A study of the origins of Japan's post-war constitution, political and social history, and foreign policy, presenting an analysis of the dramatic events of 1945-1946 which led to the birth of the country's new constitution.

Presents data on both prehistoric and recent indigenous groups across the entire continent within an explicit theoretical framework. Introductory chapters provide a brief overview of the variability that has characterised these groups over the long period of indigenous adaptation to the continent.

This study of the political actors in the international oil market since 1971 seeks to determine the causes of co-operative behaviour among oil-producing countries. A case study demonstrates the problems of collective action in international politics.

This text offers a running criticism of Mindism as it appears in the work of Descartes, Locke, Dennett, Davidson, Fodor, Chalmers and Baars.

This book presents the current feminist critique of science and the philosophy of science in such a way that students of the philosophy of science, philosophers, feminist theorists, and scientists will find the material accessible and intellectually rigorous.

This title discusses Lao culture and village life, exploring topics of kinship and family, gender relations, households, religion, livelihood strategies and ethnicity. The authors show the effects and recent development projects on the relative power of men and women in rural Lao society.

Yugoslavia managed to survive from its inception in 1918 until the early 1990s, but ethnic and regional conflicts have irrevocably fragmented the country. This updated edition explores the original concept of the Yugoslav idea , evaluates its history and looks to the future.

An up-to-date companion text perfect for all students of introductory criminology and criminological theory courses.

Based on interviews and on a wide range of sources in English, Cambodian, and French, this study seeks to cast light on the ideas and behaviour of Pol Pot and his entourage against the background of post-World War II events, and to provide an understanding of a horrific period of Cambodian history.

Examining the roles of both informal and sectarian communities for examples and practical techniques that can be applied to the reader's circumstances, this work advocates finding humane responses for developmentally and physically disabled individuals that are community-driven.

Unlike romantic moderns, the Greeks saw Eros as a dangerous force of nature requiring cultural and social controls. Making a wide-reaching survey of Ancient Greek literature, this work provides an examination of the meanings that the Greeks gave to sex.

The essays in this volume explore the educational implications of unsettling shifts in politics, economics, popular culture, and social theory associated with postmodernism. These shifts, the authors

Chronologically presents major sources illustrating the complex relationship between church and state in America

In this work, William Swann not only dissects the mistaken assumptions that underlie current self-esteem programs, but also incisively analyzes the nature of self-worth and the self-traps that make achieving and sustaining a sense of self-esteem so difficult.

This edition brings East-Central Europe's revolutionary events of 1989 into context with the turbulent 1990s. It shows new parties, new politics, new constitutions and new opportunities in the light of economic shock therapies, left turns in recent elections and dissolving sovereignties.