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Engaging essays on a wide spectrum of Hollywood directors and the films they created.

Argues that the only way to understand the Confucian vision of the consummate moral life is to take the tradition on its own terms.

Provides the first systematic interpretation of Heidegger's relation to Eckhart, centering on the idea that we must release ourselves in order to know the truth.

First book in English to offer a thorough introduction to key concepts and figures in Spanish feminist thought.

Shows how Japan's immigration policy is shaped by the nature of Japan's economy and elite debates about the country's national identity.

Tables Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Selection and Organization of Literary Material: Ibn Al Jawzi's Dhamm al-Hawa 3. The Reaction to Ash'arism: Ibn Taymiya 4. Divine Will and Love in the Theology of Ibn Taymiya 5. Ibn Taymiya on Love Between God and Man 6. Love in the Works of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziya 7. Affinity, Beneficence, and Beauty 8. Glances, Gazing, and the Vision 9. The Kinds and Stages of Love 10. The Lingering Tradition: Mar' b. Yusuf's Munyat al-Muhibbin 11. Epilogue: Nomos, Eros, and Thelema Appendix: On Links with Romance Poetry Glossary of Arabic Terms Notes Bibliography Index

Traces the genealogy of the Western philosophic concept of the civil state, how that concept was assimilated into Egyptian political thought, and how it affected the 2013 coup against President Mursi.

This volume of ¿abar¿'s annals deals almost exclusively with the final stages of the Zanj revolt, the most serious external challenge faced by the central authorities in the last half of the third/ninth century. The rebellion, which began as an 'Alid uprising, but soon gave way to Kh¿rijite influences, was a movement that attracted the disenfranchised elements of society in lower Iraq. Their battle against the tested armies of the Caliphate continued over three decades. And while the Zanj were never able to translate their localized successes into any decisive victory, they caused widespread chaos and great concern for those who had a vested interest in political and economic stability.In many respects, the Zanj resemble modern revolutionary movements that live off the countryside, and harass the authorities. They emerged occasionally for conventional battles, but, more often than not they resorted to unconventional warfare, taking advantage of the extremely difficult terrain in the marshy areas of the region that gave rise to them. To defeat them, the government armies had to improvise new tactics and a strategy based on the lessons of early defeats.

Examines the rising power of China and Chinese foreign policy through a revisionist analysis of Chinese civilization.

Brings the transformative approaches of transpersonal psychology to research in the human sciences and humanities.

Traces the complex and contradictory representations of Hawai¿i in popular film and television programs from the 1930s to the 1970s.

Explores the music of the Tibetan Chöd tradition.

"This ... study of China-Ethiopia relations examines why China--an economic and emerging global power--has built relations with Ethiopia and why Ethiopia has responded by singling out China as a partner in its quest for economic development. Using middle-range theory and field research, Aaron Tesfaye focuses on three sets of phenomena: political, economic, and strategic"--

Examines the colonization of Goa in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the durability of Portuguese rule.

Groundbreaking analysis of how colonialism created new conceptual categories and spatial forms that reshaped rural societies.