What does Lyotard's thought offer contemporary theory? By focusing on key concepts and themes from his later texts, such as affect, aesthetics, Andre Malraux, St Paul, nihilism, infancy, space and wri
Political scientists examine the role and influence of policy experts, focusing mainly on the national cases of Canada, Germany, Poland, and the US. Because the US has more professional policy experts
This study explores the dynamics of mass tourism and its causes and consequences as they pertain to provincial France during the period under consideration. Young (modern European history, U. of Massa
Picard (CRIA-New U. of Lisbon, Portugal) and Robinson (U. of Birmingham, UK) present a multidisciplinary collection of 16 papers exploring the role of emotion and affect in tourism through disciplinar
This volume brings together leading research articles in to the theory, research findings and applications of modern dispute resolution. The articles relate to a wide variety of settings and cover the
While writing previous books The Internet on Earth (2002) and Personal Mobilities (2006), Kellerman (emeritus, U. of Haifa) noted a difference between routine movement such as commuting to work and fr
The studies in this collection comprise a series of explorations into the revolutionary character of the Almohad movement in medieval North Africa and Spain and how it was expressed, including through
Hatfield, an author and columnist who specializes in project management, examines the use of game theory in business decisions. He covers the basics of game theory and the accompanying risk management
This volume brings together a selection of lectures and essays in which J.A. Burrow discusses the work of English poets of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries: Chaucer, Gower, Langland,
This volume considers the application of dispute resolution theory and practice to international conflicts and explores the uses of formal processes such as diplomacy or treaty formation, as well as m
Not just another book on Israel and Palestine, Arab-Jewish Activism in Israel-Palestine sets out to re-conceptualise the relationship between resistance and power in ethnically segregated spaces in ge
Reese (Michigan State U.) and Rosenfeld (East Michigan U.) present the findings of a comparative multicity research project exploring the nature of civic culture and its connections to urban policy-ma
In this impressive survey and analysis, the rich sculptural remains of a large selection of Hindu temples from the 6th-12th centuries are described in conjunction with their attendant inscriptions and
Recent studies in the history of Islamic science based on the discovery and study of new primary texts and instruments have substantially revised the views of nineteenth-century historians of science.
While Jonathan Edwards scholars have increasingly recognized the central role that the Trinity played in his thought, no work brings together Edwards' central texts on the Trinity and interprets and a
Founded to support Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land and most famous for their support for crusading, the Military Religious Orders' activities and interests stretched far beyond the frontiers of Ch
The "people professions" include social work, education, and counseling and psychotherapy. Arising out of a conference held at the U. of Edinburgh, UK in March 2008, this collection of 15 contribution
This book presents a view of Christianity and Christian thinking that draws on some key thinkers from Plato to Wittgenstein and represents a thoughtful 'common sense' theology offered as an alternativ
This book presents a view of Christianity and Christian thinking that draws on some key thinkers from Plato to Wittgenstein and represents a thoughtful 'common sense' theology offered as an alternativ
Part of a series showcasing scholarship in British literature and history from the Restoration to the early Romantic era, this volume explores depictions of prisons, prisoners and police in the poetry
This book explores the Liturgy as the manifestation by cultic signs of Christian revelation, the 'setting' of the Liturgy in terms of architectural space, iconography and music, and the poetic respons
Involving a vast number of texts, saintly heroes and authors, Byzantine hagiography stands out as a field of scholarly research highly rewarding for both the philologist and the historian. The studies
Despite providing society with a set of crucial services, large groups of workers in the informal economy are subject to exclusion and discrimination, and their lives are characterised by various type
British writer and educator Talboys offers a third edition of his handbook for museum educators. In his introduction, he notes that while museums are extremely important and rich resource centers, the
In a volume focusing on queer theory in specific European contexts, Downing (interdisciplinary study of sexuality and gender, U. of Exeter, UK) and Gillett (German, Queen Mary U. of London) introduce
The development of new technologies of information and communication will, in the coming years, transform deeply their uses and practices in transport. The current developments in the field of road te
Following careers in the military and in industry, Robert Grattan has devoted himself to the subject of strategy and its related theory through his research into the strategy implementation employed b
In recent years, there has been an increased engagement throughout the social sciences with the study of extreme places and practices. Dangerous games and adventure tours have shifted from being margi
How are processes of vision, perception, and sensation conceived in the Renaissance? How are those conceptions made manifest in the arts? The essays in this volume address these and similar questions
'Sense of place' has become a familiar phrase, used to describe emotional attachment to a particular location. As heritage management policy and practices increasingly attempt to draw on the views and
Might human morality be a product of evolution? An increasing number of philosophers and scientists believe that moral judgment and behaviour emerged because it enhanced the fitness of our distant anc
Egyptologists papyrologists and other scholars of history and literature explore linguistic diversity in Egypt from fourth century BC to the Middle Ages. The volume is innovative in taking a socio-his
The text is translated 'from the Accounts of Pigafetta, and other Contemporary Writers. Accompanied by Original Documents, with Notes and an Introduction'. It includes the log-book of Francisco Alvo o
Shedding much-needed light on the problem of disability hate crimes, Sherry (U. of Toledo) describes the unique characteristics of these crimes and argues for more effective response and prevention po
The articles collected in this volume display Robert Bonfil's pioneering reappraisal of the economic and socio-cultural history of the Jews of Italy during the Renaissance and the early modern period,
This terrific work details the life and impact of this significant painter and the exceptional historical era in which he worked. Tom Dunne (emeritus, history, U. College Cork) contributes an introduc
Turku (Florida International U.) offers a comparative analysis of the causes and effects of states choosing to opt out of the international states system and become isolationist, focusing on the cases
For academics, researchers, and scholars, Garner (U. of Aberdeen, UK) et al. assemble 19 chapters that examine how to teach research methods in undergraduate and graduate courses in the social science
Barringer (art history, Yale University) and Giebelhausen (art history and theory, University of Essex) present an unusual perspective on the Pre-Raphaelites. The articles in this study are all from a
The Romantic Legacy of Paradise Lost offers a new critical insight into the relationship between Milton and the Romantic poets. Beginning with a discussion of the role that seventeenth and eighteenth-
