Thomas Smith: 150 books
Thinking about Oral History
Theories and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
A companion to History of Oral History, Thinking about Oral History presents parts III and IV of Handbook of Oral History, an essential resource for scholars and students. Guided by Charlton, Myers, and Sharpless, the prominent authors capture the current state-of-the-art in oral history and predict key directions for future growth in theory and application.
The Phenomenological Heart of Teaching and Learning
Theory, Research, and Practice in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
This book presents a carefully constructed framework for teaching and learning informed by philosophical and empirical foundations of phenomenology. Based on an extensive, multi-dimensional case study focused around the ‘lived experience’ of college-level teaching preparation, classroom interaction,...
Christian Physicalism?
Philosophical Theological Criticisms
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2017
On the heels of the advance since the twentieth-century of wholly physicalist accounts of human persons, the influence of materialist ontology is increasingly evident in Christian theologizing. To date, the contemporary literature has tended to focus on anthropological issues (e.g., whether the traditional...
Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota
Volume 4, Ecosystem-Based Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
The fourth volume in the Harte Research Institute’s landmark scientific series on the Gulf of Mexico provides a comprehensive study of ecosystem-based management, analyzing key coastal ecosystems in eleven Gulf Coast states from Florida to Quintana Roo and presenting case studies in which this integrated...
The Baltic States
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Since the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in the Baltics. The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into...
Communication and Conflict Transformation through Local, Regional, and Global Engagement
Through Local, Regional, and Global Engagements
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine...
United States–Latin American Relations, 1850–1903
Establishing a Relationship
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2014
During the second half of the 19th century several forces in the United States, Latin America, and Europe converged to set the stage for the establishment of a more permanent relationship between the United States and Latin America. The key factors--security, economics, and modernization--created...
The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law
Property
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law: Property provides both a bird's eye overview of property law and an introduction to how property law affects larger concerns with individual autonomy, personhood, and economic organization. Written by two authorities on property law, this book gives students of...
Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito
Critical Essays
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2004
Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by...
City and Nation
Rethinking Place and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
This compendium offers a textured historical and comparative examination of the significance of locality or "place," and the role of urban representations and spatial practices in defining national identities. Drawing upon a wide range of disciplines - from literature to architecture and...
by Thomas W. Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This book is a major contribution to the debate about philosophy and method in history and international relations. The author analyses IR scholarship from classical realism to quantitative and postmodern work.
by Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, Kathleen Barrett, Henry F. Carey
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
The European Union (E.U.), along with the Council of Europe, NATO, and the Office of Security and Cooperation in Europe are regional organizations which, despite their different missions, all are designed to support democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. The E.U. has required that all of its...
Moving Forward
Poems of Faith, Life & Loss
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
This book is a collection of poems I have written throughout my life. I started writing when I was in high school. The early poems were for girls that I knew. No copies of these were kept.
I started to retain copies in college. My poems moved from just words to life stories, personal thoughts...
Women's Health Review E-book
A Clinical Update in Obstetrics - Gynecology
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2012
Efficiently review the latest clinical recommendations, developments, and procedures with Women’s Health Review. This comprehensive, yet succinct summary is just the medical reference book you need to ensure that your knowledge is up to date!
Zero in on the most important new information...