Two major Dickens studies, each of them breaking fresh ground, vie for attention in this absorbing volume. The first explores the extent to which Charles Dickens inherited the mantle of Charles Lamb
Studies the effect of Reform Theology on European and American visual and material cultures, analyzing Christianity and culture as based on the scholarship of Arnold Toynbee and Francis Schaeffer and
This monograph is a long overdue study of the relationship between Cardinal Newman and George Dudley Ryder and arrives at an opportune moment for the revival of interest in Newman and his circle---the
This book adds a major culture-based study to the field of Irish history. It addresses a topic and touches on themes that continue to be relevant and debated in contemporary Ireland. It makes a major
Dr.Karimova addresses current issues within the theory of interactivity. Such problems as defining interactivity and measuring level of interactivity have recently attracted a great interest among res
When Catherine II became empress in 1762, says Gorbatov, she sought to end nearly five centuries of Russian isolation from the West by nurturing a relationship with French philosophers who were develo
Citing resistance as the salient feature that separates humans from other animals and makes life worth living, Beitchman tours the minds of playwrights, philosophers, and authors—from Shakespeare (Kin
This monograph consists of four sections: Privacy and the Private, Public and Private, Invasions of Privacy: Surveillance and Voyeurism, and the Erosion of Privacy. The first chapter tries to locate
An interpretive and comparative report on the 16th- and 18th-century texts documenting the architectural practices of the Ottoman world contextualizes them in English while analyzing their historical
Mentxaka analyzes the career-defining influence of the Basque Country on the work of Irish writer Kate O'Brien (1897-1974) and the relevance of the postcolonial imagination to her novels. The novels p
This work contributes to the social sciences generally, and economics in particular, by reviewing the way in which a narrowly applied interpretation of economics in the modern world contributes to soc
This book provides frameworks and strategies for applying action research in the college classroom and in other academic matters concerning student persistence and curriculum planning, development, de
American Jewish identity has changed significantly over the course of the past half century. During this time, Irving Greenberg developed a unique theology that anticipated David Hollinger's notion of
When Nielson moved to Alaska in 1971, he found the state imbued with the US military's presence, both then and in the past. Several general histories of Alaska touch on this factor, he says, but no
The author is an independent scholar and writer based in Australia. In this study she focuses on Britain, the US, France, and Australia. For each country she offers a socio-political overview of event
In a book that took flight from a doctoral dissertation that she defended in 1994 (at an unnamed institution), an animal-lover traces the social history of women and men who participated in birdkeepin
Rabow (sociology, UCLA) presents a collection of essays by 14 American academics exploring the problems and dilemmas of excellent teaching in the excellent research university setting, emphasizing stu
Considered by many to be a "classic" in English 19th century religious history, this work discusses the converts who joined the Roman Catholic Church in the middle years of the nineteenth century. Th
An analysis of the role of women in Richard Wright's novels on African-American life critically reinterprets his seemingly lesser or shadowy use of black and white female characters as symbolic instru
This original research study takes a hermeneutic-constructivist approach to assess the development and expansion of the Education for Peace Program in the Bosnia and Herzegovina school system during t
This research monograph is an important contribution to the study of the author, Kurt Vonnegut and the great evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin. The book examines Darwin's influence on the Ame
The Great Red Scare in Alaska is not the story of a tempest in a teapot. It is a microcosm of the era. The same hysteria and paranoia that infected Alaska was rampant in the Lower 48 states. What mak
Authors Stevenson, Wilson, McLin and Walker present students and academics with an comprehensive guide to learning and employing research techniques and model decision making in research settings at t
Academic disciplines have remained largely committed to research methods and methodologies that hinge on simplistic binaries and problematic dichotomies. Despite this historical and contemporary trend
With commendatory foreword by Professor Rosemary Auchmuty, Associate Director of the Research Council Centre for Law, Gender and Sexuality ,Universities of Westminster, Kent and Keele; and introducti
This research monograph based on an extensive and original investigation of American literary sources and literary history and it discusses the extraordinary change that occurred in American liter
