Who can concentrate on thoughts of Scripture or philosophy and be able to endure babies crying a€| ? Will he put up with the constant muddle and squalor which small children bring into the home? The w
This second collection of studies by Hok-lam Chan focuses on the person and the image of Ming Taizu, the founder of the Ming dynasty, and a powerful, brutal and autocratic emperor who has had a signif
'Converging Europe' evaluates the impact of European integration on social policy development since the launch and re-launch of the Lisbon strategy discussing the challenges posed by the still unfoldi
Mapping uncharted territory in the study of liturgy's past, this book offers a history to contemporary questions around gender and liturgical life. It looks at liturgy's past through the lens of gende
Analyzing the structures of transnational organized crime, this book considers whether traditional mechanisms and national jurisdictions can tackle this increasing menace. Highlighting the strengths a
By including the words "before Orientalism" in the title of this collection of 11 papers exploring visual representations of the Ottoman Muslim in Western art, Harper (Renaissance and Baroque art, U.
In 2008 the Social Fund had been in operation for 20 years. This has provided a timely opportunity to not only critically reflect upon its introduction in 1988 and its operation in the past two decade
The term 'Popular Music' has traditionally denoted different things in France and Britain. In France, the very concept of 'popular' music has been fiercely debated and contested, whereas in Britain an
Clubb (emerita, comparative literature and Italian, U. of California, Berkeley), who has written extensively about Italian Renaissance drama, both in its own right and in terms of Shakespeare, present
The late Renaissance sculptor Leone Leoni (1509-1590) came from modest beginnings, but died as a nobleman and knight. His remarkable leap in status from his humble birth to a stonemason's family, to
Closely examining a time period during which the royalists and parliament were seriously in conflict, historian Smith (U. of Melbourne, Australia) takes an unusual course in highlighting the role of r
Framed by the publication of Leviathan and the 1713 Licensing Act, this collection provides analysis of both canonical and non-canonical texts within the scope of an eighty-year period of theatre hist
A fascinating case study of the complex psychic relationship between religion and madness in early seventeenth-century England, the narrative presented here is a rare, detailed autobiographical accoun
The co-operative movement has played a notable role in the retail, wholesale, productive, political, educational and cultural life of Britain. As a movement it has consciously represented consumer int
The scope and nature of humanilarian emergencies generaled by civil conflicts and wars in Africa exceed the continental capacity to adequately and effectively respond to them. With the founding of th
The Death of Sacred Texts draws attention to a much neglected topic in the study of sacred texts: the religious and ritual attitudes towards texts which have become old and damaged and can no longer
For this festschrift honoring the eminent medievalist, Stephen D. White, Tuten (history, Juniata College) and Billado (history, Seton Hall University) have assembled a group of articles by scholars wh
Susan Walton focuses on the life and writings of Charlotte Yonge as a prism for understanding the construction of mid-Victorian masculinities. Hugely popular and prolific, Yonge appealed to a wide aud
Bridging the gap between studies orientated around parenthood and those on the a€?globalizationa€? of childhood, Parenting After the Century of the Child provides a timely intervention to the scholars
How different are fe/male life courses, and why? What is good, bad, or best for women under these or probable future circumstances? This ground-breaking book explores the difficulties women face in wo
Today's world is crowded with international laws and institutions that govern the global economy. This post-World War Two accumulation of hard multilateral and soft plurilateral institutions by no me
Establishing strategic partnerships is a key objective for the European Union. These partnerships provide frameworks for flexible and long-term cooperation with global and regional players. This book
Defining Civil and Political Rights provides a comprehensive analysis and commentary on the decisions a€“ technically known as views a€“ of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, for use by human
The United Nations Human Rights Committee is an independent and quasi- judicial international body established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This work is an examinati
Su-un and His World of Symbols explores the image which Choe Che-u (Su-un), the founder of Donghak (Eastern Learning) Korea's first indigenous religion, had of himself as a religious leader and human
'A boy sings...a beautiful thing' (www.boychoirs.org), but is it? What kinds of boy, singing what kinds of music and to whom? Martin Ashley presents a unique consideration of boys' singing that shows
Focusing on key members of the Pisan Circle, Byron, the Shelleys, and Leigh Hunt, Maria Schoina explores configurations of identity and the acculturating practices of British expatriates in post-Napol
Antoine de Chandieu (1534-1591) was a key figure in the establishment and development of the French Protestant Church. Of all its indigenous leaders, he was perhaps closest to Calvin, and took a leadi
This book offers the first systematic assessment of income redistribution in Eastern Europe, within a comparative European perspective, and it demonstrates the future research potential of microsimula
Plasketes (communication and journalism, Auburn U.) explores a variety of popular music and media texts over the last 40 years to uncover overlooked and underappreciated "B-side" cases, creators, patt
Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre
The emergence of the state in Europe is a topic that has engaged historians since the establishment of the discipline of history. Yet the primary focus of has nearly always been to take a top-down app
After 1500, as Catholic Europe fragmented into warring sects, evidence of a pagan past came newly into view, and travelers to distant places encountered deeply unfamiliar visual cultures, it became e
A significant contribution to the understanding of sixteenth-century English art in an historical context, this study by Susan James represents an intensive rethinking and restructuring of the Tudor a
This collection of essays challenges a common interpretation of democratization: the assumption that Western democracy is the standard for the study of democratization occurring elsewhere in the world
Understanding the Classical Music Profession is an essential resource for educators, practitioners and researchers who seek to understand the careers of classically-trained musicians, and the extent t
Vincent BrA?mmer's classic book on prayer from 1984 provides a comprehensive philosophical analysis of central issues regarding the nature and practice of prayer. What do we do when we ask things of o
Combining new musicology trends, formal musical analysis, and literary feminist recovery work, Leslie Ritchie examines rare poetic, didactic, fictional, and musical texts written by women in late eigh
Jones (art history, University of Massachusetts, Boston) has selected five Roman altarpieces painted from 1595-1625 and studied them exhaustively in a brilliant example of interdisciplinary scholarshi
