Author: Barbara Wolcott
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Tells the story of a small town's fight against a giant oil company to clean up a massive oil spill.
David, Goliath, and the Beach-cleaning Machine
Author: Barbara Wolcott
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Tells the story of a small town's fight against a giant oil company to clean up a massive oil spill.
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868310
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Tells the story of a small town's fight against a giant oil company to clean up a massive oil spill.
Goliath as Gentle Giant
Author: Jonathan L. Friedmann
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1666904708
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
In the Hebrew Bible and stories loyal to it, Goliath is the stereotypical giant of folklore: big, brash, violent, and dimwitted. Goliath as Gentle Giant sets out to rehabilitate the giant’s image by exploring the origins of the biblical behemoth, the limitations of the “underdog” metaphor, and the few sympathetic treatments of Goliath in popular media. What insights emerge when we imagine things from Goliath’s point of view? How might this affect our reading of the biblical account or its many retellings and interpretations? What sort of man was Goliath really? The nuanced portraits analyzed in this book serve as a catalyst to challenge readers to question stereotypes, reexamine old assumptions, and humanize the “other.”
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1666904708
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
In the Hebrew Bible and stories loyal to it, Goliath is the stereotypical giant of folklore: big, brash, violent, and dimwitted. Goliath as Gentle Giant sets out to rehabilitate the giant’s image by exploring the origins of the biblical behemoth, the limitations of the “underdog” metaphor, and the few sympathetic treatments of Goliath in popular media. What insights emerge when we imagine things from Goliath’s point of view? How might this affect our reading of the biblical account or its many retellings and interpretations? What sort of man was Goliath really? The nuanced portraits analyzed in this book serve as a catalyst to challenge readers to question stereotypes, reexamine old assumptions, and humanize the “other.”
March to a Promised Land
Author: Al Kuettner
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A white Southern reporter's eyewitness account of the civil rights revolution he covered, the historic figures he met and interviewed, and the life-changing events he witnessed
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102283
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A white Southern reporter's eyewitness account of the civil rights revolution he covered, the historic figures he met and interviewed, and the life-changing events he witnessed
Baby at Risk
Author: Ruth Levy Guyer
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102269
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A riveting and disturbing investigation of how high-tech pregnancies and medical interventions affect the lives of babies born at-risk, their families, and society at large
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102269
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A riveting and disturbing investigation of how high-tech pregnancies and medical interventions affect the lives of babies born at-risk, their families, and society at large
The Ambassador
Author: John Shaw
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102160
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
How diplomats really shape world politics as seen through the working life of verteran diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly, and former Swedish Ambassador to the U.S., Jan Eliasson.
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781933102160
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
How diplomats really shape world politics as seen through the working life of verteran diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly, and former Swedish Ambassador to the U.S., Jan Eliasson.
Torn Between Two Cultures
Author: Maryam Qudrat Aseel
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868709
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Exceptionally useful are (Aseel's) reflections on what it has meant to be a Muslim in America after September 11 . . . A fascinating multicultural coming-of-age story."--"Booklist."
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868709
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Exceptionally useful are (Aseel's) reflections on what it has meant to be a Muslim in America after September 11 . . . A fascinating multicultural coming-of-age story."--"Booklist."
Citizenship Education in the Era of Globalization
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9087905912
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This collection of timely articles is the first to explore the dynamics between globalization and education from a specifically Canadian perspective. The articles engage with emergent debates and new discourses around global orientations to citizenship education currently defining scholarly work and teaching practices in Canada. This book will, therefore, be of great interest to Canadian teacher educators who are seeking to infuse a global perspective into their pre-service programs as well as to globally-oriented undergraduate and graduate course instructors from a range of scholarly disciplines both in Canada and elsewhere. The Canadian perspective proves to be, not surprisingly, global in essence. The articles contained in Citizenship Education in the Era of Globalization: Canadian Perspectives map the history of citizenship, citizenship education and global studies and probe the notion of global citizenship for its possibilities and impossibilities. Recognizing the importance of engaging with the lives of students and teachers, the contributions also include articles reporting on research and theory about such topics as the complexities of second-generation youth identity and the extent to which mainstream teachers can bring global citizenship education into their classrooms. The collection presents an engaging look into the theory and practice of citizenship education in Canada during a time when bringing global issues to the classroom is an imperative of democratic schooling.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9087905912
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
This collection of timely articles is the first to explore the dynamics between globalization and education from a specifically Canadian perspective. The articles engage with emergent debates and new discourses around global orientations to citizenship education currently defining scholarly work and teaching practices in Canada. This book will, therefore, be of great interest to Canadian teacher educators who are seeking to infuse a global perspective into their pre-service programs as well as to globally-oriented undergraduate and graduate course instructors from a range of scholarly disciplines both in Canada and elsewhere. The Canadian perspective proves to be, not surprisingly, global in essence. The articles contained in Citizenship Education in the Era of Globalization: Canadian Perspectives map the history of citizenship, citizenship education and global studies and probe the notion of global citizenship for its possibilities and impossibilities. Recognizing the importance of engaging with the lives of students and teachers, the contributions also include articles reporting on research and theory about such topics as the complexities of second-generation youth identity and the extent to which mainstream teachers can bring global citizenship education into their classrooms. The collection presents an engaging look into the theory and practice of citizenship education in Canada during a time when bringing global issues to the classroom is an imperative of democratic schooling.
Serving Our Children
Author: Kevin P. Chavous
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868693
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Washington, D.C., council member Chavous has long been an outspoken advocate for educational reform that serves the needs of all of the nation's children. Having been at the forefront of the charter school movement, Chavous now explores what his city has learned from the charter school experience and what it means to American public education as a whole.
Publisher: Capital Books
ISBN: 9781931868693
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Washington, D.C., council member Chavous has long been an outspoken advocate for educational reform that serves the needs of all of the nation's children. Having been at the forefront of the charter school movement, Chavous now explores what his city has learned from the charter school experience and what it means to American public education as a whole.
Rain Taxi Review of Books
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose Arny
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description