Monthly Archives: May 2013
Six millennia of the Phoenicians
A new book translation by Franck Salameh, assistant professor of Near Eastern Studies, Arabic, and Hebrew, has been published by Editions de la Revue Phénicienne, Lebanon’s oldest Francophone press. The book, 6000 Years of Peaceful Contributions to Mankind, is an … Continue reading
The changing nature of service
Why are some self-service options, such as ATMs, more successful than other options, such as self-service retail checkouts? A new book by Carroll School of Management Associate Professor of Operations Management Joy Field takes a look at how technology and … Continue reading
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Tagged business, Carroll School of Management, customer service
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Book awards for Gaillardetz
Two publications from Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology Richard R. Gaillardetz have recently earned book awards. The Association of Catholic Publishers will present Excellence in Publishing Awards to When the Magisterium Intervenes (Liturgical Press), edited by Gaillardetz, for first … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Theology Dept., Vatican II
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Book review: Sacred Dread
In America magazine, Newton College Alumnae Professor of Western Culture Catherine Cornille pens a review of Sacred Dread by Brenna Moore. Cornille, chairwoman of BC’s Theology Department, calls the work: “a remarkable achievement” that “weaves history, biography and theology together … Continue reading
Art of the book
Books hand-decorated and sewn by Bookbuilders of Boston scholarship recipients Juliette San Fillipo ’13 and Jennifer O’Brien ’13 and Burns Library conservation lab assistants Anna Whitham ’15 and Josh Rosenfeld ’13, under the direction of Burns Conservator Barbara Hebard, are … Continue reading
Big battle over a little fish
More than 30 years after arguing one of the nation’s most significant environmental law cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Boston College Law School Professor Zygmunt J. B. Plater has published an account of the iconic story of the legal … Continue reading
Global justice
Boston College Law School Professor Frank J. Garcia has a new book out titled Global Justice and International Economic Law: Three Takes (Cambridge University Press). Garcia is a scholar known for his work in international economic law, social justice and … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston College Law School, economic law, globalization, international
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