an in-depth analysis of contemporary society and culture that takes The Stones a starting...
by Michael J. Himes in collaboration with Don McNeill, CSC, Andrea Smith Shappell
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
A basic and engaging theology of God/human relationships and service to assist readers in reflecting more faithfully and more theologically on their own lives, particularly if they are involved in pastoral ministry or service projects.
by H. George Frederickson, Kevin B. Smith, Christopher Larimer
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
The Public Administration Theory Primer explores how the science and art of public administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. The authors survey a broad range of theories and analytical approaches—from public institutional theory to theories of governance—and consider...
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...
Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction
An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction...
Political Campaign Communication
Theory, Method, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Political Campaign Communication: Theory, Method, and Practice brings a diversity of issues, topics, and events on political campaign communication around the concepts of theory, method and practice. The volume contains studies of political campaign communication utilizing a wide range of empirical,...
by George Amedee, David Anderson, Cal Clark
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Over the last four decades the public trust in government in the United States has fallen dramatically due to a 'perfect storm' of contributing factors, such as a seemingly never ending string of political scandals, partisan polarization and toxic attack politics, and miserable failures to respond...
by Erich Nunn, Keith Cartwright, Thomas Haddox
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the...
Writing History with Lightning
Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indelible images like the plight of Davy Crockett and the defenders of the Alamo, Pickett’s doomed charge...
by Kenneth L. Deutsch, John A. Murley, George Anastaplo
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999
Responding to volatile criticisms frequently leveled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the prominent contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have exerted on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought. By stressing the enduring...
by Michael B. Ballard, Stephen Nathaniel Dossman, William B. Feis
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Ulysses S. Grant’s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in...
Corey Village and the Cayuga World
Implications from Archaeology and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
The Cayuga are one of the original five nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy,
a powerful alliance of Native American tribes in the Northeast, inhabiting
much of the land in what is now central New York State. When their
nation was destroyed in the Sullivan–Clinton campaign of 1779, the Cayuga
endured...
Gerrymandering in America
The House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the Future of Popular Sovereignty
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2016
This book considers the political and constitutional consequences of Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004), where the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering challenges could no longer be adjudicated by the courts. Through a rigorous scientific analysis of US House district maps, the authors argue that...