Maureen M Cassidy

Religion, Econimics and Culture in Conflict and Conversation (Annual Publication of the College Theology Society)

A collection of original, peer-reviewed essays by members of the College Theology Society on the broad theme of the intersection of religion, economics, and culture in our increasingly globalized world.Major contributors will include Anselm Min (Claremont Grad. U.), Roberto Goizueta (Boston College)...

She Who Imagines: Feminist Theological Aesthetics

The idea and ideal of "beauty" has been used to oppress women of different ages, body types, skin color, and physical ability. The theoretical discussion of aesthetics has also been conditioned by these same dynamics of power and oppression. In She Who Imagines, a diverse set of scholars challenges ...

Abby Gets a Cochlear Implant

This children's picture book illustrates the process of how Abby gets a cochlear implant. Abby, who wears purple hearing aids, has a progressive hearing loss and her family chooses a cochlear implant for her. The story goes on to describe hearing testing, cochlear implants and the steps a family wou...

The Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, 1710-50

The Arnhold porcelain collection is the most important of the great pre-war Meissen collections to have survived intact, remaining with the descendants of the original collectors Heinrich and Lisa Arnhold. Most of the pieces date from the first decades of the royal factory established by August II, ...

Arlene Shechet: Meissen Recast

Arlene Shechet: Meissen Recast is an exploration of the acclaimed sculptor's recent residency at the world-renowned German porcelain factory. The first porcelain manufacturers in Europe, the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory has attracted artists and artisans from around the world since its establishmen...

The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden

The first authoritative book on the history of the Glass House property—Philip Johnson’s fifty-year project of iconic modernist design, encompassing the remarkable buildings, landscape, and follies. From its completion in 1949 to the present day, Philip Johnson’s Glass House has drawn cognoscenti an...

Fragile Diplomacy: Meissen Porcelain for European Courts (Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Des)

This volume explores the early years of Meissen porcelain and how the princes of Saxony came to use highly-prized porcelain pieces as diplomatic gifts for presentation to foreign courts.

Oliver Gets Hearing Aids

Local History in British Columbia: A Guide to Researching, Writing, and Publishing for the Nonprofessional