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Islamophobia
The Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
Islamophobia has been on the rise since September 11, as seen in countless cases of discrimination, racism, hate speeches, physical attacks, and anti-Muslim campaigns. The 2006 Danish cartoon crisis and the controversy surrounding Pope Benedict XVI's Regensburg speech have underscored the urgency...
by Asim Qureshi
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
A new work of political philosophy, in which Asim Qureshi reflects on injustice in the world he sees around him. Covering issues from torture and extrajudicial killings, to racism and discrimination, A Virtue of Disobedience takes the reader on a journey through the history of oppression, and begins...
Strengthening Democracy in Malaysia
The Need for a Vibrant Public Sphere
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
What is democracy? For many of us, it simply involves having periodic elections to decide which political party forms the next government. Yet, democracy is more than just elections. It involves the existence of a space which allows for people to freely debate on public issues and government...
Antisemitism, Gender Bias, and the "Hervay Affair" of 1904
Bigotry in the Austrian Alps
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
This book examines the antisemitism that flourished outside of Vienna, in Austrian provinces such as Styria, Carinthia, Vorarlberg, Upper Austria, and Tyrol, focusing in particular on gender bias and its relationship to antisemitism. The 1904 arrest and bigamy trial of Frau von Hervay, the Jewish...
The Vernor's Story
From Gnomes to Now
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Amply illustrated, The Vernor's Story -- From Gnomes to Now captures the spirit and genius of the people who transformed Vernors into an iconic American soft drink that has spanned two centuries of shifting public taste. With over seventy photographs depicting the history of the company, The Vernor's...
Tom Dodge Talks About Texas
Radio Vignettes and Other Observations 1989-1999
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2000
Tom Dodge is at his best when he talks about Texas. This collection of writings over the past decade includes his most poignant and provocative National Public Radio vignettes as well as longer pieces from newspapers and magazines. Here are the wry, sometimes ironic, observations on all things Texas...
Liars and Legends
The Weirdest, Strangest, and Most Interesting Stories from the South
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2005
Everyone loves a good story. And Liars and Legends contains 40 of the South's most interesting and . . . well . . . just plain curious stories. This book grows out of the popular Turner South television show, Liars and Legends and will be promoted on the show. George Lindsey, who just began as host...
by Robin Sacredfire
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
For over ten years of my life I’ve been analyzing wealth at the light of spiritual principles, and this journey has led me to many countries and to many business owners and billionaires, which I have analyzed regarding such paradigms. At some point I was able to realize that such spiritual principles...
More and Different
Notes from a Thoughtful Curmudgeon
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Named a Top Five Book of 2012 by Physics Today, USA.
Philip Anderson was educated at University High School in Urbana, Illinois, at Harvard (BS 1943, PhD 1949), and further educated at Bell Laboratories, where his career (1949-1984) coincided with the greatest period of that remarkable institution....
A Galaxy of Immortal Women
The Yin Side of Chinese Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
ForeWord Reviews Mother’s Day Staff Pick: Books Mom Will Love”
A valuable historical reference guide.” -Publishers Weekly
This is a very ambitious and timely book, a book that many historians, literary theorists and story tellers who care about China and its Other Half...
Opus Dei
An Archaeology of Duty
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encyclicals, Agamben traces...
Reading Scripture as a Political Act
Essays on the Theopolitical Interpretation of the Bible
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Although scholars increasingly understand Scripture to contain political dimensions and implications, the interpretation of Scripture is often marginalized in most scholarly discussions of political theology. Reading Scripture as a Political Act takes a step toward remedying this situation by exploring...
by Joseph Stanley
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
After two thousand years of tradition, can the Catholic Church really change? Flash forward a hundred years into the future and enter a world full of possibilities. Joseph Stanley explores the possibilities of what could be. A hopeful look into the future, this book is a must read for anyone who has...
by John Patrick Diggins
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Barack Obama has called him “one of my favorite philosophers.” John McCain wrote that he is “a paragon of clarity about the costs of a good war.” Andrew Sullivan has said, “We need Niebuhr now more than ever.” For a theologian who died in 1971, Reinhold Niebuhr is maintaining a remarkably...