Focusing on six leading contemporary architects: Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Bernard Tschumi, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and Steven Holl, this book puts forward a unique and insightful analysis of &
The Music History Classroom brings together essays written by recognized and experienced teachers to assist in the design, implementation, and revision of college-level music history courses. This inc
Prayer is a central aspect of religion. Even amongst those who have abandoned organized religion levels of prayer remain high. Yet the most basic questions remain unaddressed: What exactly is prayer?
For a thing to be real, it must be able to communicate with other things. If this is so, then the problem of being receives a straightforward resolution: to be is to be in communion. So the fundamenta
This volume brings together a set of key articles from the last 30 years pertaining to the environmental history of the Pacific basin. It aims to treat the islands and waters of the Pacific as well as
The period 1829-1856 witnessed the introduction of the 'New Police' to Great Britain and Ireland. Via a series of key legislative acts, traditional mechanisms of policing were abolished and new, suppo
Gillgren (art history, Stockholm U., Sweden) brings forward the Urbino painter Federico Barocci (1535-1612), who is less widely known than he should be outside of the scholars and connoisseurs who adm
In October 1307 all the brothers of the military religious Order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy. In November, Pope Clement V instru
This volume discusses how proprietary notions increasingly dominated copyright legal principles, with consequences for information dissemination in modern times. It covers the period to 1850, and begi
Farley (theology, Vanderbilt U.) offers in this slim volume a satisfyingly profound exegesis on the question of beauty's relation to faith within the Christian tradition. No stranger to contemporary
The result of a research project funded the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, this book represents the efforts of a team of architects and planners affiliated with the U. of Cambridge and the U
The European Union is a key player in international economic relations, but its exact role and how it goes about making decisions and negotiating is often poorly understood within and especially outsi
Ford (music, University College London) presents a study of the sexual politics and Enlightenment ethics of Mozart's three operas: Le nozze die Figaro , Don Giovanni , and Cossi fan tutte . He inter
The series this book belongs to presents new translations of primary sources relating to the crusades, but Pringle (history, archaeology, and religion; Cardiff U., Wales) finds a close enough link bet
The focus of this four volume series is on the law of peace and how international law underpins and helps to achieve the conditions of peace and security between states. In times of peace the main f
The readings selected for this volume reveal the historical development of social learning theory, from its origins in differential association theory, through the role played by psychological behavio
Religious diversity exists whenever seemingly sincere, knowledgeable individuals hold incompatible beliefs on the same religious issue. Diversity of this sort is pervasive, existing not only across ba
Contributors from the US and Europe explore the penitential teachings and practices from the late 15th to the early 17th centuries in western Europe and her colonies. They find that in Europe and the
