This volume describes how US presidents make judicial appointments. It details the historical evolution and development of the president's appointment power in Article II of the Constitution with resp
In this book, editor Daniel E. Ritchie presents readers with a collection of academic essays and scholarly articles focused on the life and intellectual pursuits of eighteenth century political ph
The quest for unity and multiplicity is one of the most important concerns in the history of human thought. Since the origins of the history of philosophy up to the present, we can observe more or les
This work attempts to establish a philosophy of art that is both intellectual and objective. At first sight it may appear that these goals are at variance with contemporary ideas. On closer examinatio
Americans from Africa seeks to convey varying perspectives on the “Black Experience” in the United States and its controversial history. This volume, Slavery and Its Aftermath, deals with four major i
"Originally published in 1993, Worlds Ago is not only about politics of the times, but also about the world into which Walter Laqueur was born and raised and the world that shaped him: pre-war Germany
"Originally published in 1993, Worlds Ago is not only about politics of the times, but also about the world into which Walter Laqueur was born and raised and the world that shaped him: pre-war Germany
In the American mind, state subsidization of writers and artists was long associated with monarchies and, in later years, socialist states. The support these regimes gave to intellectuals was understo
Bennett presents readers with a comprehensive examination of the development of and controversies surrounding the federal programs that directly benefit intellectuals, writers, and various other kinds
The vast literature on Virginia Woolf's life, work, and marriage falls into two groups. A large majority is certain that she was mentally ill, and a small minority is equally certain that she was not
Caiazza examines the concept of progress, its separate varieties, the current rejection of it, and how it may be reconsidered on both philosophical and scientific bases. He covers history and the impa
Candar presents the first biography of her friend Dink, an Armenian intellectual of Turkey, a journalist and political activist who was targeted for his views and assassinated in front of his newspape
This is the biography of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist and political activist. He worked for the democratic rights of all Turkish citizens, including the right to speak freely about the ge
The author explores events in the Islamic world since 1989 following the Iranian Islamic Revolution, the Rushdie Affair, and the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, illustrating how they ushered in a new age
"Questions the relationship between violence, nonviolence, and reconciliation in societal conflicts. The contributors maintain that reconciliation per se is not a panacea. If not managed properly, rec
The studies in this volume deal with problems of authoritarianism and anti-Semitism. Lowenthal's book length contribution, "Prophets of Deceit," which begins this collection, is a classic of political
The first part of this collection was originally published as Literature and the Image of Man in 1956, and the other part was translated from German especially for this volume, so became available to
Ithiel de Sola Pool was a distinguished scholar of the political process, and one of the most original thinkers in the development of an integrated social science. This volume focuses upon his contrib
This festschrift celebrates the accomplishments of renowned social scientist Irving Louis Horowitz as he turned sixty-five. Since Horowitz’s views were global and his discourse was never restricted to
Author Stephen D. Bryen gives readers a tour of the history of technology in its capacity to increase or decrease national power and security, arguing that the United States has largely squandered its
Technology Security and National Power traces on how the United States has squandered its technological leadership through unwise policies, weakening American power over the course of successive admin
In this book, author Eric Maisel presents readers with an exploration of possible future paradigm shifts in mental health diagnosis and care. Arguing that “hundreds of millions worldwide” receive ment
This final book by social scientist Rothman (1927-2011) is a summary and culmination of his four decades of research and thinking ranging through history, psychology, and political science. He saw the
Paints a picture of how mental health providers can improve their practices to better serve individuals in distress and outlines necessary steps for a mental health revolution. Eric Maisel's goal is t
Lowenthal collected his writing on communication in society that he had written between the 1930s and 1960s and arranged them in sections on historical and empirical studies, and contribution to the p
The core of this volume is its presentation of Lowenthal's sixty-year-long intellectual career as a critical theorist and sociologist. The book includes some of his speeches on Theodor Adorno and Walt
Scholars in history, literary criticism, and political theory agree that Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French Enlightenment thinker of the 18th century, both simultaneously embodied and challenged modernity.
In this book, author Dan Bruiger presents readers with a critical examination of mathematical modeling and its employment in shaping and limiting the scientific approach to the natural world. He quest
Legge sets out a series of empirical facts about the way a modern market economy works and contrasts them to predictions from the economics literature. He hopes to explain to entrepreneurs, managers,
Vladimir Mikhailovitch Bekhterev was a pioneering Russian neurologist, psychiatrist, and psychologist. A highly esteemed rival of Ivan Pavlov, his achievements in the areas of personality, clinical ps
Drei Breife an einen Knaben (Three Letters to a Young Boy) and Der Teufel und Seine Grossmutter (The Devil & His Grandmother) are texts that explore sexuality across the lifespan with some unexpec
This volume encompasses a wide range of empirical research on a variety of topics that are related by their focus on the importance of attitudes, culture, and perceptions. The significance of public a
This book examines society’s responses to many kinds of experimentation, focusing on both creation of and assessment of risks. As people seek new ways to make their lives safer and happier, the widesp
Revolutionary and evolutionary theorists have very different views about change; Fein writes in favor of evolution. He proposes an integrated model of social evolution, one that accounts for the compl
Author Pedrag Cicovacki presents students, academics, and general interest readers with an examination of the life, thoughts, aims, and struggles of Ghandi. The author has organized the seventeen chap
Author Lonnie Athens presents students and academics with an examination of super-ordination, subordination, and the social interaction of groups and individuals. The author has organized the main bod
Drei Breife an einen Knaben (Three Letters to a Young Boy) and Der Teufel und Seine Grossmutter (The Devil & His Grandmother) are texts that explore sexuality across the lifespan with some unexpected
Examining the work of ten influential thinkers who prophesied war, revolution, and all the other horrors of the tragedy of European civilization, Redner asks how much they actually knew about the appr
Founders, classics, and canons have been vitally important in helping to frame sociology’s identity. Within the academy today, a number of positions—feminist, postmodernist, postcolonial—question the
Editors Makowski, Bonecki, Nowak-Posadzy, and Gasparski present readers with a collection of expert contributions on two traditions of practical philosophy, action theory and praxiology. The selection
