In this book Philip Ranlet restores the truth of Cadwallader Colden’s maligned career after more than two centuries of misrepresentations. Based upon extensive research from eighteenth century sources this book also serves as a complete re-evaluation of New York during this time.
History comes alive in these pages as Peter Stephaich traces his origins and describes in fascinating detail his upbringing in a world which has long since ceased to exist. His was a life well lived in truly turbulent times.
As the center stage of the world in the twenty-first century, Asia and the Pacific provide a vast testing ground where Eastern civilizations meet with Western development, socialism with capitalism, and authoritarianism with democracy for possible confrontation, fusion, or bot...
In separate multi-volumed works, form-analytical English translations of the Mishnah, Tosefta, Yerushalmi, and Bavli have been set forth. Outlines of the Yerushalmi and the Bavli have been brought about, and those outlines of the two Talmuds have been compared. In addition, fo...
Historians have tended to create a dualistic paradigm, which excludes a mediating biblical criticism in America. For polemical reasons, it has been easier for both conservatives and liberals to polarize moderates as the opposition or to ignore them altogether. Rather than the ...
Providing the right combination of product quality, customer service and price is good business. Unless a business does something that creates value for their customer, then the chances of business success are nil.
Real Power to the People describes a unique experiment in democracy that took place during 2004-2005. In this experiment, the government of British Columbia gave its citizens the power to take control of its electoral reform process and make a final decision. This new approach...
The courts have had to deal with the increasing amount of technology. Televised courtroom broadcasting... Læs mere
In this groundbreaking work, Joseph Fitzpatrick challenges the traditional interpretation of chapter three of Genesis: the story of Adam and Eve... Læs mere
The Spanish-Speakers in the United States covers the history, politics and culture of the major groups of the fastest growing minority in the United States, beginning with the Spanish legacy of the Southwest, and moving on to the beginnings of large-scale Mexican immigration a...
This is a comprehensive manual intended to teach students the basics of communicating in Swahili at an elementary level.