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Inspired by the research and theory of Robert Freed Bales (Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Harvard University), this collection of research and applications using SYMLOG, a system for the multi-level observation of groups, provides the most recent examples of analyzing aspects of social interaction systems.

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Rev. ed. of: The authoritative and authoritarian in Islamic discourses. 1997.

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Suitable for those working in patristic studies, theology, and the history of biblical exegesis, this work addresses Tertullian's Christology.

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Annals of the Joint Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Educational Research and the National Academy for Educational Research 1998-1999

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The focus of this work is on those passages in the New Testament of the Bible which carry anti-Jewish messages. This apparent anti-Semitism may occur through mistranslation, misquotation or misapplication of citations from the Hebrew Bible, or through direct hostility to Jews and their religion.

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This book helps teachers of English to provide speakers of other languages the basic information and tools they need to help their students master the phonological system of English. The elements emphasized are those that contribute to more effective classroom practices.

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Aristotle on Teaching examines teaching in general, and analyzes the objects, procedures, and order found in all student learning, furnishing the guidelines for the culminating section on the inductive and deductive procedures underlying all teaching. It explores Aristotle's d...

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Since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, tens of thousands of nuclear weapons manufactured by governments around the world. None have been used so far, and the absence of nuclear war among armed nations is a mystery. Caplow considers this and other questions in his study of nuclear weaponry.

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This work analyzes the fiction of four contemporary multicultural writers who render a 'floating world' in which cultures converge or collide in unexpected, exciting, and dangerous ways.

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Joseph A. Altsheler was probably the most popular American author of boys' fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. Although his peak of popularity is past, his novels are frequently listed on ebay and find a ready audience. New printings of his most popular novels are still being issued.

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Atheist Persona is a summary of the most recent research on the subject of atheism. In an effort to create a more courteous dialogue between theists and atheists, this book acknowledges that while there are reasons for believing in God, there are also reasons for not believing in God.

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This book discusses government and private sector roles in American economy. Focusing on the mobilization of American economy against the threat of Axis ascendancy in Word War II, Carew places the mobilization in its political - economic context and evaluates its performance in terms of prevailing military and political realities.

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This "how-to" guide provides instructions for writers to follow in taking a potential novel from its initial germination as an idea to a complete blocking-out. It is flexible enough to account for all the possible modes and genres - from children's fairytale to mainstream bestseller.

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Benjamin Disraeli utilizes previously ignored or little known sources to provide new insights into how one of the most famous Jewish converts was viewed by the Jewish community he ignored and by the larger Christian world that would not accept him. This book shows how a myth c...

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Between Alienation and Citizenship traces the history of the Black West Indian immigrant society in Panama from 1914 to 1964. This book is recounts the survival, determination, and courage of the Panamanian Black West Indian society and their struggle for inclusion in Panamanian culture.

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Describes the fundamental structural differences between the American and Japanese economies, defends the Japanese approach, and warns that US policies, seeking to Americanise their strongest competitors policies, are doomed to fail.

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Beyond Rawls engages one of the most provocative and influential developments in contemporary political philosophy. Focusing on the idea- as opposed to a single conception- of purely 'political' liberalism, Shaun Young examines the work of a number of prominent political liber...

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This text provides an examination of the possible influence of birth order on political achievement and behaviour. It looks at American presidents, Supreme Court justices, United States senators and representatives, and the careers of the West Point class.

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This book is a call to action for the Black community to join the green movement. The book offers insights, ideas, and strategies that demonstrate how Black people can benefit from and fuel the go-green effort.

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This book reevaluates the Bush Administration, transferring the blame for eight years of failures and atrocities squarely to the American voters. Redd includes chapters on the Supreme Court's role in the 2000 election, a comparison of Kerry and Bush in the 2004 election, and a reaction to the 2008 election.

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Both Worlds at Once is a study of works of art conceived and produced late in their creators' careers. It pronounces an alternative to the mainstream life span creativity research which has, in general, adopted a decline perspective to the fruits of old age. Amir Cohen-Shalev ...

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Building Skills for Black Workers assesses the current gap in education and training between African American and white workers, and explores possible remedies. This multi-author volume begins with an examination of the elementary and secondary education system (K-12) and concludes with an analysis of public and private worker training programs.