This edited volume illuminates critical research issues through the particular lens of homelessness, bringing together some of the leading scholars in the field, from an array of disciplines and perspectives, to explore this condition of marginalization and the ethical dilemmas that arise within it. The authors provide insights into the realities and challenges of social research that will guide students, activists, practitioners, policymakers, and service providers, as well as both novice...

An exceptional resource, this comprehensive reader brings together primary and secondary documents related to efforts to redress historical wrongs against African Americans. These varied efforts are often grouped together under the rubric “reparations movement,” and they are united in their goal of “repairing” the injustices that have followed from the long history of slavery and Jim Crow. Yet, as this collection reveals, there is a broad range of opinions as to the form that repair might ...

In this lively and accessible study, David Lyon explores the relationship between religion and postmodernity, through the central metaphor of 'Jesus in Disneyland.'

Intelligence gathering is in a state of flux. Enabled by massive computing power, new modes of communications analysis now touch the lives of citizens around the globe – not just those conventionally thought of as suspicious or threatening. In this astute collection, leading academics, civil society experts, and regulators debate the pressing questions raised by current security intelligence and surveillance practices in Canada.Big Data Surveillance and Security Intelligence reveal...

In 2013, Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA and its partners had been engaging in warrantless mass surveillance, using the internet and cellphone data, and driven by fear of terrorism under the sign of ’security’.In this compelling account, surveillance expert David Lyon guides the reader through Snowden’s ongoing disclosures: the technological shifts involved, the steady rise of invisible monitoring of innocent citizens, the collusion of government agencies and for-profit compan...

IN THE FUTURE, TECHNOLOGY WILL EXCEED HUMANITY… OF THAT THERE IS NO DOUBT.Time: 2047Place: Washington DC.A loner. A teacher. A killer. A preacher.On the streets of the capital city, four lives may be about to collide.And if they do, a nation once regarded as “the greatest country in the world”, will begin to self destruct.President Sally W. Campbell can see the danger coming. But can her plan to end America’s misery come to fruition before it’...

Barcelona is one of the "hottest" destinations in travel today, a strong choice by an increasing number of tourists seeking novelty and advances in architecture, cuisine, art and more. This 184-page Day by Day Guide, profusely illustrated with four-color photographs and maps, suggests smart approaches towards allocating your time there: where to go (depending on the amount of your time), in what sensible order, and what to seek out. Its authors are long-experienced experts in Spain, who co...

Spain vies with France as the most heavily-visited European nation, andBarcelona and Madrid are its two most heavily-visited cities. But while ourauthors are infatuated with both cities, about which they have written severalearlier travel guides (and food commentaries), they also devote considerable attention to side-trips out of Madrid (to Toledo, Cuenca, Segovia, Avila, Salamanca and Zamora) and out of Barcelona (to Tarragona, Sitges and Girona), to which they return...

Frommer’s books aren’t written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Peter Barron and Jennifer Ceaser, along with writers who live part-time in Spain, like Patricia Harris, David Lyon and Murray Stewart. The six of them spent months checking out all of Spain’s best hotels, attractions, shops, wineries, and restaurants in person, so they could of...

The 800-plus pages of this four-color book mark a milestone in European travel writing. It was Arthur Frommer who first set off an avalanche of travel to Europe, and whose subsequent writings and commentary have constantly expanded that market. And now Arthur Frommer has himself edited (and written personal introductions to) this definitive guidebook to every major nation of the continent. It contains his own insightful (and often controversial) advice and his views are supplemented by the...

Discover the transformative power of abiding in Christ with Pastor Shawn Lyons in "The Abide Factor".This Biblically-based and practical book will help you experience a deeper purpose and meaning regardless of your past experiences or current circumstances. With this book, you'll learn how to pursue a deeper relationship with God, bear more fruit in your everyday life, and gain practical advice on implementing the Abide factor.Discover how the Abide...

Fully revised and restructured, the sixth edition of World War II: A Global History offers students a concise and yet thorough textbook that examines history’s bloodiest conflict. The chapters alternate between chronological chapters on Europe and Asia-Pacific and thematic chapters on innovations, home fronts, brutal regimes, and logistics. This textbook includes the following features:A lively narrative of facts, events, people, and ideas that incorporates thoughtfu...