Since his professional debut in 1962, Stevie Wonder has recorded sixty-four singles that have made the Billboard top 100, including ten that reached number one. Wonder was one of the first Motown art
The concept of ethnic, racial, and gender humor is as sensitive a subject today as it has ever been; yet at no time in the past have we had such a quantity of this humor circulating throughout societ
In stark contrast to popular belief, women of the African Diaspora have engaged in economic and leadership activities throughout the course of history. Black women around the world draw from a tradit
The first book to explore the connection between the religious backgrounds and beliefs of U.S. presidents since Truman and their policies toward Israel
Martyrdom is a controversial and disputed concept. Just as religion is often hijacked by politics, martyrdom is frequently ascribed to a narrow, partisan, and parochial foundation. This is the first
Drawing on the findings of the most ambitious national study to date on nonprofit strategic restructuring, the authors provide nonprofit managers, board members, consultants, and foundation executives
This volume shows how the theoretical ideas of three famed psychologists evolved from the scientific base envisioned by Freud into different belief systems based on clinical observations by their pra
Thornton identifies two kinds of metafictions in Welty's works that testify to the author's confidence in the power of that particular form of fiction to achieve the results she desires. The first de
The modern view of the mind is the result of thousands of years of thought, discussion, and experimentation. This volume examines how the foundations of this concept were laid in the ancient world, f
Forty years after the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this important study examines the history, industrial uses, and harmful effects of the twelve most commonly used organochloride chem
Crosby (American studies, history, and geography, U. of Texas-Austin) adds a new preface pointing out some of the deficiencies, and some of the enduring qualities, of his 1972 treatise about the impac
Thirty years ago, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biologic
Seeking to define the ways various cultures view pregnancy, miscarriage, and abortion, this multidisciplinary collection of essays seeks to illustrate how these views influence policy decisions and p
Cory, Gardner, and their contributors argue that how the brain is constructed determines how people behave socially. This has been a neglected thesis, except for a few pioneers, of whom Paul MacLean h
Migration, asylum, and citizenship have become unavoidable topics in contemporary European politics. Klopp examines the issues of immigration, integration, and multiculturalism in Germany, Europe's p
In this work of narrative sociology, Zajdow (sociology, Deakin U., Australia) presents the stories that Australian women involved with alcoholic men tell, both in the contexts of interviews with the Z
Person construct psychology originated in the work of American psychologist George Kelly about a half-century ago. Here, researchers and practitioners from the US, Europe, and Australia explore its th
Far from being a monolith with unanimous leadership loyalty to the cause of a separate nation, the Confederacy was in reality deeply divided over how to achieve independence. Many supposedly loyal le
Building on new, emerging perspectives, Making Space examines the phenomenon of adult learning through multiple voices and promotes a critical analysis of the functions, structures, and activities th
This book explores the ways in which gender informs the definition and organization of management work, with specific attention to marketing. Drawing on original case studies, Chalmers examines how m
Discusses the literature on culture, and Asian culture specifically and examines the phenomenon of "modernization without Westernization" and Asian-style democracy. Presents a framework for using theo
The central theme running through these ten contributions by political scientists and historians is that George Washington, as the first president and because of the lack of specificity in the executi
Stover and Erdmann argue that the crises threatening civilization can be solved only by adopting ethical systems more compatible with science. They examine Nobel Laureate Roger W. Sperry's ideas abou
For more than three hundred years, the American South was essentially a plantation society, in which the plantation system penetrated all aspects of social, cultural, economic, and political life. Du
For more than 50 years the critics of advertising have argued that advertising is bad because it manipulates, and that it must be reined in by political controls. Not so, argues Michael Phillips. If a
Habermas and Rorty met in Poland in May 1995 to discuss and debate their different perspectives on the contemporary state of philosophy. Kolakowski's subsequent written discussion with Rorty is also i
Contracts in employment are of two kinds: the formal, written contract and the equally important, informal and unwritten psychological contract--how people think they should be treated. Both involve r
The purpose of this book is to present a survey of Jewish music to illuminate its special role as a mirror of history, tradition, and cultural heritage. The 27 topical chapters have been placed within
The free exchange of ideas is central to any democracy, and libraries are central to the free exchange of ideas. Hafner examines many of the issues at the heart of the library's role in a democratic s
In analyzing the debates between the Federalists and the Antifederalists, McWilliams, Gibbons, and their contributors break sharply with interpretations of the founding of America as either the work o
Gregg offers a new look at self-representation that falls into both the older "study of lives" tradition in personality psychology and the newer "narrative psychology." By applying methods of symbolic
Cohen and Feldberg use a moral perspective grounded in the social contract to define the responsibilities assumed by the police when they accept the authority to govern. Part I develops a system of et
Examines and contrasts US decisions concerning military intervention in Lebanon in 1958 and 1982, and how the decisions made by Presidents Eisenhower and Reagan resulted in certain outcomes and avoide
This volume studies the ethical obligations that businesses may have for protecting the environment. It explores the public policy debate of how to regulate corporations--or how corporations should re
Written for communications specialists and policy makers, this book is a penetrating examination into the rapidly changing approach of states to telecommunications regulation and planning since the di
Nervous Laughter examines 40 years of situation comedy, decade by decade, providing the first truly panoramic view of TV's most popular dramatic form. Within this context, Hamamoto traces what he desc
