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Isaiah: An Introduction and Study Guide
C.L. Crouch and Christopher Hays introduce the Book of Isaiah by examining its structure and characteristics; covering the latest Biblical scholarship, including its composition history and key historical and interpretive…
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Islam and the Victorians
How did the Victorians perceive Muslims in the British Empire and beyond? How were these perceptions propagated by historians and scholars, poets, dramatists and fiction writers of the period? For…
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Jack’s Talent
“You must be good at something,” said Miss Lucinda. “Everyone has a special talent.”On the first day of school, Miss Lucinda asks the students to share their special talents. Francesca…
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Jake Stays Awake
Jake can’t sleep. He climbs into bed with his mom and dad.Now Jake’s parents can’t sleep.Even the dog is awake.This family needs a good night’s rest. Where can they sleep?…
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Japan on the Jesuit Stage
Jesuits in the East were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active as missionaries, they also…
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Jordan Since 1989
Jordan Since 1989 is the first major work in political economy to study the impact of the 1989 IMF intervention and the changes that it has wrought upon the Jordanian…
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Kissing the Bee
Senior year is flying by, the prom is approaching, and Dana, her best friend, Avra, and Avra’s boyfriend, Emil, are about to encounter the pains and pleasures of that intricate…
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Lily Dale: Awakening
Calla thought that her boyfriend breaking up with her in a text message was the worst thing that could ever happen to her. But just two weeks later, her mother…
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Live Flesh
In post-Franco Spain, a re-shaping of notions of the masculine has been under way for some time. The authors of “Live Flesh” demonstrate how contemporary Spanish films, during this modern…
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Looking for Hamlet
A mysterious, melancholic, brooding Hamlet has gripped and fascinated four hundred years’ of readers, trying to “find” and know him as he searches for and avenges his father’s name. Setting…
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Makhmalbaf at Large
The name of Mohsen Makhmalbaf is almost synonymous with the dramatic rise of Iranian cinema in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution, and over the last quarter of a century,…
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Mass Atrocities and the Police
Between April 1992 and December 1995, more than 100,000 people were killed in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The terrible atrocities committed in this period have been much discussed…