Robert L : 1109 books

Book cover of Leo Strauss, The Straussians, and the Study of the American Regime
by Kenneth L. Deutsch, John A. Murley, George Anastaplo
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1999

Responding to volatile criticisms frequently leveled at Leo Strauss and those he influenced, the prominent contributors to this volume demonstrate the profound influence that Strauss and his students have exerted on American liberal democracy and contemporary political thought. By stressing the enduring...
Book cover of Past Trends and Future Prospects of the American City
by Robert M. Adelman, Fred Brooks, Jennifer Chirico
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2009

Atlanta's experience over the past 15 to 20 years is reflective of many cities, particularly those in the south and west. Thus, the story of how and why Atlanta has changed is informative for cities in general. What accounts for the positive turn-around of the city of Atlanta? What can other cities...
Book cover of Conducting Educational Needs Assessments
by Robert O. Brinkerhoff, Charles H. McCormick, D.L. Stufflebeam
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

What goals should be addressed by educational programs? What priorities should be assigned to the different goals? What funds should be allocated to each goal? How can quality services be maintained with declining school enrollments and shrinking revenues? What programs could be cut if necessary?...
Book cover of Cambodia: Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
by Sumio Ishikawa, Sibel Mrs. Yelten, Damien Eastman
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2006

Cambodia's reconstruction and reform efforts have spanned almost 25 years following the Khmer Rouge period, which ended in 1979. Economic reforms began in earnest in the early 1990s, but reform efforts were beset by ongoing internal tensions and civil unrest. Although external factors, including sizable...
Book cover of The Service-Dominant Logic of Marketing

The Service-Dominant Logic of Marketing

Dialog, Debate, and Directions

by Robert F. Lusch, Stephen L. Vargo
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014

Expanding on the editors' award-winning article "Evolving to a New Dominant Logic for Marketing," this book presents a challenging new paradigm for the marketing discipline. This new paradigm is service-oriented, customer-oriented, relationship-focused, and knowledge-based, and places marketing,...
Book cover of Qualitative Research Methods for Community Development
by Robert Mark Silverman, Kelly L. Patterson
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014

Qualitative Research Methods for Community Development teaches the basic skills, tools, and methods of qualitative research with special attention to the needs of community practitioners. This book teaches students entering planning, community development, nonprofit management, social work, and similar...
Book cover of Science as Service

Science as Service

Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930

by Alan I Marcus, Roger L. Geiger, Mark R. Finlay
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015

Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded...
Book cover of Selling Fear

Selling Fear

Counterterrorism, the Media, and Public Opinion

by Brigitte L. Nacos, Yaeli Bloch-Elkon, Robert Y. Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011

While we’ve long known that the strategies of terrorism rely heavily on media coverage of attacks, Selling Fear is the first detailed look at the role played by media in counterterrorism—and the ways that, in the wake of 9/11, the Bush administration manipulated coverage to maintain a climate...
Book cover of Reflecting on Service-Learning in Higher Education

Reflecting on Service-Learning in Higher Education

Contemporary Issues and Perspectives

by Donna Eder, Joe D. Nichols, Sheena Choi
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016

Reflecting on Service-Learning in Higher Education: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives examines forms of pedagogy such as service-learning, experiential learning, and problem-based learning in order to determine how students make connections between and among abstract academic concepts and real-life...
Book cover of Anti-Jacobin Novels, Part I, Volume 5
by Philip Cox, Robert Miles, W M Verhoeven
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017

A selection of Anti-Jacobin novels reprinted in full with annotations. The set includes works by male and female writers holding a range of political positions within the Anti-Jacobin camp, and represents the French Revolution, American Revolution, Irish Rebellion and political unrest in Scotland.
Book cover of Church Wake-Up Call

Church Wake-Up Call

A Ministries Management Approach That is Purpose-Oriented and Inter-Generational in Outreach

by William Benke, Le Etta Benke, Robert E Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014

Is your church viable in the changing marketplace of today--and tomorrow? Today's church market is comprised of four cultural paradigms--Youth, Baby Busters (Generation X), Baby Boomers, and Pre-Boomers. Each has unique characteristics in terms of attitudes, spiritual orientation, values, emotional...
Book cover of Giving to Help, Helping to Give

Giving to Help, Helping to Give

The Context and Politics of African Philanthropy

by Tade Akin Aina, Bhekinkosi Moyo, Tade Akin Aina
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013

The past decade has seen a flowering of philanthropic activities across many parts of Africa. Unlike before, this flowering has the distinct character of African agency, energy and engagement. Philanthropy is no longer about narratives of passive, poor and miserable Africans receiving help from rich,...
Book cover of Presidential Swing States
by Scott L. McLean, Sean D. Foreman, Donna R. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018

The 2020 United States presidential race is arguably already over except for about 12 states and 20 counties. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2020, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their...
Book cover of The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love
by Jacqueline Edmondson, Robert Rodriguez, Bruce Spizer
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017

For the Beatles, 1967 marks a signal crossroads that would both transform the group’s career and place them on a trajectory towards their eventual disbandment. It was a year in which they exploded prevailing rock music demographics through the global onslaught and international success of Sgt. Pepper’s...
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