The union of the two royal houses - the Habsburgs and the Bourbons - in the early seventeenth century illustrates the extent to which marriage was a tool of government in Renaissance Europe, and festi
While Kierkegaard is primarily known as a philosopher or religious thinker, his writings have also been used extensively by literary writers, critics and artists. This use can be traced in the work of
Morse (English, College of William and Mary) proposes a reinterpretation of the work of Anthony Trollope as both an experimental and innovative writer of fiction and a radical critic of the English cu
Based on church and state records from the burgh of Aberdeen, this study explores the deeper social meaning behind petty crime during the Reformation. Falconer argues that an analysis of both criminal
These essays trace the history of the British search for the Northwest Passage – the Arctic sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans – from the early modern era to the start of the ninetee
This book investigates the dynamic intertwinement of law and morality, with a focus on new and developing fields of law. Taking as its starting point the debates and mutual misunderstandings between p
"This study shows how aesthetics and economics have been combined in a great work of literature. Widely acknowledged as one of the great English novels, Middlemarch was published at a time which saw t
Painting, Politics and the Struggle for the A?cole de Paris, 1944a€“1964 is the first book dedicated to the postwar or 'nouvelle' A?cole de Paris. It challenges the customary relegation of the A?cole
This collection of socio-legal studies, written by leading theorists and researchers from around the world, offers original, perceptive and critical contributions to ideas and theories that have been
Congestion and traffic-related pollution are increasingly becoming major issues in towns and cities world-wide. This book deals with carefully selected market and non-market based measures to reduce c
Many people in organizations resent internal control and risk management; these two processes representing unwelcome tasks to be completed for the benefit of auditors and regulators. Over the last few
Carew (music, Cardiff U., UK) chronicles the rise of the piano from 1760 to 1850, from its first appearances in the public to the founding of the Steinway company and the beginnings of the modern conc
A study of Modernist utopias of the mind. This book examines the psychodynamic writings of Otto Gross, C G Jung, Wilhelm Reich and Erich Fromm. It argues, utopianism became increasingly important to t
This book addresses the viability of the EU economic and social model within and after the global economic crisis. It identifies four key issues which warrant further discussion: (1) the asymmetry of
How is popular music culture connected with the life, image, and identity of a city? How, for example, did the Beatles emerge in Liverpool, how did they come to be categorized as part of Liverpool cul
Concentrating on the explorer and naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820), this book explores the early history of collections at the British Museum. Taking Banks' extraordinary career as its basis, it ex
In 1881, the publication of a revised version of the New Testament by the Oxford University Press was greeted by a huge amount of interest on the part of the general public and the volume went on to b
For those in the music industry, Sparrow, a solicitor in the UK who specializes in law relating to online business, explains legal issues relating to the music business in the UK. Topics encompass con
Drawing upon an extensive review of the literature as well as interviews with key stakeholders, Goulding (information science, Loughborough U.) analyzes the current position of the public library syst
Hinkle-Turner (computing services, U. of North Texas College) expands the study of avant-garde and experimental music by looking at how American women composers use music technology, particularly elec
The 1990 arrival of Serge de Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris marked the beginning of some two decades of collaboration among litterateurs, painters, musicians, and choreographers, many not native
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
The product of a 2001 conference at the University of Manchester on the representation of emotions, these essays examine ways in which emotions have been conceived, articulated and treated in Western
What would make a city go mad and stage an international sporting or cultural event? Is it the joy of feeding locust-like hordes of tourists? Is it the gaiety of herding vans bristling with surly broa
Scholars and practitioners in the two fields from Europe, the Americas, and Asia update the 23 case studies in the 1999 edition to reflect increasing interest in sustainable urban development. They re
Preddy, a UK management, marketing, and training consultant, provides practical advice for design consultancies and demonstrates principles with real-life cases. He tells how to develop effective mark
The nature and evolution of popular music in France since about the middle of the 20th century is explored by British and French scholars of music, film, and French literature and culture. Their topic
White (1720-93) is thought of today as more of a literary figure than a scientist, and his research tends to be either ignored entirely or denigrated. British historian Dadswell sets out to correct th
The Zimmern Chronicle: Nobility, memory, and self-representation in sixteenth-century Germany brings the history of the Zimmern family to English readers for the first time. In it the author not only
This comprehensive study examines the development and changing characteristics of the judicial system and reform process over the past three decades in China. As the role of courts in society has incr
Partly to help readers put the currently raging controversies into a historical context, Dutfield (intellectual property research, U. of London) traces the transformation of copyrights, patents, and r
Adopting a multi-disciplinary and comparative approach, this book focuses on the emerging and innovative aspects of attempts to target the accumulated assets of those engaged in criminal and terrorist
Why is the "bread basket" of Arabia importing more water via grain than is pumped locally by all sectors and why does nobody notice? How can the same water be sold to different users at prices varying
As in his earlier collections in the series, in 1984 and 1992 Brock (Oxford U.) considers interactions between the Syriac and Greek literary cultures of late antiquity. Some of the 16 articles, most p
This book investigates civil society regionalization in Southern Africa. The point of departure is the study of a€?new regionalisma€?, which refers to the wave of regional integration globally since t
A longitudinal, intersectional study of migrant women, this book examines the lives of first generation Bangladeshi migrants to the UK, considering the dynamic relationship between people and place. S
Frequent discussions of Satan from the pulpit, in the courtroom, in print, in self-writings, and on the streets rendered the Devil an immediate and assumed presence in early modern Scotland. For some,
The tension between social reform photography and photojournalism is examined through this study of the life and work of German AcmigrAc Hansel Mieth (1909-1998), who made an unlikely journey from mig
"Interrogating the multiple ways in which travel was narrated and mediated, by and in response to, nineteenth-century British travelers, this interdisciplinary collection examines to what extent these
In recent years religion has resurfaced amongst academics, in many ways replacing class as the key to understanding Europe's historical development. This has resulted in an explosion of studies revisi
