A history of steamboats and railroads in the United States prior to the Civil War. In the first half of the nineteenth century, transportation in the United States underwent an extraordinary transformation. Steamboats and railroads turned long-distance travel from an arduous undertaking into a regularized commodity: travel became something that ......
Thoughts, Hindrances, and Self-Surrender in Evagrius and the Buddha
This book compares the "obstacles" to prayer discussed by the 4th-century monk Evagrius of Pontus with similar "hindrances" found in the scriptures of Buddhist tradition. Offering a fresh approach to Buddhist-Christian dialogue, Geiman focuses on the difficulties faced, and tools used, by both communities in their forms of contemplative practice.
Victorian Evolutionists and the Meaning of Suffering
The "Darwin Story" has been told in many different ways and from a wide range of perspectives. Some focus on the detailed development of evolution theory. Others examine the ways in which evolution was used to justify different ideologies. But no one has told this tale as a story of mothers, fathers, and families wrestling with alternative ......
Punk protagonist, legendary drinker, Irish musical icon. The complete and extraordinary journey of the Pogues’ notorious frontman from outcast to national treasure has never been told – until now.
A Furious Devotion vividly recounts the experiences that shaped the greatest songwriter of his generation: the formative trips to ......
Guidebook to the Elbe cycle route through Czechia and Germany. This 1232km route along one of Europe's great rivers follows the Elbe from its source to the North Sea coast, visiting Prague, Dresden, Magdeburg and Hamburg. 29 stages of easy, flat cycling mainly on quiet country roads and dedicated cycle tracks.
The relationship between Augustine of Hippo and the subject of gender raises important questions. Augustine and Gender address these issues head-on. This volume offers original interpretations of the many ways that gender appears throughout Augustine's thought and works. Contributions draw from a wide range of sources including Augustine's ......
Researching Crime and Violence in Medellin, Colombia: Truth versus Truths questions categories, assumptions and labels around interpretations of criminal actors and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. By drawing from her experiences conducting fieldwork in Medellin, Colombia, Caroline Doyle provides readers with a unique window into the ......
