Presenting recent studies of non-profit organizations involved in poverty relief services in New York City in comparison with programmes in existence across the US, Street Practice provides a front-li
This investigation contributes to the existing scholarship on women and medicine in early modern Britain by examining the diagnosis and treatment of female patients by male professional medical practi
Drawing on extensive archival research and in-depth study of both statute law and local administrative records, this book examines the complexities of vagrancy law and the realities of its practice du
A specialist in 18th-century Neapolitan music, musicians, and culture, DelDonna (musicology, Georgetown U.) focuses here on theatrical traditions, specifically opera and ballet, and on selected works
Garval (French studies, North Carolina State U.) states in his introduction that it was not quite intentional, but this book picks up where his "...previous book, on literary fame, left off--probing t
After touring the world as a trumpeter with orchestras and popular music groups for over a decade, Kaminski studied ethnomusicology and anthropology and now teaches world music at universities and col
Salkeld (Shakespeare studies, U. of Chichester, England) combines close readings of European literature and micro-historical enquiry in order to explore shifting literary and social attitudes towards
Merging concepts derived from Kenneth Burke's dramatism theory of victimage rituals, Michel Foucault's account of power relations and biopolitics in modern liberal societies, and the sociology of poli
This book presents a celebration, survey and critique of the theological work of arguably the most important and most widely-read contributor to the modern dialogue between science and theology: John
This book presents a celebration, survey and critique of the theological work of arguably the most important and most widely-read contributor to the modern dialogue between science and theology: John
Criminal and terrorist organisations are increasingly turning to white collar crime such as fraud, e-crime, bribery, data and identity theft, in addition to more violent activities involving kidnap an
In the present collection of articles by Malcolm Parkes two overarching concerns emerge: the palaeography of manuscript books in relation to what Parkes has previously called the 'grammar of legibilit
This book, edited by two professors at the American University of Beirut, looks at collecting practices in the modern Arab world. The editors both work in paper disciplines (Sonja Mejcher-Atassi in Ar
This book examines the historical development of the blessing of waters and its theology in the East, with an emphasis on the Byzantine tradition. Exploring how Eastern Christians have sought these wa
This monograph makes a fresh contribution to a longstanding but far from exhausted debate concerning the transition to capitalism in Europe. The work investigates key aspects of this transformation: t
The first two archbishops of Canterbury after the Norman Conquest, Lanfranc and Anselm, were towering figures in the medieval church and the sixth archbishop, the martyred Thomas Becket, is perhaps th
The first two archbishops of Canterbury after the Norman Conquest, Lanfranc and Anselm, were towering figures in the medieval church and the sixth archbishop, the martyred Thomas Becket, is perhaps th
An acknowledged expert on the history of modern pharmacology and drug therapy, John Parascandola here brings together 19 of his most important papers on these subjects. The book is divided into three
The punk underground has repeatedly insisted that 'anyone can do it', grounding itself in a politics of empowerment that claims to be anarchistic in character. How valid is punk's faith in anarchistic
Turkish Metal uncovers the emergence, evolution, and especially the social implications of this controversial musical genre in a Muslim society. Above all, the book investigates the Turkish metal scen
This collection of essays presents a contextual view of genocide. The authors, who are academic authorities and practitioners in the field, explore the legal treatment, but also the social and politic
The emergence of new powers fundamentally questions the traditional views on international relations, multilateralism or security as a range of countries now competes for regional and global leadershi
Lund (English, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York) argues that literary wit emerged as a major genre during the 18th century at the same time as a public sphere emerged in which ideas and opinions w
Over the past few decades states all around the globe have intensified institutionalized cooperation at the regional level. To deepen our understanding of state-led regionalism, the authors use an ana
Describes how the retailisation of public domains affects our everyday life and our use of the built environment. Taking an architectural and territorial perspective on this issue, this title looks sp
In this valuable contribution to understanding the behavior of "rotten apples" in the American troops at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, sociologist Caldwell (Soka U. of America, Orange County, Califor
With business seemingly everywhere on television, from the risks of the retail and restaurant trade to pitching for investment or competing to become the next 'apprentice', The Television Entrepreneur
Scholars of English literature explore the interplay among various facets of early modern intellectual endeavor, noting that people then did not make modern distinctions for example between poetry and
This is the first study of the National Revolution as the expression of Vichy's ideology and aims. It reveals the variety and complexity of both right wing and other strands of French thought in the c
Hammond (architectural history, Concordia U., Canada) chose to study Bath, England because of the paradox, she states in her introduction, of its being "...exceptional and representative at the same t
Philosophical naturalism is taken to be the preferred and reigning epistemology and metaphysics that underwrites many ideas and knowledge claims. But what if we cannot know reality on that basis? What
This book delineates the attempt, carried out by the Congregations of the Inquisition and the Index during the sixteenth and early seventeenth century, to purge various devotional texts in the Italian
The reign of Constantine (306-37), the starting point for the series in which this volume appears, saw Christianity begin its journey from being just one of a number of competing cults to being the of
This volume brings together a selection of the papers on the theme of the Papacy and the Crusades, delivered at the 7th Congress of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East. After
The Imitatio Christi is considered one of the classic texts of Western spirituality. There were 800 manuscript copies and more than 740 different printed editions of the Imitatio between its compositi
At the end of his life, Pierre Schaeffer commented that his musical and sound experiments had attempted to go beyond 'do-re-mi'. This had a direct bearing on EinstA?rzende Neubauten's musical philosop
The years 1650 to 1750 a€“ sandwiched between an age of 'wars of religion' and an age of 'revolutionary wars' a€“ have often been characterized as a 'de-ideologized' period. However, the essays in thi
The natural world has been "humanized": even areas thought to be wilderness bear the marks of human impact. But this human impact is not simply physical. At the emergence of the envi
This book looks at contemporary surveillance practices and ideologies from a Christian theological perspective. Surveillance studies is an emerging, inter-disciplinary field that brings together schol
Emphasizing the interplay of aesthetic forms and religious modes, Sean Pryor's ambitious study takes up the endlessly reiterated longing for paradise that features throughout the works of W. B. Yeats
