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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2025

        Catholics and the law in Restoration Ireland

        by Paul Smith

        In 1660 Charles II was restored to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland, but his hold on power was precarious. In particular, Ireland was fundamentally unstable - Catholics formed the majority of the population in a country where Protestantism was the established religion, a state of affairs unique in Europe. It was through the law that the restored Stuart monarchy governed its subjects and its colonial dependencies, and this book examines how Catholics engaged with and experienced English common law primarily through the eyes of Catholic clerics and Gaelic poets. It also examines how Catholics engaged with the Courts and the particular challenges they faced as lawyers. The book draws on an extensive body of primary source materials, including Irish-language poetry and little-used archival material relating to elite Catholic families.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        December 2010

        Beveridge and Voluntary Action in Britain and the Wider British World

        by Melanie Oppenheimer, Nicholas Deakin

        The relationship between the state and the voluntary sector has changed significantly since 1948 when Beveridge's major report, Voluntary Action, was first published. Sixty years later, a group of historians analyse and reassess the impact of Beveridge's ideas about voluntary action for social advance in this timely volume. Using examples from the UK, Australasia and Canada, this book clearly articulates the importance and significance of Beveridge's ideas on voluntary action within an international context. With the emphasis of governments on the importance of the voluntary or 'third sector' and the development of policies and practices to enhance social capital, build civil society and engage communities, this book will be invaluable for those interested in how the third sector has evolved over time. It will be of interest to historians, social policy researchers, political theorists, economists and educationalists. ;

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        From Perversion to Purity

        The stardom of Catherine Deneuve

        by Lisa Downing, Sue Harris

        Catherine Deneuve is indisputably one of the world's most celebrated actresses, both in her native France and throughout the world. Her career has spanned five decades during which she has worked with the most significant of French auteurs, as well as forging partnerships with international directors such as Bunuel and Polanski. The Deneuve star persona has attained such iconic status that it can now symbolise the very essence of French womanhood and civic identity. In this wide-ranging and authoritative collection of essays by a selection of international film academics and writers, the Deneuve persona is scrutinised and illuminated. Beyond the glamorous iconographic status of Yves Saint Laurent's muse, and the epitome of sexual inviolability, Deneuve's status as actress is foregrounded. The book will be essential reading for students and lecturers in star studies.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        September 2020

        Law in popular belief

        by Anthony Amatrudo, Regina Rauxloh

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        Business, Economics & Law
        February 2023

        Law and healing

        by Margaret Brazier

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        January 2011

        Sending Law to the Countryside: Research on China's Basic-Level Judical System

        by Su Li

        The author explores answers to these questions: What kind of law can effectively respond to the actual needs to construct a fair and orderly society? With a vast expanse of rural areas different from the urban areas, what should China do to deal with its basic judicial system for the rural society? Just like Mr. Fei Xiaotong, the pioneering sociologist and anthropologist, Professor Su Li stayed in the countryside, studied the rule of law at the grassroots level and solved practical problems, thus making his contribution in law for the grassroots people. This book presents ideas that are quite new and subversive to Chinese intellectuals who are accustomed to the principles of Western jurisprudence, and has aroused heated debate in China’s jurisprudential circle since its publication.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        January 2018

        Law and violence

        by Christoph Menke, David Owen

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        November 2014

        The Rule of Law and Its Local Resources

        by Su Li

        Taking an interdisciplinary view and starting from plain social legal issues, this book discusses a series of important theoretical issues in China’s contemporary law and jurisprudence, such as legal circumvention and legal pluralism, legal localization, legal specialization, substitution between market and law, and jurisprudential methodology. In order to demonstrate the inseparable relationship between law and other disciplines, the author pioneered in introducing interdisciplinary thoughts to the jurisprudential study of China and integrated it into Chinese jurisprudence.

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        The Arts
        January 2019

        Bertrand Blier

        by Sue Harris

        The most complete study of Blier's work to date, Harris traces the director's career from the early 1960s until the present. Outlines the forms, themes and style which dominate in Blier's work, and challenges the many labels that have been used to describe both the corpus of films and the man himself. Provides an original and controversial discussion of Blier's alleged 'misogyny', and invites the reader to understand the scatological and corporeal aspects of Blier's filmmaking in terms of long-established traditions of popular dramatic culture. Brings to light the comic mechanisms underpinning Blier's films and identifies strategies which navigate through one of the most entertaining and disconcerting bodies of work of recent years. The first book on Blier published in English.

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        February 2018

        How to save politics in a post-truth era

        by Ilan Zvi Baron

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        Society & culture: general
        May 2014

        The end of the experiment?

        From competition to the foundational economy

        by Andrew Bowman, Julie Froud, Sukhdev Johal, John Law, Adam Leaver, Mick Moran and Karel Williams

        For thirty years, the British economy has repeated the same old experiment of subjecting everything to competition and market because that is what works in the imagination of central government. This book demonstrates the repeated failure of that experiment by detailed examination of three sectors: broadband, food supply and retail banking. The book argues for a new experiment in social licensing whereby the right to trade in foundational activities would be dependent on the discharge of social obligations in the form of sourcing, training and living wages. Written by a team of researchers and policy advocates based at the Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change, this book combines rigour and readability, and will be relevant to practitioners, policy makers, academics and engaged citizens.

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        Business, Economics & Law
        October 2016

        The law of international organisations

        by Nigel White

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        June 2022

        Die Erben der Animox 3. Der Kampf des Elefanten

        by Aimée Carter, Uticha Marmon, Ilse Layer, , Peter Kaempfe, Uticha Marmon, Frauke Schneider

        Das Abenteuer um Simon, Katarina, Suki und Kai geht weiter! Nachdem Gestaltwandler Simon Thorn und seine Freunde erfahren haben, dass der geheimnisvolle X Suki und Kai verschleppt hat, folgen sie seiner Spur nach Afrika, um die beiden zu befreien. Und natürlich wollen sie dort auch endlich den verschwundenen Raubstein finden. Auf die Hilfe seines Bruders Nolan braucht Simon dabei nicht zu hoffen, denn der wird mehr und mehr zu seinem Feind. Autorin Aimée Carter ist ein weiterer Tierfantasy-Roman mit Bestsellerpotenzial gelungen. Denn auch der neue Teil der zweiten Animox-Reihe verspricht Hochspannung pur und steckt voller aufregender Überraschungen! Aimée Carter lässt die Erben der Animox erneut in den Kampf ziehen. Tauche ein in die Parallelwelt der Gestaltwandler und erlebe ein neues Abenteuer mit Simon Thorn.Sprechende Tiere, echte Freundschaft, prickelnde Action, dieser Animox-Band wird dich Seite um Seite in seinen Bann ziehen.Der Kampf des Elefanten ist die packende Fortsetzung der Bestseller-Serie von Aimée Carter gelesen von Peter Kaempfe. Jetzt die anderen Bände der "Animox"-Reihe entdecken: Das Heulen der Wölfe Das Auge der Schlange Die Stadt der Haie Der Biss der Schwarzen Witwe Der Flug des Adlers Alle Bände von "Die Erben der Animox": Die Beute des Fuchses Das Gift des Oktopus Der Kampf des Elefanten Der Verrat des Kaimans (ab April 2023) Die Rache des Tigers (ab Januar 2024)

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        June 2022

        Die Erben der Animox 3. Der Kampf des Elefanten

        by Aimée Carter, Ilse Layer, Frauke Schneider

        Das Abenteuer um Simon, Katarina, Suki und Kai geht weiter! Nachdem Gestaltwandler Simon Thorn und seine Freunde erfahren haben, dass der geheimnisvolle X Suki und Kai verschleppt hat, folgen sie seiner Spur nach Afrika, um die beiden zu befreien. Und natürlich wollen sie dort auch endlich den verschwundenen Raubstein finden. Auf die Hilfe seines Bruders Nolan braucht Simon dabei nicht zu hoffen, denn der wird mehr und mehr zu seinem Feind. Autorin Aimée Carter ist ein weiterer Tierfantasy-Roman mit Bestsellerpotenzial gelungen. Denn auch der neue Teil der zweiten Animox-Reihe verspricht Hochspannung pur und steckt voller aufregender Überraschungen! Aimée Carter lässt die Erben der Animox erneut in den Kampf ziehen. Tauche ein in die Parallelwelt der Gestaltwandler und erlebe ein neues Abenteuer mit Simon Thorn. Sprechende Tiere, echte Freundschaft, prickelnde Action, dieser Animox-Band wird dich Seite um Seite in seinen Bann ziehen. Der Kampf des Elefanten ist die packende Fortsetzung der Bestseller-Serie von Aimée Carter. Die Erben der Animox 3 gibt es auch zum Hören auf einer ungekürzten Audio-CD. Der Dein SPIEGEL-Bestseller, gelistet bei Antolin. Die Reihe umfasst insgesamt fünf Bände Band 1: Die Beute des FuchsesBand 2: Das Gift des OktopusBand 3: Der Kampf des ElefantenBand 4: Der Verrat des KaimansBand 5: Die Rache des Tigers Entdecke auch das Prequel, "Animox" Band 1: Das Heulen der Wölfe Band 2: Das Auge der Schlange Band 3: Die Stadt der Haie Band 4: Der Biss der Schwarzen Witwe Band 5: Der Flug des Adlers

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