Alexander (economics and ethics, U. of Leuven, Belgium) develops a systematic philosophical study of the capability approach to quality of life issues as advocated by contemporary thinkers Sen and Nus
Does science argue against the existence of the human soul? Many scientists and scholars believe the whole is more than the sum of the parts. This book uses information and systems theory to describe
Potvin (U. of Guelph, Canada) conducts close readings of representations of the male body, male intimacy, and male desire in Victorian culture, applying theoretical lenses borrowed from Michel Foucaul
A major theme in the volume of articles by Janet Nelson is the usefulness of gender as a category of historical analysis. Papers range widely across early medieval time and geographical as well as soc
Dunn (philosophy, U. of Sydney) analyzes a range of contemporary views in moral psychology and in theories of agency to demonstrate the way such views obscure or distort the role of values. He argues
Presenting a comprehensive survey of the historical underpinnings of baptismal liturgies and theologies, Bryan Spinks presents an ecumenically and geographically wide-ranging survey and discussion of
This book examines EU enlargement by studying how domestic constitutional evolution in the new member states contributes to European integration. In contrast to the usual top-down analytical pattern,
Advances in the field of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have been revolutionary. This book focuses on the use of ARTs in the context of families who seek to conceive a matching sibling donor a
This book provides an analysis of how commercial and banking disputes can be settled under the Islamic regime for arbitration. The work focuses on the Saudi legal system as representative of Shari'a l
While the writings of early modern medical practitioners habitually touch on performance and ceremony, few illuminate them as clearly as the Protestant physicians Felix Platter and Thomas Platter the
The essays in Archaeology and History in Roman, Medieval and Post-Medieval Greece honor the contributions of Timothy E. Gregory to our understanding of Greece from the Roman period to modern times. Ev
The broad question is whether transplanted legal systems can productively take root in countries where they did not originate. Paquin (U. of Ottawa, Canada) offers a close analysis of business law in
It was Carl Dahlhaus who coined the phrase a€?dead timea€? to describe the state of the symphony between Schumann and Brahms. Christopher Fifield argues that many of the symphonies dismissed by Dahlha
"In this volume, the interdependence between road and rail transport is investigated, providing a fascinating reappraisal of the complex and shifting nature of European transportation over the last hu
The modern world is characterised by pervasive economic inequalities. Strong economic growth in some developing countries has contributed to a degree to a reduction in the levels of inequality between
Twelve contributions from academics and researchers analyze and compare police response to domestic violence in various European countries. The authors also consider how organizational and institution
Despite narratives of secularization, it appears that the British public persistently pay attention to clerical opinion and continually resort to popular expressions of religious faith, not least in t
Ford (music, University College London) presents a study of the sexual politics and Enlightenment ethics of Mozart's three operas: Le nozze die Figaro , Don Giovanni , and Cossi fan tutte . He inter
Horses played a major role in the military, economic, social and cultural history of early-modern England. This book uses the supply of horses to English Civil War armies as a case study to demonstrat
Insight into today's economic and financial problems comes, in this revealing book, from an understanding of how and why the practice and the teaching of management has developed as it has. Gordon Pea
The common building practice of re-using perfectly good pieces of marble and other fitted and often carved pieces of stone is the subject of this fascinating group of 12 essays by an international gro
The political discontent or malaise that typifies most modern democracies is mainly caused by the widely shared feeling that the political freedom of citizens to influence the development of their soc
Examining a wide range of representations of physical, metaphorical, and dream landscapes in Charlotte BrontA?, George Eliot, and Thomas Hardy, Eithne Henson explores the way in which gender attitudes
The wine industry appears to be an anomaly within the modern global economy. Thousands of small companies provide a vast variety of highly differentiated products and compete successfully with multina
Childhood and Migration in Europe explores the under-researched and often misunderstood worlds of migrant children and young people, drawing on extensive empirical research with children and young peo
The politicization of religion is a central feature of the modern world, pointing to the continued relevance of the secularization debate: does modernization result in the decline of the social and po
This set of 16 papers is intended by editors Marcouiller (U. of Wisconsin), Lapping (U. of Southern Maine), and Furuseth (U. of North Carolina) to present a wide-ranging assessment of rural housing in
Carrick (art history, Carleton University, Canada) takes a revisionary look at the short-lived movement of Nouveau Realisme in 1960's France. It was defined, and ridiculed, as an art of consumptionism
Cities, Texts and Social Networks examines the experiences of urban life from late antiquity through the close of the fifteenth century, in regions ranging from late Imperial Rome to Muslim Syria, Ira
Taking as its focus the wide-ranging character of the Enlightenment, both in geographical and intellectual terms, this second collection of articles by John Gascoigne explores this movement's filiatio
What happens when incidents result in a policy sector losing its legitimacy? When a malfunctioning policy sector receives so much negative public attention that it has to fight for its survival? This
In this impressive study, Hager (English, Simmons College, Mass.) travels through the rich land of Dickens' novels, keeping her eye firmly focussed on his treatment of marriage. As she relates in her
Airline Operations and Delay Management fills a gap within the area of airline schedule planning by addressing the close relationships between network development, economic driving forces, schedule de
The fruit of intensive collaboration among leading international specialists on the literature, religion and culture of early modern England, this volume examines the relationship between writing and
Ritual and the Sacred discusses some of the most important issues of modern socio-political life through the lens of a neo-Durkheimian perspective. Building on the main lesson of Durkheim's Elementary
Departing from traditional Lockean readings of Clarissa, E. Derek Taylor offers a new interpretation informed by the writings of Locke's first critic, John Norris. Alluded to throughout Richardson's n
SME's are acknowledged as effective sources of jobs and incomes, gaining an important position in the development agenda, subsequently 'cluster' policies were conceived as a framework to augment the e
Throughout his career, Robert Brentano attempted to understand the nature and 'style' of ecclesiastical institutions in Italy and the British Isles, the specific qualities of saints and the communitie
The music industry has been waging some very significant battles in recent years, reacting to numerous inter-related crises provoked by globalization, digitalization and the ever more extensive commer
