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Introduction to Humanities
Lori-Beth Larsen · Central Lakes College
This text is an introductory survey of the genres and themes of the humanities. The material focuses on philosophy, religion, language, and the arts. As themes, the ideas of freedom, love, happiness, death, nature, and myth are be explored. Typically, a study of humanities looks at western philosophers, maybe a few of the world religions, a history of western music and western visual arts. This textbook begins to break down the barriers of limiting ourselves to learning about western humanities.
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The Ends and Means of Education
Kevin Johnstun · Brigham Young University
This book provides a brief introduction into some of the persistent challenges and quandaries facing educators by drawing upon snippets from some of the great philosophers in history, such as Aristotle, Descartes, Rousseau, Dewey, and others.
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Soil and Water Conservation: An Annotated Bibliography
Colby Moorberg · Kansas State University
In the contents: 01: History and Fundamentals
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Introduction to Art - Design, Context, and Meaning
Sachant et al. · University System of Georgia
This text offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses. Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, an
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Being Human: An Introduction to Western Culture
Jacqui Shehorn · West Hills College Lemoore
The humanities are branches of study focused on culture, values, and other ways that humans express themselves, like literature, art, history, philosophy, and religion. The idea of the humanities originates in Greece with paideia, or general education beginning with the Sophists in the fifth century BCE. The goal of these studies was to prepare young men to be good and active citizens and Cicero’s humanitas, which prepared young men to be orators.
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Math 130: Math for Elementary School Teachers
Amy Lagusker · College of the Canyons
This text introduces number theory, problem solving techniques, and the development, structure and history of the real number system. The content is designed primarily for students intending to teach at the elementary or junior high school level.
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Hum C100: Introduction to the Humanities
K.M. Volmer · Coastline College
A survey of Western Civilization from its roots in prehistory to its current influence throughout the world, this course considers the religious, intellectual, socio-political, philosophical, and cultural values that have influenced the arts of the West.
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SOC 106 Race and Ethnicity
April Brenner · Southwestern College
In the contents: 3.01: History and Background · 5.01: History and Demographics · 6.01: History and Demographics
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Africana Studies
Daniel Davis · City Colleges of Chicago
Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary field that critically examines the history, culture, and experiences of African-descended people globally, including Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Originating from 1960s activism, its purpose is to challenge Eurocentric narratives, diversify higher education curricula, and analyze Black life across the diaspora.
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Keys to Understanding the Middle East
Payind and McClimans · Ohio State University
This book is intended for readers who have never studied the Middle East, or experts who may wish to fill gaps in their knowledge of the region from other disciplines. Whether for establishing or deepening one's knowledge of the region, these fundamentals are important to know. The languages, cultural, religious and sectarian communities of the region, and selected turning points and influential people in history are starting points for gaining an understanding of the contexts of the region.
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ASL-131: American Sign Language I
René Lopez-Roedel and Jacob A Roedel · Palo Verde College
This workbook supports your study of American Sign Language (ASL), Deaf culture, and Deaf history. Throughout the course, you will explore the historical, cultural, and social experiences of Deaf communities in the United States and around the world, while learning about the important individuals, events, and cultural concepts that have shaped ASL and the Deaf community.
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Introduction to Religion
Mark Knockemus · Northeastern Technical College
This text is a comprehensive and accessible resource designed to explore the fundamental concepts, historical developments, and cultural significance of religion. It delves into the meaning of religion, the evolution of religious thought, key figures in religious history, and the intersection of religion with society, ethics, and personal experience. It presents religion not merely as a set of beliefs but as a dynamic and complex phenomenon that has shaped human civilizations.
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Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience
Joshua Farrington, Normal Powe, Gwendolyn Graham, Liusa Day, & Ogechi Anyanwu · Eastern Kentucky University
In the contents: 1.05: Some Notes on the History of Black Sexuality in the United States · 1.13: Black Radicalism Black Consciousness Black History Black Liberation Black YouTube- A New Age Revolution
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Philosophy of Religion
Philip A. Pecorino · Queensborough Community College
In the contents: 1.07: History · 2.04: Origins and History · 5.01: Taoism- Introduction and History
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A Short Handbook for Writing Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Allosso & Allosso · LibreTexts
A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California, Davis.
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Our Lives - An Ethnic Studies Primer
Guadalupe Capozzi, Silas Cha, & Daryl Johnson · CC ECHO
This book is an introduction or primer to ethnic studies and is not a complete or comprehensive review of the literature. We identified and included major concepts, theories, perspectives, and voices in ethnic studies with research from anthropology, history, political science, psychology, and sociology to offer an inclusive approach for critical inquiry.
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Philosophy Readings
Cathy Hagman and Glen Nesse · Whatcom Community College
Introduction to the problems, history and nature of philosophy with reading and discussion of selected writings from the Pre-Socrates to the present, focusing on traditional Western philosophical issues.
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Labor Relations and Negotiations
Andrew Paasch · Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This text introduces students to the history of the labor movement and includes the legal collective bargaining processes while applying the learned skills with case studies, a mock negotiation of a realistic collective bargaining contract, and the simulation of a grievance arbitration.
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The Environment in the Age of the Internet (Graf)
Heike Graf (ed.) · Södertörn University
The Environment in the Age of the Internet: Activists, Communication, and the Digital Landscape is an interdisciplinary collection that draws together research and answers from media and communication studies, social sciences, modern history, and folklore studies. Edited by Heike Graf, its focus is on the communicative approaches taken by different groups to ecological issues, shedding light on how these groups tell their distinctive stories of "the environment".
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Theater Appreciation
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
Theater appreciation is the study of theater as an art form, focusing on its history, techniques, and cultural significance. It involves analyzing plays, performances, and production elements like acting, directing, set design, and lighting. The goal is to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the creative process and the societal role of theater.