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Interpreting the Middle EastBernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on        Islam. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that        he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern        history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the...

What exactly are the reasons we do things, and how are they related to the resulting actions? Bittner explores this question and proposes an answer: a reason is a response to that state of affairs. This is actually in complete opposition to the broad consensus in Western philosophy that reasons are items, or configurations of items in the mind (i.e...

Research on the characteristics of sign languages has blossomed in recent years. It not only improves services to deaf children, but also contributes to our understanding of language development, both spoken and signed. The contributors to this volume are leading scholars and researchers of the acquisition and development of sign languages. The...

One of the principal goals of antipoverty efforts should be to improve the        absolute living standards of the least well-off. This book aims to enhance our        understanding of how to do that, drawing on the experiences of twenty affluent        countries since the 1970s....

Volume 17 2006The Yearbook provides a comprehensive review of internationally significant environmental legal developments. A `Year-In-Review' section summarizes trends organized by subject-matter, key countries or regions, and international governmental as well as non-governmental organizations. Each volume also features topical articles and book...

Analytic philosophy - arguably the most important philosophical movement in the 20th century - has gained a new historical self-consciousness, particularly about it's own origins. The period between 1880 and 1930 saw the most important work of its founding figures (Frege, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein) take root and flourish. The fifteen...