Critical Social Theory and the End of Work examines the development and sociological significance of the idea that work is being eliminated through the use of advanced production technology. Grantera€
1978 witnessed the publication of Peter Burke's groundbreaking study Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe. Now in its third edition this remarkable book has for thirty years set the benchmark for cu
Using a rich array of ethnographic and archival data closely considering the Irish and the manner in which a€?Irishnessa€? was rendered inclusive, Multiculturalism's Double Bind demonstrates that mult
De Silva (history, Old Dominion U., Virginia) here collects translated primary source documents illustrating the 16th and 17th century encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of Sri Lanka (C
These essays deal with two central preoccupations: the new styles of political behaviour developed by Christian rulers and Christian congregations during the century or so after Constantine's conversi
In the Renaissance and early modern periods, there were lively controversies over why things happen. Central to these debates was the troubling idea that things could simply happen by chance. In Franc
First presented at sessions organized by Michie at three conferences in 2001 and 2003, the 13 papers of this collection explore various aspects of the use and concept of vulgar words, vulgar places, c
Written by leading experts, this volume provides a picture of the realities of current ICT use in musicology as well as prospects and proposals for how it could be fruitfully used in the future. Throu
This volume is the first attempt to assess the impact of both humanism and Protestantism on the education offered to a wide range of adolescents in the hundreds of grammar schools operating in England
The fall of communism and subsequent developments have put a renewed spotlight on the potential of the Balkan economies. Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia & Montenegro, Romania and the Former Yugoslav
How have schools been affected by the introduction of computer technology, and has it changed the school life and experience of students? This book uses research from both large and small secondary sc
This book examines the transcendental dimension of Kant's philosophy as a positive resource for theology. Firestone shows that Kant's philosophy establishes three distinct grounds for transcendental t
Vatalaro (English, Merrimack College) examines the work of Percy Shelley through his devotion to music and, particularly, to the women who created it through singing or playing instruments. Vatalaro s
The advent of autonomous weapons (computerized weapons that do no require any human input for carrying out core missions, including the capability to independently identify targets and trigger themsel
The Seventh Crusade, led by King Louis IX of France, was the last major expedition for the recovery of the Holy Land actually to reach the Near East. This volume comprises translations of the principa
McGee compiles 28 significant studies of instrumental music and their repertories in the Middle Ages, written between 1950 and 1998 and published mostly in music journals. Essays discuss instrument cl
The papers in this collection on the endlessly fascinating Saint Jerome (c.346-420) were first presented at a 2006 conference held at Cardiff University, Wales. Jerome is considered one of the Church
Even though impacts generated by the widespread availability and ongoing use of small arms and light weapons have not reached a magnitude sufficient to radically reorder contemporary world affairs, aw
Tiryakian (Duke U.) collects 17 chapters written over the past thirty years on the thought of pioneering French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917). The chapters are organized into three sections t
Using Lady Morgan's The Wild Irish Girl as his point of departure, Thomas J. Tracy argues that nineteenth-century debates over what constitutes British national identity often revolved around represen
Despite the fact that there are around 1.2 million powered two wheelers (PTWs) within the United Kingdom, riders are often misconceived as living at the edge of society; however, this is often far fro
This collection explores different approaches to contextualizing and conceptualizing the history of Pietism, particularly Pietistic groups who migrated from central Europe to the British colonies in N
Although Kierkegaard's reception was initially more or less limited to Scandinavia, it has for a long time now been a highly international affair. As his writings were translated into different langua
In the third and final volume of this series, we examine the implications of the accelerating globalization process for the nation-state. Are globalization, the rise of regional and international inst
This volume explores the nature of health and health-care experiences in Russia by comparing societies and communities with different socio-cultural conditions. The unique use of longitudinal data col
This book brings together a world-renowned collection of philosophers and theologians to explore the ways in which the resurgence of eschatological thought in contemporary theology and the continued r
What can infants hear? What are their reactions to music? Is it useful for them to sing and listen to music? Is their auditory sensitivity developed before their birth? At what age do they start singi
What can infants hear? What are their reactions to music? Is it useful for them to sing and listen to music? Is their auditory sensitivity developed before their birth? At what age do they start singi
Drawing on ethnography of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia, Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia focuses on the current ways in which in
How, in 1705, was Thomas Salmon, a parson from Bedfordshire, able to persuade the Royal Society that a musical performance could constitute a scientific experiment? Or that the judgement of a musical
The significance of human anatomy to the most physical of art forms, the theatre, has hitherto been an under-explored topic. Filling this gap, Christian Billing questions conventional wisdom regarding
In the face of global challenges and changes a€“ some may even say because of them a€“ one major dilemma looms large for citizens and leaders worldwide: how can we ensure that our countries address th
Holm-Hudson (U. of Kentucky) analyzes Genesis's 1974 double concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway within the context of the band's recordings, the progressive rock genre, and the social and pol
This collection of 13 articles presents a coherent and fascinating discussion of the experience of travel in the Middle Ages, with articles on maps, astrolabes, roads, ships, and transport of building
The result of extensive archival investigation, this meticulously researched book collects and describes for the first time the extant literary manuscripts and letters of the celebrated Bluestocking w
In 1974 the British progressive rock group Genesis released their double concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. The story was described by Genesis's then front-man Peter Gabriel as a 'moral fab
The kingdoms of France and England were for many centuries military, economic, cultural and colonial rivals. This is particularly true of the early modern period which witnessed the rise of French mil
Europe is a relatively secular part of the world in global terms. Why is this so? And why is the situation in Europe so different from that in the United States? The first chapter of this book – the
