Russian Classical Literature Today
This book explores the struggle for Russia’s literary canon. It reveals how contemporary culture reworks the classics while resisting political and economic pressures, showing how a new canon is forged.
This is one of the first English publications to offer a profound analysis of Russian Constitutional Law. It covers the Constitution, federalism, the President, the court system, and human rights, and is useful for anyone interested in Russia’s system of power.
Russian Émigré Culture
This volume offers a collection of critical articles reflecting current perspectives on Russian émigré culture. Scholars shed new light on cultural diplomacy, literature, art, and music, documenting the diversity and impact of this movement on European life.
Kurban addresses the treaties, crises and other issues that seem to be turning points in Russian-Turkish relations, reflecting on Russian and Turkish archival documents and resources. She analyses Russian-Turkish relations from the First World War up to the present time.
Scholars have dismissed Rutherford B. Hayes as an ineffective president. This work demolishes that wisdom, showing how Hayes overcame a hostile Congress to restore presidential prerogatives, laying the foundation for the strong executive branch we know today.
S. R. Harnot’s short story collection, Cats Talk, explores life in Himachal Pradesh. Rooted in Pahari life, his stories hold universal appeal, delving into the joys, difficulties, social inequities, and transforming human relationships of contemporary India.
Sacramental Theology and the Decoration of Baptismal Fonts
Altvater looks at three areas of concern around baptism as a sacrament—incarnation, initiation, and baptism within the Church—and the images that embody that religious discussion. She argues baptismal fonts were necessary to the liturgical life of the medieval Christian.
Sacred and Immoral
This is the first scholarly anthology on Chuck Palahniuk’s work beyond Fight Club. It provides the most comprehensive resource to date, featuring new critical analyses, the most complete bibliographies, and a new interview with the author himself.
Sacred Geography of Goddesses in South Asia
A tribute to David Kinsley, this interdisciplinary anthology explores the sacred geography of goddesses. Essays from scholars of religious studies, geography, and anthropology link ecology and shamanism with landscape as temple and territory as cosmos.
This collection of essays explores sacred groves in Africa and Asia, offering perspectives on the cultural and spiritual dimensions of biodiversity conservation. It brings center-stage the complex interaction between the ‘sacred’ and ‘secular’ in our threatened world.
Sacred Monuments and Practices in the Baltic Sea Region
Over recent decades, the scope of church archaeology has expanded immensely. This book provides a convincing testament to this development, with every chapter giving a distinctive perspective on the theme of sacred monuments and practices written by leading experts in the field.
Sacred Space
Sacred space within contemporary contexts has received scant attention. This collection of interdisciplinary essays presents a new perspective on an important theological and philosophical concept.
Sacred Space, Beloved City
Explore Iris Murdoch’s London. Essays and guided walks link her plots to real landmarks and routes, revealing how characters experience their surroundings. Illustrated with atmospheric sketches, the book includes a complete glossary of London places from her 26 novels.
Sacred Trees of India
Drawing on 10 years of fieldwork in India, this book documents sacred trees and groves. Featuring hundreds of original photographs, it reveals how a culture’s reverence for trees presents a powerful alternative to the commodification of nature that fuels the ecological crisis.
This book explores the dangers emerging economies face from the digital divide, highlighting the present insecurities in e-business and e-commerce. It details how vital assets may be secured as these economies expand into our technological world.
Safety Essentials for Business and Leisure Travel
This book blends in-depth research on global risk mitigation with unique perspectives on travel safety. It tackles hard issues like kidnapping and contingency planning, incorporating the real-life experiences of an author who survived torture and abduction. Essential reading.
Saharan Crossroads
The Sahara is not a barrier, but a vibrant crossroads. This book explores millennia of historical, cultural, and artistic linkages between North and West Africa, revealing long histories of peaceful coexistence, interdependence, and cooperation.
Saint John Henry Newman
This volume of essays argues that John Henry Newman’s legacy is a vital resource for believers confronting a secular world and a church in crisis. Noted scholars address faith, knowledge, education, and relationships, offering much to ponder for all readers.
This overview of modern Arabic poetry is seen through its leading exponents: Salim Barakat, Mahmud Darwish, and Adunis. Unsurpassed translations reveal how Barakat’s poetry re-invents Kurdish culture, throwing new light on the output of his friend Mahmud Darwish.
Salome
Though her name means “peaceful,” Salome is linked to the beheading of John the Baptist. This history describes how the myth of Salome was created through art, literature, and music, and how her image as evil varied according to prevailing cultural myths surrounding women.
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