books by Georgetown University Press

books by Georgetown University Press

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The Top 1,000 Words for Understanding Media Arabic
Elisabeth Kendall

Georgetown University Press, 2005

What is the Arabic term for "suicide bombing"? What phrase would be used to describe "peacekeeping forces" in the Arab media? Or "economic sanctions"? In light of recent developments in the Middle East, it is essential that scholars, journalists, government workers, military personnel, businesspeople, and diplomats familiarize themselves quickly ...

Answer Key to Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum Al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Two, Second Edition

Kristen Brustad, Abbas Al-Tonsi, ...

Georgetown University Press, 2006

Kinda Beat Up
The product got to me in excellent time and I was extremely happy about that. But some of the ends were bent and folded and I was disappointed as the book was suppose to be brand new. It looks like it was dropped or smashed a couple of times but sent anyway.

The Sexual Person: Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology (Moral Traditions)

Todd A. Salzman, Michael G. Lawler

Georgetown University Press, 2008

An Argument for Sanity & Critical Intelligence in Sexual Ethics
For too long a time the sexual ethics of Catholic authors substituted sexual anxiety and submission to authorities for critical intelligence, serious scholarship, candor, & compassion. In recent years a quiet revolution has been taking place in publications by ...

Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds

Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, ...

Georgetown University Press, 2004

Very complete
I have been using this book in my college Arabic classes three years now. It is an excellent book and is very complete. The DVDs supplement the book nicely. It would be almost impossible not to be able to learn the Arabic alphabet and some basic vocabulary with this ...

Career Diplomacy: Life and Work in the U.S. Foreign Service

Harry W. Kopp, Charles A. Gillespie

Georgetown University Press, 2008

The Foreign Service, Demystified
I've had many informal chats with current and retired FSOs and heard many VIPs from the State Department speak about their careers over the past four years (first in Peace Corps and then coordinating conferences on diplomacy and national security here in DC). If I were ...

Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part One Second Edition

Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, ...

Georgetown University Press, 2004

Al-Kitaab Part 1
This is a well designed textbook. Heavy on vocabulary, but presented in context. The DVD that accompanies it is very helpful for pronunciation and listening practice. Assumes a knowledge of Arabic script and the 150 vocabulary words presented in Alif Baa: Introduction ...

Answer Key To Alif Baa: Introduction To Arabic Letters and Sounds

Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, ...

Georgetown University Press, 2004

I love Alif Baa
My only gripe is that I bought the book in the store and had to buy the answer key online. The answer key should be included with the book in store as well or INCLUDED in the damn book.

Careers in International Affairs

Georgetown University Press, 2008

Highly Informative
I found all the answers about the different jobs available in a career in International Relations. What's great is that I not only got descriptions of the different jobs, but I also got listings of all the companies involved. Now when I graduate with my master's, I am ...

Answer Key To Al-Kitaab Fii Ta'allum Al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: Part 1, 2nd Edition

Kristen Brustad, Mahmound Al-Batal, ...

Georgetown University Press, 2004

A must to leanr the Arabic language.
One of the most interesting books teaching the Arabic language. The dvds are an excellent source of pronunciation and make the study much more interesting and pleasant.

Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Two, Second Edition

Kristen Brustad, Abbas Al-Tonsi, ...

Georgetown University Press, 2006

The best book for anyone who wants to learn arabic
I purchased series of this book and i can say that it is very very nice book. it support learner with DVD and answer ky book. DVDs are prepared and organized very carefully and have rich content. I highly recommned this book to learners of arabic language.

Transforming U.S. Intelligence

Georgetown University Press, 2005

"Must Read" Superb Collection, But Not Transformative
This is a valuable book and merits careful study by policymakers, practitioners, and students who may be future intelligence professionals. The book is not, however, transformative, nor is it particularly innovative, and for that, I must with reluctance limit it to ...

Varieties of Spanish in the United States (Georgetown Studies in Spanish Linguistics)
John M. Lipski

Georgetown University Press, 2008

Thirty-three million people in the United States speak some variety of Spanish, making it the second most used language in the country. Some of these people are recent immigrants from many different countries who have brought with them the linguistic traits of their homelands, while others come from families who have lived in this country for ...

Brave New Digital Classroom: Technology and Foreign Language Learning
Robert J. Blake

Georgetown University Press, 2008

"Brave New Digital Classroom" deftly interweaves results of pedagogical research and descriptions of the most successful computer-assisted language learning (CALL) projects to explore how technology can best be employed in the foreign-language curriculum to assist the second language acquisition process. Directed to all language teachers - whether ...

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America

Georgetown University Press, 2003

When in the course of human events...
Every home in the United States should have a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Contrary to what is often thought, given the giant reputation and high esteem of these documents, the texts are in fact quite short - the ...

Catholic Moral Theology in the United States: A History (Moral Traditions)

Charles E. Curran

Georgetown University Press, 2008

readable overview of American Catholic moral theology
Curran's book provides an excellent overview for those interested in the historical traditions and the major authors of American Catholic moral theology. I appreciated how he divided the book into two parts: history and topics. His evenhanded approach, where he cites ...