Books published by Georgetown University Press

Presents an overview of work in defining, documenting, and developing the world's smaller languages and language varieties. This book shows how we define endangerment - how languages and language varieties are best classified, what the implications of such classifications are, and who should have the final say in making them.

The failure of immigration policies in the United States has resulted in dire consequences. This title analyzes contemporary US immigration in the context of fundamental Christian beliefs about the human person, sin, family life, and global solidarity.

Presents a cultural approach to French pronunciation for English-speaking students. This title features topics such as the French education system, vernacular French, and cooking in the francophone world to enhance students' pronunciation skills within a meaningful context.

Can the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, this title argues that it can. It also argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity.

A comprehensive analysis of the financial condition, management, and policy making of local governments in a metropolitan region that offers local governments currently dealing with the Great Recession a better understanding of what affects them financially and how to operate with less revenue.

Examines the impact of collective memory. This study makes a contribution to developing a theory of memory and international relations and also examines specific cases of collective memory's influence resulting from the legacies of World War II, the Holocaust, and September 11.

How can ordinary Christians find moral guidance for the mundane dilemmas they confront in their daily lives? To answer this question, this title brings together a Catholic theology of marriage and a commitment to social justice to focus on the place where the ethics of ordinary life are played out: the family.

Provides an introduction and overview of church-state relations in the United States. Exploring the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment, this work discusses how the fragmented nature of political authority in the US provides the basis for continuing conflict concerning church-state relations.

Narratives are fundamental to our lives: we dream, plan, complain, endorse, entertain, teach, learn, and reminisce through telling stories. This title illustrates how narratives build bridges among language, identity, interaction, society, and culture.

With budgets squeezed at every level of government, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) holds outstanding potential for assessing the efficiency of many programs. This book addresses the application of CBA to social policy. It discusses the applicability of CBA to actual programs, describing both proven and promising examples.

Drawing on Catholic social teachings from St Augustine to Pope John Paul II, this title reviews health system successes and failures from around the world and assesses market approaches to health care as proposed by leading economists such as Milton Friedman, Regina Herzlinger, Mark Pauly, and Alain Enthoven.

Explores how policy ideas are spread - or diffused - in an age in which policymaking has become increasingly complex and specialized. Using the concept of enterprise zones as a case study in policy diffusion, this book compares the process of their adoption in Virginia, Indiana, Michigan, New York, and Massachusetts over a twelve-year period.

Explores high-level career executives who make positive contributions to Americans' quality of life. This title profiles six "unsung heroes", the people behind the scenes of some of the most successful programs in American government, and identifies the tools, skills, and strategies that make them effective leaders.

A comprehensive study of psychology, theology, and religious experience. It asserts that psychology and religion can faithfully complement one another, even when the psychology in question is primarily grounded in Freudian analysis.

Features twenty-four linguists who analyze natural and social differences in language form, use, and attitudes.

Offers a synopsis of the regular changes that Latin words underwent in the course of their evolution into modern Romance languages (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, with their English cognates). This title is suitable as a graduate level text for such courses as History of Spanish, History of French, and Romance Linguistics.

More than ever, international security and economic prosperity depend upon safe access to the shared domains that make up the global commons: maritime, air, space, and cyberspace. This title provides a forum where contributors identify ways to strengthen and maintain responsible use of the global commons.

Outlines the budgeting process through a series of memos from a budget director to a freshly elected governor. This title covers the steps of budget preparation, from strategy to execution, explaining technical vocabulary, and discussing key topics including baseline budgeting, revenue forecasting, and gap-closing options.

More than ever, international security and economic prosperity depend upon safe access to the shared domains that make up the global commons: maritime, air, space, and cyberspace. This title provides a forum where contributors identify ways to strengthen and maintain responsible use of the global commons.

Using the religion clause of the First Amendment as a foundation, the author contends that, just as US law and policy ensure that citizens may express religious beliefs as they see fit, it should also ensure that citizens may marry as they see fit.

Two principles capture the essence of the Catholic tradition on sexual ethics: that each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life, and that any human genital act must occur within the framework of marriage. This title offers introduction to Catholic sexual ethics.

Pashto, designated a critical language by the US Department of Defense, is one of two official languages of Afghanistan and is also spoken in parts of Pakistan. This textbook provides learners and instructors with a wide selection of task-oriented, communicative language materials to facilitate the development of language learning.

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U.S. Institutional subscriptions available for the volume year.U.S. Institutional Rate: $120.00 per year ($60.00 single copy)(Subscriptions are available for the volume year. Titles will be shipped as available, or backordered if not yet published.)

A collection of essays that focuses on key scriptural texts and engage with both classical and contemporary Islamic and Christian thought. It addresses issues such as: the different ways in which Christians and Muslims think of their scriptures as the Word of God, the possibilities and challenges of translating scripture, and more.

A comprehensive examination of medical ethics in the Renaissance. It investigates the ethical considerations, evaluations of procedures, and techniques of problem-solving in the writings of European physicians and surgeons from the mid-sixteenth through the mid-seventeenth centuries.