The 1975 publication of Robin Tolmach Lakoff's Language and Woman's Place, is widely recognized as having inaugurated feminist research on the relationship between language and gender, touching off a remarkable response among language scholars, feminists, and general readers. For the past thirty yea[...]

"Applying philosophy to everyday life. " "Core Questions in Philosophy "emphasizes the idea that philosophy is a subject de-voted to evaluating arguments and constructing theories.""" "Presented in an engaging lecture-style format, this text/reader focuses on the basic issues and ideas in philosophy[...]

In a work with implications for the electronic age, Ivan Illich explores how revolutions in technology affect the way we read and understand text. Examining the "Didascalicon" of Hugh of St Victor, Illich celebrates the culture of the book from the 12th century to the present. Hugh's work, at once a[...]

The study of Austrian and German modernist literature has a long and venerable history in this country. There have been no attempts yet, however, to reassess German and Austrian literary modernism in light of current discussion of modernity and postmodernity. Addressing a set of historical and theor[...]

This classic of film criticism, long considered invaluable for its eloquent study of a problematic period in film history, is now substantially updated and revised by the author to include chapters beyond the Reagan era and into the twenty-first century. For the new edition, Robin Wood has written a[...]

Mystery and intrigue surrounds much of the life of the Ju-jutsu practitioner and self-styled "professor," S. K. (Sada Kazu) Uyenishi, but he was one of the first jujitsu and judo experts to demonstrate, teach and compete in these arts outside Japan. From the shadowy "Baritsu" exponents in the storie[...]

Exploring Strategy has sold a staggering 900,000 copies worldwide, thanks to its outstanding and engaging view of strategy in the world we live in. It equips readers with a detailed understanding of the issues and techniques of strategy, using illustration from real companies to make sense of the su[...]

Designed for students at the intermediate level who are continuing to develop overall proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic, this book follows Mahdi Alosh's popular "Ahlan wa Sahlan" beginner's text. The narrative follows two young characters whose personal journals provide not only reading passages[...]

Bestselling and Thurber Prize winning humorist David Rakoff was one of the most original, delightfully acerbic voices of his generation. Here, in one place, is the best of his previously uncollected material most never before published in book form.
David Rakoff s singular personality spills fr[...]

Christianity believes in a God who acts in history. The Bible tells us the story of God's actions in Israel, culminating in the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth and the spreading of the gospel from Jerusalem to Rome. The issue of history is thus unavoidable when it comes to reading the Bible Volume 4 o[...]

Scholars from biblical studies and theology have recently been engaged in various ways in the project of theological interpretation of Scripture. This literature has raised issues about the theological content of the biblical material, authorial intention, the reception and formation of the Bible as[...]