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Blaming the Jews: Politics and Delusion (Studies in Antisemitism)
In recent years Western countries have seen a proliferation of antisemitic material in social media, and attacks on Jews such as that on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018. Much of this has stemmed, not from personal hostility to Jews on the part of this or that individual, but from a ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
What Is Fiction For?: Literary Humanism Restored
How can literature, which consists of nothing more than the description of imaginary events and situations, offer any insight into the workings of "human reality" or "the human condition"? Can mere words illuminate something that we call "reality"? Bernard Harrison answers these questions in this pr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Contending with Antisemitism in a Rapidly Changing Political Climate (Studies in Antisemitism)
by Daniel Dayan • Jan Grabowski • Bernard Harrison • Dina Porat • Philip Spencer • Gerald M. Steinberg • Marc Grimm • Esther Webman • Dave Rich • Miriam F. Elman • Tammi Rossman-Benjamin • Lesley Klaff • Balázs Berkovitz • Mark Weitzman • Kenneth Waltzer • Linda Maizels • Dana Ionescu • Mike WhineToday's highly fraught historical moment brings a resurgence of antisemitism. Antisemitic incidents of all kinds are on the rise across the world, including hate speech, the spread of neo-Nazi graffiti and other forms of verbal and written threats, the defacement of synagogues and Jewish cemeteries,... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Vision and Values in Managing Education: Successful Leadership Principles and Practice (Routledge Library Editions: Education Management)
Originally published in 1995. This book argues that, in order to fulfil its task of moving schools and colleges forward to meet the demands of the future, the management of education must be inspired by both value and vision, applied to the actual management of people and resources. Part 1 examines ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1995 -
Leadership: Helping Others To Succeed
by George J. Mitchell • Vickie Gordon • Denise Brouillette • Tom Bay • Bernard Curtis • Madelon Miles • Curt Dombecky • Michael K. Takagawa • Dian J. Harrison • Robert L. Nibbs • Patricia Schroeder • Ray Perry • David W. Earle • Brett Miles • Stephan KrausWhat are you doing to help the others on your team lead as effectively as you are? True leaders lead by helping others to succeed. Learn how in this dynamic, exciting book that features outstanding speakers, leaders, and authors who explain how they help others and why they think helping others is a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Elusive Archives: Material Culture in Formation (Material Culture Perspectives)
by Oliver Scheiding • Wendy Bellion • Bernard L. Herman • Julian Yates • Sarah Wasserman • Alexander Lawrence Ames • Torsten Cress • Julie L. McGee • Cindy Ott • Laura E. Helton • Jennifer Van Horn • Kiersten Thamm • Alexandra Ward • Halina Adams • Rosalie Hooper • Spencer Wigmore • Catherine Morrissey • Michelle Everidge • Kaila T. Schedeen • Lu Ann Cunzo • Natalie Elizabeth Wright • J. Ritchie Garrison • Jesse Kraft • Michael J. Emmons • Jessica ConradThe essays that comprise Elusive Archives raise a common question: how do we study material culture when the objects of study are transient, evanescent, dispersed or subjective? Such things resist the taxonomic protocols that institutions, such as museums and archives, rely on to channel their acqui... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021