All Graceful Instruments
The Contexts of the Grateful Dead Phenomenon
This anthology gathers essays from a wide array of fields to reveal the Grateful Dead cultural phenomenon. Experts use criticism, sociology, and more to explore the music, the band's success, and the Deadheads, making a case for their academic importance.
This anthology gathers essays from a wide array of fields to reveal the Grateful Dead cultural phenomenon. Experts use criticism, sociology, and more to explore the music, the band’s success, and the Deadheads, making a case for their academic importance.
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Navigating Multiculturalism
Negotiating Change
This provocative volume explores multiculturalism from various perspectives, addressing divisive questions about race, ethnicity, and identity. This collection challenges readers to examine their own perceptions and consider how to navigate change.
This provocative volume explores multiculturalism from various perspectives, addressing divisive questions about race, ethnicity, and identity. This collection challenges readers to examine their own perceptions and consider how to navigate change.
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Leading international scholars examine the uneasy relationship between the Muslim world and the West in the context of the 'war on terror'. This volume deals with Islamism, militancy, and the vicious cycle of mutual insecurity through theory and case studies.
Leading international scholars examine the uneasy relationship between the Muslim world and the West in the context of the ‘war on terror’. This volume deals with Islamism, militancy, and the vicious cycle of mutual insecurity through theory and case studies.
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The Many Facets of Love
Philosophical Explorations
We might think philosophers have thoroughly analyzed love, but this is not the case. This book takes a step toward rectifying that neglect, bringing together fifteen philosophical perspectives to explore love’s facets, most with religious concerns.
We might think philosophers have thoroughly analyzed love, but this is not the case. This book takes a step toward rectifying that neglect, bringing together fifteen philosophical perspectives to explore love’s facets, most with religious concerns.
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Childhood—The Inside Story
Hearing Children's Voices
This is an analysis of childhood from the children's point of view. Through case studies, it demonstrates how the influences of home and school are interpreted, revealing how pupils form their attitudes to life, themselves, society, and their future conduct.
This is an analysis of childhood from the children’s point of view. Through case studies, it demonstrates how the influences of home and school are interpreted, revealing how pupils form their attitudes to life, themselves, society, and their future conduct.
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Assessing Social Capital
Concept, Policy and Practice
Social capital is a key concept in policymaking, but does it hide more than it illuminates? Is it even harmful? This collection assesses the theory and its policy drawbacks. Renowned researchers reveal its flaws and offer alternatives, while others adapt it.
Social capital is a key concept in policymaking, but does it hide more than it illuminates? Is it even harmful? This collection assesses the theory and its policy drawbacks. Renowned researchers reveal its flaws and offer alternatives, while others adapt it.
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This collection of papers examines circus history, life, the relationship of circus to society, and its impact on the arts. "This fascinating collection showcases the cultural depth of the circus in historical and contemporary settings." —Janet M. Davis
This collection of papers examines circus history, life, the relationship of circus to society, and its impact on the arts. “This fascinating collection showcases the cultural depth of the circus in historical and contemporary settings.” —Janet M. Davis
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A Self-divided Poet
Form and Texture in the Verse of Thomas Hood
Long regarded as a minor comic poet, this first book on Thomas Hood’s verse reveals his true range. It analyzes his serious poems, uncovering a debt to Elizabethan and Metaphysical poets, while also giving his comic genius its due in his light-hearted oeuvre.
Long regarded as a minor comic poet, this first book on Thomas Hood’s verse reveals his true range. It analyzes his serious poems, uncovering a debt to Elizabethan and Metaphysical poets, while also giving his comic genius its due in his light-hearted oeuvre.
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Shifting the Geography of Reason
Gender, Science and Religion
In a world offering few options, this courageous celebration of thinking asserts the value of intelligence and the urgent need to build new intellectual homes.
In a world offering few options, this courageous celebration of thinking asserts the value of intelligence and the urgent need to build new intellectual homes.
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Music, Metamorphosis and Capitalism
Self, Poetics and Politics
These essays view music like rock, pop, and metal from socio-political, aesthetic, and psychological perspectives. Arguing for music's cultural embeddedness, this volume embraces the aesthetic as a form of social critique that scrutinizes theory itself.
These essays view music like rock, pop, and metal from socio-political, aesthetic, and psychological perspectives. Arguing for music’s cultural embeddedness, this volume embraces the aesthetic as a form of social critique that scrutinizes theory itself.
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A Wounded Deer
The Effects of Incest on the Life and Poetry of Emily Dickinson
What made Emily Dickinson a recluse and dynamic poet? This book argues her enigmatic poetry originated from a personal exposure to incest, and examines how she used her craft to transition from victim to survivor.
What made Emily Dickinson a recluse and dynamic poet? This book argues her enigmatic poetry originated from a personal exposure to incest, and examines how she used her craft to transition from victim to survivor.
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This collection explores the frontiers between sociology and psychology, where theories are freely borrowed. Sociologists use psychological theory for studies of sociological phenomena, and vice versa. Featuring international authors, including Thomas J. Scheff.
This collection explores the frontiers between sociology and psychology, where theories are freely borrowed. Sociologists use psychological theory for studies of sociological phenomena, and vice versa. Featuring international authors, including Thomas J. Scheff.
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From the “Academic Voices in Contrast” symposium, this book features research by distinguished scholars on the academic author's voice. It explores interlingual and interdisciplinary differences, constituting a clear advancement in academic discourse research.
From the “Academic Voices in Contrast” symposium, this book features research by distinguished scholars on the academic author’s voice. It explores interlingual and interdisciplinary differences, constituting a clear advancement in academic discourse research.
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Violent Depictions
Representing Violence Across Cultures
In a world that accepts violence as a just enterprise, what is violence? Is it justifiable? Violent Depictions addresses these questions, exploring the relationship between violence and representation in films, literature, and history.
In a world that accepts violence as a just enterprise, what is violence? Is it justifiable? Violent Depictions addresses these questions, exploring the relationship between violence and representation in films, literature, and history.
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This collection of scholarly discussions explores the legacy of Tennessee Williams. Probing his drama, fiction, and unpublished work, it covers all aspects of his career, including his relationships with contemporaries, offering fresh perspectives for all readers.
This collection of scholarly discussions explores the legacy of Tennessee Williams. Probing his drama, fiction, and unpublished work, it covers all aspects of his career, including his relationships with contemporaries, offering fresh perspectives for all readers.
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Cognitive Decision-Making
Empirical and Foundational Issues
Cognitive Decision-Making is an interdisciplinary collection of essays in psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and biology. This book provides an overview of current research for scholars interested in the nature, modeling, and evolution of decision-making.
Cognitive Decision-Making is an interdisciplinary collection of essays in psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and biology. This book provides an overview of current research for scholars interested in the nature, modeling, and evolution of decision-making.
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This book explores the long-standing, multi-faceted relationship between Scotland and Europe. From a diversity of viewpoints, it illustrates the richness and complexity of the dialogue over the centuries, and underlines the open and dynamic character of Scottish identity.
This book explores the long-standing, multi-faceted relationship between Scotland and Europe. From a diversity of viewpoints, it illustrates the richness and complexity of the dialogue over the centuries, and underlines the open and dynamic character of Scottish identity.
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Portraying Irish Travellers
Histories and Representations
This interdisciplinary volume explores the history of Irish Travellers, a conspicuous minority whose past is often ignored. Scholars address the problems that arise when a marginalised group is portrayed by the majority, proving Travellers deserve a place in Ireland's narrative.
This interdisciplinary volume explores the history of Irish Travellers, a conspicuous minority whose past is often ignored. Scholars address the problems that arise when a marginalised group is portrayed by the majority, proving Travellers deserve a place in Ireland’s narrative.
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Home and the World
South Asia in Transition
South Asia is rising, roiling with internal contradictions. Gathering essays by scholars, writers, and artists, this volume addresses nationalism, gender, and diaspora. An accessible and essential reference for understanding the global phenomenon of South Asia.
South Asia is rising, roiling with internal contradictions. Gathering essays by scholars, writers, and artists, this volume addresses nationalism, gender, and diaspora. An accessible and essential reference for understanding the global phenomenon of South Asia.
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Language Acquisition and Development
Proceedings of GALA2005
This collection presents theoretically guided studies on language acquisition and pathology by leading researchers. Using a comparative perspective with data from several languages, it offers an updated picture of current issues for students and professionals.
This collection presents theoretically guided studies on language acquisition and pathology by leading researchers. Using a comparative perspective with data from several languages, it offers an updated picture of current issues for students and professionals.
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