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  • Doc

    Memories from a Life in Public Service

    by Otis R. Bowen, William Du Bois ...
    "Being governor is like no other job although it has similarities to being a country doctor. Like a physician, a governor is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, asleep, awake, eating, in the shower, traveling in a car, or at a meeting. There are emergencies, so he lives with unpredictability. As earlier noted, many state government activities involve health and medical questions, areas in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social Responsibilities of the Businessman

    by Howard R. Bowen ...
    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) expresses a fundamental morality in the way a company behaves toward society. It follows ethical behavior toward stakeholders and recognizes the spirit of the legal and regulatory environment. The idea of CSR gained momentum in the late 1950s and 1960s with the expansion of large conglomerate corporations and became a popular subject in the 1980s with R. ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Religions in Practice

    An Approach to the Anthropology of Religion

    by John R. Bowen ...
    Religions in Practice provides a comprehensive and primarily theme-based overview for students of the anthropology of religion. Whilst covering traditional topics such as magic, witchcraft, and spiritual healing, the book addresses key contemporary subjects including migration, transnationalism, nationalism, secularism, and law. It offers an issues-oriented perspective on everyday religious ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Piezoelectric Materials

    Properties, Applications and Devices

    by Christopher R. Bowen, Andrew R. Plummer ...
    Series series Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications
    Authoritative reference making piezoelectric materials technology more accessible by crossing the boundary between fundamental materials physics and applied engineeringPiezoelectric Materials provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, an important class of smart materials which are useful as both actuators and sensors, covering materials, properties, and devices, including case studies of ... Read more

    $135.00 USD

  • Muslims through Discourse

    Religion and Ritual in Gayo Society

    by John R. Bowen ...
    In this rich account of a Muslim society in highland Sumatra, Indonesia, John Bowen describes how men and women debate among themselves ideas of what Islam is and should be--as it pertains to all areas of their lives, from work to worship. Whereas many previous anthropological studies have concentrated on the purely local aspects of culture, this book captures and analyzes the tension between the ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Why the French Don't Like Headscarves

    Islam, the State, and Public Space

    by John R. Bowen ...
    The French government's 2004 decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools puzzled many observers, both because it seemed to infringe needlessly on religious freedom, and because it was hailed by many in France as an answer to a surprisingly wide range of social ills, from violence against females in poor suburbs to anti-Semitism. Why the French Don't Like ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Pragmatic Inquiry

    Critical Concepts for Social Sciences

    Edited by John R. Bowen, Nicolas Dodier, Jan Willem Duyvendak, Anita Hardon ...
    This book examines a range of critical concepts that are central to a shift in the social sciences toward "pragmatic inquiry," reflecting a twenty-first century concern with particular problems and themes rather than grand theory.Taking a transnational and transdisciplinary approach, the collection demonstrates a shared commitment to using analytical concepts for empirical exploration and a ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Innovative Piezo-Active Composites and Their Structure Property Relationships

    by James I Roscow, Vitaly Yu Topolov, Christopher R Bowen, Hamideh Khanbareh ...
    This monograph provides researchers, engineers, postgraduates and lecturers working in the field of ferroelectric or piezoelectric and related materials with features of the structure–property relationships in modern piezo-active composites. These are piezoelectric composites which are active dielectric materials, which can be poled ferroelectric ceramics or domain-engineered single crystals poled ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • IN THE BLOOD

    by Kelsey R Bowen ...
    When vampires from a magical alternate reality cross over into Fallon's world, she must join forces with her doppelganger, Lennox, to prevent the vampire uprising from destroying her home as it did Lennox's. Using sass, magic, and a whole lot of wooden stakes, Fallon and Lennox must accept the strengths and weaknesses in each other and in themselves, or risk losing humanity - and the life of the ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • The Wonder of Worship: Exploring the Power of Praise and Worship

    by Nicole R. Bowen Th.D. ...
    Worship is an integral element of the typical church worship service. Yet no church formulates worship quite the same way. It seems that each church has its own style, culture, and worship personality. With all the differences in worship today, what makes up a true worship service? How do we know that worship is being done in a Biblical way?Worship leaders come in all shapes and sizes. What are ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • European States and their Muslim Citizens

    The Impact of Institutions on Perceptions and Boundaries

    Edited by John R. Bowen, Christophe Bertossi, Jan Willem Duyvendak, Mona Lena Krook ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
    This book responds to the often loud debates about the place of Muslims in Western Europe by proposing an analysis based in institutions, including schools, courts, hospitals, the military, electoral politics, the labor market, and civic education courses. The contributors consider the way people draw on practical schemas regarding others in their midst who are often categorized as Muslims. ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Facilitating the Development and Use of Interactive Learning Environments

    Edited by Charles P. Bloom, R. Bowen Loftin ...
    Intelligent tutoring technology is on the verge of a breakthrough into the mainstream of training and education. Over the past 25 years, researchers have learned not only what it takes to develop an effective intelligent tutoring system (ITS), but also what it takes to deploy and use one--the true barometer of a technology's success. This volume brings together a cross-section of ITS researchers ... Read more

    $245.00 USD