Addressing the relationship between law and the visual, this book examines the importance of photography in Central, East, and Southeast European show trials.
Dive deep into the vast expanse of intellectual thought with "e;Aristotle's Complete Works,"e; a comprehensive eBook that brings together the works of Aristotle, one of the most revered philosophers in history.
Tres temas importantes en el acontecer de los jaliscienses, vividos entre 2002 y 2016: La presencia y declive del Partido Acción Nacional en Jalisco, el regreso del Partido Revolucionario Institucional a la gubernatura y las polémicas surgidas en torno a la Universidad de Guadalajara bajo la gestión de Carlos Briseño Torres, entre otros recuerdos, surgen de la colección de cartones que nos ofrece el caricaturista Manuel Falcón en esta entrega, siempre con un fino y agudo humor.
Algunos temas empíricos de investigación no han recibido hasta el momento un abordaje sistemático por parte de las ciencias histórico-sociales en Argentina.
This book reviews the periodic changes in the legal policies of the late-developing ASEAN countries, often known as the CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam), in their continuous path toward globalization after the collapse of the socialist bloc.
At a time of increasing right-wing populism, Women in Populist Rhetoric examines the relationship between populist rhetoric and the real social changes that affect women and how populists gain prominence through the support they receive.
In this original and provocative book, Nahed Artoul Zehr explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS.
Sovereignty generally refers to a particular national territory, the inviolability of the nations borders, and the right of that nation to protect its borders and ensure internal stability.
Tracing the rise and development of the Ghanaian video film industry between 1985 and 2010, Sensational Movies examines video movies as seismographic devices recording a culture and society in turmoil.
Religion is often viewed as a universally ancient element of the human inheritance, but in the Western Himalayas the community of Himachal Pradesh discovered its religion only after India became an independent secular state.
International Conflict Analysis in South Asia: A Study of Sectarian Violence in Pakistan analyzes the ideological relationship of the Muslim identity to its perceived practice of Islam among the Shia and Deobandi sects.
Beginning with Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign, the term "e;religious right"e; entered the popular lexicon, coming to signify a politically and socially conservative form of Christianity that informs American conservatism to this day.
One week after Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for governor of California, the San Francisco Chronicle gibed: It was simply a flagrant example of miscasting.
Deified Person: A Study of Deification in Relation to Person and Christian Becoming focuses on a theological exploration of "e;person"e; through the notion of deification and is placed within a Christian Orthodox-Byzantine context.
For those who believe America is worth defending, The Control Factor explores the psychological maneuvers, fantasies, and entanglements we engage in to avoid clearly seeing the Islamic threat that confronts us.
The biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden is a cornerstone of Western civilization, yet there are still many mysteries concerning its origins and meaning.
The most important element in every election is getting voters to the polls—these get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts make the difference between winning and losing office.
This book is an in-depth and bold dialogue with several constituencies about the necessity of finding alternative pathways to solve the monumental problems facing the nations of Sub-Saharan Africa.
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy.
During 2008, the Democrats achieved in Florida a goal that had eluded them in all but three of the national elections since 1964: victory in the presidential race.
The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation shows how antebellum African Americans used the newspaper as a means for translating their belief in black "e;chosenness"e; into plans and programs for black liberation.
This book places the 2010 elections in Florida in historical context and offers insight into and an explanation for the substantial gains made by the Republicans that year.
Combining theology, politics and historical analysis, "e;theorizes what might be at stake-ethically-for America's current political life"e; (Andrew Taylor, Journal of American History).
Paul Harvey uses four characters that are important symbols of religious expression in the American South to survey major themes of religion, race, and southern history.
The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position.
In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible--by engaging in civil disobedience and paying the consequences in jail or prison.
In Pulpit and Nation, Spencer McBride highlights the importance of Protestant clergymen in early American political culture, elucidating the actual role of religion in the founding era.
The New Scientist recently declared that "e;Philosophers of knowledge, your time has come"e; and even Barack Obama has warned of an "e;epistemological crisis.
This study evaluates how the ideology of Socialist Realism, developed by the Soviets in policies and the practices of art, has been influential in the Asia-Pacific region from 1917 until today.
