Presents a theory of art which is at once universal in its general conception and historically-grounded in its attention to aesthetic practices in diverse cultures. Argues that art, especially t...
An original approach to the study of bureaucratic behavior that formulates a model of agency power supported by analysis of seven federal natural resource agencies.
Examines the relationship between technical experts and elected officials, challenging the prevailing view about how experts become politicized by the policy process.
Presents three generations of German, French, and Anglo-American thinking on the Hegelian narrative of desire, recognition, and alienation in life, labor, and language.
This comprehensive, general introduction to Schelling's philosophy shows that it was Schelling who set the agenda for German idealism and defined the term of its characteristic problems.
From one of the most prominent nationalist voices in late twentieth-century Europe comes this controversial volume on the persistence of violence from past eras into present-day. Franjo Tudjman was...
The four "lost" issues of Weird Tales, as it changed titles to Worlds of Fantasy and Horror -- only to revert to Weird Tales again with issue #312. Includes contributions from Thomas Ligotti, Joyce...
Presents a fascinating portrait of Russian composer Alfred Schnittke (1934-98), whose music was inextricably linked to the strictures of life in the Soviet Union
Most books on the American musical are little more than exercises in nostalgia. The specially commissioned essays that make up Approaches to the American Musical take a different view of the form, ...
Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial discussions of the physical relations involved, ...
This narrative history of the Caddo Indians creates a vivid picture of daily life in the Caddo Nation. Using archaeological data, oral histories, and descriptions by explorers and settlers, Cecile ...