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Numerical Discourses of the Buddha
An Anthology of Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya
Drawn from the Anguttara Nikaya, Numerical Discourses of the Buddha brings together teachings of the Buddha ranging from basic ethical observances recommended to the busy man or woman of the world, to the more rigorous...
On the Life of Christ
Chanted Sermons by the Great Sixth Century Poet and Singer St. Romanos
Romanos the Melodist established the kontakion or chanted sermon as the poetic voice of the Byzantine Church in the sixth century. These selected kontakia retell and explore the key events in the life of Jesus Christ.
On the Threshold
Songs of Chokhamela
An untouchable in fourteenth-century western India, Chokhamela was cast out of temples because of his status. But his poetry captures this waiting, on the threshold of Hindu temples, without anger, without self-pity,...
Solomon's Ring
The Life and Teachings of a Sufi Master
Stories from the rick folk tradition of India told by the 19th century Sufi master, Ghuath Ali Shah, and recorded by his disciple, Gul Hasan, are available here for the first time in English translation. In the vision of this...
Warlpiri Dreamings and Histories
Newly Recorded Stories from the Aboriginal Elders of Central Australia
This collection of fifteen stories from Warlipiri elders reflects the importance of the Dreaming in all of its manifestations. Recorded and translated here for the first time are stories rich with insight into Aboriginal...
The Phonology and Morphology of Ulu Muar Malay
The Han Indians
A Compilation of Ethnographic and Historical Data on the Alaska-Yukon Boundary Area
A Question of Command
Counterinsurgency from the Civil War to Iraq
An argument for a dramatically different approach to counterinsurgency, based on a reinterpretation of the nature of counterinsurgency warfare. According to the prevailing view of counterinsurgency, the...
Montesquieu and the Logic of Liberty
War, Religion, Commerce, Climate, Terrain, Technology, Uneasiness of Mind, the Spirit of Political Vigilance, and the Foundations of the Modern Republic
This fresh examination of the works of Montesquieu seeks to understand the shortcomings of the modern democratic state in light of this great political thinker’s insightful critique of commercial republicanism. The...
Pacific Alliance
Reviving U.S.-Japan Relations
Despite the enduring importance of the U.S.–Japan security alliance, the broader relationship between the two countries is today beset by sobering new difficulties. In this comprehensive comparative analysis of the transpacific...