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In this groundbreaking book, Tymoczko uses contemporary geometry to provide a new framework for thinking about music, one that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from Medieval polyphony to contemporary jazz....

Scholars of Daoism in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) have paid particular attention        to the interaction between the court and certain Daoist priests and to the political        results of such interaction; the focus has been on either emperors or Daoist        masters. Yet in the Ming era a special group of people patronized Daoism and...

Collected Essays Volume IIIHuman Rights and Common Good collects John Finnis's wide-ranging work on central        issues in political philosophy. The subjects explored include the general theory of        political community and justice; the nature and role of human rights; national        territory and migrants' and non-citizens' rights; the...

The purpose of this book is to examine how the practice of celibacy differs cross-culturally as well as historically within a particular religious tradition. The essays will demonstrate that celibacy is a complex religious phenomenon. The first collection of its kind, this book will be a valuable resource for courses in world religions, as well as...

Developed from years of teaching psychiatry to medical students and residents,        this comprehensive text devoted solely to describing the mental status examination        (MSE) fills a void in the teaching literature and will be valuable to both students        first learning about the MSE and seasoned clinicians seeking an...

Carol Moseley Braun's presidential campaign in 2004 and a widely discussed run in 2008 run by Hillary Rodham Clinton have raised the profile of women on the political stage. Women and Elective Office: Past, Present and Future features comprehensive research on women as political candidates and officeholders. The challenges they face are analyzed...