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With the weakening moral authority of the Catholic Church, the boom ushered in by        the Celtic Tiger, and the slow but steady diminishment of the Troubles in the North,        Ireland has finally stepped out from the shadows of colonial oppression onto the        world stage as a major cosmopolitan country. Taking its title from a...

Fifteen leading Milton scholars examine the idea of toleration in Milton's poetry and prose. Looking at how Milton himself imagined tolerance and locating his works in their literary, historical, and philosophical context, the essays address central issues including violence, heresy, church polity, liberalism, libertinism, natural law, equity,...

An Insider's Account of the INTOR WorkshopBased on the journal of one of the principal participants, this book provides a history of the IAEA INTOR Workshop (1978-88) during which hundreds of fusion scientists and engineers collaborated to define an experimental fusion energy reactor. The INTOR Workshop led to the present international ITER...

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Drawing on modern physics and ancient metaphysics, Stephen H. Webb constructs a philosophy of Christian materialism based on the unity of matter and spirit in the incarnation....

The Promise of Preschool explores the roots of today's movement toward "e;preschool for all"e; by investigating past policy decisions about early childhood education. By looking at policy issues through the lens of history, this book offers a unique perspective on an important area of education reform, and explores how understanding the...