In this book, authors Grayson and Logan present readers with an investigation into the history and current activities of the Zetas, one of Mexico’s most notorious criminal organizations. The authors c
Søren Kierkegaard sought to clarify what it means to be a Christian. He concluded that a one-on-one relationship with God is required, to encounter the “Absolute Paradox,” defined as an immutable bein
To account for skulduggery since the 2008 scandal, MacDonald and Hughes update their brief history of great American financial institution scandals that have rocked the country from its earliest perio
"In Miseducating Americans, Richard F. Hamilton examines accounts of American history appearing in textbooks and popular accounts and compares these with the reports contained in scholarly monographs.
Life and the Student (1927), with a new introduction by Jonathan B. Imber, is a compilation of reflections, commentaries, and letters from other scholars that Charles Horton Cooley, accumulated throug
Jia Zhangke Speaks Out is a collection of writings by China's most acclaimed film director, Jia Zhangke. The book, originally published in 2009 by Peking University Press, contains Jia's selections of
This is the first comprehensive analysis of the role of subnational parliaments in the EU policymaking system. The contributions analyze the dynamic resulting from the new provisions of the Lisbon Tre
The heart of this book is the translation of The Life Space of the Urban Child, written in 1935 by Martha and Hans Heinrich Muchow. Life Space provides a fresh look at children as actors and how they
Victoria Welby (1837–1912) dedicated her research to the relationship between signs and values. She exchanged ideas with important exponents of the language and sign sciences, such as Charles S. Peirc
Drawing together the author's previously published papers (from 1949 to 1993), this volume explores the concept of national character from a psycho-social perspective. It discusses the literature on n
The heart of mathematics is its elegance; the way it all fits together. Unfortunately, its beauty often eludes the vast majority of people who are intimidated by fear of the difficulty of numbers.Math
Best known for his The Liberal Tradition in America, Hartz (1919-89) was also lauded for his dynamic teaching style, but never published his lecture notes, and they have never been found. Here Paul Ro
The games that human societies devised over the centuries can be considered one of the most comprehensive and fertile symbolic systems ever created by human ingenuity. In all societies, members feel c
Winter Passages is Robert Brustein’s nineteenth book of criticism. It includes his considerations of culture and politics over the past four years of American life, demonstrating how the imperfections
Amitai Etzioni argues that societies must find a way to balance individual rights and the common good. This point of balance may change as new technologies develop, the natural and international envir
There are important reasons for the distinct yet significant course adjustments in American and Western foreign policy, which is currently focused on the Middle Eastern and Chinese "hot spots.&qu
Are we still secular? If not, what can one possibly mean by “post-secular”? The answers depend on what one considers secular as well as the people, societies, and institutions that one considers. Post
Historically, an important role of museums has been to contribute to national homogenization. The book specifically engages with how the Swedish museum sector addresses new demands from a society that
This research monograph investigates the aspects of a large Tang dynasty (618-907) porcelaneous mortuary figure of an ethnic Sogdian that belongs to a small, cohesive group of Chinese ceramic figures
Faith, War, and Violence analyzes the age-old links between religion and violence perpetrated in the name of God, and the role religion performs in politically infusing the state with romantic spiritu
Drawing on his field world during the early 1970s, Siegal presents a sociological study of how people drastically lacking in material resources could construct a social world capable of satisfying the
Reopening the question of Machiavelli’s relationship to neoclassical, humanist, and republican thought (“civic humanism”), Hulliung questions scholars’ perceptions of Machiavelli as a misunderstood hu
This volume examines how an Islamic dictatorship remains more than thirty years after the Islamic Republic's inception in Iran. It reviews the historical conditions that preceded the relationship betw
Author Turner explains why social inequality has not generated massive sustained protest. He proposes that the middle classes obtain plentiful positive emotions from the status quo, even though resour
The horrors of the past century have done little to advance appreciation for the virtues of Western civilization. Criticism of the West has mounted and the West itself has lost sight of its uniqueness
Hoebeke examines the corruption and political maneuvering that led to the adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and the move away from the original intent of the framers of t
This anthology collects several essays and scholarly articles from a variety of thinkers on the subject of the application of the concept of equity in addressing the study of a variety of social and e
In American politics, at least since the Civil War, the great philosophical divide is between "progressives" and "founders" of the American regime. The quarrel has come to be defined in the media as a
This is the second volume of Melvin J. Lasky's The Language of Journalism series, praised as a "brilliant" and "original" study in communications and contemporary language, and as "a joy to read." Whe
This stimulating volume considers whether the Founding Fathers’ vision of the American democratic republic has been transformed and if so, in what ways. Krason looks to the basic principles of the Fou
Ledeen provides readers with an examination of the breadth and depth of Neapolitan creativity, beginning with the promise of Virgil's Egg and delving into Naples' contribution to creative identity of
This work explores meaning in health and medicine and the role of the humanities and social sciences in coming to terms with sickness, diagnosis, prognosis, and death. The case studies present a serie
To address the transformation of the humanities and the decline of influence of the civilizing liberal and fine arts, Pontynen extends an argument he made in two earlier books about the reduction of t
This book aims to chart the extent to which residents of the Netherlands perceive that they are subject to discrimination, from the perspectives of group identities, discrimination grounds, and societ
In this unprecedented collection, Donald N. Levine rejuvenates the field of social theory in the face of lagging institutional support. The work canvasses the universe of types of theory work in socio
In this volume, editors Mitchell and Covin have amassed a collection of essays and scholarly articles investigating the experience of African American women in U.S. politics. The text combines special
This book examines the lag in Japanese adoption of contemporary medical technology, and therapies. Altenstetter takes an in-depth look at the root causes in the regulatory framework of Japanese medici
This volume of original essays critically examines the intriguing interplay among major actors and venues of creative practices in contemporary East Asian cities. Its chapters closely investigate mani
The author analyzes the growth of radical Islam in Europe and its impact on relations between the US and Russia. He describes the role of the US, the Soviet Union, and the Muslim world during World Wa
For Harry Redner, the phrase "beyond civilization" refers to the new and unprecedented condition the world is now entering—specifically, the condition commonly known as globalization. Redner approache
