The Sacred Town of Sankhu
This book presents a detailed view of Newar society and culture in the town of Sankhu, Nepal. Founded by the goddess Vajrayoginī, the town is a center for exploring the interplay of Hinduism and Buddhism, castes, and socio-religious life.
The teaching of architecture and urbanism is in crisis, unable to respond to current problems like the human right to housing. This book of essays by international experts presents historical analyses, manifestos, and new objectives to address the challenge.
Byron is often thought of as the Romantic poet most familiar with the East. This book examines this thesis, looking at Byron’s knowledge of the East and its religions, his Turkish Tales, his influence on Pushkin, and his own disorientated existence.
The Age of Unproductive Capital
This book offers a direct analysis of today’s greatest challenges: reducing inequality, protecting the planet, and mobilizing financial resources from tax havens. It reveals how sensible policies are dismantled by global finance and captured political power.
Liberating Gender for Jews and Allies
This extraordinary collection of essays by trans Jews and allies explores cutting-edge ideas about gender through tradition, art, and personal stories. With richly diverse voices, each page reveals startling insights into the construction of gender from a Jewish perspective.
The Theory and Practice of the East Asian Library
Presenting groundbreaking research on the East Asian library, this book covers the progress and conflicts in the field. The issues raised will lead to a rethinking of the field’s role in global interactivity and provide guidance to scholars on East Asian resources.
Most of the previous scholarship on Apulian red-figure pottery has focused on the cataloguing of collections and stylistic matters. Herring takes a different approach by identifying patterns in the decoration of Apulian vases that cast light on the choices made by vase-producers.
A modern take on the tribal societies of the whole of Pakistan–their origins, history, and social profile. It promotes an understanding of the disruptive effects of external factors and reforms which failed to take into account their deep-seated cultural sensitivities.
Hume’s Labyrinth
Hume’s Labyrinth explores his famous “bundle theory of the self” and his own critical reservations about it. It argues the theory was not a failed account, but a pragmatic tool intended to help further philosophical investigations into the mind.
The Medusa Gaze in Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Alban offers striking insights into the desires and frustrations of women through the narratives of impressive contemporary novelists. Crafting her analysis on the gaze as presented by Lacan and Sartre, she demonstrates how the subject creates her own ego against hostile others.
This book examines the severe post-WWII conflict over immigration to Palestine and Britain’s policy of deporting immigrants to detention camps in Cyprus. It explores the perspectives of British officials, Jewish underground forces, and Palestinian Arabs.
Book Three of the Corpus Tibullianum
This commentary on [Tibullus] 3 presents a text, translation, and a detailed argument for a single author. It shows how one anonymous poet composed the whole work by impersonating different characters, from Lygdamus and Sulpicia to Tibullus himself.
Russia’s leading historians explore the great paradox of 1914-1945: how the desperate desire for peace following World War I could ignite the rise of Hitler and a second, even more devastating, global conflict.
The Marriage between Perfume and the Lyric Stage
The role of scents in opera and its influence on perfumery has long been neglected. In the first book-length study on the topic, Professor Mary May Robertson explores the previously undiscussed connection between the two, revealing their ultimate marriage in Operatic Perfumes.
Exploring Practical Perspectives of Emotional Intelligence
This book is for those who want to grow through life’s successes and struggles but don’t know where to start. Develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and empathy through heart-warming stories, insights, and practical activities for your personal development adventure.
From a Traditionalist perspective, the Modern Era is a Dark Age. This work deconstructs the myth of “progress,” exposing Modernity’s values as inversions of Tradition that set the stage for a final showdown. It clears away illusions to lead a new generation to write history anew.
Thinking Touch in Partnering and Contact Improvisation
What happens when artists take touch as a starting point? This collection of essays offers unique insights into contact in dance, with practitioner and scholarly perspectives on the importance of touch in choreography, philosophy, education, and 21st century performance.
American Gold in Post-Second World War Taiwan
U.S. gold, sent to stabilize China’s currency during WWII, played a pivotal role in enabling a free China to thrive in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek wisely used the remaining reserve to support Taiwan’s economy, creating crucial stability to avert a communist invasion.
The Practice of Altruism
Do people with religious commitment nurture altruistic action more than others? Social scientists present results of their empirical studies on Japanese, North American, European, Indian, and Thai societies to offer insightful reflections on this issue.
Art in Motion
International scholars and artists consider screendance from various angles, including historical research, aesthetic analysis, and contemporary practice. This collection explores the choreography of moving images and its role in culture today.
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