Somewhere in the world, in the next forty seconds, a person is going to commit suicide. Globally, suicides account for 50 percent of all violent deaths among men and 71 percent for women. Despite suic
"The start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climate-related disasters--the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan in th
Modernity tends to be considered a mostly Western, chronologically recent concept. Looking at locations in Brazil, Java, India, Georgia, and Yugoslavia, among others, Across Space and Time provides ar
Redner presents the fourth and final volume in his tetralogy. This work is more closely concerned with ideas, ideologies, ideologues, and intellectuals in general. Collectively they portray the contem
This book traces the major stages in the evolution of the sociological concept of marginality, highlighting in particular the contribution made by Gino Germani. Its purpose is to analyze, starting wit
Israeli professor David Bukay asserts that “Islam is intrinsically, alarmingly violent, hate-ridden, and oppressive on a scale greater than all other major religions combined. To say that Islamists ar
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
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
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
Cusak informs students, practitioners, and scholars about the wide range of definitions, laws, procedures, policies, and treatment of animals in human society. Her topics include violence as entertain
As Chinese philosophy absorbs Western influences, it need not deny its own unique sources and methods. Chen Lai argues that the introduction of Western thought to modern China in the past one hundred
Racism and the Olympics studies international racial conflict in sports, focusing on the Olympics and racism against Black people, as well as the contextual elements that surrounded racial conflicts i
Mazlish presents students, academics, researchers, and general interest readers with an examination of developments in warfare, economies, technologies, and religions that have driven contemporary glo
Eric Trist was a psychologist, social scientist, and a leading figure in the field of organizational development. He was a founding member of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London and s
This volume is focused on the social intelligence (SI) of leaders. SI is generally defined as the ability to be aware of relevant social situational contexts; to deal with the contexts or challenges e
Efforts at coordination between nations are at the heart of the challenges of globalization. Despite steadily growing interdependencies, individual nations still have specific interests that present o
This book explores the complex relationship between gambling and Chinese culture. Lam, an associate professor of marketing at the University of Macau, looks at the history of gambling in China, its pl
Plight and Fate of Children During and Following Genocide examines why and how children were mistreated during genocides in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Among the cases examined are the A
Sigurd Bergmann describes religion as the skill of “making oneself at home.” This book explores the ways in which religion is a functional part of humans’ understanding of their lived environment, thr
Nine essays, revised from presentations in a 2010 workshop at Williams College, consider the relationship between photography and memory in the context of public memories, private archives, and photog
This collection of work written by Hungarian born philosopher Aurel Kolnai (1900-1973) ponders the value perversions that gripped central Europe post World War I, describes the atmosphere of totalitar
Losee (philosophy, Lafayette College) looks at how quantum mechanics challenged assumptions about the epistemic status of causality. He focuses on the work of Niels Bohr and his notion of complementar
Epic does many things. Among others, it defines the nature of the human storyteller; recalls the creation of the world and of the human race; describes the paradoxical role of the hero as both the Eve
Volume 18 of this series offers texts, translations, and essays on the work of two Hellenistic philosophers, Chamaeleon and Praxiphanes. As they were both students of Aristotle's inheritor Theophrastu
This book features the full scope of Susan Petrilli’s important work on signs, language, communication, and of meaning, interpretation, and understanding. Although readers are likely familiar with oth
This ethnography continues the “thick description” of faith-based and science-based drug programs begun in Addiction Treatment. Using extensive interviews and his own participation in daily rounds of
Current Topics in Management is an annual scholarly journal and this volume is divided into four major sections: Managing Conflict and Justice; Leadership, Social Capital, and Personality; Entrepreneu
The contributions in this anthology explore the linkage between two very prominently debated topics: migration on the one hand and memory on the other. It addresses the question of how (im)migration h
This volume examines the roots of pragmatist imagination and traces the influence of American pragmatism in diverse areas of politics, law, sociology, political science, and transitional studies.The w
This volume explores the distribution of the rural population in Palestine from the late Ottoman period (1870-1917) to the British Mandate period (1917-1948). The book focuses on demography, specifica
How do international systems deal with the threat and use of weapons of war? In this sophisticated yet accessible analysis, a leading strategic analyst takes readers deep into twentieth century histor
Climate change has become one of the most important global issues of our time, with far-reaching natural, socio- economic, and political effects. To address climate change and development issues from
The plight and fate of female victims during the course of genocide is radically and profoundly different from their male counterparts. Like males, female victims suffer demonization, ostracism, discr
Mattausch asserts the conventional picture of societal change is incorrect. Societal change is not a linear succession with each phase of change replacing its predecessor. Instead, the process is one
This study uses basic economic analysis as a technique to comment critically on the original meaning and the interpretation of those clauses of the Constitution that have particular bearing on the eco
As the essays in this book attest, in a time of specialization John McCormick chose diversification, a choice determined by a life spent in many occupations and many countries. After his five years in
The modern American foundation as an instrumentality for charitable and philanthropic giving is in many ways a unique and complex social/economic/political institution. This is particularly the case f
Capital structure theory is one of the most dynamic areas of finance and forms the basis for modern thinking on the capital structure of firms. Much controversy has resulted from comparisons of the th
Two modern cases of genocide and extermination began in Southeast Asia in the same year. Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge regime ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, and Indonesian forces occupied East Timor from 1
