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  • Democracy's Children

    Intellectuals and the Rise of Cultural Politics

    by John McGowan ...
    How do American intellectuals try to achieve their political and social goals? By what means do they articulate their hopes for change? John McGowan seeks to identify the goals and strategies of contemporary humanistic intellectuals who strive to shape the politics and culture of their time. In a lively mix of personal reflection and shrewd analysis, McGowan visits the sites of intellectual ... Read more

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  • Pragmatist Politics

    Making the Case for Liberal Democracy

    by John McGowan ...
    In our current age of cynicism, John McGowan suggests that the time is right to take a fresh look at pragmatism, the philosophy of American democracy. As McGowan shows, pragmatism can be an inspiring alternative to the despair that seems to dominate contemporary American politics. Pragmatist Politics is passionate and convincing, both heartfelt and clear-eyed. It offers an expansive vision of what ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • American Liberalism

    An Interpretation for Our Time

    by John McGowan ...
    Series series H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
    Americans live in a liberal democracy. Yet, although democracy is widely touted today, liberalism is scorned by both the right and the left. The United States stands poised between its liberal democratic tradition and the illiberal alternatives of liberalism’s critics. John McGowan argues that Americans should think twice before jettisoning the liberalism that guided American politics from James ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • A Global Perspective on the European Economic Crisis

    Edited by Bruno Dallago, Gert Guri, John McGowan ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the European Economy
    The financial and economic crisis in Europe is not over, and the radically opposing strategies on how to proceed has only increased the complexity of problems in the region, revealing the shortcomings of the EU’s architecture. The European Union, perhaps for the first time in its history of more than seventy years, is being perceived as a threat to the financial and monetary stability of the world ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

    Volume 1: Frontiers in Research

    Edited by Vassil St. Georgiev, Karl Western, John J. McGowan ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    For over 50 years, the mission of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has been to conduct and support basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases with the ultimate goal of improving the health of individuals in the United States and around the world. As part of its mission to foster biomedical ... Read more

    $370.19 CAD

  • A New Deal for the Humanities

    Liberal Arts and the Future of Public Higher Education

    by Gordon Hutner, Feisal G. Mohamed, Roger L. Geiger, Sheldon Rothblatt, Kathleen Woodward, Yolanda Moses, Daniel Lee Kleinman, Charlotte Melin, Bethany Nowviskie0, John McGowan1, Jeffrey J. Williams2, Christopher Newfield3 ...
    Series series The American Campus
    Many in higher education fear that the humanities are facing a crisis. But even if the rhetoric about “crisis” is overblown, humanities departments do face increasing pressure from administrators, politicians, parents, and students. In A New Deal for the Humanities, Gordon Hutner and Feisal G. Mohamed bring together twelve prominent scholars who address the history, the present state, and the ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Crises in Europe in the Transatlantic Context

    Economic and Political Appraisals

    Edited by Bruno Dallago, John McGowan ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
    The adoption and management of the common currency has led the Eurozone to a critical point. This book analyzes in an interdisciplinary way the fundamental causes of distress, making sure to relate economic issues to the social and political aspects of the problem. The book explores the reasons why the Eurozone has fallen into a policy trap, as well as what Europe did and should do to exit the ... Read more

    $59.08 CAD

  • How to Survive in Social Work

    by Neil Thompson, John McGowan ...
    Series series The Neil Thompson Practice Collection
    Social worker. You're a helping hand, a rock in the tempest, a friendly face through the hard times, and a catalyst for change. But what about you? How do you keep going when the pressure just keeps rising?In this no-nonsense handbook, Neil Thompson and John McGowan distil years of social work expertise into key strategies to overcome the challenges that come with the profession. Each chapter is ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Adventures of Keke and the Golden Coconut

    by STEVE MCGOWAN ...
    Illustrated by John George Baez ...
    A story about four animals; a Gorilla, a leopard, a hyena and a mouse; and their quest for a cure for the Princess of the village Onee.Through their trials and difficulties; one small mouse would make a difference by teaching the others to work together in co-operation to retrieve the Golden coconut from the Mighty elephants of Tiaba. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Death and Rebirth in Late Antiquity

    by David Eastman, Mark D. Ellison, Jennifer Awes Freeman, Felicity Harley-McGowan, John J. Herrmann, Jr., David G. Hunter, Jacob Latham, Michael Peppard, William Tabbernee, Annewies van den Hoek, Andrew McGowan0, Lee M. Jefferson1 ...
    Death and rebirth was of vital importance to early Christians in late antiquity. In late antiquity, death was all encompassing. Mortality rates were high, plague and disease in urban areas struck at will, and one lived on the knife’s edge regarding one’s health. Religion filled a crucial role in this environment, offering an option for those who sought cure and comfort. Following death, the ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • The Latin American Songbook in the Twentieth Century

    From Folklore to Militancy

    by Tânia da Costa Garcia ...
    Translated by John Christopher McGowan ...
    Series series Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America
    The Latin American Songbook in the Twentieth Century: From Folklore to Militancy takes an unprecedented comparative analysis approach to the complex relationship between popular music and culture, society, and politics in Latin America as it relates to representations of national identity. Tânia da Costa Garcia analyzes archival research in Chile, Brazil and Argentina, which have very similar ... Read more

    $120.99 CAD

  • Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish

    by Denise McGowan Tracy ...
    Illustrated by John Michael Downs ...
    Welcome to the North Pole***-a magical place full of happiness, friendship and love-home to a rag doll named***Eleanor****.Surrounded by Santa, Mrs. Claus, Clara and the elves, Eleanor understands the importance of family and home which is why she has a very merry Christmas wish of her own.With the help of all of her North Pole family, Eleanor learns that wishing alone is simply not enough to ... Read more

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