Comparative category: 2220 books
German Economy, 1870-1940
Issues and Trends
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Originally published in 1940, this book remains an illuminating and forceful survey of the economic development of modern Germany. It reveals for the first time the basic trends of German business enterprise towards central control. This survey makes three important factors clear. Firstly, the continuity...
Fundamentalism
Perspectives on a Contested History
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Through a collection of essays, Fundamentalism: Perspectives on a Contested History explores the ways in which the concept of global fundamentalism does and does not illuminate developments in modern Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. At issue is whether, beyond the specific milieu of American Protestantism...
Gender Justice and Legal Pluralities
Latin American and African Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Gender Justice and Legal Pluralities: Latin American and African Perspectives examines the relationship between legal pluralities and the prospects for greater gender justice in developing countries. Rather than asking whether legal pluralities are ‘good’ or ‘bad’ for women, the starting point...
Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa
Religion, Colonialism, and Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. Today, Hindus and Catholics assert...
by The Little French eBookstore
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
Religions do not discuss or question the existence of God because He is the very basis of the reason for most of them . Some of the best examples of these religions , considered in their writings , valid and positive reasons for the existence of a Supreme Being .
No doubt about the existence...
Religion
A Beginner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
This innovative study proves to the heart of religion, examining issues from the origins of religious belief to life after death.
by William Skudlarek
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
or three and a half decades, Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID) has been bringing individuals from faiths with a monastic traditionChristianity, Buddhism, and Hinduismto discuss the deeper rhythms and structures of their traditions: the practices, disciplines, and struggles and joys of a vocation....
South Asian Religions
Tradition and Today
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
The religious landscape of South Asia is complex and fascinating. While existing literature tends to focus on the majority religions of Hinduism and Buddhism, much less attention is given to Jainism, Sikhism, Islam or Christianity. While not nelecting the majority traditions, this valuable resource also...
New Religions in Global Perspective
Religious Change in the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Peter B. Clarke’s in-depth account explores the innovative character of new religious movements and new forms of spirituality from a global vantage point. Ranging from North America and Europe to Japan, Latin America, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, it is the perfect introduction to NRMs such...
After Violence
Transitional Justice, Peace, and Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015
After Violence*: Transitional Justice, Peace, and Democracy* examines the effects of transitional justice on the development of peace and democracy. Anticipated contributions of transitional justice mechanisms are commonly stated in universal terms, with little regard for historically specific contexts....
by Dr Angioletta Sperti
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
In the last fifteen years constitutional issues regarding the rights of gays, lesbians and same-sex couples have emerged on a global scale. The pace of recognition of their fundamental rights, both at judicial and legislative level, has dramatically increased across different jurisdictions, reflecting...
by
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
The recognition and enforcement of legitimate expectations by courts has been a striking feature of English law since R v North and East Devon Health Authority; ex parte Coughlan [2001] 3 QB 213. Although the substantive form of legitimate expectation adopted in Coughlan was quickly accepted by English...
Courts and Terrorism
Nine Nations Balance Rights and Security
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
Since ancient times, terror tactics have been used to achieve political ends and likely will continue into the foreseeable future. Preserving national security and the safety of civilian populations while maintaining democratic principles and respecting human rights requires a delicate balancing act....
Identity, Reconciliation and Transitional Justice
Overcoming Intractability in Divided Societies
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Building upon an interdisciplinary synthesis of recent literature from the fields of transitional justice and conflict transformation, this book introduces a groundbreaking theoretical framework that highlights the critical importance of identity in the relationship between transitional justice and...