These are the proceedings of a meeting celebrating Michael Thompson’s seminal work on solar and stellar physics, as well as his major contributions to the development of the National Center…

This book explores the relation between Hegel’s metaphysics and his political, social, and practical philosophy. The essays seek to explore what normative insights and positions can be obtained from examining…

A critique of contemporary critical theory that traces transformative shifts in the discipline during the twentieth century and argues for a reformulation of critical theory in order to ensure the…

Since the end of the Cold War, the number of weak and failing states has increased significantly. The United States (US) military has been deployed in multiple nation states in…

Traces the life of the American writer, and discusses the influence of his unloving father and alcoholism on his fiction

This book explores the role of political culture studies as one of the major investigative fields in contemporary political science. It examines the areas of rational choice, institutions, theories of…

Outlines the developments and research directions being made world-wide in earth sciences. This book explains how methodologies such as satellite remote sensing and supercomputing simulations are changing research in earth…

Taking their cue from the pioneering work of anthropologist Mary Douglas, the authors of Cultural Theory have created a typology of five ways of lifeegalitarianism, fatalism, individualism, hierarchy, and autonomyto…