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This, the twenty-seventh volume in the annual series of publications by the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy, features a number of distinguised contributors addressing the topic of criminal justice. Part I considers "The Moral and Metaphysical Sources of the Criminal Law," with contributions by Michael S. Moore, Lawrence Rosen, and Martin Shapiro. The four chapters in Part II all relate, more or less directly, to the issue of retribution, with papers by Hugo Adam Bedau, Michael Davis, Jeffrie G. Murphy, and R. B. Brandt. In the following part, Dennis F. Thompson, Christopher D. Stone, and Susan Wolf deal with the special problem of criminal responsibility in government—one of great importance in modern society. The fourth and final part, echoing the topic of NOMOS XXIV, Ethics, Economics, and the Law, addresses the economic theory of crime. The section includes contributions by Alvin K. Klevorick, Richard A. Posner, Jules L. Coleman, and Stephen J. Schulhofer. A valuable bibiography on criminal justice by Andrew C. Blanar concludes this volume of NOMOS.

Examines the English civil jury practices in the late eighteenth century, including how judges determined one's right to trial by jury and who composed the jury. This book also considers the extensive historical use of a variety of "special juries," such as juries of merchants for commercial cases and juries of women for claims of pregnancy.

The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture.

This text emerged primarily as a response to recent research on a manifestation of real-life altruism, namely to recent studies of non-Jewish rescuers of Jews during World War II. The book addresses issues in varied disciplines, while centering on shared themes.

Weinfeld was influential as a judge and community member - representing immigrants and their legal rights.

This volumes explores the whole range of Alexis Tocqueville''s ideas, from his political, literary and sociological theories to his concept of history, his religious beliefs, and his philosophical doctrines. Among the topics considered are: Tocqueville''s beliefs about foreign policy as applied to American democracy; Tocqueville and Machiavelli on the art of being free; Tocqueville and the historical sociology of state; virtue and politics in Tocqueville; Tocqueville''s debt to Rousseau and Pascal; Tocqueville''s analysis of the role of religion in preserving American democracy; Tocqueville and American literary critics; and Tocqueville and the postmodern refusal of history. The different approaches to Tocqueville''s classical work represented in this book, combined with the frequent use of unpublished sources, present a fresh and renewed vision of his classic Democracy in America, reinforcing after a century and a half its reputation as the most modern, provocative, and profound attempt to explain the nature of democracy.Contributing to the volume are: Pierre Birnbaum (University of Sorbonne), Herbert Dittgen (University of Goettingen), Joseph Alulis (Lake Forest College), Dalmacio Negro (Universidad Complutense, Madrid), Peter A. Lawler (Berry College), Catherine Zuckert (Carleton College), Francesco de Sanctis (Naples University), Hugh Brogan (University of Essex), Cushing Strout (Cornell University), Gisela Schlueter (Universitaet Hannover), Roger Boesche (Occidental College), Edward T. Gargan (University of Wisconsin), and James T. Schleifer (College of New Rochelle).

Beyond Christianity draws on ethnographic work in a Religious Science church in Oakland, California, to illuminate the ways a group of African Americans has adapted a religion typically thought of as white to fit their needs and circumstances.

The American media has recently discovered children's experiences in present-day wars. This book shows that boys and girls have routinely contributed to war efforts, armies have accepted under-aged soldiers for centuries, and war-time experiences have affected the ways in which grown-up children of war perceive themselves and their societies.

This text brings together a range of primary texts from the church's first five centuries to demonstrate how early Christians practiced their faith. Rather than focusing on theology, these original documents shed light on how early believers "did church".

The last few years of the 20th century has witnessed high-profile cases of police brutality. This study draws on a range of disciplines to study the New York police force's treatment of specific groups. It posits a definition of police brutality more encompassing than use of physical force.

A collection of the writings by one of the most influential African American theologians.

These eight essays look at a selection of 19th- and 20th-century texts through the prism of relational concepts and theories, including feminist applications of relational-modal theories, and D.W. Winnicott's influential ideas about creativity and symbolic play.

In recent years, identity has come to be seen as a process rather than a fact or deterministic force. This book unpacks issues of race, class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and age, contributing a melange of sharp, lively perspectives to current debate.

Rap music is often seen as a Black secular response to pressing issues of our time. Yet, like spirituals, the blues, and gospel music, rap has deep connections to African American religious traditions. "Noise and Spirit" explores the diverse religious dimensions of rap.

This text offers a sweeping view of urban religion in response to the transformations of de-industrialized large cities. Focusing on Chicago, it explores the ways in which religious organizations both reflect and contribute to changes in American pluralism.

Compares the ways in which German and American widows experienced their post-First World War status, and how that played into the cultures of mourning in their two nations

The Midwest of popular imagination is a Heartland characterized by traditional cultural values and mass market dispositions. This book examines the centrality of this myth to television's promotion and development, programming and marketing appeals, and public debates over the medium's and its audience's cultural worth.

Interviews with African American women in prison.

The principles of Zen philosophy have been applied to professions as varied as motorcycle maintenance and baseball. In The Quest for Self author Takeshi Iizuka shows how he has himself applied Zen principles in business. Iizuka starts from the realization that life is but a single existence, and this leads to his reflections about how best we should live our lives. Iizuka teaches a management style that does not stand in conflict with the fulfilled and meaningful life that is based on Zen principles. Drawing on both eastern and western philosophies, The Quest for Self strives to help others find meaning and purpose in life and business.

In the wake of the 2000 Florida election controversy, many Americans have questioned whether and how the Supreme Court should decide election law disputes. In this comprehensive study of the issue Richard L. Hasen rethinks the Supreme Court's role in regulating elections.

The first examination of the most popular tv network for kids. Essays are both scholars as well as journalists, Nick employees, and psychologists.

Interweaving narratives and dramatic case studies, the author argues that persistent beliefs in a natural hierarchy of intelligence among humans have affected the way intelligence has been measured since the founding of the American republic. UP.

Featuring fictional and historical characters, this novel explores the roles women have played, from grandmother, sister and wife, to businesswoman, prostitute, warrior, artist and martyr. In this edition, Harris reintroduces her work, providing background to the milieu in which it was produced.

Aiming to bridge the gap between the traditional and the new, this book proposes an invigorated, hybrid model for the practice of psychology, based on philosophical pragmatism and a methodology creating databases of rigorous, solution-focused case studies.

Takes the reader behind closed doors at the firm, into judges' chambers, and to government and industry-sponsored roundtables of the 1980's and 90's.

Among the most prominent icons of the American south is that of the southern belle, immortalized by such figures as Scarlett O'Hara, Dolly Madison, and Lucy Pickens (whose elegant image graced the Confederate $100 bill). This title fills a gap in southern history and women's history.

Americans have long held fast to a rigid definition of womanhood, revolving around husband, home, and children. Women who rebelled against this definition and carved out independent lives for themselves have often been rendered invisible in US history. This title brings to light the lives of two generations of autonomous women.

Whether in the form of Christmas trees in town squares or prayer in school, fierce disputes over the separation of church and state have long bedeviled this country. This book argues that the separation of church and state primarily manifests and reinforces Christian domination in American society.

This biography offers fresh insight into the life and actions of this renowned figure in American history.