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Introduction to American politics and government, intended for students of political science. Provides a critical examination of both political institutions and political behavior.

The first anthology of poetry, prose, and drama by second-generation Cuban American writers.

Assesses how cinematic biographies of key figures reflect and shape what it means to be British.

Provides firsthand perspectives from yoga practitioners and educators on the promises and challenges of school-based yoga programs.

Examines how Diasporic Black women engage in politics.

A wide-ranging exploration and critical assessment of the work of a major figure in Chinese and comparative philosophy.

Uses cultural representations to investigate how two religious minority communities came to be incorporated into the Mexican nation.

Studies the impact of lobbying efforts by domestic ethnic groups and foreign governments on US policymaking.

Examines the many ways water has contributed to power structures in the past, with insights for contemporary water management.

Sheds new light on pre-modern Chinese gender relationships in the context of marriage, male Confucian literati self-presentation, and social networks.

Attempts to think anew about philosophical questions from the perspective of breath and breathing.

Analyzes the nineteenth century canal age in the Niagara-Great Lakes borderland region as a transnational phenomenon.

Focuses on how nuances of poetic form alter how we have come to understand cultural aspects of time.

Complete collection of Schwarzschild's essays on the neo-Kantian Jewish philosopher Hermann Cohen.

Anthology of recent, cutting-edge work in psychoanalysis and philosophy on the concept of inheritance.

Develops the sustained, relational, dynamic, and reflective attention demanded by Gertrude Stein's novel into a theory of reading and critical analysis.

Challenges the monolithic view of Hinduism in the nineteenth century, and instead offers a vision of India that contains a rich multiplicity of Hinduisms, women's stories, and cultural histories.

An original critical introduction to women characters in the novels of Jane Austen.

The present volume of the History of al-¿abar¿ deals with the years 14 and 15 of the Islamic era, which correspond to A.D. 635-637. The nascent Islamic state had just emerged victorious from the crisis that followed the Prophet's death in 632 and had suppressed what was known as the riddah ("apostasy") rebellion in the Arabian peninsula. Under the leadership of ¿Umar ibn al-Khä¿¿b, the second caliph, or successor to the Prophet Muhammad, the Muslims embarked on the conquests that would soon transform the whole of the Middle East and North Africa into an Arab empire. Most of the present volume describes the battle of al-Q¿disiyyah, which took place on the border between the fertile Iraqi lowlands (al-sawad) and the Arabian desert and resulted in the decisive defeat of the Persian army. The Muslim victory at al-Q¿disiyyah heralded the downfall of the Sasanian dynasty, which had ruled Persia and Mesopotamia since A.D., the third century; it also paved the way for the conquest of Iraq and facilitated Islamic expansion in Persia and beyond.The volume also deals with the conquest of Syria and Palestine and the Expulsion of the Byzantines from those regions. Particular attention is devoted to the traditions related to the conquest of Jerusalem at the hands of ¿Umar ibn al-Khä¿¿b, the first Muslim prayer on the Temple Mount, and its transformation into an Islamic sanctuary.The volume contains colorful descriptions of the various battles, expatiations on the bravery of the Muslim warriors, and portrayals of the futile negotiations between the parties before the beginning of hostilities. It thus provides the reader with a fascinating insight into the later Muslim traditions related to those crucial events of early Islamic history.

A multi-faceted portrait of Lakshmi, Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. Includes translations of verses used to invoke this goddess.

Uses a comparative hermeneutical method to explain the most important terms in the classical Confucian philosophical texts, in an effort to allow the tradition to speak on its own terms.