Music has been used as a cure for disease since as far back as King David's lyre, but the notion that it might be a serious cause of mental and physical illness was rare until the late eighteenth cent
The Musical Ear: Oral Tradition in the USA provides a wide-ranging look at the role played by music that is passed on orally without the use of notation, in the folk, popular and art musics of North A
In 1625 Lady Eleanor Davies' life took a dramatic turn when, by her account in 1641, a "Heavenly voice" told her "There is Ninteene yeares and a halfe to the day of Judgemen
In 1625 Lady Eleanor Davies' life took a dramatic turn when, by her account in 1641, a "Heavenly voice" told her "There is Ninteene yeares and a halfe to the day of Judgemen
Yes, he was handsome. Yes, he was a spectacular serial adulterer. Yes, he was so popular and powerful that he could demand the best parts in the best works of the best writers. It is in that last obse
'I listen to a piece and ask myself what has made the greatest impression on me. What has moved me the most about it, what has excited me the most, what it is I want to write about, what sets my mind
This important volume examines rights from an inter-disciplinary law and society perspective, beginning with the premise that the most basic functions of rights requires the empirical study of rights
Globalization has had a profound effect on the world of finance and banking over the past two decades. This book explores the interrelationships between factors contributing to the globalization of co
Contributors to this collection delve into the relationship between Rome and Shakespeare. They view the presence of Rome in Shakespeare's plays not simply as an unquestioned model of imperial culture,
The relationship between gender and nationalism is a compelling issue that is receiving increasing coverage in the scholarly literature. With case studies covering Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia and Mexi
Socrates, son of Sophroniscus, of Alopece is arguably the most richly and diversely commemorated - and appropriated - of all ancient thinkers. Already in Antiquity, vigorous controversy over his signi
This second selection of studies by Frank Da€?Accone, again based principally on the documentary evidence, follows the development through the mid 16th century of musical chapels at the Cathedral and
Just as in the previous Gunpowder: The History of an International Technology, this work presents papers from symposia held under the auspices of the International Committee for the History of Technol
The studies brought together in this volume were published over the last thirty years and are concerned, directly or indirectly, with the Portuguese presence in India between about 1500 and 1650. They
Hunger is an issue which has been subject to much rigorous intellectual examination by economists, philosophers, sociologists, NGO's and governments. This volume provides a critical overview of curren
Corruption is a major issue in international trade. A recent report estimated the global cost to be in the range of $1,000 billion per annum. As a result, the past decade has seen a flurry of activity
What did Greek Architecture really look like? Over the years it has been portrayed and drawn in different ways which have determined what people have said about it. This book looks at the historical
Based on research work financed by the European Commission under their programme of Community Action to Combat Social Exclusion, this book offers a comprehensive picture of the present state of later-
This three volume reference series provides an authoritative and comprehensive set of volumes collecting together the most influential articles and papers on tourism, heritage and culture. The papers
This significant and innovative collection explores the changing piety of townspeople and villagers before, during and after the Reformation. It brings together leading and new scholars from England a
This book makes the argument that secular married couple relationships, both same and different sex, should be sanctioned and supported by the State. This proposition cannot be supported at the expens
Applying innovative interpretive strategies drawn from cultural studies, this book considers the perennial question of law and politics: what role do the founding fathers play in legitimizing contempo
In this innovative work Jean Hillier develops a new theory for students and researchers of spatial planning and governance which is grounded primarily in the work of Gilles Deleuze. The theory recogni
Looking at the tourism industry in Havana since 1989, Colantonio (Oxford Brookes U.) and Potter (U. of Reading) investigate the role played by international tourism in Cuba's institutional and economi
Focusing primarily on three early modern French authors, this book explores the erotics and politics of "voluntary servitude" in classical antiquity and the early modern period. These author
Becket's life was lived on a European stage, his cause was conducted in a European setting, and the cult of the new martyr spread with extraordinary rapidity to the furthest reaches of Latin Christend
Pendergast (English, Southern Illinois U.-Edwardsville) explores the Protestant emphasis on literacy as a relation between parties, and as a rhetorical construction as opposed to a static one. His und
Chronicling the history of the Daughters of Charity through the seventeenth century, this study examines how the community's existence outside of convents helped to change the nature of women's religi
The Strategikon of the Emperor Maurice, written towards the end of the 6th century, is a key text in the history of late Roman and Byzantine warfare. It stands midway between the classical genre of ta
Writings by early-modern English artisans are rare and thus precious. London wood-turner and puritan, Nehemiah Wallington (1598–1658) is exceptional for having compiled fifty notebooks between 1618
Illuminated here are the relationships between visual culture, faith, and gender in the courtly, monastic, and urban spheres of the early modern Burgundian Netherlands. By examining works by artists s
This outstanding collection of Susan McClary's work exemplifies her contribution to a bridging of the gap between historical context, culture and musical practice. The selection includes essays which
