Diesfeld (health studies, Auckland U. of Technology, New Zealand) and Freckelton (law, Monash U., Australia) present 24 papers from an international, though largely Anglophone, group of contributors c
Evagrius of Pontus and Gregory of Nyssa have either been overlooked by philosophers and theologians in modern times, or overshadowed by their prominent friend and brother (respectively), Gregory Nazia
As new medical technologies and treatments develop with increasing momentum, the legal and ethical implications of medicine are being called into question as never before. Martin Levine's collection b
Like their better studied royal sisters farther north, Spanish queens were expected to produce an heir, to raise and educate their children, to take part in ceremonial functions, to perform charitable
The Music and Art of Radiohead provides compelling close readings of the English band's music, lyrics, album cover art and music videos as well as critical commentary on interviews, reviews and the do
White (philosophy, Santa Clara U., US) died suddenly in 2000 without quite finishing this study, on which she had worked for over 20 years. Mark Ralkowski (philosophy, U. of New Mexico) edits the comp
Scholars of literature from around the anglophone world explore such examples of the genre as regicide and reginamanis in G. W. M. Reynolds; The Mysteries of London; the corpse, urban trade, and indus
Focusing on accident prevention rather than accident analysis, Hollnagel (human-machine interaction, Linkoping U., Sweden) uses an accident model as a primary element of prevention. After a thorough r
Zen Buddhism and Environmental Ethics explores the implications of Zen Buddhist teachings and practices for our moral relations with the natural world. At once an accessible introduction to Zen and an
Incorporating illustrative case material from 65 veterans he has treated over two decades, Dewey (Chief of Psychiatry at the Boise, Idaho Veteran Affairs Medical Center) explores how the trauma of war
How do we learn about God? In an age of competing world-views, what is the basis of the Christian claim to offer the truth about God, the world and ourselves? David Heywood charts a path through the s
In a volume originating from an undated seminar series held at UK colleges, the editors from Keele University and the University of Manchester introduce a dozen contributed chapters seeking to integra
Eleven educators from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the U.S. contribute 15 chapters to a resource text for practitioners who teach and assess adult learners in aviation programs in colleges and
Johann Peter Salomon, the celebrated violinist and impresario, made his debut in England in March 1781. History has credited Salomon with bringing Haydn to London, yet as Ian Woodfield reveals in this
Peter Byrnea€?s study of God and realism offers a critical survey of issues surrounding the realist interpretation of theism and theology. Byrne presents a general argument for interpreting the intent
This analysis of the music of Britten the beloved English composer, pianist, and accompanist who died in 1976 grew out of the Britten Festival, which celebrated the composer's career with eight concer
This highly original and accessible book draws on the authora€?s personal experience as a musician, producer and teacher of popular music to discuss the ways in which audio technology and musical crea
'Every Sound There Is': Revolver and the Transformation of Rock and Roll assesses and celebrates the Beatles' accomplishment in their 1966 masterpiece. The essays of Every Sound There Is examine Revol
The contributions to canon law of Roman and Byzantine church fathers from the 6th-12th centuries are analyzed and compared in this careful study by Gallagher (Oxford U., UK). The development of the s
Menkel-Meadow (law, Georgetown U.) began her foray into the interdisciplinary field of conflict resolution from a perspective of dispute resolution in law, but gradually moved towards explorations of
This practical guide is designed to enable individual pilots, training departments and airline managers to better understand and use the techniques of facilitation. Based on extensive field studies by
The biography of Jenkin, who was professor of engineering at the U. of Edinburgh from 1868 until his death and the business partner of Lord Kelvin. The authors look at his achievements in his field an
Although several U.S. and European airlines have started providing human factors training to their maintenance personnel, the academic community (some 300 academic programs in the United States and se
Milne (Vermont Law School) et al. compile case studies of four mountain resorts in the US and Canada to consider whether the law protects the ecological systems of mountains from their adverse impacts
A passion for justice and truth motivates the bold challenge of Revisioning Gender in Philosophy of Religion. Unearthing the ways in which the myths of Christian patriarchy have historically inhibited
In the view of this text, the maritime disputes between Greece and Turkey require juridical settlement. Reviewing the major disputes, the author examines and evaluates the legal arguments of the two s
This collection of essays and interviews addresses important theoretical, philosophical and creative issues in Western art music at the end of the twentieth- and the beginning of the twenty-first cent
Listing over 10,000 entries, Harrod's Librarians' Glossary and Reference Book spans everything from traditional printing terms to search engines and from book formats to URLs. Revisions for this tenth
The Danish Christian existentialist SA﹐ren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) and the Jewish Lithuanian-born French interpreter of modern phenomenology Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) have enabled theology and phil
The relationship between Islam and human rights forms an important aspect of contemporary international human rights debates. Current international events have made the topic more relevant than ever i
Who is God? The variety of images of God tends to overwhelm us in the present age. Is 'God' a fiction of human construction, or a reality that makes claims upon how we practice 'faith in God'? How doe
The on-time delivery of goods is regarded as a primary factor of the urban economy and is being monitored by businesses and government alike. However, much analysis of freight transportation and the f
In this book, a distinguished international group of legal theorists re-examine legal positivism as a prescriptive political theory and consider its implications for the constitutionally defined roles
Akdeniz (University of Leeds, UK) provides a critical assessment of the problem of Internet child pornography and its governance through legal and non-legal means, and offers a comparative assessment
The volume collects recent papers from Electronic Imaging and the Visual Arts (EVA) conferences, where leading international practitioners in electronic imaging help art organizations incorporate mult
Wainwright (music, U. of York, UK) and Holman (music, U. of Leeds, UK) compile 14 essays and two workshop reports from the 1999 National Early Music Association Conference, which was held to investiga
Wright (ecclesiastical history, U. of Leeds, UK) finds event the term "counter-Reformation" to be a 19th-century construct. He argues that both the Reformation and the so-called counter-Reformation we
Crisp (philosophy of religion, U. of Notre Dame, Indiana) assesses American theologian Edwards' (1703-58) contribution to the concept of sin, or hamartiology, an area he thought through with considera
Although it may be said that cave paintings were among the first conscious efforts to make the place a little more homey, it appears that it was not until the 18th century that people understood thems
Looking at the cultural and historical intersection between textual and sexual reproduction, American and British scholars of literature reveal that during the early modern period, the awkward and inc
