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Age of Anger : a History of the Present
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Family History in the Middle East : Household, Property, and Gender
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Subject(s): Families -- History -- Middle East | Domestic relations (Islamic law) -- History -- Middle East | Middle East -- Social conditions | Middle East -- History Summary: "Despite the constant refrain that family is the most important social institution in Middle Eastern societies, only recently has it become the focus for rethinking

Buildings of Empire
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Subject(s): Architecture -- Political aspects | Architecture, Colonial -- History | Great Britain -- Colonies History Summary: "Buildings of Empire takes the reader on an exciting journey through thirteen territories of the British Empire. From Dublin Castle to the glass and steel of Sir Norman Foster's Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank skysc

Singapore : Unlikely Power
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Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions
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Subject(s): Religious leaders | Religions | Leadership -- Religious aspects Summary: "What is a spiritual master? Spiritual Masters of the World's Religions offers an important contribution to religious studies by addressing that question in the context of such themes as charismatic authority, role models, symbolism, and categories of r

The University Socialist Club and the Contest for Malaya : Tangled Strands of Modernity
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Subject(s): Students -- Political activity History -- Singapore | Students -- Political activity History -- Malaysia | Singapore -- History -- 1945-1963 | Singapore -- Politics and government -- 1945-1963 | Malaysia -- History | Malaysia -- Politics and government -- 20th century Summary: The book, using a small group of left-wing student activ

Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century : the Ethnographic Accounts of Pierre Dubois
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Subject(s): Dubois, Pierre, -1838 | Bali Island (Indonesia) -- Ethnology | Netherlands -- Colonies History -- Indonesia Bali Island Summary: "In Bali in the Early Nineteenth Century, Helen Creese examines the nature of the earliest sustained cross-cultural encounter between the Balinese and the Dutch through the eyewitness accounts of Pierr

Islamic Law and Muslim same-Sex Unions
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Subject(s): Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation Summary: This book builds a case for Muslim same-sex unions for the fulfillment of gay and lesbian Muslims' human need for intimacy, affection, and companionship. In constructing this case, the book extensively engages with the Muslim tradition, drawing on the Qur'an, Hadith, and juri

Religion and Human Rights : an Introduction
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Subject(s): Human rights -- Religious aspects | Religions | Religion and politics Summary: "The relationship between religion and human rights is both complex and inextricable. While most of the world's religions have supported violence, repression, and prejudice, each has also played a crucial role in the modern struggle for universal

Democracy : a World History
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Subject(s): Democracy -- History | World politics Summary: Overview: In our time, the term "democracy" is frequently evoked to express aspirations for peace and social change or particular governmental systems that claim to benefit more than a select minority of the population. In this book, Temma Kaplan examines attempts from ancient

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