The proliferation of private security services has become a matter of some concern because it highlights the weakness of public security institutions and occurs together with an increase in crime. Thi
Faith was not only the theme of Soren Kierkegaard's life, but also the systematic center of his thought. The studies collected in this volume represent an attempt to understand Kierkegaard's theory of
Ohly (theology, Goethe U. Frankfurt, Germany) discusses problems in bioethics from a philosophical perspective. The book is framed by the perspective that religious and metaphysical implications from
The book analyzes the phenomenon of how indigenous migrants, who escaped social discrimination and economic exclusion in Mexico, are building a well institutionalized, transnational migrant community
Focusing on Anatolian solar deities in Old Hittite and Middle Hittite texts, Steitler takes a diachronic approach to Hittite religion that encompasses the religion of the Old Hittite, and the early
The marketing of luxury goods faces a fundamental challenge: balancing sales growth against exclusiveness. In today’s digital world, this trade-off has become even more challenging. A luxury brand’s f
This book explores two central aspects of shopper behavior at the POP: decision-making itself and how it is affected by in-store and out-of-store factors, with a focus on the role of in-store attentio
Social scientists examine endemic and organized discrimination against the Roma people and against sexual, religious, and ethnic minorities in Southeast Europe as well as links between discrimination
In a revision of his 2010 PhD dissertation at Leiden University, Waal takes the Hittite clay tablets itself as a starting point to shed new light on the record management and organization of the Hitti
In a substantially revised version of his doctoral dissertation on writing habits in Late Empire Period Hattusa, Gordin argues that Hittite scribal mentality strove towards functionality and professio
This book carries the evidence of plight and exploitation of the floating sex workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. An in-depth account of injustices that the floating sex workers in Dhaka experience due to l
This volume spotlights female heads of households in rural southern Ethiopia. Proceeding from the assumption that unequal gender power relations frame the vulnerability context of female-headed househ
This book explores ancient mystery cults and their influence on emerging Christianity. The author discusses the famous Eleusian Mysteries as well as smaller and lesser-known Greek and Roman mysteries,
To what extent is diversity perceived and recognized as a resource in contemporary religious education in schools and congregations? What happens with children and their teachers when classrooms shift
This book started with a vision to portray Sudanese rural livelihood and question whether microfinance is able to sustain rural living. The village of Al Dagag, in the North Kordofan state of Sudan, w
This book focuses the multi-faceted and far-reaching dealings between the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) and Third World countries, including their liberation movements and development polici
Young people have a perfect right to good education. They deserve committed educators, safe schools, powerful learning environments, and, most of all, a clear sense of direction and insight into the v
Weeden has revised his 2007 PhD dissertation at the University of London, which examines how the Hittites used logograms, that is, signs for words--as opposed to signs for syllables--that had been imp
This book explores the language ideologies and linguistic practices of a group of working class German Turkish males during the late 1990s. It shows with ethnographic detail that Germany's infamous "k
