Khaja Shamsuddin Mohammad Hafez (1327-1390 C.E.) was born in Shiraz, a city in Southwest Iran where he lived his entire life. The elegance, beauty, and delicacy of his poetry have made him the most beloved poet of the Persian-speaking world. Hafez c…
A self-teaching manual of Akkadian, the language of ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), this unique text is designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of any Semitic language.
Mika Shindo's Semantic Extension, Subjectification, and Verbalization focuses on semantic extensions of sensory adjectives originating in perception. The aims of this book are to provide systematic accounts of semantic extensions of sensory adjectiv…
Early scientists, or natural philosophers as they were known, did not seek knowledge in the disconnected way modern academics tend to do. They were interested in how the universe worked, which meant studying everything from astrology and physics to…
The Armenian Diaspora is a case study of the Armenian diaspora in Manchester, England. This study examines the complex social and political processes at play that maintain and shape Armenian identity. Professor Aghanian uses a comparative analysis i…
:A Swedish Dilemma examines Sweden's negative reaction to a growing minority population. Careful to qualify that Swedes did not react differently than other European societies, the book explores the country's xenophobic roots. Fear from and insecuri…
Settling the Borderland deals with the intimate connection between journalism and literature, both fields in which work by women has been underrepresented. This book has a twin focus: the work of journalists who became some of the greatest novelists…
How to Win an Argument is designed to provide you with the tools you need to improve your rhetorical and critical skills. Since we constantly argue at work, home, and even in casual conversation, improving that ability is extremely important. This b…
An introduction to the grammar of the principal language of the Babylonian Talmud. Utilizes the inductive method, whereby grammar is learned directly as it is encountered in the text. The texts on which the manual is based are mainly non-legal, alth…
New in Paperback! This English translation of Heraclitus' fragments combines all those generally accepted in modern scholarship. Dennis Sweet maintains the "flavor" of the Greek syntax as much as meaningful English will allow, and uses more archaic…
Using U.S. State Department archives, Persian sources, and memoirs of British military officers, Majd provides an outline of military, diplomatic, and political events in Persia during 1914-1918. Persia in World War I and Its Conquest by Great Brita…
This captivating study is an examination of the intricate problem of terrorism financing by some of the field's leading experts, practitioners, and policy-makers. An indispensable resource for the serious student of terrorism.
The purpose of this book is to take a fresh look at play structure from the Greeks to the present. The author approaches this task by comparing theories with plays instead of merely studying plays in the light of influential theories. In so doing, t…
This is a critical edition, or "edition critique," of Victor Hugo's play Hernani. The in-depth introduction includes a study of the manuscript, the galley proofs and all other original documents. The preface and play contain a critical apparatus tha…
The Rabbis of classical Judaism, in the first six centuries of the Common Era, commented on the teachings of ancient Israel's prophets and shaped, as much as they were shaped by, prophecy. They commented on much of the Scriptural heritage and they m…
These essays emerged from papers presented under the auspices of the American Academy of Religion. The contributors explored cases that highlight the development of "historical consciousness" in diverse Christian traditions from the early sixteenth…
What is a model? How do you construct one? What are some common models in the social sciences? How can models be applied in new situations? What makes a model good? Focusing on answers to these and related questions, this multidisciplinary introduct…
Robinson argues for a model of divine time that allows God to have knowledge of the future without jeopardizing free will. Unlike other books on the subject, Eternity and Freedom insists that a timeless God's knowledge can be affected by creaturely…
Managing Water and Water Users offers an answer to the question of why Kerala, India remains a water-scarce region despite having regular and adequate rainfall. The papers presented in this volume deal with the multifarious aspects of conservation,…
This book documents organized medicine's communications to its members about chiropractic, demonstrating how by fighting chiropractic, organized medicine was serving itself and the profession: focusing on unity in the face of factionalism, demonstra…
William Lehman has written a straightforward account of the unvarnished reality of life under the Capitol dome; how the nation's business is done, how problems are solved, and compromises achieved. Representative in Congress of the people of Miami,…
This volume explores subjects such as the rise of modern nationalism and its potentially destructive nature in regard to world order; arms control and disarmament in the nuclear age; and the problems of national self-determination and national minor…
In this gripping narrative of the development of the Civil Rights movement in North Carolina, Dr. John L. Godwin brings to life the infamous case of the Wilmington Ten and the subsequent allegations of conspiracy. Through extensive research and inte…
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Power and Influence demonstrates how the indigenous wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales can be used to enhance modern life. The timeless wisdom contained in African proverbs and folktales enriches self-development and positive influen…
Japan is one of the United States' most important allies, yet relations between the two risk degenerating into serious conflicts over trade and other issues. This book outlines a new vision for U.S.-Japan relations that enables both countries to coo…
Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface, Benjamin Banneker; 18th Century Astronomer, Elijah McCoy; "The Real McCoy", Lewis Howard Latimer; Inventor and Renaissance Man, Daniel Hale Williams; Trail Blazing Surgeon and Builder of Hospitals, Granville T. W…
Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface, Benjamin Banneker; 18th Century Astronomer, Elijah McCoy; 'The Real McCoy', Lewis Howard Latimer; Inventor and Renaissance Man, Daniel Hale Williams; Trail Blazing Surgeon and Builder of Hospitals, Granville T. W…
In this unique work, Seplaki integrates economics theory, industrial organization economics, healthcare industry features and antitrust enforcement in healthcare with policy issues. He focuses on how the enforcement of healthcare competition with th…
This book elaborates on Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel's contribution to religion in general and Judaism in particular. Examines his concern with 'leap of action' vs 'leap of faith'. The central thoughts of this text revolve around fifteen areas, includ…
This book elaborates on Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel's contribution to religion in general and Judaism in particular. Examines his concern with "leap of action" vs "leap of faith". The central thoughts of this text revolve around fifteen areas, includ…
Originally published as the Fall 1986 issue of Daedalus, this volume offers dialogues, interviews, and observations on the vitality of this leading art form. Contributors include Pierre Boulez, John Cox, Matthew Epstein, George Harewood, Erich Leins…
This anthology brings together the poetry of the everyday, the vastly popular, and the verse of writers now known only for their prose including Twain, Dreiser, Garland, Lewis, and Cather. Illustrates the vigor and variety of the seedbed that nouris…
This book addresses the isssue of NATO's role in today's world. It explores how changes in international political structures have influenced NATO's position and policies, as well as our view of its capacities. The essays in this book look at a vari…
An Anglo-American Plutarch emulates Plutarch by comparing and contrasting the lives of ten famous British and ten famous American historical figures. Each of the pairs is given an historical introduction, followed by interpretive essays on each of t…
Beyond Rawls engages one of the most provocative and influential developments in contemporary political philosophy. Focusing on the idea- as opposed to a single conception- of purely "political" liberalism, Shaun Young examines the work of a number…
Beyond Rawls engages one of the most provocative and influential developments in contemporary political philosophy. Focusing on the idea- as opposed to a single conception- of purely 'political' liberalism, Shaun Young examines the work of a number…
Rousseau's argumentative skills immediately emerge in the opening pages of 'La Nouvelle Heloise' and remain the dominant artistic technique throughout his epistolary work of fiction. This book systematically delineates the features of Rousseau's per…
Rousseau's argumentative skills immediately emerge in the opening pages of "La Nouvelle Heloise" and remain the dominant artistic technique throughout his epistolary work of fiction. This book systematically delineates the features of Rousseau's per…
In the Mishnah (ca. 200 C.E.), the Tosefta (ca. 300 C.E.), and the commentaries that joined them-the Yerushalmi, the Talmud of the Land of Israel (ca. 400) and the Bavli, and the Talmud of Babylonia (ca. 600)-the law of Judaism is outlined topic by…
This unique book analyzes in a comprehensive manner all of the characters from the Jewish Bible who appear or are mentioned in the New Testament. The author traces the patterns and analyzes the possible reasons why the various writers of the New Tes…
Many Voices showcases the creative theological wrestlings of Howard University School of Divinity students from many backgrounds who grapple together with the biblical minor prophets. Through modern oracles written in the style of these prophets, se…
The purpose of Professor Isaac's study is to determine how five women leaders from male-dominated colleges and five from female-dominated fields achieved and maintained their roles. Specifically, Professor Isaac interviewed these women to examine th…
This book traces the journey of the Mofet Association, an educational coalition established by teachers who immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union. Initially focused on children from the former Soviet Union, the Mofet Association went on…
In Christianity in Culture, the author reflects upon the interaction of Christianity and culture. Although the history of the Church is often prominent in this book, the subject is not that of Church history. The history of the institution known as…
The primary objective of this volume is to begin to assess the degree to which the ideas of institutional economics can be applied to societies in the Third World. They discuss a wide variety of institutions from this perspective, including family b…
The last two decades have seen a convergence of the interests of anthropologists and economists. In the past few years, a small number of anthropologists have become interested in institutional economics-many of those anthropologists are contributor…
The central purpose of this volume is to analyze and provide perspective on eight sets of public policy issues that will have a significant impact on Virginia in the next decade.
Assistant editors are Christine Consentino, Volker Granslow, Nancy A. Lauckner, Duncan Smith, Alexander Stephan, and W. Christoph Schmauch.
Sex and Salvation explores the growth and development of virginity in the cultural contexts of the ancient church. An examination of Greek, Roman, and Jewish literature, which speaks to the issues of virginity, reveals that the Christian understandi…
This research report answers the question, how and specifically in what passages do the distinct Rabbinic modes of discourse, Halakhah and Aggadah, intersect? How do they make a statement in common? Halakhah is given priority. Then where and how doe…
This book covers in detail three important topics concerning Soviet medicine in the World War II era. First, it examines Soviet healthcare during World War II in terms of pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and the medical/surgical instruments available. Sec…
The View from Nowhere is a cross-disciplinary work that studies the impact of the mystical discourse, specifically Cabala, on literature, from the Renaissance to the present. The other major concern of The View from Nowhere is to evaluate the "readi…
This grounded theory study investigates how the Falun Gong in Southern California recruits and instructs followers. Participants are adult followers who meet regularly in public parks, on college campuses, and outside the Chinese Consulate in Los An…
