Comparative category: 2220 books
Religion
Holistic Interrogations
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2018
A holistic interrogation of religion detailing the evolution of religious beliefs and practices from pre-historic times to the present day, from the position of holistic philosophy. This book is intended to form part of the foundation for a true informed consent, based on a holistic understanding...
Adoption Law and Human Rights
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
In recent decades, there have been many changes to adoption law and practice, such as a sharp decline in the voluntary relinquishment of children, an increase in the number consigned to public care, and an abrupt decrease in those made available on an intercountry basis. Additionally, human rights...
The Right to Privacy in Employment
A Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
At the beginning of the twenty-first century the term 'privacy' gained new prominence around the world, but in the legal arena it is still a concept in 'disarray'. Enclosing it within legal frameworks seems to be a particularly difficult task in the employment context, where encroachments upon privacy...
The Pilgrim Soul
A Path to the Sacred Transcending World Religions
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
“Wandering, one gathers honey,” observes the Aitareya Brahmana. In this spirit Ravi Ravindra, renowned for his integration of physics and comparative religions, explores the heart of Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism to define a universal spiritual path that transcends any tradition. People...
In Dialogue with Classical Indian Traditions
Encounter, Transformation and Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2019
Dialogue is a recurring and significant component of Indian religious and philosophical literature. Whether it be as a narrative account of a conversation between characters within a text, as an implied response or provocation towards an interlocutor outside the text, or as a hermeneutical lens through...
Understanding Chinese Families
A Comparative Study of Taiwan and Southeast China
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2009
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the distinguishing features of Chinese families. This first full scale study seeks to understand Chinese families within the Chinese social context and draws comparisons with existing western theories and models of the family. It also...
The Causes of Industrial Disorder
A Comparison of a British and a German Factory
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Originally published in 1983, this comparative study of day-to-day industrial relations in two closely matched factories in Britain and Germany, the author examines the causes of the disorder in British manufacturing industry. The book describes how, in the absence of government in the British factory,...
Law, Wealth and Power in China
Commercial Law Reforms in Context
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
This book examines the law reforms of contemporary China in light of the Party-state’s ideological transformation and the political economy that shapes these reforms. This involves analysing three interrelated domains: law reform, power and wealth. The contributors to this volume employ a variety...
by Immanuel Haller
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Essay from the year 2007 in the subject Theology - Comparative Religion Studies, , language: English, abstract: The relationship of Israel to the New Testament Church has always been a great theological battleground, and a challenging topic among Christians since the early days of the church. On the...
Duelling for Supremacy
International Law vs. National Fundamental Principles
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2019
It is a settled rule of international law that a State may not rely on the provisions of its 'internal law' as justification for failing to comply with international obligations. However, the judiciaries of most countries, including those with a high record of compliance with international norms,...
by Masudul Alam Choudhury
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2019
The theme of circular causation has nascent origin in the field of sociology of economics with vast development applications and with epistemological issues on modeling in the framework of the phenomenon of pervasive interconnectedness. Thus the sociological theme of epistemic unity of knowledge grounds...
Le droit européen a-t-il une histoire ? En a-t-il besoin ?
Leçon inaugurale prononcée le jeudi 20 avril 2017
Language: French
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Depuis le xiie siècle, les ordres politiques en Europe se sont construits autour d’une notion d’État de droit qui s’est articulée différemment selon les époques et les systèmes juridiques. Au-delà des particularismes, l’histoire comparative du droit et le droit comparé permettent de...
by Zahra Munir Munsif Ali Safa
Language: German
Release Date: November 22, 2014
Language: German
Release Date: November 22, 2014
This book includes a compilation of four articles about the methodology of law which is reflected in the light of ethics, comparative law and the history of law.
Scuttled
The Sinking of The Palmer Cay
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
“In some respects, Palmer & Cay was too good to be true—a great place to work with snowballing success. Good leadership, talented personnel, personal freedom, and generous compensation contributed to the overall success of The Ship. This is a story not of evil wrongdoing, but of runaway egos,...