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Offering a critique of liberal political theories that do not satisfy the requirements for a self-reflective society, this work argues for a new theory of liberalism, claiming that the freely self-examining society it advocates provides the key to issues of political legitimacy and social justice.

In 1872, Congress designated Yellowstone National Park as the world's first National Park. In this book, various experts in science, economics and law discuss key resource management issues in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, and how humans should interact with the environment of this area.

An account of the Saratoga campaign of 1777 conveyed through the lives of the opposing British and American generals with detailed descriptions of specific famous scenes gleaned from old letters and diaries and new theories regarding some elements of the campaign.

Until now, few primary texts on the Kabbalah have been available in English. Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish Classics, this historic publicatin of Gates of Light allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation. This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from the hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity.

This collection of William Clark's letters to his brother Jonathan - many published for the first time - reveals important new details about the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Meriwether Lewis's mysterious death, the status of Clark's slave, York, and life in Jeffersonian America.

How do political institutions help promote prosperity in some countries and poverty in others? What can be done to encourage leaders to govern for economic growth? In this volume, political economists such as Douglass North, Robert Barro and Stephen Haber answer these questions.

An analysis of the political effects of scientific research as exemplified by economic botany during the 19th century. It examines how the British botanic garden network developed and transferred economically important plants to different parts of the world to promote the Empire's prosperity.

Examining each of his full-length plays, this text explores the reasons behind the enduring power of Chekov's words. It shows how the plays relate to one another, Chekov's short stories and his life, and places them in the context of Russian and European drama and the larger culture of the period.

Aims to capture the man, his full career and the literary environment in which he lived. Drawing from Blunden's diaries, letters and personal papers, as well as from interviews with friends and colleagues, Webb traces the writer's life from his boyhood in Kent to his chair at Oxford in 1966.

Hough argues that the monotony of the modern landscape is a reflection of society's indifference to the diversity inherent in ecological systems and in human communities. He uses world-wide case studies to show how built areas work and how designers can maintain the identities of different places.

This work describes the formative years of Christianity - from the crucifixion of Jesus to the end of the second century of the common era - when Christian beliefs and practices shaped their moral order. The author compares the Christian viewpoint with Greco-Roman and Jewish thought.

Offers a critical exposition of German metaphysics and philosophy of logic during the 19th century. The argument is set in the context of the debate between "analytical" and "continental" philosophers and centres on the problem of reflection which Roberts claims is at the heart of both traditions.

How do military organizations assess strategic policy in war? This work develops a theory to explain how military and government leaders evaluate wartime performance, how much they change strategies in response to this evaluation, and why they are often at odds when discussing success or failure.

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc played an important role in the intellectual culture of his time. This work examines both the man and his circle, which included Pope Urban VIII and Galileo. It brings into focus the early 17th-century world of learning - its people, places and ideas.

What justifies democracy? This question is considered critically, examining answers others have given to it. The author also develops his own theory of democracy, arguing that it resembles a moral conversation and is valued because of its capacity to generate an impartial perspective.

A survey of the basic elements that have constituted psychological healing over the centuries. Dr Stanley Jackson seeks to show that healing practices, whether they come from the world of medicine, religion or philosophy, share certain elements that transcend space and time.

During a short but incredible life, Lola Montez transformed herself from middle-class British daughter to notorious adventurer, attracting admirers and scandal wherever she went. This biography uncovers the real story of one of the best-known women of the Victorian era.

This text brings together the best of the unpublished works of one of the outstanding American religious thinkers of the 20th century. These selected letters, sermons and essays show the breadth of H. Richard Niebuhr's interests and reveal his concern with integrating theology with practice.