This book about an 1880s radical feminist utopia includes an extensive introduction that provides critical apparatus to appropriately place Mizora and author Mary Bradley Lane in the cultural and historical context of the 19th century.
More than fifty years ago, Thomas Szasz showed that the concept of mental illness - a disease of the mind - is an oxymoron, a metaphor, a myth. In this book, he argues... Læs mere
A comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. The book features more than 450 species that are fully described and illustrated with photographs, many for the first time in colour.
Offers a powerful and deeply affecting examination of the complex memories of Jewish survivors returning to their homes in... Læs mere
Dr. Thomas Szasz on the shortcomings of commitment procedures, and the inadequacies of protections afforded patients in psychiatric institutions.
This is a defence of every individual's right to choose a voluntary death. By maintaining statutes that determine that voluntary death is not legal,... Læs mere
Offering a historical and cultural analysis of the late Ottoman period and Republican Turkey, this book collects Serif Mardin's seminal essays written throughout... Læs mere
Drawing upon the teachings and writings of the Sudanese reformer, Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, this study aims to provide the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law.
An overview of Arab-American fiction as it has developed over the past twenty years.
Presents a thorough the introduction to recent history of one of the greatest dramatic and theatrical traditions in Western culture. Originally... Læs mere