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Rethinking Globalizations Global Civil Society and Transversal Hegemony: The Globalization-Contestation Nexus (Hardcover)

There has been clear recognition of tendencies towards uncritically celebrating resistance and the need for critical appraisal within the literature on globalization and contestation. This book provides a conceptual history of global civil society and... more

Super SHEroes of History Value Pack

From leading warriors into battle in Tang China to fighting for Civil Rights, exploring the deserts of Asia, and standing up for Indigenous peoples around the world, women have shaped history and society since ancient times. Often, however, their... more

The Reformed Church in Pennsylvania : part IX of A narrative and critical history prepared at the request of the Pennsylvania-German Society 1902 [Leather Bound]

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A discussion of Christian baptism : as to its subject its mode its history and its effects upon civil and religious society : in opposition to the views of Mr. Alexander Campbell ... and in

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Mestizo Spaces / Espaces Metisses: Civil Society and Fanaticism : Conjoined Histories (Paperback)

The definition of fanatics as people who seek to destroy civil society—formulated by German Protestant Reformers in the 16th century—is traced and studied through the long cycles of Western political thought. more

Pre-Owned Civil Society and Fanaticism: Conjoined Histories (Paperback 9780804727365) by Dominique Colas Amy Jacobs

9780804727365. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 512. Text in English French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 512 p. Mestizo Spaces / Espaces Métissés. Luther and Calvin applied the term fanatic to those who... more

Pre-Owned American Evangelicals: A Contemporary History of A Mainstream Religious Movement (Critical Issues in American History) Paperback - USED

There may be no group in American society that is more talked about but so little understood as Evangelical Christians. Sometimes dismissed as violent fundamentalists and ignorant flat earthers few can doubt the political cultural and religious... more

Pre-Owned Language Literacy & Vocabulary - Reading Expeditions (U.S. History and Life): The Civil War (Paperback) by National Geographic Learning

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Civil Society (Paperback)

In Civil Society Lawrence Cahoone stages a critical engagement between the social-political viewpoints of liberalism communitarianism and conservatism in order to effect a balanced relation that will bypass or overcome the inadequacies of each position. more

Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies Philanthropy Patronage and Civil Society: Experiences from Germany Great Britain and North America (Hardcover)

In Philanthropy Patronage and Civil Society Thomas Adam has assembled a comparative set of case studies that challenge long-held and little-studied assumptions about the modern development of philanthropy. Histories of philanthropy have often neglected... more

Public Theology and Civil Society: Constructive Formation (Paperback)

In Public Theology and Civil Society author Paul S. Chung charts the political history of modern democracy and social contract to define the role of Christian public theology in the post-colonial era. Capturing the thought of Rousseau Kant and Rawls in... more

Text-Critical Studies: The Textual History of the Greek New Testament: Changing Views in Contemporary Research (Series #8) (Paperback)

Papers presented at a colloquium held in August 2008 in M unster Germany by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research and the German Bible Society. more

Routledge New Critical Thinking in Relig Eating God: A History of the Eucharist (Hardcover)

Eating God examines the history of the Eucharist as a means for understanding transformations in society from the late Middle Ages onwards and will be particularly relevant to those interested in cultural history and the history of Christianity. more

Critical Studies on the Left: Getting Past Capitalism : History Vision Hope (Hardcover)

Getting Past Capitalism begins with a critique of the impacts of capitalism on human society and the environment. By taking a fresh look at what capitalism is and at how it is reproduced it is able to offer realistic and inspiring ways to move beyond... more

Critical Issues in American Religious History: A Reader Second Revised Edition (Paperback)

Americans as a religious people experience both tension and indecision as they wrestle with a variety of critical issues every day. American society continually struggles with its religious past. The primary and secondary materials included in this... more

Pre-Owned Critical Issues in American Religious History: A Reader Second Revised Edition (Paperback) 1932792392 9781932792393

Americans as a religious people experience both tension and indecision as they wrestle with a variety of critical issues every day. American society continually struggles with its religious past. The primary and secondary materials included in this... more

Global Civil Society Yearbook Global Civil Society 2012: Ten Years of Critical Reflection (Paperback)

Activists and academics look back over ten years of politics from below and ask whether it is merely the critical gaze upon the concept that has changed - or whether there is something genuinely new about the way in which civil society is now operating. more

Scottish History Society 6th: The McCulloch Examinations of the Cambuslang Revival (1742): A Critical Edition Volume 1 (Hardcover)

First published edition of what has been described as one of the most remarkable testimonies of eighteenth-century piety ever compiled . In recent decades scholars have rediscovered a handwritten source of historical documentation from the... more

History and Society in the Islamic World Civil Society and Political Change in Morocco (Hardcover)

Taking Morocco as its focus this book looks at the political change in the country since 1990. It places particular emphasis on key topics such as civil society human rights and reform as vital issues for understanding the developments in the... more

Pre-Owned Changes in Law and Society During the Civil War and Reconstruction: A Legal History Documentary Reader (Legal History Documentary Readers) Paperback

The first comprehensive collection of legal history documents from the Civil War and Reconstruction this volume shows the profound legal changes that occurred during the Civil War era and highlights how law society and politics inextricably mixed and... more

Critical Theory and Contemporary Society: Critical Theory and the Crisis of Contemporary Capitalism (Hardcover)

This volume reassesses the nature of the current global economic crisis and its implication for the 21st century through the unique lens of Marx s theory of the value-form as the unconscious matrix of modern society. Going beyond orthodox Marxist and... more

Civil Society and the Political Imagination in Africa : Critical Perspectives 9780226114149 Used / Pre-owned

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Pre-Owned Civil Society and the Political Imagination in Africa: Critical Perspectives (Paperback 9780226114149) by John L Comaroff

9780226114149. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. 2nd ed. Language: English. Pages: 329. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 329 p. Contains: Unspecified. The essays in this collection explore the diverse unexpected and controversial ways in... more

Against NGOs: A Critical Perspective on Civil Society Management and Development (Hardcover)

What would development look like if its practitioners and scholars were against NGOs challenging common sense about them? This book presents a critical perspective on NGOs describing how they emerged as key agents of development over time. Through an... more

Pre-Owned Civil Society and Peacebuilding: A Critical Assessment (Paperback 9781588266729) by Thania Paffenholz

9781588266729. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. Intended for college/higher education audience. Responding to the burgeoning interest in the role of civil society in peace processes this groundbreaking collaborative effort... more

Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Managem: Looking for Consensus: Civil Society Social Movements and Crises for Public Management (Hardcover)

This volume reflects on the global dimension of the 2008 banking and financial crisis and point to a bigger and deeper crisis of authority and legitimacy for public managers. The chapters examine key conceptual and theoretical ideas in contemporary... more

The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; Volume 11 (Paperback)

This scholarly journal is devoted to the history and culture of Virginia and the surrounding region. It features in-depth articles book reviews and archival documents covering such topics as colonial politics Civil War battles and African American... more

The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; Volume 16 (Hardcover)

Uncover the rich history of Virginia through the eyes of the Virginia Historical Society. This magazine features articles and essays covering topics such as colonial history the American Revolution and the Civil War. A must-read for anyone interested... more

Routledge Studies on Civil Society in As (Un) Civil Society and Political Change in Indonesia: A Contested Arena (Paperback)

(Un) Civil Society and Political Change in Indonesia provides critical analysis of Indonesia s civil society and its impact on the country s democratization efforts that does not only take the classical pro-democratic actors of civil society into... more

Pre-Owned New Republic to Civil War Critical Thinking in U. S. History Series Book 2 Paperback Kevin OReilly

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Pre-Owned Freedom to Serve: Truman Civil Rights and Executive Order 9981 (Critical Moments in American History) Paperback

9780415894487. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 210. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 210 p. Contains: Unspecified Illustrations black & white Halftones black & white Figures. Critical Moments in American... more

Pre-Owned Freedom to Serve: Truman Civil Rights and Executive Order 9981 (Critical Moments in American History) Paperback

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Routledge Studies on Civil Society in As Southeast Asia and the Civil Society Gaze: Scoping a Contested Concept in Cambodia and Vietnam (Hardcover)

As developing countries with recent histories of isolation and extreme poverty followed by restoration and reform both Cambodia and Vietnam have seen new opportunities and demands for non-state actors to engage in and manage the effects of rapid... more

Transforming Education Through Critical Leadership Policy and Practice: Policy Matters: Perspectives Procedures and Processes (Hardcover)

Never have policy initiatives been so important than in today s society. Neoliberal manifestations climate change civil rights movements and governmental reactions to these issues have created a backdrop where greater education in policy analysis and... more

New Critical Viewpoints on Society Kindness Wars: The History and Political Economy of Human Caring (Hardcover)

Kindness Wars rescues our understanding of kindness from the clutches of an intellectually and morally myopic popular psychology and returns it to the stage of big ideas in keeping with the important Enlightenment-era debates about human nature and... more

Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East: Democracy and Civil Society in Arab Political Thought: Transcultural Possibilities (Hardcover)

This book provides a significant and unique contribution to the emerging literature of comparative political thought. Michaelle L. Browers offers compelling evidence with extensive analysis and references that a rigorous debate is taking place in... more

An essay on the history of civil society 1773 [Hardcover]

{Size: 14.34 x 22.59 cms} Lang: - English Pages 478 Print on Demand. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back [1773]. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated... more

Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature Culture and Society: Foregone Conclusions : Against Apocalyptic History (Series #4) (Edition 1) (Paperback)

We are continually trying to make sense of our world through the stories we tell and are told but in our search for coherence we often sacrifice our freedom and the rich randomness of life. In this passionate and lucid book Michael André Bernstein... more