Towards Liturgies that Reconcile reflects upon Christian worship as it is shaped, and mis-shaped, by human prejudice, specifically by racism. African Americans and European Americans have lived togeth
The metaphor of performance has been applied fruitfully by anthropologists and other social theorists to different aspects of human social existence, and furnishes a potentially helpful model in terms
This unparalleled Companion provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to Islamic law to all with an interest in this increasingly relevant and developing field. The volume presents classical Is
This book is concerned with trainee professionals and their search for meaning through the determined and creative pursuit of a cross-cultural career transition. Adopting a qualitative research framew
This new edition of Managing Information Services has been significantly revised and restructured to reflect the need for libraries and information services to manage the transformation necessary to b
Benson (contemporary British literature, U. of East Anglia, UK) considers how Western art music is represented and incorporated in contemporary narrative fiction and theory. Each chapter addresses a m
Long (romance studies, Cornell U.) explores how images and accounts of hermaphrodites interacted with the notions of natural and cultural divisions between the sexes in Renaissance Europe, mostly Fran
In a revised and expanded version of his doctoral thesis from 1998, Press (music history, Illinois Wesleyan U.) discusses the collaboration between Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev and ballet impresa
Formerly a research psychologist at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, Lee now runs a business conducting human factors research supporting the design and evalu
Lehfeldt (history, Cleveland State U., Ohio) identifies and analyzes the place of convents in the religious geography and social landscape of early modern Spain. Convents were by definition institutio
This volume includes more than 40 important articles on integrity and misconduct, biomedical research, the social and disciplinary contexts of science, research in the social sciences, the social resp
Eighteen essays from international academics represent a sampling of current trends in Shakespearean scholarship. They deal with themes such as religion, race, and ethnicity, as well as theatrical and
Writing for professionals who manage, supervise, and carry out maintenance activities in a range of industries, Reason (psychology, emeritus, University of Manchester, UK) and Hobbs (San Jose State Un
This book introduces and explores the role of apprehension in reasoning - setting out the problems, determining the vocabulary, fixing the boundaries, and questioning what is often taken for granted.
Despite the instability of the political relationship between Taiwan and Mainland China, cross-strait activities such as trade, education, marriage and travel have prospered. While the main focus of c
Lacking a single immigration code, Chinese immigration law is widespread, encompassing a variety of laws, regulations and policies, some of which are internal and closed. There is also no immigration
Two central questions are at the core of international legal theory: 'What is international law?', and 'Is international law really law?' This volume examines these critical questions and the philosop
The US and international defense industrial sectors have faced many challenges over the last twenty years, including cycles of growth and shrinkage in defense budgets, shifts in strategic defense prio
In the past two decades economic bubbles inflated and architectural spending around the globe reached fever pitch. In both well-established centers of capital accumulation and far--flung locales, auda
Around the globe religion is under attack. Humanists, secularists and atheists depict believers as deluded and dangerous. The aim of this book is to challenge this perception. Sensible Religion defend
Since the mid-1990s, affect has become central to the social sciences and humanities. Debates abound over how to conceptualise affect, and how to understand the interrelationships between affective li
This volume presents a combination of practical, empirical research data and theoretical reflection to provide a comparative view of language and discourse in the courtroom. The work explores how the
Aging is a public health priority that is becoming increasingly important in both developed and less developed nations, with individual health care providers and law-makers each facing difficult ethic
This book brings together experts in the fields of migration, ethnicity and diversity from across Europe to examine patterns of residential mobility of minorities, and to synthesise key themes, theori
"The musical tradition of ma'lauf is believed to have reached North Africa with Muslim and Jewish refugees escaping the Christian reconquista of Spain between the tenth and seventeenth centuries. Alth
This comprehensive book offers a theoretically founded and thoroughly documented analysis of European security, with a special emphasis on the role played by the United Nations and the various regiona
Hyperthinking is predicated on the assumption that the single most important skill required to help you and your organization thrive in the age of perpetual change, digital communications and networks
The European Commission supported a projected titled "The EU as a Global Actor: A European Way to Creating Global Public Goods through Partnerships and Rule-Based Multilateral Institutions," and this
In January 1682, William Culliford, a loyal and experienced officer in the King's customs service, began an extraordinary journey under Treasury orders to investigate the integrity and efficiency of t
Politics, health, law, geography, and urban planning are among the perspectives provided on contaminated sites--brownfields--and public efforts to remediate them. Among the topics are US state-level b
The three editors are political scientists affiliated as follows: Timothy M. Shaw (U. of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago); J. Andrew Grant (Queen's U., Canada); and Scarlett Cornelissen (Stellenb
"This volume brings together a selection of recent critical essays that comment on Dickens's engagement with international culture and society and that situate his writing in a global perspective"--In
Noting the broadening global nature of musical materials and practices, Hijleh (music theory and composition, Houghton College) offers a theory of music that is global, rather than one that preserves
There has been substantial church growth in Britain between 1980 and 2010. This is the controversial conclusion from the international team of scholars, who have drawn on interdisciplinary studies and
There has been substantial church growth in Britain between 1980 and 2010. This is the controversial conclusion from the international team of scholars, who have drawn on interdisciplinary studies and
Joseph Black (1728-1799) was one of the central figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. His friends and colleagues included David Hume, Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, William Robertson, William Cullen and
Medievalists at academic institutions in the US and Europe turn their attention to nakedness in medieval manuscripts and sculpture in this well-illustrated collection of 11 essays. In her introduction
Metals deals with the conservation of a group of materials that have been used in buildings for everything from structural components and fixings to weatherproofing, repairs, and decoration. It covers
Associating social justice with landscape is not new, yet the twenty-first century's heightened threats to landscape and their impact on both human and, more generally, nature's habitats necessitate n
This collection provides readers with a diverse and contemporary overview of research in the field. Drawing upon scholarly writing from a range of disciplines and approaches, it provides case studies
