Thomas W Smith: 27 books

Book cover of Concepts of Nature

Concepts of Nature

Ancient and Modern

by Barry Cooper, Thomas W. Smith, Glenn Hughes
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016

Concepts of Nature compare and contrast classical, medieval, and modern conceptions of nature in order to better understand how and why the concept of nature no longer seems to provide a limit or standard for human action. These essays also evaluate whether a rearticulation of pre-modern ideas (or...
Book cover of History and International Relations
by Thomas W. Smith
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.
Book cover of European Institutions, Democratization, and Human Rights Protection in the European Periphery
by Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, Kathleen Barrett, Henry F. Carey
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...
Book cover of 50 Mystery and Detective Masterpieces you have to Read Before you Die vol: 2 (Golden Deer Classics)
by Mark Twain, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2019

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe] The Man Who Knew Too Much,The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [G.K Chesterton] The Hound of the Baskervilles,The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [Arthur Conan Doyle] The Nebuly Coat [John...
Book cover of Signs
by Michael W. Smith, Thomas Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2004

Each chapter will be named for one of Michael's songs, tying the book directly to his music. The book also will include journal exercises to make it more interactive, and end-of-chapter notes from Michael himself will give readers further guidance on using those blank pages as a means for evaluating...
Book cover of Five Views on the Church and Politics
by J. Brian Benestad, Robert Benne, Bruce Fields
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015

Few topics can grab headlines and stir passions quite like politics, especially when the church is involved. Considering the attention that many Christian parachurch groups, churches, and individual believers give to politics—and of the varying and sometimes divergent political ideals and aims among...
Book cover of Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction

Past, Present, and Future Research on Teacher Induction

An Anthology for Researchers, Policy Makers, and Practitioners

by Betty Achinstein, Krista Adams, Steven Z. Athanases
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010

This anthology on teacher induction research is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of teacher induction both nationally and internationally. This book is the final and major project of the Association of Teacher Educators' (ATE) Commission on Teacher Induction...
Book cover of Urban Spaces

Urban Spaces

Planning and Struggles for Land and Community

by James DeFilippis, Robert Fisher, Kim Geron
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2009

The control and utilization of urban spaces remains a highly contested issue. Much of the debate centers on issues of economic development versus the maintenance and support of already existing communities. As a number of urban areas are in the throes of gentrification and economic development projects,...
Book cover of The Oxford Introductions to U.S. Law
by Thomas W. Merrill, Henry E. Smith
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...
Book cover of Technology in America

Technology in America

A History of Individuals and Ideas

by Merritt Roe Smith, Brooke Hindle, Hugo A. Meier
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2018

The new edition of a popular collection that traces the history of American invention from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. This volume traces the history of American technology—its inventions and inventors—from the age of the artisan to the era of Silicon Valley. The...
Book cover of Anthropology and the Politics of Representation
by Steffan Igor Ayora-Diaz, Beth A. Conklin, Les W. Field
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013

Anthropology and the Politics of Representation examines the inherently problematic nature of representation and description of living people, specifically in ethnography and more generally in anthropological work as a whole.   In Anthropology and the Politics of Representation volume...
Book cover of Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels

Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels

The Underground Railroad, Memoirs of Frederick Douglass, 12 Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, History of Abolitionism, Lynch Law, Civil Rights Acts, New Amendments and much more

by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2017

This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat...
Book cover of Why Bad Things Happen to Good People Answers, Antidotes, and Advice
by Rev. Billy Graham, Adrian Rogers, John A. Huffman
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017

The authors are: Billy Graham, Adrian Rogers, John A. Huffman, Jr., Thomas K. Tewell, James Kennedy, William Bouknight, Reverend Chuck Smith, Michael W. Foss, Robert Anthony Schuller, Robert H. Schuller, Dr. Roger Swearington. Why bad things happen to good people is a topic that has increasingly captured...
Book cover of Amphibians and Reptiles of the US–Mexico Border States/Anfibios y reptiles de los estados de la frontera México–Estados Unidos
by Randall D. Babb, Thomas C. Brennan, Alexander Cruz
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015

In the first bilingual work on the reptiles and amphibians of the US–Mexico border, top herpetologists come together to describe the herpetofauna of the states of this region, which includes more than 600 species of toads, frogs, salamanders, turtles, sea turtles, alligators, lizards, snakes, and...
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