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An investigation of the Cecilian, cult from its beginnings in Christian antiquity to the Renaissance, offering an explanation on how Cecilia came to be linked with music and an interpretation of Raphael's painting "The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia".

A monumental history of modern criticism that offers a comprehensive survey of the main currents of twentieth-century criticism in Western Europe.

Discussing how the federal government has used the army to intervene in domestic crises, this comprehensive history of military surveillance in the United States traces the evolution of America's internal security policy during the past 200 years.

For five years, Herman Kruk recorded his experiences and those of others, documenting the life and resistance of European Jews in the shadow of imminent death. This chronicle includes all recovered pages of his diaries and provides an account of the annihilation of the Jewish community of Vilna.

An account of the history of Jewish immigrants in London and of Britains response to them. The book investigates the reality of Jewish assimilation and reveals that despite the legal freedoms, cultural and political antipathy to Jews was far greater than assumed, and their integration a fiction.

This presents an anthropological account of the Swahili and offers an analysis of their culture. Previously, the Swahili settlements have been viewed as a series of isolated and "detribalized" groups, but here, Middleton argues that beneath the cultural variation is a single structure.

Discusses the role played by psychoactive mushrooms in the religious rituals of ancient Greece, Eurasia, and Mesoamerica. Wasson, who investigated how these mushrooms were venerated and used by different native peoples, here joins with three other scholars to discuss his discoveries.

Confronted by the challenges of the information age and the post-Soviet world, the US intelligence community must adapt and change, say the authors of this provocative text. They examine intelligence failures and call for reform in the organization and approach of intelligence agencies.

An investigation of tourism and its transforming impact on cities, by urban experts from a variety of disciplines. They examine such tourist meccas as Las Vegas, Orlando and Boston, and take up themes such as the marketing of cities and how tourists perceive places.

This text considers the nature of French history and the awareness of its influence, surveying the ways that various political communities in France during the past two centuries have used different versions of the past in order to define their identities and legitimize their goals.

A group of psychologists presents research on competence and incompetence - real and perceived - from childhood through adulthood. This book brings the insights of social and personality psychology to bear on questions of intelligence.

Martin considers Catullus' life, habits of composition and the circumstances in which he worked. He places him among the modernists of his age and shows the affinity between Catullus and the modernists of our own age. Martin also offers original interpretations of Catullus' poems.

Drawing on sources only recently made available, the author sketches a portrait of Gandhi within the context of his time in which the Indian leader emerges as neither a plaster saint nor a wily politician, but as a complex man whose actions followed honourably from his convictions.

The author takes domestication as the starting point for his inquiry into human evolution. Wilson argues that settling down into a built environment was the most radical innovation in human development and that it had a crucial effect on human psychology and social relations.

This attempt to juxtapose the histories of Britain, western science and imperialism argues that expansion led to increasing knowledge. Science was fed by information culled from around the globe, aiding imperialism by guiding the exploitation of exotic climes and making conquest seem beneficial.

An examination of the interactions between Chubby Maata, a three-year-old Inuit girl, and the adults in her world. In these dramas, Inuit adults enact with their children the plots that drive Inuit social life; they act out problems and create children who think and feel like Inuit.

British colonial expansion led to the display of many valuable African artifacts in Britain. This analysis covers the ways in which African peoples and their material culture were represented, the justifications for imperial expansion; and the effects this had on racial stereotyping.

Patterns of avoidance, denial and segregation on the part of various organizations in the face of the AIDS crisis and its victims are detailed in this book. The authors contend that an all-out war on AIDS which also attacks sexual discrimination and poverty is necessary.

A guide to government benefits and programs includes advice about insurance coverage, taxes, and survivor benefits.

How to improve living standards and promote economic growth throughout the world while still maintaining our natural resources and environmental quality.

Overview of the state of the world's threatened resources and realistic and politically practical corrective measures. 18 sections include population, ethics, economy, third world cities, agriculture, water, forestry, biological diversity, energy, atmosphere, and non-fuel minerals.

Study of classical Greek poet and the ode form in Western tradition. Assumes no knowledge of specialist literature and includes translations.

Moral and legal questions produced by modern developments in medical science. Addresses euthanasia, abortion, in vitro fertilization, health care and distributive justice, truth-telling and informed consent, determination of death, and genetic engineering.

Practical advice and support for parents of chronically ill children and those involved with their care. It focuses on ways to meet the physical and emotional challenges and to make the ill child's quality of life as meaningful as possible.