This book is the first to systematically introduce and apply a social constructivist perspective to the study of European integration. Social constructivism is carefully located in terms of its philosophical and methodological origins. The wider debates and contribution of constructivist...

From the publisher of It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God and Objects of Grace: Conversations on Creativity and Faith, comes a new Book about faith and hope after devastation. Light at Ground Zero: St. Paul's Chapel...

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Beginning in 1769, Norwich inhabitants began fire protection with the use of water buckets and a hand-actuated piston pump named the Torrent. In the early 1800s, the need for an organized fire service paved the way for the first fire...

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service was established by the state legislature in 1906. During the past century, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has evolved from a system of township firewardens who relied on horses, wagons, shovels, and pine...

Auburn Police traces the history of the Auburn Police Department, which dates back to the mid1800s. It portrays many of the faces of those people who have devoted 20, 30, or more years of service to their community. Although a...

Organized in 1832, the Hopkinsville Union Fire Company represented the first attempt to provide fire protection for the town of Hopkinsville, which had 1,260 residents at that time. Succeeding volunteer groups (called runners) were created through the remainder of the...

Zehfuss critiques constructivist theories of international relations, arguing that they stop us from acting responsibly. Booknews Insisting on the interconnectedness of theory and practice, Zehfuss (international relations, U. of Warwick, UK) argues that constructivist interpretations of international relations collapse under...

Assia Djebar s latest novel explores the contradictions of being a modern, educated Algerian woman trying to survive in a man s society. Set against the backdrop of bloody Carthage, the novel celebrates one woman s attempt to transcend history.Publishers...

After constables and night watchmen had protected Alexandria, Virginia, for nearly 100 years, the Alexandria Police Department was officially organized on July 15, 1870. When the city authorized a formal police department, the board of police elected a captain,...