David R. Maines (1940-2021), one of the most important sociological scholars of the 20th and 21st centuries, constructed a vast area of research to advance the field of symbolic interactionism during his career. Highlighting the significance of Maines’ works in symbolic interactionism, Festschrift in Honor of David R. Maines documents his most celebrated areas of scholarship, including social structure, narrative sociology, social interaction, dialectic perspective, temporality, a...

This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.

Stunning panoramic photos celebrate the beauty of Maine's rural towns and landscapes, inland and on the coast.From west to east, experience Maine's hidden byways through the unerring eye of landscape photographer and educator David Skernick.His unforgettable panoramic images place the viewer directly into remote areas containing pristine coastline, small towns, thick forests, and abundant waterfalls and wildlife.Travel along to can't-miss locations suc...

Le commodore Honor Harrington a survécu aux affrontements dans l'espace, aux tentatives d'assassinat, aux vendettas politiques et aux duels.Mais cette fois la République populaire de Havre s'est trouvé un officier supérieur hors du commun. À la tête d'un convoi capital pour l'effort de guerre, Honor tombe dans une embuscade tendue par le contre-amiral Tourville. Les bâtiments sous sa responsabilité ne pourront en réchapper que si elle consent à sacrifier son propre vaisseau. Certes...

A guide blending the history behind a U.S. battle tank used in the late twentieth century with resources for military vehicle modeling enthusiasts.The M60 was a second-generation American main battle tank, the last in the line of Patton tanks that had first been developed at the end of World War II. It entered operational service with the United States Army in 1960 and some 15,000 M60s were manufactured by Chrysler at the Detroit Tank Arsenal Plant between then and ...

Tout responsable d’entreprise a besoin de modèles et d’outils pour analyser, organiser, mettre en œuvre le changement au sein de la structure dont il a la charge. Cet ouvrage propose 57 outils opérationnels, regroupés en 8 dossiers, indispensables à tout professionnel souhaitant conduire le changement.L’enjeu actuel ne consiste plus à accompagner un projet mais à développer la capacité à changer des individus et des organisations dans un contexte de...

"What a wilderness walk for a man to take alone!...Here was traveling of the old heroic kind over the unaltered face of nature." -Henry David ThoreauOver a period of three years, Thoreau made three trips to the largely unexplored woods of Maine. He climbed mountains, paddled a canoe by moonlight, and dined on cedar beer, hemlock tea and moose lips. Taking notes constantly, Thoreau was just as likely to turn his observant eye to the habits and languages of the Abnak...

The Maine Woods’ is based on Henry David Thoreau’s lengthy experiences in the forests of Maine in the years 1846, 1853, and 1857. Thoreau describes the area in exquisite detail: the native people and their languages, the loggers and their labors, the rivers, the trees, the plants and the birds. Experiencing all the joys of the woods, he padded in a canoe, climbed hills and tried the local foods. The journey also makes him contemplative of his own weaknesses and strengths. ‘The Maine Woods’...

In this compendium of related and cross-referential essays, David R. Maines draws from pragmatist/symbolic interactionist assumptions to formulate a consistent new view of the entire field of sociology. Suitable for courses in social theory, qualitative methods, social psychology, and narrative inquiry, this volume will change the way the general public looks at interpretive sociology.This book is organized as an expression of the centrality of interactionism to general sociology. Each cha...

The essays gathered in this volume contain analyses based on the general action perspective of Chicago sociology and, in particular, on the contributions of Anselm L. Strauss, whose lengthy achievement this volume honors.

Sebastian was a man so heinous that mothers would invoke his name to scare their children.Guilty of unspeakable crimes during the Holy War, he set out to eradicate the churches in the name of the king in the House of Maine.Merciless, unforgiving, and utterly cruel, he was the epitome of evil.When it was believed that he had died on the final day of that war, humanity breathed a sigh of relief.The House of Maine gave him an honored funeral, a...

The Book “Revealing Jesus Christ in the New Testament: The Main Stories Explained with Bible Insights” seeks to simplify the messages and main stories of the New International Version of the Bible. This book offers clear and concise story overviews of each book in the New Testament, highlighting how they reveal Jesus as the Son of God and the Messiah.The Book delves into the Four Gospels from the perspectives of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, each providing unique insights into the ...