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Mental Health Care in the African-American Community provides a practical, historical analysis of mental health research, policy, community, environment, and clinical practice as they affect the mental health of African-American individuals throughout the life span.

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Jonathan Pugh has been The Times cartoonist since 1995. Cartoonist of the Year on many occasions since then, Pugh has become a household name. Now, for the first time, this collection brings together his funniest creations. From politics to celebrity, sport to television, Pugh takes a unique and highly entertaining view of modern life.

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Examines friendship and work relationships between women. This title explores various definitions of such friendships: what are the limits, does it include sex? - and sets these in their historical, societal and family contexts.

Rosslyn Chapel Revealed' offers the reader an increased understanding and respect for one of Europe's finest pre-Reformation buildings.

This book presents a radically new theory of European integration. Focusing on the historical configuration of the European nation-states, Bartolini traces the trajectories of modern-day European integration, situating it as a new historical phase in the development of Europe.

The archetype of charismatic leadership, Otto von Bismarck maintained his pre-eminence in the pantheon of German political iconography for much of the twentieth century. Robert Gerwarth provides an insightful analysis of Bismarck's legacy as a political myth that undermined parliamentary democracy in Germany and contributed to the rise of Hitler.

Images have power - for good or ill. They may challenge us to see things anew and, in widening our experience, profoundly change who we are. The change can be ugly, as with propaganda, or enriching, as with many works of art. Sight and Sensibility explores the impact of images on what we know, how we see, and the moral assessments we make. Dominic Lopes shows how these are part of, not separate from, the aesthetic appeal of images. His book wi...

In his major new work Chandran Kukathas offers, for the first time, a book-length treatment of this controversial and influential theory of minority rights. The author argues that the free society should not be seen as a hierarchy of superior and subordinate authorities but an archipelago of competing and overlapping jurisdictions.

The biography of Susan Glaspell traces the development of the first important American female playwright and illustrates the ways in which her fascinating, avant-garde life provided the model and materials for her groundbreaking dramas and fiction.

Mergers and acquisitions in China are becoming increasingly relevant to practitioners both in and outside of China as a secondary M&A, market in China develops and as an increasing number of global M&A, deals have a China component. In addition, there are increasing opportunities for private equity and other financial investors. In this new book, Seung Chong gives a full account of practical issues arising in mergers and acquisitions in China ...

Physical Relativity is a critical examination of one of the foundations of modern science, Einstein's 1905 special theory of relativity. Harvey Brown defends an original interpretation of the theory, and hence of the nature of space and time, which combines Einstein's insights with those of his immediate precursors.

Technology shapes every aspect of contemporary life, but George Pattison argues that thinking about God offers a creative counter-movement to the dominant technological culture. His argument is applied to questions of ethics, university study, the arts, and urban living.

This collection of essays examines the problem of securing access to justice in the enforcement of international human rights law. The perspectives included here include access to environmental justice, access to justice for torture victims, and access to justice before international judicial bodies.

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Examining how public political discourse influenced the distribution of power between the Senate and people in the Late Roman Republic (133-42 BC), this work analyzes comprehensively the "ideology" of Republican mass oratory. Robert Morstein-Marx analyzes it within the institutional, historical and physical contexts of the public meetings in which these speeches were heard. Morstein-Marx emphasizes the perpetual negotiation and reproduction of...

Combining urban-studies theories with Benjaminian cultural analyses, and theoretical discussions with close-readings of cultural works in various media, this book compares Mexico City and Sao Paulo.

Nos internes en chirurgie ont des relations professionnelles de plus en plus compliquées… et leur vie personnelle n’est pas non plus épargnée: Meredith est amenée à faire un choix entre Derek et finn, Izzy voit son destin basculer suit à la mort de Denny, Cristina doit réconforter Burke très atteint par les tremblements de sa main, tandis qu George se révèle sous un tout nouveau jour et qu’Addison se rapproche dangereusement d’un de internes…

Augusto Graziani challenges traditional theories of monetary production, arguing that a modern economy based on credit cannot be understood without a focus on the administration of credit flows.