Susan L Burns: 3 books
Before the Nation
Kokugaku and the Imagining of Community in Early Modern Japan
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2003
Exploring the emergence and evolution of theories of nationhood that continue to be evoked in present-day Japan, Susan L. Burns provides a close examination ofthe late-eighteenth-century intellectual movement kokugaku, which means "the study of our country.” Departing from earlier studies of...
In Search of Humanity
Essays in Honor of Clifford Orwin
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity” as one of the chief modern virtues. A relative of—and also a replacement for—formerly more...
Teaching Young Adult Literature Today
Insights, Considerations, and Perspectives for the Classroom Teacher
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2012
Teaching Young Adult Literature Today introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. More importantly, literary experts illustrate how teachers everywhere can help their students become lifelong readers by simply introducing them to great...