Comparative category: 2220 books
by Knut Wicksell
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Knut Wicksell is acknowledged to be the precursor and prophet of modern macroeconomic theory and he provided some of its chief elements a generation before their power and significance were properly recognized. This book, originally published in German in 1893 and in English in 1954 brought time into...
by H. P. BLAVATSKY
Language: French
Release Date: May 28, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: May 28, 2015
L'auteur démontre que le christianisme et la franc-maçonnerie n'ont pas été créés ou inventés par leurs fondateurs respectifs, mais qu'ils sont la progéniture hybride des cultes païens et des anciens mystères.
by Joaquim Huang
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2013
Can anyone make a truly valid claim that his religion offers the only way to salvation? Are the teachings of Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, and Confucianism incompatible with one another? This book presents formidable evidence from the scriptures that all religions display a fundamental...
Freedom and Necessity
An Introduction to the Study of Society
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
Originally published in 1970, this book examines the origins of social organizations, the development of Robinson Crusoe economies and the conception of property or rightful ownership, as well as the origins of agriculture, race and class. Discussing commerce and the nation state, capitalist expansion...
Chinese Contract Law
Civil and Common Law Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2017
This book is the product of a unique collaboration between Mainland Chinese scholars and scholars from the civil, common, and mixed jurisdiction legal traditions. It begins by placing the current Chinese contract law (CCL) in the context of an evolutionary process accelerated during China's transition...
The Breath of God
A Novel of Suspense
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
A murder at the Taj Mahal. A kidnapping in a sacred city. A desperate chase through a cliffside monastery. All in the pursuit of a legend that could link the world’s great religious faiths.In 1887, a Russian journalist made an explosive discovery in a remote Himalayan monastery only to be condemned...
Unveiling the Garden of Love
Mystical Symbolism in Layla Majnun & Gita Govinda
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2008
Discover the common ground shared between Islamic Sufism and Hindu Bhaktism through their literary expressions. This book examines two classic love poems—The Story of Layla Majnun (written by Nezami in the Sufi tradition) and Gita Govinda (written by Jayadeva in the Hindu tradition)—and finds common experiences of love shared between these seemingly disparate cultures.
The Legal Power to Launch War
Who Decides?
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
The issue of who has the power to declare war or authorise military action in a democracy has become a major legal and political issue, internationally, and is set to become even more pertinent in the immediate future, particularly in the wake of military action in Syria, ongoing wars in the Middle...
Constitutional Courts in Comparison
The US Supreme Court and the German Federal Constitutional Court
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Constitutional litigation in general attracts two distinct types of conflict: disputes of a highly politicized or culturally controversial nature and requests from citizens claiming a violation of a fundamental constitutional right. The side-by-side comparison between the U.S. Supreme Court and the...
The Latin American Casebook
Courts, Constitutions, and Rights
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Traditionally relegated because of political pressure and public expectations, courts in Latin America are increasingly asserting a stronger role in public and political discussions. This casebook takes account of this phenomenon, by offering a rigorous and up-to-date discussion of constitutional...
Civil Society in Europe
Minimum Norms and Optimum Conditions of its Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
The regulation of civil society provides the framework under which those organisations can most effectively provide services in education, health, social services, housing, development aid and so on. Civil Society in Europe identifies common principles of civil society law in two ways. First, the...
The Spirits of Crossbones Graveyard
Time, Ritual, and Sexual Commerce in London
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Every month, a ragtag group of Londoners gather in the site known as Crossbones Graveyard to commemorate the souls of medieval prostitutes believed to be buried there—the "Winchester Geese," women who were under the protection of the Church but denied Christian burial. In the Borough of Southwark,...
Beyond the Threshold
Afterlife Beliefs and Experiences in World Religions
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Beyond the Threshold introduces readers to afterlife beliefs and experiences in world religions. The second edition has been revised and updated throughout, including a new chapter on afterlife beliefs and practices in selected African traditions, new research on the afterlife and near-death experiences,...
New Directions for Catholic Social and Political Research
Humanity vs. Hyper-Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
This book offers scholars who ground their research in compassion and pacifism a new framework for the socio-political analysis of current global events. By tackling a broad range of critical themes in various disciplines, the essays compose a critical narrative of the ways in which power and violence...