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The Alawis of Syria: War,Faith and Politics in the Levant

Throughout the turbulent history of the Levant the 'Alawis - a secretive,resilient and ancient Muslim sect - have aroused suspicion and animosity,including accusations of religious heresy. More recently they have been tarred with the brush of political separatism and complicity in the excesses of the Assad regime,claims that have gained greater traction since the onset of the Syrian uprising and subsequent devastating civil war. The contributors to this book provide a complex and nuanced reading o

Gourmets in the Land of Famine: The Culture and Politics of

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E. Strauss-Ashtor - History of the Jews in Egypt and Syria

E. Strauss-Ashtor - History of the Jews in Egypt and Syria under the rule of the Mamluks. Volume III (Geniza documents) -Mossad Harav Kook, jerusalem - pages IN HEBREW - Hardcover with DJ - 16 x 23.5 x 2 cm - Very Good conditionThe Jewish custom of storing away old books and manuscripts seems to have grown out of the rabbinical rule that worn-out Torah Scrolls should be buried, hence that all papers bearing the Tetragrammaton or other divine appellations should likewise be buried. Such manuscripts as a rule were only temporarily stored away in some chamber of the synagogue until such time as they were able to be given a permanent burial in the cellar or in the local cemetery; but in time the first process seems to have become as important as the second, and in some places, to take precedence over it. Read More

Professor Neill Nugent The Government and Politics of the European Union: Seventh Edition

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Rearranging The Landscape Of The Gods: The Politics Of A

When people create new societies,economies,and nations--both now and in the past--they create gods,rituals,and miracles to support them. Even what seem to be some of the most timeless and sacred sites in the world have been shaped,reshaped,and reinterpreted by countless people to produce oases of peace and nature today. Using miracle tales,votive plaques,diaries,and newspapers,Sarah Thal traces such changes at one of the most popular Japanese pilgrimage sites of the nineteenth and twen

The Politics of Greed: How Privatization Structured Politics

An in-depth political history of privatization in Central and Eastern Europe,The Politics of Greed demonstrates that the way that assets are privatized matters,both with respect to national economic performance and the successful development of the rule of law. Andrew Harrison Schwartz had unprecedented access to high-level Czech government officials during the Czech Republic's privatization process. This book is the result of the unique insights he gained and the innovative analytical framework he subseq

Institutions and the Politics of Survival in Jordan:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lucas, Russell E., PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press, Weaving together accounts of historical developments, cultural elements, economic factors, and regional and international dynamics, Russell E. Lucas explores how the monarchy in Jordan survived economic crisis and regional political instability during the s. Lucas analyzes the factors behind the successful liberalization and deliberalizations of laws regulating political parties, the parliament, and the press that helped preserve the monarchy. These institutional survival strategies co-opted the opposition, kept it divided, and reinforced the unity of the regime's coalition of supporters. The author also compares survival strategies in Jordan with those of Morocco. Kuwait, Iran, and Egypt to explain the surprising durability of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.

The Politics of Policies: Economic and Social Progress in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Inter-American Development Bank, Development Bank / Int-Amer Dev Bank, Dev Bank / Inter-American Development Bank, PUBLISHER: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American S, This volume appears after more than a decade of political and economic reforms in Latin America. The success of these reforms--and the quality of public policies--has varied widely. As a result, it has become clear that good policy "recipes" are not enough. Specific policy recipes, no matter how well conceived, are necessary but not sufficient for success. Only by improving the policymaking process can we expect sustainable improvements in public policies and in their impact on development and people's lives. This study analyzes how the workings of the policymaking process affect the quality of policy outcomes. It looks beyond a purely technocratic approach to policymaking, delving into the messy world of politics. It argues that the political process and the policymaking process are inseparable, and that failing to understand one risks failure with the other. It offers a wide variety of examples and case studies, using an analytical framework that can help explain why policies that work in certain institutional environments may not work in others. The study also yields useful insights for the design of effective policy reform.

The Politics of Freedom of Expression: The Decisions of the

A comprehensive examination of the US Supreme Court's decisions on freedom of expression cases,showing how the civil rights movement helped develop the content-neutrality jurisprudence that transformed the Court's decision making.

The Shi'a of Samarra: The Heritage and Politics of a

On February ,the main dome of the al-Askariyya shrine in Samarra was blown up. In the aftermath,sectarian strife between Shi’i and Sunni communities in Iraq and the wider region resonated around the world. The assault on Samarra,which was built in the period of the Abbasid caliphate in the ninth century CE,therefore came to represent for many a symbol of the destructive civil conflict which engulfed Iraq following the US-led invasion. The Shi’a of Samarra explores and analy

Music,Cosmology,and the Politics of Harmony in Early China

Explores the religious,political,and cultural significance attributed to music in early China.

Politics and Society in Saudi Arabia: The Crucial Years of

This book provides readers with the essential context and background for a real understanding of modern Saudi Arabia. Yizraeli examines a rarely-studied topic: Saudi royal family decision-making in the process of building a modern state. She tracks in detail the internal deliberations in the formative years of development in the Kingdom,when priorities were defined. This unique strategy was first formulated by the royal family in a document known as the "Ten Point Programme," which was delivered

Deciding to Leave: The Politics of Retirement from the

Ward (political science,Northern Illinois U.) offers a systematic study of the process by which Supreme Court justices decide to retire from the bench,and a historical look at retirement practices in the Courts. Citing partisan pressures that sometimes keep justices in their seats well beyond their ability to do effective work,Ward further argues for a reformed system of mandatory retirement. Chapters include : traveling postboys; : old imbeciles on the bench; and -present: a self-i

The Annual Register, Or, a View of the History, Politics,

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Mapping the Americas: The Transnational Politics of

In Mapping the Americas,Shari M. Huhndorf tracks changing conceptions of Native culture as it increasingly transcends national boundaries and takes up vital concerns such as patriarchy,labor and environmental exploitation,the emergence of pan-Native urban communities,global imperialism,and the commodification of indigenous cultures.While nationalism remains a dominant anticolonial strategy in indigenous contexts,Huhndorf examines the ways in which transnational indigenous politics h

  The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on

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Travels Through Syria and Egypt, in the Years ,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Volney, C. F., PUBLISHER: Gale Ecco, Print Editions, The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryTWith a half-title.Dublin: printed for Messrs. White, Byrne, W. Porter, Moore, Dornin, and Wm. Jones, v.(xvi,]p.); 8

Punk Rock and the Politics of Place

Punk Rock and the Politics of Place: This book is an ethnographic investigation of punk subculture as well as a treatise on the importance of place: a location with both physical form and cultural meaning. Rather than examining punk as a "e sound"e or a "e style"e as many previous works have done, it investigates the places that the subculture occupies and the cultural practices tied to those spaces. Since social groups need spaces of their own to practice their way of life, this work relates punk values and practices to the forms of their built environments. As not all social groups have an equal ability to secure their own spaces, the book also explores the strategies punks use to maintain space and what happens when they fail to do so.

  Labour and the Politics of Empire: Britain

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Congress and the Politics of National Security

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Auerswald, David P. / Campbell, Colton C., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, In an increasingly complex and unpredictable world, a growing number of observers and practitioners have called for a reexamination of our national security system. Central to any such reform effort is an evaluation of Congress. Is Congress adequately organized to deal with national security issues in an integrated and coordinated manner? How have developments in Congress over the past few decades, such as heightened partisanship, message politics, party committee relationships, and bicameral relations, affected topical security issues? This volume examines variation in the ways Congress has engaged federal agencies overseeing our nation's national security as well as various domestic political determinants of security policy.

Regions: The Economics and Politics of Territory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Markusen, Ann / Text, Need, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Ann Markusen, one of the foremost theoreticians of regional development, has produced a book destined to become a classic in its field. Regions is a penetrating and innovative study of the political and economic aspects of American regionalism. Using historical materialism as a methodological foundation, the author analyzes the historical developments and contemporary issues of American regionalism. She contends that territorial differentiation and conflicts have emerged as major determinants in the spatial transformation of American regions. The book is rich in historical facts and case studies that are used to illuminate the theoretical dimensions of the contemporary public policy debates on regionalism.

Anish Kapoor's "In the shadow of the tree and the knot of the earth"

This book has been on a bookshelf and the cover shows that, but the images and interleaved materials all in perfect condition. An important work by Kapoor - it would be a perfect Christmas present or a reference work for a practising artist. Ad ID:

Teaching Law: Justice,Politics,and the Demands of

Teaching Law reimagines law-school teaching and scholarship by going beyond crises now besetting the legal academy and examining deeper and longer-lasting challenges. The book argues that the legal academy has long neglected the needs to focus teaching and scholarship on the ideals of justice that law fitfully serves,the political origins of law,and the development of a respectful but critical relationship with the legal profession. This book suggests reforms to improve the quality of legal education and

Inventing Futurism: The Art and Politics of Artificial

In the poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published the founding manifesto of Italian Futurism,an inflammatory celebration of "the love of danger" and "the beauty of speed" that provoked readers to take aggressive action and "glorify war--the world's only hygiene." Marinetti's words unleashed an influential artistic and political movement that has since been neglected owing to its exaltation of violence and nationalism,its overt manipulation of mass media channels,and it

Legendary Hawai'i and the Politics of Place:

Hawaiian legends figure greatly in the image of tropical paradise that has come to represent Hawai'i in popular imagination. But what are we buying into when we read these stories as texts in English-language translations? Cristina Bacchilega poses this question in her examination of the way these stories have been adapted to produce a legendary Hawai'i primarily for non-Hawaiian readers or other audiences.With an understanding of tradition that foregrounds history and change,Bacchilega examines

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