The Virgin Mary continues to attract devotees to her images and shrines. In Moved by Mary, anthropologists, geographers and historians explore how people and groups around the world identify and join
Debates about individualism and holism, reductionism and phenomenology, and naturalism and humanism all turn on how we answer the basic questions about the nature of human agency. This book argues t
Speed, acceleration and rapid change characterize our world, and as we design and construct buildings that are to last at least a few decades and sometimes even centuries, how can architecture continu
Historians of art and architecture consider the new ways of looking and seeing, and new ways of explaining visual experience, that accompanied the expansion of the European world to Africa, Asia, and
Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling. It considers the technological evolution of glass and glazing
Sten Ebbesen has contributed many works in the field of ancient and medieval philosophy over many decades of dedicated research. His style is crisp and lucid and his philosophical penetration and expo
Academics and practitioners in geography and in the museum and heritage fields from across Europe examine the relationships between place and time as they are related through the medium of heritage. B
Contributors from the US and Europe explore the penitential teachings and practices from the late 15th to the early 17th centuries in western Europe and her colonies. They find that in Europe and the
Powrie (film and media, U. of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) and Stilwell (art, music and theater, Georgetown U.) bring together 12 articles on the use of classical music, opera, and popular music in film s
Montreal native Cotter has extensive experience as a lawyer and judge in Canada and the US. Here she focus on the goal of sexual orientation equality and the importance of the law and legislation to c
Focusing on paradoxes and tensions of European legal integration, this book investigates four complex and inherently contradictory processes a€“ constitutionalization and democratization, institution-
As globalization continues to spread and evolve, so nation-states attempt to govern financialization, tax evasion, corruption, terrorism, civil and military conflicts and environmental dangers, social
Situated between the Greek, Indian and Persian scientific traditions and modern science, the Islamic scientific tradition received, enriched, transformed and then bequeathed scientific knowledge to Eu
Family Configurations develops current scholarship on families and intimate lives by demonstrating that family relationships, far from being fluid and inconsequential, are more structured and committe
To reach the highest standards of instrumental performance, several years of sustained and focused learning are required. This requires perseverance, commitment and opportunities to learn and practise
The nineteen articles and essays reproduced in this volume explore the theoretical foundations of criminal trial procedure. Key concepts, and their theoretical and practical significance, are elucidat
Bringing together a broad range of contributors including art, architecture, and design academic theorists and historians, in addition to practicing artists, architects, and designers, this volume exp
Concerned with the intermingled thematic and formal preoccupations of romantic thought and literary practice in works by twentieth-century British, Irish and American artists, this collection examines
This reader provides useful contextual and biographical information on the life and writing of Nicholas Causanus, the important fifteenth century Catholic Cardinal, philosopher and scientist. The volu
The field of border studies is multidisciplinary and global, and this handbook reflects those characteristics in both scope and authorship. Scholars of geography, government, regional studies, sociolo
Analyses the concepts, theories, and issues associated with the implementation in organisations and the service environment of an Equality, Diversity, and Discrimination (EDD) Agenda. This title also
Expatriate Identities in Postcolonial Organizations offers a timely and contemporary discussion of the role of organizations in maintaining or challenging structures and cultures based on racism and
Liberal democracies are experiencing a major transformation of public governance by which self-regulation, co-operation and negotiation between public and private actors and across different political
In her compelling reexamination of Djuna Barnes's work, Daniela Caselli raises timely questions about Barnes, biography and feminist criticism, identity and authority, and modernist canon formation. T
Spanning cultural and political ecology, the political economy of the environment, humanistic landscape interpretation, cultural studies of nature, and science and technology studies, this volume is t
Consultant Wensveen completely updates this edition with the latest on regulation, deregulation, practices and the effects of politics and current events and includes chapter summaries, key objectives
Transportation researchers and practitioners, and public authorities have been participating in STELLA, a three-year project to investigate the sustainability of existing and emerging patterns of mobi
This text for graduate and undergraduate courses provides an overview of simulation modeling and its use in management decision- making. Greasley (operations and information management, Aston Business
Engaging with fiction and history- and reading both genres as texts permeated with early modern anxieties, desires and apprehensions- this collection scrutinizes the historical intersection of early m
Tracing the rise of sensational fiction between 1790 and 1890, mostly American scholars of English literature find analogues and interchange between American, British, and continental writers of novel
With the 14 chapters in this volume, Garvin, a consultant who conducts training courses for government information and research professionals and has managed electronic information products and servic
Between February and September 1988, the Iraqi government destroyed over 2000 Kurdish villages, killing somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 civilians and displacing many more. The operation was coden
Following the boom in population databases in recent years there has been sustained and intense international debate about political processes and legal and ethical issues surrounding the protection
This three volume reference series provides an authoritative and comprehensive set of volumes collecting together the most influential articles and papers on tourism, heritage and culture. The papers
The essays in this volume investigate English, Italian, Spanish, German, Czech, and Bengali early modern theater, placing Shakespeare and his contemporaries in the theatrical contexts of western and c
For boards and executives, high-quality and transparent information is critical to allow effective decision-making. Emerging risks are increasingly challenging issues, both in terms of threats and gro
This volume critically examines what happens when war formally ends, the difficult and complex challenges and opportunities for winning the peace and reconciling divided communities. By reviewing a ca
Seeking to dynamically alter the way that theologians, ecclesiologists, students of religion and ministers look at the relationship between church and society, this book takes religion, politics and s
Seeking to dynamically alter the way that theologians, ecclesiologists, students of religion and ministers look at the relationship between church and society, this book takes religion, politics and s
Increasingly, everyday living and practices depend on how mobility (and immobility) is articulated through the ever-present influence of a range of physical and virtual infrastructures. This book focu
