Southeast Asia has in recent years become a crossroads of cultures with high levels of ethnic pluralism, not only between countries, sub-regions and urban areas, but also at the local levels of commun
From 1840a€“57, Heinrich Ernst was one of the most famous and significant European musicians, and performed on stage, often many times, with Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Alkan, Clara S
Hyacinth Bobone (c. 1105a€“1198) was one of the great figures of twelfth-century Europe. Active in the Roman Curia from the 1120s, a student in Paris, and associated with both Peter Abelard and Arnold
The emergence of global order requires the development of horizontal forms of international governance, which in turn requires these forms of governance to be underpinned with legitimacy. Many have dr
The later Middle Ages was an overwhelmingly rural world, with probably three out of four households reliant upon farming for a living. Yet conventional accounts of the period rarely do justice to the
This book argues that the discipline of practical theology needs to be re-shaped in the light of the impact of various influences created through the encounter with globalization. Essential to this is
Many of the world's deadliest conflicts are largely ignored a€“ becoming off-the-radar 'stealth conflicts'. How can this be possible in a world with unprecedented levels of access to information, and
This collection of 13 articles presents a coherent and fascinating discussion of the experience of travel in the Middle Ages, with articles on maps, astrolabes, roads, ships, and transport of building
This third edition of Straight and Level thoroughly updates the previous edition with extensive comments on recent industry developments and emerging business models. The discussion is illustrated by
In the last decade lifestyle television has become one of the most dominant television genres, with certain shows now global brands with formats exploited by producers all over the world. What unites
Contemporary fascination with the Bronte family goes far beyond the contents of their books. This collection of essays examines the interest the Brontes had in other forms of artistic expression, part
Dreambooks in Byzantium offers for the first time in English translation and with commentary six of the seven extant Byzantine oneirocritica, or manuals on the interpretation of dreams. (The seventh,
Unique in combining a comprehensive and comparative study of genre with a study of romance, this book constitutes a significant contribution to ongoing critical debates over the definition of romance
Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to Applications uniquely merges the institutional and technical aspects of the aviation industry with their theoretical economic underpinnings. In
Just as the cover image of a salamander specimen confronts us with the ambiguities of life and death and transpecies kinship, this interdisciplinary volume by international scholars in queer theory, c
Many effects of environmental and energy policy are likely to disproportionately burden those with low income. First, it raises the price of fossil-fuel-intensive products that constitute a high fract
Engaging with contemporary Anglican theology of the Eucharist through the concept of anamnesis, this book seeks to enrich the Church's understanding of transformation and mission. Eucharistic theology
Providing a comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment, and with a particular focus on expressions of tension and anxiety about modernity, this collection examines visual culture in nineteenth-century
What shapes the role of Information and Communication Technologies in our everyday life? Despite the speed with which information and communication technologies such as the PC, mobile telephone and in
The French princess Henrietta Maria became the queen of Charles I of England. Their happy marriage was the only bright spot in Charles' reign as his battles with the conservative Protestants in Englan
Buying for the Home is a book about the experiences and also the polarities of shopping and the home. It analyses the ways in which the agencies and discourses of the retail environment mesh with the
Roversi (sociology, U. of Bologna, Italy) spent his last few months helping with the translation of L'Odio in Rete, which was published in 2006 by Societa ditrice Il Mulino, Bologna. In some ways, thi
In his study of the origins of political reflection in twentieth-century African fiction, Donald Wehrs examines a neglected but import ant body of African texts written in colonial (English and French
Whilst much has been written about early modern urban history, the majority of this work has focussed on Western Europe with relatively little available in English on towns and cities in the former co
An exploration of womena€?s contributions to visual culture in major urban centres between the wars (1918a€“1939), this collection sheds new light on womena€?s relationships with the processes of mode
Mobility is a basic principle of modernity besides others like individuality, rationality, equality and globality. Taking its cue from this concept, this book presents a movement that begins with the
In the resilience engineering approach to safety, failures and successes are seen as two different outcomes of the same underlying process, namely how people and organizations cope with complex, under
This book examines the interregional relations of the European Union with East Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEM currently brings together 16 Asian countries, the 27 membe
Until now we have only had relatively narrow economic studies comparing investments in railways with investments in other fields of individual economies. 'Across the Borders' not only opens the door f
This volume ends Ibn al-Athir's (1193-1231) chronicles of the Crusades, abstracted from his larger history of Islam in general. It begins with the state of the Ayyubid empire when Saladin died, and tr
Linville (religious studies, U. of Lethbridge, Canada) integrates the new historical sensibility with a literary approach to present a more creative reading of the biblical book of Amos than either ap
In her persuasively argued study, Patricia Pulham astutely combines psychoanalytic theory with socio-historical criticism to examine a selection of fantastic tales by the female aesthete and intellect
Many 21st century operations are characterised by teams of workers dealing with significant risks and complex technology, in competitive, commercially-driven environments. Informed managers in such se
Significant and unexplored signs of John Marston's literary rivalry with Ben Jonson are investigated here by Charles Cathcart. The centrepiece of the book is its argument that the anonymous play The F
Garrett (English, California State U., Los Angeles) analyzes Wordsworth's lifelong fascination with the national census and other authorities about English identity such as findings of surveys and the
Blackface minstrelsy is associated particularly with popular culture in the United States and Britain, yet despite the continual two-way flow of performers, troupes and companies across the Atlantic,
Peter Martyr was one of the central Dominican saints of the thirteenth century, in some cases eclipsing Dominic himself. Born in Verona around 1206 to those with Cathar sympathies, he became a convert
This book is a collection of 17 papers selected from David Starkie's extensive writings over the last 25 years. Previously published material has been extensively edited and adapted, and combined with
Constructed space is defined by its shape, by the materials with which it is enclosed and by the objects that are placed within or decorate its exterior or interior. The interaction of these crafted o
Suggesting that one of the core problems with the American project in Iraq has been dysfunctional civil-military relations at the Pentagon, in which politically-appointed civilian officials have drown
