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&'She looked absolutely pure. Nature, in her fantastic trickery, had set such a seal of maidenhood upon Tess&'s countenance that he gazed at her with a stupefied air: "e;Tess- say it is not true! No, it is not true!"e;&'Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family&'s fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic...

The European Community has largely been considered a predominantly secular project, bringing together the economic and political realms, while failing to mobilise the public voice and imagination of churchmen and the faithful. Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, this is the first study to assess the political history of religious dialogue...

Reimagining the Global Economic OrderIt is often argued that there is an inherent tension between international human rights law and the rules of free trade. This book explores the assumptions underlying this debate and argues that we need to reconsider them, focusing more on how expert knowledge and informal relationships shape trade law and its...

Critical and Constructive EssaysThe cognitive science of religion is an inherently heterogeneous subject, incorporating theory and data from anthropology, psychology, sociology, evolutionary biology, and philosophy of mind amongst other subjects. One increasingly influential area of research in this field is concerned specifically with exploring...

Scriptures and DifferenceMisReading America presents original research on and conversation about reading formations in American communities of color, using the phenomenon of the reading of scriptures--''scripturalizing''--as analytical wedge....

The Kings County Hospital StoryLean Behavioral Health: The Kings County Hospital Story is the first lean book that focuses entirely on behavioral health. Using the principles of the Toyota Production System, or lean, the contributors in this groundbreaking volume share their experience in transforming a major safety net public hospital after a...