Eleven essays, presented by Moller and Pehkonen (both of the Tampere Peace Research Institute, U. of Tampere, Finland), examine representations of the European North (above the polar circle) in the se
Shannon (Miami U.) applies a "level-of-analysis" approach towards explaining U.S. foreign policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict. He tests explanations that rely on differing levels of geo-strategic
Wilson (Business History Institute, University of Nottingham) and Popp (management, University of London) bring together essays on a range of economic sectors in an attempt to lay a foundation for a c
Scholars of art history and literature from across Europe gathered near Tuscany, Italy, in September 2000 for an international and interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the European Science Founda
In his treatise On the Soul , Aristotle examines questions of whether the intellect can apprehend itself in the same manner it apprehends other objects of intellection. According to Crystal (Louisiana
This book looks at the experiences of disabled people accessing and receiving community care services, drawing on a 1995-96 research project in the UK on assessment practice in six social work teams f
O'Grady (philosophy, Flinders U. of South Australia) reconstructs Thales's life and thought from the references to him in Aristotle and other sources. She develops with care his ideas in all the field
Pivoting on the work of 20th-century British historian John Bossy, historians consider such topics as Cathar peacemaking, contrasting the cults of St. Cuthbert of Durham and St. Thomas of Canterbury i
Nine contributions from Swedish academics discuss threat politics from a variety of perspectives, including security studies, risk studies, and crisis management studies. Aimed at researchers and stud
This volume exposes some of the various issues raised in relation to Muslim communities in Europe by putting the intellectual and legal traditions into dialogue. It brings together a number of scholar
Peters and Dent, co-founders of the Jubilee 2000 campaign to forgive Third World Debt, discuss the problems faced by the world's 52 poorest nations and restate their case for debt remission. They crit
From the staid and stately halls of academe, Burgess (political science and women's studies, Ohio U.) has lured the field of constitutional studies out into the morass of contemporary cultural studies
Analyzing issues of gender and law in the political system of Jordan, Warrick (Villanova U.) argues that political legitimacy is fundamentally dependent upon cultural factors that affect the political
This book analyses the abuse of idealism with particular reference to China's Cultural Revolution. The work examines abuse at two levels: the state leaders' metaphysical vision as the interpretation o
Sabine Michalowski's work provides a much-needed legal perspective on the topical subject of Developing World debt repayment. The volume incorporates a single debtor country, Argentina, as an example
Covering the period from the publication of Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers' Director (1754) to the Great Exhibition (1851), this book analyses the relationships between producer
Despite William Hunter's stature as one of the most important collectors and men of science of the eighteenth century, and the fact that his collection is the foundation of Scotland's oldest public mu
Climate change control has risen to the top of the international agenda. Failed efforts, centred in the United Nations, to allocate responsibility have resulted in a challenge now reaching crisis stag
The last 40 years has seen a significant shift from state commitment to asylum-based mental health care to a mixed economy of care in a variety of locations. In the wake of this deinstitutionalisation
Dialogue between characters is an important feature of South Asian religious literature: entire narratives are often presented as a dialogue between two or more individuals, or the narrative or discou
Dialogue between characters is an important feature of South Asian religious literature: entire narratives are often presented as a dialogue between two or more individuals, or the narrative or discou
Editors Baderin (law, Oriental and African studies, U. of London) and Ssenyonjo (law, Brunel University) have assembled 28 articles on the subject of human rights and the impact of the Universal Decla
During the medieval and early modern periods the Welsh diocese of St Davids was one of the largest in the country and the most remote. As this collection makes clear, this combination of factors resul
Given the central role played by religion in early-modern Britain, it is perhaps surprising that historians have not always paid close attention to the shifting and nuanced subtleties of terms used in
Taking the form of two companion volumes, Police Courts in Nineteenth-Century Scotland represents the first major investigation into the administration, experience, impact and representation of summar
Focusing on images of or produced by well-to-do nineteenth-century European women, this volume explores genteel femininity as resistant to easy codification vis-A -vis the public. Attending t
Focusing on three of the defining moments of the twentieth century a€“ the end of the two World Wars and the collapse of the Iron Curtain a€“ this volume presents a rich collection of authoritative es
Directing unprecedented attention to how the idea of a€?excessa€? has been used by both producers and consumers of visual and material culture, this collection examines the discursive construction of
The Wilhelmine Empirea€?s opening decades (1870s - 1880s) were crucial transitional years in the development of German modernism, both politically and culturally. Here Marsha Morton argues that no art
Medieval masters Thomas Aquinas and Meister Eckhart considered problems inherent to speaking of God, exploring how religious language might compromise God's transcendence or God's immanence ultimately
A response to complex problems spanning disciplinary boundaries, Worlds of ScienceCraft offers bold new ways of conceptualizing ideas of science, sociology, and philosophy. Beginning with the historic
The First World War and subsequent peace settlement shaped the course of the twentieth century, and the profound significance of these events were not lost on Harold Temperley, whose diaries are prese
Diaspora or 'ethnic return' migrants have often been privileged in terms of citizenship and material support when they seek to return to their ancestral land, yet for many, after long periods of absen
Pa€?ansori is the quintessential traditional Korean musical drama, in which epic tales are sung and narrated by a solo singer accompanied by a drummer. Drawing on her extensive research in Korea and i
Cyber Security Culture is a research-based book focusing on cyber security and countermeasures against orchestrated cyber attacks. Reinforced with insights from experts who do not normally release dat
Pateman and Williment synthesize their respective library experience to present a practical roadmap for library staff to integrate and sustain community-led development in their libraries. Their data
Mostly African historians and scholars of religion look at religion and society and religion in society; and at diaspora, youth, and gender dynamics. Among their topics are religious pluralism and sec
With the world experiencing a global population aging boom in nearly every country in the world, McDaniel (U. of Lethbridge, Canada) and Zimmer (U. of California, US) argue that the trend of demograph
