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Long constrained as a security actor by constitutional as well as external factors, Japan now increasingly is called to play a greater role in stabilizing both the Asia-Pacific region and the entire international system. This book explores the country's diplomatic, political, military, and economic concerns and policies within this new context.

Documents social, political and ideological contexts in the creation of the discipline known as Islamic Studies and demonstrates how they have been instrumental in shaping how we think about Islam. This work concludes by examining how Islamic data has the potential to help us better understand how we construct and contest "religion".

Excerpt from Chronicles of Blackheath Golfers: With Illustrations and Portraits In those pages will also be found reproductions of various portraits and pictures on the walls of the Club House of the Royal Blackheath Golf Club, also other portraits, together with illustrations of the time - honoured trophies and medals, and of the Challenge Cups belonging to that Club. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of r...

Excerpt from The Sassamon, Vol. 8: June, 1919 Sub-freshman Graduation - Wednesday Evening, June 25. 8 p. M. Senior Class Day Thursday Afternoon, June 26. 3 p. M. Senior Presentation of Gifts Thursday Evening, June 26. 8 p. M. Senior Graduation Friday Evening. June 27. 8 p. M. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an i...

Is theology possible within a Christian university? Beneath the emphasis of contextual, philosophical, and ecclesial pluralism, what is its academic nature? Further, who can participate in it? Recent debates and discussions by theologians that touch upon these questions seem to run in circles: theology is an academic specialty enjoying academic freedom, theology must bolster ecclesial identity, become more catechetical, and serve the church, t...

Excerpt from Memorial of Rev. Joseph C. Huske, D. D., Rector Emeritus of St. John's Episcopal Church, Fayetteville, N. C: Born June 17th, 1822, Died January 14th, 1897 The following compilation of loving tributes to one of the truest of teachers, most consistent of ex emplars, and best of men, may be open to the impu tation of lacking in method or connectedness of ar rangement. If so, the apology is tendered that owing to the variety and misc...

In the near future, the secrets of immortality have been unlocked. Those lucky enough to live forever reside behind the walls of the Enclave, like seventeen-year-old Xander, who on his next birthday is to be Uploaded into a new, indestructible body, never to age or die. Then there are those that live in the Outside, shrouded in the miserable shadow of the walled city. For Rachel, fighting to survive is a way of life, but trouble is bre...

Received opinion imagines two distinct religions, Judaism and Islam, interacting in the centuries immediately following the death of Muhammad in the early seventh century. Tradition describes these relations using the trope of "symbiosis." In this revisionist study, Aaron W. Hughes instead argues that various porous groups-neither fully Muslim nor Jewish-exploited a shared terminology to make sense of their social worlds in response to the rap...

Aaron Hughes examines the creation and dissemination of ''Abrahamic religions.'' Part genealogical and part analytical, his study seeks to raise and answer questions about the appropriateness and usefulness of employing these religions as a vehicle for understanding and classifying data. This monograph can be taken as a case study that examines the construction of categories within the academic study of religion, showing how the categories we ...

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The thoroughly revised edition of the bestselling "The Transition Handbook, " this practical guide gives you more than 500 research-based, teacher-tested strategies that help students with disabilities make a smooth transition to adulthood.

A 2007 reference on the tachocline for researchers and graduates in astrophysics, heliospheric physics, and fluid and plasma dynamics.

Aaron W. Hughes uniquely traces the development of Islam in relation to historical, intellectual, and cultural influences, enriching his narrative with the findings, debates, and methodologies of related disciplines, such as archaeology, history, and Near Eastern studies. Hughes's work challenges the dominance of traditional terms and concepts in religious studies, recasting religion as a set of social and cultural facts imagined, manipulated,...

This well-rounded introduction takes an expansive view of Islamic ideology, culture, and tradition, sourcing a range of historical, sociological, and literary perspectives.

This volume reflects on current debates in the acdemic study of religion by reprinting select articles form the Brill journal Method and Theory in the Study of Religions, currently in its 25th volume, and asking a group of younger scholars to comment on them.

The book is about the highlights of a young Janice growing up in Alabama during the sixties. The book describes her family and tells of the outings, such as boating trips up and down the river. Her father became very wealthy and the family had several homes as a result of his success. The author describes the décor as a child. Others believe the home and surroundings influenced her. She describes her grandmother as well as her aunt, and how im...

bTitle:/b A Text-book of Coal-Mining ... With ... illustrations.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 mil...

Is theology possible within a Christian university? Beneath the emphasis of contextual, philosophical, and ecclesial pluralism, what is its academic nature? Further, who can participate in it? Recent debates and discussions by theologians that touch upon these questions seem to run in circles: theology is an academic specialty enjoying academic freedom, theology must bolster ecclesial identity, become more catechetical, and serve the church, t...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A top priority in climate research is obtaining broad-extent and long-term data to support analyses of historical patterns and trends, and for model development and evaluation. Along with directly measured climate data from the present and recent past, it is important to obtain estimates of long past climate variations spanning multiple centuries and millennia. These longer time perspectives are needed for assessing the unusualness of recent c...