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
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
Schofield's (history, Newcastle U.) 2003 Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne investigated why Lutheranism did not take hold in England, but during the process realized the uni
Scholars and practitioners in urban planning, most of them European, summarize the evolution of theory and practice in evaluating the potential profitability of a prospective planning project, sample
Sociologists from Canada, Britain, the US, and Chile tackle the problem of making theoretical sense of the seemingly paradoxical situation in which religion is simultaneously significant and insignifi
Exploring the correlation between identity and social space, Pohl (English, U. College Northampton, Britain) examines women's utopian spatial imagination in the 17th and 18th centuries. She discusses
Following workshops and an international symposium in 2003, The Network of Comparative Research on Islam and Muslims in Europe has produced a volume of comparative studies by scholars of social scienc
Perhaps the most prolific scholar of Judaism in the 20th century, Neusner (religion and theology, Bard College) completes the three volumes of selected essays by demonstrating how the Rabbinic sayings
Fulbrook (London School of Economics) sets out a concise account of British law on outdoor activities as part of school, particularly analyzing the yardstick of negligence and statutory liability by w
Biotechnology and the Challenge of Property addresses the question of how the advancement of property law is capable of controlling the interests generated by the engineering of human tissues. Through
Recent scandals involving the use of human body parts have highlighted the need for legal clarification surrounding property law and the use of human tissue. This book advances the notion that the leg
Eight essays from a 2003 colloquium, apparently held in London, present views by philosophers and classicists about the relationship in antiquity between what are now called philosophy and science. Am
The Stoics on Determinism and Compatibilism is an important book which reconstructs the arguments deployed by the Stoics in favour of the view that everything is necessary and examines the development
The relationship between housing, space, and quality of life in the context of the physical, psychological, and social aspects of urban life is addressed by scholars in disciplines ranging from archit
Asian and European social scientists examine and compare the integration process on the two continents, and draw some possible lessons for East Asia in light of the European experience that has culmin
Underlying the appeal and image of authoritative and serious knowledge afforded by modern society to the discipline of management, says Gantman (U. of Buenos Aires and U. of Belgrano, Argentina), are
As in the US, personal insolvency is running at an all-time high in the UK. Milman (Lancaster U.) surveys bankruptcy as a default "game" played in the expanding credit market, the development and aim
Tracing the origins of daily prayer from the New Testament and Patristic period, through the Reformation and Renaissance to the present, this book examines the development of daily rites across a broa
Parsons (religious studies, Open U.) argues that the Italian city exemplifies a society whose history encompasses, and reveals a continuity between, the modern concept of civil religion and the concep
Thom (Southern Cross U., Australia) explains that the major medieval systems of model logic were developed between Pierre Abelard in the 12th century and Jean Buridan in the 14th by thinkers trying to
Walcott (Georgia State U.) considers the economic prospects of China as linchpin for Asia's future development, focusing on the role of proximity of Chinese business parks for promoting learning and e
This book provides a leading point of reference in the field of partial defences to murder and with respect to the mental condition defences of loss of control and diminished responsibility in general
This volume examines general driving offences, concentrating on those which punish risk-taking whilst driving, with the primary goal of increasing road safety. The focus is particularly on careless dr
Spurred by the Human Rights Act adopted by the European Convention in 1998, which guaranteed religious rights across the legal orders of the participating countries, the contributors (scholars in reli
a€?Honour'-based violence is a form of intimate violence committed against women (and some men) by husbands, fathers, brothers and male relatives. A very common social phenomenon, it has existed throu
Ovidian Bibliofictions and the Tudor Book examines the historical and the fictionalized reception of Ovida€?s poetry in the literature and books of Tudor England. It does so through the study of a par
Daniel Sipe focuses on the persistent afterlife of utopias in works by artists and writers who include Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, Etienne Cabet, J.J. Grandville, Charles Barbara, Auguste Villiers
Learning and Mobilising for Community Development introduces the reader to different ways of thinking about, and organising community-based education and training within different settings. Stories fr
Weber (gender studies, Indiana U.) examines the tensions built into Anglo-American Victorian representations of gender, fame, and professionalism, noting that fame constituted a significant public ach
Timmons (Spanish) and Boenig (English, both Texas A&M U.) present the first English translation of a 12th-century Latin version of miracles of the Virgin Mary that 13th-century Spanish poet Berceo
Historians examine the patterns of affective movement that material and verbal images express and transmit in order to discover and evaluate the epistemological and other potentialities and limitation
Burney (1755-1800), the daughter of music historian Charles Burney, grew up in London, interacted with the many musicians and artists who visited the family home, and developed a considerable knowledg
Since its publication in 1911, Sir Julian's Corbett's Some Principles of Maritime Strategy has remained a key document within naval strategic thinking. Yet despite his undoubted influence, Corbett's t
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
Sexuality and sexual identity have been relatively marginalized areas in both social work education and practice. However, changes in policy and legislation in the UK and other countries over the past
Why does God permit the great suffering and evil that we see in our world? This basic question of human existence receives a fresh answer in this book as they mystery of evil is explored in the contex
Caterina Sforza remains a little understood character. This book provides a very rounded account of her life, dispelling or unravelling the many myths that have grown up around her without removing t
The title of this book gives no clue to the wealth of philosophical discussion within. Leeds (English, Florida Atlantic University, Davie Campus) sets out to compare syntax within Neo-Latin Scots writ
Nooshin (music, City University, London) has assembled essays that discuss the power of music in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia. The introduction gives an excellent overview of the rol
