Of all Plato's dialogues, the "Parmenides" is notoriously the most difficult to interpret. Scholars of all periods have…

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Presents a forum for scholarly exchange about the status of Mayfly and Stonefly science. This title contains a chapter…

Using case studies of prominent musicians and thoughtful analysis of interviews, music, film, and literature, this title…

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Larvatus prodeo, announced René Descartes at the beginning of the seventeenth century: I come forward, masked. Deliberately…

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Achille Mbembe is one of the most brilliant theorists of post colonial studies writing today. In "On the Postcolony" he…

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This work makes available to readers without specialized training in mathematics complete proofs of the fundamental…

In this study, the author moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film…

For much of its history, philosophy was not merely a theoretical discipline but a way of life, an 'art of living'. This…

Explores the long and unsettled history of eugenics in the United States. This book includes shocking details demonstrating…

When this text was published two decades ago, it put the mother-daughter relationship and female psychology on the map. The…

Being concerned with representation, this book is about an idea, a concept, a word. It is primarily a conceptual analysis,…

Beginning with the intriguing case of Herod the Great's Jewishness, this title discusses what made or did not make Jewish…

The momentous changes which are transforming American life call for a new exploration of the economic and cultural…

When it was published twenty-five years ago, this book captured a huge audience of Vietnam War protesters, dropouts, and…

Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology,…

This work brings together the late essays, autobiographical reflections, an interview and a poem by the eminent literary…

Offers the reader a vivid depiction of what it is like to work inside an agency that assists victims of domestic violence…

At once informative and entertaining, inspiring and challenging, this book provides an understanding of urban development…

Just how well can democracy incorporate knowledge and expertise through public policy analysts? This book examines the…

Explores the meaning and significance of efforts designed to combat sex trafficking in the United States. This book examines…

Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek…

Offers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their…

Includes the multifaceted identities of second-generation Nigerian adults in the United States and Britain. The author…

In James Joyce's early work, as in "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake", meanings are often concealed in obscure allusions and…

The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace…

Cemal Kafadar offers a much more subtle and complex interpretation of the early Ottoman period than that provided by other…

An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries.…

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This book attempts to come to grips with a set of widely ranging but connected problems concerning myths: their relation to…

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In this rich, evocative study, Rhoda Ann Kanaaneh examines the changing notions of sexuality, family, and reproduction among…

Offers an ethnography and a foray into the anthropology of morality. This book takes us on a journey into the lives of…

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The Living Goddesses crowns a lifetime of innovative, influential work by one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable…

Class does make a difference in the lives and futures of American children. Drawing on in-depth observations of black and…

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This is an insightful, highly original ethnographic interpretation of the hunting life of the Yukaghirs, a little-known…

Documents the burgeoning eco art movement from A to Z. This title presents a panorama of artistic responses to environmental…

Young minority men are often portrayed in popular media as victims of poverty and discrimination. This book delves deeper,…

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Microcredit is part of a global trend of financial inclusion that brings banking services, especially small loans, to the…

Presents the study of migrant populations that poses challenges owing to the mobility of these groups, which may be further…

Explores the lived experience of psychosis, trauma, and depression among people of diverse cultural orientations, revealing…