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Secularists, Religion and Government in Nineteenth-Century America
Secularists, Religion and Government in Nineteenth-Century America
This book shows how, through a series of fierce battles over Sabbath laws, legislative chaplains, Bible-reading in public schools and other flashpoints, nineteenth-century secularists mounted a powerful case for a separation of religion and government. Among their diverse ranks were religious skeptics, liberal Protestants, members of...
Muslim Volunteering in the West: Between Islamic Ethos and Citizenship (New Directions in Islam)
Muslim Volunteering in the West: Between Islamic Ethos and Citizenship (New Directions in Islam)

This edited volume explores various facets of Muslims’ civic engagement in Western post-secular societies, fundamentally challenging simplistic boundaries between Islamic ethical conduct and liberal-democratic norms and practice.

Bringing together scholars from sociology, anthropology, and Islamic theology, the...

Neoliberalism in Context: Governance, Subjectivity and Knowledge
Neoliberalism in Context: Governance, Subjectivity and Knowledge

Neoliberalism in Context adopts a processual, relational and contextual framework, bringing together contributions from diverse national and disciplinary contexts, and bridging theoretical and methodological approaches to critiquing neoliberalism. 

The book presents arguments on the extent to which we are...

DVD Confidential 2: The Sequel (Consumer)
DVD Confidential 2: The Sequel (Consumer)
Unlock the hidden Easter eggs in your favorite DVDs including like hidden bloopers, alternate endings, and video games. Plus, sharpen your movie knowledge with hundreds of sidebars on your favorite films, from Citizen Kane and Casablanca to the Matrix Revisited.

Your Map to the DVD Easter Egg Hunt of a Lifetime

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The Building of Civil Europe 1951–1972
The Building of Civil Europe 1951–1972
This book argues that early European Commission officials envisaged an integrated civil Europe from the outset. Largely overlooked is the fact that between 1951 and 1972 there was a group of European Commission (and before that the High Authority) officials who wished to build a Civil Europe to sit alongside an economic and political Europe....
Changing Ethnicity: Contemporary Ethno-Politics in China
Changing Ethnicity: Contemporary Ethno-Politics in China
This book investigates the changes in ethnicity in contemporary China by examining the Yi in Liangshan. With a particular focus on cadres, a seemingly highly politicized group, this book tries to contribute to the discussion of ethnopolitics in China and the politicization of ethnicity. This study categorizes cadres into three generations...
Chinese Business Law (The Palgrave Series on Chinese Law)
Chinese Business Law (The Palgrave Series on Chinese Law)
This book offers the first definitive English-language resource on Chinese business law. Written by an authoritative source, the book accurately describes what the business law is and explains legislative intentions underlying the myriad of law, rules, and regulations. Moreover, it provides the most up-to-date information on law, rules, and...
Free Will: Historical and Analytic Perspectives
Free Will: Historical and Analytic Perspectives

This novel contributed volume advances the current debate on free will by bridging the divide between analytic and historically oriented approaches to the problem. With thirteen chapters by leading academics in the field, the volume is divided into three parts: free will and determinism, free will and indeterminism, and free will and...

China's Automotive Modernization: The Party-State and Multinational Corporations (International Political Economy)
China's Automotive Modernization: The Party-State and Multinational Corporations (International Political Economy)
China’s automotive industry has changed profoundly in the 11 years since I started the research for this book. This study focuses on how industrial modernization in the country’s leading automotive production centers, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Changchun, Hubei province, and Tianjin has generated lasting changes of...
The Fascination with Violence in Contemporary Society: When Crime is Sublime (Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture)
The Fascination with Violence in Contemporary Society: When Crime is Sublime (Palgrave Studies in Crime, Media and Culture)
This book directly explores the question of why contemporary society is so fascinated with violence and crime. The Fascination with Violence in Contemporary Society posits that the phenomenon is, in part, because we have all become consumers of the sublime: an intense and strongly ambiguous emotion which is increasingly...
Democracy Beyond Elections: Government Accountability in the Media Age (Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century)
Democracy Beyond Elections: Government Accountability in the Media Age (Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century)
This book provides the analytical framework for understanding the relationship between media scandals, executive accountability and the crisis of democracy. The empirical findings are based on an original database of 6000 media allegations and investigations in Russia, Germany and Bulgaria. Observations gained from the case studies are then...
Destination China: Immigration to China in the Post-Reform Era
Destination China: Immigration to China in the Post-Reform Era
This book is a compelling account of China’s response to the increasing numbers of ‘foreigners’ in its midst, revealing a contradictory picture of welcoming civility, security anxiety and policy confusion. Over the last forty years, China’s position within the global migration order has been undergoing a remarkable shift....
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