813 results for '"McNeil, Legs'

What does it mean to assert or deny the existence of a legal system? How can one determine whether a given law belongs to a certain legal system? What kind of structure do these systems have, that...

Le associazioni professionali (collegia), da ormai due decenni, sono tornate ad essere uno dei soggetti preferenziali per l'analisi della società romana di epoca imperiale. Esse si configurano come...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTUAL PEOPLE IN GLOBAL HEALTH“This book is more than a memoir—it also serves as a call to action to create a more equitable healthcare...

Interviewing the turbulent recent events in China with her own personal life story and those of family, friends, and acquaintances, the author creates an evocative portrait of China and its people

What is law? This question has preoccupied philosophers from Plato to Thomas Hobbes to H. L. A. Hart. Yet many others find it perplexing. How could we possibly know how to answer such an abstract...

"From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee-known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue-comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman's search for true love in...

This collection of essays argues that any valid theory of the modern should--indeed must--reckon with the medieval. Offering a much-needed correction to theorists such as Hans Blumenberg, who in his...

During the 19th century, New York City's grand mansions on Fifth and Madison Avenues boasted sumptuous interiors, often with each room decorated in a different historic style. Financier, art...

"Stressing the meaning of Greek culture in the history of European culture, these fifteen articles provide an accessible introduction to how the ancient Greeks lived and thought and how this has...

How do communities survive catastrophe? Using classical Athens as its case study, this book argues that if a democratic community is to survive over time, its people must choose to go on together...

Should marijuana be legalized? The latest Gallup poll reports that exactly half of Americans say "yes"; opinion couldn't be more evenly divided.Marijuana is forbidden by international treaties and by...