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A study of Edmund Husserl's philosophy as a non-foundational approach to understanding the self as an embodied presence. It demonstrates how Husserl, anticipating the investigations of Merleau-Ponty, explored how the body functions to determine our self-presence, freedom, and sense of time.

This volume brings together a group of scholars who are either authorities on Franklin or on the role of women in the 18th century to adjudge the record and intentions of Franklin. Topics covered include: Franklin's theories on relations between men and women, and the dangers and delights of sex.

First published in 1841, the author wrote this book to convince whites that the African American community in his adopted city of Philadelphia did indeed have a class structure, offering advice to his black readers about how they should use their privileged status.

Presenting a re-reading of Mary Daly's published works, this open-ended anthology seeks to deauthorize the official canon of Western philosophy and refute the claim by some feminists that Daly's work is unworthy of further analysis because it contains fatal errors.

Presenting a re-reading of Mary Daly's published works, this open-ended anthology seeks to deauthorize the official canon of Western philosophy and refute the claim by some feminists that Daly's work is unworthy of further analysis because it contains fatal errors.

The author examines the cohort of civilian politicians, showing how they adpated to competitive politics after the 1985 regime transition and how the socialization to politics in the 1960s and 1970s shaped their initially negative attitudes toward institution building in the 1980s and 1990s.

Sets up a dialogue between work on the ethic of care and studies of public care in practice. The author argues that care as it is currently institutionalized often both assumes and perpetuates dependency and so paternalistic relationships of authority.

Early Quakers have been described as founders of a new form of spiritual practice, as the radical end of the Protestant Reformation, and as political revolutionaries. This early history of the Quakers argues that all of these are accurate and details the leaders of the Quakers movement until 1666.

These essay cover a wide diversity of subjects in Hume's work. This includes his theory of knowledge; his conception of human inquiry and the human mind; his views on our knowledge of the external world and the future; and his treatments of the passions, emotions and virtue.

A philosophical examination of the challenge all humans face in "embracing" their humanity despite the persistent temptation to escape from it. The author argues that Kierkegaard's interpretation of this predicament is still relevant by comparing his ideas with those of Cavell and Nussbaum.

An analysis of how the presidential system operates in post-authoritarian Chile. Peter Siavelis explores factors such as socioeconomics and the characteristics of political parties, and proposes institutional reforms that could mitigate the harm he expects the present system to produce.

Many homes across America have designs based on plans taken from pattern books or mail-order catalogues. This volume traces the history of published plans and offers a comprehensive survey of their influence on the structure and the style of American houses from 1738 to 1950.

This text studies the behaviour of Brazilian industrialists both within the economy and within politics. Drawing on interviews with industrialists and business association representatives, as well as other sources, it examines the factors which had an impact on their reference for reform.

Acknowledging the powerful impact that Plato's dialogues have had on readers, this text aims to show how the literary techniques Plato used, function philosophically to engage readers in doing philosophy and attracting them toward the philosophical life.

A sociological study of the political and economic tranformation of Mexico which analyses the changes which took place throughout the region in the 1980s and the 1990s. This work will be relevent to all students of comparative politics.

A collection of essays by philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars, exploring a range of topics dealing with the legal, ethical and political dimensions of familial relationships. Topics addressed include the rights of unwed fathers and the nature of children's autonomy.

A survey of America's big city mayors from the beginning of the modern office in 1820 to the 1990s. Holli explains the results of the survey, gives biographical sketches of the 10 best mayors, as well as some attention to the worst, and explores mayoral success and failure.

The illustrated story of a river that has served America well, as a point of embarkation for settlers moving westward in the 18th century, through its years as a boatbuilding centre, up to its heavy use in support of the coal and steel industries in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The story of German and Irish migration to America during the 18th century. Wokeck shows how first the German system of immigration, and then the Irish, evolved from earlier, haphazard forms into modern mass transoceanic migration.

This is a study of the relationship between theologian Karl Barth and his theological assistant, Charlotte von Kirschbaum. The author seeks to describe the collaboration in a multidimensional way and to understand their relationship contextually.

This text assesses the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Mexico and its implications for the broadening of hemispheric economic co-operation. It provides alternative explanations for the anti-NAFTA mood that prevails among important sectors and constituencies in the USA.

This text assesses the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Mexico and its implications for the broadening of hemispheric economic co-operation. It provides alternative explanations for the anti-NAFTA mood that prevails among important sectors and constituencies in the USA.

An in-depth English language introduction to the main trends in 20th-century French poetry. It analyzes the innovations crafted by more than 50 writers, including Apollinaire, Eluard, the Oulipians, the spacialists, Yves Bonnefoy, Max Jacob, Saint-John Perse and Denis Roche.

This text presents a study of the Argentine experience of regime and the intricate interaction between military rulers and trade unionists. It follows the life of regimes from founding, through consolidation to demise. There are several comparisons with other countries.

This work traces the development of women's consciousness in the lands of the South Slavs from the start of the 20th century to 1995. Topics covered include the structures of traditional society, gender relations in the inter-war period, anti-fascist organizations and the socialist experience.

This survey is of grassroots environmentalism in Israel, the former Czechoslovakia, and the United States. Drawing from interviews it portrays the personal transformation of those uninvolved residents who became political activists, and shows how environmentalism is adapting to the global economy.