Christopher J : 535 books
The Old Testament in Seven Sentences
A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
The Old Testament in Seven Sentences
Hearing the Message of Daniel
Sustaining Faith in Today’s World
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
In many corners of the world these days the climate of hostility hangs over any overt Christian faith commitment. Any kind of Christian commitment is now assumed to imply intolerance and often prompts reactions that range from a low-grade hostility and exclusion in the West to the vicious and murderous...
In/visible War
The Culture of War in Twenty-first-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
In/Visible War addresses a paradox of twenty-first century American warfare. The contemporary visual American experience of war is ubiquitous, and yet war is simultaneously invisible or absent; we lack a lived sense that “America” is at war. This paradox of in/visibility concerns the gap between...
American Government
Conflict, Compromise, And Citizenship
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
"Woven through this text is the unifying theme that American politics represents “conflict and compromise,” in direct opposition to the increasingly commonly held view that all politics is dirty and all politicians are crooks. By presenting a balance of essential factual content with a broad...
Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc
Youth Cultures, Music, and the State in Russia and Eastern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc explores the impact of Western popular culture on young people in Russia and Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Drawing from recent theories on youth subcultures, this collection of essays considers official attempts to accommodate and contain jazz, rock-and-roll,...
Self-Esteem and Positive Psychology, 4th Edition
Research, Theory, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
"The author's voice is engaged, authoritative, and convinced of the esential role self-esteem plays in connecting psychological theory to clinical practice, a perspective many readers will welcome....Recommended."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
This new edition of...
by Christopher J. Mettem
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Bridges built in timber are enjoying a significant revival, both for pedestrian and light traffic and increasingly for heavier loadings and longer spans. Timber's high strength-to-weight ratio, combined with the ease and speed of construction inherent in the off-site prefabrication methods used, make...
Bridging the Information Gap
Legislative Member Organizations as Social Networks in the United States and the European Union
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Legislative member organizations (LMOs)—such as caucuses in the U.S. Congress and intergroups in the European Parliament—exist in lawmaking bodies around the world. Unlike parties and committees, LMOs play no obvious, predefined role in the legislative process. They provide legislators with opportunities...
Privacy in a Cyber Age
Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2015
This book lays out the foundation of a privacy doctrine suitable to the cyber age. It limits the volume, sensitivity, and secondary analysis that can be carried out. In studying these matters, the book examines the privacy issues raised by the NSA, publication of state secrets, and DNA usage.
by Christopher J. Lote
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
A good knowledge of renal physiology is essential to the understanding of many disease states. The purpose of the book is to set out the principles of renal physiology and normal renal function.
Now in its 30th year of continuous publication, this new edition offers a logical progression...
by Michele Kennerly, Damien Smith Pfister, Scott Haden Church
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
An examination of two seemingly incongruous areas of study: classical models of argumentation and modern modes of digital communication
What can ancient rhetorical theory possibly tell us about the role of new digital media technologies in contemporary public culture? Some central issues we...
Santa Rita del Cobre
A Copper Mining Community in New Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
The Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans, successively, mined copper for more than 200 years in Santa Rita, New Mexico. Starting in 1799 after an Apache man led the Spanish to the native copper deposits, miners at the site followed industry developments in the nineteenth century to create a network of...
Nationalizing France's Army
Foreign, Black, and Jewish Troops in the French Military, 1715-1831
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
By telling the story of France's noncitizen soldiers from the Old Regime through the post-Napoleonic era, this book uses the military as a lens for investigating the emergence of "the nation-state" and modern practices of citizenship during the age of revolution.
Alternative Irrigation
The Promise of Runoff Agriculture
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote...