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Believe Boldly

The Power of Simple, Confident Prayer to Unleash the Supernatural

By: Erica Willis

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Believe Boldly

The Power of Simple, Confident Prayer to Unleash the Supernatural

By: Erica Willis

Learn to Unleash the Supernatural through Simple, Confident Praying We long to see firsthand the power of God as displayed in the Bible. Miracles, prophecy, dreams, healing--most of these tend to be missing from our normal, safe, predictable faith. Yet we tend to view any movement of God outside our own experience with mistrust and confusion. But what if we've got "normal" all wrong? In these pages is an invitation to a new way of living: embracing God's power through simple yet bold prayer. It's for the night owl, the caffeine-addicted, even the skeptic, beckoning all of us out of our comfort zones with stories of spiritual breakthrough, mind-blowing miracles, and physical healing. Here are the tools you need to work through your doubts, open up to the miracles of God, and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit. You will learn to hear God's voice, trust his leading, and walk empowered by limitless prayer. It is time to see God transform your faith into a thrill-seeking adventure.

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Chosen Books

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1493413538

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Brutal Reasoning

Animals, Rationality, and Humanity in Early Modern England

By: Erica Fudge

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Brutal Reasoning

Animals, Rationality, and Humanity in Early Modern England

By: Erica Fudge

Early modern English thinkers were fascinated by the subject of animal rationality, even before the appearance of Descartes's Discourse on the Method (1637) and its famous declaration of the automatism of animals. But as Erica Fudge relates in Brutal Reasoning, the discussions were not as straightforward—or as reflexively anthropocentric—as has been assumed. Surveying a wide range of texts-religious, philosophical, literary, even comic-Fudge explains the crucial role that reason played in conceptualizations of the human and the animal, as well as the distinctions between the two. Brutal Reasoning looks at the ways in which humans were conceptualized, at what being "human" meant, and at how humans could lose their humanity. It also takes up the questions of what made an animal an animal, why animals were studied in the early modern period, and at how people understood, and misunderstood, what they saw when they did look. From the influence of classical thinking on the human-animal divide and debates surrounding the rationality of women, children, and Native Americans to the frequent references in popular and pedagogical texts to Morocco the Intelligent Horse, Fudge gives a new and vital context to the human perception of animals in this period. At the same time, she challenges overly simplistic notions about early modern attitudes to animals and about the impact of those attitudes on modern culture.

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Cornell University Press

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1501730975

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Geopolitical Shakespeare

Western Entanglements from Internationalism to Cold War

By: Erica Sheen

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Geopolitical Shakespeare

Western Entanglements from Internationalism to Cold War

By: Erica Sheen

Geopolitical Shakespeare: Western Entanglements from Internationalism to Cold War examines the entanglement of Shakespearean culture in the geopolitical dynamics of the post-war West. Taking its cue from a speech given by Albert Einstein in London in 1933, in which Shakespeare is cited as an example of the Western value of personal and intellectual freedom, this book explores a series of events between 1945 and 1955 featuring key historical figures--scientists, international lawyers, diplomats and politicians, writers, actors, and filmmakers--who experienced the tensions of the early Cold War through Shakespeare, or called on him to articulate this new post-war world. Erica Sheen examines political, diplomatic, cultural, and economic interactions within 'core' Western power relations--the USA, UK, and Europe, with particular reference to Germany--in which Shakespeare, or the idea of Shakespeare, was entangled in the struggle for new ideas and social structures. The subjects of this book include John Humphrey and the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the Nuremberg Trials and the foundation of West Germany; Noel Annan and the Berlin Elizabethan Festival; an American production of Hamlet in Elsinore; Laurence Olivier, David Selznick, and the Shakespeare film in post-war Hollywood; Graham Greene and The Third Man; and Carl Schmitt and Salvador de Madariaga on Hamlet in post-war Europe. In each of these case studies, Sheen discovers a Shakespeare for our time: engaged in contestations of territoriality in cultures of international law and human rights, theatre, film, and literature.

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Oxford University Press

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0198888627

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Right to Be Hostile

Schools, Prisons, and the Making of Public Enemies

By: Erica R. Meiners

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Right to Be Hostile

Schools, Prisons, and the Making of Public Enemies

By: Erica R. Meiners

In Right to be Hostile, scholar and activist Erica Meiners offers concrete examples and new insights into the "school to prison' pipeline phenomenon, showing how disciplinary regulations, pedagogy, pop culture and more not only implicitly advance, but actually normalize an expectation of incarceration for urban youth. Analyzed through a framework of an expanding incarceration nation, Meiners demonstrates how educational practices that disproportionately target youth of color become linked directly to practices of racial profiling that are endemic in state structures. As early as preschool, such educational policies and practices disqualify increasing numbers of students of color as they are funneled through schools as under-educated, unemployable, 'dangerous,' and in need of surveillance and containment. By linking schools to prisons, Meiners asks researchers, activists, and educators to consider not just how our schools’ physical structures resemble prisons— metal detectors or school uniforms— but the tentacles in policies, practices and informal knowledge that support, naturalize, and extend, relationships between incarceration and schools. Understanding how and why prison expansion is possible necessitates connecting schools to prisons and the criminal justice system, and redefining "what counts" as educational policy.

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Routledge

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1135909032

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The Croom Family and Goodwood Plantation

Land, Litigation, and Southern Lives

By: William Warren Rogers,Erica R. Clark

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The Croom Family and Goodwood Plantation

Land, Litigation, and Southern Lives

By: William Warren Rogers,Erica R. Clark

One of the most elegant mansions in Florida, Goodwood was built over a century ago and stands today as one of Tallahassee's grandest historical monuments. It was once the center of a thriving plantation founded by the Croom family of North Carolina, who in the 1820s sought to revive their fortunes in the newly opened Florida territory. William Warren Rogers and Erica R. Clark tell the story of this family and their legacy, shedding new light on many aspects of antebellum family life, plantation management, and race relations. They describe how brothers Hardy and Bryan Croom developed Goodwood Plantation to over four thousand acres with nearly two hundred slaves before Hardy and his family were killed in a shipwreck, and how a twenty-year lawsuit, complicated by questions of survivorship and residency, denied Bryan control of the estate. This meticulously detailed account, drawing extensively on family correspondence and court records, is a story of humaneness, hard work, and family values—but also of selfishness and greed—that reveals an intriguing chapter of southern history.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820334839

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Where the Heart Is Romance Collection

Love Is a Journey in Nine Historical Novellas

By: Andrea Boeshaar,Carol Cox,Rhonda Gibson,Sally Laity,Jane West,Claire Sanders,Pamela Kaye Tracy,Erica Vetsch

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Where the Heart Is Romance Collection

Love Is a Journey in Nine Historical Novellas

By: Andrea Boeshaar,Carol Cox,Rhonda Gibson,Sally Laity,Jane West,Claire Sanders,Pamela Kaye Tracy,Erica Vetsch

Journey along with nine women who find themselves on the move out of their comfortable lives and into the unknown as they set up new homes, take on new jobs, seek out loved ones, and encounter romance. Will their faith endure the hardships, and will love form when life is in transition? Written by nine inspirational romance authors who have a passion for American history and faith.

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Barbour Publishing

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1634098285

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See Jane Die

By: Erica Spindler

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See Jane Die

By: Erica Spindler

Nearly killed as a teenager by a hit-and-run boater, Jane Killian is a woman with everything to live for. A series of surgeries restored her lovely face. She's the toast of the Dallas art community, her sculptures lauded as both disturbing and beautiful. And Jane and her husband, plastic surgeon Dr. Ian Westbrook, are expecting their first child. Then a woman with ties to Ian is found brutally slain and the police make him their prime suspect. At first determined to prove her husband's innocence, Jane cannot escape her own growing doubts. Then her nightmare escalates. She begins receiving anonymous messages and quickly becomes convinced they're from him—the boater she always believed deliberately hit her and got away with it. Now Jane must face a terrifying truth. Her tormentor knows everything about her—her likes, her dislikes, her daily routine and, most frightening of all, her deepest fears. And he will use them mercilessly until he sees Jane dead.

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Harlequin

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146030313X

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Winner Takes All! (DC Super Hero Girls)

By: Erica David

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Winner Takes All! (DC Super Hero Girls)

By: Erica David

Join Wonder Woman(TM), Supergirl(TM), and the rest of the DC Super Hero Girls(TM) in an all-new action-packed paperback series! Disguised as Diana Prince, young Wonder Woman goes to Metropolis to start school and quickly meets a group of students who are also secretly heroes. They convince her to enter a school contest, and she tackles the competition in true Amazon fashion. Unfortunately, some of the school's villains have their eye on the same prize, and Wonder Woman is going to need Supergirl, Batgirl(TM), and her other hero friends to help her save the day. This chapter book features humor and action-packed stories and art throughout.

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Random House Books for Young Readers

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1984894536

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Negotiating a Perilous Empowerment

Appalachian Women’s Literacies

By: Erica Abrams Locklear

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Negotiating a Perilous Empowerment

Appalachian Women’s Literacies

By: Erica Abrams Locklear

In many parts of Appalachia, family ties run deep, constituting an important part of an individual’s sense of self. In some cases, when Appalachian learners seek new forms of knowledge, those family ties can be challenged by the accusation that they have gotten above their raisings, a charge that can have a lasting impact on family and community acceptance. Those who advocate literacy sometimes ignore an important fact — although empowering, newly acquired literacies can create identity conflicts for learners, especially Appalachian women. In Negotiating a Perilous Empowerment, Erica Abrams Locklear explores these literacy-initiated conflicts, analyzing how authors from the region portray them in their fiction and creative nonfiction. Abrams Locklear blends literacy studies with literary criticism to analyze the central female characters in the works of Harriette Simpson Arnow, Linda Scott DeRosier, Denise Giardina, and Lee Smith. She shows how these authors deftly overturn stereotypes of an illiterate Appalachia by creating highly literate characters, women who not only cherish the power of words but also push the boundaries of what literacy means. Negotiating a Perilous Empowerment includes in-depth interviews with Linda Scott DeRosier and Lee Smith, making this an insightful study of an important literary genre.

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Ohio University Press

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082144378X

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Fierce Competition! (DC Super Hero Girls)

By: Erica David

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Fierce Competition! (DC Super Hero Girls)

By: Erica David

Join Wonder Woman(TM), Batgirl(TM), and the rest of the DC Super Hero Girls(TM) in an all-new action-packed paperback series! When an athletic competition with the school's super-villains gets way out of hand, young Wonder Woman, Supergirl(TM), and Batgirl team up with a few of their fellow superpowered students to save the day after the school bell rings. This chapter book features humor and action-packed stories and art throughout.

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1984894587

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Fanon, Education, Action

Child as Method

By: Erica Burman

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Fanon, Education, Action

Child as Method

By: Erica Burman

Bridging childhood studies, pedagogy and educational theory, critical psychology, and postcolonial studies, this unique book reads the role and functions of ‘the child’ and childhood as both cultural motif and as embodied life condition through the work of Frantz Fanon. Based on innovative readings of Fanon and postcolonial cultural studies, the book offers new insights for critical pedagogical and transformative practice in forging crucial links not only between the political and the psychological, but between distress, therapy, and (personal and political) learning and transformation. Structured around four indicative and distinct forms of ‘child’ read from Fanon’s texts (Idiotic, Traumatogenic, Therapeutic, Extemic), the author discusses both educational and therapeutic practices. The pedagogical links the political with the personal, and Fanon’s revolutionary psychoaffective account offers vital resources to inform these. Finally the book presents ‘child as method’ as a new analytical approach by which to read the geopolitical, which shows childhood, education, and critical psychological studies to be key to these at the level of theory, method, and practice. By interrogating contemporary modalities of childhood as modern economic and political tropes, the author offers conceptual and methodological resources for practically engaging with and transforming these. This book will be vital and fascinating reading for students and scholars in psychology, psychoanalysis, education and childhood studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies, and mental health.

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1351611410

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Demonic Household

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By: Clint Doyle,Cindy Marie Jenkins,F.D. Gross,Fern Goodman,Christina Bergling,J.P. Dildine,Erica Gerald Mason,Brandon Mead,Arielle Haughee

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Demonic Household

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By: Clint Doyle,Cindy Marie Jenkins,F.D. Gross,Fern Goodman,Christina Bergling,J.P. Dildine,Erica Gerald Mason,Brandon Mead,Arielle Haughee

Readers Beware of those appliances! You are traveling into a dark and humorous place. We start you off with light, soft stories, but be warned. With each passing page, you will find yourself falling into the ever darker, gorier, and more demonic. We're not responsible for any out of warranty or straight-from-hell defective items. By the end of this collection, you will never look at your couch, your washer, and even television the same way. It will leave you to wonder if you should be laughing anymore. Will your household turn on you? Keep your Owner’s Manuals close by!

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4 Horsemen Publications, Inc.

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1644506378

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Freedom of Expression and Religious Hate Speech in Europe

By: Erica Howard

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Freedom of Expression and Religious Hate Speech in Europe

By: Erica Howard

In recent years, the Danish cartoons affair, the Charlie Hebdo murders and the terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris have resulted in increasingly strident anti-Islamic speeches by politicians. This raises questions about the limits to freedom of expression and whether this freedom can and should be restricted to protect the religious feelings of believers. This book uses the case law of the European Court of Human Rights to provide a comprehensive analysis of the questions: whether legal prohibitions of religious hate speech violate the right to freedom of expression; and, whether such laws should be used to prosecute politicians and others who contribute to current debates when they use anti-Islam rhetoric. A well-known politician who uses such rhetoric is Dutch politician Geert Wilders. He has been prosecuted twice for hate speech, and was acquitted in the first case and recently convicted in the second. These prosecutions are used to illustrate the issues involved in drawing the line between freedom of expression and religious hate speech. The author argues that freedom of expression of politicians and those contributing to the public debate should not be restricted except in two very limited circumstances: when they incite to hatred or violence and there is an imminent danger that violence will follow or where it stops people from holding or manifesting their religion. Based on this, the author concludes that the European Court of Human Rights should decide, if it is asked to do so, that Wilders conviction for hate speech violates his freedom of expression.

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1351998781

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Ten Lords for the Holidays

A Holiday Historical Romance Anthology

By: Anthea Lawson,Jennifer Ashley,Claire Delacoix,Deb Marlowe,Ava Stone,Erica Ridley,Eve Pendle,Larissa Lyons,Nicole Zoltack,Nadine Millard

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Ten Lords for the Holidays

A Holiday Historical Romance Anthology

By: Anthea Lawson,Jennifer Ashley,Claire Delacoix,Deb Marlowe,Ava Stone,Erica Ridley,Eve Pendle,Larissa Lyons,Nicole Zoltack,Nadine Millard

Escape into ten tempting stories of the holiday season! Roguish lords and lovely ladies find their happily-ever-afters amidst the warmth and glitter of a historical Christmas. Whether you prefer a dashing spy, a haughty prince, or a scoundrel who is more than he seems, the lord you're looking for is just a page turn away… A FIRST FOOTER FOR LADY JANE (*mild) Jennifer Ashley When Grandfather MacDonald predicts Lady Jane will marry this year’s First-Footer–the first guest into the house on Hogmanay—she dismisses the notion. Her childhood sweetheart is fighting on the Peninsula, and she can’t imagine marrying anyone but the staid Major Barnett. But when the clock strikes midnight, and Hogmanay begins, a knock at the front door changes Jane’s life forever. LORD LOCRYN AND THE PIXIE’S KISS (*mild) Deb Marlowe When is a kiss actually a curse? When an irate Pixie forbids you to kiss the wrong girl — ever. A DUKE BY ANY OTHER NAME (***hot) Claire Delacroix The Duke of Inverfyre disguises himself as a vain fop in order to catch a notorious jewel thief, which proves most inconvenient when he meets a lovely maiden who might steal his heart under other circumstance. But Daphne Goodenham is not deterred by his outrageous clothing and foppish manner. Is she a fortune hunter indifferent to appearances, a perceptive lady who sees his hidden truth, or an ally of the villain? At the very least, she is a perilous and untimely distraction... A COUNTERFEIT CHRISTMAS SUMMONS (*mild) Ava Stone Lady Emma Whitton has decided its time to take her future in her own hands. She has been in love with Viscount Heathfield since she was in leading strings. Unfortunately, it's been almost that long since she's laid eyes on her brother's old friend and vice versa. Tired of waiting for him to remember her, Emma pens a holiday invitation (in her brother's hand) to Heathfield and waits as patiently as she is able for her one true love to arrive… LADY HOLLY’S JOLLY CHRISTMAS (**medium) Nadine Millard Lady Holly has no interest in the Christmas season, and hasn’t since the tragic death of her mother. The widowed Earl of Stockton has as much reason to despise the season as Holly does. But fate and the arrival of a mysterious old lady have plans for these two. Will Lord Stockton learn to open his heart? And will Lady Holly finally have a jolly Christmas? CHRISTMAS KISSES (*mild) Nicole Zoltack Lady Anna has her sights on a scoundrel of a duke. Her mother insists on Anna befriending a marquess’s son, a man Anna finds far too rude. Is either gentleman the right one for Anna? THE DUKE WAGER (***hot) Eve Pendle Her family's Christmas eve bankruptcy means aspiring doctor Miss Tamara Patterson must save them with a marriage to a wealthy man. Any man except her longtime nemesis, The Duke of Newton. Until he offers her a wager she can't refuse… A PRINCE FOR YULETIDE (*mild) Anthea Lawson Miss Eliana Banning attends the Midwinter Masque. There, she meets a gentleman in wolf’s clothing who might prove to be her heart’s desire…or her worst enemy. RESCUED BY A CHRISTMAS KISS (**medium) Larissa Lyons Seeking shelter from danger during an ice storm, an unemployed companion barges in on an unsuspecting widower. Thanks to his mischievous, superior cat, love blooms during the topsy-turvied days before Christmas. MAKING MERRY (*mild) Erica Ridley Holiday romance blossoms in Christmas, England, between theatre director Miss Estelle Blaire and Marlowe Castle solicitor Mr. Aaron Thompson… discover the 12 Dukes of Christmas series with this prequel novella! A NOTE ON THE HEAT LEVELS: * One star = mild. Kisses ** Two star = medium. More than kisses, but not all the way. *** Three star = hot. Open door steamy scenes.

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Fiddlehead Press

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1680131397

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Civil Resistance

What Everyone Needs to Know®

By: Erica Chenoweth

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Civil Resistance

What Everyone Needs to Know®

By: Erica Chenoweth

A sweeping overview of civil resistance movements around the world that explains what they are, how they work, why they are often effective, and why they can fail. Civil resistance is a method of conflict through which unarmed civilians use a variety of coordinated methods (strikes, protests, demonstrations, boycotts, and many other tactics) to prosecute a conflict without directly harming or threatening to harm an opponent. Sometimes called nonviolent resistance, unarmed struggle, or nonviolent action, this form of political action is now a mainstay across the globe. It was been a central form of resistance in the 1989 revolutions and in the Arab Spring, and it is now being practiced widely in Trump's America. If we are going to understand the manifold protest movements emerging around the globe, we need a thorough understanding of civil resistance and its many dynamics and manifestations. In Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know® , Erica Chenoweth -- one of the world's leading scholars on the topic--explains what civil resistance is, how it works, why it sometimes fails, how violence and repression affect it, and the long-term impacts of such resistance. Featuring both historical cases of civil resistance and more contemporary examples such as the Arab Awakenings and various ongoing movements in the United States, this book provides a comprehensive yet pithy overview of this enormously important subject.

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Oxford University Press

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0190244429

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Psychology Express: Health Psychology (Undergraduate Revision Guide)

By: Angel Chater,Erica Cook

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Psychology Express: Health Psychology (Undergraduate Revision Guide)

By: Angel Chater,Erica Cook

The Psychology Express undergraduate revision guide series will help you to understand key concepts quickly, revise effectively and make sure your answers stand out. Each text is tailored to engage the reader and help you: Prepare for exams and coursework using sample questions and assessment advice Maximise your marks and approach exams with confidence Quickly grasp key research, critical issues and practical applications This new addition to the Psychology Express revision guide series will provide concise coverage of the key areas of health psychology.

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Pearson UK

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1447930983

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Perceiving Animals

Humans and Beasts in Early Modern English Culture

By: Erica Fudge

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Perceiving Animals

Humans and Beasts in Early Modern English Culture

By: Erica Fudge

The boundaries between human and beast forged a rugged philosophical landscape across early modern England. Spectators gathered in London's Bear Garden to watch the callous and brutal baiting of animals. A wave of "new" scientists performed vivisections on live animals to learn more about the human body. In Perceiving Animals, the British scholar Erica Fudge traces the dangers and problems of anthropocentrism in texts written from 1558 to 1649. Meticulous examinations of scientific, legal, political, literary, and religious writings offer unique and fascinating depictions of human perceptions about the natural world. Views carried over from bestiaries--medieval treatises on animals-- posited animals as nonsentient beings whose merits were measured solely by what provisions they afforded humans: food, medicine, clothing, travel, labor, scientific knowledge. Without consciences or faith, animals were deemed far inferior to humans. While writings from the period asserted an enormous biological superiority, Fudge contends actual human behavior and logic worked, sometimes accidentally, to close the alleged gap. In the Bear Garden, even a man of the lowest social rank had power over a tortured animal, sinking him, though, below the beasts. The beast fable itself fails to show a true understanding of animals, as it merely attributes human characteristics to beasts in an attempt to teach humanist ideals. Scholars and writers continually turned to the animal world for reflection. Despite this, scientists of the period used animals for empirical and medical knowledge, recognizing biological and spiritual similarities but refusing to renege human superiority. Including an insightful reexamination of Ben Jonson's Volpone and fascinating looks at works by Francis Bacon, Edward Coke, and Richard Overton, among others, Fudge probes issues of animal ownership and biological and spiritual superiority in early modern England that resonate with philosophical quandaries still relevant in contemporary society.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252070682

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9780252070686

The Poet's Mistake

By: Erica McAlpine

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The Poet's Mistake

By: Erica McAlpine

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Poet's Mistake -- Chapter 1. Wordsworth's Imperfect Perfect -- Chapter 2. Robert Browning's Bad Habit -- Chapter 3. Wondering about John Clare -- Chapter 4. Emily Dickinson's Eloquent Lies -- Chapter 5. Hart Crane's Wrapture -- Chapter 6. Fact-Checking Elizabeth Bishop -- Chapter 7. Misremembering Seamus Heaney -- Conclusion. Mistaking on Purpose -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.

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Princeton University Press

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0691203490

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Been Through

By: Erica Fowler

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Been Through

By: Erica Fowler

Story which spans from the Cane River cotton fields in the early 1900s and ends with a celebration of 100 years of life. Rose Dunmore shares her story of tragedies and triumphs through the 20th century. Her story is a survival guide for daily living. She proclaims that the only way she made it through was by holding on to God's unchanging hand.

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iUniverse

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0595127363

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Appalachia on the Table

Representing Mountain Food and People

By: Erica Abrams Locklear

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Appalachia on the Table

Representing Mountain Food and People

By: Erica Abrams Locklear

When her mother passed along a cookbook made and assembled by her grandmother, Erica Abrams Locklear thought she knew what to expect. But rather than finding a homemade cookbook full of apple stack cake, leather britches, pickled watermelon, or other "traditional" mountain recipes, Locklear discovered recipes for devil's food cake with coconut icing, grape catsup, and fig pickles. Some recipes even relied on food products like Bisquick, Swans Down flour, and Calumet baking powder. Where, Locklear wondered, did her Appalachian food script come from? And what implicit judgments had she made about her grandmother based on the foods she imagined she would have been interested in cooking? Appalachia on the Table argues, in part, that since the conception of Appalachia as a distinctly different region from the rest of the South and the United States, the foods associated with the region and its people have often been used to socially categorize and stigmatize mountain people. Rather than investigate the actual foods consumed in Appalachia, Locklear instead focuses on the representations of foods consumed, implied moral judgments about those foods, and how those judgments shape reader perceptions of those depicted. The question at the core of Locklear's analysis asks, How did the dominant culinary narrative of the region come into existence and what consequences has that narrative had for people in the mountains?

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University of Georgia Press

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0820363383

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Life at the Center

Haitians and Corporate Catholicism in Boston

By: Erica Caple James

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Life at the Center

Haitians and Corporate Catholicism in Boston

By: Erica Caple James

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In Life at the Center, Erica Caple James traces how faith-based and secular institutions in Boston have helped Haitian refugees and immigrants attain economic independence, health, security, and citizenship in the United States. Using the concept of “corporate Catholicism,” James documents several paradoxes of assistance arising among the Catholic Church, Catholic Charities, and the Haitian Multi-Service Center: how social assistance produces and reproduces structural inequalities between providers and recipients; how these inequities may deepen aid recipients’ dependence and lead to resistance to organized benevolence; how institutional financial deficits harmed clients and providers; and how the same modes of charity or philanthropy that previously caused harm can be redeployed to repair damage and rebuild “charitable brands.” The culmination of more than a decade of advocacy and research on behalf of the Haitians in Boston, this groundbreaking work exposes how Catholic corporations have strengthened—but also eroded—Haitians’ civic power.

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0520400550

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Mixed-Up Mysteries

3 Stories in 1

By: Renae Brumbaugh Green,Jean Fischer,Erica Rodgers

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Mixed-Up Mysteries

3 Stories in 1

By: Renae Brumbaugh Green,Jean Fischer,Erica Rodgers

Join the Camp Club Girls on a series of clue-filled adventures and cheer them on as they crack the case in this entertaining 3-in-1 story collection. Whether the Camp Club Girls are searching for a missing bag of marbles, investigating peculiar tracks in the sand, or attempting to keep the London Bridge from collapsing, you’ll encounter six charming characters who combine their mystery-solving skills to save the day. More Mysteries from the Camp Club Girls: Get a Clue! Secrets and Surprises

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Appetites and Aspirations in Vietnam

Food and Drink in the Long Nineteenth Century

By: Erica J. Peters

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Appetites and Aspirations in Vietnam

Food and Drink in the Long Nineteenth Century

By: Erica J. Peters

Appetites and Aspirations in Vietnam explores how people in Vietnam used food and drink to strengthen their social position during the "long" nineteenth century, from the 1790s to the 1920s.

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Rowman Altamira

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0759120757

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Latina/o American Health and Mental Health

Practices and Challenges

By: Leticia Arellano-Morales Ph.D.,Erica T. Sosa

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Latina/o American Health and Mental Health

Practices and Challenges

By: Leticia Arellano-Morales Ph.D.,Erica T. Sosa

Essential reading for health and mental health administrators, community agencies, and policy makers as well as students and general interest readers, this book details the state of the physical and mental health of many Latina/o American groups. While Latina/o Americans originate from more than 25 countries, most health or mental health texts largely focus on Mexican Americans and often fail to address other Latina/o groups, such as South Americans, Central Americans, Puerto Ricans, and others. Moreover, most works address either health or mental health, but not both together. In contrast, Latina/o American Health and Mental Health addresses both the health and mental health of diverse Latina/o heritage groups. An interdisciplinary approach enables readers to identify both similar and divergent areas that affect the health and mental health of Latina/o Americans. Strengths-based and social justice perspectives, rather than a deficit perspective, guide the work in its assessment of disparities among treatment for different groups. This text is ideal for graduate students, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers in public health, community health, family studies, psychology, counseling, social work, and Latina/o studies who are interested in understanding Latina/o health and mental health in the United States and providing culturally responsive services.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440854904

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Qualitative Methods In Psychology: A Research Guide

A Research Guide

By: Banister, Peter,Bunn, Geoff,Burman, Erica

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Qualitative Methods In Psychology: A Research Guide

A Research Guide

By: Banister, Peter,Bunn, Geoff,Burman, Erica

This book provides an introduction to four widely used qualitative research methods, followed by a detailed discussion of a pluralistic approach to qualitative research…makes exceellent use of questions both in order to help the reader gain clarity as well as to encourage reflexivity"The Psychologist, May 2012

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335243053

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Bound

Over 20 Artful Handmade Books

By: Erica Ekrem

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Over 20 Artful Handmade Books

By: Erica Ekrem

Discover how beautiful and functional a handbound book can be with this “fresh look at an old art” featuring 20 creative and approachable projects (Library Journal, starred review). In Bound, graphic designer and professional bookbinder Erika Ekrem explains everything you need to know to create your own beautifully handcrafted books. With her whimsical and stylish approach to traditional techniques, and the use of upcycled and repurposed materials, Ekrem has devised creative fun for book artists of all levels. Dividing projects into three categories—Vintage, Nature, and Leather—she takes you step-by-step through the process of making books from mason jars and seashells; a classic leather-bound photo album; and other works of art.

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Union Square + ORM

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1454710837

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Sustainable Business in the Era of Digital Transformation

Strategic and Entrepreneurial Perspectives

By: Mariusz Sołtysik,Magdalena Wojnarowska,Maria Urbaniec,Vesna Zabkar,Marek Ćwiklicki,Erica Varese

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Sustainable Business in the Era of Digital Transformation

Strategic and Entrepreneurial Perspectives

By: Mariusz Sołtysik,Magdalena Wojnarowska,Maria Urbaniec,Vesna Zabkar,Marek Ćwiklicki,Erica Varese

Sustainable development is a complex issue and despite many studies and publications in recent years, it remains poorly recognised on best practices in core business areas. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development depends on research and innovation. Therefore, the transition to sustainable development requires investment in technology, new business models, and social and environmental innovations that contribute to shaping new business and promoting sustainable business practices. This book seeks to understand how sustainability affects core business areas, with a focus on strategic and entrepreneurial activities. Given these considerations, the main purpose of this book is twofold: (1) to contribute to a better understanding of important and current trends in the field of sustainable transformation in core business areas; and (2) to provide a comprehensive overview of quantitative and qualitative studies in the field. The book ultimately seeks to shed light on how companies are implementing sustainable transformation in the core areas of product and marketing, entrepreneurship, and innovation, which is supported by appropriate project management strategies. The book provides researchers and upper-level students in economics, business, and other social sciences with an overview of interdisciplinary theoretical and conceptual perspectives and frameworks for successful business transformation. It will be of particular value to those researching sustainable development and strategic management.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040051243

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9781040051245

Indiana Township

By: Erica Alderdice Birkner

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Indiana Township

By: Erica Alderdice Birkner

In 1805, Indiana Township became the fourth township formed in Allegheny County. The earliest settlers, Jacob Huddle (Hodil) and Henry Strohm, arrived from Germany in 1798. The township was mainly rural when it was first settled, but as time progressed, the inevitable coal culture began. Coal mining was ideal for three main reasons: the rich coal deposits found within the landscape, the vast array of rail systems, and proximity to the Allegheny River. Important areas in the community include the Singing Winds site of the Council of the Three Rivers American Indian Center, the Mary Flinn Lawrence Estate (commonly referred to as Hartwood Acres), the Harmarville Rehabilitation Center, Consulate Healthcare, and Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve (currently in Fox Chapel Borough but formerly in Indiana Township), which is currently home to the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania. The famous stage actress Faye Templeton made Indiana Township her home for a time at Wunnahunny Farm, now called Humess Farm.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738592544

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Fortune

By: Erica Spindler

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Fortune

By: Erica Spindler

In this “high adventure of love’s triumph over twisted obsession” from a New York Times bestseller, a woman confronts her abusive past (Publishers Weekly). A mother’s ultimate sacrifice . . . A brother’s dark obsession . . . And one woman’s desperate fight for survival . . . Something dark and dangerous had long shadowed Skye Dearborn’s life. She had seen the fear of it in her mother’s eyes. It was there, locked in her memories of blood spilling across a gleaming floor. In the sound of her own screams. And in the terror she’d felt the night her mother disappeared. Then fortune smiled on Skye. With help she was able to put the horror behind her and look to the future. But now that same fortune is leading her into the arms of danger—and back into the nightmare of her past. For the evil that has haunted her dreams has a human form—a man obsessed with Skye since her birth. A man who alone knows who Skye Dearborn really is. And now that he has found her, he will do anything to keep her.

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Harlequin

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1460303091

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Metamorphosis

How Insects Are Changing Our World

By: Erica McAlister,Adrian Washbourne

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Metamorphosis

How Insects Are Changing Our World

By: Erica McAlister,Adrian Washbourne

An accessible, beautifully illustrated celebration of insects—and their extraordinary contributions to humankind—from the hosts of the BBC Radio's Metamorphosis Insects outnumber humans 200 million to one, and their impact on people and the planet boasts a similar magnitude. Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our World investigates how modern entomological wonders contribute to the prosperity of humankind. Featuring more than 80 color illustrations that highlight the impressive variety and vibrancy of everything from beetles to blowflies, the book covers contemporary topics that emphasize the intersections between insects, technology, and the future of the planet, including: the role of insect metamorphosis as a barometer to track future climate change how invaluable the fruit fly has been to space travel how the hawkmoth’s tongue is inspiring bioengineers to develop medical nanoprobes the way bee intelligence is shaping sophisticated flying robots for surveillance and rescue how a network of fly farms are set to lower carbon emissions The study of insects has led to incredible strides in robotics, genetics, forensics, agriculture, medicine, aerospace, artificial intelligence, and biodiversity. Metamorphosis celebrates insect-driven progress and captures its sense of possibility with up-to-date research and scientific storytelling that connects readers to the bugs around them.

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Smithsonian Institution

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1588347672

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The Military and the State in Central Asia

From Red Army to Independence

By: Erica Marat

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The Military and the State in Central Asia

From Red Army to Independence

By: Erica Marat

The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian states from the early twentieth century until the present. This book is the first major, in-depth study of the military institutions in Central Asian states. It examines their hidden story, the different stages of their development from the early twentieth century until the present, and the influence they had on the state and society. It effectively combines history, sociology of the military and political science and provides deeper insights into how recently formed states function. By concentrating extensively on the military, this book is an important and a timely contribution to a wide range of disciplines including Central Asian studies, and post-colonial state and nation-building studies.

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Routledge

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1135256144

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Navigating Interracial Borders

Black-White Couples and Their Social Worlds

By: Erica Chito Childs

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Navigating Interracial Borders

Black-White Couples and Their Social Worlds

By: Erica Chito Childs

One of the best books written about interracial relationships to date. . . . Childs offers a sophisticated and insightful analysis of the social and ideological context of black-white interracial relationships."—Heather Dalmage, author Tripping on the Color Line "A pioneering project that thoroughly analyzes interracial marriage in contemporary America."—Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, author of Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States Is love color-blind, or at least becoming increasingly so? Today’s popular rhetoric and evidence of more interracial couples than ever might suggest that it is. But is it the idea of racially mixed relationships that we are growing to accept or is it the reality? What is the actual experience of individuals in these partnerships as they navigate their way through public spheres and intermingle in small, close-knit communities? In Navigating Interracial Borders, Erica Chito Childs explores the social worlds of black-white interracial couples and examines the ways that collective attitudes shape private relationships. Drawing on personal accounts, in-depth interviews, focus group responses, and cultural analysis of media sources, she provides compelling evidence that sizable opposition still exists toward black-white unions. Disapproval is merely being expressed in more subtle, color-blind terms. Childs reveals that frequently the same individuals who attest in surveys that they approve of interracial dating will also list various reasons why they and their families wouldn’t, shouldn’t, and couldn’t marry someone of another race. Even college students, who are heralded as racially tolerant and open-minded, do not view interracial couples as acceptable when those partnerships move beyond the point of casual dating. Popular films, Internet images, and pornography also continue to reinforce the idea that sexual relations between blacks and whites are deviant. Well-researched, candidly written, and enriched with personal narratives, Navigating Interracial Borders offers important new insights into the still fraught racial hierarchies of contemporary society in the United States.

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Rutgers University Press

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0813537576

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Labour's Immigration Policy

The Making of the Migration State

By: Erica Consterdine

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Labour's Immigration Policy

The Making of the Migration State

By: Erica Consterdine

This book explains how and why the New Labour governments transformed Britain’s immigration system from a highly restrictive regime to one of the most expansive in Europe, otherwise known as the Managed Migration policy. It offers the first in-depth and candid account of this period of dramatic political development from the actors who made policy during ‘the making of the migrant state.’ Drawing on document analysis and over 50 elite interviews, the book sets out to explain how and why this radical policy change transpired, by examining how organized interests, political parties and institutions shaped and changed policy. This book offers valuable insights to anyone who wants to understand why immigration is dominating the political debate, and will be essential reading for those wanting to know why governments pursue expansive immigration regimes.

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Springer

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3319646923

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Law and the Wearing of Religious Symbols

European Bans on the Wearing of Religious Symbols in Education

By: Erica Howard

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Law and the Wearing of Religious Symbols

European Bans on the Wearing of Religious Symbols in Education

By: Erica Howard

Written in accessible language, Law and the Wearing of Religious Symbols is a comprehensive analysis of a topical subject that is being widely debated across Europe. The book provides an overview of emerging case law from the European Court of Human Rights as well as from national courts and equality bodies in European countries on the wearing of religious symbols in educational settings. The author persuasively argues that bans on the wearing of religious symbols in educational institutions in Europe constitutes a breach of an individual’s human rights and contravenes existing anti-discrimination legislation. The book offers a discussion of developments in Europe, including the French ban on Islamic head scarves which came into force in April 2011. In addition to an in depth examination of recent bans, the book also assess the arguments used for imposing them as well as the legal claims that can potentially be made to challenge their validity. In doing this, the book will go beyond merely analysing the bans in place to suggest ways in which educational institutions can most fairly respond to requests for accommodation of the wearing of religious symbols and whether perhaps the adoption of other provisions or measures are necessary in order to improve the present situation. This book will be of particular interest to students and academics in the disciplines of law, human rights, political science, sociology and education, but will also be of considerable value to policy makers and educators as well.

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1136592113

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9781136592119

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