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This book, based on extensive original research, examines the nature of Catholicism in the contemporary Philippines. It shows how Catholicism is apparently flourishing, with good attendance at Sunday Masses, impressive religious processions and...

The public visibility of Islam is becoming increasingly controversial throughout European countries. With case studies drawn from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, this book examines a range of public issues, including mosque construction, ritual...

Prostitution is strongly embedded in local cultural practices in Cambodia. Based on extensive original research, this book explores the nature of prostitution in Cambodia, providing explanations of why the phenomenon is so widely tolerated. It outlines...

Qualitative Research and Intercultural Understanding: Conducting Qualitative Research in Multicultural Settings makes an important contribution to the fields of multiculturalism and qualitative research methods.The first section of the book is a textbook...

This is Volume VI of ten in the Oriental series on India: Religion and Philosophy. First published in 1881 this book focuses on Hindu Philosophy- The Sankhya Karika of Iswara Krishna, an exposition of the system of Kapila, with an appendix that also...

This book tackles the challenge of dismantling the multicultural model without destroying diversity in European society. Have Europeans become hostile to multiculturalism? When people vote for anti-immigrant parties, do they also support their...

'Masterly work ... Leads the reader patiently but directly not merely into Qur'anic writing but into the heart of that Holy Book itself ... By the time we have followed Dr Ahmad to the end of this splendid work we have learned something new and indeed...

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780700709496Author Larry W. MosesFormat HardbackPage Count 314Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 544g

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780700709113Author G. M. H. ShoolbraidFormat HardbackPage Count 190Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 476g

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780700709069Author Ho-Chin YangFormat HardbackPage Count 136Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 317g

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780700708802Author Gyorgy LakoFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 400g

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780700708161Author David L. OlmstedFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 360g

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780700709205Author Ilhan BasgozFormat HardbackPage Count 172Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 480g

This work examines the counseling approaches and techniques used by Yoruba traditional healers of Nigeria. It also describes the functions performed by Yoruba traditional healers when they work within the Yoruba cultural milieu. The information elicited...

This important new text examines the crucial social and cultural factors associated with the rise of the Asia- Pacific region at the end of the Twentieth Century.It takes a close look at those areas which have affected the everyday life of the people...

This study explores the Japanese motivations in raising the proposal for racial equality at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. This is the first comprehensive analysis of an historically significant event which has not been given adequate scholarly...

Politics in Indonesia describes the attitudes, aspirations and frustrations of the key players in Indonesian politics as they struggle to shape the future. The book focuses on the role of political Islam; Douglas E. Ramage shows that the state has been...

This is Volume IX of eleven in a collection of India: History, Economy and Society. Originally published in 1910, this is the first part of an account of the religion, philosophy, literature, geography, chronology, astronomy, customs, laws and astrology...

Expansions of Feminist Family Theory Through Diversity reconstructs feminist family therapy to include issues of race, class, gender, culture, and sexual orientation. The contributors assist you with creating possible solutions to mental health problems...

For a long time, India and China have been seen as the rising economic giants on the Asiatic mainland. Studies of the conflicts which have plagued the borderlands of India and China however have tended to only analyse individual case studies without...

Antisemitism and anti-Zionism are complex, delineable, yet inter-related social-psychological phenomena. While antisemitism has been described as an irrational, age-old prejudice, anti-Zionism is often represented as a legitimate response to a 'rogue...

Shows Nasafi and his legacy in a new light. Nasafi's works are of particular interest because they contain valuable descriptions of the different Islamic world views of the age. Includes substantial extracts to help illuminate this perceptive study of a...

This introductory text provides students for the first time with an historical and international analysis of the development of anti-racism. Drawing on sources from around the world, the author explains the roots and describes the practice of anti-racism...

Discover different dimensions of the meaning of home across political, cultural, and geographic boundaries!Psychological, Political, and Cultural Meanings of Home brings a unique multidisciplinary, multicultural approach to address the interconnection of...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most rapidly developing technology in the current Digital Age, but it is also the least defined, understood and adequately explained technological advance. This book brings together a group of leading experts who...

Why wasn't Islam the rallying point and battle cry of the anti-colonial movement in the Sudan? Why did the mainstream political parties and the first military regime maintain the 'secular' political structures of the colonial state? Why did the...

Despite continuing criticism of the Chinese authoritarian political system, the range of participants in the decision-making process has widened, with different social actors now playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese policymaking process...

This book covers the period spanning the international invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 to the foreign military withdrawal in 2014. It explores and dissects the conflictual encounter between international troops, statebuilders and donors on the one hand,...

One consequence of China's economic growth has been a massive increase in migration, both internal and external. Within China millions of rural workers have migrated to the cities. Outside China, many Chinese have migrated to other parts of the world,...

Amidst the Eurozone crisis, the European Union (EU) is stepping up its dialogue and engagement with and within Southeast Asia. The EU's contemporary approach towards Asia emphasises the importance of open economies and common challenges of the 21st...

This book outlines and discusses the very wide range of cinema which is to be found in Singapore. Although Singapore cinema is a relatively small industry, and relatively new, it has nevertheless made an impact, and continues to develop in interesting...

First published in 1999, this book is a political enthnography of recent migration from the People's Republic of China into Europe. It argues that the very high mobility and intensive communications of Chinese migrants enable them to maintain a...

This book explores how Confucian thought, which was the ideological underpinning of traditional, imperial China, is being developed and refined into a New Confucianism relevant for the twenty-first century. It traces the development of Confucian thought,...

This book, first published in 1989, includes essays on a number of the most important topics in Japanese education as well as the highly selected, and annotated, bibliographies. It is the editors' belief that understanding educational matters requires...

Focusing on notions of diaspora, identity and agency, this book examines ethnicity in war-torn Sri Lanka. It highlights the historical development and negotiation of a new identification of Up-country Tamil amidst Sri Lanka's violent ethnic politics...

This book sheds light on the social imagination of nature and environment in contemporary China. It demonstrates how the urgent debate on how to create an ecologically sustainable future for the world's most populous country is shaped by its complex...

This book presents a comprehensive, systematic analysis of Russia- Iran relations in the period following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It discusses the key areas - such as trade, arms sales, nuclear developments, and potential areas of...

This book offers the first substantial critical examination of men and masculinities in relation to political crises in South Asian literatures and cultures. It employs political crisis as a frame to analyze how South Asian men and masculinities have...

Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural identity, state ideology, and popular...

China's economic transformation has brought with it much social dislocation, which in turn has led to much social protest. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the large-scale mass incidents which have taken place in the last decade. The book...