Despite twenty years of research, it is still debated whether drug dependency leads to crime, or whether involvement in crime increases the probability of drug dependency. This is because the relation
This book is concerned with the argument that religious traditions are inherently environmentally friendly. Yet in a developing country such as India, the majority of people cannot afford to put the '
This book opens up the debate on the interrelations between space and mobilities with regard to different dimensions of social inequality. Based on the premise that the dynamics caused by modernizatio
There are a number of problems in philosophy that seem to share a similar possible solution: 'Why do promises and contracts bind?', 'Why ought citizens and judges obey the law?' and 'Can we realize th
The law has long been interested in marriage and conjugal cohabitation and in the range of public and private obligations that accrue from intimate living. This collection of classic articles explores
Part of the Philosophers and Law series, which makes accessible essays that apply the work of major philosophers to the law, this anthology considers a philosopher who spent much of his intellectual l
Undoubtedly, emotions sometimes thwart our epistemic endeavours. But do they also contribute to epistemic success? The thesis that emotions 'skew the epistemic landscape', as Peter Goldie puts it in t
Hans-Georg Gadamera€?s philosophical hermeneutics is especially relevant for law, which is grounded in the interpretation of authoritative texts from the past to resolve present-day disputes. In this
American-born Goodich (1944-2006) spent most of his academic career in the history department at Haifa University, and died as this book was in the publication process. In it he examines a wide range
How can the social sciences help us to understand the past, present and potential futures of cycling? This timely international and interdisciplinary collection addresses this question, discussing shi
This volume consists of nineteen previously-published articles written by leading international scholars on various aspects of law and religion. The volume looks at law and religion in the context of
Drawing upon anthropological, sociological and historical perspectives, this volume provides a unique insight into womena€?s domestic consumption. The contributors argue that domestic consumption repr
Gritten (postgraduate studies and research, Royal Northern College of Music, UK) and King (drama and music, U. of Hull, UK) compile 12 essays on the topic of musical gesture and gesture in performance
Britton (Kansas State U.) gathers 22 papers connecting prison studies to critical theorizing about gender, originally published in academic sociological, criminological, and historical journals betwee
Kochanowicz (Warsaw U., Poland) collects 14 of his previously published essays in economic history, historical sociology, and related fields, which originally appeared in various places between 1983 a
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
Now that the name and thought of Karl Marx (1818-83) can be separated from the educational practices that were defended in socialist countries for many years in his name, Small (education, U. of Auckl
Historians and philosophers of science trace the varied interactions of science and beliefs particularly religious beliefs during the two centuries, mostly in England but also elsewhere in the British
Religion and Morality addresses central issues arising from religion's relation to morality. Part I offers a sympathetic but critical appraisal of the claim that features of morality provide evidence
Policy analysts, economists, geographers, and business scholars look at how the economy, society, and areas of rural Europe have changed over the last half of the 20th century. Among their topics are
Historically, anti-abortion politics in Ireland operated through a politics of national identity that relied on and reproduced constructions of Irishness in traditionally familiar, patriarchal, and co
Moore (literary studies, U. of Melbourne, Australia) examines how British novelist and journalist Dickens (1812-70) expressed his ideas about empire in his life and writing. Among her topics are emigr
Few thinkers can have had a more diverse or a more contested impact on theorizing law than Michel Foucault. This diversity is reflected in the wide range of Foucault's work and of the intellectual fie
Presentations at the March 2000 Stirling War and Memory Conference in Stirling, Scotland, have been selected and tailored to provide a coherent sequence of interlocked essays on the theme of memory wi
The 19 reproduced articles were chosen to balance rigorous contributions to Hegelian scholarship with direct applications to controversies within contemporary legal, constitutional, and political theo
In 1970 Earth Day was first celebrated marking the dawn of worldwide environmental consciousness and the passing of many environmental laws. In part, these events were the result of the maturing of th
Historians and criminologists from Europe and North America explore how the history of crime can provide a way to study time, place, and culture, taking examples from Europe and the US from the 16th c
In this series of 24 facsimile articles, contributors examine exactly how constitutions relate actually as well as logically to democratic practice. They take a substantive view of constitutional demo
Watts (theology and natural science, U. of Cambridge) approaches the interface between the two disciplines by looking at each from the perspective of the other. For example, he offers a religious view
God, gold, and glory were the motivators for the 16th-18th century Portuguese expansion into China and Macau, where they were called "barbarian devils." This anthology features 40 annotated excerpts o
Farley (theology, Vanderbilt U.) offers in this slim volume a satisfyingly profound exegesis on the question of beauty's relation to faith within the Christian tradition. No stranger to contemporary
Blending logic, post-analytical philosophy, French philosophy, and literary criticism, Gibson (U. of Surrey, England) extends the idea of multidisciplinary synthesis to connect ancient and modern issu
Legal scholars have only recently begun to address the radical challenges for law and legal theory that follow from Friedrich Nietzsche's pathbreaking work. This collection brings together articles fr
John Rawls (1921-2002) is widely held to be amongst the most important political philosophers for over a century. This volume, which is the first work of its kind to publish in one place the most infl
Social scientists from across Europe draw on national surveys to identify factors contributing to ethnic prejudice in seven countries, particularly noting the role of formal education. They find that
The remarkable success of the 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage is borne out by the fact that nearly 1,000 properties have now been designated as
To understand fully the process of European integration, it is necessary to consider developments at the sub-national and local level. EU integration scholars have been examining the local level using
