M L John: 203 books
Border Rhetorics
Citizenship and Identity on the US-Mexico Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Border Rhetorics is a collection of essays that undertakes a wide-ranging examination of the US-Mexico border as it functions in the rhetorical production of civic unity in the United States.
A “border” is a powerful and versatile concept, variously invoked as the delineation of geographical...
by D. Schneider, J. Linse, L. John
Language: German
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: German
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Kinder und Jugend, Note: 1,0, Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, Veranstaltung: Interkulturelle und transkulturelle Pädagogik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Emokultur. 'Was wissen wir eigentlich darüber?' Einer fing an: 'Sie sind schwarz...
The Historical Jesus
Five Views
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2010
The scholarly quest for the historical Jesus has a distinguished pedigree in modern Western religious and historical scholarship, with names such as Strauss, Schweitzer and Bultmann highlighting the story. Since the early 1990s, when the Jesus quest was reawakened for a third run, numerous significant...
by Prof. Mick Price, Dr Matt Spangler, Annie Vénien
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Reviews advances in understanding how breeding and growth affects the development of quality attributes such as fat content and tenderness;
Summarises recent research on how management of cattle and carcass handling affects sensory properties;
Discusses current research on measuring and optimising quality traits such as color, flavor and tenderness
Approaches to Conflict
Theoretical, Interpersonal, and Discursive Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017
Approaches to Conflict: Theoretical, Interpersonal, and Discursive Dynamics aims to investigate the role of communication and emotions in conflict contexts. In addition to the fundamental importance of communication in various aspects of conflict, this volume offers a prominent position to the inherent...
by John L. Anderson, Morton M. Denn, John H. Seinfeld
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 1995
Advances in Chemical Engineering, Volume 19 reflects the major impact of chemical engineering on medical practice, with chapters covering polymer systems for controlled release, receptor binding and signaling,and transport phenomena in tumors. Other key topics include oil refining, pollution prevention in engineering design, and atmospheric dynamics.
Latinas in American Politics
Changing and Embracing Political Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
The challenges that women face as political candidates can be compounded by race. In the case of Latinas, stereotypes as well as national media coverage and labeling of “Latino” issues potentially creates an electoral burden for Latina candidates at the local, state, and national level. The intersection...
by Graciela L. Orozco, Wanda M. L. Lee, John A. Blando
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
Introduction to Multicultural Counseling for Helping Professionals is the essential introductory text in the area of multicultural counseling. Providing a broad survey of counseling techniques for different ethnic, religious and social groups, it is at once thorough and easily understood. Beyond its...
Doing What Matters
How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-School Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2007
When Warren Buffett was asked why the Gillette board of directors chose Jim Kilts to be CEO, he said, “Jim made as much sense in terms of talking about business as anybody I’ve ever talked to. If you listen to Jim analyze a business situation you get absolutely no baloney. And, frankly, finding...
The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Updated and Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy is the definitive, practical guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for clinicians and researchers. IPT is a well-researched, time-limited, and diagnosis-focused therapy. An update and expansion of the original 1984, 2000, and 2007 IPT manuals, this guide...
by Keri J. Sansevere, Michael J. Gall, Ross Thomas Rava
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
A 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
New scholarship provides insights into the archaeology and cultural history of African American life from a collection of sites in the Mid-Atlantic.
This groundbreaking volume explores the archaeology of African American life and cultures in the...
An Introduction to IMS
Your Complete Guide to IBM Information Management System
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
IBM’s Definitive One-Stop Guide to IMS Versions 12, 11, and 10: for Every IMS DBA, Developer, and System Programmer Over 90% of the top Fortune® 1000 companies rely on IBM’s Information Management System (IMS) for their most critical IBM System z® data management needs: 50,000,000,000+...
The Psychology of Diversity
Beyond Prejudice and Racism
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
The Psychology of Diversity presents a captivating social-psychological study of diversity, the obstacles confronting it, and the benefits it provides.
Goes beyond prejudice and discrimination to discuss the personal and social implications of diversity for both majority and minority group members
Considers...
The Search for Mabila
The Decisive Battle between Hernando de Soto and Chief Tascalusa
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
One of the most profound events in sixteenth-century North America was a ferocious battle between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa. The site of this battle was a small fortified border town within...