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Painful Birth
How Chile Became a Free and Prosperous Society
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
Painful Birth is the astounding story of how Chile narrowly escaped becoming a Leninist/Stalinist slave state in the early 1970s and over a relatively short historic period was transformed into the near paragon of freedom and prosperity that it is today. The book not only narrates the events but also...
'Only Nixon'
His Trip to China Revisited and Restudied
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
In 1998, Professor Humes and Doctor Ryals traveled with Edward Nixon, the brother of the President, to the People's Republic of China. While retracing Nixon's steps, they interviewed those Chinese Foreign Service experts who had planned the president's meetings with Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai. These...
Divided Dynamism
The Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Divided Dynamism presents a cogent and comprehensive review of the political and unification policies of separated nations. This book relates a brief historical capsule about each divided nation, illustrates the socio/economic dynamic of the divide, and offers a searing and poignant political synthesis...
Jeb Bush
Aggressive Conservatism in Florida
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2009
Jeb Bush: Aggressive Conservatism in Florida describes the rise of John Ellis (Jeb) Bush, the second son of former President George H.W. Bush, to political power in Florida. It examines the conservative theory that guided his behavior when he was elected and the aggressive manner in which he used...
A Socio-Political Model of Lies in Russia
Putin Against the Personal
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This book is written to examine Russian public opinion, culture and society in the context of the lies, liars and untruths consistent with, but not exclusively part of, the rule of Russia’s second (and fourth) post-Soviet President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Then, it is to assess what future...
Zadokite Propaganda in the Late Second Temple Period
A Turning Point in Jewish History
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Zadokite Propaganda in the Late Second Temple Period is a monumental epoch-breaking work of scholarship in ancient history and Jewish studies. This book examines centuries of scholarship on ancient Jewish group identity and official Jewish religion in the most tumultuous period of Jewish history,...
by James A. Duthie
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2012
History is not a mere chronicle of facts, but a dialogue between competing interpretations of the past; it should be taught as such. Teaching history in this way makes it both intellectually demanding and more interesting, while at the same time helps students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary...
Montessori Comes to America
The Leadership of Maria Montessori and Nancy McCormick Rambusch
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2009
What role did women's leadership play in the introduction and revival of the Montessori Method in America? Phyllis Povell explores this question through the contributions of Maria Montessori and Nancy McCormick Rambusch, who brought the Montessori Method to the American educational scene.
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Talcott Parsons
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is one of the most influential and best-known sociologists of the past century. This introduction dwells on Parsons' conceptual apparatus and offers a compendium of his research. His works are subdivided into three distinct periods, each characterized by specific concepts...
Ready for Any Good Work
History of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia 1944–1999
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
This new history of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, focuses on the growth and evolution of the Congregation through the years 1944–1999. This book attempts to look at the Congregation, an ecclesial group of Catholic women religious, from the particular perspectives of...
Science and Religion in Dialogue
Two Histories of Discarded Images
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
This book provides an overview of the history of interactions between science and religion, with an emphasis on Christianity. Raymond E. Grizzle examines his own history of self-reflection on science and religion, focusing on what we have learned about the structure, history, and functioning of creation....
Abraham's Ashes
The Absurdity of Monotheism
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
“Abrahamic religion” has long been a buzzword in ecumenical discourse. It is the notion that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, despite their profound differences, are united in their reverence for Abraham—not just as the progenitor of Israel, but as a universal father in the faith. Abraham’s...
Overcoming Adversity in Academia
Stories from Generation X Faculty
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
This collection of essays written by seventeen Generation X academics passionately, provocatively, and eloquently demonstrates the personal issues, conflicts, and triumphs that are definitive of this generation. These essays define the voice of an often overlooked and ignored demographic.
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Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
The basis of this collection of essays is the reading of a common topic from different perspectives. Half of the book is devoted to the comparative study of religions and the courses are offered by religion professors. The other half is shaped by social science approaches and the seminars are given...