The passionate empiricist

Explores John Quincy Adams's oratorical work in support of government-funded science.This book introduces readers to the role that classical oratory played in changing early American attitudes about pure scientific research. Marlana Portolano investigates the impact of John Quincy Adams's oratori...

Wonderful ethiopians of the ancient cushite empire

Classic history of Ancient Ethiopia, as researched and written by a heralded African American woman activist.Writer, activist, and indefatigable community leader in the American West, Drusilla Dunjee Houston (1876–1941) offers a remarkable, well-researched study of the origins of African American...

Sanctity and mysticism in medieval egypt

Using the original, little-known writings of Sufis Muhammad and 'Ali Wafa', this book explores the development of the idea of Islamic sainthood in the post-Ibn 'Arabi period.Using the original writings of two Egyptian Sufis, Muḥammad Wafāʼ and his son 'Alī, this book shows how the Islamic idea of...

Constitutional ambiguity and the interpretation of presidential power

Examines the role of constitutional ambiguity across the entire spectrum of American history and how it impacts our interpretation of presidential power.While the rise of autocratic presidential powers has been widely noted by scholars in recent years, with calls by some for a stronger or more ac...

From loyalists to loyal citizens

Challenges the traditional perception that Loyalists were ostracized as traitors to the United States, after the American Revolution.The DePeyster family of New York was one of the first families of New Amsterdam, ranking among the wealthiest of New York during the early days of the American Repu...

Essays in phenomenological theology

This anthology applies phenomenological concepts and methods to issues of philosophical theology and philosophical theology and philosophy: the being and nature of God, and the divine modes of relatedness to nature, to society, and to the self. Essays in Phenomenological Theology contains previou...

Ceramics studio handbook

Why community matters

Provides a fresh perspective on the undeniable relationship between education reform and democratic revitalization.Providing a new perspective on the undeniable relationship between education reform and democratic revitalization, Nicholas V. Longo uncovers and examines practical models in which c...

Community, collaboration, and collegiality in school reform

A "tale from the trenches" of educational reform, this book chronicles a year in the life of four teachers as they implement an innovative new program.This remarkably candid "tale from the trenches" follows four teachers as they implement "Connections"—an interdisciplinary, inclusive program opti...

The heidegger change

Elaborates the author's conception of plasticity by proposing a new way of thinking through Heidegger's writings on change.Behind Martin Heidegger's question of Being lies another one not yet sufficiently addressed in continental philosophy: change. Catherine Malabou, one of France's most inventi...

Hegel and the philosophy of nature

Confirms that Hegel's philosophy of nature continues to have great significance for our understanding of the natural world.Hegel and the Philosophy of Nature is an important new study of Hegel's profound philosophical account of the natural world. It examines Hegel's alleged idealism, his concept...

Principles of public speaking

Transferring to america

Uses recent psychoanalytic theory to analyze the work of three contemporary scholars—Harold Bloom, Stanley Cavell, and Sacvan Bercovitch—while viewing their work as expressing Jewish immigrant desires for integration into American culture.This book primarily concerns the work of three prominent l...

John dewey's theory of art, experience, and nature

Thomas Alexander shows that the primary, guiding concern of Dewey's philosophy is his theory of aesthetic experience. He directly challenges those critics, most notably Stephen Pepper and Benedetto Croce, who argued that this area is the least consistent part of Dewey's thought.The author demonst...

The world view of contemporary physics

Although early twentieth century physics produced two revolutionary new conceptions of the nature of the physical universe-relativity theory and quantum theory-more recent developments in the physical sciences have made it imperative for physicists to re-examine the older world view of physics an...

Stairway to empire

The story of the Erie Canal's completion and its place in the larger narrative of American modernity and progress.Winner of the 2009 Annual Archives Award for Excellence in Research Using the Holdings of the New York State Archives presented by the Board of Regents and the New State York Archives...

Mysticism, death and dying

This book charts the borderline between the nocturnal side of mysticism and the luminous side of death and it illuminates their paradoxical affinities. Within a culture of both denial and despair, it affirms the reality but not the finality of death. If what the generations have called the myster...

An islamic philosophy of virtuous religions

Explores the approach to peaceful religious coexistence offered by Alfarabi, the greatest Islamic political philosopher.Joshua Parens provides an introduction to the thought of Alfarabi, a tenth-century Muslim political philosopher whose writings are particularly relevant today. Parens focuses on...

Splintered accountability

Detailed study of how real education reform works.The No Child Left Behind Act declared that improving education in every school in the United States was a top national priority. However, this act did not acknowledge how state departments of education have successfully constructed reforms for the...

What moves man

A critical look at the image of human nature that underlies the realist theory of international relations.The realist theory of international relations is based on a particularly gloomy set of assumptions about universal human motives. Believing people to be essentially asocial, selfish, and untr...

The history of men

A collection of historical articles and essays by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.In this collection, one of the world's leading scholars in the field of masculinity studies explores the historical construction of American and British masculinities. Tracing the emergence of American...

The vedic origins of karma

In this book, the author seeks access to Karma's origins by following several clues suggested by the doctrine's earliest formulation in the Upanistexts (circa 600-500 B.C.) These clues lead back to the mythical and ritual structures firmly established in the Brahmana texts, texts concerned with t...

Gendering chinese religion

A gender-critical consideration of women and religion in Chinese traditions from medieval to modern times.Gendering Chinese Religion marks the emergence of a subfield on women, gender, and religion in China studies. Ranging from the medieval period to the present day, this volume departs from the...

Plants as persons

Challenges readers to reconsider the moral standing of plants.Plants are people too? No, but in this work of philosophical botany Matthew Hall challenges readers to reconsider the moral standing of plants, arguing that they are other-than-human persons. Plants constitute the bulk of our visible b...

A good little school

An inspiring story of the student-centered learning that can take place in a democratic, caring school.A Good Little School pays homage to Jefferson County Open School, a public school of choice with a thirty-year history of providing an alternative education for students in K-12. Chronicled in t...

Romantic vacancy

Examines the concept of a poetics of vacancy in Romantic-era literature.Romantic Vacancy argues that, at the cult of sensibility's height, Romantic writers found alternative tropes of affect to express movement beyond sensation and the body. Grappling with sensibility's claims that sensation coul...

The order of joy

Provocative exploration of a new concept of "joy" within psychoanalytic and cultural studies.This provocative book introduces a new concept of "joy" within psychoanalytic and cultural studies that provides a different way of understanding the structures of affect produced by shifts in contemporar...

Religious and social ritual

Examines particular rituals (social and religious) as a special kind of cultural performance or interaction in a wide variety of traditions and locations.In Religious and Social Ritual, ten scholars examine particular rituals as a special kind of cultural performance or interaction in a wide vari...

From the may fourth movement to communist revolution

Using the life and work of influential Chinese writer Guo Moruo (1892–1978), reflects on China's encounters with modernity, Communism, and capitalism.Why did China's intellectuals turn to Communism? Reflecting on China's encounters with modernity, Communism, and capitalism, Xiaoming Chen offers a...

Stranger in a strange state

Examines why some politicians take the drastic step of becoming a carpetbagger and how that shapes their campaigns and chances for victory.Candidates normally run for office in the places where they live. Occasionally, however, a politician will run as a carpetbagger-someone who moves to a new st...

The toltec cup

A gripping tale of conspiracy and a love triangle set against the background of 19th century New York City.The Toltec Cup was published in 1890 by A. C. Wheeler under the pseudonym of "Nym Crinkle." A tale of conspiracy and love triangles, the novel centers on a mysterious silver cup covered in h...

Practical government budgeting

This book provides descriptions, instructions, and exercises to help readers master government budgeting as it is actually practiced. University courses and training programs serving present and future state and local officials and staff will learn how to do public budgeting in this relevant, pra...

The t'ai-chi ch'uan experience

The leading proponent in America of the Wu style discusses the spiritual and aesthetic meanings of t'ai chi ch'uan.In her previous book, T'ai-Chi Ch'uan: Body and Mind in Harmony: The Integration of Meaning and Method, Sophia Delza describes the Wu Style with careful directions and illustrations ...

Second takes

The first collection of essays devoted to the phenomenon of the film sequel.Sequels, serials, and remakes have been a staple of cinema since the very beginning, and recent years have seen the emergence of dynamic and progressive variations of these multi-film franchises. Taking a broad range of s...

Meaning-making, internalized racism, and african american identity

Presents research on how variations in African Americans' racial self-concept affects meaning-making and internalized oppression.Focusing on the broad range of attitudes Black people employ to make sense of their Blackness, this volume offers the latest research on racial identity. The first sect...

Extraordinary dreams and how to work with them

Discusses extraordinary dreams and offers suggestions for interpreting and appreciating your own extraordinary dreams.From visions of a past life to glimpses of the future, history is full of accounts of unusual dreams. This fascinating book explores historical, scientific, and cross-cultural res...

The projected nation

Investigates how Argentine cinema has represented rural spaces and urban margins from the 1910s to the present.The Projected Nation examines the representation of rural spaces and urban margins in Argentine cinema from the 1910s to the present. The literary and visual culture of the nineteenth an...

Islam in black america

Explores modern African-American Islamic thought within the context of Islamic history, giving special attention to questions of universality versus particularity.Many of the most prominent figures in African-American Islam have been dismissed as Muslim heretics and cultists. Focusing on the work...

Unifying the nation

In-depth examination of a rarely studied article of the United States Constitution.While there is a vast amount of scholarship on the US Constitution, very little of it addresses Article IV. The article's first section, the Full Faith and Credit Clause, requires that individual states must respec...

Now playing

Locates the origins of the mass audience and the emergence of everyday moviegoing in the culture of cities.Winner of the 2009 Gertrude J. Robinson Book Prize presented by the Canadian Communication Association Using Toronto as a case study, and focusing on a period from the opening of the first t...

The spiritual transformation of jews who become orthodox

A psychological study, based on extensive interview data, of Jewish adults who take on a devout lifestyle.Spiritual transformation is the process of changing one's beliefs, values, attitudes, and everyday behaviors related to a transcendent experience or higher power. Jewish adults who adopt Orth...

Exiles, entrepreneurs, and educators

Compares the political activities of African Americans who settled in Ghana in the 1950s and 1960s with those who settled in the 1980s to the present.After repeated coups and periods of military rule, Ghana is now one of Africa's longest enduring democratic republics. Exiles, Entrepreneurs, and E...

Teachers and philosophy

Philosophers and educators come together to address contemporary issues in education.Teachers and Philosophy showcases the potential of education practitioners and philosophers of education working and writing together. Following Mary Louise Pratt, this meeting space is referred to as a "contact ...

The social construction of virtue

Examines how schools function as agents and transmitters of moral life in communities.It's time to face an inevitable conclusion: School reform does not reform schools. That's because reform movements conceive of schools as being about transmitting knowledge. Yet, schools are not primarily about ...

Sufism and american literary masters

Explores the influence of Sufism on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century writers.This book reveals the rich, but generally unknown, influence of Sufism on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American literature. The translation of Persian poets such as Hafiz and Sa'di into English and the ...

The emergence of industrial america

This book contains a series of interpretive essays on the most dramatic aspects of American economic growth during the last century-the sweeping technological and organizational changes in manufacturing and agriculture and their profound economic and social consequences. The overall focus is the ...

The creation of wing chun

Looks at southern Chinese martial arts traditions and how they have become important to local identity and narratives of resistance.This book explores the social history of southern Chinese martial arts and their contemporary importance to local identity and narratives of resistance. Hong Kong's ...

Logos and muthos

Explores the philosophical dimensions present in the works of ancient Greek poets and playwrights.What are the connections between ancient Greek literary and philosophical texts? Are they in fact two rival forms of discourse mutually opposed to one another? Concentrating on literary authors such ...

Battered black women and welfare reform

Examines the consequences of welfare reform for Black women fleeing domestic violence.This timely and compelling ethnography examines the impact of welfare reform on women seeking to escape domestic violence. Dána-Ain Davis profiles twenty-two women, thirteen of whom are Black, living in a batter...