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Market Models and Practice in a Fraying Profession
New business models have splintered journalists' once-monolithic professional culture. Where the organization once had little sway in the newsroom, in today's journalism ecosystem, owners and management influence newsgathering more than ever. Using rich interviews and participant observation, Patrick Ferrucci examines institutions with funding ......
Monotheism, the idea that there is only one true God, is a powerful religious concept that was shaped by competing ideas and the problems they raised. At times, an attempt to enforce exclusive monotheism has divided a people or brought down a ruler; at other times, it has united tribes or peoples who had previously been at war with one another. ......
Monotheism, the idea that there is only one true God, is a powerful religious concept that was shaped by competing ideas and the problems they raised. At times, an attempt to enforce exclusive monotheism has divided a people or brought down a ruler; at other times, it has united tribes or peoples who had previously been at war with one another. ......
This second edition of Guttmann's critically acclaimed history discusses the intended and actual effects of the modern Olympic Games, from 1896 to 2000, recounting the memorable and significant athletic events of the Olympics in terms of their social and political impact.
An Archaeological and Historical Examination of Drax Hall Plantation, St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica
''Meticulously researched and lucidly written, this valuable case study will be of interest not onlyto anthropologists but to all students of the African Diaspora to the Americas and the process ofacculturation among blacks in the new world. -- August Meier.
Faith, Farming, and Change in the Virginia Blue Ridge
Since arriving nearly 250 years ago in Franklin County, Virginia, German Baptists have maintained their faith and farms by relying on their tightly knit community for spiritual and economic support. Today, with their land and livelihoods threatened by the encroachment of neighboring communities, the construction of a new highway, and competition ......
Faith, Farming, and Change in the Virginia Blue Ridge
Since arriving nearly 250 years ago in Franklin County, Virginia, German Baptists have maintained their faith and farms by relying on their tightly knit community for spiritual and economic support. Today, with their land and livelihoods threatened by the encroachment of neighboring communities, the construction of a new highway, and competition ......
Perspectives on the Obama campaign and early administrationBarack Obama's campaign and electoral victory demonstrated the dynamic nature of American democracy. Beginning as a special issue of The Black Scholar, this probing collection illustrates the impact of ''the Obama phenomenon'' on the future of race relations within the United States ......
Perspectives on the Obama campaign and early administrationBarack Obama's campaign and electoral victory demonstrated the dynamic nature of American democracy. Beginning as a special issue of The Black Scholar, this probing collection illustrates the impact of ''the Obama phenomenon'' on the future of race relations within the United States ......
