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First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780700708819Author Gyula DecsyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 400g

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks this book reassesses the effectiveness of the "War on Terror", considers how al-Qaeda and other jihadist movements are faring, explores the impact of wider developments in the Islamic world such as the Arab Spring, and...

Recognising that creativity is a major driving force in the post-industrial economy, the Chinese government has recently established a range of "creative clusters" - industrial parks devoted to media industries, and arts districts - in order to promote...

This book is based on anthropological fieldwork among the Bai, an ethnic minority with a population of two million in Dali, southwest China. It explores the religious and ethnic revival in the last two decades against a historical background. It explains...

Reprint of Baddeley's classic and rare account of the resistance of the North Caucasians under Shamil against the expansion of Tsarist Russia, with a new introduction by Moshe Gammer. Highly relevant to recent developments in the region.Reviews'A...

Sarah Oates gives a detailed examination on a central theme in political science: the relationship between democracy and the mass media. This significant book contains a wealth of information and data, including: public opinion surveys, content analysis...

Eurasia has assumed importance in the post-Soviet period and the peoples of Siberia have distinctive historico-cultural similarities with the Indian Himalayas due to common traditions and Buddhist culture. The Eurasianism of Russia brings it closer to...

This volume of collected essays offers truly multiethnic, historically comparative, and meta-theoretical readings of the literature and culture of the United States. Covering works by a diverse set of American authors - from Toni Morrison to Bret Harte -...

This classic history, first published in 1883, is the first English-language work to provide a comprehensive history of Burma, now Myanmar, based on Burmese sources. It incorporates the early history not only of Burma proper, but also those of the...

The way in which researchers, experts and scientists classify people - in this case the Roma - can have serious consequences. Highly repetitive Roma-related themes and in conjunction with mass media production, the topics such as poverty, lack of...

In this groundbreaking study, Ana Hernandez offers an in-depth analysis of the social and cultural influences in the Latino community and its effect on the development of Latino racial identity from clinical and therapeutic perspectives. Her book...

How does China see the rest of the world? One way to answer this question is to look at the work of China's scholars in the field of International Relations (IR). This leads to a second question - to what extent do Chinese IR scholars influence Beijing's...

The conflict in the South China Sea, especially the sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Islands, is of international interest and significance. Territorial claims from various countries impact on maritime freedom and result in the exploitation of...

The experience of Hong Kong's innovative and creative industries and the challenges they face serves as an important case study for other Chinese and Asian cities that are actively developing their innovative and creative industries in the era of...

This book is part of a series which makes available to English-speaking audiences the work of the individual Chinese economists who were the architects of China's economic reform. The series provides an inside view of China's economic reform, revealing...

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

Long out of print, I. A. Richards's extraordinary 1932 foray into Chinese philosophy is worth reviving for its detached interpretation of the Chinese classics.Book InformationISBN 9780700704347Author I. A. RichardsFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint...

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...

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...

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...