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Traditionally spirituality has resided and been contained within religious frameworks but while the links between the two areas are still acknowledged by many in the contemporary world spirituality is perceived by some as an aspect of human life that... ... more

This book critically reviews state-religion models and the ways in which different countries manage religious diversity illuminating different responses to the challenges encountered in accommodating both majorities and minorities. The country cases... ... more

Since their earliest days institutions providing a Protestant education have always been respected and sought-after for their rigor and relative freedom from dogma--and despite today s secularism and plurality they remain so. This international... ... more

This is the first ever international handbook on Catholic educational scholarship and research. It reflects the growing international interest in the significance of faith-based educational systems worldwide. The unifying theme of the Handbook is... ... more

The academic fields of religion and values have become the focus of renewed interest in contemporary thinking about human activity and its motivations. The Routledge International Handbook of Education Religion and Values explores and expands upon a... ... more

Written by a team of leading international scholars in a clear and readable style this New Handbook of Living Religions provides a general introduction to the sources and history of the major religions and an overview of its teachings practices popular... ... more

Routledge International Handbook of Delinquency and Health (Routledge International Handbooks) ISBN-10 0367256924 ISBN-13 9780367256920 Vaughn Michael G. Salas-Wright Christopher P. Jackson Dylan B. 1 edition 380 pages Publisher: Routledge Binding:... ... more

This Handbook gives an overview of India s international relations given the development of India as a major economic power in the world and the growing interest in the impact of Asia on the international system in the future. ... more

According to the UNODC (2015) human trafficking (HT) is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved the fastest growing international crime and one of the largest sources of income for organized criminal networks. It profoundly impacts the... ... more

This Handbook adopts a traditional definition of the subject and focuses primarily on the explanation of international transactions in goods services and assets and on the main domestic effects of those transactions. The first volume deals with the... ... more

According to the UNODC (2015) human trafficking (HT) is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved the fastest growing international crime and one of the largest sources of income for organized criminal networks. It profoundly impacts the... ... more

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This handbook presents a systematic and comprehensive overview of economic sociology an exemplary interdisciplinary field which draws on theoretical frameworks and empirical findings from both economics and sociology to present a unique lens on the... ... more

Increasingly it is being recognized that spirituality defined here as a multiform search for a transcendent meaning of life that connects them to all living beings and brings them in touch with God or Ultimate Reality is an aspect of almost every... ... more

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and American Education (Oxford Handbooks) ISBN-10 0199386811 ISBN-13 9780199386819 Waggoner Michael D. Walker Nathan C. 520 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Hardcover From the founding of Harvard College... ... more

The Routledge Handbook of Religions in Asia provides a contemporary and comprehensive overview of religion in contemporary Asia. Compiled and introduced by Bryan S. Turner and Oscar Salemink the Handbook contains specially written chapters by experts... ... more

What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? Alain de Botton s bold and provocative book argues that we can benefit from the wisdom and power of religion--without having to believe in any of it. He suggests that rather than mocking religion... ... more

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History aims to introduce readers to important approaches and findings of economic historians who study the modern world. Its short chapters reflect the most up-to-date research and are written by well-known... ... more

Business Process Management (BPM) has become one of the most widely used approaches for the design of modern organizational and information systems. The conscious treatment of business processes as significant corporate assets has facilitated... ... more

This timely handbook provides a current and comprehensive examination of integrated reporting both practical and research-based. It offers insights and different perspectives from more than 60 authors including representatives of the International... ... more

State-owned enterprises make up roughly 10 percent of the world economy yet they are woefully understudied. This handbook offers the first synthesis of the topic since the 1980s and offers a comprehensive reference for a generation. The authors provide... ... more

Providing an important and timely overview of research on the exciting area of entrepreneurship in biotechnology this book examines one of the most promising industries of the 21st century. While genetically engineered food and biopharmaceuticals have... ... more

Interest in and attention to entrepreneurship has exploded in recent years. Nevertheless much of the research and scholarship in entrepreneurship has remained elusive to academics policymakers and other researchers in large part because the field is... ... more

This new edition of an established handbook offers a comprehensive overview of architectures languages methods and techniques for modeling and analyzing information systems in organizations. More than 30 contributions by authoritative figures in this... ... more

State-owned enterprises make up roughly 10 percent of the world economy yet they are woefully understudied. This handbook offers the first synthesis of the topic since the 1980s and offers a comprehensive reference for a generation. The authors provide... ... more

As the most comprehensive reference work dealing with knowledge management (KM) this work is essential for the library of every KM practitioner researcher and educator. Written by an international array of KM luminaries its approx. 60 chapters approach... ... more

Since the publication of the ground-breaking first edition there has been an exponential growth in research and literature about the digital world and its enormous potential benefits and threats. Fully revised and updated this new edition brings... ... more

Neoliberalism is easily one of the most powerful concepts to emerge within the social sciences in the last two decades and the number of scholars who write about this dynamic and unfolding process of socio-spatial transformation is astonishing. Even... ... more

Business Process Management (BPM) has become one of the most widely used approaches for the design of modern organizational and information systems. The conscious treatment of business processes as significant corporate assets has facilitated... ... more

This timely handbook brings academic excellence to international advertising research in the form of 28 contributions from over 40 leading scholars. The handbook s comprehensive treatment highlights existing knowledge reports major findings across the... ... more

There has been an increasing interest in financial markets across sociology history anthropology cultural studies and related disciplines over the past decades with particular intensity since the 2007-2008 crisis which prompted new analyses of the... ... more

Is it truly the end of public space? This handbook presents evidence that the answer is no . In cities in different parts of the world people still use public space to pursue activities of their choice. The book is divided into seven sections. The... ... more

While dating from post-Classical economists such as Thorstein Veblen and Joseph Schumpeter the inception of the modern field of evolutionary economics is usually dated to the early 1980s. Broadly speaking evolutionary economics sees the economy as... ... more

Insurance and financial markets have been radically and deeply changed in the last 20 years. This book increases understanding of insurance markets by adopting an international comparative approach. It is the first book in the market about the topic... ... more

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This book offers complete coverage of logistics examining modes general issues logistics in specific regions free-trade zones innovations in international logistics case studies and a look at the future. ... more

The focus of the book is understanding international influences that affect international business and relevant aspects of the world environment. These aspects are economic physical sociocultural political legal and technological and include the... ... more

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1907 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index... ... more

Leatherbound edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1908 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index if any are... ... more

This book is part of an initiative in cooperation with renowned Chinese publishers to make fundamental formative and influential Chinese thinkers available to a western readership providing absorbing insights into Chinese reflections of late and... ... more