Ten contributions from art historians deal with the interesting subject of how women who were marginalized or made invisible because of the cultural and economic milieu, or who chose to be invisible f
Timber deals with wide-ranging use of the material in historic buildings, from vast structural timber-frames through to high-class joinery and simple fixings. Particular attention is paid to how and w
With new methods of treatment standardisation resulting in various benefits for patient outcomes, evidence-based medicine and evidence-based practice have emerged as defining features of western healt
Minear (English, College of William and Mary, US) argues that John Milton (1608-74) thought of Shakespeare (1564-1616) as a particularly musical poet, who moved his audiences in ways other than with t
Population ageing is projected to affect all countries across the world in coming decades. The current rate of population ageing is unprecedented in human history with population projections indicatin
This volume discusses how proprietary notions increasingly dominated copyright legal principles, with consequences for information dissemination in modern times. It covers the period to 1850, and begi
When considering the successful design of cities, the focus tends to be on famous examples such as Paris or Rome, with equally successful but smaller and more remote examples being ignored. In additio
Few other cities can compare with Rome's history of continuous habitation, nor with the survival of so many different epochs in its present. This volume explores how the city's past has shaped the way
Nilsen (art history, Indiana U. South Bend) engages with the vast Janos Scholz Collection of 19th-century photographs of the Snite Museum of Art at the U. of Notre Dame to attempt a new contextualizin
Ethnomusicologists recount their face-to-face interactions with musicians in different cultures around the world, then turn to interactions with music itself in a number of contexts. Among their topic
In a scholarly career spanning five decades, Rhoda Rappaport published perceptive analyses of science in the culture of early Modern Europe, France in particular, with strong emphasis on geology's ear
Clark (Greek and Roman studies, U. of Victoria, Canada) presents an edition, with facing pages of English translation, of Iatrosophion by Cretan healer Nikolaos Konstantinos Theodorakis. The text was
This collection re-imagines the field of criminology with insights gleaned from feminist theory. Works included here illustrate that gender is a key organizing principle of social life. This means tha
Criminology lost a world leader with the untimely death of Richard Ericson in 2007. Ericson was one of the most prolific, influential and widely cited criminologists of his generation, producing monum
Taking an integrated, systems approach to dealing exclusively with the human performance issues encountered on the flight deck of the modern airliner, this book describes the inter-relationships betwe
This work seeks to open up a new field in planning studies: the study of the irrationality of planning. It examines culture as a concept in its own right, one with a social history and a history of an
With music technology becoming an increasingly central aspect of the music composition curriculum in England and Wales, Armstrong (St Mary's U. College, England) questions assumptions of automatic inc
The area whose capital was the southern Lombard city of Benevento developed a culture identified with the characteristic form of writing known as the Beneventan script, which was used throughout the a
Constructive contemporary theology requires serious engagement with the theologians of the past. This book offers a series of studies in the Christology of key representatives in the Reformed traditio
Constructive contemporary theology requires serious engagement with the theologians of the past. This book offers a series of studies in the Christology of key representatives in the Reformed traditio
In 1964 Kenneth Kaunda and his United National Independence Party (UNIP) government established the nation of Zambia in the former British colony of Northern Rhodesia. In parallel with many other newl
Leppanen-Guerra (history of art and architecture, DePaul U.) studies Joseph Cornell, a curious avant-garde artist usually known for his box-constructions, and his life-long interest with children, the
Critical spirituality is a way of naming a desire to work with what is meaningful in the context of enabling a socially just, diverse and inclusive society. Critical spirituality means seeing people h
Value is seldom discussed in its own right, though it is of utmost importance to our relations with media texts and cultural objects, as we constantly make judgements of various kinds with respect to
To honor Charles P. Schmidt on the occasion of his retirement from the music education department at Indiana University, 20 music education researchers with international reputations, weighted toward
This volume collects research by Indian scholars on India's relations with Central Asia (inclusive of the five post-Soviet states as well as Afghanistan). Eleven essays are presented by editors Laruel
The second wave of feminism which challenged and changed many assumptions about the world in which we live was a product of various western cultures, with no single country possessing a monopoly on th
'Learning involves doinga€|Since action learning suggests that we may best master whatever unknown challenge appears by working with others who seek to triumph in the same way, its programmes should b
Could a work of revelation be justified as a viable theological project today, especially in light of some modern sceptics questioning its validity as a doctrinal discipline? Engaging with the work of
Jameson's The political unconscious; narrative as a socially symbolic act, published in 1981, had wide influence among theorists of art history. This collection of essays engages with Jameson's ideas
In 1618 the English adventurer Raleigh was executed for trying to start a war with Spain by destroying a Spanish settlement in Venezuela against orders, denying his claim that the town hindered access
Starting with the hypothesis that not only human intelligence but also its antithesis 'intellectual disability' are nothing more than historical contingencies, C.F. Goodey's paradigm-shifting study tr
"The flowering of Gothic architecture depended to a striking extent on the use of drawing as a tool of design. By drawing precise 'blueprints' with simple tools such as the compass and straightedge, G
Despite providing society with a set of crucial services, large groups of workers in the informal economy are subject to exclusion and discrimination, and their lives are characterised by various type
Playing with Purpose shows how a facilitator, coach, manager, people developer or trainer can invent or reinvigorate an artificial learning experience and make it so much more than a game. The authors
This third edition of Jo Bryson's highly regarded Managing Information Services has been thoroughly revised with an emphasis on managing for a sustainable future. Libraries and information services fa
China's rise on the international scene over the past few years has correlated with its exponential economic growth. The European Union (EU), the world's largest development aid provider, has been fee
Charting new research directions, this book constructs a series of imperatives for linking culturally informed research around household sustainability with policy and planning. The household, or 'hom
There can be no doubt that most of the thinkers who are usually associated with the existentialist tradition, whatever their actual doctrines, were in one way or another influenced by the writings of
Hopkins (English, Sheffield Hallam U.) examines how drama dealt with complexities surrounding the question of who would succeed Elizabeth I on the English throne, for example uncertainty about what ex
