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  • Monotheism and Peacebuilding

    by John D Brewer ...
    Series series Elements in Religion and Monotheism
    This Element addresses the opportunities and constraints operating on monotheistic peacebuilding, focusing on the three Abrahamic faiths, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, which share a common origin. These opportunities and constraints are approached through what the volume calls 'the paradox of monotheism'. Monotheism is defined by belief in one omnipotent, benign, and loving God, but this God ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • The Sociology of Everyday Life Peacebuilding

    by John D. Brewer, Bernadette C. Hayes, Francis Teeney, Katrin Dudgeon, Natascha Mueller-Hirth, Shirley Lal Wijesinghe ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book uses in-depth interview data with victims of conflict in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka to offer a new, sociological conceptualization of everyday life peacebuilding. It argues that sociological ideas about the nature of everyday life complement and supplement the concept of everyday life peacebuilding recently theorized within International Relations Studies (IRS). It ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Ex-Combatants’ Voices

    Transitioning from War to Peace in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka

    Edited by John D. Brewer, Azrini Wahidin ...
    Series series Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict
    This book develops the discourse on the experiences of ex-combatants and their transition from war to peace, from the perspective of scholars across disciplines. Ex-combatants are often overlooked and ignored in the post-conflict search for memory and understanding, resulting in their voice being excluded or distorted. This collection seeks to disclose something of the lived experience of ex ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • The A-Z of Social Research

    A Dictionary of Key Social Science Research Concepts

    Edited by Robert Lee Miller, John D. Brewer ...
    `A detailed and valuable addition to the literature that will be a very useful resource for lecturers, as well as having a wide appeal among students′ - Tim May, University of SalfordHave you ever wondered what a concise, comprehensive book providing critical guidance to the whole expanse of social science research methods and issues might look like? The A-Z is a collection of 94 entries ranging ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Peace Processes

    A Sociological Approach

    by John D. Brewer ...
    Peace processes are mostly very fragile. This engagingly written book takes a bold new approach to the topic by beginning from the premise that sociology can identify those factors that help to stabilize them.The book draws a distinction between the political and social dimensions of peace processes, arguing that each is dependent on the other. Consideration of the social peace process, neglected ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • The Sociology of Compromise after Conflict

    Edited by John D. Brewer ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book introduces a new and original sociological conceptualization of compromise after conflict and is based on six-years of study amongst victims of conflict in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka, with case studies from Sierra Leone and Colombia. A sociological approach to compromise is contrasted with approaches in Moral and Political Philosophy and is evaluated for its theoretical ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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  • Religion in the Contemporary World

    A Sociological Introduction

    by Alan Aldridge ...
    In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Almost all societies seek to cultivate religions and faith communities as sources of social stability and engines of social progress. They also try ... Read more

    $23.00 USD

  • Runaway World

    by Professor Anthony Giddens ...
    'Before the current global era it is impossible to imagine that comparable events [like September 11] could have occurred, reflecting as they do our new-found interdependence. The rise of global terrorism, like world-wide networks involving in money-laundering, drug-running and other forums of organised crime, are all parts of the dark side of globalisation.' From the new Preface This book is ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Qualitative Research Practice

    A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers

    Edited by Jane Ritchie, Jane Lewis, Carol McNaughton Nicholls, Rachel Ormston ...
    Why use qualitative methods? What kinds of questions can qualitative methods help you answer? How do you actually do rigorous and reflective qualitative research in the real world?Written by a team of leading researchers associated with NatCen Social Research (the National Centre for Social Research) this textbook leads students and researchers through the entire process of qualitative research ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Flourishing

    Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World

    by Miroslav Volf, Tony Blair ...
    More than almost anything else, globalization and the great world religions are shaping our lives, affecting everything from the public policies of political leaders and the economic decisions of industry bosses and employees, to university curricula, all the way to the inner longings of our hearts. Integral to both globalization and religions are compelling, overlapping, and sometimes competing ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • Don't Go Back to Where You Came From

    by Tim Soutphommasane ...
    Offering an unflinching and informed defense of cultural diversity, this book boldly stakes a claim for the overwhelming success of multiculturalism in Australia. Arguing against European governments that declare multiculturalism a failure, it asserts that multicultural Australia has been a national success story. Creating a solid case for why multiculturalism works, it argues against those who ... Read more

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  • Religious Freedom in a Secular Age

    A Christian Case for Liberty, Equality, and Secular Government

    by Michael F. Bird ...
    Discover how to responsibly defend religious freedom for all without compromising your personal beliefs.Religious freedom is a bitterly contested issue that spills over into political, public, and online spheres. It's an issue that's becoming ever more heated, and neither of the global political polarities is interested in protecting it. While the political left is openly hostile toward ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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