Civics and citizenship

The visible increase in religious practice among young European-born Muslims has provoked public anxiety.

John Locke's theory of toleration is generally seen as advocating the privatization of religion.

On May 17, 2010, four undocumented students occupied the Arizona office of Senator John McCain.

This "e;carefully crafted ethnography"e; of a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut reframes the relationship between home and homeland (Journal of Palestinian Studies).

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It is commonly assumed that there is an enduring link between individuals and their countries of citizenship.

A study of strategies implemented in local, regional, and international human rights campaigns elucidating how advocates were able to achieve their goals.

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.

This study of religion and violence "e;forces us to reexamine some of our most cherished self-images of modern liberal democratic societies"e; (Charles Taylor).

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After a clerical sanction prohibited them from fishing for a week, a group of Catholic fishers from a village on India's southwestern coast took their church to court.

Master the delicate art of balancing competition and cooperation: "e;A powerful guide that will help you redo something you do every day.

Patriotism and Public Spirit is an innovative study of the formative influences shaping the early writings of the Irish-English statesman Edmund Burke and an early case-study of the relationship between the business of bookselling and the politics of criticism and persuasion.

The renowned philosopher expounds on the ideas he introduced in Homo Sacer with this analysis of the theological foundations of political power.

Many today place great hope in law as a vehicle for the transformation of society and accept that law is autonomous, universal, and above all, secular.

This book is one of the first to use citizenship as a lens through which to understand German history in the twentieth century.

Many human rights advocates agree that conventional advocacy tools- reporting abuses to international tribunals or shaming the perpetrators of human rights violations-have proven ineffective.

While the construction of architecture has a place in architectural discourse, its destruction, generally seen as incompatible with the very idea of "e;culture,"e; has been neglected in theoretical and historical discussion.

American Evangelicals have long considered Africa a welcoming place for joining faith with social action, but their work overseas is often ambivalently received.

For refugees and immigrants in the United States, expressions of citizenship and belonging emerge not only during the naturalization process but also during more informal, everyday activities in the community.

The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position.

This book explores how Ottoman Muslims and Christians understood the phenomenon of conversion to Islam from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

An "e;engaging and provocative"e; exploration of American history's heroic figures-from how we define a hero to the monuments we build to honor them (Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Pursuing Justice in Africa focuses on the many actors pursuing many visions of justice across the African continenttheir aspirations, divergent practices, and articulations of international and vernacular idioms of justice.

With the new edition of my book "e;Between Utopia and Tyranny: The Fascination and Horror of Communism"e; I offer you an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of "e;communism"e;, introducing you to the history and ideologies behind one of the most influential political movements of the 20th century.

Scientific Challenges to Evolutionary Theory: How These Challenges Affect Religion addresses all aspects of the giant battle between two major belief systemsthose that believe in a ';naturalistic worldview' and evolution, and those that believe in a miracle-performing God and the Creation of all things.

Do you want to love your neighbor as yourself but don't know where to start?

What roles do King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of ancient Babylon, and Donald J.

How do you get away with the murder of 11 million people?

Catherine Marshall was a vital figure in the women's suffrage movement in Britain before the First World War.

Compared to the United States, it is assumed that religion has not been a significant factor in Canada's political development.

Near the end of the Second World War, new ideas about citizenship, national identity, belonging, and rights emerged as the atrocities of the war - coupled with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - spurred writers and citizens around the world to think about their responsibilities to their fellow man.

Near the end of the Second World War, new ideas about citizenship, national identity, belonging, and rights emerged as the atrocities of the war - coupled with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - spurred writers and citizens around the world to think about their responsibilities to their fellow man.

The Canada Pension Plan disability benefit is a monthly payment available to disabled citizens who have contributed to the CPP and are unable to work regularly at any job.

Blockades have become a common response to Canada's failure to address and resolve the legitimate claims of First Nations.

Blockades have become a common response to Canada's failure to address and resolve the legitimate claims of First Nations.

An examination of how religious identity is recognized and managed politically in two multicultural nations.

Douglas Farrow seldom shies from controversy.

A comprehensive analysis of sexual diversity in Africa from a multidisciplinary perspective.

How does one address homophobia without threatening majority rule democracy and freedoms of speech and faith?

In Between the Queen and the Cabby, John Cole provides the first full translation of de Gouges's Rights of Woman and the first systematic commentary on its declaration, its attempt to envision a non-marital partnership agreement, and its support for persons of colour.

This collection of nine essays originated in a symposium on Austrian immigration to Canada held at Carleton University in May 1995.

In October 1970, Robert Bourassa's provincial government refused to exchange political hostages for twenty-three FLQ terrorists.

This updated edition of The World and Darfur brings together genocide scholars from a range of disciplines - social history, art history, military history, African studies, media studies, literature, political science, and sociology - to provide a cohesive and nuanced understanding of the international response to the crisis in Western Sudan.

In October 1970, Robert Bourassa's provincial government refused to exchange political hostages for twenty-three FLQ terrorists.

This updated edition of The World and Darfur brings together genocide scholars from a range of disciplines - social history, art history, military history, African studies, media studies, literature, political science, and sociology - to provide a cohesive and nuanced understanding of the international response to the crisis in Western Sudan.

Nicholas Coghlan arrived in Bogota in 1997.

Charles Blattberg shows that while a just politics based on dialogue is at the core of Canadians' sense of ourselves as citizens, our current forms of dialogue are inadequate.

The important roles played by parliamentarians such as John Diefenbaker and academics such as F.