Michael Shapiro: 26 books

Book cover of Deforming American Political Thought

Deforming American Political Thought

Challenging the Jeffersonian Legacy

by Michael J. Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016

Deforming American Political Thought offers an alternative to the dominant American historical imagination, treating issues that range from the nature of Thomas Jefferson's vision of an egalitarian nation to the persistence of racial inequality. Presenting multifaceted arguments that transcend the...
Book cover of Politics and Time
by Michael J. Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016

Catastrophic events like the bombing of Hiroshima, Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans, and drone strikes periodically achieve renewed political significance as subsequent developments summon them back to public awareness. But why and how do different conceptions of time inform and challenge...
Book cover of Let Us Break Bread Together

Let Us Break Bread Together

A Passover Haggadah for Christians

by Pastor Michael Smith, Rabbi Rami Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005

Jews have been celebrating the Passover through a special meal, called a seder, for millenia. Jesus himself celebrated the Passover feast with his disciples in what we refer to as The Last Supper. In this special book, co-authored by a rabbi and a pastor, we have the unique opportunity to experience...
Book cover of Ending Poverty in America

Ending Poverty in America

How to Restore the American Dream

by Michael S. Barr, Jared Bernstein, Anita Brown-Graham
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009

**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly). Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
Book cover of 50 Studies Every Pediatrician Should Know
by Ashaunta T. Anderson, Nina L. Shapiro, Stephen C. Aronoff
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016

50 Studies Every Pediatrician Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the current clinical practice of pediatrics. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: allergy immunology, behavioral, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, ENT, general pediatrics, hematology,...
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 Civic Media

Civic Media

Technology, Design, Practice

by Peter Levine, Ethan Zuckerman, W. Lance Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016

Examinations of civic engagement in digital culture—the technologies, designs, and practices that support connection through common purpose in civic, political, and social life. Countless people around the world harness the affordances of digital media to enable democratic participation,...
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 Jewish Theology in Our Time

Jewish Theology in Our Time

A New Generation Explores the Foundations and Future of Jewish Belief

by Simon Cooper, PhD, Rabbi Leon A. Morris
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2010

A powerful and challenging examination of what Jews believe today—by a new generation's dynamic and innovative thinkers. At every critical juncture in Jewish history, Jews have understood a dynamic theology to be essential for a vital Jewish community. This important collection sets the next...
Book cover of Windows Server 2016 Unleashed (includes Content Update Program)
by Rand Morimoto, Jeffrey Shapiro, Guy Yardeni
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017

Book + Content Update Program This is the most comprehensive and realistic guide to Windows Server 2016 planning, design, prototyping, implementation, migration, administration, and support. Extensively updated, it contains unsurpassed independent and objective coverage of Windows Server 2016’s...
Book cover of The Time of the City

The Time of the City

Politics, philosophy and genre

by Michael J Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2010

The Time of the City is a trans-disciplinary work with a focus on genre-city relationships as they articulate the micropolitics of urban life in diverse cities. Shifting the territorial emphasis of political studies from the mosaic of states to the global network of cities, the book draws on urban...
Book cover of Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process
by Wilfredo Alvarez, Nicole T. Castro, Brian Cogan
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016

Negotiating Group Identity in the Research Process: Are You In or Are You Out? focuses on researcher identity and the role it plays in conducting research, whether as a member of the culture being studied (i.e., an insider) or as an outsider to that culture. Contributors address the problems researchers...
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