History of scholarship (principally of social sciences and humanities)

This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as "e;The House of Wisdom"e; ("e;Bayt al-Hikma"e;), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars'.

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In a wide arc from the Paleolithic to the present day, this book explores the changing structure of human experience and its impact on the dynamics of cultures, civilizations, and political ideas.

In a wide arc from the Paleolithic to the present day, this book explores the changing structure of human experience and its impact on the dynamics of cultures, civilizations, and political ideas.

Originally published in 1982, this volume examines the sources of British Hegelian thinking, the lines of its development and intellectual relationships among members of the school.

Originally published in 1982, this volume examines the sources of British Hegelian thinking, the lines of its development and intellectual relationships among members of the school.

Originally published in 1987 Modern German Sociology is a collection of essays containing sociological work published in German since World War II.

Originally published in 1987 Modern German Sociology is a collection of essays containing sociological work published in German since World War II.

This book explores the intellectual world of Francesco Robortello, one of the most prominent scholars of the Italian Renaissance.

This book explores the intellectual world of Francesco Robortello, one of the most prominent scholars of the Italian Renaissance.

This collection brings together Daniel Bell's best work in essay form.

Embattled Reason constitutes an intellectual profile of one of America's preeminent sociologists.

This collection brings together Daniel Bell's best work in essay form.

Embattled Reason constitutes an intellectual profile of one of America's preeminent sociologists.

Metaphors in the History of Economic Thought: Crises, Business Cycles and Equilibrium explores the evolution of economic theorizing through the lens of metaphors.

Metaphors in the History of Economic Thought: Crises, Business Cycles and Equilibrium explores the evolution of economic theorizing through the lens of metaphors.

This edited volume provides an in-depth exploration into the influential work of Wade Hands, examining the changing relationship between methodology and the history of economics in connection with contemporary developments in economics.

This edited volume provides an in-depth exploration into the influential work of Wade Hands, examining the changing relationship between methodology and the history of economics in connection with contemporary developments in economics.

Mapping Mainstream Economics: Genealogical Foundations of Alternativity seeks to establish a definition of the mainstream economics, and by extension the alternatives to it, by adopting a genealogical approach: tracing the methodological development of the economic mainstream through its ancestry, which allows for a definition of the mainstream that is separate from politically charged categories or gridlocked academic arguments between received schools of thought.

Mapping Mainstream Economics: Genealogical Foundations of Alternativity seeks to establish a definition of the mainstream economics, and by extension the alternatives to it, by adopting a genealogical approach: tracing the methodological development of the economic mainstream through its ancestry, which allows for a definition of the mainstream that is separate from politically charged categories or gridlocked academic arguments between received schools of thought.

Contributing to a better understanding of contemporary issues of environmental sustainability from a historical perspective, this book provides a cohesive and cogent account of the history of ecological economic thought.

Contributing to a better understanding of contemporary issues of environmental sustainability from a historical perspective, this book provides a cohesive and cogent account of the history of ecological economic thought.

Providing an account of the development of economic thought, this book explores the extent to which economic ideas are rooted in moral values.

Providing an account of the development of economic thought, this book explores the extent to which economic ideas are rooted in moral values.

Classical Economics, Keynes and Money casts new light on an approach to economic theory and policy that combines the modern classical theory of prices and income distribution with a Keynesian analysis of money and finance.

Classical Economics, Keynes and Money casts new light on an approach to economic theory and policy that combines the modern classical theory of prices and income distribution with a Keynesian analysis of money and finance.

This volume provides the first study of the history of sinology (aka China studies) as charted across several communist states during the Cold War.

This volume provides the first study of the history of sinology (aka China studies) as charted across several communist states during the Cold War.

Though recognized in the latter part of the 19th century as "e;the greatest Orientalist in Britain,"e; the Geneva-born Anglican priest, Solomon Caesar Malan (1812-1894) was such an extraordinary person that he has defied any scholarly person to write a critical account of his life and works.

Though recognized in the latter part of the 19th century as "e;the greatest Orientalist in Britain,"e; the Geneva-born Anglican priest, Solomon Caesar Malan (1812-1894) was such an extraordinary person that he has defied any scholarly person to write a critical account of his life and works.

This book contributes to the 'new view' reading of Adam Smith, providing a historically and contextually rich interpretation of Smith's thought.

This book contributes to the 'new view' reading of Adam Smith, providing a historically and contextually rich interpretation of Smith's thought.

This book is a critical summary and exegesis of the work of Nicole Rafter, who was a leading scholar of the history of biological theories of crime causation as well as a profound theorist of the role of history within criminology.

Originally published in 1971 Evolution - Revolution is an interdisciplinary volume examining inquiry around the central topic of evolution and revolution.

Originally published in 1971 Evolution - Revolution is an interdisciplinary volume examining inquiry around the central topic of evolution and revolution.

Sich selbst als eigenständiges Wesen wahrzunehmen, als bewusstes Ich – das zählt zweifellos zu den faszinierendsten Fähigkeiten unseres Gehirns.

Talcott Parsons was the leading theorist in American sociology-and perhaps in world sociology-from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Talcott Parsons was the leading theorist in American sociology-and perhaps in world sociology-from the 1940s to the 1970s.

This book is a critical summary and exegesis of the work of Nicole Rafter, who was a leading scholar of the history of biological theories of crime causation as well as a profound theorist of the role of history within criminology.

This book examines the largely-neglected shift in Max Weber's work from political economy to economic sociology.

This book examines the largely-neglected shift in Max Weber's work from political economy to economic sociology.

This book vigorously engages Lacan with a spiritual tradition that has yet to be thoroughly addressed within psychoanalytic literature-the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition.

This book vigorously engages Lacan with a spiritual tradition that has yet to be thoroughly addressed within psychoanalytic literature-the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition.

Drawing in particular on the work of Sraffa, Smith, Ricardo and Marx, the essays in this volume explore the characteristic features of the Classical economists' approach to economic problems, and the renewal of interest in that approach in modern times.

Drawing in particular on the work of Sraffa, Smith, Ricardo and Marx, the essays in this volume explore the characteristic features of the Classical economists' approach to economic problems, and the renewal of interest in that approach in modern times.

A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Kesmark (now Kezmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary.

A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Kesmark (now Kezmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary.

The book investigates and compares the role of artistic and academic refugees from National Socialism acting as "e;cultural mediators"e; or "e;agents of knowledge"e; between their origin and host societies.

The book investigates and compares the role of artistic and academic refugees from National Socialism acting as "e;cultural mediators"e; or "e;agents of knowledge"e; between their origin and host societies.