This is an historical survey of all the religious traditions of Korea in relation to the socio-cultural trends of seven different periods of Korean history. Selected foundation myths of the ancient period are provided in an appendix. Zobraziť viac
This is a collection of essays by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, Patricia Buckley. In the essays she has selected for this fascinating volume, Professor Ebrey explores features of the Chinese family, gender and kinship systems as... Zobraziť viac
Previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Legislative Studies, this volume offers a broad comparative assessment of the many faces of parliamentary opposition in different political, legal and cultural settings... Zobraziť viac
The specification of standards in higher education has long been the subject of international debate. This text covers the rationales, operational issues and perspectives on benchmarking and standards from international viewpoints. Zobraziť viac
The Politics of the Texbook analyzes the factors that shape production, distribution and reception of school texts through original essays which emphasize the double-edged quality of textbooks. Textbooks are viewed as systems of moral regulation in the... Zobraziť viac
Originally published as Scientific Research, this pair of volumes constitutes a fundamental treatise on the strategy of science. Mario Bunge, one of the major figures of the century in the development of a scientific epistemology, describes and... Zobraziť viac
Organization and Economic Behaviour presents all the basic elements of organizational theory and behaviour. Different approaches are analysed, with a strong focus on reintegrating sociological, psychological and economic contributions to the subject.... Zobraziť viac
What is postmodern music and how does it differ from earlier styles, including modernist music? What roles have electronic technologies and sound production played in defining postmodern music? Has postmodern music blurred the lines between high and... Zobraziť viac
In this incisive text, Heaphy introduces the work of Giddens, Bauman, Foucault and Baudrillard to show exactly how the arguments of the great contemporary theorists play out against extended examples from real-life. Zobraziť viac
The Slovak National Hero and Co-Founder of Czechoslovakia... Zobraziť viac
Reflects the current state of scholarship in Buddhist Studies, its entries being written by specialists in many areas, presenting an accurate overview of Buddhist history, thought and practices, most entries having cross-referencing to others and... Zobraziť viac
This book focuses on those special circumstances in which men (alone or in groups) are isolated or confi ned for periods of time long enough to affect the way in which they think and behave. Active research in these phenomena initially grew out of a... Zobraziť viac
In the first edition of "White Mythologies" (1990) Robert Young challenged the status of history, asking whether in this postmodern era we should consider it a Western myth, with an uncertain status. Is it, he asked, possible to write history that... Zobraziť viac
In "The International Economy Since 1945," Sidney Pollard describes the most important global developments in economics during the last half century. Pollard analyzes institutional issues, such a monetary policy or the multinational company, as well as... Zobraziť viac
A new examination of contemporary federalism and federation, which delivers a detailed theoretical study underpinned by fresh case studies... Zobraziť viac
Democracy and extremism are usually considered as opposites. We assume that our system (in the UK, the USA, the Netherlands etc.) is democratic, and extremists try to destroy our system and introduce some kind of dictatorship, if not chaos and anarchy... Zobraziť viac
This book examines international engagement with Kosovo since NATO's intervention in 1999, and looks at the three distinct phases of Kosovo's development; intervention, statebuilding and independence... Zobraziť viac
This book reviews the descriptive features of psychotic symptoms in various medical conditions (psychiatric, early psychosis, general medical, neurological and dementia), non-medical settings (individuals without the need for care or at high risk for... Zobraziť viac
Academics Writing recounts how academic writing is changing in the contemporary university, transforming what it means to be an academic and how, as a society, we produce academic knowledge. Writing practices are changing as the academic profession... Zobraziť viac
What is the source of our environmental problems? Why is there in modern societies a persistent tendency to environmental damage? From within neoclassical economic theory there is a straightforward answer to those questions: it is because environmental... Zobraziť viac
