Set in Southern India. Scent of Pepper tells the story of the Kaleyandas, a family born of warriors and the owners of vast estates, they are the envy of the local feudal gentry. Kavery Nambisan's elegiac novel peels away the layers of mystery surrounding a fierce and independent people, while simultaneously portraying a unique and compelling family who will linger on in the minds of every reader.

Scent of Pepper

Literature & Fiction

Kavery Nambisan

Nambisan, Kavery

Genre Fiction

State University of New York Press

When vicious rumors about members of the cheerleading squad increase tension within the school, all signs point to Vanessa as the originator of the lies

The Mate Relationship: Cross-Cultural Applications of a Rules Theory (SUN (Suny Series, Human Communication Processes)

Self-Help

Nicotera, Anne Maydan

Relationships

Examines the many facets of the Hudson's rich history, distinctive regional culture, and important contributions to the development of modern America. Since its inception in 1984, The Hudson River Valley Review has taken an eclectic and interdisciplinary approach to a region that has long been recognized for its role in American colonial history; its important contributions to American arts, letters, and architecture; its role in the economic development of the nation; and its significant and ongoing contributions to America culture and history. This collection of essays brings together eighteen of the best essays from the Review’s first twenty-five years of publication. From natives and newcomers to twentieth century leaders, these essays examine the many facets of the Hudson’s rich history, distinctive regional culture, and important contributions to the development of modern America.

America's First River: The History and Culture of the Hudson River Valley

History

Americas

Indiana Jones Readers help kids learn to read while enjoying Indy's most exciting adventures! Great Escapes tells the story of some of Indy's most daring escapes - from dungeons, castles, and bad guys of all sorts! © 2011 Lucas Film Ltd. ® &amp; TM All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization.

The Signifying Body: Toward an Ethics of Sexual and Racial Difference (Suny Series in Gender Theory)

Children's Books

Ingram, Penelope

Theoretical Integration in the Study of Deviance and Crime: Problems and Prospects (SUNY SERIES IN CRITICAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE)

How to best generate theoretical growth in the contemporary study of deviance and crime has been the source of much debate. This book represents a diverse range of viewpoints concerned about theoretical integration and its benefits.The chapters encompass both discussion of the requisites for integrating theories and examinations of methodological strategies to test these theories. By providing a source for those grappling with the issue of theoretical integration, the book is sure to stimulate further theoretical development in the sociology of deviance and in criminology.

Theoretical Integration in the Study of Deviance and Crime: Problems and Prospects (Suny Series in Critical Issues in Criminal Justice)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

How to best generate theoretical growth in the contemporary study of deviance and crime has been the source of much debate. This book represents a diverse range of viewpoints concerned about theoretical integration and its benefits. The chapters encompass both discussion of the requisites for integrating theories and examinations of methodological strategies to test these theories. By providing a source for those grappling with the issue of theoretical integration, the book is sure to stimulate further theoretical development in the sociology of deviance and in criminology.

From Descartes to the present, there has been a call for a new beginning in philosophy. Contemporary continental philosophy and American pragmatism continue to proclaim the end of one philosophic tradition and the beginning of another. The basis for many of these developments is the repudiation of metaphysics. The purpose of this book is to rethink the metaphysical traditions in terms of the continental and pragmatist critiques, rejecting a single view. The major works in the tradition are viewed as heretical. Philosophy has recurrently acknowledged aporia: "moments in the movement of thought in which it finds itself faced with unconquerable obstacles resulting from conflicts in its understanding of its own intelligibility." A chapter is devoted to each of the eight major philosophers and movements in the Western canonical tradition: the pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Spinoza, Leibniz, empiricism, Kant, and Hegel. The last three chapters are devoted to contemporary discussions of the end of metaphysics, including the development of a "local" metaphysics that is able to express its own locality and aporia.

Metaphysical Aporia and Philosophical Heresy (Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

ROSS, Stephen David

Philosophy

Dialogue and Deconstruction: The Gadamer-Derrida Encounter (SUNY Series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

Text of and reflection on the 1981 encounter between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jacques Derrida, which featured a dialogue between hermeneutics in Germany and post-structuralism in France.Before the encounter in 1981 between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jacques Derrida, there had been virtually no confrontation or dialogue between hermeneutics in Germany and post-structuralism in France, nor has there been since then. Part I of this book makes available for the first time in English the complete texts of the encounter at the Goethe Institute in Paris. This exchange raised such issues as Gadamer’s relation to psychoanalytic interpretation, the questionability of texts, Heidegger’s reading of Nietzsche, and the dialogical aspect of language.Part II offers further reflections by Gadamer on the encounter itself and its relation of hermeneutics to deconstruction. Among the issues covered are Derrida’s interpretation of “Destruktion” in Heidegger, Derrida’s attack on logocentrism in Heidegger’s interpretation of Nietzsche, and the relation of Heidegger, hermeneutics, and deconstruction to dialectic.Part III offers commentaries on the encounter from a variety of perspectives. The authors assess the original encounter as well as Gadamer’s subsequent reflections on it.

Dialogue and Deconstruction: The Gadamer-Derrida Encounter (Suny Contemporary Continental Philosophy)

Before the encounter in 1981 between Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jacques Derrida, there had been virtually nor confrontation or dialogue between hermeneutics in Germany and post-structuralism in France, nor has there been since then. Part I of this book makes available for the first time in English the complete texts of the encounter at the Goethe Institute in Paris. This exchange raised such issues as Gadamer's relation to psychoanalytic interpretation, the questionability of texts, Heidegger's reading of Nietzsche, and the dialogical aspect of language. Part II offers further reflections by Gadamer on the encounter itself and its relation of hermeneutics to deconstruction. Among the issues covered are Derrida's interpretation of "Destruktion" in Heidegger, Derrida's attack on logocentrism in Heidegger's interpreattion of Nietzsche, and the relation of Heidegger, hermeneutics, and deconstruction to dialectic. Part III offers commentaries on the encounter from a variety of perspectives. The authors assess the original encounter as well as Gadamer's subsequent reflections on it.

The High-Status Track: Studies of Elite Schools and Stratification (Suny Frontiers in Education Series)

The essays in this groundbreaking volume significantly advance our understanding of the process by which an elite school education provides graduates with distinctly favorable life chances. The authors examine the contemporary issue and controversy in the field of education (and society) which focuses on both the advantages and disadvantages of public versus private schooling. Those interested in issues of social stratification and its impact in the educational context will find this a useful and important contribution to the literature in the field.

The High Status Track: Studies of Elite Schools and Stratification (Suny Series, Frontiers in Education)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

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