Interdisciplinary studies

The problem of the nature of fiction and the problem of nonexistence are closely tied because fiction often talks about nonexistent entities.

China and its neighbours face a series of water security issues, in which international law plays a vital role.

The renowned WWII historian’s definitive biography of the notorious German SS officer convicted of war crimes for his role in the Holocaust.

Originally published in 1988.

The expulsion from Spain did not only result in the destruction and dispersion of Spanish Jewry but led to a crisis in Jewish faith.

In the last two decades our empirical knowledge of the Holocaust has been vastly expanded.

This document collection highlights the legal challenges, historical preconceptions, and political undercurrents that had informed the UN Genocide Convention, its form, contents, interpretation, and application.

This book consists of nine chapters, each an in-depth case study into a specific non-mainstream or marginalized online community in Malaysia.

Modern Art in Cold War Beirut: Drawing Alliances examines the entangled histories of modern art and international politics during the decades of the 1950s and 1960s.

Due to its ability to freeze a moment in time, the photo is a uniquely powerful device for ordering and understanding the world.

In Australia, as in many comparable democracies, the role of the media in the political process is high on the public agenda.

Empirical and mathematically rigorous, this book provides a study of the economics of prostitution rather than focusing on the sociological and cultural themes.

First published in 1988, Terrorism: The Cuban Connection examines Cuba's involvement in terrorism.

For more than thirty years, Joyce Rupp has been writing bestselling spiritual books that have accompanied readers through the seasons of life and helped them glimpse the Divine.

In this significant contribution to both political theory and China studies, Lin Chun provides a critical assessment of the scope and limits of socialist experiments in China, analyzing their development since the victory of the Chinese communist revolution in 1949 and reflecting on the country’s likely paths into the future.

This book draws together debates from two burgeoning fields, liminality and informality studies, to analyze how dynamics of rule-bending take shape in Rome today.

First Published in 1986.

The field of Hindu-Christian studies revives theology as a particularly useful interreligious discipline.

Nuaulu people on the Indonesian island of Seram have displayed remarkable linguistic and cultural resilience over a period of 50 years.

This volume addresses some of the central issues of journalism today -- the nature and needs of the individual versus the nature and needs of the broader society; theories of communitarianism versus Enlightenment liberalism; independence versus interdependence (vs.

The Indonesian term adat means 'custom' or 'tradition', and carries connotations of sedate order and harmony.

First published in 2001.

Greater participation by women in peace negotiations, policy-making, and legal decision-making would have a lasting impact on conflict resolution, development, and the maintenance of peace in post-conflict zones.

This volumes discusses three principal issues: the Israeli army and the Revolution of Military Affairs (RMA); Israel's present and future answers to the threays of weapons of mass destruction (WMD); and the impact of societal, political, and technological changes on Israel's future war objectives.

First published in 1983, Prejudice and Pride chronicles legal and social discrimination against gay people living in Britain in 1980s.

This two-volume handbook provides readers with a comprehensive interpretation of globality through the multifaceted prism of the humanities and social sciences.

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The Politics of Architectural Pedagogy in Iran explores the evolution of architectural pedagogy during two significant socio-political upheavals in Iran: The White Revolution (1963) and the Islamic Revolution (1979).

Balancing skills and theory, this introductory public speaking textbook encourages the reader to see public speaking as a way to build community in today's diverse world.

The rapid advances made in the study of the synthesis, structure and function of biological macromole- cules in the last fifteen years have enabled scientists concerned with antimicrobial agents to achieve a considerable measure of understanding of how these substances inhibit cell growth and division.

This book focuses on the politics of street trees and the institutions, actors and processes that govern their planning, planting and maintenance.

In recent years, Mediterranean agriculture has experienced important transformations which have led to new forms of labour and production, and in particular to a surge in the recruitment of migrant labour.

From the Foundations in Global Studies series, this text offers students a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary entry point to the study of the social and cultural aspects of global studies.

This study examines the principles and practices of the Afikpo (Eugbo) Nigeria indigenous justice system in contemporary times.

Decolonising Europe?

In Postsocialism and Cultural Politics, Xudong Zhang offers a critical analysis of China's "e;long 1990s,"e; the tumultuous years between the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001.

This book explores the relationship between gender, religion and political action in Indonesia, examining the patterns of gender orders that have prevailed in recent history, and demonstrating the different forms of social power this has afforded to women.

This book addresses a range of issues relating to the nature and implications of growth of India's services sector, including factors contributing to the rise of services, output measurement and heterogeneity, growth of services exports, and employment in services sectors.

The guide serves as a resource for national-level policy makers and the staff of conservation organizations who wish to integrate population and environmental conditions in planning for sustainable development.

For nearly 40 years researchers have been using narratives and stories to understand larger cultural issues through the lenses of their personal experiences.

Infrastructure as Business brings new emphasis and clarity to the importance of private investment capital in large-scale infrastructure projects, introducing investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders to a key element that is surprisingly absent from the discourse on public-private partnerships.

Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai's history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to its place on the world stage today, using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and fictional accounts by local writers to bring colour to his history of the city's urban development.

This book looks at how legal frameworks can and do reduce risks arising out of disasters.