The first section of this volume brings together five studies on the Mongol empire. The accent is on the ideology behind Mongol expansion, on the dissolution of the empire into a number of rival khana
Musicologists Epp and Power have compiled this collection of essays on medieval and Renaissance music and performance in honor of University of Toronto professor emeritus Timothy J. McGee. The work is
While immigrants are still predominantly choosing urban areas to locate to, there is now increasing evidence of immigration to rural areas which poses its own challenges for those relocating, from the
The Sanskrit Mahabharata (which contains the Bhagavad Gita) is sorely neglected as a classic a€“ perhaps the classic a€“ of world literature, and is of particularly timely human importance in today's
Ports in Proximity provides an overview of key contemporary research in the field through a broad range of international case studies. The concepts of strategic management, supply chain management, po
First published in 2003, this account of the anti-terrorist measures of London's financial district and the changes in urban security after 9/11 has been revised to take into account developments in c
English modernism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, according to Rau (English and European literature, U. of Portsmouth, UK), was characterized to such an extent by anxieties about modernity
Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subject. It is a pioneering examination of th
As the Melian dialogue of Thucydides demonstrates, the ethics of international affairs has long been a concern of humankind, yet within the field of international relations, normative theorizing only
A historian of urban planning, Monclus (Urbanism, Polytechnic University of Catalonia) delivers a comprehensive historical review of nearly 50 international exhibitions that have taken place over the
In this book Owen Wright analyses a single recording of classical Persian music made by Touraj Kiaras, a distinguished singer, accompanied by four noted instrumentalists. The format of the recording i
Beginning with the premise that men and women of the Romantic period were lively interlocutors who participated in many of the same literary traditions and experiments, Fellow Romantics offers an insp
The use of Italian culture in the Jacobean theatre was never an isolated gesture. In considering the ideological repercussions of references to Italy in prominent works by Shakespeare and his contempo
Museums have come a long way from being a hodge-podge of exotic and bizarre collections or rarified exhibits of Great Art. Golding (museum studies, University of Leicester, UK) puts forth the case for
In medieval Europe baptism did not merely represent a solemn and public recognition of the 'natural' birth of a child, but was regarded as a second, 'spiritual birth', within a social group often diff
Car Troubles central premise is that the car as the dominant mode of travel needs to be problematized. It examines a wide range of issues that are central to automobility by situating it within social
Pasco (French, University of Kansas) uses a combination of legal, epistolary and diary sources to complement the literary works that are the prime basis for his theory of the change in attitude toward
How do health and social care professionals learn their practice? What can the professions learn from each other? This book offers a comprehensively written account of the recent organizational and co
This book examines recent changes in practice education in health and social care in the United Kingdom, in terms of the way it is organized and its basic concepts. The authors use case studies of the
Combining linguistic theory with analytical concepts and literary interpretation and appreciation, Jane Austen's Narrative Techniques traces the creation and development of Austen's narrative techniqu
Collective Creativity offers an analysis of the explosion of artistic creativity currently taking place on the South Pacific island of Rarotonga. By exploring the construction of this art-world throug
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
This is a study of the forms and institutions of print - newspapers, books, scholarly editions, publishing, libraries - as they relate to and are changed by emergent digital forms and institutions. In
In recent years, there has been growing awareness across a range of academic disciplines of the value of exploring issues of religion and the sacred in relation to cultures of everyday life. Exploring
Who are pop dandies? Why are stars like David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Pete Doherty and Robbie Williams so dandified? Taking up a wide range of British pop stars, Hawkins seeks to find out why so many ha
Designers understand the marine vehicle; human factors professionals understand how a particular environment affects people. Yet neither has a practical understanding of the other's field. This book i
For decades North Africa and the Middle East have experienced overlapping identities and integration processes. With the exception of Morocco, the countries of North Africa have supported the re-launc
Southeast Asia has in recent years become a crossroads of cultures with high levels of ethnic pluralism, not only between countries, sub-regions and urban areas, but also at the local levels of commun
Argues against the common belief that maximizing wealth is the primary concern of ordinary small shareholders when they make their share-buying decisions. This study of small shareholders provides bot
This international collection draws together museum professionals, family and local historians, re-enactors, archivists and a range of public history contributors to discuss and explore particular for
There have been numerous possible scenarios depicted on the impact of the internet on urban spaces. Considering ubiquitous/pervasive computing, mobile, wireless connectivity and the acceptance of the
How does Bauman understand the concept of freedom? How does this understanding relate to the political traditions of conservatism, liberalism and socialism?Mark Davis offers a critical enquiry into t
The later Middle Ages was an overwhelmingly rural world, with probably three out of four households reliant upon farming for a living. Yet conventional accounts of the period rarely do justice to the
The relationship of Italian religious reformers and the Tudor court is not generally examined. Overell (history, The Open University, UK) examines the influence of both early Italian humanists at the
Honored for his contributions to human factors in relation to flight safety and patient safety, Reason (emeritus, psychology, U. of Manchester, UK) examines the human element in complex systems. Inste
While not denying William Congreve's 1697 observations that "Music has charms to soothe a savage beast," Johnson (contemporary music studies, Macquaries U., Australia) and Cloonan (music, U. of Glasgo
In this interdisciplinary collaboration, an international group of scholars have come together to suggest new directions for the study of the family in Scotland circa 1300-1750. Contributors apply too
This volume casts a fresh look at the multifaceted expressions of diachronic Hellenisms. A distinguished group of historians, classicists, anthropologists, ethnographers, cultural studies, and compara
Ilkkaracan (Bosporus University, Turkey) and the other authors of this book are not disinterested observers of attitudes toward sexuality in the contemporary Middle and Near East. They are scholars bu
