Celibate and Childless Men in Power: Ruling Eunuchs and Bishops in the Pre-Modern World
Almut Hofert, Matthew M. Mesley and Serena Tolino
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This book explores a striking common feature of pre-modern ruling systems on a global scale: the...
Constitutional Courts, Gay Rights and Sexual Orientation Equality
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In the last fifteen years constitutional issues regarding the rights of gays, lesbians and same-sex...
Making the Mark: Gender, Identity, and Genital Cutting
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Why do female genital cutting practices persist? How does circumcision affect the rights of girls in...
A Child in Palestine: The Cartoons of Naji Al-Ali
Joe Sacco and Naji al-Ali
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This is a first collection by leading Palestinian political cartoonist, introduced by the author of...
A Dictionary of World History
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This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from...
Apollo's Angels: A History Of Ballet
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Apollo's Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe, where...
Climate Change and Resource Conflict: The Role of Scarcity
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This book examines the links between climate change and resource scarcity to violent conflict. Does...
Critically Examining the Case Against the 1998 Human Rights Act
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Since its inception in 1998 the Human Rights Act (HRA) has come in for a wide variety of criticism...
Democratic Rural Organizations: Thresholds for Evolution in Africa and Asia
Esbern Friis-Hansen and Janki Andharia
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Democratic rural organizations can play a big role in helping their members, who are frequently poor...
Emotional States: Sites and Spaces of Affective Governance
Jessica Pykett, Eleanor Jupp and Fiona M. Smith
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What is the political allure, value and currency of emotions within contemporary cultures of...