Marusek (political science, U. of Hawaii-Hilo) explores legal and political aspects of parking cars in the US on both the individual and community levels. Her perspectives are law in the everyday, the
While Blackstone may famously have described private property as "that sole and despotic dominion which one man claims and exercises over the external things of the world," the truth is that the publi
This eighth book in a series on discrimination law focuses on the goal of ethnic equality and the importance of the law and legislation to combat ethnic discrimination. Focusing on the goal of ethnic
Great Expectations has had a long, active and sometimes surprising life since its first serialized appearance in All the Year Round between 1 December 1860 and 3 August 1861. In this new publishing an
Since 9/11 the increased global attention on Islam has also triggered an increased interest in Islamic law, and academic journals far and wide reflect the prolific nature of scholarly debate in this f
Cathy Berberian (1925-1983) was a vocal performance artist, singer and composer who pioneered a way of composing with the voice in the musical worlds of Europe, North America and beyond. As a modernis
Wounds were a potent signifier reaching across all aspects of life in Europe in the middle ages, and their representation, perception and treatment is the focus of this volume. Following a survey of t
Stories from the Street is a theological exploration of interviews with men and women who had experienced homelessness at some stage in their lives. Framed within a theology of story and a theology of
How relevant is ethics to project management? The book - which aims to demystify the field of ethics for project managers and managers in general - takes both a critical and a practical look at projec
Examining the UK Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in comparison to its counterparts in the USA and Australia, this book focuses on how it is being interpreted and acted upon in the context of highe
Sociologists look at the great variety of patterns and trends in social and ethnic segregation in cities in different regions of world, at the limited impact this variety has had on the dominant expla
Ten years on, what have been the principal impacts of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on the external policies and international outlooks of the world's major powers, the range and scope of
Reconstructing Medical Practice examines how doctors see health care and their place in it, why they remain in medicine and why they are limited in their ability to lead change in the current system.
One of the foremost composers of the twentieth century, Olivier Messiaen wrote widely on his music and on his beliefs. This is the first edition of his early journalism and provides both the original
This text draws attention to a neglected topic in the study of religions and migrant groups: the Sikhs in Europe. The book provides empirical data and theoretical analyses of Sikhs in 11 European coun
The slow pace of the Doha Round has boosted the proliferation of regional and bilateral trade agreements. Paradoxically, the more powerful actors, the US and the European Union, who at the same time h
This collection of thirteen articles on the wars of the twentieth century examines the effects of "total war" in a wide variety of European and Asian contexts and explores the effects of modern warfar
Heller (English, Lenoir-Rhyne U., US) examines 20 texts written between 1575 and 1673--some published at the time, some published in recent years in the context of women's writing studies, and some in
Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the present 'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is analysed in this mono
Anthony Ashley Cooper, the First Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683), as "an MP, a privy councilor, a great minister of state, and yet also repeatedly in disgrace, in the Tower [of London], and identified
St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London. It was the mother church of the diocese, a principal landowner in the capital and surrounding countryside, and a theatre f
John Lyly is the first collection of essays dedicated solely to the work of this University Wit, celebrity prose writer, and playwright to the court of Elizabeth. Lyly's energy and wit inspired his co
David Bevington's volume on George Peele looks at the literary achievement of that dramatist and author, who was born in London some time around 1556-8, was educated at Oxford, and returned to London
Clark, an aviation consultant, established the AirBusiness Academy, and now serves as visiting professor at City University in the UK. He is also a Beatles fan, and has tagged each chapter of this boo
The study of opera in the second half of the eighteenth century has flourished during the last several decades, and our knowledge of the operas written during that period and of their aesthetic, socia
We live amid increasing ethical plurality and fragmentation while at the same time more and more questions of moral gravity confront us. Some of these questions are new, such as those around human clo
Mary Sidney (1587-1651) was born into an aristocratic family on both sides. She was related to Philip Sidney and connected to the Herbert and Percy families. She moved in court circles under Elizabeth
This reader contains 29 papers that provide an overview of current concerns within queer theory, a field of critical theory that has emerged out of gay and lesbian studies and feminist studies. The es
The essays in this volume examine the emergence of the concept of corporate social responsibility and the use and uses that have been made of the language of corporate responsibility to explore the bu
British Prime Minister Tony Blair may be most remembered for his entanglement with George Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, Dornan, of King's College UK, points out that many of the
This book presents an analysis of the successes and failures of foreign interventions in intrastate ethnic wars. The main novelty of the book and its added-value to the current research in the fields
As seen through the lens of traditional migration and assimilation theory, children of immigrants are expected to assimilate to the host culture and remain in the country, but in fact many of these pe
Building on earlier works on death and memory, Engel (U. of the South, US) considers the point in early modern mnemonic culture when allegory and death intersect, begin to diverge, then pass beyond th
Winters (Georgetown U.) assesses the morality of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in relation to the literature of just war theory and in terms of what he argues were the actually existin
Renowned Hopkins expert Joseph J. Feeney, SJ, offers a fresh take on Gerard Manley Hopkins which shakes our understanding of his poetry and his life and points towards the next phase in Hopkins studie
In the first full-length study of the English dancer-actress Hester Santlow, Moira Goff focuses on her unusual career at Drury Lane between 1706 and 1733. Goff charts Santlow's repertoire and makes ex
Lanza (history, Wayne State U.) finds from her extensive use of archival information and close analysis that artisan women did not comprise a united front in how they felt about widowhood and the chan
Now in its seventh edition, Living with Drugs continues to be a well-respected and indispensable reference tool. Michael Gossop has updated this new edition to take account of new laws and practices t
A common mission in the 31 essays is to debunk earlier notions that medieval warfare was all about mounted knights and their ineffective rabble foot soldiers until the Flemish and the English turned t
The editors (of the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice, and Governance at Griffith U. in Australia and Central European U. in Hungary) present 14 papers that examine a range of methods for measuring
