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Purity, Pollution, and Temple Imagery in 1 Corinthians

“Because God’s Temple is Holy”

by Dr. Ethan R. Johnson ...

Series series The Library of New Testament Studies
Ethan Johnson argues for recognition and understanding of the similarities and difference between Paul's approach to temple purity and other, non-Jewish systems of purity and pollution. By analysing discussions of purity in the Hebrew Bible, comparing them to other Greco-Roman literature and considering how these discussions contrast, blend, and change over time and across authors, he aims to ... Read more

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Ethan Johnson argues for recognition and understanding of the similarities and difference between Paul's approach to temple purity and other, non-Jewish systems of purity and pollution. By analysing discussions of purity in the Hebrew Bible, comparing them to other Greco-Roman literature and considering how these discussions contrast, blend, and change over time and across authors, he aims to
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Turntables in Live Performance

Bricolage, Craft and Plasticity

by Dr. Karin Weissenbrunner ...

This interdisciplinary study offers the first-ever analytical survey of experimental turntablism, highlighting the various ways in which turntables and records have been the starting point for sound experiments.Turntables and records have been the starting point for a multitude of sound experiments – beginning with the use of mechanical phonographic devices and later in the appropriation of ... Read more

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This interdisciplinary study offers the first-ever analytical survey of experimental turntablism, highlighting the various ways in which turntables and records have been the starting point for sound experiments.Turntables and records have been the starting point for a multitude of sound experiments – beginning with the use of mechanical phonographic devices and later in the appropriation of
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China’s Globalized Agribusiness

Capitalist Power and Political Rivalry

by Dr. Tomaz Mefano Fares ...

Challenging conventional views of the Chinese state, this book shows how agribusiness elites actively contest and reshape power, revealing a state defined by rivalry and shifting capitalist alliances.China's political economy is often portrayed as stable and unified under the Communist Party, but this book argues that the reality is more complex. It shows how the rise of capitalist groups has ... Read more

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Challenging conventional views of the Chinese state, this book shows how agribusiness elites actively contest and reshape power, revealing a state defined by rivalry and shifting capitalist alliances.China's political economy is often portrayed as stable and unified under the Communist Party, but this book argues that the reality is more complex. It shows how the rise of capitalist groups has
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Communication and Legal Interpretation

by Dr David Tan ...

Is reading a statute or constitutional provision the same act as reading an email or a text message? This book analyses and develops legal communicative theories which answer in the affirmative – language, not morality or fairness, is the primary consideration for legal interpretation.According to these theories, the aim of legal interpretation is to focus on what was communicated through language ... Read more

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Is reading a statute or constitutional provision the same act as reading an email or a text message? This book analyses and develops legal communicative theories which answer in the affirmative – language, not morality or fairness, is the primary consideration for legal interpretation.According to these theories, the aim of legal interpretation is to focus on what was communicated through language
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Poverty and Power

The Problem of Structural Inequality

by Edward Royce, Dr. Teresa Gonzales ...

As one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States possesses vast economic resources, yet 10% of its population – roughly 36 million people – are systematically denied access to basic necessities such as food, housing, and healthcare.Many Americans are taught to view poverty as a result of individual shortcomings, such as failure of effort, ability, or ambition. Poverty and Power ... Read more

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As one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States possesses vast economic resources, yet 10% of its population – roughly 36 million people – are systematically denied access to basic necessities such as food, housing, and healthcare.Many Americans are taught to view poverty as a result of individual shortcomings, such as failure of effort, ability, or ambition. Poverty and Power
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Women, Sexuality, and Empowerment in Philip Roth’s Fiction

by Dr. or Prof. Brittany Hirth ...

A new, post-#MeToo critical approach to reading and recuperating the gendered representations of women in a selection of Roth's novels.Women, Sexuality, and Empowerment in Philip Roth's Fiction intervenes in the current critical conversation about Philip Roth and his depictions of women. Some critics have determined that Roth portrays women in a misogynistic manner. However, these same critics ... Read more

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A new, post-#MeToo critical approach to reading and recuperating the gendered representations of women in a selection of Roth's novels.Women, Sexuality, and Empowerment in Philip Roth's Fiction intervenes in the current critical conversation about Philip Roth and his depictions of women. Some critics have determined that Roth portrays women in a misogynistic manner. However, these same critics
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Revitalizing Decolonization Through Dance Scholarship

Dancing the African Personality

by Dr. Eric Baffour Awuah ...

Series series Black Literary and Cultural Expressions
Situates the Black dancing body as a locus of intellectual labor, historical memory, and resistance, challenging logocentric paradigms that marginalize embodied knowledge.1963 marked a pivotal moment in Ghanaian intellectual history with the inauguration of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, accompanied by Kwame Nkrumah's “African Genius” speech, in which he extolled the ... Read more

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Situates the Black dancing body as a locus of intellectual labor, historical memory, and resistance, challenging logocentric paradigms that marginalize embodied knowledge.1963 marked a pivotal moment in Ghanaian intellectual history with the inauguration of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, accompanied by Kwame Nkrumah's “African Genius” speech, in which he extolled the
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Cross-Cultural Management

Strategic Leadership Beyond Borders

by Dr James Blackmore-Wright ...

In the dynamic sphere of international business, the role of a global manager is more complex and vital than ever. This textbook crucially departs from the typical Western gaze on cross-cultural management, while offering a unique three way viewpoint taking into account the student, theoretical and practitioner perspectives on every issue. Each chapter explores a key area of cross-cultural ... Read more

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In the dynamic sphere of international business, the role of a global manager is more complex and vital than ever. This textbook crucially departs from the typical Western gaze on cross-cultural management, while offering a unique three way viewpoint taking into account the student, theoretical and practitioner perspectives on every issue. Each chapter explores a key area of cross-cultural
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Amalfi, Pisa and the Islamic World before the Crusades

Cities on the Sea

by Dr David Romney Smith ...

Drawing on textual, art historical and archaeological evidence, this book shows how Italian merchants peacefully entered trade relations with the Islamic world by adopting its conventions, its practices and even its clothing.Using sources from both Italy and the Islamic world, and the Jewish sources preserved in the Cairo Geniza, David Romney Smith reveals that the Italian trade network in the era ... Read more

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Drawing on textual, art historical and archaeological evidence, this book shows how Italian merchants peacefully entered trade relations with the Islamic world by adopting its conventions, its practices and even its clothing.Using sources from both Italy and the Islamic world, and the Jewish sources preserved in the Cairo Geniza, David Romney Smith reveals that the Italian trade network in the era
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Narrative and History in the Works of Umberto Eco, Carlo Ginzburg, and Wu Ming

Untangling the Strands

by Dr. Andrea Brondino ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies
In a world of contested narratives where facts are constantly manipulated, the long-standing relationship between literature and history has acquired new significance. Narrative and History uncovers the intellectual roots, cultural legacy, and ethical and political implications of works that explore, test, and at times blur the boundaries between fiction and history.Literature and history have ... Read more

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In a world of contested narratives where facts are constantly manipulated, the long-standing relationship between literature and history has acquired new significance. Narrative and History uncovers the intellectual roots, cultural legacy, and ethical and political implications of works that explore, test, and at times blur the boundaries between fiction and history.Literature and history have
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Practicing Safer Texts

Food, Sex and Bible in Queer Perspective

by Dr Ken Stone ...

Series series Sexing Scripture: Gender, Sex and Sexuality in Scriptural Traditions and Worlds
In this revised edition of his classic work, Ken Stone uses the ubiquitous comparison between food and sex as a framework for a queer reading of key texts. Stone reflects on these texts in an interdisciplinary fashion, with the help of traditional tools of biblical scholarship alongside less traditional tools such as Queer studies and cultural anthropology.By utilizing a reading lens that relates ... Read more

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In this revised edition of his classic work, Ken Stone uses the ubiquitous comparison between food and sex as a framework for a queer reading of key texts. Stone reflects on these texts in an interdisciplinary fashion, with the help of traditional tools of biblical scholarship alongside less traditional tools such as Queer studies and cultural anthropology.By utilizing a reading lens that relates
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Government Without Newspapers

Local Politics in the Age of News Deserts

by Dr. Thomas C. Ellington ...

At least one-third of local governments in the United States no longer receive regular news coverage of their meetings from even a single reporter. Government Without Newspapers: Local Politics in the Age of News Deserts documents the impact of the decline of local news coverage on the communities that experience it. Thomas Jefferson's letter to Edward Carrington, wrote “[W]ere it left to me to ... Read more

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At least one-third of local governments in the United States no longer receive regular news coverage of their meetings from even a single reporter. Government Without Newspapers: Local Politics in the Age of News Deserts documents the impact of the decline of local news coverage on the communities that experience it. Thomas Jefferson's letter to Edward Carrington, wrote “[W]ere it left to me to
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