Provisional Authority: Police, Order, and Security in India
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Policing as a global form is often fraught with excessive violence, corruption, and even...
Rebel Modernists: Architecture in Vienna Since Otto Wagner: 2017
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Set within the fascinating cultural and political world of Vienna from the fin-de-siecle to the...
The Philosophical Foundations of Ecological Civilization: A Manifesto for the Future
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The global ecological crisis is the greatest challenge humanity has ever had to confront, and...
Social Exclusion and Justice in India
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This book draws upon nearly seven decades of first-hand experiences from the ground to understand...
Social Synthesis: Finding Dynamic Patterns in Complex Social Systems
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How is it possible to understand society and the problems it faces? What sense can be made of the...
Success and Failure of Countries at the Olympic Games
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The Olympic Games is undoubtedly the greatest sporting event in the world, with over 200 countries...
Syria from Reform to Revolt: Culture, Society, and Religion
Christa Salamandra and Leif Stenberg
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As Syria's anti-authoritarian uprising and subsequent civil war have left the country in ruins, the...
The Great Cat Massacre: A History of Britain in 100 Mistakes
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In 1914 a train pulled into a provincial British railway station. The porter, a curious chap, asked...
The Greenest Nation?: A New History of German Environmentalism
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Germany enjoys an enviably green reputation. Environmentalists in other countries applaud its strict...
This Great Firebrand': William Laud and Scotland, 1617-1645: Volume 36
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William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45), remains one of the most controversial figures in...