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An important examination of the colorful histories of urbanization and social reform in Imperial Germany

Examines the myriad cultural meanings of the American home aquarium during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and argues that the home aquarium provided its enthusiasts with a potent tool for managing the challenges of historical change, from urbanization to globalization.

Recreates the 9th-century world of Charlemagne through portraits of outstanding figures of the age

Drawing on groundbreaking research on the creation of and response to a widely acclaimed required world religions course taught in Modesto, California's diverse public schools as well as on political philosophy, Emile Lester advocates a civic approach to teaching about religion in public schools that emphasises respect for all views about religion and provides special recognition for conservative Christian beliefs.

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The first book-length study of avante-garde American dramatist Maria Irene Fornes.

Distinguished scholars discuss editorial theory and how it is applied across the humanities

An exploration of how specific historical contexts, narrative conventions, and cultural politics shape the ways that stories of incest are told and heard

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A witty and thoughtful romp through the profession and practice of economics

Argues that confrontation with major paradigms of world history has marked African and Latin American history during the last quarter-century and that the process has dramatically restructured historical and theoretical understanding of peasantries, labour and the capitalist world system.

Key players in world trade policy formation discuss the origins of the World Trade Organization--and where it is going

Provides a new perspective on three important women poets-and challenges prevailing notions of feminist criticism

A thoughtful consideration of medieval narrative method

Disability rights lawyers, activists, and scholars weigh in on the hot-potato issue of the last decade

Authoritatively places the fifth-century bishop Theodoret and his work in the proper historical and literary context

By examining the "double narrative of capitalism”, Supritha Rajan's A Tale of Two Capitalisms traces how certain values and practices were segregated from the dominant model of capitalism, not only through the secularization of political economy as a discipline but also by anthropology, which theorized "sacrifice” or "ritual” in the context of "primitive” society.

Explores diverse governmental and institutional solutions to containing health care costs