This study highlights fundamental differences and tensions between the Jesuit cardinal Pallavicino and the artist Bernini. Through close readings and comparison of texts, Delbeke (architecture and urb
Ethnicity and Education in England and Europe examines where, when and how minority ethnic groups miss out on educational opportunities. Through a combination of comparative, quantitative and qualitat
Historians of art and architecture consider the new ways of looking and seeing, and new ways of explaining visual experience, that accompanied the expansion of the European world to Africa, Asia, and
Historians examine the patterns of affective movement that material and verbal images express and transmit in order to discover and evaluate the epistemological and other potentialities and limitation
Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling. It considers the technological evolution of glass and glazing
Distinctive due to explicit and systematically developed links between international relations (IR) and related disciplines, this book addresses global and regional interactions and the complex policy
This volume offers a coherent set of articles on sustainable and creative cities and addresses modern theories and concepts relating to research on sustainability and creativity. It analyzes principle
Disability Management is perceived and understood to be an important approach to reducing the negative impact, for workers and the company, of absence due to illness and accidents, and to assisting th
The subject is Daniel Defoe's The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, which was published in 1719 and then crossed borders, continents, and languages in republications and trans
Routes and roads make their way into and across the landscape, defining it as landscape and making it accessible for many kinds of uses and perceptions. Bringing together outstanding scholars from cul
This book brings the neurosciences to operational and clinical aviation medicine. It is concerned with the physiology and pathology of circadian rhythmicity, orientation, hypotension and hypoxia, and
Science and the Eastern Orthodox Church explores core theological and philosophical notions and contentious topics such as evolution from the vantage point of science, Orthodox theology, and the writi
Arranged around the themes of theorizing and policy-making, race, ethnicity and religion, gender, and class, inequality and welfare, this book addresses the question of whether the European Union tend
Ruecker (humanities computing and English and film studies, U. of Alberta), Milena Radzikowska (communications studies, Mount Royal U., Calgary) and Stefan Sinclair (communication studies and multimed
Scholars of biological and social sciences and the humanities from across the anglophone world explore relations between humans and non-human animals from perspectives of image, ethics, and agency. Am
"European aspirations to empire and scientific exploration, the resistance of Amerindian and African peoples to systemic enslavement and dispossession, and the subsequent struggles for abolition and i
Dalits, formerly called 'untouchables', remain the most oppressed community in India, and indeed in South Asia and have, until recently, been denied human and civic rights. On emigration to the UK and
Impressive in scope, and filled with details on the way the museums were designed and their collections organized and presented, this volume groups the discussion of modern and contemporary art museum
Sexuality and sexual identity have been relatively marginalized areas in both social work education and practice. However, changes in policy and legislation in the UK and other countries over the past
Virtually every city-region in West and Central Europe has developed policies and strategies to attract, retain and encourage creative industries and knowledge-intensive services. Since most of these
Childhood and Migration in Europe explores the under-researched and often misunderstood worlds of migrant children and young people, drawing on extensive empirical research with children and young peo
This substantial and ambitious dictionary explores the languages and cultures of visual studies. It provides the basis for understanding the foundations and motivations of current theoretical and acad
Popular culture has recognized urban gay men's use of the Web over the last ten years, with gay Internet dating and Net-cruising featuring as narrative devices in hit television shows. Yet to date, th
This book provides a critique of the knowledge business, and describes and evaluates its different manifestations in, and impacts on, the university sector. Its focus is the social sciences and, in pa
Scholars of English literature and theater from the US, Britain, and Australia explore the life and work of Elizabethan poet and playwright Marlowe (1564-93). Among their topics are Marlowe thinking g
This series explores all nations of heritage - including social and cultural heritage, the meanings of place and identity, multiculturalism, management and planning, tourism, conservation and the bui
This book explores the theology and philosophy of the distinguished modern Muslim scholar and theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi [d.1960]. Nursi wrote in both Ottoman Turkish and Arabic and his life an
Transatlantic Voyages and Sociology explores the transatlantic journeys which have inspired American and European sociologists and contributed to the development of sociology in Europe and in North A
Princes and paupers; birds and mclons; great art and lascivious sketches; love and lust---in this collection of Pathbreaking essays all take on new meanings and spark adventuresome flights of discover
Collectivistic Religions draws upon empirical studies of Christianity in Europe to address questions of religion and collective identity, religion and nationalism, religion and public life, and relig
British sociologists and other social scientists on one hand, and on the other mathematicians and other technical professionals who specialize in devising and conducting surveys, explain how surveys c
This series explores all notions of heritage-including social and cultural heritage, the meanings of place and identity, multiculturalism, management and planning, tourism, conservation, and the buil
This volume offers an informed and critical analysis of the operationalization and institutionalization of the peace and security architecture by the African Union and Africa's Regional Economic Commu
This book explores the emergence and growth of state responsibility for safer and healthier working practices in British mining and the responses of labour and industry to expanding regulation and con
Maria Spilsbury Taylor (1776-1820) lived and worked in London and Ireland and was patronized by the Prince Regent. A painter of portraits, genre scenes, biblical subjects and large crowd compositions
Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church presents views, concepts and perspectives on the relationships among Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church, as well as stories, images and
This collection presents numerous discoveries and fresh insights into music and musical practices that shaped distinctly localized individual and collective identities in pre-modern and early modern E
A few historians, but mostly scholars of English literature examine letters and transnationalism, letters and authorship, letters and periodicals, and letters and 21st-century editions. Among their to
This volume takes a fresh and innovative approach to the history of ideas of work, concerning perceptions, attitudes, cultures and representations of work throughout Antiquity and the medieval and ear
The vast majority of European countries have never had a Newton, Pasteur or Einstein. Therefore a historical analysis of their scientific culture must be more than the search for great luminaries. Stu
