Michael J Cooper: 16 books

Book cover of Foxes in the Vineyard

Foxes in the Vineyard

Templars, Nazis, and the Battle for Jerusalem

by Michael J. Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2011

In April of 1948, Boston University history professor Evan Sinclair receives a telegram notifying him that his father, Professor Clive Robert Sinclair, has been reported missing from his post at the Palestine Archaeological Museum. Fearing for his fathers well-being, Evan and Clives longtime friend,...
Book cover of Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization

Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization

Innovative and Successful Practices for the Twenty-First Century

by Monisha Bajaj, Nadine Binkley, Nancy Boxler
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful...
Book cover of History of American Political Thought
by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...
Book cover of Improving organic crop cultivation
by Prof. Peter Von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Prof. Bernhard Freyer, Dr Paul Mäder
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018

Reviews key advances and best practice in cultivation techniques across the value chain of organic farming  Discusses ways of monitoring and improving the environmental impact of organic crop production  Particular focus on ways of supporting organic farming in the developing world
Book cover of Assessing the Asia-Pacific Rebalance
by David J. Berteau, Zack Cooper, Michael J. Green
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014

This report seeks to clarify the stated objectives of the US rebalance strategy, reviewing regional responses, and assessing the status of the rebalance, which is critical to reinforcing regional stability by strengthening US relationships, presence, and capabilities. The authors evaluate both public...
Book cover of Strategic Japan

Strategic Japan

New Approaches to Foreign Policy and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

by Zack Cooper, Michael J. Green, Georgetown University
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014

Is Japan capable of grand strategy when it comes to foreign policy? Modern Japan faces challenges on every front: from a rising China and constrained economic growth at home, to an ever-present threat posed by an increasingly unstable North Korea, to an evolving and complex relationship with the West...
Book cover of Life and Society in Byzantine Cappadocia
by Eric. Cooper, Michael J. Decker
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012

This is the first in-depth historical study of Byzantine Cappadocia. The authors draw on extensive textual and archaeological materials to examine the nature and place of Cappadocia in the Byzantine Empire from the fourth through eleventh centuries.
Book cover of Federated Defense in Asia
by Kathleen H. Hicks, Zack Cooper, Michael J. Green
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014

This report is the first regional study in the CSIS Federated Defense series. The Federated Defense Project aims to shift the paradigm with key allies and partners from capacity building to a federated approach that would expand regional security and prosperity by joining regional allies and partners...
Book cover of From Neuron to Cognition via Computational Neuroscience
by Nicolas Brunel, John Rinzel, Jonathan Rubin
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016

A comprehensive, integrated, and accessible textbook presenting core neuroscientific topics from a computational perspective, tracing a path from cells and circuits to behavior and cognition. This textbook presents a wide range of subjects in neuroscience from a computational perspective. It...
Book cover of Crossing the Borders

Crossing the Borders

New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean

by Hylke de Jong, William F. Keegan, Gareth R. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2010

Explores the application of a selected number of newly emerging methods and techniques.   During the past few decades, Caribbean scholars on both sides of the Atlantic have increasingly developed and employed new methods and techniques for the study of archaeological materials. The...
Book cover of Jewish Men Pray

Jewish Men Pray

Words of Yearning, Praise, Petition, Gratitude and Wonder from Traditional and Contemporary Sources

by Daniel S. Alexander, Alexandri, Bezalel Aloni
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013

A celebration of Jewish men's voices in prayer—to strengthen, to heal, to comfort, to inspire from the ancient world up to our own day. "An extraordinary gathering of men—diverse in their ages, their lives, their convictions—have convened in this collection to offer contemporary,...
Book cover of Understanding Inequality

Understanding Inequality

The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

by Barbara A. Arrighi, Judi Addelston, Derrick Bell
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
Book cover of Organizational Stress

Organizational Stress

A Review and Critique of Theory, Research, and Applications

by Dr. Philip J. Dewe, Dr Michael P O'Driscoll, Dr. Cary L. Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2001

This book examines stress in organizational contexts. The authors review the sources and outcomes of job-related stress, the methods used to assess levels and consequences of occupational stress, along with the strategies that might be used by individuals and organizations to confront stress and its...
Book cover of 30 Years of Social Change
by Jan Lees, Nisha Dogra, Paul Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017

What social change has been achieved over the past 30 years? What have been the main barriers to progress? What great achievements can we identify and celebrate today? Marking Jessica Kingsley Publishers' 30th year of publishing books on social and behavioural issues, this book gathers together...
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