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Jonathan Sacks' best selling book appears for the first time in paperback and has been revised in response to the controversy it caused. It presents a major global statement by a Jewish leader about racial, political and religious conflict in the modern world.

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W.E.H. Stanner's words changed Australia. Without condescension and without sentimentality, Stanner conveyed the richness and uniqueness of Aboriginal culture. In his Boyer Lectures he exposed a 'cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale' regarding the fate of the Aborigines, for which he coined the phrase 'the great Australian silence'.

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While traditionally powerful Western economies are treading water at best, beset by crises in banking, housing, and employment, industrial growth and economic development are exploding in China and India.

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In The Fight to Save the Town, Michelle Wilde Anderson excavates the erosion of municipal infrastructure in four disparate placesStockton, California; Josephine County, Oregon; Lawrence, Massachusetts; and Detroit, Michiganto chronicle the human wounds left by decades of deep cuts to local government, and argue for reform and reinvestment in vital local institutions.

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This landmark book describes the course of religious thinking within Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, to 950.

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A colorful and in-depth cultural history of the beloved nineties sitcom that launched Will Smith to superstardomThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airin the vein of Seinfeldia and Best Wishes, Warmest Regards.

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Designed for teachers, this is a comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets and more.

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The African American struggle for freedom and equality is one of the truly heroic elements of American history. Revising and expanding a highly acclaimed, award-winning encyclopedia published in 1992, this book provides an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to understand the African American struggle for civil rights.

The idea of children's rights as codified by the UN has done much to expand our understanding of what is needed for healthy growth and development of children and youth. This book covers topics including: education, laws and legal status, play and recreation, religious life, child labor, child abuse and neglect, family, and health.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Sex, Love, and Culture volumes cover the ancient world, the medieval era, the early modern period, the colonial and revolutionary age, the nineteenth century, and the modern world.

Documents the achievements, current challenges, and status of women in more than 130 countries, addressing women's issues ranging from education to violence.

There is no better way for students to learn about cultural diversity than to study the folklore and folkways of different ethnic groups.

Provides access to the stories and legends that have captivated us for generations and continue to influence film, television, literature, and popular culture. This four-volume work gathers a range of popular and obscure lore from a range of American ethnic traditions and groups the folktales by region. It also includes less familiar stories.

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Following in the curmudgeonly footsteps of One Grump or Two, The Grumpy Drivers Handbook is a celebration of all that is miserable and tedious on the road.

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A study of the rise of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature in Islam during the first six Muslim centuries. This collection of 24 essays covers the key achievements of the Muslim intellectual and cultural tradition in history, mysticism, philosophy and poetry.

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Drawing on twenty-four authorities in the field, this book combines essays on all aspects of Sufism in this period - the religious, political, philosophical, mystical, artistic, literary and historical.