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Civil society is often seen as male, structured in a way that excludes women from public and political life.

India's endemic gender-based violence has received increased international scrutiny and provoked waves of domestic protest and activism.

Sharia has been a source of misunderstanding and misconception in both the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.

Inequality is widening.

Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities.

It has long been assumed that no Armenian presence remained in eastern Turkey after the 1915 massacres.

The Xi'an Stele, erected in Tang China's capital in 781, describes in both Syriac and Chinese the existence of Christian communities in northern China.

The early twenty-first century has been defined by a rise in Islamist radicalisation and a concurrent rise in far right extremism.

Iran's presidents have defined the Islamic Republic's attitudes towards the rest of the world.

Following the Arab Spring, Syria descended into civil and sectarian conflict.

When the British thought of themselves as a Protestant nation their natural enemy was the pope and they adapted their view of history accordingly.

India's endemic gender-based violence has received increased international scrutiny and provoked waves of domestic protest and activism.

Who are the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizbullah?

The attacks in Paris in January and November 2015 heralded the beginning of a new wave of terrorism - one rooted in the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq.

Bangladesh is a country of paradoxes.

Concerns about the place of Islam in Palestinian politics are familiar to those studying the history of the modern Middle East.

Surrounded by steep escarpments to the north, south and east, Ethiopia has always been geographically and culturally set apart.

In response to recent media controversy and public debate about legal pluralism and multiculturalism, Manea argues against what she identifies as the growing tendency for people to be treated as 'homogenous groups' in Western academic discourse, rather than as individuals with authentic voices.

Mahmoud Darwish is the poet laureate of the Palestinian national struggle.

Working from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives (especially, from the social sciences, media studies discourse analysis, text grammar, folklore, performing arts and linguistics), the authors of the volume investigate and illuminate pertinent issues on democratization, elections and electioneering campaigns and the constitution of order in an African context.

Progressive politics is facing a crisis that has been several decades in the making.

A transformative exploration of queer theology and the debate around same-sex marriage within the Church.

For a growing number of people, democracy has become synonymous with broken promises and abandoned commitments.

If America or God didn't exist it would be necessary to invent them.

A mystical story: breaking traditional boundaries, new thought, practices, insights, and a way of knowledge.

Be Visionary - Strategic Leadership in the Age of Optimization, demonstrates to existing and aspiring leaders the positive impact of applying visionary creativity, and decisiveness to achieve spectacular long range results while balancing the day to day d

Who could believe the Masters Koot Humi and Morya would have such a sense of humour!

This major new account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010.

This major new account of the politics of modern Ireland offers a rigorous analysis of the forces which shaped both how the Irish state governed itself from the period since 1987 and how it lost its economic sovereignty in 2010.

Just a few short years ago, the Turkish Model was being hailed across the world.

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, leading intellectuals are claiming "e;There is a problem with Islam in France,"e; thus legitimising the discourse of the racist National Front.

Sir Crispin Tickell, GCMG, one of Britain's outstanding diplomats and one of the word's leading proponents of 'climate change', says of this book: "e;Here John Pedler takes the broadest of views, ranging from politics and science to religion and beyond, and paints a picture of the world as most of us have yet to see it.

International Mediation: Breaking Business Deadlock, Third Edition (previously titled: International Mediation: The Art of Business Diplomacy) is written by two of the foremost international mediation experts and practitioners.

International Mediation: Breaking Business Deadlock, Third Edition (previously titled: International Mediation: The Art of Business Diplomacy) is written by two of the foremost international mediation experts and practitioners.

Mediation in the workplace is growing in popularity as a dispute resolution option for UK organisations.

How to Master Negotiation provides individuals with a guide of how to prepare themselves and others for a variety of negotiations; ranging from instantly recognisable transactions, such as deal negotiations, to the more intricate organisational and interpersonal negotiations that often give rise to conflict.

How to Master Negotiation provides individuals with a guide of how to prepare themselves and others for a variety of negotiations; ranging from instantly recognisable transactions, such as deal negotiations, to the more intricate organisational and interpersonal negotiations that often give rise to conflict.

Engaging with current philosophers and thinkers, this book questions the roots to our human condition.

For Christians living as a persecuted minority in the Middle East, the question of whether their allegiance should lie with their faith or with the national communities they live in is a difficult one.

Immigration is a key concern in British society; however, the ethical implications of the issue are often overlooked.

Although Religious Education (RE) is a legal requirement in UK schools, it is an oft-neglected and misunderstood subject.

Now more than ever, public servants must consider and reassess how to keep moral courage in public life alive.

Proven to reduce bad behaviour and exclusions, and encourage happier, safer school environments, restorative justice is an effective approach to conflict resolution.

Across the world, grassroots movements for change are growing in number, skill, and impact on society.

As the global marketplace grows and becomes more complex, increasing stress is placed upon employees.

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR**Alev Scott's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire.

Since the 1990s, most African economies and public spheres have been liberalised, and new civil society actors have emerged.

This book takes the long-view by analysing Islamic State's beginnings in Iraq to their involvement in the Arab Spring and through to the present day.