Shakespeare and modernity

By Hugh Grady

Ethics and Biblical Narrative: A Literary and Discourse-Analytical Approach to the Story of Josiah

By Sungmin Min Chun

This book proposes a methodological framework for an ethical reading of Old Testament narrative and demonstrates its benefits and validity by providing an exemplary reading of the story of Josiah i...

Environment and history

By William Beinart

Adventures in criminology

By Leon Radzinowicz

Faith War and Violence

By Gabriel R. Ricci

"Faith, War, and Violence analyzes the age-old links between religion and violence perpetrated in the name of God, and the role religion performs in politically infusing the state with romantic spi...

Doctors and Their Patients

By Edward Shorter

"With every passing year, the mutual mistrust between doctor and patient widens, as doctors retreat into resentment and patients become increasingly disillusioned with the quality of care. Rich in...

Conflict and reconciliation in the contemporary world

By Whittaker David J.

How did sports begin

By R. Brasch

Contemporary Japan

By Duncan McCargo

This introductory text explores Japan through the prism of three alternative perspectives: mainstream, revisionist, and culturalist. Beginning with the noting of Japan as a ''contested territory''...

Women Painters of the World

By Walter Shaw Sparrow