The inaugural collection in an exciting new exchange between philosophers and geographers, this volume provides interdisciplinary approaches to the environment as space, place, and idea. Never before have philosophers and geographers approached each other's subjects in such a strong spirit of mutual understanding. The result is a concrete exploration of the human-nature relationship that embraces strong normative approaches to environmental problems. While grounded in philosophy and geography, the essays also will interest readers in political theory, environmental studies, public policy, and other disciplines.

While Greek tragedies are often studied as works of literature, they are less frequently examined as products of the social and political environment in which they were created. Rarely, too, are the visual and spatial aspects of these plays given careful consideration. In this detailed and innovative book, Lowell Edmunds combines two readings of the Oedipus at Colonus to arrive at a new way of looking at Greek tragedy. Edmunds sets forth a semiotic theory of theatrical space, and then applies this theory to the visual and spatial dimensions of the Oedipus at Colonus. In his historical analysis, Edmunds describes the Athenian revolution of 411 B.C.E. and its effect on Colonus. The book includes an appendix on the life of Sophocles and the reception of the Oedipus at Colonus. Edmunds' unique approach to the Oedipus at Colonus. makes this an important book for students and scholars of semiotics, Greek tragedy, and theatrical performance.

Latin poets and prose writers of the classical period and later used - and withheld - names subtly and to important effect. Here, in eleven new essays, an eminent international cast explore themes which include 'speaking' names, often involving bilingual Latin/Greek play; the ways in which persons and objects are named in contexts of invective or endearment; the significant suppression or changing of names; the religious and historical significances of names; the uses of names in literary catalogues; names as devices to structure a group of shorter poems.

The publication of this book has required the cooperation of many people along the way. From its very conception, the project of bringing together experiences from ongoing Farming Systems Research projects has faced a problem of communication due to the dispersal of the participants. Dr. William Partridge and Lynne Goldstein were instrumental in the initial presentation of the symposium on Social Science participation in Farming Systems Research at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Ben Wallace has done an admirable job not only as editor but 8s a ilpoint m-an"- throughout the process or organizirig the conference and preparing the manuscript. He deserves credit tor expediting countless actMties that could never have otherwise been accomplished because of the vagaries or international mails and telecommunications.

The second edition of this successful text and reference presents an updated, comprehensive overview of UK and international actuarial practice and models. It offers greater worldwide appeal and application by incorporating international terminology and EU and US examples and comparisons throughout. It also features a new section on health and disability insurance, including chapters on long-term care, critical illness, income protection, and private medical insurance. The authors also provide Web-based material such as exam questions, exercises, software, references, and case studies. The new edition is an essential reference for actuaries, students, and insurance and investment statisticians.

Laurie Colwin once said: "People who like to cook like to talk about food. Without one cook giving another cook a tip or two, human life might have died out a long time ago." Too little attention is given over to these silent players responsible for influencing the recipes we enjoy the most and getting them on the table. This compilation finally addresses that injustice in an amusing and compelling 'who's who', which will appeal to all those foodies that like to know from where (or rather whom) their food is coming.

All 21 episodes from the first series of the American TV drama that delves into the lives of the stars who live in the capital of country music. With sales plummeting and her star beginning to fade, country music singer Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton)'s record label proposes that she tries opening for hot, new up-and-coming star Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere). But with both women viewing the other with contempt, their mutual animosity is soon heightened as each tries to recruit guitarist Deacon Claybourne (Charles Esten), Rayna's bandmate and former lover, onto their tour. The episodes are: 'Pilot', 'I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)', 'Someday You'll Call My Name', 'We Live in Two Different Worlds', 'Move It On Over', 'You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)', 'Lovesick Blues', 'Where He Leads Me', 'Be Careful of the Stones You Throw', 'I'm Sorry for You, My Friend', 'You Win Again', 'I've Been Down That Road Before', 'There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight', 'Dear Brother', 'When You're Tired of Breaking Other Hearts', 'I Saw the Light', 'My Heart Would Know', 'Take These Chains from My Heart', 'Why Don't You Love Me', 'A Picture from Life's Other Side' and 'I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive'.