This collection of essays by scholars of the law and literature movement explores the place of the passions in English law of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Together these essays provide ins
Antonio de Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The c
This book critically examines the impact of crises unleashed by globalization on multiple fronts: development and governance, peace and security, and environment and sustainability. This edited volume
This volume brings together scholars working in different languages—Creole, French, English, Spanish—and modes of cultural production—literature, art, film, music—to suggest how best to model courses
This book studies the HBO program Girls from multiple perspectives by comparing the series to similar programs from decades past as well as to the show's contemporaries in the present. By examining th
The book explores the background of the incident, key players involved, the military operation itself, and the aftermath in the media and international relations. The book focuses on the threat that n
This book examines how international factors interact with domestic conditions in ways that enable the persistence of authoritarianism in post-Soviet states. Several of these states are generally unde
By analyzing the perspectives and influential decisions of individual justices on the Rehnquist Court (1986-2005), this volume reveals how a divided Supreme Court limited the scope of rights affecting
Media Depictions of Brides, Wives, and Mothers, edited by Alena Amato Ruggerio, explores how television, film, the internet, and other media variously perpetuate gender stereotypes. The contributors t
This study examines the role of mediation and other cultural conflict resolution models in Asia. The contributors use various countries as case studies to analyze how traditional, indigenous, and cult
This volume of essays attempts to bridge the gap between philosophical pragmatism and international relations, two disciplinary perspectives that together shed light on how to advance the study and co
This book accounts the Reagan administration’s development and execution of the grand strategy that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, emphasizing the coordinated use of diplomatic, inform
This collection draws connections between the ways in which animals represented on screen translate into reality. In doing so, it demonstrates that media consumption is not a neutral act but, rather,
"Darwinian Evolution and Classical Liberalism canvasses an array of thinkers from the past to the present as it examines fundamental political, philosophical, ethical, economic, anthropological, and s
This collection of original essays by prominent authors contributes to current debates about democracy in powerful and provocative ways. The occasion for bringing together this notable collection of e
Following Gertrude Stein’s efforts throughout her life to shift the focus from her personality to her writing, these essays focus on her primary texts, including novels, plays, lectures, and poetry. C
This edited volume develops a fresh perspective on popular commerce in Latin American cities by focusing on materiality, gender, and the interface of a wide range of actors, agencies, and informalitie
This book provides original research on key issues in the field of identity management and social networking sites. The contributors to this volume draw on current research in the field and offer new
Approaching the topic from several subdisciplinary points of view within music studies, this edited collection addresses the role that music plays in opposing tyranny or solidifying tyrannical power a
Contributors to this volume focus on the character of Socrates as the embodiment of philosophy, employing this as a starting point for exploring various themes exposed in the Apology. These include th
