Gruhl's narrative makes clear why Japan's World War II aggression still touches deep emotions with East Asians and Western ex-prisoners of war, and why there is justifiable sensitivity to the way mode
Nomadic Empires sheds new light on 2,000 years of military history and geopolitics. The Mongol Empire of Genghis-Khan and his heirs, as is well known, was the greatest empire in world history. For 2,0
The Widening Circle of Genocide, the third volume of an award-winning series, combines an encyclopedic summary of knowledge of the subject with annotated citations of literature in each field of study
Occupational devotion, as defined by Robert A. Stebbins, is a strong and positive attachment to a form of self-enhancing work, where the sense of achievement is high and the core activity, or set of t
This work calls for increased public awareness of the impact of parental incarceration on children and discusses how to meet the needs of these children and families. Specific topics include an integr
What it means to be a Jew lies at the very heart of Confessions of a Secular Jew, a provocative memoir and a thoughtful speculation on the nature of Jewish identity and experience in an increasingly s
The first edition was published in 1968, the second, of which this is a reprint, in 1979 (Routledge and Kegan Paul). Mitchell (sociology, U. of Exeter, UK) and a team of international social scientis
This reprint from 2009 (which has a new introduction) views comedy in literature as a way of understanding and that it can provide insight into the world and everyday experiences. The author argues th
Nursing in the European Union demonstrates how the European Union (EU) has refashioned the nursing world throughout the Member States via its power in many other policy domains. Volume 1 focused on th
The Order of Learning considers the problems facing higher education by focusing on main underlying factors: the relationship of higher education to government, academic freedom, and the responsibilit
Epstein (social work, U. of Nevada) examines the theoretical and cultural pretensions of contemporary "empowerment practices" in the US, such as helping professions and social-welfare programs. He arg
In addition to the major themes of his life--the place of the entrepreneur in economic development, the risks and rewards of innovation, business cycles and why they occur, and the evolution of capita
In this highly influential study of art forms as models for a theory of communications, Hugh Dalziel Duncan demonstrates that without understanding of the role of symbols in society, social scientists
Pleasure is biologically desirable and good for physical and mental health. In The Pursuit of Pleasure, Lionel Tiger explores this aspect of human nature by focusing on the origins and forms of pleasu
Two new criminological approaches are defined and applied to categories of crime in Routine Activity and Rational Choice, now available in paperback. Routine activity analyzes the criminal event, and
For a period of over seventy years after the 1917 revolutions in Russia, talking about the past, either political or personal, became dangerous. The situation changed dramatically with the new policy
In this book, editors Sidoli and Bovensiepen present students, academics, and mental health professionals with an examination of how and why psychological and physical abuse suffered by children erupt
First published in 1914, this book contains five essays on the power of a court to review and invalidate unlawful acts by the legislative and executive branches of government. The essays discuss the l
This book commemorates a place and a time in American law teaching, but more importantly, an outlook: the common law tradition. That outlook was empirical and tolerant. These values were carried into
