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The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has been one of the most hotly contested political and economic issues. This book examines small family farms in Mexico that have fared worse economically since NAFTA's passage. It provides historical background, policy analysis, case studies, and comparisons with large agribusiness corporations.

Provides readers with insights into the nature of authority, power, and freedom. This tale begins when a polar bear named Balthazar is captured by hunters and put in a city zoo in Chile. But Balthazar is no ordinary bear, for he faces his grim situation with an uncanny wisdom, a sense of humor, and a strong self-reliance.

End-of-life issues and questions are complex and frequently cause confusion and anxiety. This book examines numerous issues that are pertinent to patients, family members, and health care professionals, including physiology, consciousness, the definition of death, and the distinction between extraordinary and ordinary means.

A study of Francis and Clare of Assisi that investigates their spirituality in the context of family relationships. It delves into the writings of Francis and Clare and illustrates how both used observations of their various human relationships to understand their experiences with God.

In early 1947 residents of the west side of Carbondale, Pennsylvania began noticing a peculiar steam escaping from the ground. An investigation into this phenomenon revealed that Carbondale was slowly but steadily being destroyed by an inferno deep below its surface. The author narrates the story of this great fire.

Based on decades of research, this title presents a portrait of the English cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-90), whose conversion to the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 significantly boosted the presence of the Catholic Church in England and caused many Anglicans to follow his example.

When Bob Capek's mother is killed in a hit-and-run accident in 1956, his father moves the family from Virginia back to his hometown of Mauch Chunk a small town in the middle of the eastern Pennsylvania anthracite coal region. From the moment Bob boards the train, the life he knew before comes to an end - and another, more harrowing one begins.

A collection that recreates days past in rural Pennsylvania. It includes eighty poems that lyrically recall baseball games, campouts under the stars, and dusty treks along lonely back roads - presenting a vision of mid-century America that is by turns nostalgic and clear-eyed, humorous and heartfelt.

Includes ten short stories that tell the inside story of the conflict lurking beneath the war's surface: the human dramas of the soldiers fighting it. This book illuminates a hidden world of tragedy, anxiety, and everyday heroism.

Covers the tradition of Christian wilderness spirituality, from Old Testament accounts of Noah and Moses to Celtic monasteries and the Franciscan order. This book traces a long history of divine encounters in biblical literature, including visions, providential protection, spiritual guidance, and calls to leadership.

Contends that semiotics can lead us beyond the rationalist trap of modernity. This book reveals that John Poinsot's (1589-1644) philosophies provide the missing link between the ancient and the postmodern.

While Saint Augustine has been a household name for centuries, the same cannot be said of philosopher John Poinsot. This book contends that the history of semiotics cannot be conceived of without Poinsot's landmark contribution.

Max Weber's sociological theories of secularization have vastly influenced the study of Protestant belief. This work offers a multifaceted understanding of secularization within the broader context of nineteenth-century liberal Protestantism. It reconstructs Weber's original writings to highlight Protestant motifs.

Traces Boruch B Frusztajer's life from his traumatic childhood in Nazi-occupied Poland to his involvement in the development of the computer industry in England and eventual career as an entrepreneur in the United States. This book aims to reveal how qualities he nurtured in the Soviet work camps informed his later business ventures.

A collection of thirty essays from John Deely, a major figure in contemporary semiotics and an authority on scholastic realism and the works of Charles Sanders Peirce. It tracks Deely's development as a pragmatic realist, featuring his early essays on our relation to the world after Darwinism and articles on logic, semiotics, and objectivity.

Presents a collection of essays on Yiddish literature, music, film, and journalism in the United States. This volume demonstrates the value of Yiddish culture through its reliance on solidarity, its artistic adaptability, and its balance of secular and religious characteristics. It is intended for those interested in American Jewish culture.

From the sexual abuse scandals that shook the foundations of the Catholic Church to the 9/11 terrorist attacks that cast a cloud over a troubled nation, this book investigates the contemporary events, ideas, and movements that fostered Dan Brown's dominance of best-seller lists and dinner table conversations.

How can philosophy or science claim to discover objective truth when their arguments originate from subjective beings? This title offers a solution to the problem of subjectivity in inquiry. It creates an interface between semiotics and the concept of intentionality, to demonstrate that every sign is irrevocably linked to human understanding.

Sinclair Lewis, celebrated author of "Babbitt and Main Street", wrote more than twenty novels in the course of his prolific career, most of which went through several editions over the years. This work is the descriptive bibliography of the Lewis catalog.

Tackles the complicated question of how a succession of dominant forms of media have supported - and even to some extent created - different conceptions of reality. This book offers not only a clear picture of where our society has been but also a road map to a more engaged, informed, and fully human future.

Guides readers through a number of classic films from the 1930s and '40s and investigates why films featuring Irish American characters were so popular among American audiences during a period when the Irish were still stereotyped and scorned for their religion. This book also considers films such as "Angels with Dirty Faces", and "Kitty Foyle".

The author finds in the poetry and other writings of Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross a wisdom that she argues can assist caregivers in comforting their patients through the trying times just before death. This title offers instruction to those providing care for terminally ill patients.

Of the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church, matrimony is the most discussed, debated, disputed, and adjudicated. This book employs the fundamental question 'What brings a marriage into existence?' as the legal and scholarly means to explore the very nature of marriage within the framework of the canon law of the Catholic Church.

Offers information and practical guidelines for board members and executives of nonprofit organizations large and small. This title addresses topics that include: the historical roots of the voluntary sector in America, a complete discussion of the key responsibilities of nonprofit boards, and useful tools for self-assessment.