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Interweaving biographical insight with psychoanalytic criticism, this title takes us on an exploration of Claude Monet's (1840-1926), conflicted relationships with women.

Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany, he began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. This book tells the story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and social revolutions of his time.

This text shows how Aristotle integrates logic and virtue in his treatise, the "Rhetoric". Garver treats the "Rhetoric" as philosophy and connects its themes with parallel problems in Aristotle's "Ethics" and "Politics".

Challenges a change-resistant culture in academia that places too low a premium on efficiency and productivity. Seeing a crisis of campus leadership, this title takes state legislators to task for perpetuating the decay of their public university systems and calls for reforms in the way university presidents and governing boards are selected.

A synthesis of the work of international scholars, this is an account of the people who animated a decisive period in the genesis of the modern mind - the Renaissance. Confining its attention to the "great" Renaissance which originated in Italy, the book treats a broad spectrum of figures.

The third of a planned group of volumes dealing with reptilian nervous systems. Sensorimotor Integration focuses chiefly on visual and sensorimotor aspects of reptilian neurobiology.

Are talk shows turning everything they touch into freak shows? This book claims that the socially deviant may be featured on-air for ridicule in the public eye, but the result is empowerment through exploitation. The book illuminates the dilemmas and practicalities of media visibility.

Histories of three experimental episodes: the measurement of the gyromagnetic ratio of the electron, the discovery of the mu meson, or muon, and the discovery of weak neutral currents. These studies of actual experiments will provide valuable material for both philosophers and historians of science.

Addresses the repercussions of the evolution toward globalization for the conduct of monetary policy. This book examines the real and potential effects of increased openness and exposure to international economic dynamics from a variety of perspectives.

The 19th century was an age of transformation in science, when scientists were rewarded for their new discoveries with increased social status and authority. This book shows the scientific life of Victorian Britain by placing the sciences in the wider cultural marketplace. It links larger societal changes to the evolution of "popular science."

Economic research on climate change has been crucial in advancing our understanding of the consequences associated with global warming as well as the costs and benefits of policies that might reduce emissions. This volume looks at the possible effects of various climate policies on economic outcomes.

To combat behavior they viewed as sexually promiscuous, politically undesirable, or downright criminal, social activists in Progressive-era New York employed private investigators to uncover the roots of society's problems. This title reveals the central role of undercover investigation in social change and the constitution of political authority.

"Stimulating, provocative, often infuriating, but well worth reading."--Peter Newman, "Economica" "His critical blast blows like a north wind against the more pretentious erections of modern economics. It is however a healthy and invigorating blast, without malice and with a sincere regard for scientific objectivity."--K.E. Boulding, "Political Science Quarterly" "Certainly one of the most engrossing volumes that has appeared recently in economic theory."--William J. Baumol, "Review of Economics and Statistics"

Milton Friedman was lauded as the grandmaster of free-market economic theory in the postwar era. This book collects many of Friedman's papers on topics in economics that were published in the "Journal of Political Economy". It incorporates papers from 1948 to 1990. It is useful for those tracing the course of 20th century economics and politics.

Contains 27 essays and reviews defining the contours of late modernism in the visual arts. Ranging from brief reviews to extended essays, the writings establish a set of basic terms for understanding key issues in high modernism. An extended introductory essay by the author clarifies his views.

Examines the phenomenon of widespread differences in managerial practices across firms, establishments within firms, and countries. This work combines qualitative and quantitative insider analysis of business practices such as the incentive pay and quality control, revealing the elements that determine which practices are adopted and why.

"Must be judged as a landmark in medical sociology."--Norman Denzin, "Journal of Health and Social Behavior" ""Profession of Medicine" is a challenging monograph; the ideas presented are stimulating and thought provoking. . . . Given the expanding domain of what illness is and the contentions of physicians about their rights as professionals, Freidson wonders aloud whether expertise is becoming a mask for privilege and power. . . . "Profession of Medicine" is a landmark in the sociological analysis of the professions in modern society."--Ron Miller, "Sociological Quarterly" "This is the first book that I know of to go to the root of the matter by laying open to view the fundamental nature of the professional claim, and the structure of professional institutions."--Everett C. Hughes, "Science"

In the early 2000s, there was an upsurge of national concern over the state of the science and engineering job market that sparked a plethora of studies, commission reports, and a presidential initiative, all stressing the importance of maintaining American competitiveness in these fields. This book probes the issues that underlie these concerns.

Once heralded as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition since its economic plunge in the early 1990s. This volume examines Sweden's economic problems from a US perspective, exploring such diverse topics as income equalization, welfare and tax policy, wage determination and unemployment.

Focusing on labour-market institutions, and the supply-and-demand forces that affect wages, these papers compare patterns of earnings inequality and pay differentials in a range of different countries. Varying labour-market systems, and education/training programmes are examined.

Provides an assessment of how effectively labor market institutions are responding to the decline of private sector unions. This book also provides case studies of labor market institutions and various directions for existing institutions. It presents the story of workers and institutions searching for ways to represent labor.

This collection of essays features important Roman women who were active in politics, theatre, cultural life and religion from the 1st through the 4th centuries. The contributors draw on rare documents in an attempt to reconstruct the lives and accomplishments of these exceptional women.

This cultural-geographic study of the American Indian reservations in the 48 contiguous states explores the reservations as living environments rather than historical footnotes. The text seeks to discover and highlight the many possibilities for positive change.

Allen J. Frantzen traces chivalric ideals from the Great War back to their origins in the Middle Ages and shows how they resulted in highly influential models of behaviour for men in combat.

Through engaging narratives of illness, medical work, and nursing in which people choose to act in ways that affirm their humanity, this book depicts the transformation of demoralized medicine into caring relationships through generosity - generosity towards both others and oneself. It demonstrates how generosity is renewed through dialogue.

In this comprehensive study, Marvin Fox offers an approach to Moses Maimonides that illuminates the intersections of his philosophical, religious, and Jewish visions--ideas that have embattled readers of Maimonides since the twelfth century.