Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston's contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city's African American sports figures. The contributors explore a variety of representative athletes that negotiated Boston's…

Ames began as two communities. At its founding in 1864, Ames Station, on the Chicago & North Western Railway’s main line, lay two miles east of Iowa Agricultural College, across…

In this volume honoring William J. Abraham, noted theologians, philosophers, and historians offer erudite analysis of various aspects of the faith - Scripture, conversion, initiation, liturgy, confession, reconciliation, and more…

Undertaken as part of the National Science Foundation’s call for research associated with 9/11 terrorist attacks, this volume contains research addressing the immediate role and utility of geographical information and…

A collection of essays that bears testimony to the scholarship and legacy of Ernest Fortin. With contributions on subjects ranging from philosophy, political science, literature and theology, it seeks to…

How do our patients come to be the way they are? What forces shape their conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings? How can we use this information to best help…

Identifying 13 core techniques and strategies that cut across all available evidence-based treatments for child and adolescent mood and anxiety disorders, this book provides theoretical rationales, step-by-step implementation guidelines, and…

Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common challenges that children and their families throughout the nation face: child care, family medical leave, special needs, parent education…