Women and the Holocaust brings together essays by leading scholars in the field of Shoah Studies that derive from disciplines such as literary criticism, religious studies, history, sociology, and fil
Chang (a former Secretary to the Treasury of Guyana, member of the board of the Guyana Central Bank, and United Nations Development Program consultant) analyzes US and (to a lesser extent) Israeli pol
According to the concept of in forma pauperis, a financially disabled person does not have to pay court fees in a civil suit. Shield laws protect journalists from being forced to disclose their source
Institutional profit realization has become highly contingent on research education, investment, and planning; yet, the methodology of research may not be clear to young researchers or students of Ec
NOTE: Series number is not an integer: IVThe book examines the arms control issue in successive administrations of the postwar presidents and reviews each president's involvement in the pursuit of arm
Salvation and Modernity presents an interpretation of the phenomenon of intellectual Christians in contemporary Chinese society, with special focus paid to Liu Xiaofeng, by exploring the main issues o
Volume One of Jewish Philosophy: Foundations and Extensions is divided thematically. 'Foundations of Jewish Philosophy' analyzes how Jewish philosophy is defined, the controversy over faith and reason
This book speaks to the need for God in business today. Together, the chapters of this book build toward a comprehensive ethic of business administration. God and Mammon finds that business today need
This book is a translation of Zubiri's lectures, published posthumously and partially edited by Zubiri for publication. This translation was made possible by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Cultu
This study examines the structure and content of three of Plato's dialogues: Phaedo, Symposium , and Phaedrus . Retired philosophy teacher Gotshalk (affiliation not cited) focuses on the temporality
Gleaned from 14 previous works by Silverman, these 14 essays wrap the reader in a cozy blanket of consensus briefly shutting out the bitter controversy and complexity that the issues addressed often e
Allegory and Meaning is the study of the allegorical-cum-symbolic mode in selected African, African American, and Caribbean literary works. It argues that the domain of allegory in these works constit
This book examines the arts over the course of modern history to illuminate psychiatry and psychoanalysis, and how these disciplines may elucidate works of literature, art, and cinema. These essays pr
Stanislavsky and Female Actors is the exploration of Stanislavsky's artistic and personal relationship with the leading actresses of the Moscow Art Theatre. It seeks to portray their life-long artisti
Kolapo (history, U. of Guelph, Canada) and Akurang-Parry (African history and world history, Shippensburg U.) compile 11 essays that examine the European colonization of Africa, Africa's colonial expe
The market women of India are poor, female, and untouchable (Dalit), all highly stigmatized statuses. They eek out a living for themselves and their children by doing 'penny capitalism.' Traditionally
Women in the Roman Catholic Church are not priests. Women in the Anglican Church are. Amadi-Azuogu (theology, Southern California School of Ministry) examines why and how this came to be, particularly
This book discusses Iranian culture before and after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, based on research conducted among American scholars who had lived and worked in Iran. It covers the religion and li
A widespread early Palestinian Jewish saying was 'As the first redeemer of Israel, so the last redeemer of Israel': as Moses, so the Messiah. This was the major reason why the death, burial, and trans
"A stimulating analysis ... [and] ... valuable constructive appraisal. Kravatz's engaging discussion of catechesis and religious education challenges catechetical leaders and religious educators to t
"Sex, Discrimination, and Violence is about how the systematic application of some basic principles of applied ethics yields some surprising and very unpopular results. In particular, Stephen Kershnar
Interrogating the Image argues that movies examining the role film and television plays in the lives of their audience have created changes both in the movies themselves and in their viewers, and con
This book explores the ways in which Nabokov and Pynchon manipulate fictional strategies to de-familiarize our perceptions of everyday objects and people. Estranging everyday perceptions allows us to
This new reading of Paradise Lost concentrates on the analysis of linguistic concepts underlying Milton's epic, and then builds on those concepts with a fresh interpretation that considers the role th
Jarvis Streeter details Ernest Becker's anthropological theories and compares them with traditional and contemporary Christian thought on human nature, sin, and salvation in order to see how the two a
This work resulted from a conference held in 2003 that was jointly sponsored by the Rockefeller Archive Center and Quinnipiac University. Drawing upon perspectives from history, philosophy, and the so
Presidents and Their Justices offers an innovative look at the relationship between a president and the Supreme Court justices they appoint. Based on a 2005 survey of historians, lawyers, and politica
Is truth a word we use only to affirm a statement, or is it also something more? In Finding and Confirming Truth, John S, Pletz explains that truth is more than mere affirmation. It also is the concl
This book focuses on the innovative path Rwanda has taken in governance and reconciliation, gender equity, education, health and economic growth. The authors spent a decade working and researching in
This book focuses on the innovative path Rwanda has taken in governance and reconciliation, gender equity, education, health and economic growth. The authors spent a decade working and researching in
The first five chapters of this work by Hayes (political science, Colgate U.), individually introducing and assessing what he sees as the most useful models for understanding policy-making processes i
Booth (French, U. of Portland) offers a text suitable as a reference guide for students and teachers of French, as a classroom text for all levels of study, and for use by self-study students who want
