David, Goliath, and the Beach-cleaning Machine
Title | David, Goliath, and the Beach-cleaning Machine PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Wolcott |
Publisher | Capital Books |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Environmental lawyers |
ISBN | 9781931868310 |
Tells the story of a small town's fight against a giant oil company to clean up a massive oil spill.
Goliath as Gentle Giant
Title | Goliath as Gentle Giant PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan L. Friedmann |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 169 |
Release | 2022-01-17 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1666904708 |
In the Hebrew Bible and stories loyal to it, Goliath is the stereotypical giant of folklore: big, brash, violent, and dimwitted. Goliath as Gentle Giant sets out to rehabilitate the giant’s image by exploring the origins of the biblical behemoth, the limitations of the “underdog” metaphor, and the few sympathetic treatments of Goliath in popular media. What insights emerge when we imagine things from Goliath’s point of view? How might this affect our reading of the biblical account or its many retellings and interpretations? What sort of man was Goliath really? The nuanced portraits analyzed in this book serve as a catalyst to challenge readers to question stereotypes, reexamine old assumptions, and humanize the “other.”
March to a Promised Land
Title | March to a Promised Land PDF eBook |
Author | Al Kuettner |
Publisher | Capital Books |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781933102283 |
A white Southern reporter's eyewitness account of the civil rights revolution he covered, the historic figures he met and interviewed, and the life-changing events he witnessed
Baby at Risk
Title | Baby at Risk PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Levy Guyer |
Publisher | Capital Books |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9781933102269 |
A riveting and disturbing investigation of how high-tech pregnancies and medical interventions affect the lives of babies born at-risk, their families, and society at large
The Ambassador
Title | The Ambassador PDF eBook |
Author | John Shaw |
Publisher | Capital Books |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781933102160 |
How diplomats really shape world politics as seen through the working life of verteran diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly, and former Swedish Ambassador to the U.S., Jan Eliasson.
Torn Between Two Cultures
Title | Torn Between Two Cultures PDF eBook |
Author | Maryam Qudrat Aseel |
Publisher | Capital Books |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Afghan American women |
ISBN | 9781931868365 |
An Afghan-American woman explores life in America as a Muslim, her Afghan heritage, and the future of Middle-East -US relations.
Citizenship Education in the Era of Globalization
Title | Citizenship Education in the Era of Globalization PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008-01-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9087905912 |
This collection of timely articles is the first to explore the dynamics between globalization and education from a specifically Canadian perspective. The articles engage with emergent debates and new discourses around global orientations to citizenship education currently defining scholarly work and teaching practices in Canada.