“…Stretching across the globe, these networks helped map the boundaries of an expansive but exclusionary 'British academic world' that extended beyond the borders of the British Isles. Drawing on extensive archival research conducted in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, this book remaps the intellectual geographies of Britain and its empire. …”

“…It explores pain at the intersection of the living, suffering body, and the discursive cultural webs that entangle it in its specific moment. This volume goes beyond the typical spaces and parameters of pain, from the operating theatre to the waiting room; from the moment of birth to its anticipation and aftermath; from the body in pain to the body in a culture of pain. …”

“…A newly-written introduction considers the relationship between theory and practice, and situates each essay in relation to some of the major influences, within and beyond the field of music education, which affected Green's own intellectual journey from the 1970s to the present day…”

“…The volume demonstrates how Foucault went beyond offering a reinterpretation of the history of political economy, examining his inspiring notions and ideas. …”

“…This book therefore goes beyond simply presenting conclusions, by elucidating the procedures and reasoning that led to those conclusions. …”

“…Many go further, and argue that it should be conducted in such a way as to be of some positive use to science. But beyond this each contributor differs with one another on numerous points of detail and emphasis. …”
Sumario

“…The author also considers the challenges posed to Hinduism at the end of the twentieth century as it spreads far beyond India, and as concerns are raised about issues such as dowry, death, caste prejudice, and the place of women in Hindu society…”
Sumario

“…"This book addresses a new philosophy or a major strategy that is emerging today in international business: simulaneous competition and cooperation between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and their global rivals, foreign governments, alliance partners, and corporate members. ... Coopetition goes beyond conventional rules of competition and cooperation to combine the advantages of both. …”

“…However, as this lucid book shows, the power that people have to shape their societies is usually channeled through day-to-day participation in voluntary associations and communities: expressions of "normal" civic life beyond the headlines. This is the underlying story of civil society. …”

“…The author goes on to look at how Aristotle distinguishes the concrete from the abstract paronym, how induction is a type of abstraction which typically moves from the perceived individuals to universals and how Aristotle¡s metaphysical vocabulary is "relational" Beyond those features, this work also looks at how of universals, accidents, forms, causes and potentialities have being only as abstract aspects of individual substances. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Cultivating a common faith : Dewey's religion -- Beyond the epistemology industry : Dewey's theory of inquiry -- The homo faber debate in Dewey and Max Scheler -- Productive pragmatism : habits as artifacts in Peirce and Dewey…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…An exploration of educational possibilities / Elias Hemelsoet -- Beyond numbers: education and policy in the decade of Roma inclusion / Svjetlana Curcic and Shayna Plaut -- The schooling of Romani Americans: an overview / Ian Hancock (o Yanko le Redjosko) -- Integration of Gypsy/ Roma/Traveller children in English schools: Trojan or pantomime horse? …”

“…Drawing on international scholars from the seemingly disparate regions of the Americas-North America, the Caribbean, and Latin America-this book extends critical theories of life writing beyond limiting national boundaries. The scholarship included approaches narrative inquiry from the fields of literature, linguistics, history, art history, sociology, anthropology, political science, pedagogy, gender studies, critical race studies, and indigenous studies. …”

“…This comparative approach helps explain historiographical developments on the basis of factors specific to individual disciplines and the social, political, and intellectual developments that go beyond individual disciplines. All historians, including historians of the different social sciences, encounter literatures with which they are not familiar. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…U.S. imperialism/hegemony and Latin American resistance / Alan Knight -- "We are heirs-apparent to the Romans" : imperial myths and indigenous status / Gregory Evans Dowd -- Slavery, abolition, and empire / John Richard Oldfield -- The finances of hegemony in Latin America : debt negotiations and the role of the U.S. government, 1945-2005 / Carlos Marichal -- Beyond hegemony : Zapatismo, empire, and dissent / Neil Harvey -- Colonialism and ethnic resistance in Bolivia : a view from the coca markets / Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui -- High stakes in Brazil : can democracy take on empire? …”
Sumario

“…It is also at this time that science explicitly goes beyond technical expertise and begins to articulate a world-view designed to displace others, whether humanist or Christian. …”

“…Yet memento mori extends well beyond these points in art and cultural history. In 'Death in Documentaries: The Memento Mori Experience', Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter suggests that documentaries are an especially apt form of contemporary memento mori. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Foreword -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- The Space Sector in 2011 and Beyond -- Governmental budgets for space activities -- Capital stocks: Space assets in orbit and on the ground -- Human capital -- The manufacturing space industry -- The satellite telecommunications sector -- The satellite earth observation sector -- Insurance market for space activities -- International trade in selected space products -- Innovation for future economic growth -- Space launch activities worldwide -- Space exploration activities -- Defining socio-economic impacts from space programmes -- Indirect industrial effects -- Economic growth (regional, national) -- Efficiency/productivity gains -- United States -- France -- Italy -- Canada -- United Kingdom -- Norway -- India -- China -- Brazil -- Production and value-added -- Research and development -- Trade…”
Versdión electrónica

“…Its readability will be valued by undergraduates and postgraduates and it will attract a readership well beyond the discipline…”