The book presents the transition from traditionalism to modernism in connection to two of Küng's most important books on... Læs mere
The volume takes readers deep into private worlds of suffering in American culture, and invites reflection on what the subjectivity of suffering tells us about being human.
This book tells the stories of eleven remarkable people in the Islamic world, from a religious musician in Pakistan who sings the sufferings of the... Læs mere
This work explores the earliest extant discussions on the authority of the Hadith in Islam and compares them with contemporary debates.
Creating an American Identity examines the relationship between regionalism and nationalism in New England. Focusing on the years 1789-1825, it... Læs mere
This book examines the possibility of reconciliation between liberalism and Shiite Islam. By examining two key liberal theories, this book shows that secular liberalism is not justifiable in the view of Shiite Islamic thought.
This collection looks at the on-going significance of Black Consciousness, situating it in a global frame, examining the legacy of Steve Biko, the current state of post-apartheid South African politics, and the culture and history of the anti-apartheid movements.
Conventional scholarship on written communication positions the Western alphabet as a precondition for literacy. Baca-Espinosa argues that Mestiz@ literacies advance "new" ways of reading and writing, applicable to diverse classrooms of the twenty-first century.
This book challenges the received scholarship on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The author applies economic and social theory to... Læs mere
By rethinking contemporary debates regarding the politics of aesthetic forms, Gender and Allegory in Transamerican Fiction and Performance explores how allegory can be used to resolve the "problem" of identity in both political theory and literary studies.
Beginning with the sibling model of Anna Barbauld and John Aikin, and concluding with the intergenerational model presented by the Godwins and the Shelleys, this study traces... Læs mere
This book looks at the post-Holocaust experience with emphasis on aspects of its impact on popular culture.