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Reparació En Periodes De Transició Incerta. Lliçons Des Del Sudan [Reparation in Times of Uncertain Transition. Lessons from Sudan] (2009)
Book Chapter
Oette, L. (2009). Reparació En Periodes De Transició Incerta. Lliçons Des Del Sudan [Reparation in Times of Uncertain Transition. Lessons from Sudan]. In H. Olivan, M. Prandi, & M. Cañadas (Eds.), Dretş Humans I Justicia Transicional: Gestionant El Passat (178-189). Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d'Interior, Relacions Institucionals i Participació, Oficina de Promoció de la Pau i dels Drets Humans and escola de cultura de pau

United Nations (and League of Nations) (2009)
Book Chapter
Plesch, D. (2009). United Nations (and League of Nations). In M. Kazin, R. Edwards, & A. Rothman (Eds.), The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. Princeton University Press

The United Nations was created in 1942 as a political military alliance and went on to create a range of global institutions including those we know today. It tried to overcome the weaknesses of the League by creating more enforcement powers. Despite... Read More about United Nations (and League of Nations).

Crisis of Neoliberalism or Crisis in Neoliberalism (2009)
Book Chapter
Saad Filho, A. (2009). Crisis of Neoliberalism or Crisis in Neoliberalism. In L. Panitch, G. Albo, & V. Chibber (Eds.), Socialist register 2011 : the crisis this time (242-259). Merlin Press

Drinking Water Reforms (2009)
Book Chapter
Cullet, P. (2009). Drinking Water Reforms. In P. Cullet, A. Gowlland-Gualtieri, R. Madhav, & U. Ramanathan (Eds.), Water Law for the Twenty-first Century: National and International Aspects of Water Law Reforms in India (160-181). Routledge

The Cultural Turn and Taiwanese Identity in the 1990s (2009)
Book Chapter
Chang, B.-Y. (2009). The Cultural Turn and Taiwanese Identity in the 1990s. In I.-C. Wang, C.-C. Cheng, & S. Tötösy de Zepetnek (Eds.), Cultural Discourse in Taiwan (31-51). National Sun Yat-sen University Press

Shifting between continuity and rupture, sameness and difference, identity is constantly shaping and reshaping by various positionings. The constant positionings are significant in the process of winning hegemony. The discourse of "Taiwan subjectivit... Read More about The Cultural Turn and Taiwanese Identity in the 1990s.

On the beauty of Bangla grammar – dissent and exploration (2009)
Book Chapter
Thompson, H.-R. (2009). On the beauty of Bangla grammar – dissent and exploration. In S. Sarakāra, & M. Rahman (Eds.), Pritikumar Mitra Commemorative Volume (274-284). Institute of Bangladesh Studies

Bangla grammar is traditionally viewed through a historic perspective, tracing the development from Sanskrit to modern day Bangla. The paper offers a new way of looking at Bangla grammar.

The Monastery Cat in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Cat Poems of the Zen Masters (2009)
Book Chapter
Barrett, T. (2009). The Monastery Cat in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Cat Poems of the Zen Masters. In J. A. Benn, L. Meeks, & J. Robson (Eds.), Buddhist Monasticism in East Asia: Places of Practice (107-124). Routledge

If we are to integrate the study of Buddhism into higher education in the English language, not as an exotic extra but as a field of study on a par with any other area of humanistic inquiry, then there is much to be said for allowing due prominence t... Read More about The Monastery Cat in Cross-Cultural Perspective: Cat Poems of the Zen Masters.

A Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan (2009)
Book Chapter
McKinley, T., & Weeks, J. (2009). A Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan. In T. McKinley (Ed.), Economic Alternatives for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction (241-271). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230250635_13

This Country Study summarizes and develops the major findings and policy conclusions of the general report, A Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan: an Input Report into the Welfare Improvement Strategy (McKinle... Read More about A Proposed Strategy for Growth, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Uzbekistan.

Reimagining Gender Spaces in Abbas Sadiq and Zainab Idris's video-film Albashi (2009)
Book Chapter
McCain, C. (2009). Reimagining Gender Spaces in Abbas Sadiq and Zainab Idris's video-film Albashi. In T. Falola, & F. Ngom (Eds.), Facts, Fiction, and African Creative Imaginations (163-189). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203872659-19

In recent years, the focus on public morals versus private practice has been a major concern of Hausa artists in investigating exactly what the private/ public division means for Hausa modernity. After a background on the emergence of these new forms... Read More about Reimagining Gender Spaces in Abbas Sadiq and Zainab Idris's video-film Albashi.

Human~Divine Communication as a Paradigm for Power: al-Tha'labi's Presentation of Q. 38:24 and Q. 38:34 (2009)
Book Chapter
Klar, M. (2009). Human~Divine Communication as a Paradigm for Power: al-Tha'labi's Presentation of Q. 38:24 and Q. 38:34. In R. S. Sabbath (Ed.), Sacred Tropes: Tanakh, New Testament and Qur'an as Literature and Culture (159-172). Brill

Verse 24 to 25 of sura 38 (Sad) of the Qur'an tell us 'David realized that We had been testing him, so he asked forgiveness of his Lord, fell down on his knees, and repented: We forgave him [his misdeed]. His reward will be nearness to Us, a good pla... Read More about Human~Divine Communication as a Paradigm for Power: al-Tha'labi's Presentation of Q. 38:24 and Q. 38:34.

Tamil mythological cinema and the politics of secular modernism (2009)
Book Chapter
Hughes, S. (2009). Tamil mythological cinema and the politics of secular modernism. In B. Meyer (Ed.), Aesthetic Formations: Media, Religion, and the Senses (93-116). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230623248_5

Since the 1990s the relationship among religion, media, and politics in South Asia has attracted considerable attention from a wide range of scholars. This is to a large extent due to convergence of the highly successful Indian television serializati... Read More about Tamil mythological cinema and the politics of secular modernism.

Taiwan listing (2009)
Book Chapter
Fell, D. (2009). Taiwan listing. In D. J. Sagar (Ed.), Political Parties of the World, 7th Ed. John Harper Publishing