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Poverty, Progress and Development
The studies of poverty, progress and development in this volume, first published in 1991, by a distinguished international roster of authors and researchers, aim to increase knowledge of the social mechanisms of pauperization, marginalization, and the exclusion of certain categories of society; to bring to light the potential and creative role of socio-cultural, intellectual, ethical, moral and spiritual values in progress and the development process; and to examine the links and contradictions between development and progress in order to propose ways of reducing social inequalities.
Whose Pharaohs?
A comprehensive history of Egyptian archeology, from the origins of the field during the Napoleonic era to World War I.
The Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa evidences the West's fascination with the Middle East as "different"and "exotic." It explores the scholarly tradition of Orientalism, an understanding of which will help readers understand the still-lingering fascination with and misunderstanding of the Middle East and its people, particularly those of Islamic faith.
Family
This international collection features the most influential scholarship published during the past few decades on the concept of the family and related issues. An invaluable resource for students and researchers alike, the four volumes cover the following themes: Vol. 1: Family Groups Vol. 2: Family and Gender Issues Vol. 3: Family Ties Vol. 4: Family and Society The scope offers an international range of material, and includes key work from the USA, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Asia.
By the Sweat and Toil of Children
Attempts to answer the questions of where in the world child labor is used in industry & mining, the forms of child labor, why children work, & why children are sometimes preferred to adult workers. Country-by-country profiles provide specific information about the use of child labor in the manufacturing & mining of products exported to the U.S. Contains an executive summary of the study & overview of the regions & questions examined in the report. Appendixes discuss the background & methodology of the study & list the commissioned studies & countries visited.
Questioning Secularism
What, exactly, is secularism? What has the West's long familiarity with it inevitably obscured? In this work, Hussein Ali Agrama tackles these questions. Focusing on the fatwa councils and family law courts of Egypt just prior to the revolution, he delves deeply into the meaning of secularism itself and the ambiguities that lie at its heart.
The Best Interests of the Child
Rights by Philip Alston.
