Social welfare policy in the United States has gone from controversy in the 1930s, to consensus at mid-century, and back to controversy and confusion in the late twentieth century. In America's Welfare State, Edward Berkowitz offers a concise and informative historical overview of this costly and often frustrating area of domestic policy.
Utilizing archeological evidence and an analysis of two earlyChristian texts related to the church at Rome, James S. Jeffers offersa penetrating glimpse into the economic, social, and theologicaltensions of early Roman Christianity. Clement and the Shepherd ofHermas are shown to represent two decidedly conflicting conceptions ofChristianity and ......
In writing Le Livre de Promethea Helene Cixous set for herself the task of bridging the immeasurable distance between love and language. She describes a love between two women in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. The result is a stunning example of Pecriture feminine that won kudos when published in ......
Rylestone focuses on Wordsworth's interrelation of the individual, nature, and the Church, arguing that an understanding of these sonnets is necessary for a complete understanding of the poet's works.
In this full-length study of Helene Cixous, the first to be published in English, Verena Andermatt Conley adopts a chronological and expository approach, bravely taking on the daunting task of presenting to non-French-speaking readers an author who specializes in word-play. "Whether you have or have not attempted to read Cixous, I highly recommend ......
Rural migration invovling land settlement is often a positive force in agricultural development. This book examines its impact in nine case-studies covering a wide time-span in Australia, England, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Latin America, Tanzania, United States and Zambia. MIgrants never operate in a vacuum and this study shows how they attempt ......
In this book the author follows the implications of many ideas about organizations to which students of the subject generally subscribe, and has come to conclusions about the characteristics of the world of organizations that are not common currency. Presenting his findings as hypotheses he gives a characterization of existing knowledge and doctrine, has identified where his positions are controversial and indicated where contrary arguments may be found. The book raises questions about the efficacy of some standard organizational strategies and some public policies affecting organizations. Moreover, his theories are testable and the book contains a description of how the tests can be conducted.
Blessed and cursed with the legacy of a famous family, the author has negotiated her way from a blissful childhood in Vienna, to Paris, to Radcliff College, to her present-day life as on one of the most respected teachers in her field. In this title, she tells her story and explores with us openly and engagingly the many experiences of her life.
