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  • Between Terror and Tolerance

    Religious Leaders, Conflict, and Peacemaking

    by Timothy D. Sisk, David Little, Nader Hashemi, George Emile Irani, Micheline Ishay, Scott W. Hibbard, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Rosalind I. J. Hackett, Mari Fitzduff, Karina Korostelina0, Susan Hayward1, Sumit Ganguly2, Praveen Swami3 ...
    Civil war and conflict within countries is the most prevalent threat to peace and security in the opening decades of the twenty-first century. A pivotal factor in the escalation of tensions to open conflict is the role of elites in exacerbating tensions along identity lines by giving the ideological justification, moral reasoning, and call to violence. Between Terror and Tolerance examines the ... Read more

    $31.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spiritual Perspectives on Globalization (2nd Edition)

    Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval

    by Ira Rifkin ...
    What is globalization anyway? What are spiritually-minded people—on all sides of the issue—doing and saying about it?The economic and cultural dynamic of globalization is transforming the world at an unprecedented pace. But what exactly is it? What are its origins? What is its impact on our spiritual lives?This lucid introduction surveys the religious landscape, explaining in clear and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Language Learner Autonomy: A Practical Guide

    Autonomous Language Learning, #18

    by David Little ...
    Series Book 18 - Autonomous Language Learning
    Language Learner Autonomy: A Practical Guide offers a clear, classroom-focused introduction to implementing learner autonomy in language education. Drawing on more than forty years of research and practice, David Little presents a coherent pedagogical approach grounded in dialogue, participation, reflection, and purposeful use of the target language from the very first lesson.The book focuses on ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spiritual Perspectives on Globalization, 2nd Edition

    Making Sense of Economic and Cultural Upheaval

    by Ira Rifkin ...
    This lucid introduction to globalization and spirituality surveys the religious landscape, explaining the beliefs that motivate spiritual leaders, activists, theologians, academics, and others involved on all sides of the issue. Included are the points-of-view of Baháís, Buddhists, Earth-based and tribal religions, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Protestants and Roman Catholics. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

    Edited by Atalia Omer, R. Scott Appleby, David Little ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. Looking far beyond the traditional parameters of the field, the contributors engage deeply with the legacies of colonialism, missionary activism, secularism, orientalism, and liberalism as they relate to the discussion of religion, violence, and nonviolent transformation ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Engaging with Linguistic Diversity

    A Study of Educational Inclusion in an Irish Primary School

    by Professor David Little, Dr Déirdre Kirwan ...
    Series series Multilingualisms and Diversities in Education
    Engaging with Linguistic Diversity describes an innovative and highly successful approach to inclusive plurilingual education at primary level. The approach was developed by Scoil Bhríde (Cailíní), Blanchardstown, as a way of converting extreme linguistic diversity – more than 50 home languages in a school of 320 pupils – into educational capital. The central feature of the approach is the ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Art of Katahdin

    by David Little, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland ...
    Katahdin has been called Maine’s greatest treasure. In addition to the outdoor and sporting tradition that surrounds it, there is a distinct tradition of art. For more than a hundred years, some of the most prominent landscape painters—Marsden Hartley, Frederic Church, John Marin, and many others—have portrayed Katahdin. Art of Katahdin is the first book to catalog this tradition. Filled with ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Art of Acadia

    by David Little, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Carl Little ...
    The Mount Desert Island and Acadia region of Maine has been the subject of artists for hundreds of years and many of America’s most celebrated painters have been inspired here. From Thomas Cole to Richard Estes, painters have captured the exquisite beauty of the island on canvas. Their work has drawn visitors year after year and helped inspire the preservation of its extraordinary natural beauty ... Read more

    $38.00 USD

  • Paintings of Portland

    by Carl Little, David Little, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland ...
    The city of Portland and its surroundings, including the islands of Casco Bay, have inspired a wide range of art over the past 200 years. The “city by the sea,” as Longfellow famously called it, has been a visual talisman for a host of artists, from early masters like Harrison Bird Brown and John Bradley Hudson to a remarkable roster of contemporary painters. Subjects include many of the city’s ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Essays on Religion and Human Rights

    Ground to Stand On

    by David Little ...
    This collection of essays by David Little addresses human rights in relation to the historical settings in which its language was drafted and adopted. Featuring five original essays, Little articulates his view that fascist practices before and during World War II vivified the wrongfulness of deliberately inflicting severe pain, injury, and destruction for self-serving purposes and that the human ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Reflecting on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and its Companion Volume

    Edited by Prof. David Little, Neus Figueras ...
    Series Book 104 - New Perspectives on Language and Education
    The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and its Companion Volume have established themselves as an indispensable reference point for all aspects of second and foreign language education. This book discusses the impact of the CEFR on curricula, teaching/learning and assessment in a wide range of educational contexts, identifies challenges posed by the Companion Volume and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Managing Diversity in Education

    Languages, Policies, Pedagogies

    Edited by Prof. David Little, Dr. Constant Leung, Piet Van Avermaet ...
    Series Book 33 - New Perspectives on Language and Education
    Diversity - social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic - poses a challenge to all educational systems. Some authorities, schools and teachers look upon it as a problem, an obstacle to the achievement of national educational goals, while for others it offers new opportunities. Successive PISA reports have laid bare the relative lack of success in addressing the needs of diverse school populations and ... Read more

    $23.99 USD