Caught in a world distinguished by its disconnection with basic rules of life, wrapped in an ethics far removed from any reason to use it, DeLillo's characters make sense only to themselves and those
Members of US military educational, research, policy, or operational divisions explore how US organizations can provide effective non-traditional security aid to Africa, the next big source of petrole
In spite of its leanings toward the mystical and metaphysical, asserts Mookerjee (literature and writing, Eugene Lang College, The New School), poetry has increasingly connected to worldly issues, and
"Daugherty's work, blending historical fact with imaginative conjecture. shows how research in the Renaissance can be exciting today. His brave readings of primary texts are supported by solid data an
Hip hop was developed by inner-city African-American youths in their struggles to deal with the negative consequences of their societal arrangements. The genre in its many cultural expressions is now
This volume, which aims to bring to light works that have been overlooked because they do not fit into neat categories and to rethink women authors' roles in Victorian literary culture, brings togethe
Between the end of the Tang empire about 907 and the rise of the Northern Song dynasty in 960, five dynasties vied for power at the core where China had been, so the period is called Five Dynasties pe
Zarkin (political science, Westminster College) studies the evolution of Federal Communication Commission regulation of cable television between 1952 and 1980, in the process seeking theoretical insig
Quiddington (humanities, U. of New England, Australia) applies a historical sociological lens to theorizing the relationship between the university and the state, arguing that the institution of the u
Ana Lucia Araujo is an assistant professor of histoiy at Howard University. She holds a joint PhD in history and social and historical anthropology from Universite Laval (Quebec, Canada) and Ecole de
Antonio Olliz Boyd is an emeritus professor of Latin American literature at Temple University. He holds a PhD from Stanford University, an MS from Grorgetown University, and a BA from Long Island Uni
Contributing to both 18th-century studies and to art history, Tite (art history, Luther College, Canada) examines the overlay of painting and power during the first decades of the new German dynasty r
As a contribution to the academic discipline of Christian spirituality and its understanding of spiritual transformation, Hryniuk (theology, U. of St. Michael's College, Toronto) draws on three influe
Studies indicate that our online friends tend to take the place some of those normally present in flesh and blood, but we are still wrestling with how people and machines combine to create families, s
Drawing on close readings of primary sources, with frequent quotes from these given in the original Chinese with English translation, Alberts presents a fascinating and detailed analysis of the adapta
This volume investigates the catalogs that detail and classify manuscripts of Chinese Buddhist texts and explores their importance in the formation and transformation of the Chinese Buddhist canon and
A policy analyst in Adelaide, Australia, Shi argues that sustainable agriculture can meet the food needs of China's growing population while avoiding environmental degradation. He explains how the pri
Bodomo (linguistics and African studies, U. of Hong Kong) has an international resume, including higher education at the U. of Ghana (bachelors and masters degrees), PhD from the Norwegian U. of Scien
