From 1625 to 1627 scholar-officials belonging to a militant Confucianist group known as the "Donglin Faction" suffered one of the most gruesome political repressions in China's history. Many were purg
Arthur (anthropology, U. of South Florida) looks to one of the few regions of the world that still relies entirely upon home-made pottery to store and prepare household goods such as coffee, grain, an
The values that made America a great and respected country-honesty, trust, loyalty, commitment, moderation, self-improvement-are in decline. Unfortunately, that decline has significant impact on major
The values that made America a great and respected country-honesty, trust, loyalty, commitment, moderation, self-improvement-are in decline. Unfortunately, that decline has significant impact on major
This landmark book--the first complete history of panentheism written in English--explores the subject through the lens of various thinkers and discusses how it has influenced liberation, feminist, an
No play in the history of the American stage has been as ubiquitous and as widely viewed as Uncle Tom's Cabin. This book traces the major dramatizations of Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic from its inc
Budd proposes a fresh set of objectives for modern democracies - efficiency, equity, and voice - and supports this new triad with an intellectual framework for analyzing employment institutions and pr
The Chemistry of Polymers, Third edition, is a well established and highly readable introductory text book on polymer science, ideal for chemists requiring a broad introduction to the subject. Like i
