In recent decades, asylum has emerged as a highly politicized European issue. The term a€?asylum seekera€? has suffered a negative perception and has been associated with notions of illegality and cri
Part of a substantial series of primary sources, this volume is the second of a three-volume corpus that reproduces four texts dealing with the content and impact of the English laws on women's rights
Part of a substantial series of primary sources, this volume is the first of a three-volume corpus (each volume is sold individually) that reproduces four texts dealing with the content and impact of
Part of a substantial series of primary sources, this volume is the third of a three-volume corpus that reproduces four texts dealing with the content and impact of the English laws on women's rights.
Culture and Politics provides a comprehensive introduction to the enduring phenomenon of culture and its impact on contemporary society and politics. Combining a substantial theoretical overview with
Asua (U. Nacional de San Martin, Argentina) and French (history and philosophy, Cambridge U. until his death in May 2003) are not concerned with the zoological identification of species seen by Europe
Barnes (National Center for Social Research, UK) compares the problem of social exclusion in Great Britain with eleven other countries in the European Union. His analysis incorporates data from a stud
Demonstrating the ways that piety and family life were interwoven in early modern Europe, these essays look at such important elements of daily life as the individual's relationship with God, the plac
American, Japanese, and British scholars of law and political science present diverse views as they assess some of the contemporary normative and legal challenges and problems associated with the appl
Kardam (Monterey Institute of International Studies) was born and raised in Turkey, and still spends several months a year there with her family, and so can describe changes in the country's policies
Aurigi (U. of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) seeks to provide a snapshot of the deployment of digital public space (information and communication technology projects) in European cities and to demonstrate t
Bringing together the latest interdisciplinary theoretical approaches with empirical case studies from Scandinavia, this volume demonstrates the importance of mobility research to transportation polic
Beginning his monograph with an account of the Partition that left the South Asian sub-continent divided into India and Pakistan and set the stage for the two countries enduring rivalry, Sathasivam (S
Kwan and Yu, both affiliated with City University of Hong Kong, China, present insight on a range of issues related to China's economic growth and political development, from the role of higher educat
In this collection of 11 articles, contributors respond to charges that African states are not responding adequately nor appropriately to the AIDS crisis. Showing that the primary problems with respon
In order to provide a new perspective on policymaking for critical infrastructure, Gow (London School of Economics and Political Science) weaves together developments in disaster management with an ap
Anselm is a major figure in theological, philosophical and historical studies. This book provides a fresh approach to the study of this great figure; one which provides critical interaction with curre
Law scholars and practitioners investigate how the factual circumstances contained in recent landmark British House of Lords cases dealing with local authority's alleged failure to deal with abused ch
The 14 essays of this volume were solicited in honor of the retirement of Hindman, an art historian, from Northwestern U. in Chicago. The essays consider various medieval manuscripts, with a focus on
Now that the constant media feed around the world is security, war, and terrorism, Tazreiter (U. of New South Wales, Australia) deals with how people moving across borders in search of protection and
This guide points to primary source material on the history of veterinary medicine. The book opens with a brief history of veterinary medicine from the 14th century to the present, then describes the
Practicing and academic Israeli architects, along with scholars of history, geography, and art from there and elsewhere, critically examine the inherent nexus between ideology and the construction of
Geyer begins with a revised version of his 1986 article Mythology and Culture in the Oracles against the Nations, published in Vestus Testamentum. Then he explores three myths that are incorporated wi
Contemporary literature, in its grappling with the meaning of the human condition can no longer be captured in traditional, fixed categories, is deeply involved with religious questions, argue the edi
In an interdisciplinary study of the nature of theological language, Jensen (Church of Ireland Theological College) considers the modern debate in theological hermeneutics beginning with the Barth-Bul
This study explores the reasons behind the different responses of three legal systems: Europe, Japan, and the USA, in coping with one of the major food safety crises in recent years: BSE. Making refer
China has recently entered a significant stage in its economic transition with the introduction of a new and seemingly sophisticated bankruptcy law drawing inspiration from mature insolvency systems.
Eighteen essays from international academics represent a sampling of current trends in Shakespearean scholarship. They deal with themes such as religion, race, and ethnicity, as well as theatrical and
Catherine Urner journeyed to Paris to study with Charles Koechlin after winning a prize for several years' study of music abroad. She studied with him from 1919-1921, when she returned to America and
In recent years, British postal workers have emerged as one of the most strike-prone groups of employees. In this study, Gall (U. of Stirling) draws upon interviews with workers to describe their stru
Six years after publication of the first edition, this second edition is enhanced with substantial new coverage of legal Spanish and of the legal languages of the Nordic countries. Mattila (U. of Lapl
With their distinctive, religiously mandated turbans, many Sikhs became the targets in the wake of 9/11 of violent attacks at the hands of people apparently unaware of the difference of Islam and Sikh
In the 20th century theorists of mind were almost exclusively concerned with various versions of the materialist thesis, but prior to current debates accounts of soul and mind reveal an extraordinary
Over the past 20 years, cognitive neuroscience has revolutionized our ability to understand the nature of human thought. Working with the understandings of traditional psychology, the new brain scienc
The concept of creativity, together with concerns over access to creativity and knowledge, are currently the subject of international debate and unprecedented public attention, particularly in the con
This volume presents the reader with an interesting and, at times, provocative selection of contemporary thinking about cybercrimes and their regulation. The contributions cover the years 2002a€“2007,
The eleven essays of this collection provide detailed examples of how geometry was used in the creation of several medieval cathedrals. Some of the essays give an overview to the use of geometry, with
This book develops a legal argument as to how persons with intellectual desability can flourish in a liberal setting through the exercise of human rights even though they are perceived as no-autonomo
Lausten (theology, U. of Copenhagen) begins with the first missionaries to Denmark: the Anglo Saxon Willibrord, the Frank Ansgar, and the German Poppo. Then he progresses through the Roman-Catholic Mi
This collection engages with current issues on equal protection in the USA, as seen from the perspectives of leading academics in this area. Contributors with a range of perspectives interrogate the l
