Tracing a path through Kierkegaard's writings, this book brings the reader into close contact with the texts and purposes of this remarkable 19th century Danish writer and thinker. Kierkegaard writes
With its specific focus on British representations of masculinity in relation to the trauma of the First World War and notions of national identity, class and sexuality, this book provides a much need
The Group of Eight has become a central actor in global governance with a steadily expanding role and agenda. The leaders' summits remain at the apex of the G8 system, but the leaders' work is complem
What can diversity management offer those concerned with ethnic inequality, racial discrimination, and issues of social and economic inclusion and exclusion? In this book John Wrench traces the emerge
International law has important effects in international relations, and the politics of international relations often determines the ability of states to make international law and to comply with inte
Giulio Cesare Brancaccio was a Neapolitan nobleman with long practical experience of military life, first in the service of Charles V and later as both soldier and courtier in France and then at the c
Concerning itself with the complex interplay between iconoclasm against images of the Virgin Mary in post-Reformation England and stage representations that evoke various 'Marian moments' from the med
Moral thinking today finds itself stranded between the particular and the universal. Alasdair MacIntyre's work on narrative, discussed here along with that of Stanley Hauerwas and H. T. Engelhardt, ai
Richard Williams surveys the history of the cooperative movement from its origins in the 18th century and deals with the theory of cooperation, as contrasted with the 'Standard Economic Model', based
This work represents the first comparative study of the folk revival movement in Anglophone Canada and the United States and combines this with discussion of the way folk music intersected with, and w
This is the first book to discern the contribution of Du Bois' work to criminology and criminal justice through a comprehensive review of his papers, articles and books. Beginning with reflections fro
The ongoing deregulation and liberalization of worldwide air transport markets confronts airport planners with an increasingly problematic context. On the one hand, the capital intensive, large-scale
The 2004 US election provided French citizens and their media with a springboard for re-conceiving 'self' and 'other'. By examining how the French media – newspapers, television, the internet and scho
This unparalleled Companion provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to Islamic law to all with an interest in this increasingly relevant and developing field. The volume presents classical Is
The spectre and fear of another terrorist attack looms large for most of the world's citizenry and for the domestic law agencies charged with protecting these citizens and countries. This book explore
What is power and how is it effective? This volume responds to these questions in terms of regional international relations with a particular focus on the Baltic Sea region, an area still charged with
Maguire details methods for assessing and constructing safety cases and reports in all hazardous industries, including nuclear, rail, chemical, defense, and construction fields, with examples from the
Based on a close study of Van Dyck's Self-portrait with a Sunflower, this book examines the picture's context in the symbolic discourses of the period and in the artist's oeuvre. The portrait is inter
Fourteen papers were selected for this volume by Freilich (John Jay College of Criminal Justice) and Guerette (Florida International U.) from the third international conference dealing with the topics
British specialist in clinical neuropsychology Simon begins by defining the various types of dementia within the context of ageing and abnormal ageing and the memory loss associated with them. Then he
This book is concerned with trainee professionals and their search for meaning through the determined and creative pursuit of a cross-cultural career transition. Adopting a qualitative research framew
From the perspectives of sociology, anthropology, and religious studies, scholars contribute to the emerging field of material expressions of religion, with case studies across time and space. They ap
In keeping with the aim of the Urban Planning and Environment series, this volume presents empirically based studies that assess a variety of initiatives to improve environmental quality. The contribu
Pojmann (Siena College) explores the relationship between immigration and the Italian women's movement from the 1960s to the present. She begins with discussion of how hiring migrant women of the firs
The three crusades in as many years were in response to the expansion of Ottoman power into the Balkans, and became a spiritual rather than purely commercial conflict with the blessing of the Pope. Im
As traditional religions in the Western world are abandoned to the elderly and the fundamentalists, new forms of spiritual and religious practices are emerging that are entwined with the political, th
Long (romance studies, Cornell U.) explores how images and accounts of hermaphrodites interacted with the notions of natural and cultural divisions between the sexes in Renaissance Europe, mostly Fran
Resident and associate researchers with the China Youth and Children Research Centre, a national research center sponsored by the Chinese government, present studies that can be used as a textbook for
This volume investigates advances in the field of legal translation both from a theoretical and practical perspective, with professional and academic insights from leading experts in the field. Part I
Wheatley (Smith College) depicts the struggles and stories of people who work to create circumstances they can live with as they navigate their course with a cardiac condition. Her focus is on the pro
Scholars from across Europe systematically review the research on the possible consequences of temporary employment for individual employees and organizations with the goal of synthesizing it into a s
Noting the sparse scholarly attention paid to the relationship between tourism and development, Cornelissen (U. of Stellenbosch, South Africa) presents her country--with its political economic element
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
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
Researchers with non-government organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions share the insights they have gained by conducting studies in collaboration with communities relating to a
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
Lewis Carroll and the Victorian Stage is the first book to focus on Carroll's irresistible fascination with all things theatrical, from childhood charades and marionettes to active involvement in the
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
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