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The Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard
Time, Ritual, and Sexual Commerce in London
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Every month, a ragtag group of Londoners gather in the site known as Crossbones Graveyard to commemorate the souls of medieval prostitutes believed to be buried there—the "Winchester Geese," women who were under the protection of the Church but denied Christian burial. In the Borough of Southwark,...
The Last Rabbi
Joseph Soloveitchik and Talmudic Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
Joseph Soloveitchik (1903–1993) was a major American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, philosopher, and theologian. In this new work, William Kolbrener takes on Soloveitchik’s controversial legacy and shows how he was torn between the traditionalist demands of his European ancestors and the trajectory...
The Essential Caputo
Selected Writings
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
This landmark collection features selected writings by John D. Caputo, one of the most creative and influential thinkers working in the philosophy of religion today. B Keith Putt presents 21 of Caputo’s most significant contributions from his distinguished 40-year career. Putt’s thoughtful editing...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Mass Violence in Nazi-Occupied Europe argues for a more comprehensive understanding of what constitutes Nazi violence and who was affected by this violence. The works gathered consider sexual violence, food depravation, and forced labor as aspects of Nazi aggression. Contributors focus in particular...
by John T. Lysaker
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
John T. Lysaker works between and weaves together questions and replies in philosophical psychology, Emerson studies, and ethics in this book of deep existential questioning. Each essay in this atypical, philosophical book employs recurring terms, phrases, and questions that characterize our contemporary...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
Addressing perspectives about who "we" are, the importance of place and home, and the many differences that still separate individuals, this volume reimagines cosmopolitanism in light of our differences, including the different places we all inhabit and the many places where we do not feel at home....
Signs and Society
Further Studies in Semiotic Anthropology
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Brilliantly articulating the potent intersections of semiotic and linguistic anthropology, Signs and Society demonstrates how a keen appreciation of signs helps us better understand human agency, meaning, and creativity. Inspired by the foundational contributions of C. S. Peirce and Ferdinand de Saussure,...
Heaven and Earth Are Not Humane
The Problem of Evil in Classical Chinese Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and division, to seek reconciliation between...
Performing Folklore
Ranchos Folcloricos from Lisbon to Newark
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2005
Through the lens of expressive culture, Performing Folklore tracks Portugal’s transition from fascism to democracy, and from imperial metropole to EEC member state. Kimberly DaCosta Holton examines the evolution and significance of ranchos folclóricos, groups of amateur musicians and dancers who...
The Middle East and Brazil
Perspectives on the New Global South
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Connections between Brazil and the Middle East have a long history, but the importance of these interactions has been heightened in recent years by the rise of Brazil as a champion of the global south, mass mobilizations in the Arab world and South America, and the cultural renaissance of Afro-descendant...
"Right Makes Might"
Proverbs and the American Worldview
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2019
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln employed the proverb, Right makes might, (opposite of the more aggressive Might makes right) in his famed Cooper Union address. While Lincoln did not originate the proverb, his use of it in this critical speech indicates that the 14th century phrase had taken on new ethical...
Defending the Filibuster, Revised and Updated Edition
The Soul of the Senate
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2014
Many argue that the Senate filibuster is undemocratic or even unconstitutional. Recent legislative disputes have brought criticism of Senate rules into sharp relief, and demands for abolition or reform of the filibuster have increased. In Defending the Filibuster, a veteran Senate aide and a former...
South African Women Living with HIV
Global Lessons from Local Voices
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Based on interviews with women who are HIV positive, this sobering pandemic brings to light the deeply rooted and complex problems of living with HIV. Already pushed to the edges of society by poverty, racial politics, and gender injustice, women with HIV in South Africa have found ways to cope with...
The Politics of Suffering
Syria's Palestinian Refugee Camps
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2016
The Politics of Suffering examines the confluence of international aid, humanitarian relief, and economic development within the space of the Palestinian refugee camp. Nell Gabiam describes the interactions between UNRWA, the United Nations agency charged with providing assistance to Palestinians...