Focusing on the highest-ranking segment of the nobility, Mark Motley examines why a social group whose very essence was based on hereditary status would need or seek instruction and training for its young. As the "warrior nobility" adopted the courtly life epitomized by Versailles--with its code of [...]

A uniquely engaging description of the mechanics of the guitar, for engineers and craftsmen alike. Clearly written in a conceptual language, it provides readers with an understanding of the dynamic behavior of the instrument, including structural and component dynamics, and various analytical models[...]

Perspectives on French-language comics and graphic novels INCLUDES Baru, "The Working Class and Comics: A French Cartoonist's Perspective" Bart Beaty, "The Concept of 'Patrimoine' in Contemporary Franco-Belgian Comics Production" Cecile Vernier Danehy, "Textual Absence, Textual Color: A Journey Thro[...]

As the first comprehensive study of Buddhism and law in Asia, this interdisciplinary volume challenges the concept of Buddhism as an apolitical religion without implications for law. Buddhism and Law draws on the expertise of the foremost scholars in Buddhist studies and in law to trace the legal as[...]

As seen in the "New York Times" Week in Review, "Harper's Magazine," and discussed on NPR's Marketplace."The Trouble is the Banks" collects 150 letters that Americans (and one Canadian) wrote directly to executives and directors of five big banks in fall 2011, at a time when protests were emerging i[...]