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Book SynopsisIf you don't like the idea of a boy who says he is a girl using the girls' bathroom, are you out of step with the mainstream? If diversity, equity, and inclusion programs strike you as racist, are you just biased? Are you a prude if you do not want sexually explicit books about gender in your child's school library? The radical left want you to think that on these hot-button issues, Americans are split down the middlepolarized. They want you to think that at least half of your fellow citizens hold views that only yesterday everyone considered crazy. And they want to make you afraid of not being on the enlightened side. But it turns out that this polarization is a myth. We decided to find out how divided we really are and on what issues. So we surveyed more than two thousand Americans, including parents, working-age adults, and adults near or in retirement, and compared the results with our research on public policy.

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Book SynopsisOur extraordinary world makes more (and sometimes less) sense when you wonder: What's driving the international turkey-meat boom? How does a cannonball determine a maritime boundary? Where can you wed your mobile phone? Why do septuagenarians have a better chance of summiting Mount Everest than ever? The ever-keen minds of The Economist Explains solve all these riddles and more in their latest encyclopaedic excursion around the globe. Baffle your friends and colleagues with unconventional headscratchers that shed surprising light on science, culture, world affairs and more. From the underground trade in hair to Hollywood's role in the creation of the snow globe, Truly Peculiar takes a walk on the weird side.Trade ReviewThe Father Christmas of knowledge -- Giles CorenPraise for Go Figure: Books like this make you wary of ever guessing the answer to anything -- Mark Mason * Daily Mail *

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Book Synopsis'An exhilarating, genre-defying read' Observer, 'Beautiful' Elif Shafak, 'Absolutely sensational' Michael Cashman, CBE, 'Powerful and compelling' New Statesman', 'Brilliant' Caitlin MoranIn a world where women have more choices than ever, society nevertheless continues to exert the stigma and pressures of less enlightened times when it comes to having children. We define women by whether they embrace or reject motherhood; whether they can give birth or not.Behavioural Scientist Pragya Agarwal uses her own varied experiences and choices as a woman of South Asian heritage to examine the broader societal, historical and scientific factors that drive how we think and talk about motherhood. She looks at how women's bodies have been monitored and controlled through history, and how this shapes the political constructs of motherhood and womanhood now.Extremely open in its honesty and meticulously researched, (M)otherhood probes themes of infertility, childbirth and reproductive justice, and makes a powerful and urgent argument for the need to tackle society's obsession with women's bodies and fertility.Trade ReviewAn exhilarating, genre-defying read . . . seamlessly interwoven with statistics, quotes and scientific evidence to clever narrative effect . . . reminiscent of Olivia Laing's writing on loneliness or the body . . . The whole thing adds up to the most thoughtful, empathic and inspiring science of the self -- VIV GROSKOP * * Observer * *Absolutely sensational. Revelatory and of its time, challenging myths and ingrained perceptions. I could not put it down. Everyone should read this -- MICHAEL CASHMAN, CBE, co-founder of StonewallBrilliant, brave, beautiful . . . such an inspiring book -- ELIF SHAFAKRiveting. Agarwal writes with searing honesty and tenderness about the joys and agonies of becoming a mother, of trying and failing to conceive again, and then of pursuing a route to motherhood that's widely seen as taboo . . . Agarwal writes beautifully about her own complicated experience * * Guardian * *Intimate and insightful, Pragya Agarwal expands the meaning of the word motherhood in this brilliant book. This is urgent, essential reading for everyone -- AVNI DOSHIA wide-ranging, searingly honest and timely intervention into the framing of a fundamental and fraught choice, as well as an impassioned defence of ambivalence as part of the human condition -- OLIVIA SUDJIC(M)otherhood is a valuable step towards a literature that acknowledges the breadth and variety of the parenting experience and its cultural meanings. It is touchingly personal and brave -- ANGELA SAINI, author of Superior: The Return of Race SciencePowerful and compelling . . . Agarwal is a precise, elegant writer who seeks answers by embracing complexity * * New Statesman * *A book about the disparate forces of duty, stereotypes, pressure, double standards and expectations forced upon women, Agarwal cuts through all of it to examine the multiplicity and complexity of motherhood in all its myriad forms. A moving, urgent and necessary read, ultimately it is a book about love -- LAURA BATESCourageous, tender, painfully resonant and beautifully written - this is such a wise and generous exploration of womanhood and identity, and deserves to be read as widely as possible -- DAISY BUCHANAN

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Book SynopsisSocial democracy is in a process of change as a number of developments challenge its organizational, ideational and electoral basis. This book elaborates on how social democracy should be understood under these changing circumstances, how social democratic parties have responded and what future trajectories await.

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Book SynopsisDive into the captivating world of Jane Austen’s novels from a fresh and innovative perspective in ‘Sense, Sensibility, and Social Stratification’. This work explores the intricate connections between wealth, power, and social status through Austen’s keen observations of human behaviour. Unveiling the hidden economic dimensions of Austen’s narratives, this groundbreaking book uncovers the complex interplay between economic transactions, social hierarchies and personal agency. From the constraints faced by women in a patriarchal society to the impact of materialism and consumer culture, this engaging analysis connects Austen’s timeless works to contemporary economic anthropology. Discover a new understanding of Austen’s world and its relevance to our own in this captivating exploration. ‘Sense, Sensibility and, Social Stratification’ embarks on a captivating exploration of Jane Austen’s timeless novels from an innovative perspective – through the lens of economic anthropology. This groundbreaking non-fiction work unveils a hidden layer of Austen’s narratives, revealing how her keen observations of social dynamics and economic interactions provide profound insights into the complexities of human behaviour and the shaping of societies. Drawing on extensive research and meticulous analysis, this work weaves together Austen’s rich tapestry of characters, societal structures, and economic systems to unravel the intricate connections between wealth, power, and social status. Through a series of captivating case studies, the book delves into the economic forces that underpin Austen’s world, shedding light on the unspoken rules, hidden motivations, and intricate social hierarchies that govern her characters’ lives. This engaging exploration goes beyond a mere literary analysis by connecting Austen’s insights to contemporary economic anthropology. Drawing parallels between Austen’s era and present-day economic systems, the book explores the enduring relevance of Austen’s observations for understanding the complexities of our own economic world. From the constraints faced by women in a patriarchal society to the impact of materialism and consumer culture, this book uncovers the profound economic themes woven throughout Austen’s narratives. Whether you are a Jane Austen enthusiast, a student of economic anthropology, or simply a curious reader seeking a fresh perspective on Austen's works, ‘Sense, Sensibility, and Social Stratification’ offers a captivating and enlightening journey into the intricate web of economic relationships and social dynamics that shaped Austen’s world – and continue to resonate with our own.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an early exploration of the new field of disaster bioethics:examining the ethical issues raised by disasters. Healthcare ethics issues are addressed in the first part of this book. Large-scale casualties lead to decisions about who to treat and who to leave behind, cultural challenges, and communication ethics. The second part focuses on disaster research ethics.With the growing awareness of the need for evidence to guide disaster preparedness and response, more research is being conducted in disasters. Any research involving humans raises ethical questions and requires appropriate regulation and oversight. The authors explore how disaster research can take account of survivors? vulnerability, informed consent, the sudden onset of disasters, and other ethical issues. Both parts examine ethical challenges where seeking to do good, harm can be done. Faced with overwhelming needs and scarce resources, no good solution may be apparent. But choosing the less wrong option can have a high price. In addition, what might seem right at home may not be seen to be right elsewhere. This book provides in-depth and practical reflection on these and other challenging ethical questions arising during disasters.Scholars and practitioners who gathered at the Brocher Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland in 2011 offer their reflections to promote further dialogue so that those devastated by disasters are respected by being treated in the most ethically sound ways possible. Trade Review“This edited volume brings together an interdisciplinary array of scholars from around the world to discuss disaster bioethics. … book offers an insightful examination of some neglected topics within the larger study of disasters that warrant inquiry. … Disaster Bioethics is a much needed contribution to a field that struggles with how to carry out research in extreme situations. It should be read, at the very least, by any scholar or practitioner who wishes to conduct fieldwork in disaster research.” (Nathalie Baker, Natural Hazards Observer, Vol. 39 (6), July, 2015)“The book is comprised of 13 chapters … contributed by individual authors and divided into two sections. … It will serve to shape and focus future research and debate. … This is a volume that will be of value to those interested in exploring the acceptable ethical bounds of conduct during times of disaster. Such individuals should include not only ethicists but also public health professionals, humanitarian aid workers, and academics who might conduct research in a disaster setting.” (James D. Hearn, Bioethical Inquiry, Vol. 12, 2015)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Disaster Bioethics: An Introduction.- Chapter 2 Macro-triage in Disaster Planning.- Chapter 3 Ethics and Emergency Disaster Response. Normative Approaches and Training Needs for Humanitarian Health Care Providers.- Chapter 4 Triage in Disaster Medicine: Ethical Strategies in Various Scenarios Chapter 5 When Relief Comes from a Different Culture: Sri Lanka’s Experience of the Asian Tsunami References.- Chapter 6 Ethical Issues in Health Communications: Strategies for the (Inevitable) Next Pandemic.- Chapter 7 Evidence and Healthcare needs during Disasters.- Part II.- Chapter 8 Interests Divided: Risks to Disaster Research Subjects vs. Benefits to Future Disaster Victims.- Chapter 9 Purple Dinosaurs and Victim Consent to Research in Disasters.- Chapter 10 Setting Disaster Research Priorities Chapter 11 Studying Vulnerable Populations in the Context of Enhanced Vulnerability.- Chapter 12 Research Ethics Governance in Disaster Situations.- Chapter 13 Ethical Concerns in Disaster Research – A South African Perspective.- References.- Appendix I - Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief.- Appendix II - WMA Statement on Medical Ethics in the Event of Disasters.- Index

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Book SynopsisShattering the popular myth that porn is harmless, the personal accounts of 25 brave women in He Chose Porn over Me reveal the real-life trauma experienced by women at the hands of their porn-consuming partners – men who were supposed to care for them. This confronting but necessary book dares to tell the truth about pornography’s destructive impact – about the men who habitually use it and the women and children who are mistreated and discarded as a result. The women in this book were collateral damage in their partner’s insatiable greed for porn. Their stories tell of the crushing of intimacy, respect, connection, love. Porn colonised their families, leaving women rejected and scarred. They were subjected to sexual terrorism in their own homes. The men, turbo-charged by pornography, were intoxicated by sexualised power. They didn’t care if they lost everything including their partners. In this haunting expose, pornography is rightfully situated as an insidious tool of violence against women. The contributors, now working to re-build their lives, found a confidante in Melinda Tankard Reist who supported them in the sharing of their experiences in these pages, and to warn other women – don’t date men who use porn …Trade Review"Occasionally a book comes along that changes the way we think about the world. "He Chose Porn Over Me" Women Harmed by Men Who Use Porn is such a book. Reading the stories of women whose partners chose porn is both heartbreaking and enraging, and can not be ignored. This book should light a fire under the anti-porn movement so we organize to rid the world of this misogynist, multi-billion- dollar predatory industry. Women deserve no less!" --Gail Dines PhD, Professor Emerita of Sociology, President: Culture Reframed "Thank goodness for this very much needed and extremely powerful book. The development of the porn industry has transformed the relations between the sexes. The advances women made have been severely undermined by the introduction of the rules of the brothel, contempt, misogyny, sexual abuse, to the lives and relationships of the women whose male partners are the consumers. We hear a lot about the poor men who are sex addicted or find their lives negatively affected. But of the women who suffer, almost nothing until this powerful expose. Porn use needs to be understood as a serious aspect of men's violence against women in the home. Not only are women's relationships and sex lives destroyed, but they are also made responsible for trying to change the men. They are the ones who have to find counsellors for partners who have no interest in change. They have to nag and cajole until the abuse is too much and they must leave. Then they may lose custody of their children, their homes, and face poverty. This book will do a great service of warning women and helping them decide to leave. I hope it will spur the feminist campaigns for the abolition of pornography too!" --Sheila Jeffreys, author of Penile Imperialism: The Male Sex Right and Women's Subordination and Trigger Warning: My Lesbian Feminist Life "To read "He Chose Porn Over Me" is a heartbreaking roller-coaster. The testimonies are diverse, but the message is the same: when men use porn, women and children suffer. The bravery and clarity these women offer on the real impact of pornography on relationships, families, sexual intimacy, physical safety and emotional connection, is groundbreaking. Melinda's thorough and astute research and commentary demonstrates that we urgently need to view porn as the pervasive and destructive weapon it is, and work together to teach our children about safe, respectful and loving sexuality." --Anna McGahan, actor and playwright "It's impossible to count the number of victims produced by the allegedly 'victimless' activities in the sexual-exploitation industries. "He Chose Porn Over Me" documents the incredible pain and suffering - psychological and often physical - of women whose partners are compulsive pornography users. The stories collected by Melinda Tankard Reist are heart-breaking, both for the women who endured the abuse and for readers willing to look honestly at men's controlling and corrosive behaviour. But these stories also remind us of how women's courage and resilience provide a way out of abusive relationships." --Robert Jensen, emeritus professor, University of Texas at Austin, author of The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men "In "He Chose Porn Over Me" Melinda Tankard Reist has pulled back the curtain on the too-often secret and misunderstood lives of the partners who are impacted by men's porn use. She gives voice to these women who have had their hearts broken, trust shattered and lives turned upside down, enabling them to tell the stories they have kept silent about for so long. This book is an important documentation of the real relational and emotional harm caused to so many by compulsive sexual behaviours by men. I applaud Melinda and all the brave women who shared their stories." --Paul Lavergne, Psychotherapist, Sexual Recovery Therapist, Educator, Trainer, and Creator of The Damage Control ProtocolTable of ContentsIntroduction - Melinda Tankard Reist He chose porn over me. - Courtney CatEarth He used me like a blow-up doll. Florence The pornography warped his mind. He believed all women wanted to have sex with him. - Sarah I left my first husband because of porn. My second husband promised he didnt use it. He lied. - Catherine They looked like his students. - Ceratonia How can he say he loves me if he finds the women in porn more attractive? - Amalia I longed for intimacy, but he could not have sex without imagining that I was a prostitute. - Annie I lost touch with my integrity, I lost my bearings. - Sharni I was being groomed to become a porn star in the bedroom. - Maggie If you stay ... a glimpse into your future if you marry a porn addict. - Sarah McDugal Youve burned down my house and everything in it. - Ginger He tried to kill me. - Moriah Porn, sex chat rooms, nude beaches ... but I was blamed for the end of our marriage. - Maya The compromise to my integrity and my value as a woman felt too great to continue this life with him. - Carla I am a broken woman ... I guess hes happy enough with his digital girls. - Evelyn I was disturbed that I was in a relationship with someone who enjoyed getting off on abuse and hatred of women. - Gemma I knew in my heart that staying would be a slow, agonising death. - Serena I felt blackmailed into sex to keep a stable home for my children. I saw myself as a prostitute. - Lucy He expected me to be up for sex at any time. - Rivka Blood rushed to my face, my body went cold: I found multiple searches for teen porn. - Angie I had always taught my kids about stranger danger, but I had a monster in our home. - Maree I was told it was my fault. Somehow he became the victim. - Kate He told me I was being unreasonable, that all men watch porn, and that all men masturbate - Renee Run like your house is on fire. - Melissa He expected me to be available for him, even if I was sick, tired, had my period, recovering from surgery or having a baby. - Tash Glossary Resources

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Book SynopsisExplores the sociological dymanics underpinning the contemporary fear of satanism. The author shows how rumour can turn into facts; how groups set up to combat the satanism gain power and money; how the scare mirrors a moral crisis in America; and the continued effect of medieval folklore.

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Book SynopsisIn this enormously influential book, Jurgen Habermas examines the deep tensions and crisis tendencies which underlie the development of contemporary Western societies and develops a powerful analysis of the legitimation problems faced by modern states.Table of ContentsTranslator's Introduction. Preface. Part I: A Social - Scientific Concept of Crisis:. 1. System and Life = World. 2. Some Constituents of Social Systems. 3. Illustration of Social Principles of Organization. 4. System Crisis Elucidated Through the Example of the. Liberal-Capitalist Crisis Cycle. Part II: Crisis Tendencies in Advanced Capitalism:. 1. A Descriptive Model of Advanced Capitalism. 2. Problems Resulting from Advanced - Capitalist Growth. 3. A Classification of Possible Crisis Tendencies. 4. Theorems of Economic Crisis. 5. Theorems of Rationality Crisis. 6. Theorems of Legitimation Crisis. 7. Theorems of Motivation Crisis. 8. A Backward Glance. Part III: On the Logic of Legitimation Problems:. 1. Max Weber's Concept of Legitimation. 2. The Relation of Practical Questions to Truth. 3. The Model of the Suppression of Generalizable Interests. 4. The End of the Individual?. 5. Complexity and Democracy. 6. Partiality for Reason. Notes. Index.

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Book Synopsis''A thoughtful, serious and well-written book that tackles an immensely important subject'' - ObserverHow many avoidable deaths are there in the NHS every week?150.What figure should we aim for?Zero.The NHS is the pride of Britain. It's an army of highly skilled and talented healthcare professionals, armed with the most cutting-edge therapies and medicines, and a budget bigger than the GDP of most countries in the world.Yet avoidable failures are common. And the result is tragic deaths up and down the country every day.Jeremy Hunt, the longest-serving Health Secretary in history, knows exactly what the cost is. In the letters he received from bereaved family members, he was constantly confronted by the heart-breaking reality of slip-ups and mistakes.There is increasing conflict between public pride in the NHS and the exhausted daily reality for many doctors and nurses, now experiencing burnout in record numbers. Waiting lists are up, staffing numbers inadequate, and all the while an ageing population and medical advances increase both demand and expectations. With pressures like these, is it surprising that mistakes start to creep in?This great British institution is crying out for renewal. In Zero, taking the broadest approach, thinking through everything from staffing to technology, budgets to culture, Hunt presents a manifesto for that renewal.Mistakes happen. But nobody deserves to become a statistic in an NHS hospital. That's why we need to aim for zero.

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Book SynopsisJust as a wave of entrepreneurship created Japan''s postwar economic miracle, so it will take a new generation of entrepreneurs to revive its stagnant economy. A complex distribution system dominated by the incumbents has made it hard for newcomers even to get their products on store shelves. Fortunately, major social changes are now opening new opportunities. Generational changes in attitudes about work and gender relations are leading more and more talented people to the new companies. This includes ambitious women who are regularly denied promotions at traditional companies. The rise of e-commerce is enabling tens of thousands of newcomers to bypass the traditional distribution system and sell their products to millions of customers. Three decades of low growth have convinced many within both the elites and the public of the need for change. Still, progress remains an uphill climb because of resistance by powerful forces. Bank financing remains quite difficult. For example, the system of lifetime employment has made it very hard to newcomers to recruit the staff they need. Banks, who are often in the same sprawling conglomerates as the corporate giants, are still loath to lend to new companies. While parts of the government try to promote more startups, other parts resist making the needed changes in regulations, taxes, and budgets.Japan''s economic future will be determined by the contest detailed in this book.

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Book Synopsis1. Regulating Religion: A Sociologicaland Historical Introduction.- 2. Laïcité,' Dystopia,' and the Reaction to New Religious Movements in France.- 3. Anti-Cultism in the French Parliament: Desperate Last Stand or an Opportune Leap Forward? ACritical Analysis of the 12 June 2001 Act.- 4. Is There a Unique French Policy of Cults? A European Perspective.- 5. Holy Mountains and Anti-Cult Ecology: The Campaign against the Aumist Religion in France.- 6. The German Enquete Commission on Sects: Political Conflicts and Compromises.- 7. Germany's Islamic Minority: Some Remarks on Historical and Legal Developments.- 8. Belgium's Anti-Sect Policy.- 9. Pseudoscience versus Minority Religions: An Evaluation of the Brainwashing Theories of Jean-Marie Abgrall.- 10. Brainwashing Theories in European Parliamentary and Administrative Reports on Cults and Sects.- 11. The Twelve Tribes Messianic Communities, the Anti-Cult Movement, and Governmental Response.- 12. New Religions in the Republic of Italy.- 13. Foredoomed to Failure: The Anti-Cult Movement in the Netherlands.- 14. Regulating New Religions in Denmark.- 15. Social Justice and Minority Religions in Prison: The Case of England and Wales.- 16. Legal Regulation of Religions in Russia: New Development.- 17. New Religious Movements and the State in Poland.- 18. Anti-Cult Movements and Governmental Reports on Sects and Cults: The Case of Poland.- 19. Freedom of Religion and Minority Religions in Hungary.- 20. Law and Religion in the Czech Republic: Recent Developments.- 21. Religion and Society in Tension in Croatia: Social and Legal Status of Religious Communities.- 22. Religion and Law in Uzbekistan: Renaissance and Repression in an Authoritarian Context.- 23. Social Justice Issues in the Management of ReligiousDiversity in Australia.- 24. The Rehabilitation and Regulation of Religion in Singapore.- 25. Cult Controversies and Legal Developments Concerning New Religion s in Japan and China.- 26. Religion, Law, and Minorities in India: Problems with Judicial Regulation.- 27. Public Management of Religiou s Diversity in Canada: Development of Technocratic Pluralism.- 28. The Legal Situation of Religious Minorities in Mexico: The Current Situation, Problems, and Conflicts.- 29.Cult Controversies and Government Control of New Religious Movements in Argentina, 19852002.- 30. State and Federal Cooperation in Regulating New Religions: Oregon versus the Bhagwan Rajneesh.- 31. Mundane Materialism: Economic Survival and Theological Evolution within Jesus Movement Groups.- 32. Medicalization and Regulation of Deviant Religions: An Application of Conrad and Schneider's Model.- 33. Religious Regulation and the Courts: The Judiciary's Changing Role in Protecting Minority Religions from Majoritarian Rule.- About the Editor.Table of Contents1. Regulating Religion: A Sociological and Historical Introduction; J.T. Richardson. * I: Special Problem Areas in Western Europe. 2. `Laïcité, Dystopia' and the Reaction to New Religious Movements in France; J.A. Beckford. 3. Anti-Cultism in the French Parliament: Desperate Last Stand or an Opportune Leap Forward? A Critical Analysis of the 12 June 2001 Act; C. Dulvert. 4. Is there a Unique French Policy of Cults?: A European Perspective; N. Luca. 5. Holy Mountains and Anti-Cult Ecology: The Campaign against the Aumist Religion in France; M. Introvigne. 6. The German Enquete Commission on Sects: Political Conflicts and Compromises; H. Seiwert. 7. Germany's Islamic Minority: Some Remarks on the Historical and Legal Developments; W. Aires. 8. Belgium's Anti-Sect Policy; W. Fautre. 9. Pseudoscience versus Minority Religions: An Evaluation of the Brainwashing Theories of Jean-Marie Abgrall; D. Anthony, T. Robbins. 10. Brainwashing Theories in European Parliamentary and Administrative Reports on Cults and Sects; J.T. Richardson, M. Introvigne. 11. The Twelve Tribes Messianic Communities, the Ant-Cult Movement, and Governmental Response; J.A. Swantko. * II: More Tolerant European Countries. 12. New Religions in the Republic of Italy; M.W. Homer. 13. Foredoomed to Failure: The Anti-Cult Movement in the Netherlands; R. Singelenberg. 14. Regulating New Religions in Denmark; M. Rothstein. 15. Social Justice and Minority Religions in Prison: The Case of England and Wales; J.A.Beckford. * III: Former Communist Countries and the Treatment of Minority Religions. 16. Legal Regulation of Religions in Russia: New Developments; J.T. Richardson, G.A. Krylova, M.S. Shterin. 17. New Religious Movements and the State in Poland; T. Doktór. 18. Anti-Cult Movements and the Governmental Reports on Sects and Cults: The Case of Poland; A.Z. Kościańska. 19. Freedom of Religion and Minority Religions in Hungary; B. Schanda. 20. Law and Religion in the Czech Republic: Recent Developments; L. Muller. 21. Religion and Society in Tension in Croatia: Social and Legal Status of Religious Communities; S. Zrinščak. 22. Religion and Law in Uzbekistan: Renaissance and Repression in the Authoritarian Context; R.R. Hanks. * IV: Australia, India and the Far East. 23. Social Justice Issues in Management of Religious Diversity in Australia; G.D. Bouma. 24. The Rehabilitation and Regulation of Religion in Singapore; M. Hill. 25. Cult Controversies and Legal Developments Concerning New Religions in Japan and China; J.T. Richardson, B. Edelman. 26. Religion, Law, and Minorities in India: Problems with Judicial Regulation; B. Rao. * V: North and South America. 27. Public Management of Religious Diversity in Canada: Development of Technocratic Pluralism; P. Côté. 28. The Legal Situation if Religious Minorities in Mexico: The Current Situation, Problems, and Conflicts; C. Garma Navarro. 29. 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Book SynopsisReader friendly and clear, Rubin and Babbie's concise and social work-specific research methods book provides readers with the tools they need to understand the subject matter. Illustrations and examples throughout show readers how they can apply research to practice. Outlines, introductions, boxed features, chapter endings with main points, and review questions and exercises provide the information and practice readers need to learn the essentials. As part of the Cengage Empowerment Series, ESSENTIAL RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK, 4th Edition, thoroughly integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the current Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).Table of ContentsPart I: AN INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN SOCIAL WORK. 1. Why Study Research? 2. Evidence-Based Practice. Part II: THE RESEARCH PROCESS. 3. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods of Inquiry. 4. Factors Influencing the Research Process. Part III: ETHICAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH. 5. Ethical Issues in Social Work Research. 6. Culturally Competent Research. Part IV: PROBLEM FORMULATION AND MEASUREMENT. 7. Problem Formulation. 8. Measurement in Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry. 9. Quantitative and Qualitative Measurement Instruments. Part V: SAMPLING AND SURVEYS. 10. Surveys. 11. Sampling: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. Part VI: DESIGNS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAMS AND PRACTICE. 12. Experiments and Quasi-Experiments. 13. Single-Case Evaluation Designs. 14. Program Evaluation. Part VII: ADDITIONAL QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS. 15. Additional Methods in Qualitative Inquiry. 16. Analyzing Available Records: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. Part VIII: DATA ANALYSYS. 17. Quantitative Data Analysis. 18. Qualitative Data Analysis. Appendix A: Using the Library. Appendix B: Writing Research Proposals. Appendix C: Writing Social Work Research Reports. Appendix D: Random Numbers. Appendix E: Using Effect Sizes to Bridge the Gap Between Research and Practice. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisMaster the concepts of physical anthropology with LAB MANUAL AND WORKBOOK FOR PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY! With hands-on lab assignments that help you apply physical anthropology perspectives and techniques to real situations, this lab manual walks you through difficult topics such as genetics and the human genome, primate morphology and behavior, human osteology, evolution, and forensic anthropology. Many photographs, marginal definitions, key terms, helpful hints, exercises, and an extensive index emphasize important topics and make studying easy.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction to Science and Critical Thinking. 1. Cellular Genetics. 2. Population Genetics and Heredity. 3. Human Osteology. 4. Growth and Development. 5. Biological Classification. 6. Comparison of the Skeletons of Quadrupeds, Bipeds, and Brachiators. 7. Comparing the Living Primates. 8. Observation of Living Primate Behavior and Morphology. 9. Early Evolution of Primates in the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene. 10. Miocene Primate Evolution. 11. The Early Hominins. 12. The Genus Homo. 13. Anthropometry, Nonmetric Traits, and Dermatoglyphics. 14. Abnormalities in the Skeleton: Pathology, Anomalies, and Intentional Modification. 15. Human Skeletal Variation and Forensic Anthropology. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe is this the book-length work addressing the development of academic freedom and the procedures designed to protect it from the 1915 founding of the AAUP and the AAC to their endorsement of the key document in the history of professorial rights and responsibilities, the 1940 Statement of Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure.Trade Review"Timothy Cain provides a compelling account of how the academic profession haltingly organized itself to protect academic freedom, explaining the AAUP's role and clarifying it by comparing its activities to those of the American Association of Colleges (AAC), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the Progressive Education Association (PEA). While the time frame for Cain's account is 1915-1940, the issues raised and discussed are relevant to much that is currently experienced on college and university campuses across the nation." - Wayne J. Urban,Paul W. Bryant Professor, College of Education, The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa "This important book offers the first comprehensive look at how academic freedom, and the tenure system that supports it, developed in the United States. Whereas previous volumes have focused on particular organizations, specific topics, or individual cases, Cain blends all three to show what academic freedom came to mean to the profession, and how it has been defined and defended over time." - Linda Eisenmann, professor of education, professor of history, Wheaton CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction Academic Freedom in Development Associating and Academic Freedom Treason and the 'Farce' of Academic Freedom Competition and Collaboration Freedom of Teaching in Science Social Relations and a Blacklist Disparate Voices Academic Freedom on Trial Conclusion

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Book SynopsisExplaining how the price of aggression is low enough that governments do not avoid conflicts, this book uses examples drawn from recent conflicts in the Persian Gulf to examine many dimensions of costs incurred by warfare and proposes a private sector solution to warfare''s low cost.Trade Review'The message of Conflicts and Wars is clear: conflicts and wars are more costly than we imagine. We need a new approach to prevent conflicts. Askari provides us with a new and imaginative roadmap. This book is essential reading for everyone who labors in the pursuit of peace. That especially includes policymakers and politicians who espouse peace while supplying and supporting aggressors around the globe.' From the foreword by George A. Akerlof, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001, and Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley "An idea whose time has come. From the beginnings of civilization humankind has prayed for peace while plotting war. Hossein Askari compels us to look at the cost of war and challenges us to act for peace. A thought-provoking and essential read in this day and age." Mac Maharaj, former ANC lead negotiator in talks with the National Party Government, former joint secretary of the Transitional Executive Council, and first minister of transportation in the Mandela government 'This is one of those rare books that comes along occasionally to provide an original perspective on a timeless problem. Written in an engaging, lively and accessible style, Conflicts and Wars provides a masterful insight to the factors underlying wars and seemingly endless conflict around the world. Wars have always been condemned on moral grounds. However, Askari combines sound history with economic analysis to document the fact that wars, even before the current age of austerity, have become simply too expensive to pursue. His novel solution to ending conflict will no doubt spark a serious discussion that will hopefully aid in significantly reducing conflict in our time.' Robert Looney, distinguished professor, Naval Postgraduate School 'In Conflicts and Wars, Hossein Askari provides in understandable layman's terms a meticulous review of the literature on the costs of warfare. Offering his own blended methodology, Askari exposes the ghastly costs of human carnage, which are universally underestimated. He also provides insightful institutional recommendations to impose the costs of war directly upon aggressive leaders and nations as well as on private weapons producers. This masterful work is a must-read for national security scholars and for everyone interested in the future of mankind.' Donald L. Losman, professor of Economics, The Eisenhower School, National Defense University 'A thought-provoking and unique analysis of the impact of aggression on the powerless. Hossein Askari's real genius, however, is his solution-based action plan asking for active global citizenship to help the political and diplomatic establishment to become more effective in preventing conflicts and improving the lives of all world citizens. I have known Hossein Askari for over 40 years, first as his student at Tufts and then as my mentor and friend and I have always witnessed his keen intellect coupled with a strong sense of ethics.' Robert Bendetson, Tufts University Trustee and co-chair of Tufts University Institute for Global LeadershipTable of ContentsForeword - George A. Akerlof A Glance at Recent Conflicts and Wars Estimating the Price of Conflicts and Wars The Seeds of Conflict and War—the Persian Gulf The Global Costs of Three Wars in the Persian Gulf How Conflicts and Wars Can Be Ended

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Book SynopsisSilver Medal Winner in Business and Leadership, 2023 Nautilus Book Awards  Winner for Best Business (General) Book, 2022 International Best Book Awards. Winner for Best Nonfiction (General) Book, 2022 Best Book Awards. Silver Medal Winner in Business Ethics, 2022 Axiom Business Book Awards. “The game has changed, so how do you respond? Changemaker Playbook offers a new game plan on leaderships that everyone needs for a world in which change is the only constant.”--Pete Souza, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Changemaker Playbook is filled with stories of everyday changemakers who have the courage to act on their empathy. This book is a true blueprint for how we rise above our differences, come together, and fix real problems.” --Van Jones, CNN political contributor, host of The Van Jones Show, and best-selling author

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1993, Transforming a Rape Culture has provided a new understanding of sexual violence and its origins in this culture. This groundbreaking work seeks nothing less than fundamental cultural change: the transformation of basic attitudes about power, gender, race, and sexuality. This new edition includes eight new essays that address topics such as rape as war crime, sports and sexual violence, sexual abuse among the clergy, conflict between traditional mores and women's rights in the Asian American and Latin American communities, as well insightful analyses of cyberporn. The diverse contributors are activists, opinion leaders, theologians, policymakers, educators, and authors of both genders. An excellent text for undergraduate classes in Women's Studies, Family Sociology or Criminal Justice, the book is being reissued on the 10th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act.

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Book SynopsisA first-of-its-kind guide to social justice through the lens of the Enneagram--a popular personality typing system--that shows how people can use their particular type to work on issues such as antiracism and homophobia.Know Justice Know Peace is a unique guide told through the lens of the Enneagram that provides readers with a pathway to activating their authentic self so that they may participate in the healing all of humanity. Dr. Egerton will help the reader discover the indisputable fact of how deeply and intricately we are all connected.The reader is invited to explore their own personality archetype and to activate themselves as allies within a beloved community; a community that acknowledges that, while we come in many shades and colors, we are part of one human race. This book will serve all Enneagram practitioners regardless of race, religion, gender, or any "othering" category.Readers will explore:the cultural challenges of the social construct of race and the intersection of inner work through the nine different lenses of the Enneagram.their own meaning of "other" and allow it to surface in their consciousness, perhaps for the first timethe full concept of "other" and their early experience with differencestheir individual journey and the possibility of healing their own wounds and finding positive outcomes to help heal the worldKnow Justice Know Peace brilliantly illuminates how the inner work of each of the 9 Enneagram archetypes creates healing, elevates the consciousness, and aligns us as individuals with the heart of humanity in order to eliminate systemic racism. It provides the reader with a guide to activating their authentic self so that they may participate in the healing all of humanity.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a valuable addition to the growing literature on state crime. The cases are well researched and well explored. The international approach, and international sampling of authors, is extremely valuable, as is each contributor's discussion on potential control.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book honors the work of Michael Cernea, who was the World Bank’s first professional sociologist, by taking on and extending his arguments for "putting people first.” Cernea led a community of social scientists in formulating and promoting a comprehensive set of innovative and original social policies on development issues, which the World Bank adopted and implemented. This book includes globally significant work on urban and rural development, the epistemology of using social science knowledge in national and international development, methodologies for using social organization for more effective poverty reduction, and the experience of crafting social policies to become normative frameworks for purposive collective social action. And by including contributions from senior policy makers in the World Bank who helped shepherd social science's entry into development policy and practice, it provides a unique look at how organizational change can happen. Table of ContentsPart I: Growing Social Science Demand at the World Bank. Chapter 1: The Important Contribution of Social Knowledge to International Development. Chapter 2: The Road to Achieving Critical Mass of Sociologists and Anthropologists in the World Bank. Chapter 3: Address to the World Bank Sociological Group. Chapter 4: Working Together: Broadening the World Bank’s Development Paradigm. Chapter 5: Social Analysis in the World Bank. Chapter 6: Resettlement, Impoverishment, and Development’s Pathologies. Chapter 7: The Direct and Major Operational Relevance of Social Assessments. Chapter 9: Writing New Rules and Changing Old Practices. Part II: Social Development Work – Live. Chapter 9: Malinowski Award Lecture 1996 Social Organization and Development Anthropology. Chapter 10: Anthropology at Work. Chapter 11: Social Development (excerpts from her 2004 Oral History). Chapter 12: Putting People First in Practice: Indonesia and the Kecamatan Development Program. Chapter 13: The World Bank and Indigenous Peoples. Chapter 14: The Need for Social Research and the Broadening of CGIAR’s Paradigm. Chapter 15: Fighting Poverty, Combatting Social Exclusion. Part III: Involuntary Resettlement. Chapter 16: The Risk and Reconstruction Model for Resettling Displaced Populations. Chapter 17: Muddy Waters: Inside The World Bank As It Struggled With The Narmada Irrigation And Resettlement Projects, Western India. Chapter 18: Performance in Resettlement. Chapter 19: From Onlookers to Participants: How the Role of Social Scientists has Changed in India's Development in the last Seventy Years. Chapter 20: Social Assessment and Resettlement Policies and Practice in China: Contributions by Michael Cernea to Development in China. Part IV: Retrospective & Outlook. Chapter 21: A Retrospective: MICHAEL M. CERNEA (1934).

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Book SynopsisInstitutions are rules that are supported by various enforcement mechanisms. Cognition refers to the process of how men perceive and process information, whereas rationality refers to how these processes are modelled. Within institutional economics there is a growing scepticism towards extending the conventional economic frame of analysis to institutions. In particular, the notion of perfect rationality is increasingly questioned. At the same time human cognition has become a major field of research in psychology. This book explores what institutional economics can learn from cognitive psychology regarding the proper modelling of rationality in order to explain institutional change.Table of ContentsPreface.- D. Kiwit, U. Mummert, M. Streit: Introduction and Overview.- Institutions and Cognition: J. Knight: Suboptimal and Social Institutions: The Relationship Between Cognition and Context.- P. de Vries: Comment.- D. Kiwit: Comment.- E. Schlicht: Patterned Variation. The Role of Psychological Dispositions in Social and Institutional Evolution.- B. Loasby: Comment.- U. Mummert: Comment.- S. Huck: Legal Design and the Evolution of Remorse.- T. Brenner: Comment.- Cognition and Rationality: B. Frey, I. Bohnet: Rent Leaving.- H. Geue: Comment.- A. Ortmann: Comment.- A. Ortmann, G. Gigerenzer: Reasoning in Economics and Psychology: Why Social Context Matters.- M. Pasche: Comment.- B. Priddat: Comment.- G. Handlbauer: Decision Making and Institutionalized Cognition.- R. Mayntz: Comment.- Rationality and Institutions: B. Chapman: Rationally Transparent Social Interactions.- T. Ulen: Comment.- J. Finch: Verstehen, Ideal Types and Situational Analysis for Institutional Economics.- L. Csontos: Comment.- H. Siegenthaler: Learning and its Rationality in a Context of Fundamental Uncertainty.- H. Hegmann: Comment.- T. Eggertsson: Comment.

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Book SynopsisIt would not be an overstatement to say that Cemal Kafadar has transformed the field of Ottoman history. As a result of his pathbreaking books and articles, the field is experiencing a turn within itself as well as recasting its relationship with world history. This volume acts as a tribute to Kafadar and the important interdisciplinary work he has both done and inspired in the field. In line with the intellectual pluralism that Kafadar has cultivated over his career, readers will find a number of articles engaging with a wide range of questions, approaches, perspectives, and sources across Ottoman history. Kafadar's students and friends, individually or in pairs, researched and crafted contributions to this volume with a variety of conceptual premises, theoretical approaches, and interpretive tools to celebrate his thirty years of teaching, research, and mentorship, in addition to the overwhelming generosity of his intellectual and personal engagement.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionRachel Goshgarian, Ilham Khuri-Makdisi, and Ali YaycioğluCemal Kafadar, A Çelebi for Our TimesAhmet Karamustafa Cemal Kafadar’s Teaching and Scholarship, 1981-2021Part One: Texts1. Narrating Ottoman Politics in the Fifteenth Century: Perspectives from Some Byzantine and Ottoman Histories.Aslihan Akişik-Karakullukçu and Dimitri Kastritsis 2. Nişancı Mehmed Paşa and His History of the Ottoman HouseHimmet Taşkömür and Hüseyin Yilmaz3. Book-Picking in a Conquered CitadelSerpil Bağci and Zeynep Yürekli4. A Sufi Mirror: Shaykh Alwan al-Hamawi’s (d. 1530) Advice for the Ottoman RulerTimothy J. Fitzgerald 5. La Jetée and the Illustrated Ottoman History: An Inquiry into Word, Image, and AudienceEmine Fetvaci6. How Did Evliya Çelebi Write His Travel Account?Hakan T. Karateke7. Book Ownership Across Centuries: The Case of Military Men in Bursa, 1620-1840Hülya Canbakal, Meredith Quinn, and Derin Terzioğlu8. Blending Piety and Philology: A Seventeenth-Century Mecmua as the Mirror of Istanbul’s Persianate Urban MilieuAslihan Gürbüzel and Ekin Tuşalp Atiyas9. An Uncanny Discourse on Sex and Marriage from the Early Sixteenth-Century Ottoman EmpireLeyla Kayhan Elbirlik and Selim S. Kuru Part Two: Lives10. Uç beys, Dervishes, and Yürüks: The Cultural Politics of the Turahanoğlu of ThessalyTheoharis Stavrides11. A Short Account of Long Entanglements: Şeyh Bedreddin, ‘Abdurrahman al-Bistami, and his Durrat taj al-rasa’ilCornell Fleischer12. A Tale of Two Boils: Selim I, Melek Aḥmed Pasha, and Changing Perceptions of Medical Practice and Masculinity in the Early Modern Ottoman EmpireH. Erdem Çipa and Jane Hathaway13. In the Balsam Orchard with Salih Çelebi Celalzade (d. 1565): First-Person Narrative and Knowledge in Ottoman EgyptAleksandar Shopov14. The Eunuch, a Complete Statesman: Functional Historiography in the face of Social and Political PrecarityJocelyne Dakhlia15. Reorientation in Worldviews: Milescu and Cantemirİsenbike Togan16. The Hamidian Visual Archive, 1878-1909: A User’s ManualAhmet Ersoy and Deniz Türker Part Three: Places17. Ottoman Montology: Hazardous Resourcefulness and Uneasy Symbiosis in a Mountain EmpireAli Yaycioğlu18. Ottoman Mountains: Mobility in a Forbidding EnvironmentMolly Greene19. A Code(x) of His Own: Deacon Mikayēl, Armeno-Turkish and Creative Conventions of “Collecting” in Seventeenth-Century KaffaRachel Goshgarian 20. On Self and Empire: A Seventeenth-Century First-Person Narrative from the Mughal DomainsMuzaffar Alam and Sanjay Subrahmanyam21. Cabinetmaking for the Sultan: Nineteenth-Century Istanbul in the Life Narratives of German-Speaking JourneymenRichard Wittmann22. Conjuring Emotions in Nineteenth-Century Istanbul through the Journalistic Writings of Ahmad Faris Al-Shidyaq (1805-1887) and Basiretçi Ali (1845?–1910)Ilham Khuri-Makdisi and Asli Niyazioğlu23. Reşat Ekrem Koçu and İstanbul Ansiklopedisi: Writing on PlaceShirine Hamadeh and Çiğdem KafesçioğluPart Four: Processes24. Early Modern Reflections on Bayezid II’s Reignİklil Selçuk and Cihan Yüksel 25. The Ottoman Fleet at the Battle of Mississippi: What Videogames Can Teach Us about HistoryGiancarlo Casale and Nicolas Trépanier26. Continuity and Change in the Ottoman Early Modern Era: An Analysis of Adet-i kadime and HâdisÖzer Ergenç27. Between Soldier and Civilian: Janissaries in Seventeenth-Century Istanbul and AleppoCharles Wilkins and Eunjeong Yi28. Confessionalization and Religious Nonconformity in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire: The Cases of Kizilbash/Alevi and the Sabbatean CommunitiesAyfer Karakaya-Stump and Cengiz Şişman29. De-ayanization: A Black Hole in Ottoman HistoryH. Şükrü Ilicak30. Bitter Triumph of “the Declined” Dynasty? Notions of Universal Monarchy, Caliphate, and World Religions in Comparisons between Sultan Abdulhamid and Emperor MeijiCemil AydinNotes on Contributors

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Book SynopsisIn Collected Studies (Volume 1): The Jews of Provence, Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provençal Judaism, offers a comprehensive overview of the medieval history of the Jews in Provence. Through an analysis of community regulations, tax distribution, rabbinic leadership, and everyday life, Shatzmiller provides a rich and powerful mosaic of Jewish society in Provence. This masterful work sheds light on the diverse experiences of Jews in the region, from their interactions with Christian neighbors to their internal conflicts and struggles. With its insightful analysis and meticulous research, The Jews of Provence is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of Jewish communities in medieval Europe.“The collection of studies that these four volumes offer is the result of more than sixty years of commitment to scholarship. Like many colleagues, I relied in the beginning on printed material in books that dealt with law, religion, and secular literature. Then, as a disciple of George Duby, I discovered the world of archives and hand-written Latin manuscripts. The present collection relies, to a great extent, on previously unknown information discovered during years of search in the archives of Southern France, mostly on those of the county of Provence. They are situated in the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence as well as the town of Digne. The legal registers of the High Middle Ages (1250-1350) as well as those produced by the counties’ administration introduce us to the ordinary people of the region, to their daily life and to their preoccupations; their names are spelled out, the dates are recorded and the localities in which they were active are designated. At times these documents encourage us to endorse information found in contemporary literary sources and to overcome our hesitation and excessive caution concerning their value as historical evidence.”— Joseph ShatzmillerTrade Review“Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provençal Judaism, has throughout the course of his career provided a rich and powerful mosaic of Jewish society in Provence. Known for his insightful analysis of historical documents and primary sources, Shatzmiller’s research consistently illuminates the significance of Provence Jewry within the larger framework of Jewish communities in the Mediterranean and western Europe during the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, his work is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Jewish communities in medieval Europe.”— Ram Ben-Shalom, Professor of the History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of The Jews of Provence and LanguedocTable of ContentsVol. One: The Jews of Provence: Introductory ObservationsAn IntroductionI Tolerance: Its Reason and Its Limits1. Les Angevins et les Juifs de leurs États: Anjou, Naples et Provence2. The Angevins of Naples and the Jews3. Saint Louis et l’usure juiveII Historical Records In Hebrew1. כרונוגראפיה פרובנסאלית 1בקונדרסו האבוד של שם טוב שאנצולו(Provencal Chronicles in the Lost Book of Shem-Tov Sancholo)2. שלמה ן׳ וירגה וגירוש יהודי אנגליה(Shlomo Ibn Verga and the Expulsion of the Jews from England)3. תקנות פרובנסאליות משנת 1313 (Provençal Ordinances of 1313)III A State Agency—The Jewish Community1. Community and Super-Community in Provence in the Middle Ages2. L’organisation communautaire et les limites du “self-government” en Provence (1250-1350)3. L’excommunication, la communauté juive et les autorités temporelles au Moyen- ge4. La Perception de la Tallia Judeorum en Provence au milieu du XIVe siècle5. Encore la Tallia Judeorum 6. La “collecta” de Perpignan (1412) IV Within the Jewish Community 1. Politics and the Myth of Origins: The Case of the Medieval Jews2. Structures communautaires juives à Marseille: autour d’un contrat de 1278 3. Documents de la communauté d’Aix-en-Provence (1336) 4. En Provence médiévale: les Juifs de Gordes (Vaucluse) 1312 5. Rabbi Isaac Ha-Cohen of Manosque and his Son Rabbi Peretz: The Rabbinate and its Professionalization in the Fourteenth Century6. Une «matriarche» juive au tournant du XIVe siècle: Rosa de Grassa V Solidarity and Its Limits1. Les limites de la solidarité: antagonismes au sein de la société juive ancienne et moderne2. La solidarité juive au moyen âge et ses limites : histoire et contre-histoire3. Au sein de la commu nauté juive : l’etranger et sa concurrence économique4. "Violence, chantage et mariage: Arles 1387VI Tumult and Uproar in the Synagogue 1. Tumultus et Rumor in Sinagoga: An Aspect of Social Life in Provençal Jews in the Middle Ages2. Tumultus et Rumor in Sinagoga: suite d’une enquête

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Book SynopsisIn Collected Studies (Volume 2): Christian Majority—Jewish Minority, Joseph Shatzmiller, the preeminent scholar of the Jews in Provence, examines the complex relationship between Christians and Jews during the Middle Ages. Through a careful analysis of historical documents and primary sources, Shatzmiller sheds light on the diverse experiences of the Jewish minority in Provence, from their legal status in Christian courts to the persecution and violence they faced during times of crisis. This book provides a nuanced understanding of the relationship between Christians and Jews in medieval Western Europe, and the role of the Jewish community in shaping the social and political landscape of the region.“The collection of studies that these four volumes offer is the result of more than sixty years of commitment to scholarship. Like many colleagues, I relied in the beginning on printed material in books that dealt with law, religion, and secular literature. Then, as a disciple of George Duby, I discovered the world of archives and hand-written Latin manuscripts. The present collection relies, to a great extent, on previously unknown information discovered during years of search in the archives of Southern France, mostly on those of the county of Provence. They are situated in the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence as well as the town of Digne. The legal registers of the High Middle Ages (1250-1350) as well as those produced by the counties’ administration introduce us to the ordinary people of the region, to their daily life and to their preoccupations; their names are spelled out, the dates are recorded and the localities in which they were active are designated. At times these documents encourage us to endorse information found in contemporary literary sources and to overcome our hesitation and excessive caution concerning their value as historical evidence.”— Joseph ShatzmillerTrade Review“Joseph Shatzmiller, the foremost expert on Provençal Judaism, has throughout the course of his career provided a rich and powerful mosaic of Jewish society in Provence. Known for his insightful analysis of historical documents and primary sources, Shatzmiller’s research consistently illuminates the significance of Provence Jewry within the larger framework of Jewish communities in the Mediterranean and western Europe during the Middle Ages. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, his work is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Jewish communities in medieval Europe.”— Ram Ben-Shalom, Professor of the History of the Jewish People, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; author of The Jews of Provence and LanguedocTable of ContentsVol. Two: Christian Majority - Jewish MinorityI Under One Roof1. The Papal Monarchy as Viewed by Medieval Jews 2. Terminologie politique en hebreu médiéval: Jalons pour un glossaire3. L’anthroponomie dans le monde juifII Jurisprudence and Legal Practice1. Droit féodal et législation rabbinique : la cuisson du pain chez les juifs au moyen âge2. Jews in the Christian Courts of Provence in the Middle Ages (Hebrew) 3. Jews ‘Separated from the Communion of the Faithful in Christ’ in the Middle Ages 4. Christian ‘Excommunication’ of Jews : Some Further Clarifications III Quests for Holy Shrines 1. Jews, Pilgrimage, and the Christian Cult of Saints: Benjamin of Tudela and his Contemporaries2. In Search of a ‘Jewish Compostela’: Benjamin of Tudela and Petrachia of RegensburgIV Hostility and Persecutions 1. L’Inquisition et les Juifs de Provence2. Church Articles: Pawns in the Hands of Jewish Moneylenders 3. Les Juifs de Provence pendant la peste noire4. Desecrating the Holy Cross: A Rare Medieval Accusation (Hebrew)5. Profaner la Sainte-Croix : une rare accusation anti-juive au moyen âge V. Converts: Church Vs. State 1. Jewish Converts to Christianity in Medieval Europe 1200–1500 2. Converts and Judaizers in the Early Fourteenth Century 3. Paulus Christiani : Un aspect de son activité anti-juive 4. Did Nicholas Donin Promulgate the Blood Libel? (Hebrew)

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Book SynopsisIn this highly topical introduction, Professor Raymond Wacks explains and evaluates the leading theories of justice that have shaped our societies and their legislative and judicial systems, and explores the extent to which fundamental notions like fairness, equality and freedom are reflected in contemporary society. By analysing some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including terrorism, corruption and migration, Justice: A Beginner’s Guide shows how these ideas are applied in practice – and how far we still have to go to achieve social justice.Trade Review‘The concept of justice is seldom given the attention it deserves in legal education. In part this is due to the large number of indigestible treatises on this subject that act as a deterrent to teachers and students. Raymond Wacks’ Beginner’s Guide seeks to remedy this by providing a clearly written and argued study of the principal debates and writers in the field. Although the emphasis is on the theory of justice, Wacks’ thoughtful illustrations of justice in practice ensures that the reader is made aware of the pivotal role played by the concept of justice in the ordering of society.’ -- John Dugard, Emeritus Professor of Law and former member of the UN International Law Commission"A wide-ranging and highly readable examination of key ideas in the evolution of thought on social justice." -- Albie Sachs – Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa

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