Social groups: religious groups and communities

This book explores the profession of independent advocacy through a history of the practice, and provides an empirical study of its emergence in London.

During the First World War, the Jewish population of Central Europe was politically, socially, and experientially diverse, to an extent that resists containment within a simple historical narrative.

One of the first Thunderbolt groups to see action in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO) with the US Army Air Forces, the 56th Fighter Group (FG) was also the only fighter unit within the Eighth Air Force to remain equipped with the mighty P-47 until war's end.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Frie - Gers" verfügbar.

This book argues that local and global religious social forces are primarily responsible for the social developments in communities in the global south.

A monumental new history of British conflict, publishing for the eightieth anniversary of VE Day'Impressive.

The Restless Hungarian is the saga of an extraordinary life set against the history of the rise of modernism, the Jewish Diaspora, and the Cold War.

Journey into the profound spiritual world of Jakob Lorber, the Austrian mystic whose revelations continue to captivate seekers and scholars alike.

The book argues that the concept of self-defense in Islamic and International law is compatible.

Designed as a general introduction to Christian liturgy, this book explores the meaning, history, and practice of worship in Eastern and Western, Catholic and Protestant traditions.

Rabbi Chiel's history of the Jewish community in Manitoba grew out of a curiosity about the colour and vitality of Jewish life in this Canadian prairie province which was impressed upon him during a ten-year residence in Winnipeg.

The world was at war, America precariously poised on the sidelines.

The second in a three-part series examining the Stalingrad campaign, one of the most decisive military operations in World War II, that set the stage for the ultimate defeat of the Third Reich.

Divided into three sections, this work explains how the concepts and practices of traditional European Judaism were adapted to North American culture beginning in the late nineteenth century.

Religious traditions provide the stories and rituals that define the core values of church members.

Leonard Kaufmann was born in Germany in April 1935.

Islam a religion a way and a message of peace, had its origin in 610 A.

Drawing on historiography of the Japanese occupation in the Chinese, Japanese, and English languages, this book examines the politics of the Manchukuo puppet state from the angle of notable Chinese who cooperated with the Japanese military and headed its government institutions.

DER "ANSCHLUSS" IN TIROL UND SEINE AUSWIRKUNGENApril 1938 in Tirol: Während eine von langer Hand geplante PROPAGANDAOFFENSIVE die Tiroler Bevölkerung auf den Besuch Adolf Hitlers in INNSBRUCK vorbereitete, wurden mögliche GEGENER DER NEUEN REGIERUNG bereits in den Tagen nach dem "Anschluss" durch AMTSENTHEBUNGEN, willkürliche Hausdurchsuchungen und Verhaftungen eingeschüchtert.

Islam, as a philosophy, a way of life and of course as a faith, has served like a lighthouse for the whole world.

The quotations contained in this monumental volume consist of aphorisms, maxims, proverbs, and comments of Jewish authorship or on Jewish themes.

This book tells in non-technical language how the British Navy contributed to the development of naval radar in World War 2.

When I speak of liberal Protestants, I have in mind those Protestants who feel free to depart from classical Protestantism (the Protestantism of the Reformers) in order, as they see it, to keep Christianity in step with the best of secular wisdom--a secular wisdom that often includes attacks on Christianity.

Originally published between 1982 and 1993, the five volumes in this set explore religion in America through a variety of lenses, examining the development and role of religion within different areas of society.

Innovation-making is a classic theme in anthropology that reveals how people fine-tune their ontologies, live in the world and conceive of it as they do.

Waltzing with Bashir proposes a new paradigm for cinema trauma studies - the trauma of the perpetrator.

This book examines youth cultural responses to the political, economic and socio-cultural changes that affected Britain in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Islam and Human Rights is a probing examination of how the Islamic tradition has been exploited for political ends by regimes and institutions seeking to legitimize policies inimical to human rights.

Searching for Lord Haw-Haw is an authoritative account of the political lives of William Joyce.

This book examines the long-term effects of violence on the everyday cultural and religious practices of a younger generation of Ahmadis and Sikhs in Frankfurt, Germany and Toronto, Canada.

The century between Stefan Zweig and Aharon Appelfeld was marked by the impact of the Shoa.

This Element explores differences across religious systems in relation to the complex history of religion and violence.

In World War II Germany's doctrine of mobile warfare dominated the battlefield.

"e; Winner of the Best Aeronautical Book Award from the Reserve Officers Association of the United States "e;The sky was full of dying airplanes"e; as American Liberator bombers struggled to return to North Africa after their daring low-level raid on the oil refineries of Ploesti.

About the Allies victory in the Pacific in WWII, it goes almost without question that Japans defeat was inevitable in the face of overwhelming American military might and economic power.

Reimagining the Bible collects a dozen essays by Howard Schwartz.

How does Christian ethics begin?

The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen.

Zhukov was the dominant figure in the Red Army during World War II even though his actual job title varied from day to day.

In the 1920s and 30s, aircraft designer Andrey Tupolev designed a series of advanced torpedo boats for the USSR.

1944 saw the largest seaborne invasion ever staged in Operation Overlord.

The B-24 Liberator was built in greater numbers than any other US WW2 aircraft, and served in every theater of WW2, as heavy bomber, anti-submarine aircraft, reconnaissance and transport.

Combining popular appeal with accessibly written entries suitable for research projects, this fascinating encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the psychological and scientific aspects of phobias.

At the time of publication, no single volume in English had ever appeared in the West dealing with this intriguing subject area.

A deeply personal look at death, mourning, and the afterlife in Jewish traditionAfter One-Hundred-and-Twenty provides a richly nuanced and deeply personal look at Jewish attitudes and practices regarding death, mourning, and the afterlife as they have existed and evolved from biblical times to today.

Hans Mommsen, einer der bedeutendsten Zeithistoriker der Bundesrepublik, liefert eine kompakte Gesamtinterpretation der komplexen Geschehnisse, die zur Entfesselung des Holocaust geführt haben.

This book is an exploration of the history and ideology of Revisionist Zionism--the stream of Zionism represented by the ruling Likud Party in Israel--from its inception in the 1920s under Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky through its modification under Herut Party leader Menahem Begin to the present.