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There are now widespread debates about the role of the state and the nature of accountability in the public services, in philosophical and political arenas. This book addresses the major practical and philosophical issues in the area of education, focusing on the way in which quality education is vi... More

The problems dealt with in "The Idea of a Social Science" are philosophical. It is an attempt to place the social science, considered as a single group, on the intellectual map, with special attention to the relations of the discipline to philosophy on the one hand and the natural sciences on the ot... More

In the fiftieth anniversary of this book??'s first release, Winch??'s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy was a landmark exploration of the social sciences, written at a time when that field was still young an... More

Lee White and his friend and manager, Michael Flaherty, become enmeshed in a tangle of intrigue as they seek the cause of a close friend's death. As they get closer to the truth, threats and increasing violence meet their efforts. The explosive finale surprises, as the evil-doers make their final bi... More

Winch has written the first full-length biography of James Forten, a hero of African American history and one of the most remarkable men in 19th-century America. Born into a free black family in 1766, Forten served in the Revolutionary War as a teenager. By 1810 he had earned the distinction of bein... More

The Rev. Paul Peters is facing problems with his Presbyterian denomination, as the leaders west of Appalachian Kentucky, wonder why the mission pastor is so heavily involved in social action at the Troublesome Area Mission, a very poor settlement with much poverty, and they also question his work to... More

The third, and final volume in the series "Appalachian Mysteries" takes place in several states, but centers, once again, in Boontown Kentucky, where those two worthy protagonists, The Rev. Paul Peters, a retired Presbyterian minister, and a volunteer sleuth, team up once more with former sheriff an... More

"This was Giacomo's chance to prove himself. He gathered his father's old nets and traps and set out into the fields." But Giacomo's quest to impress his father and catch an evasive bird is foiled at every attempt because an old man is freeing every bird Giacomo catches. Finally Giacomo spots the bi... More

In a clear and lively manner, this new reference explains all of the essential concepts used in contemporary and modern philosophy of education. It also provides invaluable background on the classic educational philosophy texts of Rousseau, Plato and others--readers will find coverage of seminal vie... More