Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

The question "why should I obey the law?" introduces a puzzle that is as old as philosophy itself. This work contains essays from leading legal and political philosophers, all directly addressing the question of our duty to obey the law.

Dundes offers a new and exciting way to resolve some of the mysteries and contradictions that evolved during the Bible's prewritten legacy and that persist today. He unearths and contrasts multiple versions of nearly every major biblical event, including the creation of woman, the flood, the ten commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the inscription on the Cross.

SOndor Radn-ti looks at forgeries, artistic reproductions, replicas, variations, and pastiches in order to study the dilemmas surrounding artistic illusion and 'poetic license.' He reveals how forgeries as the parasites of art make clear and transparent the meaning of artistic orginality.

In Partisan Journalism, Kuypers guides readers on a journey through American journalistic history, focusing on the warring notions of objectivity and partisanship.

This collection of essays addresses the relationship of justice to law through the works of Homer, Herodotus, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles and the Islamic thinker al Farabi. The issues explored include the foundations of our understanding of justice and the foundation of the authority of law.

This study examines the theory, history and consequences of presidents acting as representatives in the American political system. It explores how the founding fathers understood the place of presidency, and the effect a representational presidency has on deliberative democracy.

The third volume of collected essays by Ernest Fortin discusses the current state of Catholic Christianity. It includes such topics as Christianity, science, and the arts; papal social thought; virtue and liberalism; pagan and Christian virtue; and the American Catholic church and politics.

This work sets out to expose the flaws in standard communitarian and liberal democratic theory, focusing on the works of Charles Taylor, John Rawls, and Jurgen Habermas. It articulates a concept of "complex citizenship" that recognises citizens' responsibilities beyond state borders.

Shows the reader the opposition and difficulties undocumented immigrants face in a nation that at first beckons them with freedom, then rejects them with unwelcoming borders and restrictive laws. This title is a useful resource for courses in immigration, political science, and social and cultural studies.

The Indians in Latin America make an effort to claim rights to their land and demand full participation in the political process.

A re-examination of classical foundationalism that offers a reconstruction and defense of empirical knowledge grounded in perceptual certainty. This work articulates and defends a new version of foundationalism, and demonstrates how it meets all the standard criticisms.

One of the bestselling novels of all time, The Great Gatsby is also considered one of the most significant achievements in twentieth-century fiction. In Gatsby: The Cultural History of the Great American Novel, Bob Batchelor explores the birth, life, and enduring influence of The Great Gatsby

Ever wonder why there is such a big gap in the number of students who succeed in comparison to those who do not? The authors recognize this problem and offer suggestions on how to improve this phenomenon. This book provides a set of tools to assist schools and communities in reallocating their resources more effectively to help bridge the gap.

Catch a new vision of leadership that fosters school communities that are socially just and academically excellent with this accessible guide.

This book offers a unique perspective on what every educator, parent, and community leader should know about reaping the rich harvest of our diverse schools. Included are anecdotes from Kugler's personal experience as well as information from 80 interviews with key educators, parents, and students.

The author describes here the various perceptions of the principalship, based on interviews with students, teachers, parents and community members. She then offers some implications these perceptions might have for the profession. Viewpoints of practising or former principals are also included.

This volume seeks to integrate research and performance-based concepts on order to demystify and debunk the conventional wisdom about education. Myths addressed include: that it takes specialists to diagnose what is wrong; that research doesn't reflect the real world; and more.

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This text questions the dead-end assumptions of American education. It asserts a set of five "research realities" that the author argues ahould be the foundation of any truly learner-centred system: human potential, human learning, domains of the living, future conditions, and life performance.

This is a "toolkit" for the educators of the future. It offers information, skill development, examples and questions to guide school leaders when competing in the educational marketplace.

Are you a teacher or guidance counselor looking for an accessible reference guide? This revised edition of a popular 1993 anthology includes 120 tests and surveys, bringing together psychometric information about instruments developed to measure constructs in education and social sciences.

Drawing on a wide variety of contemporary journals, newspapers, films, and popular songs, Alan M. Ball compares American social, political, and cultural influence in two newborn Russian states: the young Soviet Union and the modern Russian Republic.

This eye-opening book richly documents disturbing trends in Western medicine and urges readers toward a broader understanding of drug use and abuse.

Providing an analysis of the globalization process and the role of the imperial state in 20th-century capitalist expansion on a world scale, this book examines the development of capitalism and the capitalist state across national boundaries.

This book takes a closer look at the perceptions that Americans develop about foreign countries and the role the press plays in creating those perceptions.

A description of the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century.

In order to assess the impact of referendums on European integration this study offers a comparative analysis of referendums that have occurred so far. It then draws on comparative data to analyze the consequences of referendums based on those already taken place and proposals for new initiatives.