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Constructing China's Jerusalem Christians, power, and place in contemporary Wenzhou / by Cao, Nanlai

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : putting Christianity and capitalism in their place -- The rise of "boss Christians" and their engagements with state power -- Of manners, morals and modernity : cosmopolitan desires and the remaking of Christian identity -- The business of religion in the "Wenzhou model" of Christian revival -- Gendered agency, gender hierarchy and religious identity making -- Conversion to urban citizenship : rural migrant workers' participation in Wenzhou Christianity -- Conclusion : religious revivalism as a moral discourse of modernity.…”
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The family a world history / by Maynes, Mary Jo

Table of Contents: “…Domestic life and human origins (to 5000 BCE) -- The birth of the gods: family in the emergence of religions and cosmologies -- Ruling families: kinship at the dawn of politics (ca. 3000 BCE to 1450 CE) -- Family dynamics in a global frame (1400-1750) -- Families in global markets (1600-1850) -- Families in revolutionary times (1750-1920) -- Powers of life and death: families in the era of state population management (1880 to the present).…”
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The orders of nature by Cahoone, Lawrence E., 1954-

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The orders of nature by Cahoone, Lawrence E., 1954-

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Cooperative collegial democracy for Africa and multi-ethnic societies democracy without tears / by Ezeani, Emefiena

Table of Contents: “…-- Centripetalism : a competitive model of democracy -- Consociationalism : a quasi-cooperative model of democracy -- Democracy in pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa -- Ethnicity, religion, the judiciary and liberal democracy in a multi-ethnic society -- Godfatherism, privatisation of the state and diminution of political space -- Giovanni Sartori : political parties, party-less state and competitive democracy -- The unanswered national questions and the party model of democracy -- The party system and some specific issues -- Voting under the veil of ignorance and the belief in the people's power -- Cooperative collegial democracy : a workable model for Africa and multi-ethnic societies -- Epilogue : corruption and democracy : learning from the Nigerian experience.…”
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Cooperative collegial democracy for Africa and multi-ethnic societies democracy without tears / by Ezeani, Emefiena

Table of Contents: “…-- Centripetalism : a competitive model of democracy -- Consociationalism : a quasi-cooperative model of democracy -- Democracy in pre-colonial and post-colonial Africa -- Ethnicity, religion, the judiciary and liberal democracy in a multi-ethnic society -- Godfatherism, privatisation of the state and diminution of political space -- Giovanni Sartori : political parties, party-less state and competitive democracy -- The unanswered national questions and the party model of democracy -- The party system and some specific issues -- Voting under the veil of ignorance and the belief in the people's power -- Cooperative collegial democracy : a workable model for Africa and multi-ethnic societies -- Epilogue : corruption and democracy : learning from the Nigerian experience.…”
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Time and memory in reggae music the politics of hope / by Daynes, Sarah

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Time and memory in reggae music the politics of hope / by Daynes, Sarah

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First civilizations ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt / by Chadwick, Robert, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Mesopotamia: Agriculture and the origins of civilization -- The early dynastic period and the Sumerian city-states -- The Akkadians and the Ur III Dynasty -- Mesopotamia in the Second Millennium BC -- The Assyrians -- The last Babylonian dynasty -- Mythology and religion -- Science and nature -- Egypt: Egypt -- The old kingdom and the pyramid age (2572 -2134 BC) -- The middle kingdom -- The Hyksos period and the new kingdom -- Akhenaten and the Amarna period -- The 19th dynasty and the Ramesside kings -- Egypt in the late Second and First Millennium BC -- The Persians.…”
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First civilizations ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt / by Chadwick, Robert, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Mesopotamia: Agriculture and the origins of civilization -- The early dynastic period and the Sumerian city-states -- The Akkadians and the Ur III Dynasty -- Mesopotamia in the Second Millennium BC -- The Assyrians -- The last Babylonian dynasty -- Mythology and religion -- Science and nature -- Egypt: Egypt -- The old kingdom and the pyramid age (2572 -2134 BC) -- The middle kingdom -- The Hyksos period and the new kingdom -- Akhenaten and the Amarna period -- The 19th dynasty and the Ramesside kings -- Egypt in the late Second and First Millennium BC -- The Persians.…”
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History Of Utah's American Indians /

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Turkmenistan strategies of power, dilemmas of development / by Peyrouse, Sébastien

Table of Contents: “…Turkmen territory : unity and diversity -- From antiquity to the Khanates : a history of fits and starts -- The impact of Russian-Soviet modernization -- The building of the Turkmen nation -- An independence marked by Niyazov's megalomania -- Culture and religion : the issues of reconstruction -- Berdymukhammedov : illusion of a Khrushchevian thaw? …”
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Turkmenistan strategies of power, dilemmas of development / by Peyrouse, Sébastien

Table of Contents: “…Turkmen territory : unity and diversity -- From antiquity to the Khanates : a history of fits and starts -- The impact of Russian-Soviet modernization -- The building of the Turkmen nation -- An independence marked by Niyazov's megalomania -- Culture and religion : the issues of reconstruction -- Berdymukhammedov : illusion of a Khrushchevian thaw? …”
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In the courts of the conqueror the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / by Echo-Hawk, Walter R.

Table of Contents: “…Smith : taking the religion -- Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Association : taking the holy places -- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. …”
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In the courts of the conqueror the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / by Echo-Hawk, Walter R.

Table of Contents: “…Smith : taking the religion -- Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Association : taking the holy places -- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. …”
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Inside terrorism by Hoffman, Bruce, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Defining terrorism -- The end of empire and the origins of contemporary terrorism -- The internationalization of terrorism -- Religion and terrorism -- Suicide terrorism -- The old media, terrorism, and public opinion -- The new media, terrorism, and the shaping of global opinion -- The modern terrorist mind-set: tactics, targets, tradecraft, and technologies -- Terrorism today and tomorrow.…”
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Inside terrorism by Hoffman, Bruce, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Defining terrorism -- The end of empire and the origins of contemporary terrorism -- The internationalization of terrorism -- Religion and terrorism -- Suicide terrorism -- The old media, terrorism, and public opinion -- The new media, terrorism, and the shaping of global opinion -- The modern terrorist mind-set: tactics, targets, tradecraft, and technologies -- Terrorism today and tomorrow.…”
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Rainbow Bridge / by Hassell, Hank, 1943-

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Rainbow Bridge / by Hassell, Hank, 1943-

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