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Justice for children
Applies the concept of personal and political autonomy to children and children's development.In this groundbreaking theory of justice for children, Harry Adams takes the basic moral and political ideal of autonomy and shows what radical implications it has when applied to children and their deve...
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Beyond beauty
Traces the decline of beauty as an ideal from early German romanticism to the twentieth century.The American abstract expressionist painter Barnett Newman famously declared in 1948 that the impulse of modern art is to destroy beauty. Not long after that, Andy Warhol was reconciling the world of a...
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The other nietzsche
This volume explores facets of Nietzsche relatively untouched by the majority of the vast literature on him. Stambaugh concentrates on his ideas on art and creativity in general, regarding these realms of human endeavor as not limited to aesthetics in the narrower sense, but as constitutive of li...
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The catholic church and social change in nicaragua
This book presents an in-depth, uniquely historical perspective on Nicaragua, focusing on the key role of the Catholic Church in the political, social, and religious issues that confront this country today. It examines the profound transformation of the Church via the radical approach of liberati...
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Imagining black womanhood
Examines how Black girls and women negotiate and resist dominant stereotypes in the context of an Afrocentric youth organization for at-risk girls in the Bay Area.Imagining Black Womanhood illuminates the experiences of the women and girls of the Girls Empowerment Project, an Afrocentric, womanis...
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The sound of vultures' wings
Explores the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition.The Sound of Vultures' Wings offers the first in-depth exploration of the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition, which is based on the liturgical song-poems of the twelfth-century Tibetan female ascetic Machik Labdrön (1055–1153). Chöd is a musical-m...
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Family feuds
Compares the role of the family in the political thought of Rousseau, Burke, and Wollstonecraft.Family Feuds is the first sustained comparative study of the place of the family in the political thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Edmund Burke, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Eileen Hunt Botting argues tha...
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Leo strauss and the crisis of rationalism
Examines the German and Jewish sources of Strauss's thought and the extent to which his philosophy can shed light on the crisis of liberal democracy.How can Leo Strauss's critique of modernity and his return to tradition, especially Maimonides, help us to save democracy from its inner dangers? In...
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The cinema of the real
Alters the landscape of Lacanian film theory by revealing an "emancipatory drive" in transnational cinema.A significant intervention into Lacanian film studies, this book sets forth a new theory of the psychoanalytic Real in cinema. In psychoanalysis, the Real ruptures the Symbolic that organizes...
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Paper media
This book is published by Magazzino Italian Art Foundation on the occasion of the exhibition Paper Media: Boetti, Calzolari, Kounellis, curated by Francesco Guzzetti, at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art.Paper Media, the catalog accompanying the exhibition at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, is the...
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Sex, paranoia, and modern masculinity
How modern conceptions of paranoia became associated with excessive or unregulated masculinity.Sex, Paranoia, and Modern Masculinity explores how twentieth-century conceptions of paranoia became associated with the excessive or unregulated exercise of masculine intellectual tendencies. Through an...
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Native american nationalism and nation re-building
Presents an interdisciplinary analysis of the recent developments of Native American nationalism and nationhood in the United States and Canada.Bringing together perspectives from a variety of disciplines, this book provides an interdisciplinary approach to the emerging discussion on Indigenous n...
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Taking suffering seriously
Examines the evolution of collective human rights in international relations and argues that the concept of human rights must integrate group rights based on race/ethnicity, gender, class, and sexuality.Taking Suffering Seriously examines the evolution and development of the concept of collective...
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Reading oprah
An analysis of how Oprah's Book Club has changed America's reading habits.Oprah's Book Club sparked a revolution among readers by bringing serious contemporary novels to the attention of a wider audience. The Oprah's Book Club seal on a book led to instant fame and bestseller status for authors-b...
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Embodied spirituality in a sacred world
Presents an account of human development from a depth-psychological, transpersonal perspective.Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of human spirituality will find something of value in Michael Washburn's new book. Drawing on a rich variety of psychoanalytic, Jungian, and existential-phenomenolo...
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Critique in german philosophy
Traces a conceptual history of critique in German philosophy from the eighteenth century to the present.Critique has been a central theme in the German philosophical tradition since the eighteenth century. The main goal of this book is to provide a history of this concept from its Kantian incepti...
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China's america
A fascinating look at Chinese perceptions of the United States and the cultural and political background that informs them.2011 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Winner of the 2011 Best Book Award presented by the Chinese American Librarians Association What do the Chinese think of America? Why ...
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Language and politics in julia kristeva
Explores the political implications of Kristeva's theoretical and fictional writings.In Language and Politics in Julia Kristeva, Carol Mastrangelo Bové explores how Kristeva's theoretical and fictional writings contribute to an understanding of contemporary personal and international conflicts. I...
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The enlightened judgments, ch'ing-ming chi
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.The Enlightened Judgments introduces everyday life in thirteenth-century China. The Sung Dynasty author of the coll...
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Hudson river towns
A captivating journey, in words and photographs, through the cities, towns, and villages of the Hudson Valley.The cities, towns, and villages along the banks of the Hudson River are the lifeblood of a region bursting with historic sites, cultural attractions, and natural beauty. Hudson River Town...
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Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around
Reveals a remarkable woman's life and her contributions to social justice movements related to Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism.Silver Winner, 2014 ForeWord IndieFab Book of the Year Award in the Women's Studies Category 2015 Lambda Literary Awar...
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The intelligence of flowers
A new translation of one of Maeterlinck's four great nature essays.Winner of the 2008 Prix de la Traduction Littéraire presented by French Community of Belgium The second of Maeterlinck's four celebrated nature essays-along with those on the life of the bee, ant, and termite-"The Intelligence of ...
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Encountering buddhism
Practicing psychologists explore the mutual impact of Buddhist teachings and psychology in their lives and practice.Creatively exploring the points of confluence and conflict between Western psychology and Buddhist teachings, various scholars, researchers, and therapists struggle to integrate the...
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The time inheritors
Reveals the role of time in reproducing inequalities as students navigate rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational higher education.Can a student inherit time? What difference does time make to their educational journeys and outcomes? The Time Inheritors draws on nearly a decade of field r...
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Liberation as affirmation
Uses the concept of religiosity to challenge traditional views of Nietzsche and Zhuangzi as nihilistic and anti-religious.In this book, author Ge Ling Shang provides a systematic comparison of original texts by Zhuangzi (fourth century BCE) and Nietzsche (1846–1900), under the rubric of religiosi...
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Tongue of fire
Examines the influence of the notorious American anarchist "Red Emma" on the shifting social geography of sex and gender at the turn of the twentieth century.Finalist for the 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Women's Studies categoryWinner of the 2017 Everett Lee Hunt Award prese...
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Public affairs and democratic ideals
Argues for refocusing attention on publicness and the critical exploration of underlying assumptions that are foundational to the study and practice of public affairs.We live in an era where many citizens feel increasingly uncertain about their futures, having to deal with stagnant wages, globali...
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Shattered vessels
The first book-length study of the Israeli novelist David Shahar.David Shahar (1926–1997), author of the seven-novel sequence The Palace of Shattered Vessels, occupies an ambiguous position in the Israeli literary canon. Often compared to Proust, Shahar produced a body of work that offers a fasci...
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The resource room
There are few comprehensive textbooks available to special educators responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring resource room programs. McNamara's book fills this void by providing teachers and administrators with helpful, practical information and by exploring the role of the resou...
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Curriculum, culture, and art education
Through international case studies, this book explores the causes and effects of historical and contemporary cultural changes in art education.A general broadening of content and methods, a renewed emphasis on student interests, and diverse critical perspectives can currently be seen internationa...
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Contested grounds
Presents diverse views on the relationship between environmental politics and international security.Since the end of the Cold War, the relationship between international security and the environment has been subject to intensive policy concern, scholarly debate and research. Contested Grounds br...
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The recall
In-depth study of the recall, the most important popular device allowing voters to remove unresponsive elected officials from office.The recall, or "election in reverse," is meant to allow voters to remove an elected official from office prior to the completion of his/her term in office. In this ...
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Ibn al-ʿarabī's barzakh
Explores the concept of the Limit (barzakh), which the great Sufi mystic Ibn al-'Arabi used to address the philosophical controversy regarding God's relationship with the world.This book explores how Ibn al-'Arabi (1165–1240) used the concept of barzakh (the Limit) to deal with the philosophical ...
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Jfk, lbj, and the democratic party
A comprehensive account of JFK's and LBJ's leadership of the Democratic Party in the 1960s.2005 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title JFK, LBJ, and the Democratic Party is a richly detailed, comprehensive, and provocative account of presidential party leadership in the turbulent 1960s. Using many pri...
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The footprints of god
This book traces one exegetical, interpretative principal, divine accommodation, in Jewish and Christian thought from the first to the nineteenth century. The focus is upon major figures and the place of accommodation in their work.Divine accommodation, the idea that divine revelation had to be a...
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Ducktails, drive-ins, and broken hearts
An unflinching look at the triumphs and tragedies of '50s rock and roll, from the biggest stars, like Chuck Berry and Carl Perkins, to those who barely grabbed the spotlight.They all tried, but few singers and musicians from the 1950s became stars. Yet many of them had stories to tell that were f...
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Autism and the crisis of meaning
Provides a comprehensive understanding of the informal logics of meaningful perception and autistic perception, which promises to pave the way for social scientists to begin addressing the subjective human experience in logical terms.Autism and the Crisis of Meaning presents a systematic way of u...
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The teacher as expert
At a time of increasing pressure for teachers to become more professional and more technically competent, this book examines in a critical fashion whether teachers should be considered experts. Written in straightforward and accessible prose, Welker examines the concept of expertise through the i...
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The future of psychoanalysis
Addresses the problem of multiple theories of psychoanalysis, arguing for a return to Freud.The Future of Psychoanalysis explores the contemporary problem of multiple theories of psychoanalysis and argues for a return to a more classical position based on Freud's work. Using his training in psych...
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The challenge of eastern asian education
Provides specific examples of Asian educational practice that may have relevance to the United States.The Challenge of Eastern Asian Education highlights how Asian education policy and practice challenge American schools. The book focuses on innovations that the nations of the Pacific Rim have de...
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Supporting shrinkage
Demonstrates how residents can play a leading role in the positive transformation of their communities in the face of economic and population decline.Supporting Shrinkage describes a new approach to citizen-engaged, community-focused planning methods and technologies for cities and regions facing...
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United we stand?
Argues that leaders sometimes promote international conflicts to keep their own military politically divided.It has long been assumed that leaders engage in international conflict to unify their followers-what is often called the "rally 'round the flag" hypothesis. Despite its intuitive appeal, h...
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The medieval french alexander
Explores the significance of Alexander the Great in French medieval literature and culture.Alexander the Great was one of the legendary Nine Worthies in the medieval canon of ancient and modern heroes, and medieval writers exploited his legend in a wide variety of literary and didactic texts. Add...
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Chŏng yagyong
Describes the historical background and philosophy of the reform-minded, eighteenth-century Korean thinker, Chong Yagyong.During the last decade, Chŏng Yagyong, also known as Tasan, the eighteenth-century Korean thinker who dared attack the hallowed orthodoxy of his dynasty, has become a househol...
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The aesthetics of senescence
Investigates how nineteenth-century British literature grappled with a new understanding of aging as both an individual and collective experience.Shortlisted for the 2020 BSLS Book Prize presented by the British Society for Literature and Science The Aesthetics of Senescence investigates how chro...
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Technical arts in the han histories
The first concerted attempt to analyze how the histories Shiji and Hanshu described the technical arts as they were applied in vital areas of the administration of pre-Han and Han China.While cultural literacy in early China was grounded in learning the Classics, basic competence in official life...
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Romancing the cathedral
Through an analysis of political, art historical, and literary discourse, this book considers French fascination with the Gothic cathedral.Romancing the Cathedral explores the late-nineteenth-century French passion for Gothic architecture, particularly the cathedral. Though maligned in the sevent...
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Inscribing the hundred years' war in french and english cultures
Examines the impact of the Hundred Years' War on French and English literature of the period, revealing the ways in which history influences literature and literature intervenes in history.This book explores the intersection of the Hundred Years' War and the production of vernacular literature in...
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Tuitions and intuitions
Makes the case that philosophy has an essential role to play in the serious study of film.William Rothman has long been considered one of the seminal figures in the field of film-philosophy. From his landmark book Hitchcock: The Murderous Gaze, now in its second edition, to the essays collected h...
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