Using the Caribbean as a rich site of observance and concentrating on the island nation-state of The Bahamas, Get Involved! uncovers the hidden and under-documented practices of "philanthropy from below."…

Socio-Anthropological Approaches to Religion demonstrates various interpretations and phenomena of the "environmental hope" from a multi-disciplinary perspective to enhance the prosocial characteristics of religion in the humanities and the social…

The remarkable architectural and social history of DC's multifaceted alleyways

Alleyways in Washington, DC, have always been a fundamental part of the city's life and economy. Deliberately hidden from public…

How old are deer before they turn into elk? And just how big are those mountains? Based on the real questions kids ask rangers at Rocky Mountain National Park, here…

Volterra was one of the founding fathers of functional analysis and the author of fundamental contributions in the field of integral equations, elasticity theory and population dynamics (Lotka-Volterra model).

While his contributions to architecture and the visual arts are well known and available in good English editions, and much of his literary and social writings are also available in…

This Festschrift seeks to honor three highly distinguished scholars in the Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan: William K.

When Ruby’s father returns home from war she realizes nothing will be the same again. She leaves school and helps her mother to wash clothes, and learns to enjoy the…