Though much has been written about connections between early modem Utopia and nascent European imperialism, Nina Chordas brings a fresh perspective to the topic by exploring it through some of the su
From its institutional beginnings in the 19th century, sociology as a discipline has defined itself within a paradigm of European "modernity" against which the rest of the world is measured and unders
The power of modernity to secularise has been a foundational idea of the western world. Both social science and church history understood that the Christian religion from 1750 was deeply vulnerable t
Erotic Cultures of Renaissance Italy is a wonderful book: original, engaging, well-written and well-researched. An interdisciplinary volume, it will appeal to a broad range of scholars not only in th
Printed images were ubiquitous in early modern Britain, and they often convey powerful messages which are all the more important for having circulated widely at the time. Yet, by comparison with prin
The use of popular music in advertising represents one of the most pervasive mergers of cultural and commercial objectives in the modern age. Steady public response to popular music in television comm
This series presents original research on theatre histories and performance histories, the time period covered is from about 1500 to the early 18th century Studies in which women's activities are a c
The 13 articles of this thought-provoking collection discuss geography's role in obesity, focusing in part on the simple formula of quantity and type of energy consumed compared to energy spent. Pearc
The works of Michelangelo were famous in their own time far outside of Rome and Florence. Barnes (art history, Wake Forest University) demonstrates how prints were being made of Michelangelo's work in
Mostly psychologists, but some contributors from other fields as well, explore how human factors affect the risk of error in combat identification, and how that risk can be reduced in increasingly com
John Birchensha (c.1605-?1681) is chiefly remembered for the impression that his theories about music made on the mathematicians, natural philosophers and virtuosi of the Royal Society in the 1660s an
Political stability has been a central theme of policy for all governments and political systems in the history of modern Afghanistan. Since its inception in the mid-nineteenth century, the country ex
Focusing on James's last three completed novels a€“ The Ambassadors, The Wings of the Dove, and The Golden Bowl a€“ Maya Higashi Wakana shows how a microsociological approach to James's novels radical
Contradicting the idea that state weakness is a precursor to state failure, this volume focuses on the causes and characteristics of persistent state weakness. The editors (both of the London School o
It was during the Romantic period, early in the 19th century, that autobiography emerged as a distinct genre and began infecting all of literature with its pretension. American scholars of English lit
The 19th-century German school of painters known as the Nazarenes, which created medievalizing works on themes of nationalism and Christian idealism, is the subject of this fine study by Grewe (Columb
Seventeenth century France saw the rise and solidification of the role of the absolute monarch, exemplified by Louis XIV, Hofer looks at the emotional toll taken by the insistence on controlling emoti
Recent scandals in the biosciences have highlighted the perils of communicating science leading many observers to ask questions about the pressures on scientists and the media to hype-up claims of sci
Saunders (Bath Spa U., UK) has conceived this volume as a sourcebook and commentary on selected work by experimental musicians. It contains nine chapters exploring a range of issues related to recent
This volume includes leading scholarship on five writers active in the first half of the sixteenth century: Margaret More Roper, Katherine Parr, Anne Askew, Mildred Cooke Cecil and Anne Cooke Bacon. T
This book examines Shakespeare's fascination with the art of narrative and the visuality of language. Richard Meek complicates our conception of Shakespeare as either a 'man of the theatre' or a 'lite
Elizabethan scholar Kilroy has compiled a new edition of the Epigrams of John Harrington, godson of Elizabeth I, faithful courtier at her court and gentleman scholar. The epigrams are witty, some litt
Temperley (Music, University of Illinois, Urbana, emeritus) has spent his career in search of the music sung and played in Protestant English parish churches. Along with many books on the subject, he
With both opponents and a significant number of proponents of the death penalty widely agreeing that the capital punishment system in the United States is almost irrevocably broken (to the extent that
Issues of faith and spirituality have been resurgent in the UK since the opening of the twenty-first century. This book charts the impact of shifting attitudes towards spirituality through the experie
Krauss (Claremont McKenna College) and Lieberman (U. of Nevada) present the second of a two-volume set reviewing the major areas in which psychology is relevant to court proceedings. The volume focuse
Lieberman (U. of Nevada) and Krauss (Claremont McKenna College) present the first volume of a two-volume set reviewing the major areas in which psychology is relevant to court proceedings. This volume
From his first readers to the present, Friedrich Nietzsche has found supporters and detractors on every point of the political spectrum. In the introduction to this volume, Tracy Strong analyzes the r
This book explores the identity of the 'French disease' (alias the 'French pox' or 'Morbus Gallicus') in the German Imperial city of Augsburg between 1495 and 1630. Rejecting the imposition of modern
What are the aims of sociology? What are its objects of study? How relevant is the classical tradition to the practice of sociology today? This volume brings together internationally renowned and new
This book explores the human contribution to the reliability and resilience of complex, well-defended systems. Usually the human is considered a hazard a€“ a system component whose unsafe acts are imp
When green parties emerged in the 1980s, not only did they question established ideas about nature and economic growth, they also challenged the 'iron law' of Roberto Michels that all parties inevitab
Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, ethnic cleansing are terms which in recent years have entered common usage. The worst cases of these crimes seen in the Yugoslav secession conflict and t
This book explores the epiclesis or invocation of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharistic Prayer, using the Anglican tradition as an historical model of a communion of churches in conscious theological and
Many of the world's deadliest conflicts are largely ignored a€“ becoming off-the-radar 'stealth conflicts'. How can this be possible in a world with unprecedented levels of access to information, and
Roman Catholic church music in England served the needs of a vigorous, vibrant and multi-faceted community that grew from about 70,000 to 1.7 million people during the long nineteenth century. Contemp
Since the term "homosexual" did not exist in classical or medieval European languages, some have assumed that there were none and that all same-sex encounters were governed by circumstances. This woul
Will globalization continued unabated? Lane (political theory and politics, U. of the South Pacific in Fiji) goes far beyond the mere notion that under globalization all the countries of the world bec
Dolan (English Lehigh University) uses the work of three female writers, Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley and Charlotte Smith for an exploration of the ways in which new medical theories on the subje
The main goal of Crowther (De Montfort U., UK) and Capaldi (Loyola U. New Orleans, US) in putting together this multidisciplinary collection of 20 essays surveying the scholarly literature is to demon
