This volume provides a lucid and distinct introduction to multiculturalism and the philosophy of social science.Distinct, engaging and timely... 'multicultural' approachClear, non-technical overview of the nature of social inquiryFirst volume of outstanding new "Contemporary Philosophy" series

Between them, the movements of Logical Positivism and Existentialism have dominated philosophy in Europe for much of the last century. This reissue of... Copleston's acclaimed work provides a detailed and objective introduction to these two highly controversial areas of recent thought. Originally written in 1956 and revised in 1972, this book explores the work of many of the most important thinkers of the 20th century, including Ayer, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Sartre and Camus.

This fourth edition of Contemporary Plant Systematics combines the latest in updated literature and additional plant family representations with... innovative electronic media. Among the features of this fourth edition are: New chapters on the latest developments in contemporary plant classification and the role of systematics in preserving plant diversity 500 all-new line drawingsDetailed descriptions of 275 plant families, using one page or a double-page spread for each family, with all relevant drawings and descriptionsMore than 60 color plates with more than 500 color photographs of plant specimensThe updated third edition of the University of Wisconsin Photo Atlas of Vascular Plants (on DVD), now with more than 8,500 plant images representing 325 plant familiesThe all-new Interactive Keys to Vascular Plant Families of the World (on CD) for easy identification of plant families and cross-indexed to Contemporary Plant SystematicsAn extensive bibliography to world flora, with more than 1,000 listings. Packed with rich, four-color illustrations, this new edition is ideal for a broad-view beginning text and highly functional as a reference book for basic plant systematics. It gives students and serious amateur gardeners/botanists--wherever they may live in the world--a sufficient botanical understanding of vascular plants.

Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is a ground-breaking anthology of eighteen new and recent works by African American, Asian American, Latina... American and Native American playwrights. This compelling collection includes works by award-winning and well-known playwrights such as Anna Deavere Smith, Cherrie Moraga, Pearl Cleage, Marga Gomez and Spiderwoman, as well as many exciting newcomers. Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is the first anthology to display such an abundance of talent from such a wide range of today's women playwrights. The plays tackle a variety of topics - from the playful to the painful - and represent numerous different approaches to playmaking. The volume also includes: * an invaluable appendix of published plays by women of color * biographical notes on each writer * the production history of each play Contemporary Plays by Women of Color is a unique resource for practitioners, students and lovers of theatre, and an inspiring addition to any bookshelf.

This highly practical book presents current developments in play therapy, including innovative applications for particular problems and populations.... Contributors first discuss the latest ideas and techniques emerging from object relations, experiential, dynamic, and narrative perspectives. Next, research evaluating the effectiveness of play interventions is reviewed in detail. The book's third and largest section demonstrates creative approaches for helping children deal with a variety of adverse circumstances: homelessness, family problems, sexual abuse, social aggression, natural disasters, and more. Throughout, rich case illustrations enhance the book's utility for clinicians.

This collection of 178 recent poems about New England is a testament to the region's enduring power as a source of inspiration for poets. Its refreshing... mixture of well-known writers long associated with the region and vibrant new voices, transforms the elements of regionality in refreshing new ways with appealing stories and reminiscences.Contributors -- Julia Alvarez, Peter Balakian, Jennifer Bates, Philip Booth, T. Alan Broughton, Rosellen Brown, David Budbill, John Canaday, Leslie Dauer, Peter Davison, Greg Delanty, Mark Doty, John Engels, Carol Frost, Richard Frost, Jeffrey Harrison, Laban Carrick Hill, David Huddle, Cynthia Huntington, Richard Jackson, Erica Jong, Richard Kenney, Galway Kinnel, Maxine Kumin, Sydney Lea, Brad Leithauser, Gary Margolis, Paul Mariani, Cleopatra Mathis, Gardner McFall, Wesley McNair, Nora Mitchell, Susan Mitchell, Nancy Nahra, Alfred Nicol, Carole Simmons Oles, April Ossmann, Robert Pack, Jay Parini, Joel B. Peckham, Jr., Kevin Pilkington, Verandah Porche, Lawrence Raab, [Ira Sadoff], Mary Jo Salter, Neil Shepard, Jane Shore, Robert Siegel, Diane Swan, John Tagliabue, Sue Ellen Thompson, Pauls Toutonghi, Ellen Bryant Voigt, Rosanna Warren, Emily Wheeler, Richard Wilbur, Nancy Willard, Baron Wormser

Contemporary Policing: Controversies, Challenges, and Solutions presents a broad range of up-to-date articles on new policing strategies, promising... approaches to the problem of crime, challenges facing the police from within and outside the organization, policing innovations, and issues of police deviance and ethics.Editors Quint C. Thurman and Jihong Zhao have chosen key selections from notable scholars such as Lawrence W. Sherman, Samuel Walker, Ronald V. Clarke, former Minneapolis police chief Anthony Bouza, and others to examine how policing has responded to a myriad of challenges since the late 1990s--including crime and disorder, racial profiling, police use of deadly force, gangs, corruption, drug abuse, and sexual misconduct. The article topics range from problem-solving and problem-oriented criminal investigations to CompStat and geographic profiling.

A groundbreaking interpretation of the field, Contemporary Policy Analysis offers a state-of-the art look at what policy analysts do and how they can... make the world a better place. The book is an indispensable resource for experienced policy analysts and an ideal core text for upper-level undergraduate and first-year graduate courses in policy analysis.Contemporary Policy Analysis works from a project orientation, providing a thorough and nontechnical overview of the key concepts and analytical strategies employed by policy analysts. Opening with coverage of what policy analysts do, what governments do, and government policy objectives, the first section of the book then discusses how to manage policy projects, present policy advice, and perform ethical policy analysis. The second section presents a set of core analytical strategies, featuring chapters on the analysis of markets, market failure, government failure, comparative institutional analysis, cost-benefit analysis, implementation analysis, and--unique to this survey--gender analysis and race analysis. Each of these strategy chapters includes a step-by-step guide to performing the analysis, incorporating an example from the policy literature that follows the steps and shows how the strategy can illuminate current policy issues. In addition, the chapters are enhanced by exercises and suggestions for class projects and policy research seminars.

Explore the full gamut of political ideologies--from democracy to Marxism to political Islam--with CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES: A COMPARATIVE... ANALYSIS. Looking objectively at how ideology functions today, you absorb the classics through comparative analysis and delve into the less familiar, yet equally fascinating ideologies of anarchism, fascism, and National Socialism through detailed discussion. You even address some of the most thought-provoking, emerging topics of our day, such as feminism, liberation theology, environmentalism, and terrorism.

This major new text critically assesses the key political ideologies of the 20th century. The 1970s and 1980s witnessed a flowering of new and popular... ideologies, such as feminism and ecologism, and a revival of others, notably liberalism. The upheavals of the early 1990s have initiated fresh debate amongst major thinkers on the nature of ideology, much of it however hostile or polemical. "Modern Political Ideologies" examines in an objective scholarly manner the evolution of key political ideologies and assesses their impact and development during the 20th century. This volume is essential reading for all students of politics, and indeed anyone who has an interest in current events and wishes to acquire a deeper understanding of the nature, scope and ambition of different ideologies.

This authoritative collection of the seminal texts in post-war political philosophy has now been updated and expanded. Reprints key articles, mainly... unabridged, touching upon the nature of the state, democracy, justice, rights, liberty, equality and oppression. Includes work from politics, law and economics, as well as from continental and analytic philosophy. Now includes thirteen additional texts, taking account of recent developments in the field and reflecting the most pressing concerns in international affairs. Can be used alongside A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy (Blackwell Publishing, 1993; second edition in preparation) as the basis for a systematic introduction to the subject.

This new edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction to contemporary political theory has been fully revised to include many of the... most significant developments in Anglo-American political philosophy in the last 11 years, particularly the new debates over issues of democratic citizenship and cultural pluralism. The book now includes two new chapters on citizenship theory and multiculturalism, in addition to updated chapters on utilitarianism, liberal egalitarianism, libertarianism, socialism, communitarianism, and feminism. The many thinkers discussed include G. A. Cohen, Ronald Dworkin, William Galston, Carol Gilligan, R. M. Hare, Chandran Kukathas, Catherine Mackinnon, David Miller, Philippe Van Parijs, Susan Okin, Robert Nozick, John Rawls, John Roemer, Michael Sandel, Charles Taylor, Michael Walzer, and Iris Young. Extended guides to further reading have been added at the end of each chapter, listing the most important books and articles on each school of thought, as well as relevant journals and websites. Covering some of the most advanced contemporary thinking, Will Kymlicka writes in an engaging, accessible, and non-technical way to ensure the book is suitable for students approaching these difficult concepts for the first time. This second edition promises to build on the original edition's success as a key text in the teaching of modern political theory.

This fully revised and updated introduction to political sociology incorporates the burgeoning literature on globalization and shows how contemporary... politics is linked to cultural issues, social structure and democratizing social action.New material on global governance, human rights, global social movements, global mediaNew discussion of democracy and democratizationClearly lays out what is at stake in deciding between alternatives of cosmopolitanism, imperialism and nationalismIncludes additional discussion of the importance of studying culture to political sociology

This book thoroughly reviews recent work in political sociology, expanding the field to deal with globalization, social movements, and citizenship in... terms of the "postmodern turn." This makes it very useful as a textbook. It is also a contribution to political sociology, effectively redefining the field. It argues that an understanding of cultural politics is necessary to appreciate both how the nation-state has been displaced as the center of political activity and how it is now being reformed as the internationalized state. An understanding of cultural politics enables political sociology to grasp existing potential for the democratization of contemporary social practices.