After thanking the World Gold Council for support of this project, editor Rees-Mogg (affiliation not cited) provides a 10-page general introduction to the problematic logic of money, the role of centr
Yu (Hankuk U. of Foreign Studies, South Korea) argues that traditional, patriarchal viewpoints impede political development towards democracy in Iranian society. The persistence of traditional culture
While masculinities theory has had much to say on relationships of subordination, few feminist legal scholars have examined the implications of masculinities theory for feminist legal theory. This vol
This series is devoted to making facsimiles of all early modern English women writers available, as the editors note, in order to deconstruct the masculinist representation of early modern women. The
Medical confidentiality has long been recognised as a core element of medical ethics, but its boundaries are under constant negotiation. Areas of debate in twenty-first century medicine include the us
Did she choose that?a€? Or, more normatively, a€?Why would she choose that?a€? This book critiques and offers an alternative to these questions, which have traditionally framed law and policy discussi
Health rights litigation is still an emerging phenomenon in Africa, despite the constitutions of many African countries having provisions to advance the right to health. Litigation can provide a power
This volume is one of a series that collects the separately published writings by women who lived through a turbulent time in British history (approximately 1630-1700), almost all of whom would have b
This volume is one of a series that collects the separately published writings by women who lived through a turbulent time in British history (approximately 1630-1700), almost all of whom would have b
Collected articles by Menard (U. of Minnesota) trace the transition from a colonial American work force dominated by English indentured servants to one dominated by African slaves. His central argumen
Edith Piaf will be the most well known of the singers surveyed in this serious study of French song, a phenomenon that Hawkins (French, U. of Bristol, UK) characterizes as a central expression of Fren
This collection aims to give a chronological insight into the evolution of conduct literature, from its early roots in the Renaissance period through to the dramatically different role that women play
Crime is always part of a social process. In many cases that process determines the form the crime takes. In this ground-breaking book, a wide range of crimes are examined in terms of the social psych
The evolution of an urban self-consciousness in London in the early nineteenth century played a fundamental role in the shaping of the city. In this volume Dana Arnold explores the responses to the ci
International scholars of labor history address a wide variety of topics revolving around the comparative study of "dockers" around the world. Each report is based upon a "framework document," develo
This anthology brings together for the first time a collection of autobiographical accounts of their childhood by a range of prominent nineteenth-century literary women. These are strongly individuali
These four reproduced works represent the only known medical texts written by women during the Restoration. In the introduction, Cody (whose affiliation is unspecified but who has a journal article ci
A collection of 12 essays by the late Cranz (formerly history, Connecticut College) exploring the thought of Christian philosopher Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464). The relationship of Nicolas' thought wi
Elton (English literature, City U. of New York) attempts to dismantle the characterization of the play as a puzzling "problem play," placing it instead in the historical context of the Inns of Court
A collection of essays on the various aspects of the legal sources of international law, including theories of the origin of international law, explanation of its binding force, normative hierarchies
In this sampling of his work since 1971, medievalist Reynolds (affiliation cryptic) arranges nine essays around two themes building on earlier work examining shifts in the theology of sacred orders fr
Edvard Grieg's choral music has remained little known outside Scandinavia. One of the chief aims of this book is to bring this body of work to the notice of a wider audience, in the hope that it may r
A collection of previously published research from the 1950s through the 1990s, focusing on the formative period of Muslim tafs-ir . Topics include the beginnings of Qur'anic exegesis, old Muslim opp
Twenty-two articles from 1965-96 two published here for the first time by the aptly named Mainstone (the preface's St. Albans sign-off being the only clue to the author's affiliation) include five ge
This book explores how power is negotiated in womena€?s prisons. Drawing on fieldwork conducted in three penal establishments in England, it analyses how women manage the restrictions of imprisonment
Containing over 100 pamphlets, this edition provides a resource for the study of Chartism, covering the main areas of Chartist activity, including agitation for the Charter itself, the Land Plan, the
The Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States is the first comprehensive guide to America's historic house museums.This directory moves beyond merely listing institutions to provide inf
The early decades of the eighteenth century saw the appearance of a completely new type of surgical practitioner in France: the dentiste. The use of this title was of the utmost significance, indicati
Collects 18 published articles of Professor Lecker (pictured, but without his academic affiliation specified), 1984-97, illuminating Islamic historiography organized into sections on: Jews and Arabs
Looks at issues that arise from sharing biotechnology between institutions or countries. Among them are intellectual property rights, the patenting of new discoveries in genetic knowledge in agricultu
If youa€?re a student on an MBA or management course, youa€?ll be expected to demonstrate a knowledge of a range of models. This textbook collects together the 45 models most likely to be required, su
The 500 plus entries, which are arranged by the composer's name, provide the composer's dates, very brief biographical details, either a partial or a full list of the films to which the composer contr
Contains ten essays which resulted from an April 1995 conference sponsored by the Center for Medieval Studies at Pennsylvania State University. The authors do more than just redeem the Middle Ages as
When anthropologist Varisco went to Yemen to study traditional irrigation and agriculture, he realized that people were using methods that were described in medieval texts, and that he could interpret
Johnson argues for the strong influence of the Tractarian movement on the early poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844- 1889), also showing how his best known, mature works evolved from the aesthetic a
Confronting arguments that denigrate women's ability to compose, Halstead (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts) asks why women composers are still such a rarity in Britain at the end of the 20th ce
Holloway (b.1914) is one of the key figures of the British etching revival of the 1930s. This comprehensive catalogue contains 277 entries spanning a working life of more than 67 years. Each entry is
This volume is a synthesis of the research articles of one of Europea€?s leading scholars of 16th-century exile communities. It will be invaluable to the growing number of historians interested in the
Jane Anger her Protection for Women A Mouzell for Melastomus Ester hath hanga€?d Haman The Worming of a mad Dogge Of the many tracts in defence of women published in early modern England only these fo
Law as Art presents a radical new legal theory, the Law as Art Hypothesis, which conceives law, not as a system of rules, but as a distinctive kind of art work. Law is differentiated as art by the Law
