"The Corsair Affair" has been called the 'most renowned controversy in Danish literary history'. This volume contains the…

Offers introduction to the Old Testament. This book explains the development of the Old Testament canon, as well as the…

Offers an analysis of rigorous, empirical evidence that exposes the central paradox of racial representation. Using data on…

This definitive biography shows that Aristotle's philosophy is best understood on the basis of a firm knowledge of his life…

Examines the social origins of civil-democratic Islam, its long-term prospects, its implications for the West, and its…

Self-deception raises questions about the nature of belief and the structure of the human mind. This book takes the issue…

Why do democracies avoid fighting each other? This book examines research and speculation on the subject and tests this…

Offers a framework for understanding the Milwaukee experiment and its implications for the market approach to American…

Challenges the notion that pragmatism fell into a midcentury decline and was dormant until the advent of 'neopragmatism' in…

Features significant works from the Vedic and Epic periods, the Heterodox and Orthodox systems, and contemporary Indian…

The standard theory of decision making under uncertainty advises the decision maker to form a statistical model linking…

Offers a narrative that serves as a reading guide to Homer's monumental epic. This title provides translations of key…

Critics and defenders of multinational corporations agree that the activities of multinationals are creating a global market…

Presents the history of Anglophone political science which argues that the field's transformation shouldn't be mistaken for…

Why would a country strongly influenced by Buddhism's reverence for life allow legalized, widely used abortion? This title…

Brings together, for students of education policy and urban politics as well as scholars and school advocates, an analyses…

Drawing on both Eastern and Western literature, this is an anthology of stories linked by the theme of conflict with the…

Explains the varying ways in which contemporary businesses are transforming themselves to respond to globalization, new…

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Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Warburg Institute, 2011.…

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Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. This book explores the revolution in public health, the origins and…

While focusing on social thought, this book draws on many disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, and political…

Suburbanization is often blamed for a loss of civic engagement in contemporary America. How justified is this claim? Just…

Presents a collection of essays which explains a reflection on the author's project to anthropologize the West. This book…

The ideology of the American dream - the faith that an individual can attain success and virtue through strenuous effort -…

A novel approach to the crucial role emotion plays in virtuous actionWhat must a person be like to possess a virtue in full…

Situating Tocqueville in the context of the crisis of authority in post revolutionary France, this title shows that…

This definitive study takes as its subject a group of melodies copied many times, even within single manuscripts. Professor…

Why do some leaders and segments of the public display remarkable persistence in confrontations in international politics,…

Examines the emergence of private, work-based benefits; the uniquely American pursuit of "social insurance"; the influence…

Focusing on the state of doctoral education in the humanities, this book reports on the Graduate Education Initiative's -…

Represents a different approach to the question of citizenship amid the changing global economy and the fiscal crisis of the…

Philosophical debates over the fundamental principles that should guide life-and-death medical decisions usually occur at a…

Language is our key to imagining the world, others, and ourselves. Yet sometimes our ways of talking dehumanize others and…

The kinds of punishment used in a society have been considered an important criterion in judging whether a society is…

By offering a look at common rehabilitation programs in operation - education, job training, and drug treatment - and…

Through a probing study of Flaubert's novels which brings out their nuances of tone, technique, vision, and meaning, Victor…

Poses an important question: How can we account for successful policy reform initiatives when the political cards are…

A study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in…

Does too much competition in banking hurt society? What policies can best protect and stabilize banking without stifling it?…

Argues that the constitutional arrangements that prevailed in the United States from the 1930's to the 1990's have ended.…

Visual texts demonstrate the contested terms of American identity. This book offers an account of how photography and the…

A stunningly illustrated look at how Blake's radical vision influenced artists of the Beat generation and 1960s…

Explores such themes as philosophy versus poetry, post-World War II German thought, art, tradition, and truth in a…

Does America still play by the rules it helped create? This book addresses this question as it applies to US behavior in…

Presents a tale about the Lover and his quest - against the admonishments of reason and the obstacles set by jealousy and…

Argues for the repeal of laws that regulate political spending and contributions, contending that they violate the right to…

Since Socrates, and through Descartes onwards, the problems of self-knowledge have been central to philosophy's…

Offers the coverage of Korean religious practice, especially the various Christian denominations and new indigenous…