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  • Religion and Secularism in the European Union

    State of Affairs and Current Debates

    Edited by Jan Nelis, Caroline Sägesser, Jean-Philippe Schreiber ...
    Series Book 8 - Dynamiques citoyennes en Europe / Citizenship Dynamics in Europe
    The present volume monitors new developments concerning religious issues, faith-based organizations, State-Church relations and secularism in the EU, which especially during the past two decades have undergone profound changes, changes which continuously and increasingly alter mentalities and habits, whether belief-related or not. In this collective work, authors develop the major themes that are ... Read more

    $52.89 USD

  • Introduction to European Tax Law on Direct Taxation

    by Lukasz Adamczyk, Valentin Bendlinger, Matthias Hofstätter, Daniela Hohenwarter-Mayr, Dimitar Hristov, Ivan Lazarov, Alicja Majdanska, Alexandra Miladinovic, Pasquale Pistone, Karoline Spies0, Rita Szudoczky2, Mario Tenore3, Jean-Philippe Van West4, Stephanie Zolles5, Viktoria Wöhrer6, Kristof Boel7, Severin Schragl8, Franz Wallig9 ...
    Series series Linde Lehrbuch
    Basic knowledge of European Tax LawThis concise handbook has become a traditional instrument for gaining basic knowledge of European tax law with emphasis on direct taxes. It is directed at students, experienced international tax specialists with little knowledge of European law, European law specialists and non-Europeans who deal with Europe for business or academic reasons and need to understand ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Parody and Palimpsest

    Intertextuality, Language, and the Ludic in the Novels of Jean-Philippe Toussaint

    by Sarah L. Glasco ...
    Series Book 218 - Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures
    Parody and Palimpsest: Intertextuality, Language, and the Ludic in the Novels of Jean-Philippe Toussaint adds to the emerging body of work on intertextuality through expansion of critical examinations of the novels of this award-winning author, presenting him as the ultimate magister ludi. Sarah L. Glasco links Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s novels to cross-disciplinary texts that include not only ... Read more

    $101.39 USD

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    Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World

    by Brian D. McLaren ...
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  • To Change the World

    The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World

    by James Davison Hunter ...
    The call to make the world a better place is inherent in the Christian belief and practice. But why have efforts to change the world by Christians so often failed or gone tragically awry? And how might Christians in the 21st century live in ways that have integrity with their traditions and are more truly transformative? In To Change the World, James Davison Hunter offers persuasive--and ... Read more

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  • Grammar, Philosophy, and Logic

    by Bruce Silver ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book argues that a basic grasp of philosophy and logic can produce written and spoken material that is both grammatically correct and powerful. The author analyses errors in grammar, word choice, phrasing and sentences that even the finest writers can fail to notice; concentrating on subtle missteps and errors that can make the difference between good and excellent prose. Each chapter ... Read more

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  • The Protestant Ethic and the "Spirit" of Capitalism

    and Other Writings

    by Max Weber, Peter Baehr, Gordon C. Wells ...
    Translated by Peter Baehr, Gordon C. Wells ...
    In The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the capitalist economy to the Calvinist belief in the moral value of hard work and the fulfillment of one's worldly duties.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin ... Read more

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  • Test Your Personality

    Have Fun and Learn Useful Phrases

    by Adrian Wallwork ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Personality tests are relatively quick and easy to read, and are thus great for improving your English vocabulary and knowledge of idiomatic expressions.These quizzes were designed primarily to enable you to:learn some useful English vocabulary (of the type that is often not taught in a language course)have fun doing something in English that you might equally well have done in your own ... Read more

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  • Conceptual Conflicts in Metaphors and Figurative Language

    by Michele Prandi ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Linguistics
    This innovative volume provides a comprehensive integrated account of the study of conceptual figures, demonstrating the ways in which figures and in particular, conflictual figures, encapsulate linguistic expression in the fullest sense and in turn, how insights gleaned from their study can contribute to the wider body of linguistic research. With a specific focus on metaphor and metonymy, the ... Read more

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  • Describing Verb Valency

    Practical and Theoretical Issues

    by Mário Alberto Perini ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The elaboration of linguistic theories depends on the existence of adequate descriptions of particular languages; otherwise theories will be poorly grounded on empirical data. This book starts from theoretical points of wide acceptance among linguists and goes on to present a descriptive metalanguage, able to express the facts of verb valency, which constitute one of the core areas in linguistic ... Read more

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  • Mainstreaming Torture

    Ethical Approaches in the Post-9/11 United States

    by Rebecca Gordon ...
    The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 reopened what many people in America had long assumed was a settled ethical question: Is torture ever morally permissible? Within days, some began to suggest that, in these new circumstances, the new answer was "yes." Rebecca Gordon argues that September 11 did not, as some have said, "change everything," and that institutionalized state torture remains ... Read more

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  • Learning Vocabulary Strategically in a Study Abroad Context

    by Isobel Kai-Hui Wang ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book focuses on case studies of vocabulary strategy use and presents an in-depth account of the vocabulary learning experiences of Chinese students in the UK. It challenges the view that vocabulary strategies result only from learners’ cognitive choices, and provides insightful analysis of the interplay between learner characteristics, agency and context in the process of strategic learning. ... Read more

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