University Of Akron Press: 70 books
A Transformation in American National Politics
The Presidential Election of 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
The presidential election of 2012 was among the most important in American history, both for the policies that will persist due to its result, as well as the national political transformation it portends. The contest’s outcome was the product of complex and fast-moving societal changes—demographic,...
Culture, Rhetoric, and Voting
The Presidential Election of 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
The presidential election of 2012 was among the most important in American history, both for the policies that will persist due to its result as well as the national political transformation it portends. The contest's outcome was the product of complex and fast-moving societal changes- demographic,...
by Guangqiu Xu
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2010
Guangqiu Xu, a native of China fluent in both Mandarin and Cantonese, has written an exhaustive study of United States-China relations during the Cold War, with a special focus on the role of the U.S. Congress in influencing Sino-American policy. Based upon extensive archival research in Chinese and...
The Cultural Context of Biodiversity Conservation
Seen and Unseen Dimensions of Indigenous Knowledge among Q'eqchi' Communities in Guatemala
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
How are biological diversity, protected areas, indigenous knowledge and religious worldviews related? From an anthropological perspective, this book provides an introduction into the complex subject of conservation policies that cannot be addressed without recognising the encompassing relationship...
Teaching Ethics in Organ Transplantation
Cases and Movies
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011
Organ transplantation allows modern surgeons to give "new life" to chronically ill patients. At the same time, the new opportunities raise ethical questions concerning human identity and the definition of the human body. These concerns do not play out the same in all cultures or in every...
From Farm to Fork
Perspectives on Growing Sustainable Food Systems in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Interest in the food we eat and how it is produced, distributed, and consumed has grown tremendously in the last few years. Consumers are exchanging highly processed, genetically engineered, chemical-laden, and pesticide-contaminated food often associated with big agribusinesses for fresh produce...
by Alicia Gutiérrez González
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
This book analyzes the importance of maize worldwide and the special importance for Mexico as a center of origin and diversity (COD). By adopting a comparative approach, the analysis focuses on how developed and developing countries handle imports of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s). The book...
The Bible in the Park
Federal District Courts, Religious Speech, and the Public Forum
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2010
John Blakeman's, The Bible in the Park is an in-depth study of federal district court policymaking and litigation trends in First Amendment cases concerning religious speech and expression in public places. District courts play an important policymaking role in the federal judicial system, and Blakeman's...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
This interdisciplinary anthology contains a collection of materials, including personal accounts, analyses of historical and/or current events, and legal rulings told through the lens of various racial or ethnic groups living in the United States. Included are discussions of housing and neighborhoods, recreation and work, crime, education, and politics.
Sex & Gender in Biomedicine
Theories, Methodologies, Results
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2011
Sex and gender in biomedicine are innovative research concepts of theoretical and clinical medicine that enable a better understanding of health and disease, evidence-based knowledge, effective therapies, and better health outcomes for women and men. Gender medicine, which focuses on the impact of...
The Laws of Nature
Reflections on the Evolution of Ecosystem Management Law & Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
This timely collection written by an interdisciplinary array of law professors, who specialize in legal and policy issues surrounding ecosystem management, and scholars and practitioners in areas such as environmental policy and planning, conservation, economics, and biology explore why ecosystems...
Quo Anima
spirituality and innovation in contemporary women’s poetry
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Quo Anima studies the poetry of contemporary women poets in relation to spirituality and innovative form. In the past two decades, a lively conversation has taken shape as more and more poets have risked engagement with various forms of mysticism. However, much of the critical response to this work...
Going Places
Slovenian Women's Stories on Migration
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2013
Going Places is a narrative of a century of Slovenian Women's immigration stories. The book traces the migration of these Eastern European women to several destinations including Argentina, Egypt, Italy, and the United States. The research has been carefully culled from the subjects' letters, personal...
Modern Solar Facilities
Advanced Solar Science, Proceedings of a Workshop held at GAttingen, September 27-29, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
An international workshop entitled: Modern Solar Facilities Advanced Solar Science was held in Gõttingen from September 27 until September 29, 2006. The workshop, which was attended by 88 participants from 24 different countries, gave a broad overview of the current state of solar research, with...