John Mccarthy: 32 books

Book cover of New Directions in Contemporary Sociological Theory
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
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...
Book cover of Okinawan Martial Traditions Vol. 1.1

Okinawan Martial Traditions Vol. 1.1

Te, Tode, Karate, Karatedo, Kobudo

by Mary Bolz, Patrick McCarthy, John Porta
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2017

NOTE: Volume 1 of the print edition was dividend into Vols. 1.1 and 1.2 to make two e-book editions.         What would you like to obtain from your research and practice of an Okinawan martial art? For an academic, it would be to obtain historical and cultural facts and...
Book cover of Lonely Planet Canada
by Lonely Planet, Carolyn McCarthy, Kate Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Canada is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike the Rockies, marvel at the Northern Lights, or indulge in cultural delights from Montreal's...
Book cover of Down These Green Streets

Down These Green Streets

Irish Crime Writing in the 21st Century

by Ruth Dudley Edwards, Kevin McCarthy, Cora Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013

This book suggests crime fiction is now the most relevant and valid form of writing which can deal with modern Ireland in terms of the post-'Troubles' landscape and post-Celtic Tiger economic boom. The book takes a chapter by chapter approach with each chapter and author discussing a different facet...
Book cover of The Geography of the World Economy
by Paul Knox, John A Agnew, Linda Mccarthy
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014

The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the globalization of the world economy. The book offers a consideration of local, regional, national and global economic development over the long historical term. The theory and practice of economic and political...
Book cover of Handbook of Public Sociology
by Barbara Adam, Wendell Bell, Michael Burawoy
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2009

Public sociology—an approach to sociology that aims to communicate with and actively engage wider audiences—has been one of the most widely discussed topics in the discipline in recent years. The Handbook of Public Sociology presents a comprehensive look at every facet of public sociology in theory...
Book cover of Transnational Protest and Global Activism
by W Lance Bennett, Donatella Della Porta, Mario Diani
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2004

In this book, two titans of social movement scholarship bring together the best current research on the nexus between the local and the global in translating the global justice movement into action at the grass roots, and vice versa. Using recent cases of transnational contention_from the European...
Book cover of The Black Hood: Red Circle #2
by Alex Toth, Gary Cohn, Rich Margopoulos
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Traveling through the southwest, Hood stumbles upon a small town with a monster problem! The locals refuse to discuss the mysterious force that keeps them inside at night, and advise him to leave before the sun sets. Hood soon discovers a killer big rig with a serious case of road rage! Who is behind...
Book cover of Violence

Violence

Humans in Dark Times

by Brad Evans, Natasha Lennard, Simon Critchley
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018

There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world. The market for this book includes...
Book cover of OCR Design and Technology for AS/A Level
by Jacki Piroddi, Sharon McCarthy, John Grundy
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018

Exam board: OCR Level: A-level Subject: Design and Technology First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2016 Inspire your students to tackle the iterative design process with creativity and confidence, using a textbook that delivers the knowledge, understanding and skills they need...
Book cover of The Purposes, Practices, and Professionalism of Teacher Reflectivity

The Purposes, Practices, and Professionalism of Teacher Reflectivity

Insights for Twenty-First-Century Teachers and Students

by Sunya T. Collier, Dean Cristol, Sandra Dean
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010

Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs. This book provides practical and research-based chapters that offer greater clarity about the particular kinds of reflection that matter...
Book cover of Animals and War

Animals and War

Confronting the Military-Animal Industrial Complex

by Ian Smith, Justin Goodman, Raj Ramanathapillai
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013

Animals and War: Confronting the Military-Animal Industrial Complex is the first book to examine how nonhuman animals are used for war by military forces. Each chapter delves deeply into modes of nonhuman animal exploitation: as weapons, test subjects, and transportation, and as casualties of war...
Book cover of The Social Movement Society

The Social Movement Society

Contentious Politics for a New Century

by Matthew Crozat, Patricia L. Hipsher, Mary Fainsod Katzenstein
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 1997

Is there more social protest now than there was prior to the movement politics of the 1960s, and if so, does it result in a distinctly less civil society throughout the world? If everybody protests, what does protest mean in advanced industrial societies? This volume brings together scholars from...
Book cover of Lonely Planet Discover Canada
by Lonely Planet, Korina Miller, Kate Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Discover Canada is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hit the ski slopes at Whistler, wander Quebec's stunning Old Town, marvel at Niagara...
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