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A Very Short IntroductionAt a time when Christianity is flourishing in the Southern hemisphere but declining in much of the West, this Very Short Introduction offers an important overview of the world&'s largest religion.  Exploring the cultural and institutional dimensions of Christianity, and tracing its course over two millennia, Linda Woodhead...

Fascism, Populism, and Dictatorship in Twentieth Century ArgentinaArgentina is famous for its ties with fascism as well as its welcoming of Nazi war criminals after World War II. At mid-century, it was the home of Peronism. It was also the birthplace of the Dirty War and one of Latin America&'s most criminal dictatorships in the 1970s and early...

Buildings of Empire takes the reader on an exciting journey through thirteen territories of the British Empire. From Dublin Castle to the glass and steel of Sir Norman Foster&'s Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank skyscraper, these buildings capture the essence of the imperial experience, painting an intimate portrait of the biggest empire the world has...

Focusing on the rich and variegated cluster of Indic philosophical traditions as they developed from the late Vedic period up to the pre-modern period, Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy offers an understanding, according to each school, of the nature of free will and agency....

Morphological Derivation in EnglishMaking New Words provides a detailed study of the 200 or so prefixes and suffixes which create new words in today&'s English. Alongside a systematic discussion of these forms, Professor Dixon explores and explains the hundreds of conundrums that seem to be exceptions to general rules. Why, for instance, do we say...

The Challenge of DiversityThis book offers a comprehensive examination of the generations of women who entered religious life in the United States after 1965. It provides up-to-date demographics for women&'s religious institutes; a summary of canon law locating religious life within the various forms of life in the Church; an analysis of Church...