“…Key Features: Provides a core text (broad and theoretically coherent coverage) that covers all of the basic areas of environmental communication Draws on the authors experiences as president of the largest U.S. environmental group Summarizes current scholarship in the area and makes accessible many of the practices of media, corporations, and advocacy groups that are not readily available in public sources Gives students insight into the practical ways to participate publicly in influencing the decisions of governmental agencies that affect the environment Offers a comprehensible treatment of the complexity and range of issues, sites, and practices in environmental communication Act Locally exercises provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge of the principles of environmental communication on their campus or community…”
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“…For him, Pop art was the expression of an open-ended, analytical, critical, and artistic process that reflected his own direct engagement with ethical issues. With Swingeing London 67 (f), Hamilton offers not only a representational image but also a trigger for critical activity--an image of an event and an image of what determines the conditions of that image…”

“…Weaving together letters, chronicles, travellers' accounts, and other little-known archival documents, Harris dispels the myth of constant warfare between Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages and offers a new perspective on the real reasons behind the fall of this extraordinarily fascinating empire…”

“…A lucid history of and guide to this foundational American document, The Constitution provides readers with the tools to think critically and independently about constitutional issues--a skill that is ever more essential to the continued flourishing of American democracy…”

“…Vavreck's theory also explains why candidates disadvantaged by the economy must try to focus their elections on noneconomic issues that meet exacting criteria - and why this is so hard to do…”

“…Paulus als erster nicht liberaler Jude, Thomas Hobbes als Denker des Weltbürgerkriegs avant la lettre, Erik Peterson und Leo Strauss als Gesprächspartner Schmitts, Walter Benjamin als gemeinsame Bezugsfigur – ihr Echo hallt in einer Korrespondenz wider, in der das Denken der Gewissheit von (er)lö sender Offenbarung und katholischer Form unterworfen, vom apokalyptischen Affekt und vom Wirken des Katechonten bestimmt, schließlich im kalten Raum absoluter Entscheidungen verortet ist…”

“…Its wide-ranging comparative analyses and perspectives based on materials published in various languages provide a clear exposition of the range of religious issues with which the contemporary state is increasingly being confronted. …”

“…Scruton's exploration of these important issues is written with skill, perception and at all times with pellucid clarity. …”

“…Volume 1 Features updates and revisions to all essays from original volume, plus the addition of 11 new authors Includes six new essays featuring coverage of theorists not included in original volume: Ibn Khaldun, de Tocqueville, Schumpeter, Mannheim, Veblen, and Adorno Supplemented with comprehensive bibliographies on primary and secondary sources, with a brief reader's guide accompanying each essay Addresses continuing relevance of most theories and their importance to contemporary scholarship Volume 2 Features updates and revisions to all essays from original volume, plus the addition of 16 new authors Includes 11 new essays featuring coverage of theorists not included in original volume, including Deleuze, Bauman, Smith, Luhmann, Agamben, and others Supplemented with comprehensive bibliographies on primary and secondary sources, with a brief reader's guide accompanying each essay Essays placed in social and historical context to allow readers to see how theorists have responded to pressing contemporary social and political issues Review: "The in-depth, readable, and thoughtful treatment accorded each theorist makes this resource a vital addition to social science reference collections…”

“…Honor and dignity cultures: the case of kavod and kvod ha-adam in Israeli society and law / Orit Kamir -- Honor, dignity and the framing of multiculturalist values / David Weisstub…”

“…L'analisi delle fonti manoscritte inedite (di cui gran parte trascritte in integrum nell'appendice documentaria) e la lettura sistematica della legislazione e della giurisprudenza canonica e civile offrono l'occasione per conoscere uno dei più significativi istituti del diritto canonico precodiciale, la cui storia rende palpabile il divario tra legge universale e consuetudine in alcune porzioni di Popolo di Dio. …”

“…Central themes and topics discussed include the distinction of realism from idealism, the relation of transcendental to absolute idealism, the question of how transcendental conclusions stand in relation to (and whether they can be made compatible with) naturalism, the application of transcendental thought to foundational issues in ethics, and the problematic relation of phenomenology to transcendental enquiry…”

“…Finally, Kortmann concludes by demonstrating close interconnections between the two, traditionally independent issues. He argues that the law ought not to introduce a general duty to intervene without at the same time granting the intervener a claim, at the very least for reimbursement of expenses and compensation of any loss suffered in the course of the intervention…”

“…Is commonsense realism defensible, and if so how, in the face of the formidable criticism it faces? Specific issues addressed in the philosophical essays include the status of causal requirements on perception, the causal role of perceptual experience, and the relation between objective perception and causal thinking. …”

“…In the process, it explains how the theory of Construction Grammar relates to issues of language processing, language acquisition, and language variation and change…”

“…Vasconcelos adotou, no entanto, uma postura de isolado, deslocado, convicta e eternamente «inadaptado». …”

“…Sus páginas ofrecen no solamente una bellísima y puntual descripción de todas las acciones militares en las que participaron las tropas de la expedición franco-española durante el transcurso de la guerra de Cochinchina entre 1858 y 1862, sino también una detallada muestra del papel jugado en este acontecimiento bélico por los 1.200 infantes españoles y los oficiales y jefes a su mando que fueron protagonistas destacados de aquella campaña.El volumen incluye asimismo, por su enorme interés, la correspondencia intercambiada entre el coronel Palanca y los jefes plenipotenciarios de las tropas francesas en Cochinchina, así como con los representantes gubernamentales de la reina Isabel II, en la que se refleja no solamente la situación de las tropas españolas en aquellas tierras tras la toma de Saigón…”

“…Guided by these principles and employing the tools of contemporary narrative theory, the contributors analyze a wide range of Holocaust narratives fictional and nonfictional, literary and filmic for the dual purpose of offering fresh insights and identifying issues and strategies likely to be significant in the future…”

“…Di lettera in lettera assistiamo così al ricomporsi della lacerazione tra l’intellettuale e il politico, vediamo la riflessione sui temi della libertà e della democrazia riversarsi nell’analisi delle istituzioni e della situazione politica americana messe a confronto con quelle europee, e farsi proposta concreta di intervento contro il dilagare dei fascismi e delle dittature…”

“…Providing a deeper context for contemporary debates over end-of-life issues and the tension between longevity and quality of life, A Brief History of Death is an illuminating look at the complex ways humans face death and the dying…”