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In 1828, Martin Van Buren discontinued his profession as a lawyer to become a full-time politician, yet his formative years as an attorney provided the critical ideological basis for his later political success. Dynamic and evolving, Van Buren's ideology emerges in this study as a malleable body of thought exemplifying the complexities of republicanism itself.Drawing on extensive sources in legal history, this intellectual biography shows how ...

When Nazism swept Germany, how did religious leaders respond to attacks not only on their fellow citizens and their government but on their faith as well? Kevin Spicer juxtaposes Catholicism and Nazism.

This first history of the L&A, traces the development of a premier railroad system from the early boom days of railroading to the modern era of takeovers. Known as "The Better Way", the L&A, was established at the turn of the century and expanded by shrewd acquisitions to connect New Orleans to Dallas.The most successful line in its region, it remained enduringly profitable throughout its long history, due primarily to the tenacity of three bu...

Rule of law" - the idea that the law is the nation's sovereign authority - has served as a cornerstone for constitutional theory and the jurisprudence of liberty. John Phillip Reid traces the concept's progress through a series of landmark events in Great Britain and North America.

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Across the nation, stadiums and sports centers are a vital aspect of urban redevelopment. How do these projects affect the communities near the new facilities? Focusing on the controversies surrounding three major Chicago projects—the United Center, Comiskey Park, and lighting Wrigley Field—It's Hardly Sportin' suggests fresh ways for cities to coordinate the expansion of sports facilities with neighborhood life. Shared interest in the home te...

Introduces over 300 of the most common species of Orthoptera in this first guide to one of the most abundant, colorful, and ecologically significant insect groups in North America.

War, one of the great themes of human history, is declining as developed nations have generally abandoned it as a way for conducting their relations with other countries, according to the author. He further asserts that capable domestic policing and military forces can also be effective in reestablishing civic order and that the building of competent governments is key to eliminating most of what remains of warfare.

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This "exemplary social history" (Kirkus Reviews) is the first full-scale account of Central Park ever published. Elizabeth Blackmar and Roy Rosenzweig tell the story of Central Park's people -- the merchants and landowners who launched the project, the immigrant and African-American residents who were displaced by the park, the politicians, gentlemen, and artists who disputed its design and operation the German gardeners, Irish laborers, and Y...

This text introduces us to damselfishes that sing like birds, elephantfishes that communicate electrically and sticklebacks that deceive other fish into believing they have found food. Drawing on the experimental evidence behind such intrinsically interesting responses, Reebs demonstrates how science is conducted in the field of animal behaviour.

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Esther Benbassa and Jean-Christophe Attias show that alterity is a useful and morally compelling notion with which to structure Judaism's historically specific and politically charged encounters with deity, femininity, Christianity, and Islam.