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Hegel's Political Theology
This study begins with an examination of Milan Kundera's concept of 'kitsch', which is defined and investigated in his novel The Unbearable Lightness... Les mer
The Idea of Indonesia: A History
Indonesia the nation-state is a miraculous and unlikely construction. At first sight, the material for national unity could not be more unpromising;... Les mer
Political Women and American Democracy
What do we know about women, politics, and democracy in the United States? The last thirty years have witnessed a remarkable increase in women’s... Les mer
The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages
How did people of the medieval period explain physical phenomena, such as eclipses or the distribution of land and water on the globe? What creatures... Les mer
Local Politics and the Dynamics of Property in Africa
Access to land and property is vital to people’s livelihoods in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas in Africa. People exert tremendous energy to... Les mer
The Politics of Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica
Apollonius Rhodius’ epic poem, the Argonautica, is one of the most important and influential literary productions of the Hellenistic period. This... Les mer
Justin Martyr
This book is a scholarly study of the life and thought of the early Christian apologist Justin Martyr. A Samaritan of Greek education, martyred in... Les mer
Lucian: A Selection
Lucian of Samosata is one of the most brilliant and wide-ranging writers from antiquity, and yet few commentaries are available for those who wish to... Les mer
The New Testament Text of Saint Ambrose
St Ambrose of Milan (AD 340–97) has always been considered one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church. He was a great ecclesiastical... Les mer
The Parallel Worlds of Classical Art and Text
The Parallel Worlds of Classical Art and Text is the first study to consider the relationship between artists and texts throughout classical... Les mer
Conflict, Negotiation and European Union Enlargement
Each wave of expansion of the European Union has led to political tensions and conflict. Existing members fear their membership privileges will... Les mer
China's Struggle for Status
At the end of the Cold War the People's Republic of China found itself in an international crisis, facing severe problems in both domestic politics... Les mer
The Last Great War
What was it that the British people believed they were fighting for in 1914–18? This compelling history of the British home front during the First... Les mer
The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries
The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries explains why some borders deter insurgents, smugglers, bandits, and militants while most suffer from... Les mer
Poor Relief and Welfare in Germany from the Reformation to World War I
This account of poor relief, charity, and social welfare in Germany from the Reformation through World War I integrates historical narrative and... Les mer
Alcohol, Addiction and Christian Ethics
Addictive disorders are characterised by a division of the will, in which the addict is attracted both by a desire to continue the addictive... Les mer
Hunting and the Politics of Violence before the English Civil War
A major contribution to debates about the origins of the Civil War, this study of English forests and hunting from the late sixteenth-century to the... Les mer
Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe
Has globalisation led to a convergence in policy-making across nations and, if so, what are the causal mechanisms? This book analyses the extent to... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age
This book is a comprehensive up-to-date survey of the Aegean Bronze Age, from its beginnings to the period following the collapse of the Mycenaean... Les mer
Millennial Dreams and Moral Dilemmas
Technological developments on many fronts have created in our society some extremely difficult moral predicaments. Previous generations have not had... Les mer
Gender, Work and Wages in Industrial Revolution Britain
A major new study of the role of women in the labor market of Industrial Revolution Britain. It is well known that men and women usually worked in... Les mer
Passion and Preferences
The 1896 Democratic National Convention simultaneously proposed a radically new trajectory for American industrial expansion, harshly repudiated its... Les mer
Descartes and the Passionate Mind
Descartes is often accused of having fragmented the human being into two independent substances, mind and body, with no clear strategy for explaining... Les mer
Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement
As the nuclear arms race exploded in the 1980s, a group of U.S. religious pacifists used radical nonviolence to intervene. Armed with hammers, they... Les mer