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Eccentric Renaissance shows how El Greco and two other sixteenth-century Cretan artists, Michael Damaskenos and Georgios Klontzas, actively engaged in a re-casting of the Byzantine tradition of icon painting on the Venetian colony of Crete. In so doing, they created art that articulated a point of view that was shaped outside of and against the hegemonic world of Vasari's account of art history. Building upon their own tradition, they developed a highly original understanding of the icon and explored its power to reconcile Byzantine and Renaissance styles of painting and provide a response to the growing presence of Islam.

Michael Fuerstein explores how democracy drives social progress despite the potential ignorance and irrationality of democratic citizens, arguing that democracy enables "experiments in living": innovations in social practice that transform social emotions and identities and cultivate moral learning.

Civic Solitude explores the importance of intentional solitary political reflection as a civic duty. Robert B. Talisse argues that overemphasis on political collaboration can lead to hostility to outgroups and an erosion of the civic capacities that are necessary for democratic progress. He calls for democratic citizens to prioritize individual reflection alongside collective action as a means of negating the effects of polarization.

In How Stories Change Us, Elaine Reese integrates the latest scientific research on stories from fiction (books, TV shows and movies, videogames) with stories from real life (our personal experiences, including on social media) across the lifespan. The book offers an authoritative yet accessible overview of the new interdisciplinary science of stories, told by a developmental psychologist and autobiographical memory expert with over thirty years of experience conducting research on stories. Reese synthesizes cutting-edge research for an interdisciplinary audience, offers practical tips for parents, teachers, librarians, and policymakers, and she advocates for a more integrated science of stories to allow us to better choose the stories we consume and tell.

Colin J. Lewis and Jennifer Kling apply classical Chinese thought to a series of current sociopolitical issues, including politics, robot legal standing, environmental issues, police funding, private militias, and justified revolutions, demonstrating that despite the dominance of western thought in political philosophy, Chinese philosophy provides a powerful lens through which to understand contemporary challenges.

What Do I Do Now? Anxiety Disorders is a compelling exploration of anxiety disorders, intricately weaving together real-life cases into a narrative that transcends traditional mental health literature. This book goes beyond symptomatology, delving into medical causes, the interplay between anxiety and various life stages, and comprehensive treatment approaches. Accessible yet profound, it transforms clinical insights into relatable stories, providing hope and understanding for anyone navigating the labyrinth of anxiety.

The Big Steal uncovers the unusual confluence of ideological views and business interests behind the dilution of legal protections for inventors and artists under U.S. patent and copyright law. Concurrent with the rise of the digital economy, policymakers significantly weakened legal protections against the unauthorized use of technological inventions and creative works. Through an evidence-based analysis informed by the economics and politics of digital markets, Jonathan Barnett shows that this policy shift has advantaged digital intermediaries at the expense of the innovators and artists that drive the knowledge economy

Organizational Communication: A Lifespan Approach is a student-focused introduction to the field. Featuring real-world stories, helpful and unique illustrations, and practical applications of theory, this text engages students and shows them how to apply concepts, theories, and perspectives in every chapter.

Vaughn's Bioethics helps instructors introduce students to the moral, scientific, legal, and clinical aspects of complex biomedical issues by providing clearer chapter introductions, better readings, higher-quality cases, and more abundant pedagogy than any other textbook on the market.

In this short and accessible book, internationally renowned privacy expert Daniel J. Solove reflects on his examination of privacy over the past twenty-five years, deftly weaving together philosophical ideas with concrete practical knowledge. On Privacy and Technology describes the profound changes technology is wreaking upon privacy, why these changes matter, and what can be done about them. Through Solove's lively discussions of technology and policy, he provides a workable path to reforming our laws so that privacy is better protected. Succinct, understandable, and engaging, this is an essential primer for anyone who wants to understand the threats to privacy in today's digital age and how we can face them effectively.

The only brief cultural anthropology text specifically designed to prepare students to read ethnographies more effectively and with greater understanding, this is a concise introduction to the basic ideas and practices of contemporary cultural anthropology.

Toleration: A Very Short Introduction concisely canvasses the history, development, and contemporary global status of toleration as both a concept and a contested political and legal practice. Although its modern origins lie in the realm of religious dissent, toleration remains one of our most contentious and broad-ranging concepts, invoked in today's debates about race, gender, religion, sexuality, cultural identity, free speech, and civil liberties.

Professor Jun Kimura, an internationally renowned and legendary pioneer in electrophysiology, has updated and thoroughly revised Electrodiagnosis in Diseases of Nerve and Muscle: Principles and Practice, the essential textbook considered the gold standard for electromyography (EMG) students and practitioners world-wide.

Writing Mad Lives in the Age of the Asylum describes a history of madness and the asylum by focusing on the inmates who published pamphlets, memorials, memoirs, and newspaper and magazine articles about their experiences. Michael Rembis draws from these sources, as well as their letters, public speeches, and testimonies before state legislatures and the US Congress to demonstrate how the stories they told influenced popular, legal, and medical conceptualizations of madness and the asylum at a time when most Americans seemed to be groping toward a more modern understanding of the many different forms of "insanity."