In this chapter the choreography of the minuet as it was performed in late eighteenth-century Vienna is reconstructed. Unlike previous iterations of the dance, the minuet in this context was performed as a group dance, undertaken by many couples dancing simultaneously, and the minuet’s development as a group dance is considered in relation to its previous history. The choreography is reconstructed from German-language dance treatises written around the end of the eighteenth century. The minuet step is explained, and readers are taught how to perform it. The main figures of the minuet are given – the Z-figure, the révérences, the giving of hands – and comparative schemes for these figures from the different treatises are set alongside each other. The overall structure of the dance is established, and practical logistics of performing the dance alongside other dancers in a crowded space are considered. The minuet’s association with the enactment of ‘nobility’ is interrogated.

Most analyses of Indian housing policy focus on central-level programs in urban areas. I broaden this scope to examine both central and state-level policies in rural and urban areas over time. This approach reveals that, alongside policies accommodating informality, governments have consistently pursued initiatives to subsidize the construction and sale of formal-sector housing. I then explore why governments might pursue formal-sector housing. One explanation is its alignment with broader planning and development agendas. Another is that it is electorally strategic to create and allocate housing. A third explanation that is relevant considering the focus on ownership in Indian housing policy suggests that some leaders may have an ideological commitment to homeownership. After establishing the broader context of Indian housing policy, I detail the three policies examined in this book. Two policies are based in urban Mumbai, while the third is a national rural policy. Finally, I assess how these policies improve basic housing quality. I find that each policy achieves its immediate goal, with Chapters 3, 4, and 5 exploring the broader economic, social, and political impacts.

This second chapter explores the nature of the conception of conscience. It provides a broad definition of conscience as requiring only that a decision be about an individual’s conduct, be based on a moral belief, and be inward-facing. The chapter also explores some of the major misconceptions about what is necessary for something to be a decision of conscience. It provides an overview of the role of conscience within moral reasoning as well as how conscience operates.

This chapter introduces constructed languages (conlangs) by first differentiating them from natlangs and then debunking common misconceptions about them. Along with defining major types of conlangs, one of the goals of this chapter is to identify the linguistic features that make conlangs languages. By the end of this chapter, you will make some important initial decisions about your conlang and conlanging goals.

This chapter surveys contemporary contextual Christologies that have adopted the explanatory and constitutive genres of contextual theologizing. It focuses on aspects of Māori, Pacific, Indigenous Australian, Native American, and African receptions of Christology.