Books published by Rowman & Littlefield

Assessment for Excellence introduces a philosophy of assessment based upon the talent development concept. Colleges and universities prioritize developing the talents of students and faculty, rather than gathering the most resources and status for their institutions. The Input...

First Words: A Parent's Step-by-Step Guide to Helping a Child with Speech and Language Delays gives parents the information they need to allow them to stimulate their child's speech and language. Parents are given actual samples of how children with autism and other language delays respond differently to questions and how their responses can be redirected in order to start building connections.

The second edition of Dr. Gary A. Donaldson's highly successful textbook The Making of Modern America, introduces students to the cultural, social and political paths the United States has traveled from the end of WWII to the present day.

Asian American Sexual Politics explores beauty, self-esteem, and sexual attraction among Asian Americans. Drawing on sixty in-depth interviews, this book shows how constructions of Asian American gender and sexuality reinforce the social and political dominance for whites and exposes often-ignored new racism in the United States.

This interdisciplinary textbook challenges students to see race as everyone's issue. Drawing on sociology, psychology, history, and economics, Seeing White introduces students to the concepts of white privilege and social power.

The Great Rights of Mankind follows the development of individual rights from the earliest English antecedents through their modern interpretations by the courts. It is arguably the single best short book written on the Bill of Rights.

This book presents a comprehensive method for the schools to working with hard-to-reach parents. Strategies are present to reach out to the parents and create family/school partnerships. The book provides an array of updated best practices to implement the strategies.

The metaphor of "science wars" has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious and some in the scientific community perceive their profession under threat. Based on interviews with groups with alleged "anti-science" attitudes, this book examines how powerful these critiques are.

In this period of global crises in differing cultures, a shared environment, and an incresingly globalized political economy, this text provides an articulation of deep democracy that can guide an evolutionary deepening of democratic institutions.

Paul Ricoeur has developed a substantial and distinctive body of political thought. This study looks at the paradoxical character of the domain of politics and provides an approach to topics such as the relationship among politics, economics and ethics.

In Nature's Religion, distinguished theologian and philosopher Robert S. Corrington weaves together the concept of infinite semiosis with that of the transference to show that the self does have access to something in nature that is intrinsically religious.

This work includes ideas and perspectives for those seeking deeper understanding of the concepts and historical, political, economic, and social force that constitute the "Pacific Rim".

The founder of American pragmatism, C.S. Peirce lived as an eccentric, but thought as a dedicated communitarian. In this reader, Richard Smyth offers different perspectives on Peirce's work.

This ethnographic text examines the attitudes of the Hagen people and analyses the power of women in their male-dominated system. It cites case studies of marriage arrangements, divorce and traditional settlement disputes to illustrate women's status in Hagen society.

Proposes a representation of Durkheim, as the philosopher and moralist who wanted to renovate rationalism, challenge positivism, reform sociology, and extend Schopenhauer's philosophy to the new domain of sociology. Essentially it focuses on his vision of sociology as the "science of morality".

Attention to Mexico's history after 1940 stands in the shadow of the country's epic revolution of 1910ETH1923, and historians and scholars tend to bring their focus on Mexican history to a close with the end of the Lzaro Crdenas presidency in 1940.

Offers a comprehensive analysis of slavery in the First State. This text is suitable for courses in colonial and antebellum history. It provides insight into this period in the nation's history.

Dean Rusk compared his position as secretary of state in the 1960s to a soldier in a foxhole, defending America against the communist alliance. This title tells that the foxhole really represented the universalist ideals Rusk cherished.

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Looks at the Argentine Right from its roots in 19th-century European political theory through to the collapse of the conservative government in the 1980s. The contributors describe the Right's development, uneasy alliance with Peronists, years of triumph and subsequent retreat to opposition status.

Rally 'Round the Flag is an important contribution to the growing historiography of the impact of the Civil War on northern cities. From Abraham Lincoln's presidential nomination at the 1860 Republican National Convention to his funeral procession in 1865, Karamanski unfolds the dynamic and fascinating history of Chicago at this critical juncture in its history.