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A study of medieval gossip, this work shifts the debate and argues that gossip functions primarily as a transformative discourse, influencing not only social interactions but also literary and religious practices.

Examines post-Cold War discourses about the use of power to promote international security. Uses case studies of United Nations interventions in Haiti and Croatia to highlight the dynamics at play in encounters between local societies and international peacekeepers.

A listing of burials in various Moravian cemeteries in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Originally published in 1906.

A first-hand account, by a U.S. diplomat, of the 1967 military coup in Greece, and of how U.S. policy was formulated, debated, and implemented during this period. Explores Greek-U.S. relations within the larger historical framework of the Cold War.

Compares services and opportunities for older Americans by region and state. Examines the criteria of recreational lifestyle, meaningful contributions and supportive communities, affordability and safety, health and high-quality medical care, and accessible, high-quality long-term care.

Brings together autobiographical narratives and reflections by philosophers who were brought up in strict religious environments.

Explores the political philosophy of John Rawls in relation to public policy issues, including war, mental disability, nonhuman animals, legacy, and affirmative action. Pays special attention to the relationship of religion to these issues and to the processual characteristics of Rawls's method.

A collection of essays, written for this volume by leaders in the field, that study the emotional and cognitive significance of narrative and its implications for aesthetics and the philosophy of art.

"Explores the democratization and decentralization of governance in Mexico and finds that informal political networks continue to mediate citizens' relationships with their elected authorities. Analyzes the linkages between informal and formal power by comparing how they worked in three Mexican cities: Tijuana, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, and Chilpancingo"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the political and social influences behind the creation of the postrevolutionary Mexican welfare state in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

This work provides a re-examination of the evidence about the citizen's capacity for self-governance and what it means for the future of democratic politics, from both empirical and normative perspectives.

These essays offer new vistas on the idea of the vernacular in contexts as diverse as Ramon Llull's prefiguration of universal grammar, the orthography of Early Middle English, the struggle for linguistic purity in Early Modern Dutch, and the construction of standard Serbian and Romanian in the waning decades of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

Explores the relationship between culture and power in Imperial Russia. Argues that Russia's performing arts were part of a vibrant public culture that was usually ambivalent or hostile to the tumultuous political events of the revolutionary era.

"A reassessment of metaethics that attempts to undermine the nature/normativity or world/language divide, and offer an alternative account of the world-language relationship. Advocates the need to replace the metaphor of foundations with a metaphor about stability. Incorporates Wittgenstein and contemporary feminist ethicists"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the emergence of "will therapy" and its impact on arts and culture in Germany after 1900. This book leads readers through cross sections of modern German cultural history, including not only literature and aesthetics but also self-help medicine, economics, body culture, and pedagogy.

Traces the Russian fascination with local guides to the idea of kraevedenie. This book investigates the history of kraevedenie, showing how St Petersburg-based scholars and institutions have played a central role in the evolution of the discipline.

These essays offer new vistas on the idea of the vernacular in contexts as diverse as Ramon Llull's prefiguration of universal grammar, the orthography of Early Middle English, the struggle for linguistic purity in Early Modern Dutch, and the construction of standard Serbian and Romanian in the waning decades of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

A study of anarchism in twentieth-century France during the interwar years. Focuses on anarchist demands for personal autonomy and sexual liberation. Argues that these ideals, as well as anarchist hatred of the government, found favor with members of the artistic avant-garde, especially the surrealists.

Offers a theory of performative deliberation, arguing that speech acts, performances, and performatives constitute citizens, agency, and events. Through analysis of human rights conflicts, it reveals difference's productivity and necessity as it demonstrates the power of performative theory.

Reevaluates Jean-Jacques Rousseau through the lens of music theory to question his contribution to thinking about music as an aesthetic force in social life. Links Rousseau's understanding of concepts in music to the problem of the individual's relationship to the social order.

Explores the role of the sacrament of penance in the religion and society of early modern Spain. Examines how secular and ecclesiastical authorities used confession to defend against heresy and to bring reforms to the Catholic Church.

Explores the life and work of Lydia Bailey, a leading printer in the book trade in Philadelphia from 1808 to 1861. Includes a list of almost nine hundred of her known imprints.

Steele brings the problem of reference into contemporary critical debates about representation. By defining realism in terms of linguistic practices instead of representational accuracy, this study liberates reference from traditional realist concerns with the empirical universe. Realism thus becomes only one kind of referential practice.

A longitudinal study of an Anglo-Saxon cult from its inception in the late 17th century through the Reformation. This work examines the production and reception of texts that supported the cult of AEthelthryth, an East Anglian princess who had resisted the conjugal demands of two political marriages to maintain her virginity.

Textbook Reds is a work in the sociology of education, and literary sociology and history. Rodden shows that the deepest roots of German Democratic Republic society were indeed located in the institution that molded the youth of its citizens.

Examines the foundations of human rights, how their political and cultural validation in a global context is posing challenges to nation-state sovereignty, and how they become an integral part of international relations and are institutionalized into domestic legal and political practices.

Explores electoral changes in Pennsylvania since 1960, finding that the recent "culture-wars realignment" has significantly altered the old New Deal party system, especially since the early 1990s. Contains illustrations plotting political alignment of Pennsylvania counties.

Titology is the field of literary studies that focuses on the significance of a title in establishing the thematic developments of the pages that follow. This book presents a theoretical discussion of the significance of the title as a foundation for scholarly criticism.