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Belief without Borders
Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious
Inbunden, 2014
1099 kr
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The last twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in "nones": people who do not claim any religious affiliation, and who now outnumber even the largest Protestant denominations in America. Not to be confused with secularists, many nones identify themselves as "spiritual but not religious" (SBNR). …
Psychotherapy Relationships that Work
Volume 2: Evidence-Based Therapist Responsiveness
Av Norcross, John C. Norcross m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1149 kr
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First published in 2002, the landmark Psychotherapy Relationships That Work broke new ground by focusing renewed and corrective attention on the substantial research behind the crucial (but often overlooked) client-therapist relationship. This highly cited, widely adopted classic is now presented …
The Philokalia
Exploring the Classic Text of Orthodox Spirituality
Av BINGAMAN, Brock Bingaman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2994 kr
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The Philokalia (literally "love of the beautiful") is, after the Bible, the most influential source of spiritual tradition within the Orthodox Church. First published in Greek in 1782 by St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain and St. Macarios of Corinth, the Philokalia includes works by thirty-six …
Ideas and American Foreign Policy
A Reader
Inbunden, 2018
2306 kr
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Andrew Bacevich's Ideas and American Foreign Policy is a broad-ranging reader that serves as a comprehensive overview of the role of ideas in American foreign policy over the entirety of the nation's history. Chronological in structure, the book features over 100 writings from major figures across …
In Other Shoes
Music, Metaphor, Empathy, Existence
Inbunden, 2015
2627 kr
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In fifteen essays-one new, two newly revised and expanded, three with new postscripts-Kendall L. Walton wrestles with philosophical issues concerning music, metaphor, empathy, existence, fiction, and expressiveness in the arts. These subjects are intertwined in striking and surprising ways. By …
Tense Future
Modernism, Total War, Encyclopedic Form
Inbunden, 2015
3021 kr
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Tense Future falls into two parts. The first develops a critical account of total war discourse and addresses the resistant potential of acts, including acts of writing, before a future that looks barred or predetermined by war. Part two shifts the focus to long interwar narratives that pit both …
New Atlantis
Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans
Av John Swenson
Inbunden, 2011
544 kr
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At its most intimate, music heals our emotional wounds and inspires us; at its most public, it unites people across cultural boundaries. But can it rebuild a city? Renowned music writer John Swenson asks that question with New Atlantis: Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans, a story …
The Music of Joni Mitchell
Inbunden, 2008
1526 kr
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Joni Mitchell is one of the foremost singer-songwriters of the late twentieth century. Yet despite her reputation, influence, and cultural importance, a detailed appraisal of her musical achievement is still lacking. Whitesell presents a through exploration of Mitchell's musical style, sound, and …
Devoted to Death
Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint
Inbunden, 2017
2352 kr
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R. Andrew Chesnut offers a fascinating portrayal of Santa Muerte, a skeleton saint whose cult has attracted millions of devotees over the past decade. Although condemned by mainstream churches, this folk saint's supernatural powers appeal to millions of Latin Americans and immigrants in the U.S. …
And Then Came Dance
The Women Who Led Volynsky to Ballet's Magic Kingdom
Av RABINOWITZ, Stanley J. Rabinowitz
Inbunden, 2019
1998 kr
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Presenting for the first time Akim Volynsky's (1861-1926) pre-balletic writings on Leonardo da Vinci, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Otto Weininger, and on such illustrious personalities as Zinaida Gippius, Ida Rubinstein, and Lou Andreas-Salome, And Then Came Dance provides new insight into the origins of …
What Comes Naturally
Miscegenation Law and the Making of Race in America
Av Peggy Pascoe
Inbunden, 2009
978 kr
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A long-awaited history that promises to dramatically change our understanding of race in America, What Comes Naturally traces the origins, spread, and demise of miscegenation laws in the United States - laws that banned interracial marriage and sex, most often between whites and members of other …
American Blood
The Ends of the Family in American Literature, 1850-1900
Inbunden, 2013
2018 kr
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The conventional view of the family in the nineteenth-century novel holds that it venerated the traditional domestic unit as a model of national belonging. Contesting this interpretation, American Blood argues that many authors of the period challenged preconceptions of the family and portrayed it …
The House of Sciences
The First Modern University in the Muslim World
Inbunden, 2019
1433 kr
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Following a string of military defeats at the end of the eighteenth century, Ottoman leaders realized that their classical traditions and institutions could not compete with Russia and the European states' technological and economic superiority.One of a series of nineteenth-century reform …
Disenfranchised
The Rise and Fall of Industrial Citizenship in China
Av Joel Andreas
Inbunden, 2019
2045 kr
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In the decades following World War II, factories in many countries not only provided secure employment and a range of economic entitlements, but also recognized workers as legitimate stakeholders, enabling them to claim rights to participate in decision making and hold factory leaders accountable. …
American While Black
African Americans, Immigration, and the Limits of Citizenship
Inbunden, 2019
1943 kr
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At the same time that the Civil Rights Movement brought increasing opportunities for blacks, the United States liberalized its immigration policy. While the broadening of the United States's borders to non-European immigrants fits with a black political agenda of social justice, recent waves of …
The Art of Cinematic Storytelling
A Visual Guide to Planning Shots, Cuts, and Transitions
Inbunden, 2020
2497 kr
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To dramatize a story using moving images, a director must have a full understanding of the meaning and emotional effect of all the various types of shots and cuts that are available to advance the story. Drawing upon his extensive experience as a storyboard artist who has worked with over 200 …
Civil Action and the Dynamics of Violence
Av AVANT, Deborah Avant m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1985 kr
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Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants. But history shows that community groups, businesses, NGOs, local governments, and even armed groups can respond to war by engaging in civil action. Characterized by a reluctance to resort to violence and a willingness to show enough …
Modern Control Theory and the Limits of Criminal Justice
Av Michael Gottfredson, Travis Hirschi
Inbunden, 2019
1827 kr
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In 1990 when Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hisrchi published A General Theory of Crime, now often referred to as self control theory, it quickly became among the most discussed and researched perspectives in criminology. In Modern Control Theory and the Limits of the Criminal Justice, Gottfredson …
A History of American Law
Inbunden, 2019
2700 kr
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Renowned legal historian Lawrence Friedman presents an accessible and authoritative history of American law from the colonial era to the present day. This fully revised fourth edition incorporates the latest research to bring this classic work into the twenty-first century. In addition to looking …
Cryptoassets
Legal, Regulatory, and Monetary Perspectives
Av BRUMMER, Chris Brummer
Inbunden, 2019
2290 kr
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Cryptoassets represent one of the most high profile financial products in the world, and fastest growing financial products in history. From Bitcoin, Etherium and Ripple's XRP-so called "utility tokens" used to access financial services-to initial coin offerings that in 2017 rivalled venture …
Getting By
Economic Rights and Legal Protections for People with Low Income
Av Helen Hershkoff, Stephen Loffredo
Inbunden, 2019
2412 kr
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Getting By offers an integrated, critical account of the federal laws and programs that most directly affect poor and low-income people in the United States-the unemployed, the underemployed, and the low-wage employed, whether working in or outside the home. The central aim is to provide a resource …
Mapping Modern Beijing
Space, Emotion, Literary Topography
Av Weijie Song
Inbunden, 2018
1978 kr
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"I have lived in Beijing for thirty years, but I can't say that I have yet comprehended this city," wrote Lao Xiang, the great Chinese novelist, in 1935. Mapping Modern Beijing explores the various ways novelists sought to understand and articulate China's second largest city in the first half of …
The Chan Whip Anthology
A Companion to Zen Practice
Inbunden, 2014
2856 kr
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Jeffrey L. Broughton offers an annotated translation of the Whip for Spurring Students Onward Through the Chan Barrier Checkpoints, which he abbreviates to Chan Whip. This anthology is a classic of Chan (Zen) Buddhism that has served as a Chan handbook in both China and Japan since its publication …
Winding It Back
Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings
Av HAMMEL, Alice M. Hammel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
2705 kr
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Winding it Back: Teaching to Individual Differences in Music Classroom and Ensemble Settings is a collaborative effort by practicing music educators, teacher educators, pedagogy experts, researchers, and inclusion enthusiasts with a combined one hundred plus years in the field of music education. …
Engaging Buddhism
Why It Matters to Philosophy
Inbunden, 2015
2571 kr
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This is a book for scholars of Western philosophy who wish to engage with Buddhist philosophy, or who simply want to extend their philosophical horizons. It is also a book for scholars of Buddhist studies who want to see how Buddhist theory articulates with contemporary philosophy. Engaging …
The Ethics of Surgery
Conflicts and Controversies
Av SADE, Robert M. Sade
Inbunden, 2015
2564 kr
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According to popular belief, technical skill is far more important for surgeons than thoughtful deliberation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although surgeons must sometimes make decisions rapidly on the basis of incomplete evidence and must respond to unexpected catastrophes in the …
The Ethics of Self-Defense
Av COONS, Christian Coons m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
2444 kr
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The fifteen new essays collected in this volume address questions concerning the ethics of self-defense, most centrally when and to what extent the use of defensive force, especially lethal force, can be justified. Scholarly interest in this topic reflects public concern stemming from controversial …
Ends of Assimilation
The Formation of Chicano Literature
Inbunden, 2015
2968 kr
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Ends of Assimilation compares sociological and Chicano/a (Mexican American) literary representations of assimilation. It argues that while Chicano/a literary works engage assimilation in complex, often contradictory ways, they manifest an underlying conviction in literature's productive power. At …
Century of the Leisured Masses
Entertainment and the Transformation of Twentieth-Century America
Inbunden, 2015
2444 kr
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American living standards improved considerably between 1900 and 2000. While most observers focus on gains in per-capita income as a measure of economic well-being, economists have used other measures of well-being: height, weight, and longevity. The increased amount of leisure time per week and …
Provincial Hinduism
Religion and Community in Gwalior City
Av Daniel Gold
Inbunden, 2015
2581 kr
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Provincial Hinduism explores intersecting religious worlds in an ordinary Indian city that remains close to its traditional roots, while bearing witness to the impact of globalization. Daniel Gold looks at modern religious life in Gwalior, in the state of Mahdya Pradesh, drawing attention to the …
