Joseph Vogel

Free Speech 101: The Utah Valley Uproar over Michael Moore

IN THE FALL OF 2004, just weeks before the already hostile national elections, student leaders at Utah Valley State invited one of the most controversial figures in America, film maker Michael Moore, to one of the most conservative campuses in the country. Theinvitation resulted ina firestorm of con...

The Obama Movement: How (And Why) Young People Fueled An Unlikely Campaign and Changed America

REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION In the months leading up to the Iowa caucuses,most pundits and political experts scoffed at the idea that young voters would play a significant role in Barack Obama's bid for President. Yet just months later, as Obama won primary after primary on the back of unpreceden...

Understanding the Church: The Biblical Ideals for the 21st Century

What did the Lord mean when He said, "I will build my church"? What is "the church"? What were His purposes for forming it? With what resources did He endow it? Did He provide guidelines for its structure and operation? Did He intend that its function be connected essentially with its mature and pur...

Featuring Michael Jackson: Collected Writings on the King of Pop

"Vogel's prodigious collection of essays --Featuring Michael Jackson-- is both a poignant deconstruction and ardent retrofit of the greatest entertainer that ever lived. Vogel presents an honest and beautiful tableau-vivant of this Super-"Man In The Mirror" that will reflect in our collectiveconscio...

Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson

"Joseph Vogel has brilliantly cracked the DNA, the code of the work, the artistry of Michael Joseph Jackson.This is the book I have been long awaiting --a pointed, intelligent dissection of an epic body of work."-Spike LeeOver his four decades in the public spotlight, Michael Jackson dazzled audien...

Earth Song: Inside Michael Jackson's Magnum Opus

FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! Released in 1995, Michael Jackson s "Earth Song" was in many ways anachronistic. In both theme and sound, it was like nothing else on the radio. It defied the cynicism and apathy of Generation X. It challenged the aesthetic expectations for a pop song or even a protest so...

Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa: Archaeology, History, Languages, Cultures, and Environments

A Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Book. Explore the dynamics of precolonial African life in this comprehensive encyclopedia. An authoritative text with state of the art summaries, the Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa will prove to be a benchmark volume for the field. Moreover, a bibliography ...

Genetic Resources as Natural Information: Implications for the Convention on Biological Diversity and Nagoya Protocol (Routledge Studies in Law and Sustainable Development)

Demonstrating the shortcomings of current policy and legal approaches to access and benefit-sharing (ABS) in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this book recognizes that genetic resources are widely distributed across countries and that bilateral contracts undermine fairness and equity. T...

Kamangoza: An Introduction to the Iron Age Cultures of the Victoria Falls Region

Ancient African Metallurgy: The Sociocultural Context

Ancient African Metallurgy: The Sociocultural Context

The Zimbabwe Culture: Origins and Decline of Southern Zambezian States

The Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa : Archaeology, History, Languages, Cultures and Environments

The Rise and Fall of Swahili States

Poet Prophets: Blake & Wordsworth

Poet Prophets: Blake & Wordsworth