William A Graham, a leading international scholar in the field of Islamic Studies, gathers together his selected writings under three sections: 1.History and Interpretation of Islamic Religion; 2.The
Advertising and Cultural Politics in Global Times traces daringly transgressive convergences between cultural politics and global advertising media. It engages with a range of interpolations between c
Emerging over the past ten years from a set of post-structuralist theoretical lineages, non-representational theories are having a major impact within Human Geography. Non-representational theorisatio
This edited volume provides an overview of recent work in human geography utilizing non-representational theories, which build on social constructivism's insights concerning the importance of represen
Alternative ways of thinking, analysing and performing economic geographies have become ever more significant in recent years. The importance of such alternatives continues to be underlined by the re
Exploring Kierkegaard's complex use of the Bible, the essays in this volume use source-critical research and tools ranging from literary criticism to theology and biblical studies, to situate Kierkega
Vasigh (economics and finance, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U., Florida); Ken Fleming, an aviation economics and operations consultant; and Liam Mackay, a financial planner for a large airline, offer a t
Michel Foucault refers to 1965-1970 as, in philosophical terms, `the five brief, impassioned, jubilant, enigmatic years' This book reinterprets Jacques Derrida's work from this period, most especiall
While the term "industrial tourism" is relatively new, the tours themselves have been around a long time. In this study, Otgaar and his colleagues, all at the European Institute for Comparative Urban
Migrating Genders presents a sustained description of male-to-female transgendered identities, explaining how the fa'afafine fit within the wider gender system of Samoa and examining both the impact
This text explores the boundaries between bodies and society with special reference to uncovering the cultural components of health and the ways in which bodies are categorized according to a form of
This internationally edited collection addresses the issues raised by multi-owned residential developments, now established as a major type of housing throughout the world in the form of apartment blo
Christopher Hubbard offers a comprehensive exploration of the effects on national/state security policy and discourse of the production, storage, transportation, safeguarding, export and use of enric
This booh is a major contribution to studies of the highly regarded twentieth-century Spanish painter, Maiufa Multl, and more broadly to out knowledge of the Spanish avant garde, ital Mtimfumaty flowe
Drawn from extensive, new and rich empirical research across the UK, Canada and USA, Queer Spiritual Spaces investigates the contemporary socio-cultural practices of belief, by those who have historic
Since the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (Fol Act) in 2005, giving the public a general right of access to information held by public authorities, a substantial body of evidence has
Considering the present debate on undocumented immigrants in the United States, this study of the phenomenon in Europe is particularly of interest on both sides of the Atlantic. Triandafyllidou, a soc
This text on the role of visual perception in aviation is illustrated with b&w photos. Several chapters link the physical with the psychological in the discussion of the deceptive nature of visual
The essays in this study contradict what editors Pionke (English, University of Alabama) and Millstein (British literature, Stephen F Austin University) call the myth of Victorian society as one based
Within a variety of practice environments, health professionals often experience feelings of disgust and repulsion towards the presence of an abject object. Cadaverous, sick, disabled bodies, troubled
The effects of recent institutional change within the European Union on small states have often been overlooked. This book offers an accessible, coherent and informative analysis of contemporary and f
"They" have been taking "our" jobs for over 400 years, points out Selwood (history, Georgia State U.-Atlanta), but for all the bigotry, there were countervailing calls for tolerance and acceptance the
Transport is an essential element of tourism, providing the vital link between the tourist generating areas and destinations. Good accessibility, which is determined by the transport services provided
Maria Spilsbury Taylor (1776-1820) lived and worked in London and Ireland and was patronized by the Prince Regent. A painter of portraits, genre scenes, biblical subjects and large crowd compositions
The 11 papers of this volume offer a variety of specific case studies and analysis of the cultural and visual constructs that underlie historic photographs taken for the purposes of anthropology, espe
Arguing that the end of the eighteenth-century witnessed the emergence of an important female poetic tradition, Claire Knowles analyzes the poetry of several key women writing between 1780 and 1860. K
While it has often been recognised that the development of Christian orthodoxy was stimulated by the speculations of those who are now called heretics, it is still widely assumed that their contributi
Bempechat (Center for European Studies, Harvard U.) provides the first critical biography of French scientist, inventor, philosopher, and composer Jean Cras (1879-1932). He contends that Cras, who was
This book emphasizes the integral connections between imagination, creativity, and spirituality and their role in healing. First, the author highlights the work of a neglected yet important psychoanal
Seeking to fashion a system and process for more effective and efficient social control, Okafo (Norfolk State U., US) establishes a prototype for combining indigenous and foreign elements to restructu
Johnson (accompaniment, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, UK) examines the songs of French composer Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) within the context of his life and the lives of poets whose texts he us
This volume examines the prominent role of China in global politics and the relevance of the 'new regionalism' paradigm to China's international outreach. It provides a comprehensive and critical asse
The two volumes of Death, Dying, and the Ending of Life present the core of recent philosophical work on end-of-life issues. Volume I examines issues in death and consent: the nature of death, brain d
Much writing on men in the field of gender studies tends to focus unduly, almost exclusively, on portraying men as villains and women as victims in a moral bi-polar paradigm. Re-Thinking Men reverses
Recent years have seen a dramatic upsurge of interest in the connections between sexualities, space and place. Drawing established and 'founding' figures of the field together with emerging authors, t
Recent debates about national identity, belonging and community cohesion can appear to suggest that ethnicity is a static entity and that ethnic difference is a source of conflict in itself. Ethnicit
'Archives have the potential to change people's lives. They are 'a fundamental bulwark of our democracy, our culture, our community and personal identity' - National Council of Archives. Archives and
Nature, Space and the Sacred offers the first investigative mapping of a new and highly significant agenda: the spatial interactions between religion, nature and culture. In this ground-breaking work,
This volume brings together a set of classic essays by Domenico Sella in which he reassesses the economic fortunes of Northern Italy, in particular Lombardy and Venice, during the 16th and 17th centur
