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This book offers an innovative account of Prevent, Britain’s counter-radicalisation strategy, situating it as a novel form of power that has played a central role in the production and the policing of contemporary British identity. Drawing on interviews with those at the heart of Prevent’s development, the book provides readers with an in-depth history and conceptualisation of the policy. The book demonstrates that Prevent is an ambitious new way of thinking about violence that has led to the creation of a radical new role for the state: tackling vulnerability to radicalisation. Detailing the history of the policy, and the concepts and practices that have been developed within Prevent, this book critically engages with the assumptions on which they are based and the forms of power they mobilise.

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Die Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands (VELKD), der Zusammenschlusses lutherischer Landeskirchen innerhalb der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) ging im Jahr 1948 aus dem sogenannten Lutherrat hervor. Thomas Martin Schneider untersucht auf Grundlage bisher weitgehend unerschlossenen Archivmaterials erstmals die komplexe Entstehungs- und Vorgeschichte der VELKD. Dabei rÃ"ckt insbesondere der lutherische FlÃ"gel der seit 1936 gespaltenen Bekennenden Kirche in den Blick, der sogenannte Lutherrat und seine diversen Vorläufer. Dies geschieht im Kontext der bis weit ins 19. Jahrhundert zurÃ"ckreichenden, auch internationalen lutherischen Einigungsbestrebungen.

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Oppression and the Human Condition is both a valuable teaching tool and an insightful addition to scholarship on the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. Students and teachers will find it an excellent and accessible introduction to Sartre's existentialism, ideal for courses in existentialist and 20th century philosophy. Equally, Sartre scholars will find that the book, especially the sections on oppression and 'bad faith,' gives them much to think about. Author Thomas Martin applies Sartre's philosophy to contemporary issues and concerns, and draws on two case studies to make his point. The cases examine modern-day oppressors—in one case an anti-semite, in the other a sexist who objectifies women—in the context of Sartre's 'bad faith.' The case studies also reinforce Martin's argument that Sartre's early philosophy, especially his concept of 'bad faith,' provides a framework for discussions of oppressions such as racism and sexism.

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Oppression and the Human Condition is both a valuable teaching tool and an insightful addition to scholarship on the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. Students and teachers will find it an excellent and accessible introduction to Sartre's existentialism, ideal for courses in existentialist and 20th century philosophy. Equally, Sartre scholars will find that the book, especially the sections on oppression and "bad faith," gives them much to think about. Author Thomas Martin applies Sartre's philosophy to contemporary issues and concerns, and draws on two case studies to make his point. The cases examine modern-day oppressors—in one case an anti-semite, in the other a sexist who objectifies women—in the context of Sartre's "bad faith." The case studies also reinforce Martin's argument that Sartre's early philosophy, especially his concept of "bad faith," provides a framework for discussions of oppressions such as racism and sexism.

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