John was bishop of Hexham from 687 to 706, then bishop of York until some years before he died in 721, after which a cult grew around him first in northern England then spreading to all of Britain and
Muslim philosopher Sadradin Shirazi (1571-1640), a.k.a. Mulla Sadra promoted a new ontology and founded a new epistemology. Aimed at students and interested general readers, this text provides an over
SMEs create employment, wealth and a potential for future growth. In Palestine they can also mean survival and freedom. In Palestine they are not a choice but a necessity for sustainable development.
Although they are all considered fine examples of European cities, in fact these four are quite different in how they were conceived and developed and how they are used today. In this collection of ar
The new discoveries in physics during the twentieth century have stimulated intense debate about their relevance to age-old theological questions. Views range from those holding that modern physics pr
The concept of heresy is deeply rooted in Christian European culture. The palpable increase in incidences of heresy in the Middle Ages may be said to directly relate to the Christianity's attempts to
Quraishi (U. of Salford, Britain) offers a comparative study of South Asian Muslims as both perpetrators and victims of crime and deviance in Britain and Pakistan. Using data taken from 1998 to 2002,
Exploring the paintings of the key artists of the Secessionist Movement within the context of Vienna at the turn of the 20th century, this book, which comprises over 200 colour images, pays special at
The French Revolution was largely responsible for transforming the newly founded guild structure of pharmacy into a state-run organization, says Simon (Max Planck Institute for History of Science, Ber
European integration is an open-ended, ongoing process which has been deeply challenged by integral world capitalism. This study explores the present EU foundational dilemma, looking at the problemati
Designed to serve as a one-stop resource containing both classic studies and more recent scholarship, this collection contains 14 articles reprinted in facsimile and one presented in English translati
Administrative litigation systems are a rapidly developing legal field in many countries. This book provides a comparative study of the administrative litigation systems in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan an
Boorman presents a collection of essays on how aspects of printing, publishing, and performance affect present-day views of sixteenth-century music in terms of history, performance and compositional p
Marshall Sahlins' 1992 article The Economics of Develop-man in the Pacific, which is included here, was the inspiration, but the origins or the project fulfilled here lay in a session of the 1998 meet
Few have tackled a biography of William III of England (1650-1702), says Dutch scholar Troost, probably because his aloof and reserved personality has not attracted much interest, and because such a w
McTavish (visual culture, U. of New Brunswick, Canada) explains that throughout the early modern period in France, men surgeons would only be called to assist at a birth after days of unsuccessful lab
It is well known that the numbers of organs that become available each year for transplantation fall far short of the numbers that are actually required. In this boldly argued book James Stacey Taylor
Fully annotated, old-spelling texts of three separate manuscript accounts of travels within Western Europe are published here for the first time. They describe journeys by three young English traveler
As most jurisdictions move away from the death penalty, some remain strongly committed to it, while others hold on to it but use it sparingly. This volume seeks to understand why, by examining the dea
All but four of the 29 essays reproduced here were written by Oikonomides (1934-2000) in his final 11 years, while he headed the Byzantine history department at the University of Athens; 14 are in Eng
There are many approaches to multimedia indexing that are limited in their scope, argue Hidderly (computing) and Rafferty (media and communication, both U. of Central England), because they are built
It is often called the English Bach Revival, says Australian musicologist Kassler, but there was nothing to revive: the earliest discovered mention of Bach's (1685-1750) music in England is dated to 1
Comer and Stephens, both computer fraud consultants, claim that their book is so effective that just leaving it out for others to see will improve one's chances of not being deceived. In their ironic
Islam is a growing presence practically everywhere in Europe. In Italy, however, Islam has met a unique model of state neutrality, religious freedom and church and state collaboration. This book gives
Six volumes comprise this second part of the Early American Economic Thought collection, which itself is composed of three chronologically organized parts covering the early colonial period through to
The church of Hagia Sophia in Trebizond, built by the emperor Manuel I Grand Komnenos (1238-63) in the aftermath of the fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade, is the finest surviving Byzantine
Starting from the assumption that corporate social performance is moving from a peripheral to a central management concern, Cooper (Aston Business School, UK) describes various methods for measuring s
Placing the second US-Iraq conflict in the context of emerging trends in international relations, this exceptional, timely volume examines the broad framework of US policy toward Iraq under the admini
Six early novels of Benjamin Disraeli, each reproduced from the original edition, are presented in as many volumes accompanied by full annotation. Each volume contains a lengthy introduction by its ed
Focusing on the three most notable progenitors of 17th-century experimental philosophy, Ben-Chaim explores the radical transformation that led to the emergence of modern cultures of empirical research
Counter to typical tourism studies that focus on consumers in fixed vacation destinations and activities, Baerenholdt (geography, international development studies, Roskilde U., Denmark) and fellow Da
Brundage has collected 18 preliminary studies he has written over the past 30 for a book on the professionalization of medieval canonists, which is still in progress. Thus, he warns, many of them repr
Fourteen contributions from music scholars and other academics explore concert life in eighteenth-century Britain. Topics include (for example) concert promotion in Newcastle and Durham, music copyist
Yves Congar (1904-1995) was one of the chief architects of a remarkable renewal in Roman Catholic ecclesiology in the twentieth century. His vision for ecclesial renewal led to a profound transformati
Two British personnel consultants examine the process of assessing the management potential of employees; the term center notwithstanding, the focus is on the event rather than the place or surroundin
This volume reprints 23 papers which reflect the interests of the author, A. Markopoulos (University of Athens), in 9th-10th century Byzantium. The studies follow the second period of iconoclasm to th
Two training consultants offer practical suggestions for planning and running employee team events ("Away Days") supporting a wide range of goals, including problem solving, team building, morale boos
This book fills a gap in legal academic study and practice in International Commercial Arbitration (ICA) by offering an in-depth analysis on legal discourse and interpretation. Written by a specialist
The growing Islamic populations of Europe have prompted concerns over the integration of Muslim immigrants into Western European society. Pauly (Midlands Technical College/Norwich U., UK) explores the
Erickson (global change, U. of Waikato), Philip R. Berke (land use and environmental planning, U. of North Carolina), Auckland planning consultant Janet L. Crawford, and Jennifer E. Dixon (planning, U
