Original and fascinating stories about the DC jazz scene throughout its history-now in paperback, with a new preface The familiar history of jazz music in the United States begins with its birth in New Orleans, moves upstream along the Mississippi River to Chicago, then goes by rail to New York, before exploding around the globe. This telling of ......
Public Health, Climate Crises, and the Venetian Origins of the Modern Welfare State
Timely lessons for today's health and climate crises rooted in the origins of a government's provision for the common good The question of whether a government should take care of its people-preparing and investing in public health, welfare, and resilience policies-is arguably more important today than ever, as the world faces unprecedented ......
Selected Columns on Justice, Leadership, and Civility
A Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist's timely collection looks at community issues of equity and justice The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Colbert I. King has been speaking up his entire life, most recently as a columnist for the Washington Post. For thirty years, until his retirement in 2025, he chronicled stories ranging from ......
How Corporations Navigate Geopolitical and Security Risk
A primer about the rapidly expanding world of private sector intelligence How do corporations identify geopolitical risks and security challenges before they arise? How can organizations navigate these problems once they do? As regional conflicts disrupt supply chains, online disinformation campaigns drive corporate reputational crises, and ......
How Corporations Navigate Geopolitical and Security Risk
A primer about the rapidly expanding world of private sector intelligence How do corporations identify geopolitical risks and security challenges before they arise? How can organizations navigate these problems once they do? As regional conflicts disrupt supply chains, online disinformation campaigns drive corporate reputational crises, and ......
A practical guide to demystifying speech technologies and integrating them into world languages courses Speech technologies-such as speech recognition and speech synthesis-have become increasingly present in everyday life, yet many language teachers lack guidance on how to meaningfully integrate them into classroom practice. A Practical Guide to ......
A practical guide to demystifying speech technologies and integrating them into world languages courses Speech technologies-such as speech recognition and speech synthesis-have become increasingly present in everyday life, yet many language teachers lack guidance on how to meaningfully integrate them into classroom practice. A Practical Guide to ......
The story of a pioneering cardinal who was a key architect of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical and interreligious commitment Catholicism during the twentieth century was characterized by changing Church attitudes toward other religions. At the center of these changes was Johannes Willebrands, the pioneering Dutch cardinal. Johannes ......
The story of a pioneering cardinal who was a key architect of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical and interreligious commitment Catholicism during the twentieth century was characterized by changing Church attitudes toward other religions. At the center of these changes was Johannes Willebrands, the pioneering Dutch cardinal. Johannes ......
