Differences in performance between students of poverty and more advantaged students are reflective of an opportunity gap, as opposed to a gap in student ability. This book argues that significant…

This is an essential guide for anyone interested in Chinese legend and lore, Chinese magic and medicine, and Taoism.

The South China Sea has long been a source of conflict and represents a core contemporary security issue in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This book offers an empirical analysis of the…

Originally published in 1907, this detailed catalogue of invertebrate fossils from the western United States remains an authoritative reference work for paleontologists today. With detailed descriptions and illustrations of hundreds…

This compilation is no mere collection of papers, but a well-edited collage of experiences in the transfer of library technical information, usually between developed and developing countries.

Stockard lives with anxiety and depression. She struggles with living life as a typical teenager. Chris is the star cornerback for Eastridge High School with secrets that threatens his mental…

Comparative Political Philosophy: Studies Under the Upas Tree examines four major traditions of political philosophy and discusses similarities in their key ideas and assumptions. An intellectually daring enterprise, this fascinating…

Medievalia et Humanistica, No. 28 contains five original articles exploring topics ranging from medieval ethnicity and self-identity to little-known documents in fifteenth century Italy. In addition to the articles, fourteen…