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Women, Violence and Tradition : Taking Fgm and Other Practices to a Secular State
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Subject(s): Wife abuse | Minority women | Female circumcision | Abused women -- Nigeria | Divorce | Family violence Summary: A look into contemporary life histories of women from ethnic minority communities in the West, focusing specifically on their experiences of under-researched cultural practices. The book gives insight into how ethnic mino

Falling Sideways
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Subject(s): Business enterprises -- Fiction -- Employees | Corporate culture -- Fiction | Middle-aged men -- Fiction -- Family relationships | Midlife crisis -- Fiction | Copenhagen (Denmark) -- Fiction Summary: There seems to be no shortage of business at the Tank, a high-profile firm in Copenhagen. There are meetings to attend, memos to write

Lost in Mall : an Ethnography of middle-Class Jakarta in the 1990s
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Subject(s): Middle class -- 20th century -- Indonesia Jakarta | Jakarta (Indonesia) -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Jakarta (Indonesia) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Summary: "In the 1980s, sensational stories about an 'emerging new middle class' popped up simultaneously in the streets of Jakarta and at conferences o

Hamas and Civil Society in Gaza : Engaging the Islamist Social Sector
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Subject(s): Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah -- Political aspects -- Gaza Strip | Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah -- Social aspects -- Gaza Strip | Jāmiʻah al-Islāmīyah (Gaza) | Arab-Israeli conflict | Islamic fundamentalism -- Gaza Strip Summary: "Many in the United States and Israel believe that Hamas is nothing but a ter

Digital Impact : the Two Secrets to Online Marketing Success
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Subject(s): Internet marketing | Electronic commerce Summary: "Win online by attracting the right customers and getting the right performance measurement. Digital Impact answers the critical questions marketers have about connecting with and influencing consumers online. Written in an easy-to-read, approachable format, this helpful guide pr

The Muslim Others of Indian Cinema : Questions of Nation and Narration
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Subject(s): Muslims in motion picture | Motion pictures -- History -- India Summary: A medieval mosque in the northen Indian town of Ayodhya, and a modern set of twin towers dominating the New York skyline. One a modestly designed icon of centuries of Islamic rule in the Indian sub-continent; the other, an imposing landmark representing global

Among the Ottomans : Diaries from Turkey in World War I
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Subject(s): Lyster, Marie, 1865-1965 -- Diaries | Lyster, Henry Newbolt, 1888-1980 -- Diaries | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Turkish | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British | World War, 1914-1918 -- Turkey | World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey | Turkey -- History -- Mehmed V, 1909-1918 Summary: During Worl

Identity Crisis in Turkey : a Genealogical Inquiry Into the Exclusion of the "other"
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Subject(s): Nationalism -- History -- 1980- -- Turkey | Nationalism -- History -- 21st century -- Turkey | Kurds -- Politics and government -- Turkey | Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1980- | Turkey -- History -- 1980- | Turkey -- Politics and government -- 21st century Summary: Since mid 1980s, Turkish politics has been suffering from th

Sidney Sheldon's After the Darkness
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Subject(s): Billionaires -- Fiction -- New York (State) New York | Ponzi schemes -- Fiction Summary: Blessed with the face of an angel and the guileless, trusting nature of a child, Grace Brookstein is the prized wife of the king of Wall Street, Lenny Brookstein. Despite the stock market's terrifying collapse, the Brooksteins' glamorou

The Ancient Greeks : History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander
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Subject(s): Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C | Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C Summary: "The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander offers students a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world 800-323 BC. The Ancient Greeks moves beyond political history to

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