Traffic, music, language and nature help to create unique soundscapes that are essential to the place-based character of each city. Taking into account both the urban soundscape and the impacts of sou
This book is about the process and, more generally, about the opportunities that peace research and the teaching of conflict resolution can offer academic diplomacy. As such the book is both an empiri
The author undertook investigation of innovations at three companies: Sony's Vaio 505, Toyota's Prius, and Canon's Bubble Jet Printer BJ-10v. He was curious about the how, why, and where of these deve
This collection of new essays by US contributors in English, film, art, and media studies is part of the publisher's Popular and Folk Music Series. The scholarly essays point to new understandings of
Kierkegaard's relation to the field of philosophy is a particularly complex and disputed one. He rejected the model of philosophical inquiry that was mainstream in his day and was careful to have his
This book collects scholarly essays on various subjects, which are united by a shared interest in changing meanings and hybrid forms in the languages, arts, and cultures of Late Antiquity in both the
Kierkegaard's relation to the field of philosophy is a particularly complex and disputed one. He rejected the model of philosophical inquiry that was mainstream in his day and was careful to have his
Holsinger (criminal justice, U. of Missouri, Kansas City) explores the role that teaching and learning in higher education can play in solving problems of social justice by drawing on research and a c
Kierkegaard's relation to the field of philosophy is a particularly complex and disputed one. He rejected the model of philosophical inquiry that was mainstream in his day and was careful to have his
Timber deals with wide-ranging use of the material in historic buildings, from vast structural timber-frames through to high-class joinery and simple fixings. Particular attention is paid to how and w
The genre of mAclodrame A grand spectacle that emerged in the boulevard theatres of Paris in the 1790s - and which was quickly exported abroad - expressed the moral struggle between good and
When we talk about roots music, what do we mean and what is at stake? Ethnomusicologist Mark F. DeWitt delves into these questions in an introductory bibliographic essay and selects twenty-one article
'Borders' have attracted considerable attention in public and academic debates in light of the impact of globalisation and, in Europe, the end of the divisions of the Cold War era. Instead, being insi
William Sweetland was a Bath organ builder who flourished from c.1847 to 1902 during which time he built about 300 organs, mostly for churches and chapels in Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, b
MaryLee Sachs explores the relationship and increasing blur between the marketing discipline and the public relations profession. How do the two mix? What is their role in a world where the growth of
Protected areas, such as nature reserves, national parks and marine conservation areas, are the main tool of nature conservation policies and are increasing on a worldwide scale. They are one of the m
Scholars of early modern history and English literature have spent some years now deepening and sharpening eight papers they presented to a 2007 conference in London on printed books in 17th-century E
John Finney examines the child-centred progressive tradition to create a fresh way of evaluating ideas and practices that have evolved since 1950, that have shaped the lives of music teachers and thei
Lyall (U. of Aberdeen, UK) and Larsen (Georgetown U. Law Center, US) describe the current state of space law as of the beginning of 2008, including coverage of technical developments and proposals for
The studies in this volume illuminate the thought and life of Philip Melanchthon, one of the most neglected major figures in Reformation history and theology. Melanchthon was one of the most widely pu
This volume provides a critical assessment of the liberties of citizens and others in the European Union (EU) and the different ways in which they are affected by the proliferation of discourses, pra
Illustrated by in-depth empirical research from Kenya a€“ one of the most popular country destinations in Africa for sex tourism a€“ this book gathers much-needed statistics and data, and then critica
An engaging storyteller who writes with wit in an unpretentious style, Wortley's (U. of Manitoba, Canada) interest in the all-consuming trade and devotion to relics has led him to collect and describe
The sixteenth century was a period of tumultuous religious change in Italy as in Europe as a whole, a period when movements for both reform and counter-reform reflected and affected shifting religious
One of the seminal works of 20th-century scholarship, Peter Burke's book remains relevant today. Notable for the breadth of examples from all parts of Europe and for Burke's engaging and direct writin
This collection of essays offers a historical reappraisal of what musical modernism was, and what its potential for the present and future could be. It thus moves away from the binary oppositions that
The evolving role of fathers in familial power relations is explored in this volume, with Aitken (geography, San Diego State U. and the Norwegian U. of Science and Technology) noting that societal not
As one of the a€?learneda€? professions requiring advanced learning and high principles, law enjoys a special standing in society. In return for its status and rank, the legal profession is expected t
Over the past 30 years Robert Dingwall has published an influential series of articles on the professions, especially law and medicine. This represents a substantial and coherent body of work in an im
This book compares the civil and common law approach to analyze the question a€“ 'What sorts of conduct may the state legitimately make criminal?'. Through a comparative focus on an Australian and Ger
When Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) published collections of fairy tales in The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891) while writing The Picture of Dorian Gray, critics didn't
Modern armed conflict has taken a variety of forms and occurs at a variety of levels, raising serious questions concerning the relationship between the law of armed conflict and the reality of contemp
By the end of the nineteenth century, Paris was widely acknowledged as the cultural capital of the world, the home of avant-garde music and art, symbolist literature and bohemian culture. Edinburgh, b
War was epidemic in the late Middle Ages. It affected every land and all peoples from Scotland and Scandinavia in the north to the southern Mediterranean Sea coastlines of Morocco, North Africa, Egypt
Russell founded the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences 25 years ago, and it has become the leading center of research in the field. Here 16 contributors honor Russell's achievements in metho
Aimed at tourism scholars and practitioners, this volume investigates the practice of Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land as a mode of tourism. The focus is on religiosity and fear as motivating fac
Getz (music, U. of Iowa) describes the musical culture of sixteenth-century Milan through a social context, looking at the musician's role in society, the context and function of musical works, and ad
Aldcroft (U. of Leicester) begins by identifying 13 countries in eastern and southern with high agrarian components and low income levels that had failed to participate fully in the drive to modern ec
The best writing on foreign policy integrates theory and policy in ways that address the principal questions about a country's place in the world and encourage the reader to think about contemporary q
ViviFs examines six texts, by James Boswell, Tobias Smollett, Laurence Sterne, and Samuel Johnson, five of them published between 1766 and 1775; the sixth, Boswell's 1785 Journal of a Tour to the Heb
