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The Charismatic Community: Shi’ite Identity in Early Islam
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 4, 2009
Maria Massi-Dakake, Associate Professor, Religious Studies The Charismatic Community (SUNY Press, January 2008) takes a close look at how Shi’ism provides a collective individuality in the community of Islam. Dakake studies the growth of the religion throughout early Islam and analyzes the logical aspects that created uniqueness throughout this communal religion.
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The Pear as One Example: New and Selected Poems, 1984–2008
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 4, 2009
Eric Pankey, Professor, English Pankey contributes to his previous seven collections with a variety of new, exceptional poems. A major asset to Pankey’s poems has been his brilliant use of extraordinary language. Throughout The Pear as One Example (Ausable Press, April 2008), he uses the body to discover different elements of the world and how…
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Spinner in Chief: How Presidents Sell Their Policies and Themselves
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 4, 2009
Stephen J. Farnsworth, Assistant Professor, Communication Farnsworth determines how presidents, as well as presidential candidates, use the vast variety of media to support their strategies and beliefs throughout Spinner in Chief (Paradigm Publishers, September 2008). Farnsworth also portrays the misrepresentations of presidents and presidential candidates through television, the Internet, and newspapers. The book assesses the…
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The World of Shakespeare’s Sonnets: An Introduction
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 1, 2008
Mason English professor Robert Matz recently published a book on Shakespeare’s sonnets, The World of Shakespeare’s Sonnets: An Introduction (McFarland, December 2007). Matz, the new English Department chair, teaches courses on Shakespeare and other Renaissance literature. What is compelling about sonnets for you? The sonnets bring together a lot of my research interests: the relationship…
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Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 1, 2008
James P. Pfiffner, University Professor, School of Public Policy In Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution (Brookings Institution, June 2008), Pfiffner analyzes the history of individual rights and legislative authority in the Anglo/American tradition and examines the Bush administration’s efforts to expand executive power and how citizens could be affected by the constitutional…
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Faith Politics in Nigeria: Nigeria as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 1, 2008
John N. Paden, Robinson Professor of International Studies In Faith Politics in Nigeria: Nigeria as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World (United States Institute of Peace Press, April 2008), Paden examines whether Nigeria’s influence extends beyond its region. He contends that Nigeria is globally significant and argues that the country, with a population that…
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Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Public Policy
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 1, 2008
Zoltan Acs, University Professor, School of Public Policy Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Public Policy (Edward Elgar Publishing, May 2008) synthesizes Acs’s key contributions to the field of entrepreneurship. This selection of papers represents three decades of research that have contributed to understanding the evolution from managerial capitalism to an entrepreneurial society. Working at the inter-section of…
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From Alienation to Addiction: Modern American Work in Global Historical Perspective
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 1, 2008
Peter Stearns, Provost From Alienation to Addiction: Modern American Work in Global Historical Perspective (Paradigm Publishers, September 2008) examines how work changes as societies industrialize and looks at ways modern American work has differed from work responses elsewhere. Featuring major changes over the past two centuries along with comparative issues, the book presents different kinds…
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Introduction to Software Testing
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 1, 2008
Paul Ammann, Associate Professor, and Jeff Offutt, Professor, Department of Computer Science Introduction to Software Testing (Cambridge University Press, January 2008) applies well-defined, general-purpose techniques to testing modern software. The book presents in detail topics that are often difficult to master, such as graph coverage, logic coverage, and syntax-based testing. By narrowing down multiple testing…
Drift Ice
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 1, 2008
Jennifer Atkinson, Assistant Professor, English The poems in Drift Ice (Etruscan Press, April 2008) view the natural world through a lens of ecological and spiritual concerns. They focus especially on Prince William Sound in Alaska 15 years after the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, Long Island Sound at the estuarial mouth of the Connecticut River, and Sri…
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