The body is not just an artifact but actually a many-chambered vessel of great significance to the individual and society; body, self and social interaction are intimately interrelated and constantly
Hagen (Marshall U.) uses the northern Bavarian town of Rothenburg as a cultural geography case study of the relationship between place, tourism, and the construction of German national identity. His n
Lai (philosophy, U. of New South Wales, Australia) examines and relates conceptions of moral cultivation, self and community within Confucian and Daoist philosophies, to demonstrate what Chinese philo
Others: A Magazine of the New Verse ran only from 1915 to 1919 and peaked at 300 subscribers, says Churchill (English, Davidson College, US), but it helped launch the careers of many of the most innov
Sixteen academics from Canada and the U.S. contribute 13 chapters examining Canadian-American environmental relations. A key theme of the text is the need to study the new dimensions and interdependen
Stephenson (comparative sociology, London Metropolitan U.) examines the rise in homelessness in the late Soviet period and during the post-socialist transition, in which many of those at the edge of s
Some of the ways the infection and disease have affected the police and correctional systems over the past two decades is examined by 24 articles reproduced from professional journals published since
Whereas some see George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq as representing a fundamental break with past US policy, Davis (Howard U.) and his colleagues collectively argue that the momentum for the invasion o
Among the puzzling aspects of the history of Korea's provision of social protection, according to Hwang (U. of Birmingham, UK) is the fact that many social provisions were introduced by authoritarian
Agency is the pivot, says Nevitt (Renaissance literature, U. of Sheffield) in his study of how groups of non-aristocratic women responded to an assortment of assumptions about--and interdictions or pr
The authors (both professors of English at the U. of Tulsa) examine the artistic productions of English artists traveling in India in the 1780s and 90s, arguing that the "energy of their original visi
This study is the first to examine the women included in the British National Portrait Gallery, who were granted the honor based on their significance to the "civil, ecclesiastical and literary histor
Creation was a crucial arena when Christians and Buddhists opposed each other during previous centuries. North American and European religious scholars here re-open the debate not to rekindle conflict
After her overview of global challenges that require transnational cooperation in the 21st century, Krishna-Hensel (Center for Business and Economic Development, Auburn U. Montgomery) presents seven p
Engineers Stanton, Paul M. Salmon, Guy H. Walker, Daniel P. Jenkins (all Brunel U.), and Chris Baber (U. of Birmingham) are with a consortium of defense companies and universities working on a series
What are the political consequences of privatization, asks Hasselman (international and area studies, Washington U., St. Louis), and uses the wide variety of approaches to privatization taken by post-
This volume offers a cross-section of English-language scholarship on German and Slavonic operatic repertories of the "long nineteenth century," giving particular emphasis to four ar
Nurse, a green criminologist teaching out of Birmingham City U. in the UK, surveys what he terms "animal harm" and makes arguments about its nature and disturbing prevalence in human society. The book
Biomedical patents have been the subject of heated debate. Regulatory agencies such as the European Patent Office make small decisions with big implications, which escape scrutiny and revision, when t
Relativism is but one way, and not the best, to interpret Kuhn, claims Hung (philosophy, U. of Waikato, New Zealand). He explicates and develops the paradigm view of science that Thomas Kuhn loosed up
Canadas (English, Hallym U., South Korea) compares the theatrical conventions, social significance and audience reception of London and Madrid in terms of how drama was presented and to whom in these
Clutterbuck (English, Abbotsleigh School, Sydney) examines how the anonymous medieval Crucifixion lyrics, William Langland's Piers Plowman , John Donne's Divine Poems, and John Milton's Paradise Lost
In some sectors of the New World, the highest compliment one can pay urban planners is that their efforts turn out "looking European." To those who are actually European, however, the pressures of the
Noting that nearly 400 thriller novels have been produced over the past 35 years in response to the current phase of political upheaval in Northern Ireland, Kelly (modern and contemporary literature i
Norwegian Catch-Up looks at the early Norwegian economic trajectory in light of its external commitments and opportunities. Detailing Norway's economic performance relative to other countries at a tim
Social scientists and scholars of religion from Europe, Turkey, the US, and Korea introduce the Ottoman/Turkish thinker Nursi (1876-1960) from the general perspectives of non-violence and peace, ethic
American, European, and Australian scholars in a wide range of humanities and social sciences explain how Butler's work has influenced thinking about gender and sexuality since her groundbreaking Gend
When ethnic or linguistic minorities claim the right to secede, they make a claim for independence, says Groarke, but that independence is not possible without dissolving the existing compact and dive
Nicholas Lash shows how the main contours of the Christian doctrine of God may be mapped onto principal features of our culture and its predicaments. After an introductory chapter on 'The Question of
The silent attentiveness expected of concert audiences is one of the most distinctive characteristics of modern Western musical culture. Riley (music, University of Birmingham, UK) examines the concep
Building on Heidegger's comment that "Art is truth setting itself to work," Braider (French and comparative literature, U. of Colorado) examines the argument between history and truth in the high cult
Social policy, notes Marston (U. of Queensland and RMIT U., Australia), can be seen as "a contested public discourse involving political choices and administrative choices about the appropriate divisi
Practicing and academic Israeli architects, along with scholars of history, geography, and art from there and elsewhere, critically examine the inherent nexus between ideology and the construction of
Geyer begins with a revised version of his 1986 article Mythology and Culture in the Oracles against the Nations, published in Vestus Testamentum. Then he explores three myths that are incorporated wi
The Three Gorges damn being constructed on the Yangtze River will displace over a million people and will certainly have a major environmental impact on the reservoir area. Heggelund (The Fridtjof Nan
This volume offers snapshots of how rights are debated and employed in public discourse to reshape legal and political relations at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It explores how rights ar
Banakar (socio-legal studies, U. of Westminster, UK) presents a multidisciplinary collection investigating and critiquing public discourse about civil rights and civil liberties and the impact of righ
Written by leading scholars in the field, the essays in this book address the relationships between gender and the built environment, specifically architecture, in early modern Europe. In recent years
Because British composer Goehr has interests that encompass moral and social concerns, Chinese and Japanese cultures, and contemporary literature, those who write about him and his work come from many
