Standard Languages and Language Standards: Greek, Past and Present is a collection of essays with a distinctive focus and an unusual range. It brings together scholars from different disciplines, with
This intriguing study blends fictional representations of female murderers with transcripts, biographies and broadsides about real women convicted of murder. Saxton (English, Mills College, Oakland, C
Using private diary writing as her model, Catherine Delafield investigates the cultural significance of nineteenth-century women's writing and reading practices. Beginning with an examination of non-f
Temperley (Music, University of Illinois, Urbana, emeritus) has spent his career in search of the music sung and played in Protestant English parish churches. Along with many books on the subject, he
This book is concerned with the argument that religious traditions are inherently environmentally friendly. Yet in a developing country such as India, the majority of people cannot afford to put the '
Kwak (PhD, international relations, Claremont Graduate U.) and Joo (political science, U. of Minnesota-Morris) present 13 chapters examining various aspects of North Korean foreign policy, with the ke
Even if they deplore it, anyone who has been on a plane in this century will identify with the anger of passengers who sometimes become violent. Hunter, who spent many years in the airline industry, s
In her innovative study of spatial locations in postcolonial texts, Sara Upstone adopts a transnational and comparative approach that challenges the tendency to engage with authors in isolation or in
Part of a series that gathers notable scholarship on aspects of medieval music into one source, this volume presents 18 previously published articles on the music called ars antiqua, with separate sec
Burns (music and Africana studies, Binghamton U.) has written this ethnography on Ewe female musicians from Ghana to provide students in African studies, gender studies and ethnomusicology with an exp
G8 enforcement policies against transnational organized crime is explored in this volume for students and policymakers, with Scherrer (international political sociology, U. de Montreal) providing a so
Krishnamurthy (Fitchburg State College) presents 12 essays examining a diverse array of figures who through various forms sought to engage 18th and 19th British audiences with the realities of the wor
Hansen and Friedman (both New England School of Law) began with a discussion over lunch, then moved to a series of essays published in the on-line journal The Jurist, expanded their research into secr
In 1887, in the wake of his success with Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, British author Robert Louis Stevenson set off on travels that would take him to the United States for a year, two years traveling in the
This book brings together important material from a range of sources and highlights how government organizations, musicians, academics and commercial companies are concerned with, and seek to use, a p
With the exponential rise in leisure mobility, tourism has increasingly become of great economic significance. Cultural heritage, such as museums, churches, historical landscapes, urban parks, and exh
This book develops a thorough account of the sphere of human moral action in sustained dialogue with JA?rgen Moltmann. By examining God's role as promise-giver, particularly in the Christian understan
The frequency with which particular words are used in a text can tell us something meaningful both about that text and also about its author because their choice of words is seldom random. Focusing on
In keeping with recent trends of synthesis in literary criticism, Markwick (English, University of Exeter, UK), Morse (English, College of William and Mary) and Gagnier (English, University of Exeter,
Complying with Colonialism presents a complex analysis of the habitual weak regard attributed to the colonial ties of Nordic Countries. It introduces the concept of a€?colonial complicitya€? to explai
The articles collected together in this volume are concerned with why and how people get involved in politics, whether through formal mechanisms such as voting, through some of the more informal means
Jefferson presents the Warden's Account Books of one of the 12 big livery companies in the City of London from 1344 to 1520, with Modern English translation facing pages of the original Norman French,
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
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
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
How have Jews experienced their environments and how have they engaged with specific places? How do Jewish spaces emerge, how are they contested, performed and used? With these questions in mind, this
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
