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A collection of original essays 16 analyzing plays about the movie industry from the 1920s to the present. They concentrate however on such contemporary playwrights as David Mamet, Sam Shepard, David Rabe, and Adrienne Kennedy, highlighting their deconstruction of Hollywood myths to reveal painful

At least since plato and Aristotle, thinkers have pondered the relationship between philosophical arguments and the "sophistical" arguments offered by the Sophists -- who were the first professional lawyers. Judges wield substantial political power, and the justifications they offer for their decisions are a vital means by which citizens can assess the legitimacy of how that power is exercised. However, to evaluate judicial justifications requires close attention to the method of reasoning behind decisions. This new collection illuminates and explains the political and moral importance in justifying the exercise of judicial power.

At least since plato and Aristotle, thinkers have pondered the relationship between philosophical arguments and the "sophistical" arguments offered by the Sophists -- who were the first professional lawyers. Judges wield substantial political power, and the justifications they offer for their decisions are a vital means by which citizens can assess the legitimacy of how that power is exercised. However, to evaluate judicial justifications requires close attention to the method of reasoning behind decisions. This new collection illuminates and explains the political and moral importance in justifying the exercise of judicial power.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Leaders and activists associated with the mainstream American Federation of Labor after the election of reformer John Sweeney as president in 1995 offer their plans and visions for the labor movement. In 13 original essays they cover democracy, ideology, and change; organizing the unorganized; dive

The notion of education as "preparation for one's station in life" is explored in these essays. They look at what constituted education for women in early modern Europe and show the gender-specific nature of teaching.

This chronological guide describes the developmental stages - and corresponding literary needs and preferences - of early childhood and presents appropriate books for that reading level, providing guidance for teachers and parents in the modern children's book market.

A critical survey of the picturesque tour in national literature from Charles Brockden Brown to writers of the American Renaissance, detailing how American writers' attitudes toward this European aesthetic shaped their creation of an American literary nationalism. Contains chapters on Brown's Edgar

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The 11 articles in this volume represent the cutting edge issues in the theory and practice of environmental criminal enforcement on the federal and state levels. The authors review EPA criminal, civil, and administrative enforcement; prosecutorial challenges and public protection; toxic dumping in

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The seventh and concluding volume in the Garland series contains 18 essays. Conflict among parties and social movements organized on the basis of race and ethnicity being less evident in Latin America than in other heterogeneous societies, scholars ponder the nature of race and ethnicity with regar

Contains essays regarding the CHI '95 conference, which featured a panel titled, 'Discount or Disservice', 'Discount Usability Analysis: Evaluation at a Bargain Price or Simply Damaged Merchandise'.

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Exploring the ways in which language comprises the implicit or explicit curriculum of teaching and learning in multicultural science settings, this book highlights the challenges faced specifically by ethnic- and linguistic- 'minority' students and their teachers in joining those communities.

Presents and synthesizes the available evidence about the nature, causes and effects of distributed school leadership. This book also clarifies common misunderstandings about distributed leadership and identifies implications for practice and for future research.

Challenges teachers, researchers, educational leaders, and community stakeholders to build dynamic learning environments through which indigenous learners can be boldly indigenous in a global world. This book examines topics including: regenerating and transforming language and culture pedagogy that reminds us that what is Contemporary is Native.

Covering the theoretical bases of metacognition and its applications to educational practice, this compendium presents an intersection of education, cognitive science, and technology. It also covers Comprehension Strategies, Metacognitive Strategies, Metacomprehension, Writing, Science and Mathematics, Individual Differences, and Technology.

Chronicling the interplay between legislated/litigated education policies and language and literacy teaching in diverse classrooms, this book presents research-based practices that maximize students' learning by utilizing their home-based cultural, language, and literacy practices to help them meet school expectations.

Demonstrates the connection between language and gesture, and why it is critical for research on second language acquisition to take into account the full spectrum of communicative phenomena. This volume includes chapters that focus on a variety of second-language contexts, including adult classroom and naturalistic learners.

The Handbook of Election Coverage Around the World focuses on the news coverage of national elections in democracies around the globe. It brings together and compares election news coverage within a single framework, offering a systematic consideration of various factors. Considering the prominence and power of the press in the election process, this volume will offer unique breadth in its global consideration of the topic.

Considering Pragma-Dialectics honors the monumental contributions of one of the foremost international figures in current argumentation scholarship: Frans van Eemeren. The volume presents the research efforts of his colleagues and addresses how their work relates to the pragma-dialectical theory of argumentation with which van Eemeren¿s name is so intimately connected. This tribute serves to highlight the varied approaches to the study of argumentation and is destined to inspire researchers to advance scholarship in the field far into the future.

The effective education of gifted children is one of the most significant challenges facing educational systems in many countries around the world. Conceptions of Giftedness describes the unique and varied ways cultures conceive of giftedness.