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The Toyah Phase of Central Texas
Late Prehistoric Economic and Social Processes
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
In the fourteenth century, a culture arose in and around the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas that represents the last prehistoric peoples before the cultural upheaval introduced by European explorers. This culture has been labeled the Toyah phase, characterized by a distinctive tool kit and a bone-tempered...
The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific
Conflict and Cooperation in the Asian Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Now in its new and fully updated third edition, The New Global Politics of the Asia Pacific continues to provide a compelling analysis of a region undergoing dramatic changes. Based on new research and offering fresh interpretation, this edition evaluates the prospects for continuing US dominance...
by K. R. Malkani
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The India of 2002 is not the India of 1947.The India of Vajpayee is not the India of Nehru.The India of 1947 was drenched in blood and immersed in self-doubt. The India of 2002 stands strong and tall. The main engine of this Silent Revolution has been the Sangha Parivar led by RSS and including BJS-BJP,...
Ending the U.S. War in Iraq
The Final Transition, Operational Maneuver, and Disestablishment of United States Forces-Iraq
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Ending the U.S. war in Iraq required redeploying 100,000 military and civilian personnel; handing off responsibility for 431 activities to the Iraqi government, U.S. embassy, USCENTCOM, or other U.S. government entities; and moving or transferring ownership of over a million pieces of property in accordance...
Politeness, Impoliteness and Ritual
Maintaining the Moral Order in Interpersonal Interaction
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
Ritual is popularly associated with ceremonies, though in real life it plays a significantly more important role, reinforcing what people perceive as the appropriate moral order of things, or challenging what they perceive as the inappropriate flow of events. This book introduces the reader to how...
by James R. Averill, George Catlin, Kyum K. Chon
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Hope has been called the "life blood of the soul", an indispensable condition for human existence. Yet evidence in this book suggests that hope is neither a necessary nor a universal part of life. Rather, hope is constituted in accordance with cultural norms, and hence it may vary fundamentally...
New Perspectives in Scottish Legal History
New Per Scot Legal His
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society
Multidisciplinary Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Muslims in Amdo Tibetan Society: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches offers nine case studies from several academic disciplines. The chapters describe the ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity within the Muslim communities of Amdo and illustrate complex social interactions with other Amdo...
by A.A. Milne, Santa Claus, Adelaide Anne Procter
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
This holiday, we proudly present to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas stories. Over 250 of them are included by your favourite authors:Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Willa Cather, Beatrix Potter, Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hans Christian Andersen, E.T.A. Hoffmann, O. Henry, Mark Twain and many more!
Spark
A Flash Fiction Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2016
Bringing together 34 flash fiction stories from 14 authors, SPARK offers a host of stories to thrill, move, and challenge fans of short-short fiction. A woman physically at war with her mother's legacy inside her own body, a young girl given a vision of a utopic past at the end of the world, a man...
by John Polkinghorne, F.R.S., K.B.E.
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Do we live in a world that makes sense, not just now, but totally and forever? If, as scientists now predict, the universe is going to end in collapse or decay, can it really be a divine creation? Is there a credible hope of a destiny beyond death? In this engaging and intellectually scrupulous book,...
Science and the Trinity
The Christian Encounter with Reality
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Most often, the dialogue between religion and science is initiated by the discoveries of modern science-big bang cosmology, evolution, or quantum theory, for example. In this book, scientist-theologian John Polkinghorne changes the discussion. He approaches the dialogue from a little-explored perspective...
by R. Dragneva-Lewers, K. Wolczuk
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
This book addresses the complex origins of the Ukrainian crisis. It places the crisis in a longer-term perspective and shows how the domestic political regime interpreted, balanced and eventually chose between the competing integration offers of Russia and the EU. It also explores the key implications for Ukraine's relations with the EU and Russia.
African Conflicts and Informal Power
Big Men and Networks
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economies...