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Since its inception around 1970, the study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) has gradually evolved into an established multidisciplinary area of study. In this volume, a group of senior NRM scholars who have been instrumental in the development of the field offer essays that present the basics of NRM scholarship along with guidance for teachers on...

Guantanamo's First 100 DaysIn January 2002, the first flight of detainees captured in the "e;Global War on Terror"e; disembarked in Guantanamo Bay, dazed, bewildered, and--more often than not--alarmingly thin. Given very little advance notice, the military's preparations for this group of predominantly unimportant ne'er-do-wells were...

The Blackstone's Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the        latest legislative changes and amendments. Published soon after enactment, they        offer expert commentary by leading names on the scope, extent and effects of the        legislation, plus a full copy of the Act itself. They offer a...

Collected Essays Volume IVJohn Finnis has been a central figure in the development of legal philosophy over        the past half-century. This volume of his Collected Essays shows the full range and        power of his contributions to core problems in the philosophy of law: the        foundations of law's authority; legal reasoning; constitutional...

The saga of sex differences in brain and behavior begins with a tiny sperm swimming toward a huge egg, to contribute its tiny Y chromosome plus its copies of the other chromosomes. In     Man and Woman the reader will see that biological and cultural influences on gender roles operate at so many different levels to influence behavioral mechanisms...

In 1964 Britain's defence presence in Malaysia and Singapore was the largest and        most expensive component of the country's world-wide role. Yet within three and a        half years the Wilson Government had announced that Britain would be withdrawing        from its major Southeast Asian bases and abandoning any special military role...