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How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freedom WorldwideBlasphemy accusations in the Muslim world are increasingly used as key tools by authoritarian governments and extremist forces to acquire and consolidate their power. These charges, which draw on disputed interpretations of Islamic law and carry a traditional punishment of death, have...

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Music therapy is an internationally recognised field of professional        evidence-based practice. Qualified music therapists use the engaging, non-verbal        aspects of music to create relationships in which therapeutic goals can be pursued        and needs of clients addressed.This is the first book to focus specifically on the        ways...

This book looks at rules of origin in preferential trading agreements and their growing importance in trade negotiations. The book's message is that rules of origin can act as powerful barriers to trade and have been deliberately used as such....

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A Life Worth Living brings together the latest thought on positive psychology from an international cast of scholars. It includes historical, philosophical, and empirical views of what psychologists have found to matter for personal happiness and well-being. The contributions to this volume agree on principles of optimal development that start from...