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  • International Crime in the 20th Century

    The League of Nations Era, 1919-1939

    by P. Knepper ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Between 1919 and 1939, crime received a prominent place on the international public agenda. This book explores the blueprint for twenty-first century international crime prevention - The League of Nations approach - which established institutions for confronting dangerous drugs, traffic in women and terrorist violence. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Moses Malone

    The Life of a Basketball Prophet

    by Paul Knepper ...
    Moses Malone overcame abject poverty in segregated Petersburg, Virginia, to become the first modern-day basketball player to jump directly from high school to the pros, paving a path for future stars such as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and LeBron James to follow. Moses Malone: The Life of a Basketball Prophet tells the story of Malone’s ascent in the early 1970s to becoming the premier player in ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • The Intimate Strangeness of Poetry

    William Desmond and Literature

    Edited by Steven E. Knepper ...
    The Irish philosopher William Desmond studied literature before becoming one of the most exciting metaphysicians of our day. He continues to write, as he sometimes puts it, “between system and poetics.” Desmond claims a poetic register is necessary to evoke the richness of being, and that literature is a vital conversation partner for philosophy.This is the first collection to explore how Desmond ... Read more

    $25.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Knicks of the Nineties

    Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All

    by Paul Knepper ...
    The Knicks of the 1990s competed like champions but fell short of their goal. An eclectic group who took divergent, in many cases fascinating paths to New York, they forged an identity as a rugged, relentless squad. Led by a superstar center Patrick Ewing and two captivating coaches--Pat Riley and Jeff Van Gundy--they played David to the Chicago Bulls' Goliath. Despite not winning a championship, ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Death and Dying

    An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion

    Edited by Timothy D Knepper, Lucy Bregman, Mary Gottschalk ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The medicalization of death is a challenge for all the world's religious and cultural traditions. Death's meaning has been reduced to a diagnosis, a problem, rather than a mystery for humans to ponder. How have religious traditions responded? What resources do they bring to a discussion of death's contemporary dilemmas? This book offers a range of creative and contextual responses from a variety ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Ohio and its People

    Bicentennial Edition

    by Knepper ...
    The Bicentennial Edition of Ohio and Its People is a revised and updated volume of this bestselling work and includes a new final chapter examining Ohio through the end of the twentieth century. Author George W. Knepper presents contemporary information on the national and state political arenas, the economy as it affects Ohio, the economic and environmental revival of Cleveland, and an updated ... Read more

    $24.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Byung-Chul Han

    A Critical Introduction

    by Steven Knepper, Ethan Stoneman, Robert Wyllie ...
    Series series Key Contemporary Thinkers
    Byung-Chul Han is one of the most important living philosophers, renowned for his critiques of the digital age. In response to the idea that new technological devices expand our freedom, he argues that they lead to burnout and self-absorption and that we must redevelop contemplative practices which slow us down and open us up. He has brought to his thought forms of deep cosmopolitanism developed ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • The Ends of Philosophy of Religion

    Terminus and Telos

    by T. Knepper ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Knepper criticizes existing efforts in the philosophy of religion for being out of step with, and therefore useless to, the academic study of religion, then forwards a new program for philosophy of religion that is in step with, and therefore useful to, the academic study of religion. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Intersectionality and Crisis Management

    A Path to Social Equity

    Edited by Hillary J. Knepper, Michelle D. Evans, Tiffany J. Henley ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Issues in Global Talent Management
    Intersectionality and Crisis Management: A Path to Social Equity aims to embed the social equity discourse into crisis management while exploring the potential of a new tool, the Integrative Crisis Management Model. Leaders and managers navigate a complex and networked environment of policy-making and action, frequently occurring in real time, under constant media exposure. The pervasive ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Miracles: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion

    Edited by Karen R. Zwier, David L. Weddle, Timothy D. Knepper ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume provides a comparative philosophical investigation into a particular concept from a variety of angles—in this case, the concept of “miracle.” The text covers deeply philosophical questions around the miracle, with a multiplicity of answers. Each chapter brings its own focus to this multifaceted effort. The volume rejects the primarily western focus that typically dominates philosophy ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Religions of Beijing

    Edited by Professor Timothy Knepper, Dr You Bin ...
    Religions of Beijing offers an intimate portrayal of lived religion in 17 different religious communities in greater Beijing. Students at Minzu University of China spent one year immersed in the routine and practices daily, “writing with” the experiences and perspectives of their practitioners. Each chapter has been translated into English, with students at Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa) ... Read more

    $29.19 USD

  • The Cesare Lombroso Handbook

    Edited by Paul Knepper, Per Jørgen Ystehede ...
    The Italian criminologist Cesare Lombroso (1835 – 1909) is the single-most important figure in the founding of criminology and the study of aberrant conduct in the human sciences.The Cesare Lombroso Handbook brings together essays by leading Lombroso scholars and is divided into four main parts, each focusing on a major theme. Part one examines the range and scope of Lombroso’s thinking; the ... Read more

    $86.99 USD