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Handbook of Families and Work
University Press of America 2009; US$ 64.99This handbook is designed to illuminate issues involved in the intersection of family life and paid employment from a broad range of disciplines. These contributions by leading national and international work-family scholars represent state-of-the-art summaries of work-family research. more...
Artistic Bedfellows
University Press of America 2008; US$ 46.99This is a collection of historical essays, critical papers, case studies, interviews, and comments from scholars and practitioners that shed new light on the growing field of collaborative art. It examines the field broadly, while asking specific questions with regard to issues of interdisciplinary and cultural difference, as well as the psychological... more...
The Roots of War in the 21st Century
University Press of America 2009; US$ 29.99This book argues that the 21st century will witness a fundamental global shift in economic and military hegemonic power from the U.S.-European sphere to the U.S.-Asia-Pacific region. Geography, hegemony, and politics will represent the foundational pillars for change, progress, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. more...
Digital Deliverance
University Press of America 2009; US$ 32.99This book offers the reader a step-by-step, practice-oriented framework for implementing a rural economic development planning strategy through the implementation of broadband telecommunications. The author argues that utilization of technology is required if communities want to increase their potential for economic development success. more...
Performing Difference
University Press of America 2008; US$ 49.99Performing Difference is a compilation of seventeen essays from some of the leading scholars in history, criticism, film, and theater studies. Each author examines the portrayal of groups and individuals that have been traditionally marginalized or excluded from dominant historical narratives. more...
Criminal Justice and the Policy Process
University Press of America 2008; US$ 32.99Criminal Justice and the Policy Process develops a synthesized policy making model that explains how complex justice policy is developed, implemented, and evaluated. Unlike other texts, this study weaves together important aspects of several competing explanations of policy choice into a single model. Further, this text emphasizes the importance of... more...
Resolving the Paradox of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Sexual Politics
University Press of America 2009; US$ 20.99This book proposes a resolution to the paradox of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's sexual politics?that he is the philosopher of freedom for men yet philosopher of servitude for women. Using Simone de Beauvoir's notions of liberty, the author proposes a way to use Rousseau's philosophies to overcome psychological oppression. more...
Stanislavsky and female actors
University Press of America 2008; US$ 30.99Stanislavsky and Female Actors is the exploration of Stanislavsky's artistic and personal relationship with the leading actresses of the Moscow Art Theatre. It seeks to portray their life-long artistic dialogue and offers a new biographical study of the previously unknown spheres of Stanislavsky's life, as well as the lives of the Moscow Art Theatre's... more...
Reflections in Communication
University Press of America 2008; US$ 36.99Reflections in Communication is a response to the need for productive and effective communication and is designed for readers who have had little or no formal instruction in the field of speech communication. Dealing with cultural, critical, and contextual issues, the text provides comprehensive coverage of topics in speech communication. more...
Affirmative Action and the Meanings of Merit
University Press of America 2009; US$ 21.99The public defenses of affirmative action have not convinced the majority of Americans that the policy is necessary and just. The notion that merit and qualifications for academic places and jobs can be judged solely by test scores and grades is seriouslycalled into question by the numerous studies analyzed in Affirmative Action and the Meanings of... more...









