Over the last few decades a number of books have appeared on aspects of the written and the oral within pre-modern Islamic societies and their intellectual ideas. Traditionally, these books have focus
This book considers the Arabic biographies of Prophet Muhammad, the earliest of which dates from two centuries after his life. These biographies, prized by Muslims, have been approached in the Western
A new volume in the Liveright series of Cummings reissues, offset from the authoritative Complete Poems 1904?. The poems in Etcetera were discovered in three Cummings manuscript collections and selec
Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump focuses on utopias and dystopias that either prefigure or suggest alternatives to the rise of individuals such as Donald J. Trump and the changing conditions of
An estimated 8 million Americans require medical care or time off from work because of back pain each year. Despite advances in modern medicine, there is no cure for back pain and the most commonly pr
Alabama rivers and waterways are home to the largest and most diverse population of freshwater mussel species in the nation, roughly 60% of U.S. mussel fauna. The Mobile River Basin, which drains por
"This volume analyzes the impediments that local conditions pose to successful outcomes of nation-building interventions in conflict-affected areas. Previous RAND studies of nation-building focused on
A compilation of some 100 papers presented during a symposium on crystallization held as part of the 1993 Fall Meeting of the MRS in Boston. The volume is divided into eight sections: the structure of
Papers of the April 27-May 1, 1992 San Francisco, Calif. symposium, on modeling, polymers, ceramics and semiconductors, mechanical and materials properties, structures of surfaces and interfaces, depo
Unavailable for more than fifty years, EIMI finally returns. While sometimes termed a "novel," it is better described as a novelistic travelogue, the diary of a trip to Russia in the 1930s during
"In this fifth edition of Principles of Exercise Testing and Interpretation, as in earlier editions, we attempt to develop conceptual advances in the physiology and pathophysiology of exercise, partic
After forty years of largely cooperative Sino-U.S. relations, policymakers, politicians, and pundits on both sides of the Pacific see growing tensions between the United States and China. Some go so f
Linguistics, Language, and the Professions: Education, Journalism, Law, Medicine, and Technology was the title of the May 2000 roundtable, and the six plenary and eight selected conference papers refl
In the wake of the Lewis and Clark expedition, US president James Monroe in 1824 directed Brigadier General Henry Atkinson and Indian Agent Benjamin O'Fallon to negotiate peace treaties with tribes al
Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This volume rev
McKnight (east Asian studies, U. of Arizona) and the late Liu (east Asian studies, Princeton U.) translate and extensively annotate about half of Ming-kung shu-p'an ch'ing-ming chi , an anonymous 13t
The first English translation of a selection of legal documents from Sung Dynasty China, this work provides a fascinating look at the legal, social, and economic history of that era.
