Because space and identities are reformulated by religions as they break through geographic and cultural boundaries, religion is now widely recognized as ‘the great globalizer’. In particular, as they
Integral to human nature is the need to seek understanding of the world in which we live, to discover how it works and why. We find our answers to these fundamental questions through different methods
In 1970 Earth Day was first celebrated marking the dawn of worldwide environmental consciousness and the passing of many environmental laws. In part, these events were the result of the maturing of th
Continuity and Innovation: Revising the Cambridge Proficiency in English Examination 1913-2002. This volume documents in some detail the most recent revision of the Certificate in Proficiency in Engli
The series exploring the treatment of how major philosophers have dealt with issues relevant to law arrives at German philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951). A dozen articles reproduced from publ
This collection spans two decades of cutting-edge thinking on globalization and crime. The selected articles confront criminological with interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, political scien
Historians and criminologists from Europe and North America explore how the history of crime can provide a way to study time, place, and culture, taking examples from Europe and the US from the 16th c
First published in 1931. This re-issues the edition of 1972. This translation and Wilhelm's invaluable commentaries provide a concise and readable survey of Confucius, the man and his teachings. This
In this series of 24 facsimile articles, contributors examine exactly how constitutions relate actually as well as logically to democratic practice. They take a substantive view of constitutional demo
This book, originally published in 1983, demonstrates the importance of seaports in the growth of less-developed countries. The author focuses on the character of port activity within the context of t
"The thriving and well-established field of Law and Society (also referred to as Sociolegal Studies) has diverse methodological influences; it draws on social-scientific and arts-based methods. The ap
Legal scholars have only recently begun to address the radical challenges for law and legal theory that follow from Friedrich Nietzsche's pathbreaking work. This collection brings together articles fr
John Rawls (1921-2002) is widely held to be amongst the most important political philosophers for over a century. This volume, which is the first work of its kind to publish in one place the most infl
In this feminist history of eight cenyuries of private life in China, Francesca Bray inserts women into the history of technology and adds technology to the history of women.Taking issue with the Orie
