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The Next American Century identifies and describes three modern waves of world economic integration. Professor Van Lear extensively demonstrates America's important role in driving the current era of globalization.

Joseph A. Altsheler was probably the most popular American author of boys' fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. Although his peak of popularity is past, his novels are frequently listed on ebay and find a ready audience. New printings of his most popular novels are still being issued.

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rofessors Kilbride and Farley use ethnographic techniques and narrative perspective to focus on the life of an Irish entrepreneur and philanthropist who has lived in Africa since 1970. They also illuminate the missionary work in Kenya of an Irish Jesuit and others of Irish heritage there.

Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1860 book, "The Conduct of Life" is among the gems of his mature works. It poses the questions of human freedom and fate. This book is edited from the original 1860 edition and annotated to illuminate and trace Emerson's references.

Working from the concept of cosmopolitanism and incorporating textual evidence from philosophy, drama of the English Renaissance, seventeenth-century travel narratives, and eighteenth-century literature, this book explores the interactions between the European consciousness and the foreign.

In A Church of Hope, author Van Nam Kim examines the ecclesiology of Jurgen Moltmann, a renowned Protestant theologian.

In Covenant Theology, author Jeong Koo Jeon makes a much-needed contribution to 21st century biblical and systematic theology. He explores the debate between John Murray and Meredith G. Kline, placing their ideas in the larger context of Biblical studies that have had a direct influence on Reformed theology and evangelicalism in North America.

Focussing on the Japanese Christian leader, Takakura Tokutaro, this study lends recognition to his influential role in the Christian Church. It also utilizes Takakura's example to provide insight into the universalizing trend in Christian thought.

Although this work is written from a Christian viewpoint, it also presents the symbolic visions of the non-believer. The symbolic examination of God helps us to uncover what it means to be human, and where we are heading as a species. Symbols aid in conveying the abstract idea...

This book, which seeks to improve leadership performance in educational and other organizations, was developed around the basic theme of relationship building. It provides useful information for decision-making, social and professional interaction, and effective leadership in schools and other organizations.

For over forty years, social scientists have noted and puzzled over the 'gender gap' in publication rates of academic scientists. In this study, the author, Robert L. Fisher, argues that men and women scientists differ in their 'problem choice process' and that this difference may be behind much of the difference in publication rates.

In the second edition of What All Children Need, Linda Dunlap provides important new information and guidance for educators, counselors, clinicians, and others who deal with childrens development.

This work is a study of the impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). By focusing on the issue of justice in the contexts of globalization and neo-colonialism, the book contributes to a broader discussion of the significance of NAFTA.

This book describes several programs of research into psychological disorder and deviance conducted by author Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr. during his distinguished career as a university professor.

Uncertain Safari deals with the contours and complexities of African life today. Based on author Allan Winkler's personal experiences living and working in Kenya and traveling to many other parts of the continent, the book focuses primarily on East Africa and concentrates on Kenya in particular.

This is the story of the White family, who moved to Idaho at the time of statehood and served northern Idaho from the dark days of the Great Depression to the tense years of the Vietnam War in the United States Congress. The book includes a foreword by Howard Zinn.

The Transformational Decade attempts to show the transformation that took place in American life from the attack on the World Trade Center to the emergence of the Obama presidency. It illuminates a decade that challenged the essence of the free market and contested America's role on the world stage.

A comprehensive approach to media and communication in developing countries. This book includes an analysis of traditional methods of communications, and an examination of the "new-world information and communication" debate and its meaning to Africa.

The history of monotheism and the historical authenticity of key events in the founding of major religions are debated in this book. The author also challenges the established view that the "higher revealed" religions evolved from primitive polytheism.