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
William Graham Sumner is remembered primarily as an opponent of government intervention in social and economic issues. Focusing on Folkways (1906), this book examines Sumner's fundamental work as a co
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
This volume of Political and Military Sociology focuses on the perceptions and identities of those serving in the military, using survey or interview data to explore those perceptions. A range of mili
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
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
Taylor presents a new and expanded collection of essays about European poets, which includes poets from countries not featured previously in his 2008 book. Making premeditated choices, he also follows
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
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
Rescher argues for a realistic and rationalistic pragmatism, that is systemically viable, and yet does justice to traditional pragmatism. He further argues for a reconstructive approach to retooling p
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 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
Solomon argues that capitalism is not inherently unjust or defective, that American capitalism's structural features do not hamper opportunity for any citizens, and that more limited, carefully struct
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
This volume brings together scholarly articles from many leading researchers and academics in the field of design theory, design research, and design studies. The text is divided into three sections,
Sachsman explores the fourth branch of government—the press—and its political divisions that played a role in setting the agenda for the American Civil War and continued during the conflict. Organized
Women played a major part in the French Revolution of 1789, but have received very little recognition for their contributions. The many claims and protests put forth by women at that time were suppres
More than a hauntingly beautiful memoir about small dogs in Big Sky country, this book is a wise account of the relationships among dogs, humans, and the land that surrounds them. It is the story of s
This collection of essays on transnational Chinese cinema explores the corporal, psychological, and affective aspects of experiencing bodies on screen; engages with the material and discursive element
This collection of original essays interrogates the nature of intercultural and intra-cultural encounters through anthropological case studies of Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Islands. The chapters sh
The problems and issues arising from globalization are difficult to resolve, in part because our ways of conceptualizing the conflicts and responding to them are inadequate. This book fills this gap,
This book picks up where its predecessor, Somalia between Jihad and Restoration, left off, examining international efforts to stabilize war-torn Somalia. It analyzes major political events in Somalia
The Grandchildren is a collection of intimate, harrowing testimonies by grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Turkey's "forgotten Armenians"—the orphans adopted and Islamized by Muslims after the A
This book discusses eight dimensions of globalization—world order, culture, the state, information technology, economics, production, development, and Bretton Woods Institutions—from the perspective o
