Provides a sociological and historical analysis of the rise and fall of one educational opportunity program, begun in the late 1960s and eliminated in 1983. The analysis relates to the larger policy
Examines Luke's account of a verbal confrontation between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem within the larger narrative and illuminates Luke's presentation of the teachings of Jesus on such
Scholars, creative writers, poets, translators, and biographers contribute 34 essays on American writer Bishop (1911-79). Their concerns include her crucial and troubled relationship with her birthpla
In this book, internationally recognized scholars provide in-depth insight into the emerging field of open education. The Philosophy of Open Learning provides an overview of the current debates and in
A study that is less concerned with detective fiction's overt manifestations in African-American literature, such as the works of Chester Himes and Walter Mosley, than in its transformation in the wor
Explores the theme of the magic mountain as an aesthetically, intellectually, and spiritually unique environment representing a threshold realm at the interface of life and death, time and eternity, w
This concise study analyzes the motif of the labyrinth in Kafka's Prozess, Hesse's Steppenwolf, and Mann's Zauberberg as a signifier of the cultural crisis of the early 20th century. Josef K., Harry H
Appl (German, Baker U., Kansas) maintains that because of his focus on the relationship between science and literature, Schirmbeck is a participant in the two cultures debate that was launched in the
Examines the literary representation of two people first meeting in six 19th-century realist texts, exploring among other dimensions how the scene relates to previous and subsequent scenes. Among the
This book focuses on the fate of Polish Jews and Polish-Jewish relations during the Holocaust and its aftermath, in the ill-recognized era of Eastern-European pogroms after the WW2. It is based on the
L’étonnante diversité des possibilités esthétiques offertes par le livre comme support matériel de la fin du XIXe siècle aux expérimentations les plus contemporaines, est au cœur de la réflexion propo
Within critical discussions of school reform, researchers and activists are often of two camps. Some focus their analyses on neoliberal economic agendas, while others center on racial inequality. Thes
