The Many Faces of Philosophy: Reflections from Plato to Arendt

Philosophy is a dangerous profession, risking censorship, prison, even death. And no wonder: philosophers have questioned traditional pieties and threatened the established political order. Some claimed to know what was thought unknowable; others doubted what was believed to be certain. Some attacked religion in the name of science; others attacked science in the name of mystical poetry; some served tyrants; others were radical revolutionaries.

Identity and Culture

• Where does our sense of identity and belonging come from?
• How does culture produce and challenge identities?
In Identity and Culture Chris Weedon looks at how different cultural narratives and practices work to constitute identity for individuals and groups in multi-ethnic, ‘postcolonial’ societies.

Gateways Level 1B Anthology (Grade 5 ELL) - Complete Collection (All Resources: SB, WB, TB, MP3 Audio, Video, and Ancillaries)

Gateways Level 1B - Student Anthology is designed for 5th grade ELL learners. Each lesson is modeled completely so that the instructional intent is clear and explicit. The ancillaries provide teachers with multiple examples that can be presented in a short amount of time, standardize instructional wording so that students receive consistent direction, provide efficient correctives that build on what students have been taught, and control the amount of time spent on each activity.

TTC - Shakespeares Tragedies by Claire Kinney (College Level Course)

Shakespeare's contributions to stage and language are unequaled. In what Professor Clare R. Kinney calls the "power and audacity of his poetry and stagecraft," Shakespeare has left audiences breathless these past four centuries.

 

 

 

Israel in History: The Jewish State in Comparative Perspective

Covering topical issues concerning the nature of the Israeli state, this engaging work presents essays that combine a variety of comparative schemes, both internal to Jewish civilization and extending throughout the world, such as:

• modern Jewish society, politics and culture
• historical consciousness in the twentieth century
• colonialism, anti-colonialism and postcolonial state-building. 
• Israel in History provides a useful means of correcting the biases found in so much scholarship on Israel, be it sympathetic or hostile. This book will appeal to scholars and students with research interests in many fields, including Israeli Studies, Middle East Studies, and Jewish Studies.