Europe's Indians, Indians in Europe is a multidisciplinary synopsis of European iconographies and cultural narratives related to Native Americans. In this work, European fascination with and phantasma
A comparative study of the origins of the serpent symbol and its Semitic root, which, according to traditional scholarship, may signify either the serpent or the practice of magic and divination. Wils
Pentecostalism has been known much more for its religious experientialism than for its theology. During the past generation, however, Pentecostals have taken up the task of reflecting theologically fr
Hulsey and Frost (both teachers of psychology at Southwest Texas State U.) argue that the tendency to assign the cause of acts of violence to guns, racism, poverty, and other external agents leads us
"This book proposes a resolution to the paradox of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's sexual politics-that he is the philosopher of freedom for men yet philosopher of servitude for women. The author examines psy
This book explores the political history of Liberia and its descent to civil war, the regional ramifications of the war, and conflict intervention and peacekeeping efforts. It also examines the proble
A Twentieth-Century Collision explores intellectual culture in the United States during the twentieth century, a topic which cannot be understood without attention to the gradual narrowing of the sco
This book discusses various aspects of race and its manifestations using both academic and secular references, and ultimately presents a challenge to America to recognize its race problem by examining
In this lighthearted look at the intersection of politics and Hollywood, Rabidoux (political science, Austin Peay State University) focuses on those who use their Hollywood star status to impact Ameri
This book explores the figure of the snail in Shakespeare and in Renaissance painting. From the emergence of the gastropod object/subject in the text of King Lear and its iconic interface in Giovanni
This book places the discipline of psychology within a Christian perspective. It concentrates on the following topics - methods, biological foundations, development, sensation, perception, consciousne
This dictionary consists of about 2,000 interesting words or phrases that are considered by the author to be remarkable, not too common or rare, and not too familiar or unusual, presented to improve t
Hoover Crips is the product of field interviews with Crip gang members in South Central Los Angeles, California. Older gang members offer a dramatic portrayal of their life experiences within a socia
The rather ambitious goal of Ellis (Clark-Atlanta U.), Fischer (Clark-Atlanta U.), and Sauer (St. Mary's U.) in presenting this work is to provide students with an accessible, yet comprehensive, criti
In December 2001, a new Russian law laying the basis for the peaceful territorial expansion of the Russian Federation went into effect. The entire country of Belarus-as well as parts of Georgia, Kazak
A major force in both the Free Soil and Republican parties, Wilson spoke to more Americans than any other campaigner of his generation, both in his own state of Massachusetts and in the nation, says M
Horizons is a critical inventory of value-related thinking, demonstrating that the mind has the ability to profile a distinctive circumstance in diverse ways. Readers are first invited to a historical
Sent to Heal! traces the development of medical missions, one of the most intriguing, complex, and controversial phenomena in the history of the encounter of Western and Non-Western cultures promoted
This anthology presents personal narratives and historical photographs that illuminate the diversity of immigrant experiences in North and South Carolina since 1700. The broad focus of the book encomp
