Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and satirist who wrote on the abuse of language by psychiatrists, psychoanalysts and journalists. This is an introduction to Kraus's life and work and his place in cultural history, followed by translations of his selected works on psychiatry.
This volume covers Martin Buber's views on psychology and psychotherapy, exploring the work of practitioners such as Freud and Jung. Contents include: distance and relation; healing through meeting; Buber and Jung; elements of the interhuman; and guilt and guilt feelings.
Has globalization neutralized the institution of ""nation""? This text focuses on attempts to build ""nation"" through landscape;... Læs mere
Since the fourteenth century, Eastern Woodlands tribes have used delicate purple and white shells called ""wampum"" to... Læs mere
In this timely volume, Zhu and Xiao offer an examination of the ways in which Chinese feminist ideas have developed since the mid-1990s. By juxtaposing the plural... Læs mere
Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage.
Takes an insightful look at how entire households, families, and individuals "cope," negotiate their lives, and plan to achieve... Læs mere
This work provides a selection of underground documents of the two leading bodies of the Intifada: the United National Command and the Islamic... Læs mere
Opens a window onto the lives of Palestinians, exploring specifically the experience of giving birth. Drawing upon oral histories, Wick follows the... Læs mere