This book engages readers via the international contributions from "home" field sites around the world and international authors. Importantly, the various chapters address a wide spectrum of educat...więcej »
Early Childhood Leadership: Motivation, Inspiration, Empowerment is a must-have book for anyone who occupies a leadership position (e.g., administrator, director, coordinator, team leader, manager,...więcej »
With President George W. Bush's approval ratings at record lows, the 2008 election was a contest that Democrats were predicted to win. And with Barack Obama's victory over John McCain, they did. Bu...więcej »
In a compact but comprehensive and clear narrative, this book explores the First World War from a genuinely global perspective. Putting a human face on the war, William Kelleher Storey takes ...więcej »
This book explores innovative museum programs across diverse sites. The chapters highlight how museum programming, object-based learning, and site-specific education can impact learning. It i...więcej »
This study examines the history of medieval and early modern Genoa. It analyzes political, economic, and intellectual developments and argues that the Genoese civic character emerged fr...więcej »
This engaging account traces the remarkable history of France’s first giraffe, a gift from an Egyptian Pasha to King Charles X in 1826. “Zarafa,” who was taken by boat fr...więcej »
Market process theory illustrates how the market is the most effective institution for overcoming the knowledge problem. Specifically, the institutional characteristics of private property, monetar...więcej »
This book introduces readers to Thomistic philosophy through selected topics such as being, God, teleology, truth, persons and knowledge, ethics, and universals. Defending the bas...więcej »
Fisher asserts that more native-born women and underrepresented minorities need to obtain advanced degrees in the United States. Drawing on rich data from a sample of approximately 1,30...więcej »
This book provides the resources that allow its readers to have a meaningful and thoughtful voice in discussions about deaccessioning and assist museum professionals in approaching the ...więcej »
Jewish Bodylore: Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices explores the Jewish body and its symbology as a space for identity communication, applying the tools of bodylore (the folkloric s...więcej »
Today’s successful museum leaders bring myriad skills to the table, creating a style that works both personally and professionally. This snapshot of museum leadership focuses on hist...więcej »
Maximum Impact is an affirmation of the importance of communication by America's local boards of education and superintendents. The book is based on principles developed in our professional roles a...więcej »
Rich with examples of innovative membership programs and discussion with museum and nonprofit leaders, this timely book provides practical advice on how to improve all aspects of the membersh...więcej »
Museums and Millennials offers a new and innovative approach to attracting and retaining the interest of millennial patrons through an easy-to-imple...więcej »
For the first time, the U.S. museum profession's current operating standards in areas from public accountability to facilities and risk management are available in a single publication. This guide ...więcej »
Pellegrino A. Luciano analyzes how people in Machu Picchu, Peru mobilized against neoliberal reforms. Luciano describes how they resisted and accommodated large capital investments and ...więcej »