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Religion, Law and the Constitution

Balancing Beliefs in Britain

By: Javier García Oliva,Helen Hall

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Religion, Law and the Constitution

Balancing Beliefs in Britain

By: Javier García Oliva,Helen Hall

This book examines the existing constitutional and legal system in England, Wales and Scotland, through the prism of its treatment of religion and belief. The study encompasses questions of Church/state relations, but pushes far beyond these. It asks whether the approach to religion which has spread out from establishment to permeate the whole legal framework is a cause of concern or celebration in relation to individual and collective freedoms. The primary focus of the work is the synergy between the religious dimension of the juridical system and the fundamental pillars of the Constitution (parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law, separation of powers and human rights). Javier García Oliva and Helen Hall challenge the view that separation between public and religious authorities is the most conducive means of nurturing a free and democratic society in modern Britain. The authors explore whether, counter-intuitively for some, the religious dynamic to the legal system actually operates to safeguard liberties, and has a role in generating an inclusive and adaptable backdrop for our collective life. They suggest that the present paradigm brings benefits for citizens of all shades of religious belief and opinion (including Atheist and Humanist perspectives), as well as secondary advantages for those with profound beliefs on non-religious matters, such as pacifism and veganism. In support of their contentions, García Oliva and Hall examine how the religious dimension of the legal framework operates to further essential constitutional principles in diverse settings, ranging from criminal to family law. In a groundbreaking move, the authors also set the legal discussion alongside its social and cultural context. They consider how the theological perspectives of the larger faith traditions might influence members’ ideas around the key constitutional precepts, and they include extracts from interviews which give the personal perspective of more than 100 individuals on contemporary issues of law and religious freedom. These voices are drawn from a range of fields and positions on faith. While the authors are at pains to stress that these sections do not support or advance their legal or theological conclusions, they do provide readers with a human backdrop to the discussion, and demonstrate its crucial importance in twenty-first century Britain.

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Routledge

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1317560744

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9781317560746

The Sport Scientist and load monitoring through EPTS in team sports

By: José María Oliva Lozano,Vicenzo Rago

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The Sport Scientist and load monitoring through EPTS in team sports

By: José María Oliva Lozano,Vicenzo Rago

The evolution of load monitoring processes is advancing at a dizzying pace. The evolution of sports as an industry has conditioned training theories and has brought about a notable change in such fundamental aspects as load prescription. Thanks to EPTS and other technologies, we increasingly know more about the athlete. Nor can we forget that this has led to the emergence of a scientific perspective within the coaching staff. In this way, load monitoring gradually ceases to be a task of the physical trainer and becomes a task of the Sport Scientist. The future of this role within the coaching staff will probably be determined by the professionals ability to improve the analysis of the response of each athlete to the training stimulus, both internally (internal load) and externally (external load), since the relationship between load, sports performance and injury prevention is very close. However, we cannot forget that technological advances and new load-monitoring formats may appear. Undoubtedly, one of the objectives of the sports industry will be to develop lighter, smaller and less invasive EPTS that can also be applied to different contexts.

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Universidad Almería

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8413512751

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9788413512754

Eisenhower and American Public Opinion on China

By: Mara Oliva

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Eisenhower and American Public Opinion on China

By: Mara Oliva

In the 1950s, most of the American public opposed diplomatic and trade relations with Communist China; traditional historiography blames this widespread hostility for the tensions between China and the United States during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency. In this book, Mara Oliva reconsiders the influence of U.S. public opinion on Sino-American relations, arguing that it is understudied and often misinterpreted. She shows how the Eisenhower administration’s hard line policy towards Beijing had been formulated in line with U.S. national security interests, not as a result of public pressure. However, the public did play a significant role in shaping the implementation, timing and political communication of Washington’s strategy, ultimately hampering relations with the Communist giant and seriously heightening the risk of nuclear conflict. Drawing together an extensive array of published and unpublished sources, this book offers a new prism for understanding one of the most difficult decades in the history of both countries.

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230

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Springer

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3319761951

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9783319761954

Candelaria

A Novel

By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

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Candelaria

A Novel

By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Candelaria is a masterpiece from a writer destined to produce many." —Jamie Loftus, author of Raw Dog "Candelaria sticks to your soul and leaves you seeing the world and the people in it a bit differently." —Xochitl Gonzalez, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and author of Olga Dies Dreaming Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road Your granddaughters are lost, Candelaria. Bianca, the brainy archaeologist, had to forfeit her life's work in Guatemala after her advisor seduced and deserted her. Paola, missing for over a decade, resurfaces in Boston as a brainwashed wellness cultist named Zoe. And Candy, the youngest, is a recovering addict who finds herself pregnant by a man she's not even sure ever existed. None of this concerns you of course, until a cataclysmic earthquake hits Boston. Now you must traverse the crumbling city to reach the Watertown Mall Old Country Buffet—for a reason you still cannot disclose—battling strange entities and your own strange past to save your granddaughters and possibly the world. Author of Dreaming of You Melissa Lozada-Oliva delivers an unsettling, raucous debut novel written with tongue-in-cheek humor and sharp cultural criticism that unearths one troubled family’s legacy, feasting on diasporic identity politics and examining the limits of bodily autonomy and the dangers of wanting to belong at any cost. A sweeping, mystical novel following three generations of women as they grapple with muddled pasts and predetermined futures, Candelaria is a story of love that eats us alive.

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Astra Publishing House

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1662601816

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9781662601811

Women, Sainthood, and Power

A Feminist Psychology of Cultural Constructions

By: Oliva M. Espín

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Women, Sainthood, and Power

A Feminist Psychology of Cultural Constructions

By: Oliva M. Espín

Women, Sainthood, and Power explores the life stories of an international gallery of female saints from the wide-angle lens of several intellectual disciplines and the close-up view afforded by keenly observed fine points of character. Oliva M. Espín combines multidisciplinary scholarly research with a novelist’s eye for detail to create vivid portraits of saints in their times and places. Using her own memories, Espín argues that there are lessons to learn today from the lives of these exceptional women. This book is recommended for scholars and students of psychology, religious studies, gender and women’s studies, history, cultural studies, and ethnic studies.

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239

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498581544

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9781498581547

Supervision for Today's Schools

By: George E. Pawlas,Peter F. Oliva

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Supervision for Today's Schools

By: George E. Pawlas,Peter F. Oliva

Specifically designed for the introductory course, this text provides an overview of the field of instructional supervision. Acquaints students with not only the authors’ views on supervision, but with those of other specialists in the field, placing heavy emphasis on practice and the supervisor’s responsibilities as an instructional leader. Continues to stress that the relationship between the supervisor and teacher is built on trust and that the overall goal is to improve student achievement through better instruction.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470087587

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9780470087589

From Safin to Roman: Cultural Change and Hybridization in Central Adriatic Italy

By: Oliva Menozzi

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From Safin to Roman: Cultural Change and Hybridization in Central Adriatic Italy

By: Oliva Menozzi

The Central Adriatic Apennines (roughly modern Abruzzo) was occupied in antiquity by Italic populations variously termed ‘Sabelli’, ‘Sabellics’ or ‘Sabellians’. The region in general has received little scholarly attention internationally compared with Tyrrhenian Italy, although the last three decades have been very rich in excavations and finds.

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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1803274581

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9781803274584

The Masculine Spirit

Resources for Reflective Living

By: Max Oliva

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The Masculine Spirit

Resources for Reflective Living

By: Max Oliva

Tapping the rich current of research on the four basic male archetypes--King, Warrior, Magician, and Lover--Max Olive shows how they can be used as tools to help men grow toward spiritual maturity. Olive issues a call for self-reflection and growth.

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0877936307

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9780877936305

Developing the Curriculum

By: Peter F. Oliva

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Developing the Curriculum

By: Peter F. Oliva

Developing the Curriculum, Sixth Edition, is full of references to classic and current curriculum writings, affording students a synthesis of historic and contemporary principles and practices associated with creating an effective curriculum. In addition, the author introduces a model that combines curriculum and instruction and carefully explores issues and challenges at each stage."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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646

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HarperCollins Publishers

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0673521958

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9780673521958

Live Beat 1 Students' Book

By: Jonathan Bygrave,Judy Copage,Ingrid Freebairn,Sarah Curtis,Olivia Johnston

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Live Beat 1 Students' Book

By: Jonathan Bygrave,Judy Copage,Ingrid Freebairn,Sarah Curtis,Olivia Johnston

The Live Beat Students’ Book contains 10 units that build and consolidate students’ knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, functional language and systematic development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Language Revision helps students monitor their own progress through self-assessment while Skills Revision gives students practice question types from the Trinity, KET and PET exams.

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120

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1447952685

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9781447952688

Live Beat 2 Students' Book

By: Jonathan Bygrave,Judy Copage,Ingrid Freebairn,Sarah Curtis,Olivia Johnston

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Live Beat 2 Students' Book

By: Jonathan Bygrave,Judy Copage,Ingrid Freebairn,Sarah Curtis,Olivia Johnston

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1447952804

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Book's by Oliva Johnston

Religion, Law and the Constitution

Religion, Law and the Constitution

The Sport Scientist and load monitoring through EPTS in team sports

The Sport Scientist and load monitoring through EPTS in team sports

Eisenhower and American Public Opinion on China

Eisenhower and American Public Opinion on China

Candelaria

Candelaria

Women, Sainthood, and Power

Women, Sainthood, and Power

Supervision for Today's Schools

Supervision for Today's Schools

From Safin to Roman: Cultural Change and Hybridization in Central Adriatic Italy

From Safin to Roman: Cultural Change and Hybridization in Central Adriatic Italy

The Masculine Spirit

The Masculine Spirit

Developing the Curriculum

Developing the Curriculum

Live Beat 1 Students' Book

Live Beat 1 Students' Book

Live Beat 2 Students' Book

Live Beat 2 Students' Book

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