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 The Rise of Modern China By Immanuel C.Y. Hsu 1999 | 1136 Pages | ISBN: 0195125045 | PDF | 55 MB Now in its sixth edition, this book has been updated to examine the return of Hong Kong in 1997 and the upcoming return of Macao in 1999. Hsü discusses the end of the last vestiges of foreign imperialism in China, as well as China's emergence as a regional and global superpower. U.S.-China rivalry and the prospect of unification between China and Taiwan are also considered.  The Rescue of Belsen's Diamond Children (The Holocaust and its Contexts) English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030977064 | 310 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 5 MB This book uncovers the history of a group of Jewish workers and merchants in the Amsterdam diamond industry during the Holocaust. They and their families were exempt from deportation for a long time, but were eventually deported to Bergen-Belsen. In the end, almost all of the men perished, and the women barely survived slave-labour. Their children were left to die in the camp, but were miraculously saved by the intervention of a Jewish Polish woman, 'nurse Luba'. The main sources on which this book is based are video testimonies of the surviving members of this group, personal interviews, minutes of interviews taken down in shorthand shortly after the war, and personal documents such as letters, archival documents, and autobiographical books.  The Renaissance Pulpit: Art and Preaching in Tuscany, 1400-1550 By Nirit Ben-Aryeh Debby 2007 | 314 Pages | ISBN: 2503513425 | PDF | 33 MB This volume examines the relationship between preaching and art, addressing with particular detail the use of works of art in preaching and the importance of the pulpit itself. A challenging issue in the field of sermon studies is the relationship between preaching and art, in particular the manner in which preachers used works of art in their preaching and described specific pictures in their sermons; and the pulpit itself. The thesis of the book is that pulpits should be viewed in the context of the world of preaching in Renaissance Florence and in connection with sacred oratory. Indeed, like preached sermons, pulpits used rhetorical strategies to deliver religious messages. The author adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the topic by combining art history, historical analysis, and sermon studies; and she examines the pulpit's patronage, location, and function as well as its chronological development. This book combines a general survey of pulpits in Tuscany, with close analysis of five specific pulpits. Designed and executed by important artists located in Florence and Prato, these five pulpits are the most exquisite and impressive monuments of their type, and each has a complex and rich iconographic programme. The author reveals that the period between the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries constitutes a distinct phase in the development of pulpits, different from the earlier tradition, and from pulpits constructed after the Council of Trent and during the Catholic Reformation.
 The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century (A History of the Near East), 4th Edition by Hugh Kennedy English | July 7, 2022 | ISBN: 036736690, 03673668948 | True EPUB/PDF | 428 pages | 2.8/8.9 MB The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600 to 1050 AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed.  The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else by Frederick Schauer English | May 31, 2022 | ISBN: 0674251377 | True EPUB | 320 pages | 0.3 MB In a world awash in "fake news," where public figures make unfounded assertions as a matter of course, a preeminent legal theorist ranges across the courtroom, the scientific laboratory, and the insights of philosophers to explore the nature of evidence and show how it is credibly established.  M.S. Alaniz, "The Problem With Math: The Basics: How to open your mind, think effectively, and realize you understand more than you let yourself believe" English | 2022 | ASIN: B0B8BXG2SL, B0B8BB1VJZ | EPUB | pages: 42 | 1.7 mb I HATE MATH!!! I'll Never use Math when I grow up.  The Politics of Speech in Later Twentieth-Century Poetry: Local Tongues in Heaney, Brooks, Harrison, and Clifton English | 2022 | ISBN: 3031078888 | 352 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 3 MB  Melissa Crouch, "The Politics of Court Reform: Judicial Change and Legal Culture in Indonesia" English | ISBN: 1108493467 | 2019 | 446 pages | PDF | 3 MB Indonesia is the world's third largest democracy and its courts are an important part of its democratic system of governance. Since the transition from authoritarian rule in 1998, a range of new specialised courts have been established from the Commercial Courts to the Constitutional Court and the Fisheries Court. In addition, constitutional and legal changes have affirmed the principle of judicial independence and accountability. The growth of Indonesia's economy means that the courts are facing greater demands to resolve an increasing number of disputes. This volume offers an analysis of the politics of court reform through a review of judicial change and legal culture in Indonesia. A key concern is whether the reforms that have taken place have addressed the issues of the decline in professionalism and increase in corruption. This volume will be a vital resource for scholars of law, political science, law and development, and law and society.  The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity (Oxford Handbooks) edited by Eugen J. Pentiuc English | August 9, 2022 | ISBN: 0190948655 | True PDF | 704 pages | 28.8 MB The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity investigates the various ways in which Orthodox Christian, i.e., Eastern and Oriental, communities, have received, shaped, and interpreted the Christian Bible. The handbook is divided into five parts: Text, Canon, Scripture within Tradition, Toward an Orthodox Hermeneutics, and Looking to the Future.  The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity (Oxford Handbooks) edited by Eugen J. Pentiuc English | August 9, 2022 | ISBN: 0190948655 | True EPUB | 704 pages | 6.6 MB The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Orthodox Christianity investigates the various ways in which Orthodox Christian, i.e., Eastern and Oriental, communities, have received, shaped, and interpreted the Christian Bible. The handbook is divided into five parts: Text, Canon, Scripture within Tradition, Toward an Orthodox Hermeneutics, and Looking to the Future. |
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