This book brings together the insights of historians and critics to examine the account given in a range of novels of the effect on peasant society of Fascist ruralist policies and the post-Second Wor
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is a treaty meant for all girls and women around the world. After 30 years, the Convention is still valid and necessary,
This book highlights Jewish women's activities in the 1930s and 1940s as they were reflected in one outstanding woman a?? Cecilia Razovsky. Her wide range of activities spanning more than fifty years
For over 115 years, readers have been referring to The Jewish Year Book for information regarding Britain's Jewish community - the institutions, the organizations, the charities, contact details, and
This is the first sustained, in-depth study of Great War commemoration in the north of Ireland. Rather than examining commemoration through the writings of unionist politicians and historians, the boo
In today's globalized world, jurists cannot limit themselves to studying the laws of their own country. This book is mainly designed to be used as a textbook for beginners taking introductory courses
Micro-finance has been conceived as a means to provide the poor to access to credit in a manner that conventional banking has failed to achieve. This volume presents 45 papers exploring various dimens
This comparative literary study provides intriguing social and political issues and discusses the African sense of national identity, patriotism and egalitarian ideals in stylistic terms. It examines
This book draws theoretically and methodologically from the sociology of curriculum, educational policy, and comparative education to meta-analyze the findings of nine separate studies exploring const
This collection examines security issues in Southeast Asia. Kingsbury (Director of International and Community Development, Deakin U., Australia) presents ten papers by scholars specializing in issues
The Year of Voting Frequently examines the period of time throughout 2004, when 147 million Indonesians chose their first directly elected president and national and regional legislative candidates. U
This book aims to introduce the local history practitioner to the world of maps - the special character (and appeal) of maps as an historical source, why they are invaluable in local history research,
Historians and archaeologists who attended the annual conference present 11 papers on such topics as the contribution of insect remains to understanding the environment of Viking-age and medieval Dubl
This detailed study of the lived experience of legal academics explores not only the culture of legal academia and the professional identities of law teachers, but also addresses some of the most pres
This informative study provides a comprehensive approach to an age-old disruption of the order of the oceans. Many of the norms proscribing piratical acts that are codified in contemporary internation
A sociologist based in Hiroshima, Aoki analyzes men living apart from their families--day laborers, homeless, and foreign workers--and their work and social stratum in the urban nodal space where they
Written at different times and for different audiences - some for scholars of rabbinic literature, others for readers with a less specialist interest - the essays gathered in this volume nevertheless
The relationship between national constitutional courts and the European Court of Justice (CJEU) is increasingly cast in terms of communication, understood as having a constructive connotation, and as
This book reviews significant developments at the European level regarding disability law and policy. It provides critical insight in the evolution of European disability law and policy and offers ana
The quality of products/services assumes great importance for manufacturers/providers in the modern competitive world. In fact, the quest for quality is essentially a search for competitiveness. Being
