Using a unique dataset spanning fifty years of policy-making in Britain, this book traces how topics like the economy, international affairs, and crime have shifted in importance. It takes a new approach to agenda setting called focused adaptation, and sheds new light on key points of change in Brit[...]
This book explores the West-Central African role in, and experience during, the expansion of international society. Building upon theoretical contributions from the English School of international relations, historical sociology and sociology, it departs from Euro-centric assumptions by analysing ho[...]
Revised edition. A travel guide that explores the spiritual significance of the sights of Egypt.
John Anthony West's revolutionary reinterpretation of the civilization of Egypt challenges all that has been accepted as dogma concerning Ancient Egypt. In this pioneering study West documents that:Hieroglyphs carry hermetic messages that convey the subtler realities of the Sacred Science of the Pha[...]
With a combination of essay-length and short entries written by a team of leading religious experts, the two-volume Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodoxy offers the most comprehensive guide to the cultural and intellectual world of Eastern Orthodox Christianity available in English today.[...]
This important work offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Orthodox Church available, providing a detailed account of its historical development, as well as exploring Orthodox theology and culture Written by one of the leading Orthodox historians and theologians in the English-s[...]
Pika and Maltese once again deliver their comprehensive-and accessible-analysis of the US presidency, maintaining a balance between historical context and contemporary scholarship on the executive.[...]
The Orthodox Byzantine tradition is still often undervalued and misunderstood in the Western churches. Standing in God's Holy Fire is a vivid introduction to the leading figures, key themes and values of this living and ancient form of Christian spirituality, which has endured and survived a recent [...]
The early Christian monks of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine were the spiritual heroes of their age--fleeing the security of civilization for the desert, where they sought God in lives of prayer, contemplation, and radical simplicity. This book is a portable collection of their teachings, and those of t[...]
The Dogon people of Mali, West Africa, are famous for their unique art and advanced cosmology. The Dogon creation story describes how the one true god, Amma, created all the matter of the universe. Interestingly, the myths that depict his creative efforts bear a striking resemblance to the modern sc[...]
In "The Science of the Dogon", Laird Scranton demonstrated that the cosmological structure described in the myths and drawings of the Dogon runs parallel to modern science - atomic theory, quantum theory and string theory - their drawings often taking the same form as accurate scientific diagrams th[...]
Once again delivering their comprehensive-and accessible-analysis of the presidency, Pika and Maltese bring their trusted core text completely up-to-date[...]
Access to English: Social Studies er laget etter læreplan i programfaget Samfunnsfaglig engelsk i videregående skole."Vi ønsker å gi elevene den grundige innføringen i historie, politikk, økonomi og sosiale forhold som læreplanen legger opp til, kombinert med 'dypdykk' i spennende debattemaer[...]
Access to International English er Cappelens nye læreverk for engelsk programfag på studiespesialiserende utdanningsprogram i Vg2. Kurset har fem uketimer, og boka dekker hele læreplanen: språk og språklæring, kommunikasjon, kultur, samfunn og litteratur.Litteratur og realiaDet nye læreverket[...]
Boka gir en grundig innføring i de litterære strømningene og samfunnsutviklingen forøvrig i periodene. Forfatternes mål er å gi elevene et solid faglig grunnlag gjennom oversiktstekster - på en form og i et språk som motiverer.Litteraturutvalget til de forskjellige periodene er gjort etter f[...]
Større vekt på språk-og kommunikasjonEn av de mest omfattende endringene i den nye utgaven er at det er lagt større vekt på språk- og kommunikasjonstrening. Mellom hvert kapittel er det egne sekvenser der elevene jobber med tekster og oppgaver som ligger tett på kompetansemålene innenfor «S[...]
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