5305 results for '"Pharr, Susan J.'

These translations of eighteen classical Chinese texts from the mid-ninth century (Tang dynasty) through the late nineteenth century (Qing dynasty) offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources...

This book explores the practicalities, cultural assumptions, and affective possibilities of marriage during the later Republic and the Principate. It offers a fresh look at the interaction of law and...

Inspired by the notorious Lisa Steinberg case, this novel follows a couple as they descend into a nightmarish reality of child abuse and the society that quietly tolerates it

Cultivate connection and kindness in I Am We, a companion to the New York Times bestsellers I Am Human and I Am Love We are part of something bigger than ourselves, and when we each turn our...

Overview: In her most recent collection of essays, "one of America's foremost critics" (Washington Post) discusses the relationship between moral and esthetic ideas. A collection of essays on Paul...

An intimately charged novel of desire and disaster from the National Book Award-winning author of Trust Exercise and FlashlightRegina Gottlieb had been warned about Professor Nicholas Brodeur long...

Things are fairly normal in Hard Pan, population forty-three. But to Lucky, fairly normal means fairly boring, and she’s restless. Just in the nick of time, she meets a potential new best friend...

Celebrate kindness, compassion, self-care, and love in all its forms with the board book edition of the instant New York Times bestseller I Am Love! "Practical and empowering for young ones...

A concise introductory textbook on the development of the nervous systemThis textbook offers a concise introduction to the exciting field of developmental neuroscience, a discipline concerned with...

This study of the everyday components of daily life, as yet neglected by cultural theorists, argues that it is possibly through studying the mundane that we can learn the most about capitalist...

An enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their family’s past.“What a delight! Like Mother, Like Mother is sharp, fun, and witty...

While western-derived legal codes have superseded Islamic law in many parts of the Muslim world, Islamic, Koran-based law still retains its force in the area of marriage and family relations, the...

The fragments of Greek sculpture and vase painting that have survived into the twentieth century are like pieces of a shattered mirror reflecting the former glory of Greek art. Though some of the...