Donald Wyman's Books

Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia

By: Donald Wyman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia

By: Donald Wyman

Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1255

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

0026320703

ISBN 13

9780026320702

Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia

By: Donald Wyman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Wyman's Gardening Encyclopedia

By: Donald Wyman

Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1255

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

0026320703

ISBN 13

9780026320702

The Legal Foundations of Public Administration

By: Donald D. Barry,Howard R. Whitcomb

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Legal Foundations of Public Administration

By: Donald D. Barry,Howard R. Whitcomb

The third edition of this highly respected textbook introduces students of public administration to the practical issues of administrative law. While useful to law school students, it is most relevant to public management students. The presentation provides a concise foundation to the history and theory of administrative law, rule making, and judicial decisions. The most important issues in administrative law are included--meaningful issues for present and future administrators. A larger number of recent cases and other up-to-date information will be found in the book in order to make the student aware of the kinds of legal problems likely to be encountered in public agencies. One or two cases illustrate each problem at hand, rather than discussing numerous arcane court decisions and technicalities of legal procedure, in order to sketch the broad contours of the present law.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

386

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

0742543803

ISBN 13

9780742543805

Blue Angel

The Life of Marlene Dietrich

By: Donald Spoto

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Blue Angel

The Life of Marlene Dietrich

By: Donald Spoto

Marlene Dietrich's story spans Germany's cabarets, Hollywood's silver screen and beyond.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

372

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Published Date

ISBN 10

0815410611

ISBN 13

9780815410614

Handbook of Biochemical Kinetics

A Guide to Dynamic Processes in the Molecular Life Sciences

By: Daniel L. Purich,R. Donald Allison

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Handbook of Biochemical Kinetics

A Guide to Dynamic Processes in the Molecular Life Sciences

By: Daniel L. Purich,R. Donald Allison

Biochemical kinetics refers to the rate at which a reaction takes place. Kinetic mechanisms have played a major role in defining the metabolic pathways, the mechanistic action of enzymes, and even the processing of genetic material. The Handbook of Biochemical Kinetics provides the "underlying scaffolding" of logic for kinetic approaches to distinguish rival models or mechanisms. The handbook also comments on techniques and their likely limitations and pitfalls, as well as derivations of fundamental rate equations that characterize biochemical processes.Key Features* Over 750 pages devoted to theory and techniques for studying enzymic and metabolic processes* Over 1,500 definitions of kinetic and mechanistic terminology, with key references* Practical advice on experimental design of kinetic experiments* Extended step-by-step methods for deriving rate equations* Over 1,000 enzymes, complete with EC numbers, reactions catalyzed, and references to reviews and/or assay methods* Over 5,000 selected references to kinetic methods appearing in the Methods in Enzymology series* 72-page Wordfinder that allows the reader to search by keywords* Summaries of mechanistic studies on key enzymes and protein systems* Over 250 diagrams, figures, tables, and structures

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

811

Publisher

Elsevier

Published Date

ISBN 10

0080521932

ISBN 13

9780080521930

The History of Large Federal Dams

Planning, Design and Construction

By: David P. Billington,Donald C. Jackson,Martin V. Melosi

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The History of Large Federal Dams

Planning, Design and Construction

By: David P. Billington,Donald C. Jackson,Martin V. Melosi

Explores the story of Federal contributions to dam planning, design, and construction.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

630

Publisher

Government Printing Office

Published Date

ISBN 10

0160728231

ISBN 13

9780160728235

Big Dams of the New Deal Era

A Confluence of Engineering and Politics

By: David P. Billington,Donald C. Jackson

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Big Dams of the New Deal Era

A Confluence of Engineering and Politics

By: David P. Billington,Donald C. Jackson

The massive dams of the American West were designed to serve multiple purposes: improving navigation, irrigating crops, storing water, controlling floods, and generating hydroelectricity. Their construction also put thousands of people to work during the Great Depression. Only later did the dams’ baneful effects on river ecologies spark public debate. Big Dams of the New Deal Era tells how major water-storage structures were erected in four western river basins. David P. Billington and Donald C. Jackson reveal how engineering science, regional and national politics, perceived public needs, and a river’s natural features intertwined to create distinctive dams within each region. In particular, the authors describe how two federal agencies, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation, became key players in the creation of these important public works. By illuminating the mathematical analysis that supported large-scale dam construction, the authors also describe how and why engineers in the 1930s most often opted for massive gravity dams, whose design required enormous quantities of concrete or earth-rock fill for stability. Richly illustrated, Big Dams of the New Deal Era offers a compelling account of how major dams in the New Deal era restructured the landscape—both politically and physically—and why American society in the 1930s embraced them wholeheartedly.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

608

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0806157887

ISBN 13

9780806157887

The Forests of Michigan, Revised Ed.

By: Donald I. Dickmann,Larry A. Leefers

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Forests of Michigan, Revised Ed.

By: Donald I. Dickmann,Larry A. Leefers

Completely revised and updated, this new edition of The Forests of Michigan takes a comprehensive look at the natural history, ecology, management, economic importance, and use of the rich and varied forests that cover about half of Michigan's 36.3 million acres. The book explores how the forests regrew after the great Wisconsin glacier began to recede over 12,000 years ago, and how they recovered from the onslaught of unrestrained logging and wildfire that, beginning in the mid-1800s, virtually wiped them out. The emphasis of the book is on long-term efforts to sustain the state’s forests, with a view of sustainability that builds not only upon the lessons learned from native peoples' attitude and use of trees, but also on the latest scientific principles of forest ecology and management. Generously illustrated and written in an engaging style, The Forests of Michigan sees the forest and the trees, offering both education and delight.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

337

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0472121685

ISBN 13

9780472121687

Republican Character

From Nixon to Reagan

By: Donald T. Critchlow

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Republican Character

From Nixon to Reagan

By: Donald T. Critchlow

Politics makes for strange bedfellows," the old saying goes. Americans, however, often forget the obvious lesson underlying this adage: politics is about winning elections and governing once in office. Voters of all stripes seem put off by the rough-and-tumble horse-trading and deal-making of politics, viewing its practitioners as self-serving and without principle or conviction. Because of these perspectives, the scholarly and popular narrative of American politics has come to focus on ideology over all else. But as Donald T. Critchlow demonstrates in his riveting new book, this obsession obscures the important role of temperament, character, and leadership ability in political success. Critchlow looks at four leading Republican presidential contenders—Richard Nixon, Nelson Rockefeller, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan—to show that, behind the scenes, ideology mattered less than principled pragmatism and the ability to build coalitions toward electoral and legislative victory. Drawing on new archival material, Critchlow lifts the curtain on the lives of these political rivals and what went on behind the scenes of their campaigns. He reveals unusual relationships between these men: Nixon making deals with Rockefeller, while Rockefeller courted Goldwater and Reagan, who themselves became political rivals despite their shared conservatism. The result is a book sure to fascinate anyone wondering what it takes to win the presidency of the United States—and to govern effectively.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

192

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0812294637

ISBN 13

9780812294637

Howard Hughes

His Life And Madness

By: Donald L Barlett,James B Steele

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Howard Hughes

His Life And Madness

By: Donald L Barlett,James B Steele

Aviator, Playboy, Film Producer, Entrepreneur, and Recluse, Howard Hughes lived a life that was the stuff of headlines. Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele's biography is an extraordinary and brilliantly researched work on Hughes's multiple careers; his romances with Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, and Rita Hayworth; and his turn away from the world into addictions and secrecy. Book jacket.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

692

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published Date

ISBN 10

0393326020

ISBN 13

9780393326024

Masters of the Air

America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

By: Donald L. Miller

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Masters of the Air

America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany

By: Donald L. Miller

Masters of the Air is the deeply personal story of the American bomber boys in World War II who brought the war to Hitler's doorstep. With the narrative power of fiction, Donald Miller takes readers on a harrowing ride through the fire-filled skies over Berlin, Hanover, and Dresden and describes the terrible cost of bombing for the German people. Fighting at 25,000 feet in thin, freezing air that no warriors had ever encountered before, bomber crews battled new kinds of assaults on body and mind. Air combat was deadly but intermittent: periods of inactivity and anxiety were followed by short bursts of fire and fear. Unlike infantrymen, bomber boys slept on clean sheets, drank beer in local pubs, and danced to the swing music of Glenn Miller's Air Force band, which toured U.S. air bases in England. But they had a much greater chance of dying than ground soldiers. In 1943, an American bomber crewman stood only a one-in-five chance of surviving his tour of duty, twenty-five missions. The Eighth Air Force lost more men in the war than the U.S. Marine Corps. The bomber crews were an elite group of warriors who were a microcosm of America -- white America, anyway. (African-Americans could not serve in the Eighth Air Force except in a support capacity.) The actor Jimmy Stewart was a bomber boy, and so was the "King of Hollywood," Clark Gable. And the air war was filmed by Oscar-winning director William Wyler and covered by reporters like Andy Rooney and Walter Cronkite, all of whom flew combat missions with the men. The Anglo-American bombing campaign against Nazi Germany was the longest military campaign of World War II, a war within a war. Until Allied soldiers crossed into Germany in the final months of the war, it was the only battle fought inside the German homeland. Strategic bombing did not win the war, but the war could not have been won without it. American airpower destroyed the rail facilities and oil refineries that supplied the German war machine. The bombing campaign was a shared enterprise: the British flew under the cover of night while American bombers attacked by day, a technique that British commanders thought was suicidal. Masters of the Air is a story, as well, of life in wartime England and in the German prison camps, where tens of thousands of airmen spent part of the war. It ends with a vivid description of the grisly hunger marches captured airmen were forced to make near the end of the war through the country their bombs destroyed. Drawn from recent interviews, oral histories, and American, British, German, and other archives, Masters of the Air is an authoritative, deeply moving account of the world's first and only bomber war.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

688

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

ISBN 10

0743235452

ISBN 13

9780743235457

James Stewart

By: Donald Dewey

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

James Stewart

By: Donald Dewey

In this penetrating and riveting biography of one of Hollywood's most beloved screen icons, Donald Dewey probes beneath Jimmy Stewart, the conservative image and ideal, to reveal James Stewart, the actor and the man. Through hundreds of interviews and in-depth analysis of his seventy-five films, the author assesses how the Hollywood man-about-town of the 1930's and 40's - Stewart's lovers included Ginger Rogers, Olivia de Havilland and Marlene Dietrich - became the epitome of American family values who remained married for forty-five years; and how the studio-bred, effervescent star of It's a Wonderful Life developed into the brilliant actor whose performances in films such as Vertigo and Shenandoah exposed a vulnerability unseen in his personal relationships. With many insights into the turmoil of his private life, the artistry behind his cinematic craft and his heroic military record in the Second World War, Dewey gives us much more than a legend to love.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

648

Publisher

Sphere

Published Date

ISBN 10

0751556882

ISBN 13

9780751556889

Abominable Science

Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other Famous Cryptids

By: Daniel Loxton,Donald R. Prothero

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Abominable Science

Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and other Famous Cryptids

By: Daniel Loxton,Donald R. Prothero

Presents arguments for and against the existence of five notable cryptids and challenges the pseudoscience that furthers their legendary statuses, while providing an exploration of the nature and subculture of cryptozoology.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

434

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0231153201

ISBN 13

9780231153201

Navaho Symbols of Healing

A Jungian Exploration of Ritual, Image, and Medicine

By: Donald Sandner

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Navaho Symbols of Healing

A Jungian Exploration of Ritual, Image, and Medicine

By: Donald Sandner

A Jungian-trained psychiatrist explores ancient Navaho methods of healing that use vibrant imagery to bring the psyche into harmony with natural forces.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

316

Publisher

Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

Published Date

ISBN 10

0892814349

ISBN 13

9780892814343

Administrative Burden

Policymaking by Other Means

By: Pamela Herd,Donald P. Moynihan

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Administrative Burden

Policymaking by Other Means

By: Pamela Herd,Donald P. Moynihan

Winner of the 2020 Outstanding Book Award Presented by the Public and Nonprofit Section of the National Academy of Management Winner of the 2019 Louis Brownlow Book Award from the National Academy of Public Administration Bureaucracy, confusing paperwork, and complex regulations—or what public policy scholars Pamela Herd and Donald Moynihan call administrative burdens—often introduce delay and frustration into our experiences with government agencies. Administrative burdens diminish the effectiveness of public programs and can even block individuals from fundamental rights like voting. In AdministrativeBurden, Herd and Moynihan document that the administrative burdens citizens regularly encounter in their interactions with the state are not simply unintended byproducts of governance, but the result of deliberate policy choices. Because burdens affect people’s perceptions of government and often perpetuate long-standing inequalities, understanding why administrative burdens exist and how they can be reduced is essential for maintaining a healthy public sector. Through in-depth case studies of federal programs and controversial legislation, the authors show that administrative burdens are the nuts-and-bolts of policy design. Regarding controversial issues such as voter enfranchisement or abortion rights, lawmakers often use administrative burdens to limit access to rights or services they oppose. For instance, legislators have implemented administrative burdens such as complicated registration requirements and strict voter-identification laws to suppress turnout of African American voters. Similarly, the right to an abortion is legally protected, but many states require women seeking abortions to comply with burdens such as mandatory waiting periods, ultrasounds, and scripted counseling. As Herd and Moynihan demonstrate, administrative burdens often disproportionately affect the disadvantaged who lack the resources to deal with the financial and psychological costs of navigating these obstacles. However, policymakers have sometimes reduced administrative burdens or shifted them away from citizens and onto the government. One example is Social Security, which early administrators of the program implemented in the 1930s with the goal of minimizing burdens for beneficiaries. As a result, the take-up rate is about 100 percent because the Social Security Administration keeps track of peoples’ earnings for them, automatically calculates benefits and eligibility, and simply requires an easy online enrollment or visiting one of 1,200 field offices. Making more programs and public services operate this efficiently, the authors argue, requires adoption of a nonpartisan, evidence-based metric for determining when and how to institute administrative burdens, with a bias toward reducing them. By ensuring that the public’s interaction with government is no more onerous than it need be, policymakers and administrators can reduce inequality, boost civic engagement, and build an efficient state that works for all citizens.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

361

Publisher

Russell Sage Foundation

Published Date

ISBN 10

1610448782

ISBN 13

9781610448789

A Cold War Odyssey

By: Donald E. Nuechterlein

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

A Cold War Odyssey

By: Donald E. Nuechterlein

“A fascinating ride through a period of history in which United States foreign policies and relationships matured greatly.” —Ralph C. Bledsoe, Special Assistant to the President, 1982–88 The Cold War—that long ideological conflict between the world’s two superpowers—had a profound effect not only on nations but on individuals, especially all those involved in setting and implementing the policies that shaped the struggle. Donald Nuechterlein was one such individual and this is his story. Although based in fact, the narrative reads like fiction, and it takes the reader behind the scenes as no purely factual telling of that complex story can. Presented as the story of David and Helen Bruening and their family, A Cold War Odyssey carries us across three continents. Against a backdrop of national and international events, we follow the Bruenings through five decades as David’s governmental and academic assignments take them to all corners of the world. In the tradition of Herman Wouk’s Winds of War, the Bruenings’ personal and professional odyssey offers us a microcosm of world history in the second half of the twentieth century. Through the acute eyes of these participant observers, we see the partitioning of Europe after World War II, Korea and Vietnam, Watergate and Iran, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, the collapse of the Soviet Union and, with it, the end of the Cold War. With each succeeding episode, our understanding of the causes and consequences of international struggle is deepened through the Bruenings’ experience.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

426

Publisher

University Press of Kentucky

Published Date

ISBN 10

0813181712

ISBN 13

9780813181714

Insanity

A Struggle Between American Conservatives and Progressives

By: Donald Lee

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Insanity

A Struggle Between American Conservatives and Progressives

By: Donald Lee

The Insanity of appeasement belies the reality of history. Bullies can never be appeased. Swami Rama Tirtha, a great Self-realized sage of the earlier part of this century, once said in a meeting with the Muslims of Lucknow: The policy of appeasement is never successful. It increases the demands of the bully and encourages his unreasonableness. Insanity, the novel, exposes the Insanity of a weak progressive president who believes that America is better served by appeasement and show how a strong conservative woman President saves America by being strong and making returning America to a super power. Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, said, The Darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. I, Charles Hays, do heartedly endorse Donald Lees book entitled INSANITY. It may well be the best characterization of the way things are or should be. Vladimir putin may not like the book but Putin is long overdue for some corrective flak. We are a strong nation and our soldiers will do whatever must be done. Donald Lee supports this concept and he writes an idealtext using the screen play format. Even the novice will enjoy this most timely manuscript. Too many readers do not have any idea of what it takes to keep our nation strong and active in the military arena.Once again, I strongly approve of the INSANITY story line and I wish the author great success. Charles Hays Author of 30 books

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

258

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1491799579

ISBN 13

9781491799574

The Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures

By: Donald Spoto

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Art of Alfred Hitchcock

Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures

By: Donald Spoto

This definitive illustrated survey of all of Alfred Hitchcock's films is a book no movie buff or Hitchcock fan can afford to be without. The monumental scope of Alfred Hitchcock's work remains unsurpassed by any other movie director, past or present. So many of his movies have achieved classic status that even a partial list—Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, Vertigo, Spellbound—brings a flood of memories. In this essential text, reissued on the occasion of Hitchcock's centennial, internationally renowned Hitchcock authority Donald Spoto describes and analyzes every movie made by this master filmmaker. Illustrated throughout with shots from each film, The Art of Alfred Hitchcock also includes a storyboard section, a complete filmography, and “A Hitchcock Album” (sixteen pages of photos) as an added celebration of his life.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

497

Publisher

Anchor

Published Date

ISBN 10

0385418132

ISBN 13

9780385418133

When Hollywood Was Right

How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics

By: Donald T. Critchlow

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

When Hollywood Was Right

How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics

By: Donald T. Critchlow

This book rediscovers the Hollywood Right, revealing how Hollywood Republicans remade America by successfully backing candidates such as Richard Nixon.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

237

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521199182

ISBN 13

9780521199186

Relevant and Timeless

By: Donald L. Burnett

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Relevant and Timeless

By: Donald L. Burnett

Recovering the Biblical Model Jesus promised to build His church and even the gates of hell will not prevail against it. He never intended that we should be the builders but He does use us. There are many discouraged pastors and leaders. The world has neither serious regard nor understanding of what the local church is to be. This book is an attempt to share some of the lessons and discoveries from forty-five years of pastoral ministry. My heart's desire is to encourage small and medium size church pastors and leaders who are tempted to feel insignificant in face of the awesome challenge. Most understand the purposes of the local churches. Programs for the churches abound. The key element, and central to this book, are these principles of church life in the New Testament. 1. Headship 2. Fellowship 3. Interaction 4. Integration 5. Gifts of the Spirit 6. Discipline 7. Commitment Donald Burnett entered the pastoral ministry as a student with two Methodist churches in 1960 at the age of twenty-two. He served several Methodist churches in Kentucky and South Carolina. He and his wife Loretta moved to Columbia SC in 1972 to plant a new non-denominational church. They continued at St. Andrews Evangelical for thirty-three years before retiring in 2005. They have two children, Don Jr. who is now pastor of St. Andrews, and Becky who is a church-planting missionary with TEAM in Italy. Burnett has been an adjunct professor at Columbia International University, SC state president of NAE, led weekly Bible studies in the governor's office for seven years and was presented the Order of the Palmetto from the governor.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

160

Publisher

Xulon Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1613797214

ISBN 13

9781613797211

Coming of Age in Chicago

The 1893 World's Fair and the Coalescence of American Anthropology

By: Ira Jacknis,Donald McVicker,James Snead

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Coming of Age in Chicago

The 1893 World's Fair and the Coalescence of American Anthropology

By: Ira Jacknis,Donald McVicker,James Snead

Coming of Age in Chicago explores a watershed moment in American anthropology, when an unprecedented number of historians and anthropologists of all subfields gathered on the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition fairgrounds, drawn together by the fair's focus on indigenous peoples. Participants included people making a living with their research, sporadic backyard diggers, religiously motivated researchers, and a small group who sought a "scientific" understanding of the lifeways of indigenous peoples. At the fair they set the foundation for anthropological inquiry and redefined the field. At the same time, the American public became aware, through their own experiences at the fair, of a global humanity, with reactions that ranged from revulsion to curiosity, tolerance, and kindness. Curtis M. Hinsley and David R. Wilcox combine primary historical texts, modern essays, and rarely seen images from the period to create a volume essential for understanding the significance of this event. These texts explore the networking of thinkers, planners, dreamers, schemers, and scholars who interacted in a variety of venues to lay the groundwork for museums, academic departments, and expeditions. These new relationships helped shape the profession and the trajectory of the discipline, and they still resonate more than a century later.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

469

Publisher

U of Nebraska Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0803284470

ISBN 13

9780803284470

Frederick Starr

Popularizer of Anthropology, Public Intellectual, and Genuine Eccentric

By: Donald McVicker

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Frederick Starr

Popularizer of Anthropology, Public Intellectual, and Genuine Eccentric

By: Donald McVicker

This definitive, detail-packed biography is the first of Frederick Starr (1856-1933), a founding father of American anthropology at the University of Chicago. It presents a major reevaluation of Starr’s place as the missionizer of anthropology, illuminates the consequences of the professionalization of anthropology, and yields a greater understanding of the United States as it moved into a position of global power. Donald McVicker considers Frederick Starr’s colorful life in the context of the times.In many respects Starr’s early career paralleled that of Franz Boas, “the architect of American anthropology.” Nonetheless, as Boas led professional anthropology into the twentieth century in the United States, Starr, the popularizer, increasingly fell behind. Today, if Starr is remembered at all, he is usually described in terms of his intellectual, professional, and ethical failings. Yet his collections, publications, and photographic and paper archives provide a rich set of resources for archaeologists, ethnologists, folklorists, and historians. McVicker argues that Starr’s mission to bring anthropology to the public and enlighten them was as valid a goal during his career as was Boas’s goal to professionalize the field.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

450

Publisher

AltaMira Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0759120994

ISBN 13

9780759120990

Book's by Donald Wyman

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email