As a sociologist Simon Frith takes the starting point that music is the result of the play of social forces, whether as an idea, an experience or an activity. The essays in this important collection a
The study of corporate governance is a relatively modern development, with significant attention devoted to the subject only during the last fifty years. The topics covered in this volume include the
One of the pioneers of popular music studies, Richard Middleton has made an important contribution not only to this particular field but also to the critical and cultural theory of music more generall
Interest in the intersection between sexuality and religion has now been mainstreamed into the agenda of theoretical and empirical research and this collection of ground-breaking essays is a landmark
A Criminological Imagination contains a selection of key articles from Pat Carlen's research studies of magistrates' courts and women's imprisonment together with a range of other articles on social c
This volume includes the works of three Englishwomen: Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) whose Revelations were first printed in 1670; Margery Kempe (c.1373-c.1438) from whose Boke of Marjorie Kempe a fe
Perhaps the most prolific scholar of Judaism in the 20th century, Neusner (religion and theology, Bard College) completes the three volumes of selected essays by demonstrating how the Rabbinic sayings
This is the first translation into English of Ralph of Caen's Gesta Tancredi. This text provides an exceptionally important narrative of the First Crusade and its immediate aftermath, covering the pe
Signs of God reveals why discussion of the nature of miracles is of central rather than marginal importance where belief in God is concerned. This accessible book examines the nature of miracles both
Sixteen academics from Canada and the U.S. contribute 13 chapters examining Canadian-American environmental relations. A key theme of the text is the need to study the new dimensions and interdependen
Baharumshah (Universiti Putra Malaysia) gathers work on the major issues of open economy macroeconomics in the East Asian economies, for both academics and policymakers. Emphasis is on the countries t
What are the current problems, pressures and opportunities facing journalists in advanced democratic societies? Has there been a 'dumbing down' of the news agenda? How can serious political, economic
Museums already serve as primary sources of alternative education and still have enormous potential for increased and even more innovative methods of teaching at all age levels. Specialist Talboys des
Extending Habermas' notion of a historically contingent association between the rule of law and democracy to the question of corporate legitimacy, Cradden argues that there is a similar conceptual or
