by Barbara Kellner-Heinkele and Jacob M. Landau (2012)
"Bahrain's tumultuous political landscape often overshadows the societal upheavals that this tiny country is facing. Sophia Pandya cuts through this to examine how international Islamic revivalism coupled with increased secular education has impacted Muslim women's religious practice and public position. She unsettles assumptions that education is a secularising force for Muslim women, showing that modern education among Bahraini women has in fact deepened both their engagement with Islam and their political participation. Uncovering what transpires when newly educated women have the opportunity to reinterpret religion and gain access to the work place and the political arena, Pandya sheds light on the complex intersections between women and public life, education and Islam. This book provides great insights into religious women's efforts towards self-determination within conservative Islamic movements as well as the impact of globalisation and wider economic and political developments in Bahrain."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Anna Plishkova
"This study has examined the attempts at resolving the question of a literary language among Rusyns south of the Carpathians, with an emphasis on those living in the Preŝov Region of northeastern Slovakia. The aim has been to analyze how the language question evolved in the past and how language issues are being dealt with at the present, especially since 1989"--Page 146.
Charlotte Cooper
Charlotte Cooper, a fat activist with more than 30 years experience, lifts the lid on a previously unexplored social movement and offers a fresh perspective on one of the major problems of our times. In her expansive, intelligent grassroots study she: - Reveals details of fat activist methods and approaches - Features extensive accounts of fat activist historical roots going back over four decades - Explores controversies and tensions in the movement - Shows that fat activism is an undeniably feminist and queer phenomenon. Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement is a rare instance of fat people speaking about their lives and politics on their own terms. The book is the result of Charlotte's community-based doctoral research.--Amazon. CA.
Noam Chomsky
Discusses the history of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, the involvement of the United States in the peace process, and the changing face of terrorism in the twenty-first century.
Jan Čulík
The first ever monograph dealing with Czech literature published in the diaspora during the second stage of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia (1971-1989) when liberal authors from the 1960s were banned in their home country and could only bring out their work in samizdat (typewritten copies) or in the emigré publishing houses abroad.