This book uses an ethnographic, cross-cultural approach to study everyday life in secondary schools in London and Helsinki. Employing a metaphor of... Læs mere
Section 2 addresses law of the sea and governance issues, and includes studies on Greece and the law of the sea, maritime boundaries... Læs mere
The first detailed study of Estonian politics during the 1930s, this book examines the Estonian Veterans' League which won a majority in a referendum for its constitutional amendment creating a strong presidency.
This volume brings together essays by specialists in different disciplines on the cultural expression of apocalypse, in particular in anglophone science fiction of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Lawrence Driscoll's fresh examination of the meaning of drugs from the Victorians to the present asks us to listen to historical and current voices whose positions on drugs are at variance with our "truths."
The contributors reinterpret the lives of the famous such as George Antonius and Doria Shafiq and rediscover the lives of... Læs mere
The Spanish expression - la cultura cura (culture heals) - is an affirmation of the potential healing power of a variety of cultural practices that together constitute the ethos of a people.
This book offers a unique guide to China's long economic history and to the embryonic development of Chinese capitalism.
They also examine why it is essential to take on the sources of 'mass public education.' Academia needs to understand that the popular press and... Læs mere
Death squads have become an increasingly common feature of the modern world. In nearly all instances, their establishment is tolerated,... Læs mere
This book presents an analysis of Reagan's economic policy and its legacy both at home and abroad. With... Læs mere