In this book the author presents a model for forgiveness that addresses how we either repair relationships when someone has harmed us...

Chia explores the transnationally connected history of modern Buddhist communities in China and Southeast Asia...

Consumers may love their products and services but, among politicians and activists, the big-technology companies are fast developing a reputation as the Robber Barons of the 21st century...

Conely examines the over 1400 trials of women accused of homicide in London from 1674-1913,..

Throughout American history, views on the proper relationship between the state and religion have been deeply divided...

For Abell, fictional entities exist in the same way that marriages and corporations do...

When we think of early American political thought, we tend to overlook the powerful influence of the natural environment on the formation of settlement in both theory and practice...

Valdini outlines a clear calculus to evaluate the various dimensions of the costs and benefits in terms of integrating women...

In the past few years isolationism, which had long been derided in the national discourse, has been making a comeback as a political force...

Snyder offers an in-depth study of hope's exploitation...

Young looks at two distinct genres of communication—irony and outrage—and their respective appeals to liberals and conservatives...

Jain examines the interconnectedness between global spirituality and neoliberal capitalism through an examination of the global yoga and self-care industries...

Phillips adeptly tells the story of Martha Graham's role as diplomat, arts innovator, and dancer...

Rhodes explicates the sixteen specific duties that doctors take on when they join the profession...

Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology focuses on the emerging scientific discipline of astrobiology, exploring many of the humanistic issues this multidisciplinary field is generating.

When are borders justified? Who has a right to control them? Where should they be drawn?

Mandler charts the tension between demands for democracy and the defence of meritocracy within both elite and public discourses, showing how this tension plays out in Britain’s complex and fragmented education system...

Absent the overriding of moral sensibilities, if not the collapse or collaboration of ethical traditions, the Holocaust, genocide, and other mass atrocities could not have happened,,,

Ambar offers the first in-depth analysis of this important speech, illuminating its context and consequences.

Slater takes stock of the conflict from its origins to the present day and argues that US policies in the region are largely a product of mythologies that are often flatly wrong...

Lindsay Farmer offers a historical and conceptual analysis of theories of criminalization. The book shows how criminalization is inextricably linked to the making of the modern criminal law...

Julius Margolin was a Polish Jew caught between the twin 1939 invasions of Poland by Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. He spent the years 1940-1945 in Soviet labor camps...

Deudney argues that the major result of the "Space Age" has been to increase the likelihood of global nuclear war...

Mattson documents punk rock in the early 1980s through a comprehensive look into the music, zines, films, bands, and punk Do-It-Yourself (DIY) tactics...

Glancy tells the incredible story of how a sad, neglected boy became the suave, glamorous star many know and idolize...