Books published by Georgetown University Press

Examines the creation of Israel's neo-revisionist consensus about security threats and regional order, which took hold of Israeli politics and society after 2000 and persists today.

A resource for students and faculty pursuing the developments in Christian and religious ethics. It also contains book reviews of the scholarship available.

Biosecurity encompasses both the natural occurrence of deadly disease outbreaks and the use of biological weapons. This book examines the conflicting values and interests in the practice of "biosecurity," the safeguarding of populations against infectious diseases through security policies.

While the field of public management has become increasingly international, research and policy recommendations that work for one country often do not work for another. In this volume, the authors propose a framework in which context influences the types of managerial actions that can be used effectively in public organizations.

Shows that scholars must find a better way to account for political, environmental, and organizational contexts to build a more general model of public management. This volume propose a framework in which context influences the types of managerial actions that can be used effectively in public organizations.

Provides readers with a diverse array of timely, peer-reviewed content penned by top policymakers, business leaders, and academic luminaries.

The Usage-based Study of Language Learning and Multilingualism offers cutting-edge research from a cadre of international experts who agree that human language learning is a process of learning how to create shared meaning. The articles collected here present a much-needed exploration of this growing area of linguistic research.

The US military does much more than fight wars; it responds to humanitarian crises and natural disasters, assists advanced militaries to support international peace, and trains and equips almost every military in the world. This book provides an analysis of the shift in US foreign policy from coercive diplomacy to cooperative military engagement.

Designed to help adult professional and higher education learners deepen their understanding of the Uzbek language, culture, and its people, this book uses a wide selection of materials and task-oriented activities drawn from realistic situations and contexts to develop the four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing).

Shows security-related diplomacy and international cooperation works, yet it remains an understudied and poorly understood phenomenon. This title provides an assessment of their relative effectiveness, compatibility, and their impact on international security institutions.

Suitable for scholars, students, religious, and lay readers, this title investigates how Catholics divided by partisan rancor can better solve problems and understand one another.

Designed to meet the ACTFL proficiency guidelines, Mastering Chinese through Global Debate uses level-specific scaffolded language exercises, rhetorical strategies, and topic-specific texts to develop sophisticated Chinese language skills with the goal of achieving Superior-level proficiency.

Focusing on five broad areas of interest - Law as a Teacher, Religious Liberty and Its Limits, Conversations about Culture, Conversations about Belief, and Cases and Controversies, this title demonstrates how thoughtful and purposeful engagement can contribute to rich, constructive, and difficult discussions between moral and cultural traditions.

An international roster of top scholars explores the role of naval power and maritime trade in creating the modern international system. This book is both a history of maritime strategy, sea power, and seaborne commerce from the nineteenth century to the present day and an examination of current strategic issues.

Since becoming president of China and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping has emerged as China's most powerful leader since Deng Xiaoping. This title examines both the prospects for China's continuing rise and the emergent and unintended consequences posed by China's internal instability and international assertiveness.

Timely and authoritative, Mexico's Illicit Drug Networks and the State Reaction provides crucial insight into why Mexico targets some drug networks over others, reassesses the impact of the war on drugs, and proposes new solutions for weak states in their battles with drug networks.

The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits was founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540. This book explores what we can learn from the historical and contemporary experience of the Society of Jesus - what do the Jesuits tell us about globalization and what can globalization tell us about the Jesuits?

Informed by the latest research in the field of second language acquisition and written entirely in Spanish, this book responds to the central questions that lie at the heart of learning Spanish as a second or foreign language. Each chapter examines the linguistic challenges and pitfalls involved in Spanish-language learning.

The Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits was founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540. This book explores what we can learn from the historical and contemporary experience of the Society of Jesus - what do the Jesuits tell us about globalization and what can globalization tell us about the Jesuits?

Sin, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation: Christian and Muslim Perspectives is a collection of essays and scripture-study passages from the 2014 Building Bridges seminar that explores questions Christians and Muslims have often put to each other on the ideas of sin, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

Why do weak states frequently resist threats of force from the United States? In this book, the author argues that the United States' model of inexpensive war making allows it to casually threaten force and carry out frequent short-term military campaigns.

Suitable for advanced learners of Arabic who are interested in how to analyze and accurately translate nonfiction Arabic texts. This title presents a functional approach that de-emphasizes word-for-word translation in favor of a new approach that values communication and faithfulness to content and intent.

Offering a teachable alternative to the dominant principle-based theories in the field, the author's approach is not based on an ethics of abstract obligations and duties but, following Aristotle, on how to live a fulfilled and happy life - in short, an ethics of personal well-being grounded in prudence, the virtue of ethical decision making.

Zaner (medical ethics and philosophy of medicine, Vanderbilt, U.) combines modified lectures he has delivered, stories he has told earlier and rewritten here, and new pieces into a collection of six essays on people's reaction to serious illness. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (bookne

A dialectal Arabic language resource that promotes successful daily communication with native Moroccan speakers. Created using fresh computational linguistics ideas, it represents a new generation of Arabic language reference materials designed to help English speakers gain proficiency in colloquial Arabic.

New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This boo is suitable for professionals in medicine, law, insurance and more.

Why just talk to Brazilians when you can connect with them? Supplemented by anecdotes, case studies, and photos, this book helps you learn key cultural differences between Brazil and North America that can enable you to overcome communication barriers to forging successful business relationships.

Examining issues like alliance commitments, nuclear weapons policy, nonproliferation, and missile defense, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of extended deterrence through the prism of NATO but with implications far beyond.

Examining issues like alliance commitments, nuclear weapons policy, nonproliferation, and missile defense, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of extended deterrence through the prism of NATO but with implications far beyond.