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Explores the entwined nature of religion and politics in the history and construction of the US. Using the text, students are empowered to deeply explore common ideas and narratives about religion and politics in the US. Its contents are designed to provoke conversation and critical thinking about the impact of religious ideas and actions on the geopolitical self-identity of the country.

Often considered separate and distinct disciplines, readings in this book demonstrate that there is considerable overlap between management and leadership, both in theory and practice. The materials chosen for the text reflect the author's experience as a business manager, followed by many years an educator at the university level and a business school dean at three major universities.

Examines what people need from nature, how we acquire natural resources to meet those needs, and how the choices of resource acquisition affect both nature and humans. The material covers concepts from natural science and other fields that are involved in issues of environmental design and problem solving.

Pays long overdue attention to the most popular cultural art form practiced by recent generations of Filipina/o American youth. A pioneering work, this anthology features the voices of artists, scholars, and activists to begin a dialogue on Filipina/o American youth culture and its relationship to race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class.

Provides a comprehensive introductory overview of subject matter related to exploration of the solar system. After an initial discussion of energy, power, and the atom, the book explores the Sun and its impact on planets and the space environment, the conditions in space, the fundamentals of space travel, and planetary destinations.

This comprehensive volume is a resource for every manager who belongs to social organizations. By helping readers understand specific cultural identities, the text enables them to become multicultural, multinational managers who build their own cultural philosophies and match their corporate fitness to different business environments.

Expands the discussion of social issues such as the drug market and illegal immigration into the economic realm. The topics are chosen to help students develop a better understanding of economics and enhance their ability to engage in true economic thought.

Prime Time: The Game of Television is a role-playing simulation of America's television business. This book is the players' manual to that simulation. It provides the rules, facts, and procedures through which students assume the roles of producer, network executive, and advertiser. Over the course of a semester, students live the history of television.

Presents an impassioned yet reasoned examination of how the burgeoning prison boom and problematic forms of policing marginalize African-Americans in American society. The anthology takes a critical look at America's criminal justice system and related institutions.

Introduces students to the business of media in all its forms - print, electronic, the Internet, and mobile. Readers will learn about prospective markets and audiences, the sales process, selling cross-platform, and calculating and closing the sale. The book closes with chapters on legal and ethical issues.

Centred around practical, engaging themes, the Elementary Italian Student Activities Manual is designed to accompany the textbook Elementary Italian. The activities manual features homework assignments and supplemental exercises suitable for first year students of Italian.

Introduces students to important concepts and techniques in introductory physics. The book focuses on exploring major concepts in depth through exciting, detailed examples. The material is organised into twelve carefully selected chapters. Astute chapter titles immediately engage students and relate the physics concepts to something familiar and accessible.

A resource for those interested in gaining a better understanding of vegetables and learning the best methods for producing vegetable crops in home gardens. The book presents important concepts in home gardening, including composting, soil improvement, fertilizer use, pest management, and season extension practices.

Provides readers with a solid foundation in theories regarding cognitive influences on the interpersonal communication process. The book also enhances understanding of how these theories can be practically applied.

The four book series Technology in Our Time thoughtfully examines a broad range of topics and issues central to the study of new media. Volume one explores emerging forms of self identification, self expression, and relationship formation in the online world.

Provides a collection of readings, interviews, historical surveys, visual analyses, and theoretical discussions on the relationship between photography and film. The book provides an interdisciplinary, theoretical framework and a historical context for understanding the full impact of media on contemporary culture.

Patrick Hunt has taught a postgraduate course on the history of wine at Stanford University and has lectured at wineries and related venues around the world. Among over 100 published articles, he has also elsewhere written articles on global wine history and mythology as well as written and published twelve prior books.

Explores the complex issues faced by Texans in the Civil War era. Through a wide range of primary source documents, the book sheds light on a distinct historical perspective born of the combination of geographic location and cultural diversity. The readings and primary source documents included record both exceptional and mundane events of everyday life during a dramatic and fascinating era.

Offers students clear explanations of the most fundamental and useful statistical concepts. The text is a graphical introduction to the subject, which allows for ease of interpretation. Designed for science and engineering students, Probability, Statistics and Information Theory for Scientists and Engineers can be used in courses on engineering, maths and statistics, and physics.

Features articles on topics drawn from the entire scope of human evolution. The book presents alternate points of view from those of scientists engaged in specific aspects of research, and introduces students to the varying perspectives of those who study and reflect on human evolution.

Takes an innovative look at the classic tales of Hans Christian Andersen. Rather than viewing the stories as purely self-contained units or simplistic narratives for children, the essays in this volume employ critical reading strategies and literary theory to explore thematic connections between the tales and thereby illustrate meaningful patterns in Andersen's oeuvre.

Emphasizes the importance of an active lifestyle and educates readers about the connection between physical activity and health. The book argues that a balanced exercise regimen comprised of cardiorespiratory, muscle strength, and flexibility training is the key to optimal health.

Charts a thoughtful path through the increasingly complex ethical issues faced by today's journalism, advertising, and public relations practitioners. The book lays a foundation for ethical decision making in mass media by focusing on fundamental values and examining their application to each field.

Today's students access a variety of media to keep abreast of new and up-and-coming musical artists. Where the Music Takes You turns this interest into a successful vehicle for educating readers about some of the most fundamental sociological and methodological concepts, including rituals, symbols, ethnography, participant observation, and symbolic interactionist theory.

Featuring first-time translations of numerous examples of modern Kazakh literature for publication in the USA, this anthology provides excellent examples of literary life in both Soviet and post-Soviet Kazakhstan, and introduces readers to the rich literary traditions of the region.

Helps students see as a geographer sees, practice thinking and observing spatially, and ask the kinds of questions a geographer asks. The readings emphasize basic concepts of place, space, region, interaction, and movement to teach students to view standard topics in geography from a true geographic perspective.

Provides a qualitative analysis of the relationship between the social and political ecology of New Orleans and the physical and psychological well-being of its populace during and after Hurricane Katrina. The author argues that media-related exploitation of survivors indirectly decreased their quality of life and increased their stress by disseminating "refugee" or "evacuee" stereotypes.

Uses accessible readings to introduce students to the realities of neoliberal globalization and its impact on the lives of people around the world. The material sidesteps theory to focus on real-world cases that reflect the consequences and implications of globalization.

Explores issues of queer youth identity, sexuality, masculinity, homophobia, sexism, and violence in Mexican and American culture, presents a complex view of queer Chicanos/Mexicanos, and contests dominant sexual norms. It challenges current scholarship in Chicana/Chicano studies to expand beyond the traditional confines of male sexuality.