Investigating a range of eschatological ideologies, this volume explores the connection between notions of sacred space and time in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim understandings of Jerusalem.
The metamorphosis of Buddhism synchronizing with alterations in political ideology, rapid economic growth, and evolving societal demands in China's new era is the focus of this book.
The metamorphosis of Buddhism synchronizing with alterations in political ideology, rapid economic growth, and evolving societal demands in China's new era is the focus of this book.
Shortlisted for the 2024 British-Kuwait Friendship Society PrizeAn estimated 300,000 people have been detained or have died in prison since the Syrian uprising broke out.
El Comando Conjunto fue un organismo represivo de la dictadura chilena del que nada se sabía hasta que uno de sus agentes –Andrés Valenzuela Morales, alias Papudo– desertó y, arriesgando la vida, entregó su testimonio.
Deaf Walls Speak presents an insider's view of artmaking in Guantanamo, the world's most notorious prison, as self-expression and protest, and to stage a fundamental human rights claim that has been denied by law and politics: the right to be recognized as human.
Abortion and Reproductive Rights in Slovenia: A Case of Resistance provides a detailed and in-depth analysis of the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Slovenia.
Shortlisted for the 2024 British-Kuwait Friendship Society PrizeAn estimated 300,000 people have been detained or have died in prison since the Syrian uprising broke out.
'Outstanding' JOHN PRESTON | 'Extraordinary' THE TIMES | 'A master-storyteller' ANDREW ROBERTS | 'Vivid and compelling' IRISH TIMES | 'Psychologically shrewd' IRISH INDEPENDENT | 'A page-turning finale' HISTORY TODAY | 'Superb' TELEGRAPH *5 STARS*Celebrated reformer and proud nationalist, romantic radical and vilified traitor: this is the story of Roger Casement, one of the 20th century s most complex and compelling individuals.
Los mecanismos de justicia transicional y la sociedad necesitan tener acceso a los archivos de inteligencia y contrainteligencia utilizados en el marco del conflicto armado.
An indispensable resource for understanding religion's place in American schools and in matters concerning the separation of church and state in the United States.
Esta cartilla ofrece una reflexión teórica en torno a la implementación del trabajo regional en ciencias sociales y humanas, bajo lo que Dejusticia ha denominado investigación anfibia – investigación-acción –.
La Inquisición española es sinónimo, a ojos del gran público y de la historiografía habitual, de denuncias infundadas, encarnizamiento en convencer del crimen, ausencia de abogados defensores, sentencias emitidas por adelantado, oprobio del condenado y de los suyos, abominable ejecución en las llamas purificadoras sin réplica posible: mencionando la Inquisición se condensa el oscurantismo y la crueldad mayores que puedan concebirse.
A pesar de la larga trayectoria en la protección y promoción de los derechos humanos de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) venezolanas, y de su importante rol en la superación de la crisis que atraviesa el país, su voz no es ampliamente difundida y la mirada de la comunidad internacional se ha centrado principalmente en atender las consecuencias de la crisis.
This book presents various forms of human trafficking, a growing trend in the exploitation of large numbers of people with concurrent public health, socio-cultural, and economic costs to countries burdened with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
** #4 New York Times bestseller **In Democracy Awakening, American historian Heather Cox Richardson examines how, over the decades, an elite minority have made war on American ideals.
This book provides the first comprehensive history of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the central aid agency of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers, from 1917 to 1945.
This powerful volume challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefore, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries.
La alianza entre grupos religiosos y grupos conservadores se ha valido de la instrumentalización del concepto de laicidad y ha puesto en cuestión su utilidad en América Latina.
La Inquisición española es sinónimo, a ojos del gran público y de la historiografía habitual, de denuncias infundadas, encarnizamiento en convencer del crimen, ausencia de abogados defensores, sentencias emitidas por adelantado, oprobio del condenado y de los suyos, abominable ejecución en las llamas purificadoras sin réplica posible: mencionando la Inquisición se condensa el oscurantismo y la crueldad mayores que puedan concebirse.
This book presents various forms of human trafficking, a growing trend in the exploitation of large numbers of people with concurrent public health, socio-cultural, and economic costs to countries burdened with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
An indispensable resource for understanding religion's place in American schools and in matters concerning the separation of church and state in the United States.
Abortion and Reproductive Rights in Slovenia: A Case of Resistance provides a detailed and in-depth analysis of the situation of sexual and reproductive rights in Slovenia.
Deaf Walls Speak presents an insider's view of artmaking in Guantanamo, the world's most notorious prison, as self-expression and protest, and to stage a fundamental human rights claim that has been denied by law and politics: the right to be recognized as human.
This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi'a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East.
WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE'A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank' The Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Financial Times'Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history' ObserverA gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collisionMilad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident.
This book studies the questions of how and to what extent the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) can be interpreted and implemented in light of international human rights law, with a sharpened focus on Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
