Joel: 1733 books
The British Industrial Revolution
An Economic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
The Industrial Revolution remains a defining moment in the economic history of the modern world. But what kind and how much of a revolution was it? And what kind of ?moment? could it have been? These are just some of the larger questions among the many that economic historians continue to debate....
Said the Prophet of God
Hadith Commentary across a Millennium
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2017
Although scholars have long studied how Muslims authenticated and transmitted Muhammad’s sayings and practices (hadith), the story of how they interpreted and reinterpreted the meanings of hadith over the past millennium has yet to be told. Joel Blecher takes up this charge, illuminating the rich...
by Joel Horowitz
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2008
Democracy has always been an especially volatile form of government, and efforts to create it in places like Iraq need to take into account the historical conditions for its success and sustainability. In this book, Joel Horowitz examines its first appearance in a country that appeared to satisfy...
Underground Philadelphia
From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2019
Philadelphia's relationship with the underground is as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago. The City of Brotherly Love later became a national and world leader in the delivery of water, gas, steam,...
The People’s Zion
Southern Africa, the United States, and a Transatlantic Faith-Healing Movement
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2018
In The People’s Zion, Joel Cabrita tells the transatlantic story of Southern Africa’s largest popular religious movement, Zionism. It began in Zion City, a utopian community established in 1900 just north of Chicago. The Zionist church, which promoted faith healing, drew tens of thousands of marginalized...
Globalization of Education
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Continuing Joel Spring’s reportage and analysis of the intersection of global forces and education, this text offers a comprehensive overview and synthesis of current research, theories, and models related to the topic. Written in his signature clear, narrative style, Spring introduces the processes,...
Thursday's Bird
Hunting Wild Pheasants in a Vanishing Upland
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
The crisp call of a fall hunting day will always be more inviting after you walk through the uplands hunting with Joel Spring.
The Meaning of Sunday
The Practice of Belief in a Secular Age
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Fewer Canadians identify with a religion, believe in a god, or attend weekly religious services than in past decades. What explains higher and lower levels of religiosity? Is secularization a myth or reality? What impact does religiosity or secularity have on a society’s social and civil fabric?...
We Want to Negotiate
The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Starting in late 2012, Westerners working in Syria -- journalists and aid workers -- began disappearing without a trace. A year later the world learned they had been taken hostage by the Islamic State. Throughout 2014, all the Europeans came home, first the Spanish, then the French, then an Italian,...
Righteous Indignation
A Jewish Call for Justice
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2013
Can the teachings of Judaism provide a sacred framework for repairing the world?
In this groundbreaking volume, leading rabbis, intellectuals, and activists explore the relationship between Judaism and social justice, drawing on ancient and modern sources of wisdom. The contributors argue that...
How Educational Ideologies Are Shaping Global Society
Intergovernmental Organizations, NGOs, and the Decline of the Nation-State
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
In this book Joel Spring explores three major international educational ideologies that are shaping global society: neo-liberal educational ideology, human rights education, and environmentalism.
Neo-liberal ideology reflects a rethinking of nationalist forms of education as the nation-state...
by Joel Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Examining the relationship between theatre and photography, this book shows how the two intertwine and provide vantage points for understanding each other. Joel Anderson explores the theory and practice of photographing theatre and performance, as well as theatre and photography's mutual preoccupation with posing, staging, framing, and stillness.
The Use and Misuse of Psychiatric Drugs
An Evidence-Based Critique
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
"Dr. Paris has written an honest, balanced presentation of the ways in which psychiatric drugs are evaluated and prescribed. He highlights the complexity of the task, the limits of what is known and the mixed picture that research often produces. His conclusions are refreshing because they are...
by Joel Levy
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2004
Investigating the secret societies, spies, classified projects, cults, and pacts that controlled the destinies of nations and empires, this historical exposé reveals the conspiracies that have changed the course of history. From the dirty dealings of the Louisiana Purchase and the Iran-Contra affair...