The Contested Auction

Despite the promise of the new "Second Republic" launched in the early 1990s, Italy remains Europe’s least well-governed country. Fifteen years ago, politicians on the take and mafiosi on th

In the fifth edition Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustere

Noted political scientist and public policy expert John J. Pitney, Jr., explains how autism has evolved into a heated political issue disputed by scientists, educators, social workers, and families.

The Contested Origins of the 1865 Arabic Bible examines the history of a translation begun by American missionaries within the changing social context of late Ottoman Syria, and utilized an internatio

In The Politics of Autism,John J. Pitney, one of America’s leading experts on public policy, explains how the political issues of autism have emerged and analyzes the accompanying disputes in the area

The authors argue that with the election of the Abe Government in December 2012, Japanese politics has entered a radically new phase they describe as the “2012 Political System.” The system began with

This book is the first in-depth and longitudinal study of the history of copyright protecting the visual arts. Exploring legal developments during an important period in the making of the modern law, the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, in relation to four themes - the protection of copyright 'authors' (painters, photographers and engravers), art collectors, sitters and the public interest - it uncovers a number of long-forgotten narratives of copyright history, including views of copyright that differ from how we think today. As well as considering the distinct nature of the contribution of copyright to the history of the cultural domain accounted for by scholars of art history and the sociology of art, this book examines the value to lawyers and policy-makers today of copyright history as a destabilising influence: in taking us to ways of thinking that differ from our own, history can sharpen the critical lens through which we view copyright debates today.

The industrial agrifood system is in crisis regarding its negative ecological, economic, and social externalities: it is unsustainable on all dimensions. This book documents and engages competing visi

The Russian Far North is immensely rich in resources, both energy and other resources, and is also one of the least developed regions of Russia. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the regi

This study provides a broad examination of the current Shinzo Abe government in Japan. It analyzes various controversial domestic and foreign policies and argues that its election in 2012 inaugurated

Considered a wonder of the ancient world, the Newark Earthworks—the gigantic geometrical mounds of earth built nearly two thousand years ago in the Ohio valley--have been a focal point for archaeologi

Jones and Shiels present fifteen essays from historians and archaeologists on the Earthworks of Newark, Ohio--the largest, most geometrically precise and best-preserved earthen architecture ever const

Contested Visions offers a comparative view of the two principal viceroyalties of Spanish America: Mexico and Peru. Spanning developments from the 15th to the 19th century, this ambitious book looks a

This Pioneering Ethnographic analysis provides a far-reaching critique of the changing social, political and organizational topography of western China. The seismic changes wrought across this terrain

In the 1960sUniversity of Cincinnati radiologist Eugene Saenger infamously conducted human experiments on patients with advanced cancer to examine how total body radiation could treat the disea

Unger (Contemporary China Centre, Australian National U.) notes that the boom in associations in contemporary China--including scientific, business and trade associations, women's advocacy groups, and

What role do Chinese popular associations play in the expansion of civil society and democritization? Under Mao few associations were permitted to exist, while today over 200,000 associations are offi

The Contested Boundaries of Public and Population Health will be a valuable text not only in schools of public health but also in those of economics, political science, medicine, history, sociology an

Scholars of literature interrogate and dissect African-American novelist Morrison's use of the Bible, question her theological positioning, and sometimes contest her ultimate stance. Among their topic

Argues that sustainability requires more than economic and technological efficiency.

Drawing upon philosophical interest from Martin Heidegger to Rachel Carson in technology, morality, and ecology, Davison (sustainability studies, Murdoch U., Australia) argues that the challenge posed

Celebrating the 150th birthday of the state of California offers the opportunity to reexamine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. In this fo

Joseph R. Gusfield has been for decades the most creative, penetrating, and far-sighted sociologist of alcohol's ambiguous place in American society. Combining in his work the perspectives and methods

For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Indeed, it is almost universally believed that college

"For decades, the idea that more education will lead to greater individual and national prosperity has been a cornerstone of developed economies. Indeed, it is almost universally believed that college

The book, while introducing readers to the auction mechanism for resource provisioning in cloud computing, also endeavors to provide structured literature on the subject. Since various models have bee