This comprehensive, yet compact, introduction examines Plato's understanding of law, justice, virtue, and the connection between politics and philosophy.Focusing on three of Plato's dialogues -- The
In the first collection of interviews with the most prominent scholars in comparative politics since World War II, Gerardo L. Munck and Richard Snyder trace key developments in the field during the tw
A portrait of a number of French-speaking intellectuals living in New York City during the second world war. Eleven chapters discuss such personalities as poet Maurice Maeterlinck, writers Denis de R
Just as gangster movies and other portrayals of criminality are common grist for the mill of popular culture, so were portrayals of criminal culture in early modern England. Reynolds (drama, U. of Cal
Derry presents a history of breeding programs for shorthorn cattle, collies, and Arabian horses in Britain and North America since 1800. Focusing on the tensions between science, aesthetics, and the p
Coin collectors and enthusiasts have long been familiar with the story of two boys who unearthed a fortune in gold coins while playing in a Baltimore basement in 1934. But the rest of the story traile
Whistle-stop posts along a picturesque cycling trail. An abandoned roundhouse in a new industrial park. A piece of "Black Diamond" anthracite coal lying in the grass. These are silent witnesses to the
Using his experience as with the IRB of the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, Mazur (medicine, Oregon Health and Science U.) aims to help members of institutional revie
Ehlers (history, U. of Georgia) looks at the episcopate of Ribera, archbishop of Valencia, and his evolving relation with both the Old Christians and the moriscos, Muslims baptized into Christianity.
The Anabaptist and Mennonite groups broke with the inherited system of intermingled religious and political power in the 16th century, but such a radical and innovative stance can provide cover for a
Early on the bitter cold morning of Sunday, February 7, 1904, a passerby on the nearly deserted streets of Baltimore's business district noticed smoke coming from the fourth floor windows of the John
Contributors working near the border between the medical and the social sciences present 14 historical and contemporary case studies about the social processes by which new illnesses or diseases get p
Agile, sleek, and precise, sharks display many qualities we can admire and appreciate. These marvels of evolution have adapted to thrive in every major aquatic realm on the planet, from frigid Arctic
The civil society sector—made up of millions of nonprofit organizations, associations, charitable institutions, and the volunteers and resources they mobilize—has long been the invisible subcontinent
The commercialization of research is one of the most significant contemporary features of US higher education, yet we know surprisingly little about how scientists perceive and experience commercial r
Following the religious turn in other disciplines, literary critics have emphasized how modernists like Woolf and Joyce were haunted by Christianity’s cultural traces despite their own lack of belief.
Marine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched seals and dolphins on the walls of Paleolithic caves; today, engineers develop microprocessors to track these denizens
Spurred by their commanders during the Korean War to be "tigers," aggressive and tenacious American fighter pilots charged headlong into packs of fireball-spewing enemy MiGs, relying on their keen eye
