Donal Cruise O'Brien is a leading authority on Islam in Africa. This is a collection of his writing over the last 30 years, some significantly rewritten to render this a coherent book to use for teaching about the interplay between politics and Islam in Africa.
Donal Cruise O'Brien is a leading authority on Islam in Africa. This is a collection of his writing over the last 30 years, some significantly rewritten to render this a coherent book to use for teaching about the interplay between politics and Islam in Africa.
In this book, contributors argue that the Black Church must begin to address the significance of sexuality if it is to actually present liberation... Læs mere
Jose Marti, Cuban national hero, was one of Latin America's most influential litereary and political figures. Jose Marti: An Introduction offers such an introduction to... Læs mere
Eric Lincoln's principle concern with the racial factor in American social and religious life expands in these pages to include such correlative factors as gender, the African Diaspora, and social class.
In the early morning hours of May 18, 1944 the Russian army, under orders from Stalin, deported the entire Crimean Tatar population from their historical homeland.
The twenty-first century will feature unprecedented global transparency. This volume represents the first comprehensive collection of articles written by leading scholars and policy analysts examining the effects of transparency on world politics.
Struggle for a Better South dispels the notion that all whites in the South stood united against social change in the 1960s.
This collection provides a thorough introduction to and critical commentary on recent scholarship on the Reformation.
This unique collection studies and compares emerging social structures in transitional societies and discusses the life of the large majority of workers (farmers and state-sector employees as well as the bottom of socially deprived and marginalized people).
Strategic alliances are taking on an increasingly important role in international business. This collection of articles by leading scholars addresses... Læs mere