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Global Pentecostalism in the 21st Century

by Peter L. Berger, David A. Martin, Paul Freston, David J. Maxwell, Bernice Martin, Nanlai Cao, Artyom H. Tonoyan, Timothy Samuel Shah, Katharine Wiegele, Rebecca Samuel Shah ...

This state-of-the-field overview of Pentecostalism around the world focuses on cultural developments among second- and third-generation adherents in regions with large Pentecostal communities, considering the impact of these developments on political participation, citizenship, gender relations, and economic morality. Leading scholars from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and history ... Read more

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This state-of-the-field overview of Pentecostalism around the world focuses on cultural developments among second- and third-generation adherents in regions with large Pentecostal communities, considering the impact of these developments on political participation, citizenship, gender relations, and economic morality. Leading scholars from anthropology, sociology, religious studies, and history
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Thinking, Childhood, and Time

Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Education

by Walter Omar Kohan, Barbara Weber, Adrienne Argent, Iris Berger, Michael A. Bonnett, Annalisa Caputo, Peter Costello, David Kennedy, Pablo Muruzábal Lamberti0, James Mensch1, Juliana Merçon2, Karin Murris3, Toby Rollo4, Cristina Delgado Vintimilla5 ...

Series series Philosophy of Childhood
Thinking, Childhood, and Time: Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Education is an interdisciplinary exploration of the notion of childhood and its place in a philosophical education. Contributors consider children’s experiences of time, space, embodiment, and thinking. By acknowledging Hannah Arendt’s notion that every child brings a new beginning into the world, they address the ... Read more

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Thinking, Childhood, and Time: Contemporary Perspectives on the Politics of Education is an interdisciplinary exploration of the notion of childhood and its place in a philosophical education. Contributors consider children’s experiences of time, space, embodiment, and thinking. By acknowledging Hannah Arendt’s notion that every child brings a new beginning into the world, they address the
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One Health

The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches

by Esther Schelling, Lisa Crump, Maxine Whittaker, Marcel Tanner, Professor Craig Stephen0, Wiku Adisasmito1, Cécile Aenishaenslin2, Seid Mohamed Ali3, Ian Allen4, Silvia Alonso5, Vilda Amir6, Maurizio Aragrande7, Sara Babo Martins8, Zolzaya Baljinnyam9, William Bazeyo0, Andrea Beetz1, Jeffrey Bender2, Mónica Berger-González3, Benjamin Blair4, Barry Blakley5, Michael Bresalier6, Martin Bunch7, Massimo Canali8, Angela Cassidy9, Nakul Chitnis0, Guéladio Cissé1, Michael Clarke2, Paul Coleman3, Kathryn C. Conlon4, Susan Cork5, Soledad Cuevas6, Solveig Danielsen7, Anna Dean8, Paula Dominguez-Salas9, Colleen Duncan0, Kaylee Errecaborde1, Patricia Farnese2, Thomas Fries3, Samuel Fuhrimann4, Christa A. Gallagher5, Iain J. Gordon6, Ratna B. Gurung7, Felix Hafner8, Jan Hattendorf9, Karin Hediger0, Barbara Jones1, Joldoshbek Kasymbekov2, Julia S. Lankton3, Huong Le Thi4, Henrik Lerner5, Mahamat Bechir6, Michael Mahero7, Stephanie Mauti8, Céline Mbilo9, Hélène Meier0, Mary Elizabeth Miranda1, Hung Nguyen-Viet2, Vi Nguyen-Viet3, Brigit Obrist4, Peter Odermatt5, Anna Okello6, Christopher A.L. Oura7, Katharine Pelican8, Kristina Pelikan9, Phuc Pham-Duc0, Sue Pollock1, Sangay Rinchen2, Karma Rinzin3, Felix Roth4, Johanne Saint-Charles5, Alexandra Shaw6, Jonathan M. Sleeman7, Woutrina Smith8, Keira Spinner9, Katharina D. C. Stärk0, Arlette C. Szelecsenyi1, Tenzin Tenzin2, Jimmy Tickel3, Karin Tschanz-Cooke4, Rea Tschopp5, Dennis C Turner6, Hoang Van Minh7, Alain Vandermissen8, Tu Vu-Van9, Daniel P. Walsh0, David Waltner-Toews1, Sylvia Wanzala2, Susan C Welburn3, Lenke Wettlaufer4, C. LeAnn White5, Andreas F. Widmer6, Abigail Woods7, Hind Yahyaoui8, Christian Zurbrügg9, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky00, Barbara Häsler01 ...

One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and ... Read more

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One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and
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The Essential Civil Society Reader

The Classic Essays

by Don E. Eberly, Daniel Bell, Robert Bellah, Peter Berger, John Dilulio, Allan Ehrenhalt, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Amitai Etzioni, Francis Fukuyama, William Galston0, Mary Ann Glendon1, Vaclav Havel2, Gertrude Himmelfarb3, John McKnight4, Richard John Neuhaus5, Robert Nisbet6, Michael Sandel7, William A. Schambra8, James Q. Wilson9, Alan Wolfe0 ...

There is a growing anxiety about the basic health of society. Everywhere we see the fraying of the social fabric, the decline of families, the absence of consensus on unifying moral principles, and the disappearance of community and voluntary associations. Around the world, politicians and intellectuals of all political persuasions seek to restore civil society by cultivating stronger public ... Read more

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There is a growing anxiety about the basic health of society. Everywhere we see the fraying of the social fabric, the decline of families, the absence of consensus on unifying moral principles, and the disappearance of community and voluntary associations. Around the world, politicians and intellectuals of all political persuasions seek to restore civil society by cultivating stronger public
... Read more
New Directions in Contemporary Sociological Theory

by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Douglas D. Heckathorn, David R. Heise, Ronald L. Jepperson, Michael Lovaglia, Barry Markovsky, Morris Zelditch, Gerald Marwell, Bruce Buena de Mesquita, James D. Morrow, Pamela E. Oliver, Brent Simpson, Randolph Siverson, John Skvoretz, Alastair Smith, David G. Wagner, Henry Walker, David Willer, Robb Willer, Shane Thye, Jack A. Goldstone, Guillermina Jasso, John D. McCarthy, Immanuel Wallerstein, Mayer N. Zald ...

Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical programs; many chapters contain a description of the inception, growth, and present status ... Read more

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Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical programs; many chapters contain a description of the inception, growth, and present status
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The Heart of the Wild

Essays on Nature, Conservation, and the Human Future

by Bill Adams, Joel Berger, Susan Clayton, Eileen Crist, Martha L. Crump, Thomas Lowe Fleischner, Harry W. Greene, Hal Herzog, Emma Marris, Kathleen Dean Moore, Gary Paul Nabhan, Peter H. Raven, Christopher J. Schell, Richard Shine, Kyle Whyte ...

Timely and provocative reflections on the future of the wild in an increasingly human worldThe Heart of the Wild brings together some of today’s leading scientists, humanists, and nature writers to offer a thought-provoking meditation on the urgency of learning about and experiencing our wild places in an age of rapidly expanding human impacts.These engaging essays present nuanced and often ... Read more

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Timely and provocative reflections on the future of the wild in an increasingly human worldThe Heart of the Wild brings together some of today’s leading scientists, humanists, and nature writers to offer a thought-provoking meditation on the urgency of learning about and experiencing our wild places in an age of rapidly expanding human impacts.These engaging essays present nuanced and often
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Korean Communication, Media, and Culture

An Annotated Bibliography

by Kyu Ho Youm, Nojin Kwak, Yoonmo Sang, Ahran Park, Seok Kang, Seungahn Nah, Seungahn Nah, Matthew A. Shapiro0, Hun Shik Kim1, John C. Carpenter2, Namkee Park3, Seungyoon Lee4, Jae Eun Chung5, Hye-ryeon Lee6, Hye-Jin Paek7, Minsun Shim8, Peter J. Schulz9, Jacqueline Hitchon0, Jae-Hwa Shin1, Eyun-Jung Ki2, Eyun-Jung Ki3, Arunima Krishna4, Min-Sun Kim5, Yongick Jeong6, Akira Miyahara7, Ju Oak Kim8, Dong Hoon Kim9, Hye Seung Chung0, Ji-yoon An1, N. Trace Cabot2, Chang Dae Ham3, Dal Yong Jin4 ...

Korean Communication, Media, and Culture is a bibliography of English-language publications for non-Korean-speaking academics, researchers, and professionals. In addition to the actual annotations of all the major books, book chapters, journal articles, and theses/dissertations, each chapter includes contextual introductory commentary on its topic. The authors not only historicize their findings ... Read more

$42.89 USD

Korean Communication, Media, and Culture is a bibliography of English-language publications for non-Korean-speaking academics, researchers, and professionals. In addition to the actual annotations of all the major books, book chapters, journal articles, and theses/dissertations, each chapter includes contextual introductory commentary on its topic. The authors not only historicize their findings
... Read more

Why Liberalism Failed

by Patrick J. Deneen ...

Series series Politics and Culture
Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded?Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century—fascism, communism, and liberalism—only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism’s proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is ... Read more

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Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded?Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century—fascism, communism, and liberalism—only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism’s proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is
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Last Child in the Woods

Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

by Richard Louv ...

The Book That Launched an International MovementFans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe“It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer“I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the elect... ... Read more

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The Book That Launched an International MovementFans of The Anxious Generation will adore Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller. “An absolute must-read for parents.” —The Boston Globe“It rivals Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer“I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the elect...
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Meet the Neighbors

Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World

by Brandon Keim ...

**“A true landmark in animal literature. Mandatory reading.” —Ben Goldfarb, author of Crossings and EagerWhat does the science of animal intelligence mean for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us?**Honeybees deliberate democratically. Rats reflect on the past. Snakes have friends. In recent decades, our understanding of animal cognition has exploded, making it indisputably ... Read more

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**“A true landmark in animal literature. Mandatory reading.” —Ben Goldfarb, author of Crossings and EagerWhat does the science of animal intelligence mean for how we understand and live with the wild creatures around us?**Honeybees deliberate democratically. Rats reflect on the past. Snakes have friends. In recent decades, our understanding of animal cognition has exploded, making it indisputably
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Introduction to Public Health - E-Book

by Elizabeth Parker ...

This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more. ... Read more

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This text introduces students to the core concepts and principles of public health: the nature and scope of public health; its history; an introduction to health determinants and epidemiology; evidence-based practice in public health and understanding public health data plus more.
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A Dream Deferred

The Second Betrayal of Black Freedom in America

by Shelby Steele ...

Award-winning author Shelby Steele's essay collection A Dream Deferred reveals the untold story behind the polarized racial politics in America today.A New York Times Notable BookThrough thought-provoking insights, National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Shelby Steele argues that a second betrayal of black freedom in the United States—the first one being segregation—emerged from the civil rights ... Read more

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Award-winning author Shelby Steele's essay collection A Dream Deferred reveals the untold story behind the polarized racial politics in America today.A New York Times Notable BookThrough thought-provoking insights, National Book Critics Circle Award Winner Shelby Steele argues that a second betrayal of black freedom in the United States—the first one being segregation—emerged from the civil rights
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