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At the height of the imperial age, European powers ruled over most parts of the Islamic world. The British, French, Russian, and Dutch empires each governed more Muslims than any independent Muslim state. European officials believed Islam to be of great political significance, and were quite cautious when it came to matters of the religious life of...

Outline of Crystallography for Biologists is intended for researchers and students in the biological sciences who require an insight into the methods of X-ray crystallography without needing to learn all the relevant theory. The main text is purely descriptive and is readable by those with minimal mathematical knowledge. Some mathematical detail is...

Discourse, Narrativity, and OrganizingWith the growing influence of discursive and narrative perspectives on organizing, organizational scholars are focusing increasing attention on the constitutive role that language and communication play in organizational processes. This view conceptualizes language and communication as bringing organization...

NosologyPsychiatric and psychological practice and research is critically dependent on diagnosis. Yet the nature of psychiatric diagnosis and the rules by which disorders should be created and organized have been highly controversial for over 100 years. Unlike simple medical disorders (like infectious diseases), psychiatric disorders cannot be...

A Debate between a Christian and an AtheistThe question of whether or not God exists is profoundly fascinating and important. Now two articulate spokesmen--one a Christian, the other an atheist--duel over God&'s existence in an illuminating battle of ideas.    In God? A Debate between a Christian and an Atheist, William Lane Craig and Walter...

The Global Business of National IdentityNational governments around the world are turning to branding consultants, public relations advisers and strategic communications experts to help them "e;brand"e; their jurisdiction. Using the tools, techniques and expertise of commercial branding is believed to help nations articulate more coherent...