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When civilians are perceived as the enemy, atrocities and violence result beyond the battlefield

Offers an analysis and critique of psychiatric practice from a variety of critical perspectives, ranging from Michel Foucault to Donna Haraway. This contribution to the field of medical humanities contends that psychiatry's move away from a theory-based model to a more scientific model has been detrimental to both the profession and its clients.

A new and expanded edition of the authors' pivotal examination of the national silicosis crisis.

Examines Samuel Beckett's relationship with the visual arts, in an effort to shed new light on the author's work and on his thinking on aesthetics. Lois Oppenheim argues that Beckett was a profoundly visual artist whose work reflects a preoccupation with the visual as a paradigm of creativity.

Examines the growth-equity relationship in developing countries

A seminal reference work on Greek grammar, available for the first time in English

Explorations of cultural change in the former Soviet bloc

Combines literature and philosophy to explore whether and to what extent we can know the thoughts and feelings of others

Examines the ways in which the visual theatre affects our understanding of the dramatic event. These essays bring the physical aspect of theatre back into its proper place: an element as integral to the performance as the spoken word, and they will inspire theater-goers to become more aware of their role as seers of the theatre.

Presents a range of critical and theoretical methods, and applies them to contemporary and historical performance genres - from stage plays, dance-dramas, performance art, cabaret, stand-up comedy, and jazz to circus, street theater, and shamanistic ritual. This edition features sixteen essays, which are organized into nine theoretical categories.

Groundbreaking perspectives on disability in culture and the arts that shed light on notions of identity and social marginality

A thought-provoking exploration of the future of alternative medicine in the healthcare system

An investigation of how the advance of capitalism, colonialism, and Christianity has engaged a Melanasian society

A reflection on law as an intellectual and ethical pursuit

The story of one woman's life in rural New Mexico and of her emergence as a community leader

A long look at how contemporary Germany is remembering the Holocaust