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Wu-wei As Conceptual Metaphor and Spiritual Ideal in Early ChinaThis book presents a systematic account of the role of the personal spiritual ideal of wu-wei--literally "e;no doing,"e; but better rendered as "e;effortless action"e;--in early Chinese thought. Edward Slingerland&'s analysis shows that wu-wei represents the most...

In Northern Ireland, a once seemingly intractable conflict is in a state of        transformation. Lee A. Smithey offers a grassroots view of that transformation,        drawing on interviews, documentary evidence, and extensive field research. He offers        essential models for how ethnic and communal-based conflicts can shift from...

Living Opera offers revealing interviews with two dozen top opera professionals working on and behind the international stage today. Singers, conductors, stage directors and opera-house directors reflect on why opera is important to them, why they have dedicated their lives to it and why it continues to fascinate audiences around the world....

Available for the first time in paperback, the best-selling  New Handbook of Political Science provides the definitive survey of new developments in the discipline. Forty-two of the world's most distinguished political scientists analyse progress over the past twenty years and assess this in the context of historical trends in the...

The Eruption of Mount Pelee, the Worst Volcanic Eruption of the Twentieth CenturyOn May 8, 1902, on the Caribbean island of Martinique, the volcano Mount Pelee loosed the most terrifying and lethal eruption of the twentieth century. In minutes, it killed 27,000 people and leveled the city of Saint-Pierre. In La Catastrophe, Alwyn Scarth provides a...

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta reveals the connections between economics, politics, and development, and shows how these interactions create the world we live in...