The articles and essays in this volume consider the problem of international terrorism from an international legal perspective. The articles address a range of issues starting with the dilemma of how
Metals deals with the conservation of a group of materials that have been used in buildings for everything from structural components and fixings to weatherproofing, repairs, and decoration. It covers
The result of a research project funded the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, this book represents the efforts of a team of architects and planners affiliated with the U. of Cambridge and the U
Edgington (Queen Mary, U. of London, UK) and Sweetenham (U. of Warwick, UK) lead off with three essays exploring the textual history of the poem, and its value as a source for the crusade and as a lit
Jews in the Early Modern English Imagination explores how for English travelers, the Jew of the imagination contrasted with the Jew they actually encountered in southern Europe, North Africa and the L
Based on interviews with a wide spectrum of people who work with CSR in England, Denmark and in the EU Commission, the book argues that when CSR is linked to social exclusion it is a way of renegotiat
Human ecology - the study and practice of relationships between the natural and the social environment - has gained prominence as scholars seek more effectively to engage with pressing global concerns
Since the naming of hepatitis C in 1989, knowledge about the disease has grown exponentially. So too, however, has the stigma with which it is linked. Associated with injecting drug use and tainted bl
Australia's Uranium Trade explores why the export of uranium remains a highly controversial issue in Australia and how this affects Australia's engagement with the strategic, regime and market realms
This selection of twenty-five essays by Andrew Smith is devoted to Neoplatonism and especially to Plotinus and Porphyry. It deals with Plotinus' development of the Platonic Forms, and includes a lengt
Who can concentrate on thoughts of Scripture or philosophy and be able to endure babies crying a€| ? Will he put up with the constant muddle and squalor which small children bring into the home? The w
Associating social justice with landscape is not new, yet the twenty-first century's heightened threats to landscape and their impact on both human and, more generally, nature's habitats necessitate n
This collection provides readers with a diverse and contemporary overview of research in the field. Drawing upon scholarly writing from a range of disciplines and approaches, it provides case studies
With the 14 chapters in this volume, Garvin, a consultant who conducts training courses for government information and research professionals and has managed electronic information products and servic
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
During the 1990s, Europe became the first continent with a 'mature society', where people aged 60 years and older outnumber children and as this trend continues, the resulting 'ageing societies' will
Situational awareness has become an increasingly salient factor contributing to flight safety and operational performance, and the research has burgeoned to cope with the human performance challenges
Powers (Near Eastern studies, Cornell U.) collects 12 articles he has written over the past 20 years or so dealing with the Islamic legal institutions of divorce, inheritance, and endowments, and thei
In October 1307 all the brothers of the military religious Order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy. In November, Pope Clement V instru
This volume on comparative Victorian Gothic literature explores the conflict between the rational and scientific sensibilities of the age with the development of spiritualist and occultist themes in p
In October 1307 all the brothers of the military religious Order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy. In November, Pope Clement V instru
Recent dissatisfaction with individualism and the problems of religious pluralism make this an opportune time to reassess the way in which we define ourselves and conduct our relationships with others
The featured articles in this volume provide an overview of jazz studies writings from the 1990s to the present day, and each text engages with issues that are central to the changing discourse of jaz
A fundamental change in the way organisations approach innovation is taking place. It involves cooperating and collaborating with external parties in the area of innovation and in the research and dev
The 14 essays of this collection offer historiography, state-of-research, and new interpretations of the central elements of the English Civil War, with topics that include popish plots, the philosoph
The authors (both of the Manchester School of Architecture, UK) note an "erosion" or "confusion" of space in modern urban forms associated with paradoxical policies of decentralization and concentrati
"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
Ostermark-Johansen (English, U. of Copenhagen, Denmark) offers a significant contribution to the history of Victorian art and thought with this thorough examination of Walter Pater's writings and his
The nine essays of this volume contain in-depth analysis of works by women writers, with a focus on their treatment of women, gender, and the use of myth in rewriting traditional gender roles and stor
Analyses the concepts, theories, and issues associated with the implementation in organisations and the service environment of an Equality, Diversity, and Discrimination (EDD) Agenda. This title also
Beginning with John Keats and tracing a line of influence through Alfred Lord Tennyson and Gerard Manley Hopkins, Betsy Tontiplaphol draws on established narratives of the nineteenth century's social
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
The criminal justice system has been in a state of flux in recent decades, accompanied by growing levels of insecurity and intolerance of crime and offenders among the general population. Along with g
In a lengthy introductory essay, Henderson (English, women's studies, U. of Texas, Arlington) explains that "[n]ineteenth-century America was obsessed with [the universality of death] and the literatu
Byzantium and Venice: 1204-1453, a selection of articles by the late Julian Chrysostomides, focuses on Byzantium after the Fourth Crusade and its relationship with Venice, particularly in the late Pal
Prendergast (U. of Rochester, US) explores how literature both incorporated and responded to some of the primary facets of inquisitorial culture and their connection with the ideologies that undergird
One of the oldest and most extensive forms of criminology falls within what is referred to, among other names, as social ecology. Beginning with the work of Guerry and Quetelet, this theory became the
American folk music icon Woody Guthrie's (1912-1967) influence (and staying power) extends far beyond American borders. The songs he brought with him from the rural towns and communities of the Americ
Engaging with the work of Nobel Prize-winning poet Odysseus Elytis within the framework of international modernism, Marinos Pourgouris places the poet's work in the context of other modernist and surr
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the relative calm world of Japanese Buddhist scholarship was thrown into chaos with the publication of several works by Buddhist scholars Hakamaya Noriaki and Matsum
