Poor slum dwellers are faced with manifold risks in India's cities. Based on a novel synthesis of sociological, cultural, and planning theories, this study approaches the communication of risks from a
Encountering the Divine deals with the permutations of play and games and their transformative power in a variety of ritual and mythical settings, as well as in medialized forms of theatre and film. T
This is an indispensable collection of statutory and non-statutory materials relating to charity law in England and Wales. This third edition is revised to coincide with the implementation of the UK's
It is a matter ofsome difficulty for the English lawyer to predict the effect of amisapprehension upon the formation of a contract. The common law doctrine ofmistake is a confused one, with contradict
This dictionary defines, concisely and without unduly specialized language, some 800 terms associated with theoretical and practical aspects of international trade and business. It includes concepts a
Susumu Shimazono, one of Japana??s foremost sociologists of religion, deals with the development of popular religious and spiritual movements in Japan in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. At
This book presents important works about the Acholi in Uganda in one volume. Frank Knowles Girling's The Acholi of Uganda and Okot p'Bitek's The Religion of the Central Lwo, African Religions in Weste
Ruth Joiner's short life has not run smoothly: opportunities have fallen through the cracks at every turn. The exception is creating her daughter, Dewi, and when we meet these two at the end of Ruth's
Today, the Oromo are considered the most important ethnic group of Ethiopia. Until the 19th-century expansion of Ethiopia, most Oromo groups were living outside the Christian Ethiopian Empire. There h
This is a mythical-musical exploration of the Marubo, one of the several native peoples on the adventitious border between Brazil and Peru in southwestern Amazonia. Over ten years of fieldwork have gi
Rastafari practitioners have continually resisted social sciences definitions of what outsiders called a (millenarian) movement. They maintained, against these efforts of categorization, that Rastafar
Looks at what the idea of power-sharing meant to the different parties to the Northern Ireland conflict and examines the effects when Britain's policy of using power-sharing to regulate the troubles w
Originating at the 2011 conference of the International Academy of Practical Theology in Amsterdam, this volume explores the practical theological significance of desire. Although desire is central to
In 2005, an expert group representing the governments of Norway, Sweden, and Finland, as well as the Saami parliaments of these countries (Saami are the Nordic indigenous people), agreed upon a draft
In the first study of its kind, seven Asian and European researchers visit the volatile settlement frontiers of South and Southeast Asia where agricultural pioneers and indigenous people cohabit uneas
The 13 papers in this collection reflect on the dichotomy of surveillance in the domain of crime control and security, and on the consequences of technologies employed in the course of a particular su
This pocket guide (5x8.25") offers a self-guided walking tour of the sites of 21 former synagogues in Vienna, Austria. The book is of special interest to architects, but it is also accessible to gener
Naegler (criminology, U. of Applied Sciences, Dusseldorf, Germany) examines the struggle over the Sternschanze neighborhood of Hamburg as left-wing activists, residents, and subcultural actors resiste
Over the past 30 years the Gulf region of West Asia has experienced a unique cultural, economic, and political transformation. A set of processes, namely globalization, nationalism, and new patterns o
This is Henrard's inaugural address as he stepped up to the Chair of Minority Protection at the law school of Erasman University, Rotterdam in October 2010. He discusses rights that are granted to min
From the summer of 2009 to the summer of 2010 Ireland experienced a series of record breaking weather catastrophes including the flooding of several cities, extreme low temperatures, meteorite falls,
As a consequence of the politicization of religion in India, the study of Islam in fertility is a highly sensitive issue. How do Muslim women make decisions relating to their fertility and practice of
The son of a wealthy British merchant, Twiss was already widely considered a vulgar aspiring tourist who refused even to pretend to upper-class behavior when he arrived in Ireland in 1775, one of many
Re-reading today Tony Hadland's book "The Spaceframe Moultons" brings back what a splendid job he did in researching and describing those exciting events which led up to the birth of the Spaceframe Mo
The various roles played by the judiciary in federal forms of government are explored in 13 essays by scholars of law and politics in Europe and former British colonies elsewhere in the world. The top
This book provides a modern and basic introduction to a branch of international law constantly gaining in importance in international life, namely international humanitarian law (IHL), the law of arme
This volume takes up Neara??s narrative account of the history of the kibbutz movement from the outbreak of the Second World War. He considers the effects of the war and the Holocaust on the kibbutzim
International order is one of the most challenging issues in political ethics today, and its place within the multifaceted fleld of politics is frequently debated. The diverse phenomena resulting from
Editor Kawaoka (pathobiological sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, U. of Wisconsin at Madison) brings together 13 papers presenting important influenza-related research themes that have emerged
This is the first of two volumes reprinting articles from The Irish Sword, the journal of the Military History Society of Ireland. Nineteen papers discuss aspects of Irish military history in the peri
It is a premise of this book that European integration and EU politics will become more and more politicised. Political parties will, therefore, play a more important role in EU governance. The book e
Al-Qasim's (774-837) classic and perennial reference presents his interpretations of the Qur'an and oral traditions of the Prophet Muhammad on authority, taxation, distribution, charity, and most impo
Compiled in the fourteenth century by a prominent Syrian scholar, this 4 Volume Set, translated in English, is a full examination, in chronological order, of the background, life and mission of the Pr
Compiled in the fourteenth century by a prominent Syrian scholar, this 4 Volume Set, translated in English, is a full examination, in chronological order, of the background, life and mission of the Pr
This work is an analysis of the law relating to limitation of actions. The authors have approached this work by setting out general matters such as the relationship between statutes of limitation and
Bunkers are the lifeblood of the shipping industry - their availability, quality and, above all else, cost often determine whether a shipowner can operate efficiently and profitably. Cockett on Bunker
Object Relations places relationships at the centre of what it is to be human. Its premise is that the human being is essentially social and that our need for others is primary.Object Relations origin
Whilst all people have to eat to live, what they eat is largely determined by their cultural influences. Through developing an appreciation of the central role that food plays in people's lives, profe
This text is designed to prepare the jurist for the task of the mujtahid, who derives the law and lays down precedents to be followed by the judge in the administration of justice.
This is the first in-depth account of the courts established by a Dail decree in June 1920. Presided over by locally elected justices and attached to virtually every parish for ready accessibility, th
