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An authoritative and comprehensive collection of essays by America's most formative political thinkers, this classic anthology has now been thoroughly revised and updated. The fourth edition features extensive new coverage of the role women have played in the development of American political thought from 1790 to the present as well as new documentation on the contributions of minorities. With its clear introductory essays preceding original source selections andhelpful chronological organization, this text provides students with keen insights into the growth and development of political theory and thought, particularly American political thought.

This volume focuses on the relationship between change in the family and change in the roles of women and men on contemporary industrial societies. Of central concern is whether change in gender roles has fuelled - or is merely historically coincident with - such changes in the family as rising divorce rates, increases in out-of-wedlock childbearing, declining marriage rates, and a growing disconnection between the lives of men and children. Covering more that twenty countries, including the USA, the countries of western Europe, and Japan, each essay in the volume is organized around an important theoretical or policy question; all offer new data analyses, and several offer prescriptions of how to fashion more equitable and humane family and gender systems. The second demographic transition and microeconomic theory of marital exchange are the dominant theoretical models considered; several chapters feature state-of-the-art quantitative analyses of large scale surveys.

In the years since 1945, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown rapidly in terms of both numbers and public prominence. Mormonism is no longer merely a home-grown American religion, confined to the Intermountain West; instead, it has captured the attention of political pundits, Broadway audiences, and prospective converts around the world. While most scholarship on Mormonism concerns its colorful but now well-known early history, the essays in this collection assess recent developments, such as the LDS Church's international growth and acculturation; its intersection with conservative politics in recent decades; its stances on same-sex marriage and the role of women; and its ongoing struggle to interpret its own tumultuous history. The scholars draw on a wide variety of Mormon voices as well as those of outsiders, from Latter-day Saints in Hyderabad, India, to "Mormon Mommy blogs," to evangelical "countercult" ministries. Out of Obscurity brings the story of Mormonism since the Second World War into sharp relief, explaining the ways in which a church very much rooted in its nineteenth-century prophetic and pioneering past achieved unprecedented influence in the realms of American politics and international business.

Emerging trade blocs in North America and the European Community are altering the global economy and Japan's place in it. This book asks: will trade blocs be trade diverting or create new opportunities for Japanese trade and investment? will a new Asian-Pacific trade bloc emerge in response to this challenge? and how will the collapse of the Soviet empire and the emergence of China as an economic power affect Japan's approach to trade blocs in its two most lucrative markets?

In this volume, which was originally published in 1989, nine distinguished historians look at the origins, growth and organisation of the major mass-participation sports in Britain. They combine academic expertise with the enthusiasm of the true sports devotee in considering such vital issues as the social background of players and spectators, gambling, public popularity, media coverage and the impact of television, professionalisation and of course the age-old divide between 'gentlemen' and 'players'. Richly illustrated with rarely seen period photographs, the ten essays combine academic research with entertaining anecdotal evidence derived from the folklore of each game. Of interest both to the student of modern British history and serious sports fans everywhere Sport in Britain: A Social History is a fascinating and wide-ranging contribution to its subject.

A collection of scholarly essays, Complexity Theory and the Philosophy of Education provides an accessible theoretical introduction to the topic of complexity theory while considering its broader implications for educational change. Explains the contributions of complexity theory to philosophy of education, curriculum, and educational researchBrings together new research by an international team of contributorsDebates issues ranging from the culture of curriculum, to the implications of work of key philosophers such as Foucault and John Dewey for educational changeDemonstrates how social scientists and social and education policy makers are drawing on complexity theory to answer questions such as: why is it that education decision-makers are so resistant to change; how does change in education happen; and what does it take to make these changes sustainable?Considers changes in use of complexity theory; developed principally in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry, and economics, and now being applied more broadly to the social sciences and to the study of education

By introducing current debates in the field of critical thinking and posing new questions from contributing scholars, Critical Thinking and Learning examines the received wisdom in the field of critical thinking and learning. Examines the different perspectives in the field of critical thinking and learningProvides insights into critical thinking by posing new questions from contributing authorsIntroduces cross-cultural viewpoints into the dominant 'western'-based educational viewpointHighlights differences among a variety of thinkers in the field

Avery and Mason are cousins who both love to write, draw, and tell jokes. They decided to make a book together about their favorite stuffed animals, Fluffy and Rupert. Aside from a little help on spelling, this book was written and illustrated completely on their own. Their little sisters Marisa and Stella wanted to contribute a little something too. A special thanks to (Uncle) Steve Furr for getting them published.

Detektyw Hanaud zostaje poproszony o zbadanie okoliczności śmierci bogatej wdowy, pani Dauyray. Kobieta została uduszona w swojej Willi Róż, co więcej z tym zabójstwem wiąże się kradzież jej cennej biżuterii. W kręgu podejrzanych jest młoda przyjaciółka madame Dauyray, Celia Harland, która zniknęła zaraz po zgłoszeniu zabójstwa. Inspektor Hanaud odkrywa, że w tajemniczej Willi Róż odbywały się seanse spirytystyczne, zaś piękna Celia występowała w nich jako medium. Okazuje się, że ostatni seans kobieta miała przeprowadzić właśnie w noc morderstwa… ,,Willa Róż” to najbardziej udana powieść detektywistyczna Masona. Na jej motywach powstała sztuka teatralna z 1920 r. oraz cztery adaptacje filmowe z lat 1920-1940. Książka przypadnie do gustu miłośnikom pełnych zawiłych szczegółów zagadek kryminalnych i wczesnych powieści detektywistycznych w stylu Agathy Christie. Śledztwa inspektora Hanauda - seria powieści detektywistycznych A. E. W. Masona, w których występuje fikcyjny francuski inspektor John Hanaud i jego przyjaciel, były finansista Julius Ricardo. Postać Hanauda była wzorowana na dwóch prawdziwych szefach policji Monsieur Macé i Monsieur Goron, których wspomnienia czytywał Mason. Niewysoki i przysadzisty detektyw Hanaud miał być całkowitym przeciwieństwem szczupłego Sherlocka Holmesa, przez wielu uważany jest za inspirację do stworzenia Herkulesa Poirota Agathy Christie. Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (ur. 7 marca 1865 w Dulwich, zm. 22 listopada 1948 w Londynie) - brytyjski pisarz, dramaturg, podróżnik i alpinista, polityk zaangażowany w życie społeczne. Kształcił się w Dulwich College, a w 1888 r. ukończył Trinity College w Oksfordzie. Zadebiutował w 1895 r. utworem ,,A romance of Wastale”, ale największą sławę przyniosły mu ,,Cztery pióra” (1902 r.) i ,,Tajemnica Willi Róż” (1910 r.) - powieść kryminalna o losach detektywa Hanauda, uważanego za inspirację do stworzenia Herkulesa Poirota Agathy Christie. Podczas I wojny światowej piastował funkcję burmistrza, służył w Pułku Manchester oraz Royal Marines. Jako wojskowy był założycielem siatek kontrwywiadowczych w imieniu rządu brytyjskiego. W uznaniu zasług zaproponowano mu tytuł szlachecki, ale Mason odmówił jego przyjęcia, argumentując, że niewiele on by znaczył dla bezdzietnego mężczyzny.