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What are the links between social psychiatry and the family therapy movement?

The role of cities in environmental regulation; Edmund Burke’s and James Madison’s views on violent revolution; and to what extent “thoughtfulness,” or human intelligence and reflection, should be factored into the rule of law—these are a few of the topics NYU Law faculty members tackled in books they published in the past year. They also authored casebooks on topics ranging from tax to copyright to environmental law.

In the 1960s, people believed that males made decisions based on justice, whereas women made theirs based on emotions and sensitivity. Those qualities were not valued.

Opinion: Despite ongoing ethical questions, British Columbians could lead the world in this form of death.

New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): HarperCollins & Harvard University Press today announced a new collaboration - The Lecture. A series of talks by writers and thinkers from around the world brought to Indian audiences. The inaugural lecture by Professor Ruth Harris - Vivekananda, Guru to the World - will be based on the definitive biography of Vivekananda, the Indian monk who shaped the intellectual and spiritual history of both East and West. Prof Ruth Harris is Senior Resear...

Holy Science: The Biopolitics of Hindu Nationalism by Banu Subramaniam, University of Washington Press, Orient Blackswan, 2019; pp xv + 290, $95, `945 (hardcover).

Josh Hack reminisces on T.S Eliots celebrated poem on its centenary

Stable VicesPhotography by Joanna Piotrowska. Courtesy the artist and MACK The celebrated Polish photographer’s new book explores the complex domestic spaces we inhabit, which are “often built on inequality and violence” May 05, 2021 Joanna Piotrowska’s photographs are often described as ‘unsettling’ or ‘uncanny’, even ‘disturbing’. The Polish image-maker, who is based in London, is known for her black and white works which mine themes like shelter, violence, domesticity and...

On Boys and Girls Learn Differently! Do male and female students have gender-specific academic needs, advantages and disadvantages? What does the latest research tell us about gender and the brain? How can we use the latest research on gender and the brain to optimise educational opportunities for our young people? Michael Gurian, holder of a BA in journalism and a Master of Fine Arts 1, has put together a book "rich in insight" and "innovation" (according to Gurian) to tell us all this and mor...

Forum, Dec. 19: City Council ignored concerns about taxes Published: 12/18/2020 10:00:31 PM Modified: 12/18/2020 10:00:19 PM City Council ignored concerns about taxes After attending and participating in the Dec. 16 Lebanon City Council meeting to approve the 2021 budget, it has become abundantly clear that our elected officials subscribe to the “let them eat cake” credo (“Council approves annual budget,” Dec. 18). After several members of our newly formed group, Citizens for Sustaina...