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Welcomes us into a world where creativity, pleasure and embracing difference are shown to be the foundation for an authentic and committed religious life. This book presents - on topics ranging from parenting a son with Down syndrome to Biblical criticism to Talmudic interpretation of dreams - a perspective on Torah.

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The book explains how openly available information is undervalued by the intelligence community and how analysts can use of this huge amount of information.

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The book explains how openly available information is undervalued by the intelligence community and how analysts can use of this huge amount of information.

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Provides a review of the Ordained Local Ministry (OLM) experiment - its achievements, its weaknesses, and its ongoing relevance for the Church.

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The first book-length study of how Frege's philosophy was influenced by his critical encounter with Kant.

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This analysis of the distinctive political writings of George Orwell focuses on his concept of political power and its relevance today.

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An analysis of the distinctive political writings of George Orwell. It focuses on his concept of political power and its relevance. By looking at Orwell as a political thinker, it derives a 'political message' from his works that may qualify as contributions to the liberal political thought.

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Oscar Wilde's reputation has shifted dramatically during the twentieth century from outcast in the wake of his trials for homosexual offences, to martyr to the gay cause in the 1980s and 90s, to important figure in the history of writing in English. This title offers readers a short, readable introduction to Oscar Wilde's life, work and afterlife.

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Oscar Wilde's reputation has shifted dramatically during the twentieth century from outcast in the wake of his trials for homosexual offences, to martyr to the gay cause in the 1980s and 90s, to important figure in the history of writing in English. This title offers readers a short, readable introduction to Oscar Wilde's life, work and afterlife.

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A study of how the Hollywood film industry has treated the 'Other' throughout its history. It argues that the Hollywood system has been the only national cinema with the resources and inclination to explore images of others through stories set in exotic and faraway places.

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A study of how the Hollywood film industry has treated the 'Other' throughout its history. It argues that the Hollywood system has been the only national cinema with the resources and inclination to explore images of others through stories set in exotic and faraway places. It examines a range of genres from the perspective of otherness.

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The period of the 'long' Second World War (1936-1948) was marked by mass movements of diverse populations. This book looks at: Spanish Republicans fleeing Franco's Spain in 1939, the French civilians trying to escape the Nazi invasion in 1940, and the millions of people displaced or expelled by the forces of Hitler's Third Reich.

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The period of the 'long' Second World War (1936-1948) was marked by mass movements of diverse populations. This book looks at: the Spanish Republicans fleeing Franco's Spain in 1939, the French civilians trying to escape the Nazi invasion in 1940, and the millions of people displaced or expelled by the forces of Hitler's Third Reich.

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Examines the metaphysical underpinnings of cynical philosophies both past and present in an attempt to diagnose and ameliorate contemporary forms of cynicism.

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Suitable for undergraduate students studying Ovid and his popular epic Latin poem. This book offers guidance on literary, historical, and cultural context; key themes; reading the text; and reception and influence.

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A staple of undergraduate courses in Classical Studies, Latin, English and Comparative Literature, Ovid's "Metamorphoses" is arguably one of the most important, canonical Latin texts. This title offers guidance on: literary, historical and cultural context; key themes; reading the text; reception and influence; and, further reading.

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An exploration of the reception of Ovid's myth thorughout history in fiction, film and television. Focusing on screen storylines with a "Pygmalion" subtext, from silent cinema to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Lars and the Real Girl", it looks at why and how the made-over or manufactured woman has survived through the centuries.

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Analyzes Pakistan's security and insurgency issues, looking at the threats posed to and by this nuclear-armed Islamic nation. This title focuses on the insurgency in Pakistan, a security problem not only for the country, but also for the region and the rest of the world.

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The only country in Islamic world to be formed in the name of Islam and a nuclear power, Pakistan is struggling for its very existence and is at war with itself. This book analyzes Pakistan's security and insurgency issues, looking at the threats posed to and by this nuclear-armed Islamic nation.

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The reinvention of Napoleon's Paris in the mould of classical Rome.

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An important new study offering a new historical and philosophical insight into Parmenides in light of the oral tradition of ancient Greece.

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In a fresh interpretation of Parmenides' philosophical poem "On Nature", this book considers Parmenides as a thinker of mortal singularity, a thinker who is concerned with the fate of irreducibly unique individuals. It also includes a substantial overview and bibliography of contemporary scholarship on Parmenides.