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Addresses Early Modern representations of chastity and adultery, as
well as matrimony and its dissolution in both the private and
public realms, including the most well known marital dissolution,
that of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Presents twelve Hawaiian myths which explain how the earth was created, why volcanoes on Hawaii erupt, why the days are longer in summer, and other natural phenomena.
Over the centuries, researchers have found bones and artefacts
proving that modern humans have existed for millions of years.
Mainstream science, however has suppressed these facts. Prejudices
based on current scientific theory act as a 'knowledge filter',
giving us a picture of prehistory that is largely inaccurate. This
book reveals this hidden history.
Over the centuries, researchers have found bones and artefacts
proving that modern humans have existed for millions of years.
Mainstream science, however has suppressed these facts. Prejudices
based on current scientific theory act as a 'knowledge filter',
giving us a picture of prehistory that is largely inaccurate. This
book reveals this hidden history.
This book provides a concise yet rigorous discussion of the main
issues in modern macroeconomics. In particular, it examines the
controversy over the role and conduct of macroeconomic
stabilization policy.While the book is written in such a way as to
allow students to read individual chapters in isolation, according
to their interests and needs, the book follows a structured
direction. After providing a review of mainstream macro-models and
the chief areas of controversy between Keynesian, Monetarist and
New Classical approaches to stabilization policy, subsequent
chapters focus on selected key controversies: the balance of
payments and exchange rates; inflation and unemployment; money and
economic activity; fiscal policy and aggregate demand; and business
cycles. The approach adopted by the authors make this book highly
responsive to teaching and student needs. This authoritative
state-of-the-art survey of modern macroeconomics will be essential
reading for intermediate level courses in macroeconomics.
Reconstructing Paul's journey to Rome, day by day In This Way We
Came to Rome: With Paul on the Appian Way guides readers along
Paul's 150-mile journey to face trial before the Roman emperor
(Acts 28). Authors Glen L. Thompson and Mark Wilson draw from both
ancient records and modern research to offer the most complete
account available of Paul's journey along the ancient world's most
famous road--the Appian Way. In addition to geographical and
historical insights, the authors provide numerous images, maps, and
GPS coordinates, allowing the reader to experience Paul's journey
and better understand the ancient world in which he spread the
gospel.
"Creativity and Innovation in Organizational Teams" stemmed from a
conference held at the Kellogg School of Management in June 2003
covering creativity and innovation in groups and organizations.
Each chapter of the book is written by an expert and covers
original theory about creative processes in organizations. The
organization of the text reflects a longstanding notion that
creativity in the world of work is a joint outcome of three
interdependent forces--individual thinking, group processes, and
organizational environment.
Part I explores basic cognitive mechanisms that underlie creative
thinking, and includes chapters that discuss cognitive foundations
of creativity, a cognitive network model of creativity that
explains how and why creative solutions form in the human mind, and
imports a ground-breaking concept of "creativity templates" to the
study of creative idea generation in negotiation context. The
second part is devoted to understanding how groups and teams in
organizational settings produce creative ideas and implement
innovations. Finally, Part III contains three chapters that discuss
the role of social, organizational context in which creative
endeavors take place.
The book has a strong international mix of scholarship and includes
clear business implications based on scientific research. It weds
the disciplines of psychology, cognition, and business theory into
one text.
This volume represents a guide to the background and study of the
Old Testament that incorporates current scholarship with an
affirming faith stance. The book's treatment of the Old Testament
and intertestamental literature provides a theologically balanced
approach with attention to traditional concerns of introduction
plus a focus on issues of relevance and practical religious value.
A comprehensive compilation that includes maps, charts and tables,
a glossary, indices, and drawings, this work offers a significant
contribution to the study and appreciation of the Old Testament.
Spanish in the United States: Attitudes and Variation is a
collection of new, cutting-edge research with the purpose of
providing scholars interested in Spanish as it is spoken by
bilinguals living in the United States a current view of the state
of the discipline. This volume is broad and inclusive of the
populations studied, methodologies used, and approaches to the
linguistic study of Spanish in order to provide scholars with an
up-to-date understanding of the complexities of the Spanish(es)
spoken in the United States. In addition to this snapshot, this
volume stimulates new areas of inquiry and motivates new ways of
analyzing the social, linguistic, and educational aspects of what
it means to speak Spanish in the United States.
-Offers a student-focused guide to conducting undergraduate
research in education and education-related programs, written for
students in teacher education and related programs. -Offers a
step-by-step guide to all elements of the research process, from
conducting a literature review, to choosing a research topic,
collecting and analyzing data, writing and sharing the results, and
building a research community with peers and mentors. -Helps
students develop crucial skills including complex thinking,
strategic design, modeling, and persistent iterative practice, and
demonstrates how conducting research can help students develop as
deep thinkers, courageous researchers, and active participants in
their communities of practice.
Comprehensive survey of the health communication discipline
authored by top scholars in the field. A useful text for use both
in graduate seminars in health communication and as a desk
reference for career researchers and government and NGO health
professionals.
A New Critical Approach to the History of Palestine discusses
prospects and methods for a comprehensive, evidence-based history
of Palestine with a critical use of recent historical,
archaeological and anthropological methods. This history is not an
exclusive history but one that is ethnically and culturally
inclusive, a history of and for all peoples who have lived in
Palestine. After an introductory essay offering a strategy for
creating coherence and continuity from the earliest beginnings to
the present, the volume presents twenty articles from twenty-two
contributors, fifteen of whom are of Middle Eastern origin or
relation. Split thematically into four parts, the volume discusses
ideology, national identity and chronology in various
historiographies of Palestine, and the legacy of memory and oral
history; the transient character of ethnicity in Palestine and
questions regarding the ethical responsibilities of archaeologists
and historians to protect the multi-ethnic cultural heritage of
Palestine; landscape and memory, and the values of community
archaeology and bio-archaeology; and an exploration of the
"ideology of the land" and its influence on Palestine's history and
heritage. The first in a series of books under the auspices of the
Palestine History and Heritage Project (PaHH), the volume offers a
challenging new departure for writing the history of Palestine and
Israel throughout the ages. A New Critical Approach to the History
of Palestine explores the diverse history of the region against the
backdrop of twentieth-century scholarly construction of the history
of Palestine as a history of a Jewish homeland with roots in an
ancient, biblical Israel and examines the implications of this
ancient and recent history for archaeology and cultural heritage.
The book offers a fascinating new perspective for students and
academics in the fields of anthropological, political, cultural and
biblical history.
Robert L. Thompson, FAIA, is the founder and lead design principal
of the Portland-based firm TVA Architects, a firm that has built a
foundation of collaboration, innovation, and conservation through
beautiful design. He is responsible for the design of many of the
most prominent buildings throughout Oregon and the Pacific
Northwest. TVA Architects creatively transforms their clients'
needs and aspirations into elegantly understated works of
meaningful architecture, meticulously detailed and impeccably
crafted. The projects documented in this book coincide with the
fortieth anniversary of this celebrated architect and his body of
work as a designer and innovator. He founded TVA Architects in 1984
and built an internationally recognised practice, starting in the
Pacific Northwest. In 1993, at the age of thirty-nine, Thompson was
the youngest architect in America to be inducted into the American
Institute of Architects' College of Fellows for his contribution to
the profession. Thompson and TVA Architects have been honored with
scores of local, national, and international awards for excellence
in design. His projects have ranged from major corporate campuses,
high-rise office towers and condominium towers, sports and
recreational facilities, retail and cultural projects as well as
multi- and single-family residences. This lavishly illustrated
monograph, filled with full-colour photography and detailed plans,
forms a compilation of select work that celebrates Thompson's
influence across architecture over several decades.
Originally published in 1980 this book examines why adult education
historically failed to attract working class students and whether
experiences in Northern Ireland, the USA and Italy have any lessons
to teach. Drawing together authors committed to adult education,
the essays give fresh theoretical perspectives and explore
developments of the post-War period, asking if they are designed to
remedy educational wrongs or help perpetuate them.
An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has
erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down
long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend
them. Why do we care so much about statues? And who gets to decide
which ones should stay up and which should come down? Erin L.
Thompson, the country's leading expert in the tangled aesthetic,
legal, political and social issues involved in such battles brings
much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues. She traces the turbulent
history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, starting
with the enslaved man who helped make the statue of Freedom atop
the US Capitol and explores the surprising motivations behind such
contemporary flashpoints as the toppling of a statue of Columbus at
the Minnesota State Capitol. Written with great verve and
thoroughly researched, Smashing Statues gives readers the context
they need to consider the fundamental question: Whose voices must
be heard and whose pain must remain private?
Spanish remains a large and constant fixture in the foreign
language learning landscape in the United States. As Spanish
language study has grown, so too has the diversity of students and
contexts of use, placing the field in the midst of a curricular
identity crisis. Spanish has become a second, rather than a
foreign, language in the US, which leads to unique opportunities
and challenges for curriculum and syllabus design, materials
development, individual and program assessment, and classroom
pedagogy. In their book, Brown and Thompson address these
challenges and provide a vision of Spanish language education for
the twenty-first century. Using data from the College Board, ETS,
and the authors' own institutions, as well as responses to their
national survey of almost seven hundred Spanish language educators,
the authors argue that the field needs to evolve to reflect changes
in the sociocultural, socioeducational, and sociopolitical
landscape of the US. The authors provide coherent and compelling
discussion of the most pressing issues facing Spanish
post-secondary education and strategies for converting these
challenges into opportunities. Topics that are addressed in the
book include: Heritage learners, service learning in
Spanish-speaking communities, Spanish for specific purposes,
assessment, unique needs for Spanish teacher training, online and
hybrid teaching, and the relevance of ACTFL's national standards
for Spanish post-secondary education. An essential read for Spanish
language scholars, especially those interested in curriculum design
and pedagogy, that includes supporting reflection questions and
pedagogical activities for use in upper-level undergraduate and
graduate-level courses.
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This volume is a continuation of our series exploring Saint
Augustine's influence on later thought, this time bringing the
fifth century bishop into dialogue with 19th century philosopher,
theologian, social critic, and originator of Existentialism, Soren
Kierkegaard. The connections, contrasts, and sometimes surprising
similarities of their thought are uncovered and analyzed in topics
such as exile and pilgrimage, time and restlessness, inwardness and
the church, as well as suffering, evil, and humility. The
implications of this analysis are profound and far-reaching for
theology, ecclesiology, and ethics.
This Handbook represents the first comprehensive collection of
research on communication and people with disabilities. The editors
have brought together original contributions focusing on the
identity, social, and relationship adjustments faced by people with
disabilities and those with whom they relate. Essays report on
topics across the communication spectrum--interpersonal and
relationship issues, people with disabilities in organizational
settings, disability and culture, media and technologies,
communication issues as they impact specific types of
disabilities--and establish a future agenda for communication and
disability research. Each chapter provides a state-of-the-art
literature review, practical applications of the material, and
keywords and discussion questions to facilitate classroom use. In
providing an outlet for current research on communication and
disability issues, this unique collection contributes to the lives
of people with and without disabilities, helping them to improve
their own communication and relationships. Intended for readers in
communication, psychology, sociology, rehabilitation, social work,
special education, gerontology, and related disciplines, this
handbook is certain to augment further theory and research, as well
as offer insights for both personal and professional relationships.
In History, Archaeology and the Bible Forty Years after
"Historicity", Hjelm and Thompson argue that a 'crisis' broke in
the 1970s, when several new studies of biblical history and
archaeology were published, questioning the historical-critical
method of biblical scholarship. The crisis formed the discourse of
the Copenhagen school's challenge of standing positions,
which-together with new achievements in archaeological
research-demand that the regional history of ancient Israel, Judaea
and Palestine be reconsidered in all its detail. This volume
examines the major changes that have taken place within the field
of Old Testament studies since the ground breaking works of Thomas
Thompson and John van Seters in 1974 and 1975 (both republished in
2014). The book is divided in three sections: changing perspectives
in biblical studies, history and cult, and ideology and history,
presenting new articles from some of the field's best scholars with
comprehensive discussion of historical, archaeological,
anthropological, cultural and literary approaches to the Hebrew
Bible and Palestine's history. The essays question: "How does
biblical history relate to the archaeological history of Israel and
Palestine?" and "Can we view the history of the region
independently of a biblical perspective?" by looking at the problem
from alternative angles and questioning long-held interpretations.
Unafraid to break new ground, History, Archaeology and the Bible
Forty Years after "Historicity" is a vital resource to students in
the field of Biblical and East Mediterranean Studies, and anyone
with an interest in the archaeology, history and religious
development in Palestine and the ancient Near East.
Academic analysis has not always kept pace with the dramatic
changes that have occurred in the USSR since Stalin's time, for
objective study has often been overshadowed-especially in the
1980s-by publicity concerning the negative aspects of the "Evil
Empire." Recently, however, because of reforms initiated by
Gorbachev, the dynamics of the Soviet system have come into sharper
focus. This book provides a wide-ranging, detailed view of
economic, social, ideological, and literary aspects of the Soviet
system leading up to the Gorbachev era. The essays include both
historical and contemporary perspectives on the sources of
stability (and stagnation) in the post-Stalin years. Examining the
intricate fabric of Soviet society, the contributors provide
insights into the social and cultural motivations for Gorbachev's
"restructuring" policies. Their themes echo the work of Vera S.
Dunham, who for more than four decades has focused on diverse
aspects of Soviet society and culture, particularly on the
noncoercive means of social control that have often been overlooked
but that are a vital component of the Soviet system.
This book focuses on several domestic policy areas and one area of
foreign policy (Sino-Soviet relations) that have been central to
the policy agendas of Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev. It
examines policies in each area in light of their ideological
justification. .
This book provides a concise yet rigorous discussion of the main
issues in modern macroeconomics. In particular, it examines the
controversy over the role and conduct of macroeconomic
stabilization policy.While the book is written in such a way as to
allow students to read individual chapters in isolation, according
to their interests and needs, the book follows a structured
direction. After providing a review of mainstream macro-models and
the chief areas of controversy between Keynesian, Monetarist and
New Classical approaches to stabilization policy, subsequent
chapters focus on selected key controversies: the balance of
payments and exchange rates; inflation and unemployment; money and
economic activity; fiscal policy and aggregate demand; and business
cycles. The approach adopted by the authors make this book highly
responsive to teaching and student needs. This authoritative
state-of-the-art survey of modern macroeconomics will be essential
reading for intermediate level courses in macroeconomics.
Negotiation is the most important skill anyone in the business
world can have today, because people must continually negotiate
their jobs, responsibilities, and opportunities. Yet very few
people know strategies for maximizing their outcomes in everyday
and in more formal business situations. This volume provides a
comprehensive overview of this emerging topic through original
contributions from leaders in social psychology and negotiation
research. All topics covered are core to the understanding of the
negotiation process and include: decision-making and judgment,
emotion and negotiation, motivation, and game theory.
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