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Author: Arch Puddington
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780742562905
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis timely and important book also assesses the state of freedom in other crucial areas, including religious freedom, immigration, race relations, academic freedom, equality of opportunity, criminal justice, property rights, corruption, and freedom of expression and the press - and does so in historical and comparative context."--BOOK JACKET.
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Allan Bloom
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-06-30
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1439126267
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe brilliant, controversial, bestselling critique of American culture that “hits with the approximate force and effect of electroshock therapy” (The New York Times)—now featuring a new afterword by Andrew Ferguson in a twenty-fifth anniversary edition. In 1987, eminent political philosopher Allan Bloom published The Closing of the American Mind, an appraisal of contemporary America that “hits with the approximate force and effect of electroshock therapy” (The New York Times) and has not only been vindicated, but has also become more urgent today. In clear, spirited prose, Bloom argues that the social and political crises of contemporary America are part of a larger intellectual crisis: the result of a dangerous narrowing of curiosity and exploration by the university elites. Now, in this twenty-fifth anniversary edition, acclaimed author and journalist Andrew Ferguson contributes a new essay that describes why Bloom’s argument caused such a furor at publication and why our culture so deeply resists its truths today.
Author: William V. D'Antonio
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780742552159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican Catholics Today presents trends in American Catholic opinion from 1987 to 2005, using four identical surveys. These surveys depict trends in Catholics' views of the sacraments, church authority, church teachings in the area of sex and gender, and strength of Catholic identity. This book suggests that the future will see more Catholics making decisions about their own faith and fewer Catholics who are fervently committed to church life.
Author: Segura, Olga M.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2021-02-17
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 1608338835
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Birth of a Movement tells the story of the Black Lives Matter movement through a Christian lens. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of the movement and why it can help the church, and the country, move closer to racial equality. Readers will understand why Black Lives Matter is a truly "Christ-like movement.""--
Author: Rob Carter
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1993-02-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780471285625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mark Davidson
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 570
ISBN-13: 9780393061192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides straightforward information about American-English word usages, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, in an up-to-date guide that provides etymologies for common terms and phrases, word lore, and discussions of why certain rules are disputed by usage authorities. 15,000 first printing.
Author: Allan A. Metcalf
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780618043620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn short, delightful essays, a professor of English explains the key features that make American speech so expressive and distinct. With chapters on ethnic dialects and dialects in the movies, the author reveals the resplendence of one of our nation's greatest natural resources--its endless and varied talk.
Author: Lucy M. Long
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2015-07-17
Total Pages: 741
ISBN-13: 1442227311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEthnic American Food Today introduces readers to the myriad ethnic food cultures in the U.S. today. Entries are organized alphabetically by nation and present the background and history of each food culture along with explorations of the place of that food in mainstream American society today. Many of the entries draw upon ethnographic research and personal experience, giving insights into the meanings of various ethnic food traditions as well as into what, how, and why people of different ethnicities are actually eating today. The entries look at foodways—the network of activities surrounding food itself—as well as the beliefs and aesthetics surrounding that food, and the changes that have occurred over time and place. They also address stereotypes of that food culture and the culture’s influence on American eating habits and menus, describing foodways practices in both private and public contexts, such as restaurants, groceries, social organizations, and the contemporary world of culinary arts. Recipes of representative or iconic dishes are included. This timely two-volume encyclopedia addresses the complexity—and richness—of both ethnicity and food in America today.
