Noting that the government of the United Arab Emirates has rhetorically committed "to establish a new benchmark for gender empowerment in the region" as part of its development strategy, Pinto (Instit
This comprehensive history of Tunisia covers an essential period in the country's development, from the Arab conquest of the 7th century to the Jasmine Revolution and the fall of Ben Ali's regime in 2
This book is based on 42 oral history interviews which explored women's working lives in three Irish counties between the 1930s and the 1960s. The women's accounts of work are woven into the broader n
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010 has shown us that increasing risks and costs have to be accepted to satisfy the increasing demand of material and energy resources from a worldwide perspe
This volume contains a selection of the relevant documents - including the working documents and minutes of discussions - pertaining to the so-called Judgments Project on which the Hague Conference ha
In the wake of the 2004 elections, three eminent Southeast Asian scholars analyse the political struggles of post-Suharto Indonesia. Dr Luthfi Assyaukanie considers the search for an ideal model of po
An amalgamation of three books-Basic Principles of Islam, Understanding Islam and the Muslims and The Status of Women in Islam-this compact, user-friendly volume offers answers to frequently asked que
This book examines social identity transformations through interreligious relations in post-Reformasi Indonesia. It answers two questions: how do Muslims and Christians identify and position themselve
Presented by the Research Group on African Development Perspectives Bremen and contributed by economists from the Middle East, Africa, and Germany, the nine essays in this volume detail new macroecono
This major Chinese study systematically introduces the research on human rights theory, the construction of human rights, and the international communication of human rights since the founding of new
The scale and horror of recent terror attacks and the panic which ensued throughout the world has forced policymakers and international lawyers to re-examine international legal tools available to enf
The treatise Miftah al-Tibb wa-Minhaj al-Tullab was written by Abu al-Faraj 'Ali Ibn al-Husayn Ibn Hindu, who died in 423/1032 and was translated into English by Aida Tibi and Emilie Savage-Smith. The
"I am a free-born woman, and not a slave of anyone." - Manuy bint Khalfan, a female slave who was sold and mortgaged several times, speaking to a British agency in Sharjah on October 24, 1938. *** Man
The State-centric international order is in flux and the role of the individual as an actor in international law is growing. Yet, in most international law regimes, States continue to interposition th
This book examines strategic and diplomatic issues concerning Ireland at the beginning of the twentieth century, together with espionage, sabotage and propaganda operations of foreign powers trying to
Yehuda Amon and Haim Nahmias were middle-class Jerusalem Jews who were conscripted into the Ottoman army and transported to Western Anatolia with the labor battalions during World War I. They kept det
A growing number of students in higher education have the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice by means of a work placement. While the importance of placements is increasingly emphasized i
This fifth volume of decisions of the Federal Republic of Germany's Federal Constitutional Court - the "Bundesverfassungsgericht" - presents important rulings on family-related issues and hence introd
