These essays challenge that epic is regarded as being in the exclusive domain of the male literary genius. They demonstrate the ways in which women writers have successfully adapted the masculine
In this book, the difficult problems of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa are examined by the farming systems approach, which aims to improve food production under adverse conditions through agronomic
To do political theory is to tell a story about human beings and their communities. In this witty and elegant book, Michael Brint provides a brilliant reading of some of the greatest stories told in t
In this book, the author contends that when the justices of the Supreme Court ruled the legislative veto unconstitutional in the 1983 case of 'Immigration and Naturalization Service versus Chadha', th
This volume includes the papers that were presented at the 'World Agricultural Trade: Implications for Turkey,' conference in September 1997. The chapters in this book are of major significance to Tur
This book focuses on the nature of the Soviet-East European relationship in the Gorbachev era and on the prospects for the adaptation of that relationship to changing conditions in today's world, exam
This volume is a collection from a conference at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California on August 15-18, 1984 and tells much more about Soviet/Cuban strategy and tactics in the Third Wo
Looks at the portrayal of race and gender in popular culture, focusing on the representation of black women. It discusses the politics of representation in Britain and North America, and the shift fro
First published in 1977, these examples of research and scholarly argument were collected in honour of Sidney W. Bijou. Since 1955, Bijou had worked almost exclusively within the approach variously la
First published in 1987, at a time when central government control of education in many countries was growing rapidly, this book on the historical determinants of US educational legislation was of gre
First published in 1988, this book reports on research and practice in teacher education around the world. Examples of international teacher education practice are shown within a national, regional an
First translated in English ten years after its original Dutch publication in 1962, this book distinguishes the infill from the support - examining what users can individually decide in a housing
The author insists we must learn to see things in new ways, to understand the nature of America’s interdependence with Japan, and to reconceive the national interest in light of what we understand of
This collection brings together leading politicians, clerics, academics and Christian persuasions to debate what Christianity has contributed in the past and what it should contribute in the future to
Here, leading scholars converge on the prospects for change in U.S.-European relations and offer new insights into the theory and practice of international relations in a reconfigured world.
Rituals, Collapse, and Radical Transformation in Archaic States explores role of ritual in variety of archaic states and generates discussion on how decline in a state’s ability to continue in its cur
It is a time when women in many parts of the world are questioning the roles, life styles, and values by which women have lived for centuries. The contributors are American women engaged in studying v
This volume examines these patterns of demographic and economic change in developing nations by focusing on urbanization and migration in Taiwan, and by investigating the linkages between these proces
This book argues that the area of special education namely, pre-service and in-service teachers, counsellors, and psychologists can better prepare individuals with disabilities in making a successful
The transition to democracy in Latin America encompasses adjustments in norms and institutions regarding the strictures of the rule of law. This book addresses the critical role of the judiciary in th
Originally published in 1987 Modern German Sociology is a collection of essays containing sociological work published in German since World War II. Included are sections from such out-standing figures
This book explores developments in environmental policy and politics in recent years and assesses the likely long-term effects of the dramatic economic and political trends in the post-Soviet era.
Dr. Molineu addresses the region in terms of dependency theory and the North-South conflict and in terms of the ideological issues of the cold war, the latter illustrated by the cases of the Cuban mis
The U.S.-USSR Cultural Agreement signed at the Geneva summit in 1985 signalled the resumption of a broad range of cultural exchanges suspended in 1980 after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Mr. Ric
This book provides a comprehensive review of the advanced techniques in the valuation of wildland benefits. It discusses concepts and problems in wildland benefit valuation, offering perspectives on t
Like few other decisions in life, educational choices must be made by virtually every-one growing up in industrial societies. Diego Gambetta offers a refined exploration of the mechanisms that influe
Originally published in 2003, The Light Inside is a ground-breaking study of an Afro-Cuban secret society, its sacred arts, and their role in modern Cuban cultural history.
In this collection of essays, leaders in the fields of ethics, medicine, nusing, economics and public policy explore the pressing issues of providing health care for the elderly.
Originally published in 1984, this work is organised in three parts. Part 1 explores what a structure is. Part 2 critically explores the dynamic (energic) conceptualization of psychological and s
This book examines egalitarian social ideals and institutions that arose in preindustrial China and England, and in the process, uncovers China’s forgotten role in the history of social justice debate
This book explores the misconception of nature in the West since the birth of modern philosophy and the devastating impact that this has had in practice. Drawing on recent anthropological work, it pro
First published in 1995, Organizations and Technical Change examines the key changes that have taken place in the external and internal contexts of organizations which have experienced technical chang
First published in 2012, this title presents the basics of how ‘to do’ philosophy - what it is, how we can think, the nature of logic, some special terms - in a straightforward and easy to understand
The ‘Macedonian question’ has been much studied as has the political history of the period from the Balkan Wars in 1912-13 to the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. But for a variety of reasons, connected wi
