Independent filmmaking is often regarded as a relatively recent phenomenon, yet the so-called movement has actually existed as long as movies themselves. In this indispensable single-volume reference
This bibliography lists published primary sources written by firsthand participants in European international affairs between the outbreak of World War I and the close of World War II. Most of the wor
This is the only English-language book to deal in depth with Austrian women writers of the postwar and contemporary period. It is a comparative study of the works of Marlen Haushofer, Ingeborg Bachman
This bibliography is the most comprehensive available on the subject of African and Afro-American traditional religion and healing. By covering works from 1760 to the present, this bibliography offers
"Henry V" is a complex and challenging Shakespearean play that rewards detailed study. While few critics count it among Shakespeare's greatest works, the play is almost always successful in the theate
This comprehensive overview of the first quarter-century of American environmental sociology introduces readers to the research and theoretical perspectives in this new field of study. Formally establ
"Bakhtin, Stalin, and Modern Russian Fiction" presents an advanced introduction to the work of the Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin, focusing on the concepts of carnival, dialogism, and historicism. T
Viewing policing from an international perspective, this volume covers the history of law enforcement from early accounts of policing under Caesar Augustus to such present-day events as Rodney King an
Studies on fisheries management, from decentralized systems of folk management to highly centralized trans-state bureaucratic systems that encompass continental waters, bring ethnographic detail to be
Often lost in the study of people management is the crucial skill of relationships management. It is not simply the study of how to help people "get along," nor is it the same as managing compensation
This is the first global study of the single most important intellectual and artistic movement in Brazilian cultural history before Modernism. The Indianist movement, under the direct patronage of the
No other nonhuman source has served as the basis for more metaphors than animals. "Speaking of AnimalS" is a dictionary of animal metaphors that are current in American English. It is comprehensive, h
Seven papers selected and revised from presentations at a July-August 1998 anthropology and ethnology conference in Williamsburg, Virginia explore with case studies and theoretical musings the complex
Small corporations are the leading forces in the development of new technologies, and patents are their most important assets. The role of patents in joint ventures, funding, marketing, and the strate
Latin America has a rich literary tradition that is receiving growing amounts of attention. The body of Latin American mystery writing is especially vast and diverse. Because it is part of Latin Ameri
Without some insight into his thinking process, Salman Rushdie's complex novels must remain baffling even to the well-read. This volume puts forward a selection of significant statements made by Rushd
No modern play in the western dramatic tradition has provoked as much controversy or generated as much diversity of opinion as Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot." Since its initial production in 195
This resource compiles and locates biographical and bibliographical information of over 700 prominent Latin American dramatists of the late 20th century and their plays in 20 different countries, and
Houser and Ham, both affiliated with the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, examine theories on the need for power and social processes that appear to s
