The writings of Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida pose a serious challenge to the old established, but now seriously compromised forms of thought. In this com...
This book takes the skills introduced in Roy van den Brink-Budgen's bestselling book Critical Thinking for Students and extends and builds on them. As a result,...
Critical Thinking is a core skill needed to make all your studies more effective. This totally revised and updated book is a must if you want to find out how to...
Though the forests are still green and the lakes full of water, an unending stream of invasions is changing many ecosystems around the world from productive, ti...
This short history of China includes a new preface, additional illustrations and a more reader-friendly format....
Gathered here are research papers, speeches, and lecture notes, a multifaceted survey of Chinese history embracing a wide range of subjects, from historical ant...
Traces the history of China from prehistoric times to the present and discusses the prospects for the reintegration of Macao and Hong Kong....
Under what conditions is a newly democratic government likely to increase transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to its citizens? What incentives migh...
Goddess as Nature makes a significant contribution to elucidating the meaning of a female and feminist deity at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Bridg...
byKaylene Johnson-Sullivan,Ray Bane
Ray and Barbara Bane worked as teachers in Barrow and Wainwright, Alaska, in the early 1960s—but they didn’t simply teach the children of their Iñupiat Esk...
Many in the church have forgotten the Psalms. They may still be read, but the rich history of using them as the backbone of Christian worship (from the earliest...
byAmbar Narayan, Roy Van der Weide,Alexandru Cojocaru,Christoph Lakner,Silvia Redaelli,Daniel Mahler,Rakesh Ramasubbaiah,Stefan Thewissen
Fair Progress? Economic Mobility across Generations around the World focuses on an issue that has gotten much attention in the developed world, but will present...
[From the dust jacket flaps:] "Molly Murphy Sullivan's husband, Daniel, a captain in the New York City police force, is stumped. He's chasing a murderer whose ...
[From the dust jacket:] It's Christmastime in 1905 New York City and for once, Molly Murphy Sullivan is looking forward to the approaching holidays. She has a...