An authoritative study of contemporary state legislatures in the South provides a fascinating account of how African-Americans have achieved noticeable political power since the Voting Rights Act was
In this multi-dimensioned analysis of dreaming, Bulkeley (religious studies, Santa Clara U.) explores the varieties of religious dream experience as well as the latest research from sleep laboratories
Describes the Russian rock music counterculture and how it is changing in response to Russia's transition from a socialist to a capitalist society. It explores the lived experiences, the thoughts and
In her analysis and reconstruction of Heidegger's incomplete Being and Time , de Boer (philosophy, U. of Amsterdam) offers a systematic interpretation of his entire body of work, emphasizing the conti
Best known as a novelist, George Sand (1804-1876) was also arguably the most successful woman dramatist in history. More than twenty of her plays were staged in major Paris theaters to widespread popu
A new translation of Sand's most popular novella, known for its brevity, liveliness, and exemplary storytelling, together with two of Sand's most admired short stories.
Traces the spiritual, psychological, and intellectual evolution of one of America’s most important cultural figures. Traces the spiritual, psychological, and intellectual evolution of one of Americ
Delineates how medieval meditation on the passion of Christ was intended to transform personality—a practice with affinity for the goals of modern psychotherapy.
The first English translation of Novalis’s unfinished notes for a universal science, Das Allgemeine Brouillon. The first English translation of Novalis’s unfinished notes for a universal science, D
Examines the forces that led to the formation of the first international political movement among Orthodox Jews in 1912, setting its history in the context of both the millenial Jewish political tradi
