Authoritative yet accessible, the definitive undergraduate text on Russian geography and culture has now been thoroughly revised with the latest data and hot topics, such as the political crisis in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. Thematic chapters provide up-to-date coverage of Russia's physical, political, cultural, and ......
Authoritative yet accessible, the definitive undergraduate text on Russian geography and culture has now been thoroughly revised with the latest data and hot topics, such as the political crisis in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol.
This new biography of Joseph R. McCarthy revisits McCarthy's "charges," drawing on newly public material from Soviet archives and United States Army intelligence projects.
A Generous Symphony offers an appraisal of Balthasar's literary achievement and explicates his literary criticism as a distinctive theology of revelation. This book examines the important question of how students of literature, like Balthasar, can be transformed into theologians by attending to the implicit presence of Christ in all things.
In this book, Joseph Loic Mben develops an African Christian social ethic that empowers and addresses the needs of poor and working-class African women.
The Secret World of Economic Hitmen & the Web of Global Corruption
John Perkins' controversial expose', Confessions of an
Economic Hit Man, became an international word-of-mouth
sensation, a long-running New York Times bestseller, sold
over 20000 copies in Australia and NZ. But Perkins'
revelations in Confessions were only the tip of the iceberg
of the world of economic hit men. This secret world is ......
A Future without Walls offers a comprehensive and complex analysis of Othering, while unveiling the connections between our divisions and the roots, forms, and consequences of the walls that have been erected. It also offers concrete steps forward to help us dismantle these walls. In A Future without Walls, T. Richard Snyder draws upon his ......
Assesses the reasons behind the deterioration of earnings and job opportunities among less skilled men. The authors consider the impact of changes in industrial structure, declines in unionization, and trends in the level and quality of schooling for men who have limited skills and education.
What's Wrong with Mainstream News Media in America and How to Fix It
A Future for the News: What's Wrong with Mainstream News Media in America and How to Fix It investigates and offers solutions to significant problems with the productive functioning of the mainstream news media. Criticism of the mainstream news media is almost a national pastime in America, and widespread polling shows credibility ratings of ......
