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Revolutions in a field of science are often made by outsiders ("trespassers") who are not limited by established approaches. Each essay in this collection shows the fruits of intellectual trespassing in fields such as economics, Kantian ethics, Platonic philosophy, and others.

Examines the purposes of political parties in America's constitutional order, each major party's strongest recent manifestation and the future of the American party system.

'An impressive synthesis of semiotics and anthropology which puts human experience in a new light. Deely gives us the foundation for a new paradigm for anthropology.' -Nathan Houser, Peirce Edition Project

Song of the Sirens is Ernest K. Gann's story of the ships he has sailed and owned; of his years as master of a commercial fishing vessel, of ocean crossings and of storms and emergencies encountered at sea.

The adventure-laden tales of a sailboat delivery skipper, in his own words. Consistently captivating, John Kretschmer's stories are alternately funny and harrowing.

A translation of an essay in Latin American thought which explores the meaning of the history of the Americas in relation to universal history. Zea reveals the relationships between the particular history of Latin America and the history that has been and is being made by other peoples.

From Bernard Boxill, professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and editor of Race and Racism, comes a tightly-argued, very illuminating book that will be essential reading for anyone interested in Black/Africana philosophy.

'An excellent commentary on and an insightful contribution to the current debate on constitutional interpretation.'-Walter F. Murphy, Princeton University

'. . . an extraordinarily accurate and insightful account of the Cuban missile crisis. I remember well the fear of which he writes so persuasively.'-Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson

'Between the Human and the Divine will introduce American readers to one of the most complex, troubled and troubling, luminous, path-breaking and neglected minds of our time. Dietz has taken an important step towards getting the measure of a thinker who measures our civilization.'-THE REVIEW OF POLITICS

This book is about the unintended consequences that can occur when the "good news" process becomes heavily embedded in school life-a process that creates two different worlds in a school community that often prides itself on fostering unity and belonging.

Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk teaches readers to think like scientists-to critically evaluate the truth of scientific claims. Filled with provocative real-life examples, from the effects of Bisphenol-A to examining some of the alleged causes of cancer, the book helps readers build their tools of scientific literacy.

Identity theft is a growing problem around the world, and criminals are not above stealing a child's identity. Child Identity Theft, presented in a question and answer format, will help parents and other guardians to prevent child identity theft from happening and to know what to do if it does.

T. Byram Karasu, M.D. reflects on loving, working, living, dying, and everything else-his philosophy of life expressed in microstyle.

How America Eats: A Social History of U.S. Food and Culture tells the story of America by examining American eating habits, and illustrates the many ways in which competing cultures, conquests and cuisines have helped form America's identity, and have helped define what it means to be American.

This book is a must-have for school leaders, aspiring school leaders, and those charged with preparing and supporting school leaders. It includes a wide range of information about and from superintendents, including chapters devoted to women and minority school leaders.

Make It Profitable is a down-home presentation of the best ideas and information from 80 professionals in various fields of the craft industry.

This volume draws on documentary sources to explore key facets of the Chinese Communist Party's move to power from 1937-1945. Scholars compare experiences of the CCP and its interactions with society on the border and areas of resistance to the Japanese invasion of the North China battlefront.

This work covers topics such as globalization, internationalization and multilateralism. It presents empirical data from various countries and provides examples of shifts and transformations within a specific level or modality of the educational system.

In this book, Philippe Schmitter explores both the possibility and the desirability of democratizing the EU. He argues that as a non-state and a non-nation it will have to invent new forms of citizenship, representation and decision making.

This volume examines women on American television in the 90s in an attempt to uncover the cultural obsession with tough, sexy heroines in mythical pasts, the "girl power" present, and utopic futures. Programmes covered include "Babylon 5", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and "Xena".

The essays collected here examine how the ideals of freedom and equality associated with the democratic revolutions of the West have survived the challenges of 20th century critiques.

This study shows that New Age spirituality first flourished in America more than a century ago during the Gilded Age, under the mantle of "New Thought". Catherine Tumber demonstrates that "gnostic feminism" has surfaced during periods of triumphant corporate consolidation.

America's failure to educate its urban children is evidenced by our woeful statistics. If it is possible to turn around this bleak picture-and it is-this is a story well worth telling. And this is what Breaking the Cycle aims to do.