Since the turn of the millennium, European societies have been shaken by the re-emergence of religion as a contested factor in public life. Using approaches from sociology, media and religious studies
The development of an international substantive environmental right on a global level has long been a contested issue. To a limited extent environmental rights have developed in a fragmented way throu
In Seriously!, Cynthia Enloe, author of the groundbreaking analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, addresses two deeply gendered and contested questions: Who is taken seriously? And wh
Do artists travel away from or towards trauma? Is trauma encrypted or inscribed in art? Or can aesthetic practices – after-images – bring about transformation – that does not imply cure or resolution-
Undocumented immigration across the Mediterranean and the US-Mexican border is one of the most contested transatlantic public and political issues, raising fundamental questions about national identit
Tropical Architecture, although now a highly contested and debated term, is the name given to European modern architecture that has been modified to suit the climatic and sometimes cultural context of
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the ultimate long distance challenge – a 35,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in identical racing yachts. The 2010 winner was
This book is an archaeological and art-historical study of the images and monuments of Roman "client" kings in the Near East from the Taurus to Edom (modern South East Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel,
Analysing the contested reception of Peter Lombard's masterful Book of Sentences after 1160, the author argues that this period was a time of hitherto unrecognised intellectual conflict and negotiatio
The legacy of medieval Welsh ruler Owain Glyndwr is a contested one, his history and its importance constantly under debate. In this book an international collection of scholars offer a comprehensive
The legacy of medieval Welsh ruler Owain Glyndwr is a contested one, his history and its importance constantly under debate. In this book an international collection of scholars offer a comprehensive
Modern life is a sea of images. With so much visual data bombarding us—from personal devices to mass media—our brains must rapidly adapt to make sense of it all. Here to guide us is America's premier
The two volume set LNCS 8047 and 8048 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, CAIP 2013, held in York, UK, in August 2013
The two volume set LNCS 8047 and 8048 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, CAIP 2013, held in York, UK, in August 2013
Heated debates about Muslim women's veiling practices have regularly attracted the attention of European policymakers over the last decade. The headscarf has been both vehemently contested by national
Good communication skills are essential for effective social work practice. This book brings relevant and contested areas of social work practice to life by using scripts from real life situations to
Turkey’s accession to the European Union is undoubtedly one of the Union’s most contested potential enlargements. The narrative that dominates the debate surrounding this issue primarily relates to pr
This book explores gaming culture, focusing on competent players and excessive use. Addressing the contested question of whether addiction is possible in relation to computer games - specifically onli
Partitioned Lives: The Irish Borderlands explores everyday life and senses of identity and belonging along a contested border whose official functions and local impacts have shifted across the twentie
In Seriously!, Cynthia Enloe, author of the groundbreaking analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, addresses two deeply gendered and contested questions: Who is taken seriously? And wh
A comprehensive constitutional and political study of a new state’s fiercely contested establishment during the Civil War era When western Virginians separated from the Commonwealth of Virginia to for
The stories that are told about the death of Osama bin Laden are interculturally significant as a reminder of the many culturally contested junctures, fissures, and ruptures that circulate in the «tru
Xinjiang, China’s far northwestern province where the majority of the population are Muslim Uighurs, was for most of its history contested territory. On the Silk Road, a region of overlapping culture
A senior researcher at the Meiji Shrine Research Institute, Imaizumi illuminates the production of the shrine as a contested space, from when construction began on the shrine to memorialize Emperor Me
Focusing on an area of the savannah in northern Ghana and southwestern Burkina Faso, Land, Mobility, and Belonging in West Africa explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated
Focusing on an area of the savannah in northern Ghana and southwestern Burkina Faso, Land, Mobility, and Belonging in West Africa explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated
In this comprehensive guide to nude photography, successful commercial photographer, Ric Young, shows how to create top-quality fine art nude images without having a studio full of gear and a roster o
Award-winning photographer Jack Watson has crafted a unique book dedicated to female glamour images created in black and white to honor the famous Hollywood stills photographers of the 1920s and 30s.
The Following the Stars: Images of the Zodiac in Islamic Art catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name and follows the theme of astrology principally through objects from the late twelfth t
Beyond what most people think about archaeology--with its cleanly numbered dates, and discoveries--lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. Here, natur
Spectacular Miracles confronts an enduring Western belief in the supernatural power of images: that a statue or painting of the Madonna can fly through the air, speak, weep, or produce miraculous cure
The connections and interactions of lifelong learning and social justice are complex and contested. Both are seen as a means to unconditional good, with little account taken of the inequalities and eq
Queer Media Images: LGBT Perspectives comprises 15 articles that address how the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered communities are depicted in the media. This collection of articles focuses on
In this rich and detailed interdisciplinary study, Philip Cooke explores the enduring and contested legacy of the Italian Resistance movement. This book scrutinizes the ambivalent and shifting attitud
Live Art is a contested category, not least because of the historical, disciplinary and institutional ambiguities that the term often tends to conceal. Live Art can be usefully defined as a peculiarly
Malegam (history, Duke U.) examines the history of medieval Christian clerical discourse about peace and violence between the contested power centers of empire, the papacy, churches, and communes. He
American Exceptionalism is a greatly contested concept in the United States' modern political, economic and social cultures. This collection, edited by Charles W. Dunn of Regent University's Robertson
