Rowman Littlefield Publishers imprint: 5577 books
by Mark Walhimer
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2015
Looking for an A-Z, one-stop, comprehensive book on museums? Wish you were able to have one of the world’s leading museum consultants spend a couple of days with you, talking you through how to start a museum, how museums work, how to set up an exhibit, and more? If so, Museums 101 is the answer...
Practical Incident Management in K-12 Schools
How Leaders Prepare for, Respond to, and Recover from Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Practical Incident Management for Schools will help prepare every school leader for their important role in keeping students safe in their school. This book will teach you the exact same system that fire chiefs across the country have used to command emergencies for more than three decades, but with...
Martha Jefferson
An Intimate Life with Thomas Jefferson
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
Martha Jeffersonis the first and only biography of Thomas Jefferson’s greatest love and true kindred spirit, who died an untimely death at the young age of thirty-three in 1782. Drawing on a wealth of newly probed sources—including family letters, documents, and the handwritten notes left by Jefferson’s...
The Future of the Jews
How Global Forces are Impacting the Jewish People, Israel, and Its Relationship with the United States
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2012
In The Future of the Jews, Stuart E. Eizenstat, a senior diplomat of international reputation, surveys the major geopolitical, economic, and security challenges facing the world in general, and the Jewish world and the United States in particular. These forces include the shift of power and influence...
by Bernard Reich, David H. Goldberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
Since its creation, the State of Israel has been a magnet for attention. A country beset by conflict in its region and faced with the need to integrate mainly Jewish immigrants of disparate backgrounds into a modern and advanced democratic state and society, Israel has preoccupied observers, scholars...
by Bent Greve
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
Definitions of the welfare state often focus on how and why a state intervenes in the economy and welfare of the individual citizen. A welfare state does not, however, have to mean state intervention; it may merely reflect the state’s restrictions and the demands of the labor market, families, and...
The United States and the Global Economy
From Bretton Woods to the Current Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Financial collapse. Global recession. The revival of free-market policies. Massive and increasing inequalities. Housing bubbles and record foreclosures. Severe strain in the European Union. Emergence of China and other major players on the international economic scene. Every day, media outlets bombard...
Art Law
A Concise Guide for Artists, Curators, and Art Educators
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
Between the countless works of art in the world and numerous laws on their care, the task of deciphering correct procedure can seem daunting. In Art Law: A Concise Guide for Artists, Curators, and Art Educators, Michael E. Jones breaks down the legal language into a concise tool for all those involved...
Deaccessioning Today
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Deaccessioning Today: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive international overview of deaccessioning. Author Steven Miller covers reasons for removing items from collections, looks at how and why deaccessioning occurs in museums around the world, and discusses recommended disposition procedures.
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by Gerald George, Carol Maryan-George
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Are you thinking of starting a museum? Starting Right has been helping non-professionals learn the basics of museum planning for nearly three decades. This fully-revised, third edition will help you understand what you are getting into, evaluate prospects, avoid pitfalls, and take advantage of many...
Fanaticus
Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
Fanaticus: Mischief and Madness in the Modern Sports Fan explores the roots of extreme fanaticism, from organized thuggery to digital hate speech. Outrageous and often shocking incidents are divulged, as are first-hand accounts from both the transgressors and victims. Justine Gubar investigates the...
The Philosophical I
Personal Reflections on Life in Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2002
Philosophy is shaped by life and life is shaped by philosophy. This is reflected in The Philosophical I, a collection of 16 autobiographical essays by prominent philosophers. Candid and philosophically insightful, these personal narratives critically call into question the belief that philosophy should...
Christmas With the Presidents
Holiday Lessons for Today's Kids from America's Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Everyone celebrates the Christmas holidays in their own way, and that includes the President of the United States. Some have enjoyed large gatherings, while others took part in a quiet, relaxing atmosphere. This book takes a look at each of the country's leaders approach to the year's biggest holiday season, and some of the traditions they started.
Transforming Student Travel
A Resource Guide for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Transforming Student Travel calls for a paradigm shift in the student tour industry: educators collaborating to create a student-centered, inquiry-based tour. Marcel Proust said, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” This resource guide explores...