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1. New Media, Campaigning and the 2008 Facebook Election

   Edited by Thomas J. Johnson, David D. Perlmutter

   Some political observers dubbed the 2008 presidential campaign as 'the Facebook Election'. Barack Obama, in particular, employed social media such as blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Digg, YouTube, MySpace and Facebook to run a 'grassroots-style' campaign. The Obama campaign was keenly aware that voters,...

   Published May 24th 2011 by Routledge
2. Sporting Cultures

   Hispanic Perspectives on Sport, Text and the Body

   Edited by David Wood, P Louise Johnson

   Series: Sport in the Global Society

   The essays that comprise this book mark new territory in the study of sport in the Hispanic world, a key site of cultural experience for the populations of Latin America, the United States and the Iberian Peninsula. The scope of the volume is the exploration of the representation and interaction of...

   Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge
3. Land Use Scenarios

   Environmental Consequences of Development

   By Alan W. Shearer, David A. Mouat, Scott D. Bassett, Michael W. Binford, Craig W. Johnson, Justin A. Saarinen, Alan W. Gertler, Julide Koracin

   Series: Integrative Studies in Water Management & Land Deve

   Any alteration of the natural processes occurring on a piece of land will have expected as well as unanticipated effects, and those effects have little regard for arbitrary human boundaries. Consequently, it is not enough for land managers to consider only how they might maintain the parcels for...

   Published January 13th 2009 by CRC Press
4. Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women

   A Clinician's Manual

   By Hadar Lubin, David Read Johnson

   Learn effective PTSD group treatment The awareness of psychological trauma has grown exponentially in the past decade, and clinicians in many areas have increasingly found themselves confronted with the need to provide trauma-related services to clients. Still, there remains a serious lack of...

   Published April 10th 2008 by Routledge
5. Improving Primary Literacy

   Linking Home and School

   By Anthony Feiler, Jane Andrews, Pamela Greenhough, Martin Hughes, David Johnson, Mary Scanlan, Wan Ching Yee

   Series: Improving Practice (TLRP)

   Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children's literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children learn literacy? With a focus on improving children's literacy skills, this book provides practical answers to key...

   Published April 4th 2007 by Routledge
6. The Popular and the Canonical

   Debating Twentieth-Century Literature 1940–2000

   Edited by David Johnson

   Series: Twentieth-Century Literature: Texts and Debates

   This volume ranges from the Second World War to the postmodern, considering issues of the 'popular' and the competing criteria by which literature has been judged in the later twentieth century. As well as tracing the transition from modernism to postmodernism, the authors guide students through...

   Published April 24th 2005 by Routledge
7. A Twentieth-Century Literature Reader

   Texts and Debates

   Edited by Suman Gupta, David Johnson

   Series: Twentieth-Century Literature: Texts and Debates

   This critical Reader is the essential companion to any course in twentieth-century literature. Drawing upon the work of a wide range of key writers and critics, the selected extracts provide: a literary-historical overview of the twentieth century insight into theoretical discussions around the...

   Published January 18th 2005 by Routledge
8. Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation

   A Special Issue of Theory Into Practice

   Edited by David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson

   Published January 9th 2005 by Routledge
9. Transcendental Meditation® in Criminal Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention

   By Kenneth G Walton, David Orme-Johnson, Rachel S Goodman

   In contrast to the generally dismal results of various approaches to rehabilitation, these consciousness-based strategies have proven effective in preventing crime and rehabilitating offenders! This book will introduce you to a powerful, unique approach to offender rehabilitation and crime...

   Published October 29th 2003 by Routledge
10. Handbook of Demonstrations and Activities in the Teaching of Psychology, Second Edition

    Volume III: Personality, Abnormal, Clinical-Counseling, and Social

    Edited by Mark E. Ware, David E. Johnson

    For those who teach students in psychology, education, and the social sciences, the Handbook of Demonstrations and Activities in the Teaching of Psychology, Second Edition provides practical applications and rich sources of ideas. Revised to include a wealth of new material (56% of the articles are...

    Published January 31st 2000 by Psychology Press