Social groups: religious groups and communities

The campaign in North Africa between September 1940 and May 1943 holds an enduring fascination for postwar generations.

Most academic and therapeutic programs do not include spirituality and God as essential components of health and treatment.

When a soldier must face multiple opponents at close quarters, few weapons can match the effectiveness of the shotgun.

In the United States and Europe, the word "e;caliphate"e; has conjured historically romantic and increasingly pernicious associations.

Karin Hardebusch zeigt die Herausforderungen auf, vor denen die Bildungsarbeit für ältere Menschen – auch im Kontext der Kirche – aufgrund der sich zunehmend differenzierenden Bevölkerungsgruppe älterer Menschen und der Verlängerung der nachberuflichen/nachfamiliären Lebensspanne steht.

Although countless books have been written about the U-boat war in the Atlantic, precious few facts have come to light about the men who served in the submarines that wrought such havoc on Allied ships.

Winston Churchill began his career as a junior officer and war correspondent in the North West borderlands of British India, and this experience was the beginning of his long relationship with the Islamic world.

At the beginning of Whitebread Protestants, Daniel Sack writes "e;When I was young, church meant food.

This edited collection explores forms of multi-religious cohabitation as well as the spatial arrangements that underpin and shape them through sixteen chapters that range across disciplines, historical periods, and global geographies.

In the opening days of World War II, a joint U.

Welche Vergangenheit soll erinnert, welche lieber vergessen werden?

The eighteen essays in this volume cover a wide range of material and reevaluate women's studies and Middle Eastern studies, Muslim women and the Shari'a courts, the Ottoman household, Dhimmi communities, children and family law, morality, and violence.

Teaching the Historical Jesus in his Jewish context to students of varied religious backgrounds presents instructors with not only challenges, but also opportunities to sustain interfaith dialogue and foster mutual understanding and respect.

Based on two years of ethnographic research in the southern suburbs of Beirut, An Enchanted Modern demonstrates that Islam and modernity are not merely compatible, but actually go hand-in-hand.

A detailed study of one of the most influential commanders of World War II, one who is often regarded as a 'flawed genius'.

The Holocaust is usually understood as a European story.

Habit or the Tradition of Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) is one of the two most significant sources of Islamic teachings and divine injunctions.

This collection of papers aims to draw lessons and apply indigenous knowledge, wisdom and cultural traditions to suit policy contexts describing the (a) role of individuals (b) communities, and (c) the state to ensure effectively manage water resources.

This volume is designed to assist university faculty and students studying and teaching about antisemitism, racism, and other forms of prejudice.

In the dark days of World War II, merchant mariners made heroic contributions to the eventual Allied victory and suffered tremendous casualties in so doing.

Resuscitate your relationship with the BibleA lot of us have tried to read the Bible.

The sequel to French Tanks of World War II (1), this title focuses primarily on France's cavalry armored vehicles.

Common discourse on Jewish identity in Israel is dominated by the view that Jewish Israelis can, and should, be either religious or secular.

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Accounting for the Holocaust: Enabling the Final Solution reveals how accounting practices allowed the attempted annihilation of Jews by the German Nazis and the Italian Fascists to be carried out with machine-like efficiency and devoid of any moral considerations.

Juggling Identities is an extensive ethnography of the crypto-Jews who live deep within the Hispanic communities of the American Southwest.

The 900-day siege of Leningrad (1941-44) was one of the turning points of the Second World War.

Featuring photographs throughout, as well as special colour artwork, this volume is a concise history of this fighter group and their success.

This volume is the first of its type to be devoted exclusively to the Zerst rer day fighter aces, spanning the war years from Poland to the defence of the Reich.

In Day of Deceit, Robert Stinnett delivers the definitive final chapter on America's greatest secret and our worst military disaster.

During the 2000's, online literature in Arabic language was popular among a larger readership.

This book provides three categories of investigation: 1) The Typology and Context of the Greco-Roman Banquet, 2) Who Was at the Greco-Roman Banquets, and 3) The Culture of Reclining.

This study explores the experience of couples with Jewish and non-Jewish partners and their children in Vienna after Germany''s seizure of Austria in 1938.

The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft.

Finally, social scientists have begun to attempt to understand religious behavior rather than to discredit it as irrational, ignorant, or foolish-and Rodney Stark and Roger Finke have played a major role in this new approach.

This is an unprecedented collection of three newly translated Yiddish plays written by women in the period from 1880 to 1920.

This book uncovers the history of a group of Jewish workers and merchants in the Amsterdam diamond industry during the Holocaust.

Throughout history, religious communities have left an indelible mark on society's spiritual life, moral compass, and economic landscape.

The story of how Allied air power took the great Japanese base of Rabaul out of the Pacific War with an innovative strategy of aerial siege, backed by the courage and capability of the pilots who flew against the heavily fortified island.

The story of the Slovak and Bulgarian aces and how they fought alongside Germany in Messerschmitts.

Gavin Mortimer reveals the 12 legendary Special Forces commanders of World War II.

In this fully revised and expanded second edition, Dr.

The phenomenon of national identities, always a key issue in the modern history of Bohemian Jewry, was particularly complex because of the marginal differences that existed between the available choices.