Members of the International Law Group at the University of Canterbury School of Law in Christchurch, New Zealand explore some of the international legal issues and challenges facing the South Pacific
The fourth volume of Chamberlain's letters encompasses economic recovery, the lead-up to war, and his installation as prime minister. An introduction sets the scene as the then-chancellor, "driven by
This is the first translation into English of Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi. This text provides an exceptionally important narrative of the First Crusade and its immediate aftermath, covering the pe
In an effort to fill gaps in scholarship, Barham (music, U. of Surrey, UK) brings together research by international scholars on composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) using different methodologies and pe
Weliver (English, Wilkes University) presents a collection of 10 essays by international contributors in both English and musicology that combines the two fields in an exploration of how music is port
Anselm is a major figure in theological, philosophical and historical studies. This book provides a fresh approach to the study of this great figure; one which provides critical interaction with curre
Twelve contributions by art scholars examine sculptural practice in both Eastern and Western Europe during the period 1945-1968. The emphasis is on the shift away from the realist figurative tradition
Sorenson (U. of Toronto, Canada), Marcotullio (U. of Tokyo, Japan), and Grant (Dalhousie U., Canada) present the product of an October 2001 academic workshop convened to examine issues of regional urb
King (media and cultural studies, Canterbury Christ Church U. College, England) takes a 19th-century periodical, the London Journal , as a case study to explore various methods of writing about mass
This text describes the experiences of a number of people who have been involved in international exchanges in social work in various countries. Written by academics, practitioners, and students, 24 c
In the 20th century theorists of mind were almost exclusively concerned with various versions of the materialist thesis, but prior to current debates accounts of soul and mind reveal an extraordinary
This book examines the multifunctional role negotiations play in the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice. Prior negotiations may be necessary to bring to the surface and clarify the le
Readers of Spinoza's (1632-77) treatise find it difficult, and Verbeek (Utrecht U., The Netherlands) says the problem is not technical language or complicated reasoning, but because it is difficult to
Lausten (theology, U. of Copenhagen) begins with the first missionaries to Denmark: the Anglo Saxon Willibrord, the Frank Ansgar, and the German Poppo. Then he progresses through the Roman-Catholic Mi
The important and groundbreaking volume, The Professional Identity of the Human Rights Field Officer, completes the study of human rights field work begun in the earlier The Human Rights Field Operati
This book offers a reading of Protestant tradition from a rhetorical and literary perspective. Arguing that Protestant thought is based in a rhetorical performance of authority, Hobson draws on a wide
In this first volume of a new series, nine contributions from international scholars discuss the life and analyze the works of 20th-century Danish composer Carl Nielsen. Sample topics include organici
What are the requirements for a just response to criminal wrongdoing? Drawing on comparative and empirical analysis of existing models of global practice, this book offers an approach aimed at restric
This substantially expanded new edition of the Guide to the Historical Records of British Banking contains details of over 700 archive collections held in local record offices, university and local li
Chessum (this volume develops from her doctoral dissertation at Indiana U. of Pennsylvania) has compiled a compelling study of racism and sexism against African Caribbean migrants in the city of Leice
An economic study that attempts to build a dynamic macroeconometric model to explain stabilization and structural adjustment problems in the case of India. Since India is more or less following polic
Without taking a strong stand for or against smoking, Howells (U. of Manchester) explores the inherent tension between a business that wants to sell an intrinsically dangerous product, and a public he
Authors Walsh and Bolen (Boise State U.) point out in their first sentence that they want to convince fellow criminologists of the bounty of insights available through an understanding of the neurobio
In its most advanced form, e-commerce allows unidentified purchasers to pay obscure vendors in 'electronic cash' for products that are often goods, services and licenses all rolled into one. This book
This book introduces and explores the concept of multilingual law. Providing an overview as to what is 'multilingual law', the study establishes a new discourse based on this concept, which has hither
Numerous Byzantine and Western sources describing the events of the Fourth Crusade have now been translated into English. However, the same is not true for material on Frankish Greece, despite this re
Portraits of Queen Marie Leszczinska (1703a€“1768) were highly visible in eighteenth-century France. Appearing in royal chA￠teaux and, after 1737, in the Parisian Salons, the queena€?s image was centr
In recent years everyone from politicians to celebrity chefs has been proselytizing about how we should grow, buy, prepare, present, cook, taste, eat and dispose of food. In light of this, contributor
Despite many churches claiming that the Bible is highly significant for their doctrine and practice, questions about how we read the Bible are rarely made explicit. Based on ethnographic research in E
Roy Johnston and Declan Plummer provide a refreshing portrait of Belfast in the nineteenth century. Before his death Roy Johnston, had written a full draft, based on an impressive array of contemporar
Few families have contributed as much to English history and literature-indeed, to the arts generally-as the Sidney family. This two-volume Ashgate Research Companion assesses the current state of sch
Recent years have seen a rise in the popularity and quantity of a€?qualitya€? television programs, many of which featuring complicated versions of masculinity that are informed not only by the womena€
Chopin's twenty-four PrAcludes remain as mysterious today as when they were newly published. What prompted Franz Liszt and others to consider Chopin's PrAcludes to be compositions in their own right r
Recurring to the governing idea of her 2005 study Shakespeare on the Edge, Lisa Hopkins expands the parameters of her investigation beyond England to include the Continent, and beyond Shakespeare to i
This essential companion provides a comprehensive study of the literature on the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War, 1950-1953. Aimed primarily at readers with a special interest in mi
The second edition of this popular handbook has been thoroughly updated by the original team of experts and some new contributors, to provide current best practice guidance on the key legal informatio
Set on a hillside near Cluny, in a region associated with religious institutions and sacred architecture (including Le Corbusier's La Tourette), Le Carmel de la Paix, designed by JosAc Luis Sert, rema
Building on recent revisionist histories of the quality and ability of the late medieval clergy, this is a comprehensive survey of the ordinations of priests at the Roman curia during the pontificates
Once safety is involved, there seems to be an irresistible push towards more norms, procedures and processes, whatever the context. This book is not a plea against proceduralization, but it does take
Dugan (English, Oxford Brookes U.) traces the emergence of Emmuska Orczy's (1865-1947) play (1903) and novel (1905) The Scarlet Pimpernel from two of her short stories featuring plots against the Russ
