The study of religion and emotion has emerged as an important aspect of the current renaissance in the study of emotion taking place across the arts and sciences. Emotion and Religion: A Critical Asse
In what could be called an encyclopedia of rhetoricians, forty-three academics in English, rhetoric, and composition write 5-15 page entries on 40 thinkers including Bakhtin, Barthes, Booth, Cixous, d
This book consists of two parts, the first presenting a historical and conceptual overview of humanistic psychology, and the second presenting biocritical essays on 17 key figures in the field. Some o
The second volume in the Handbook of American Business History series, this book offers concise histories of extractive, manufacturing, and service industries as well as extensive bibliographic essays
At the heart of coloniality and postcoloniality is the idea of empire. This book examines various theories of empire, and how they create networks of discourse in contemporary postcolonial settings. I
A collection of 11 chapters by Nigerian professors, this book covers such issues as the dignity of intellectual labor; how colonial writings on Africa helped Africans decide to become the interpreters
This book presents the major theories of black and white racial identity. Moreover, theoretical perspectives that were originally developed to describe social fomentation have been updated and expande
Emerging from two conferences sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, this volume discusses scientific and clinical knowledge in areas of health concern where behavioral factors are know
The New Deal remains at the center of the national debate concerning the role and function of government--a controversy that reflects increasingly deep divisions within the American body politic. Plac
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Ten interdisciplinary and cross-cultural essays analyze and interpret Islamic traditions including the concept of jihad, define areas of relationship and commonality between these traditions and those
It has long been an assumption in the field of English as a foreign language that those who speak the language as natives pronounce the way it should be taught. Most influential figures in the field h
A scholar of war and society, Schweitzer says that almost all accounts of the spirituality of British and American soldiers during World War I have been conceived and written in the context of a strug
Librarians and educators have long recognized the power of literature to touch the hearts and minds of readers of all ages. Lesbian and Gay Voices celebrates an exciting body of work that is emerging
This riveting expose reveals how a distorted belief in Anglo superiority necessitated the rewriting of American western history, replacing heroic images of Mexican and Spanish cowboys with negative st
The first work of its kind, this strategic assessment of China's national security reveals the nation's intentions, capabilities, and threats—and their implications for the United States and the world
There is a crisis of trustworthiness in business and corporate integrity. This book identifies the specific actions to create and sustain integrity in businesses and corporations—steps that can restor
This reference for general readers and students in high school and up offers entries based around primary source documents that reveal the extent of white collar and corporate crime (from the 1800s th
This book covers documents and related information pertaining to civil liberties in America, including the debates over arbitrary state action, due process, equal protection, freedom of speech, and p
Ambassador Hoveyda provides an illustration of the influence of myths in history-in-the-making. Indeed, he has found in the Iranian revolution many points that can be clarified only by the impact of o
Realist theory, its epistemological foundations, and the very concept of an international relations "discipline" have all come under attack from postmodern critics in what Jarvis (government and inter
Fifteen chapters offer tourism profiles of the Caribbean, Pacific, and Mediterranean basins, considering the nature of insular tourism and its relationship to development and sustainability. Specific
Employers often ascribe values to gender and sexual orientation that override truly relevant personal characteristics including ability, intelligence, and dedication. In order to change this habit, Di
The question of the representation of women in the media has been an important one for feminists over the past three decades. This diverse collection of essays represents three major trends in feminis
This study compares, contrasts, and evaluates both British and American naval power as well as the politics that led to the development of each prior to the Second World War.
An eclectic and civilizationally rich theory of grand social change is the objective of this collection of essays focusing on historians--from Ibn Khaldun to Oswald Spengler and from Piritim Sorokin t
The relationship between the media and government and the influence that relationship has on democracy and national development is explored in this book. The study provides a succinct descriptive revi
Edited and revised specifically for this volume, here are the best papers from the Tenth National Conference on Business Ethics, sponsored by Bentley College's Center for Business Ethics. Throughout,
This book presents the expertise of authorities on leadership and entrepreneurship. They examine the entrepreneur from a personal, organizational, and multidimensional point of view. In addition, succ
This work examines the role money and debt play in our economy. It shows why we went from the gold standard to flat money, why that led to increasing inflation up to 1980, and why inflation has recede
Twenty-eight contributed papers provide an overview of LIS research, offering recommendations and strategies for resolving issues related to this research and for improving the quality, quantity, and
"Beere has written another useful reference book. This latest is actually a continuation of Gender Roles: A Handbook of Tests and Measures (Greenwood Press, 1990). . . . [This book] identifies 197 tes
This book conducts a timely inquiry into contemporary conscience and politics. It examines fundamental ambiguities, dichotomies, and contradictions that we experience about the worth of our own suffer
