Laura S B : 25 books

Book cover of The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction
by Neal Salisbury, Rosalind J. Beiler, Robert J. Allison
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002

The Human Tradition in America from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction is a collection of the best biographical sketches from several volumes in SR Books' popular Human Tradition in America Series. Compiled by Series Editor Charles W. Calhoun, this book brings American history to life by illuminating...
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Applied Christian Ethics

Foundations, Economic Justice, and Politics

by Charles C. Brown, Randall K. Bush, Gary Dorrien
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014

Applied Christian Ethics addresses selected themes in Christian social ethics. The book is divided in three parts. In the first section, “Foundation,” several contributors reveal their Christian realist roots and discuss the prophetic origins and multifarious agenda of social ethics. Thus, the...
Book cover of As Told by Things
by E.D.E. Bell, Z. Ahmad, Kella Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales. As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object. Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart. What objects do you think have stories to tell?
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Cien años de sueño

Antologíade cuentos mexicanos del siglo XIX

by Pedro Castera, Vicente Riva Palacio, José López Portillo y Rojas
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 9, 2019

Aquí se reúnen diecinueve cuentos mexicanos del siglo XIX. La recopilación presenta un panorama de la literatura que empezó a escribirse en México mientras el país se conformaba como república. Los escritores incluidos en este libro reflejan un ánimo literario enfocado en relatar hechos sobrenaturales...
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Schooling the Symbolic Animal

Social and Cultural Dimensions of Education

by Keith Basso, Gregory Bateson, Caroline Bledsoe
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2000

This anthology introduces some of the most influential literature shaping our understanding of the social and cultural foundations of education today. Together the selections provide students a range of approaches for interpreting and designing educational experiences worthy of the multicultural societies...
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Viewpoints on Media Effects

Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers

by Andrew W. Cole, Megan R. Hill, R. Lance Holbert
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017

Viewpoints on Media Effects: Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers continues the ongoing research of media effects by illuminating not only the negative effects of media consumption, but also some of the pro-social aspects, with a special focus on social media. Recommended for scholars...
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Urbanism in the Preindustrial World

Cross-Cultural Approaches

by Rebecca Storey, Li Liu, Sarah M. Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2009

A baseline study of the growth of preindustrial cities worldwide. This work employs a subset of preindustrial cities on many continents to answer questions archaeologists grapple with concerning the populating and growth of cities before industrialization. It further explores how scholars differently...
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Risk and Crisis Communication

Navigating the Tensions between Organizations and the Public

by Laura C. Farrell, Tara B. Freed, Robert S. Littlefield
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015

Risk and Crisis Communication addresses how the interaction between organizations and their stakeholders manifests during a risk or crisis situation.Littlefield and Sellnow contend that when best practices are considered, there are certain tensions to which an organization responds. These tensions...
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The Crux of Refugee Resettlement

Rebuilding Social Networks

by Surendra Bir Adhikari, Juana Domingo Andrés, Liana Chase
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018

While the world’s refugee population reaches record high numbers, countries offering third-country resettlement are increasingly shifting toward policies of exclusion and austerity. This edited volume envisions a more humane future for refugee resettlement. Combining anthropology with a variety...
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The Politics of Richard Wright

Perspectives on Resistance

by Richard Wright, Lewis R. Gordon, Cedric Robinson
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2018

A pillar of African American literature, Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history. His work championed intellectual freedom amid social and political chaos. Despite the popular and critical success of books such as Uncle Tom's Children (1938), Black...
Book cover of A Study of Fairy Tales
by B. S. Laura F. Kready
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015

ONE of the problems of present-day education is to secure for the entire school system, from the kindergarten to the university, a curriculum which shall have a proved and permanent value. In this curriculum literature has established itself as a subject of unquestioned worth. But children's literature,...
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